ADRC for

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• ADRC for
• Promoting Access to Space Based Information in
  Asia Pacific
• Implication for Work Plan of
• UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office
• ADRC June 2009

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ADRC Leading Efforts

• 1.Sentinel Asia
• 2.International Disaster Charter
• 3.Capacity Development Program
• 4.Regional Support Office for UN-SPIDER

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• 1. Contributions to Sentinel Asia
• Emergency observation gateway
• Data Analysis Node
• Leading Agency for GLOF Working Group

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Sentinel Asia
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Emergency Observation
Yes? No?
ADRC
Space Agencies
ADRC counterparts and JPT members
If yes, Forward request
Request
Feedback
Observation planning
Feedback
Disaster Information
Disaster Observation
Images and Disaster information
Satellite images
Remote-Sensing
Sentinel Asia Server
ADRC A member of JPT for development of
Sentinel Asia The gateway of
emergency observation Conducting
follow up for data utilization
Engaged in capacity building
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Sentinel Asia Basic Structure
Data Provider Node (DPN)
DATA
Request
ADRC
End User
Product
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Example of utilisazation of satellite data from
Sentinel Asia.The flood of Koshi river, Nepal,
2008
http//www.dos.gov.np/
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Who requested, uses and shared

• Satellite Imagery Distributed
• Prime Ministers Office
• National Planning Commission
• Nepal Police
• Ministry of Home Affairs
• Ministry of Land Reform and Management
• Red Cross Red Crescent
• Ministry of Home Affairs utilized Satellite
  Imagery
• Rescue service for the affected
• Restoration plan for the affected area
• Supply of humanitarian assistance to the
  affected

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Working Group for GLOF

• From emergency observation to preparedness
• ADRC leads the new Working Group for Glacial Lake
  Outburst Flood Monitoring in Sentinel Asia
• The Working Group for GLOF will be launched at
  the Joint Project Team Meeting in July, Bali

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2. Interface between International Disaster
Charter and Sentinel Asia ADRC serves as
Cooperating Body for International Disaster
Charter
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Interface between IDC and SA
Interface of Charter JAXA will interface with
SA as one of Charter member, NOT ACTIVATE Charter
SINGLE Gateway ADRC COORDINATES if their
request would be REASONABLE or NOT. They check
if the request needs Charter activation?
International Disaster Charter
SA activation
interface
ADRC
Request
DATA
Disaster
DAN
End User
Data
Product
Request
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• 3. Capacity Development on Space-Based
  Information for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund Project on
  Satellite Imagery Application to Disaster Risk
  Reduction

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Project Goal

• To build the individual and institutional
  capacity on satellite imagery
• Techniques for analyzing satellite images
• Demonstrate the potential of space based
  technologies (remote sensing/GPS/GIS) for
  disaster management and disaster risk reduction
  through case studies

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4.ADRC, Regional Support Office for UN-SPIDER

• ADRC UNOOSA singed Cooperate Agreement for
  Regional Support Office for UN-SPIDER on 4th
  June, in Vienna
• Work Plan for RSO
• International Forum on Space Based Information
  for Asia Pacific in January 2010

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Promoting disaster risk reduction through
multi-stakeholder/international/regional cooperati
on in Asia Pacific
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