Sentinel Asia Report

21 September 2023
Mr. SUZUKI Koji
Co-Chair of Sentinel Asia Steering Committee

1. Overview of Sentinel Asia
✓ Sentinel Asia is an initiative aiming space-based international cooperation for disastermanagement in the Asia-Pacific region✓ In February 2006, Sentinel Asia was established in accordance with the recommendation atAPRSAF-12 in October 2005
✓ Sentinel Asia is expected to implement not only emergency observation but activities
covering entire disaster management cycle including mitigation/preparedness and recovery
phase after a disasterConcept of Sentinel Asia Strategic Plan

“Challenges for Disaster Risk Reduction by a Collaboration between Space andDisaster Management Agencies”
MITIGATIONPREPADNESS••••

Hazard Map
Early Warning
Success Story
Pre-disastermonitoring

RECOVERY••

Mid/Long-termmonitoring
Recovery Status•••

Training
Capacity BuildingStandard Operation
Procedure （SOP)RESPONSE•••

Emergency
Observation
Data Analysis
Damage Assessment22. Membership Status of Sentinel Asia
(As of September 2023)

In total: 114 organizations.
Since APRSAF-28, newlywelcomed
2 organizations as below:- Philippine Space
Agency (PhilSA) inJanuary 2023
- Bangladesh Water
Development Board(BWDB) in May 2023
33. Emergency Observation Review by GeographicalDistribution
Kazakhstan 5Uzbekistan
5 Kyrgyz

1 10 Tajikistan

Turkey 5Korea
China

Iran

1

1Lebanon

1 Afghanisan
Nepal

UAE

91Pakistan

Bhutan31025 Japan

24India

36Taiwan616
12 Bangladesh
57 Vietnam
Myanmar 14
Thailand 16

Sri Lanka

154 Laos
4 Cambodia

Malaysia 258 Philippines

3 BruneiIndonesia 59

2 PNG

1Timor-Leste

19 activations
since last
APRSAF

Solomon Islands
3FijiVanuatu 2#3

Number of activations

36 countries/regions
422 disasters
Feb. 2007 - Sep. 2023

Australia

53TongaNZ

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4.1 Earthquake in Turkey in February 2023
✓ Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey (AFAD) requested emergency observation✓ AFAD, disaster relief team and UNWFP used disaster assessment map to monitor the impact of the earthquake✓ 5 organizations provided satellite data and 8 organizations provided analyzed disaster assessment maps

Damage Proxy Mapby Earth Observatory of Singapore(EOS)

Significant damage map by MBRSC

Cartosat3 data by ISRO

Web-GIS overlaying potentially damaged areas and maps
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/3933d7b09edf4187a2e969e39558aa7f?item=15

4.2 Oil Spill in the Philippines in March 2023
PhilSA requested emergency observation on oil spill, and held media briefing/press conference with estimated extent
of oil spill maps provided by Sentinel Asia
✓ In response to this incident, the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team was dispatched for gathering
information on the oil spill situation, checking oil removal and control activities and technical advisory✓ JDR Expert Team used estimated extent of oil spill maps provided by Sentinel Asia
✓ 4 organizations provided satellite data and 2 organizations provided estimated extent of oil spill maps

©PhilSAPhilSA showed journalists extent of Mindoro oil spillas captured by satellite images

Estimated extent of oil spill maps analyzed by PhilSA

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4.3.1 Cyclone MOCHA in Myanmar in May 2023
✓ AHA Centre requested emergency observation on Cyclone MOCHA in Myanmar in May 2023
✓ Thanks to disaster information provided by Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), Nanyang
Technological University, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and MBRSC, AHA Centre could monitor
the impact of the cyclone✓ The flood proxy map provided by EOS was introduced on the report of AHA Centre

Flood Proxy Map
by Earth Observatory of Singapore(EOS)

Detected water area map
by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Flooded area map
by MBRSCAHA Centre Situation Report： https://ahacentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AHA-Situation_Report-3-TC-MOCHA-Myanmar.pdf

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4.3.2 Cyclone MOCHA in Myanmar in May 2023
✓ Japanese TV program, “TV Asahi Hodo Station” broadcasted flood detected area map provided bySentinel Asia
✓ UNWFP provided statistical information, Population and Cropland Impact Map to display socialeconomic loss assessment.

Population and crop impact map produced by UNWFP
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/c2091e9c7da5416789f5291e790b0e48?item=1

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5.1 Messaging services
QZSS Safety Confirmation Service (Q-ANPI)Q-ANPIterminal

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5.2 Messaging services

Early Warning Service (EWS)• QZSS L1S signal is sharing 250 bps data stream with SLAS(*1) and Disasterand Crisis Report (DCR) service.
• DCR service is currently providing weather information generated by JMA fordomestic users in Japan.
• Common EWS format collaborate with Galileo (EC/EU).
• QZSS EWS system will be enhanced to Asia Pacific region in 2024-2025.
• Demonstration will be conducted for Australia , Thai and Fiji.

*1:Sub-meter Level Augmentation Service

Receivable area of the crisis
management information by QZSS 10

5.3 Demonstration Projects for EWS◆ QZSS EWS demonstrations are conducted in Asia Pacific region
First demonstration in Thailand; demonstration of evacuation notification of forest fires and air pollution toresidents and fire notification to rangers (Fire extinguishing) was conducted in January 2023. Second demo isplanned to be conducted in early 2024.

Image of demonstration

Site of demonstration (Chang Mai, Silanna National Park)

Demonstrations ofevacuation notification for
Tsunami in Fiji and bushfire
in Australia were also
conducted between Februaryand March of 2023.

Fiji(Tsunami warning)

Australia (Bushfire warning)

116.1 8th Joint Project Team Meeting (JPTM)• September 17-18, 2023
• 85 participants from 35 organizations✓ Presentations from new Sentinel Asia members, Users, Data Analysis Nodes✓ Indonesia Session: Accelerating satellite-based data and information for disaster risk management inIndonesia✓ Discussion session to further promote the STEP-3 Strategic Plan of Sentinel Asia
✓ Training workshops for Capacity Building

126.2 Indonesia Session
Special Session “Accelerating Satellite-based Data and Informationfor Disaster Risk Management in Indonesia”✓ Dr. Udrekh and Mr. Putra of National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) introduced the application ofsatellite data for Indonesian Disaster Risk Reduction.
✓ Dr. Jamal of Center for Geological Survey, Ministry of Energy and MineralResources (ESDM) emphasized the importance of Satellite Data be used toaccelerate updating Geological Mapping to 127 active volcanoes which
only 69 is currently covered by conventional methods.
✓ Dr. Hadi of Diponegoro University reported his experience at GICAIT on the assessment of the disasters and emphasized the importance ofcontinuous engagement between all stakeholders involve in disaster event.
✓ Dr. Yenni of BRIN expressed the importance of high temporal/spatial/spectral resolution images
for regular monitoring of volcanoes with the example of Mt. Semeru erupted repeatedly in recent years.

©ESDM

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6.3 Systems for Disaster Risk Reduction
Several organizations shared their Web-Geographic Information Systems(Web-GIS) to share satellite images, value added products, and disaster
related information.

Disaster Management and Decision Support System (AYDES) and AFAD-RED system. ©AFAD• AFAD developed “RED system”, integrated in AYDES, that provide almost real-time
estimation of seismic intensity map of an earthquake and damage assessment map.

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6.4 Systems for Disaster Risk Reduction• For UNWFP, damage assessment, affected population estimate,road clearance information, etc. are crucial for delivering the relief
food supply within 72 hours after occurrence of disaster.
• Advanced Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) provide The
Shake Intensity Map, Epicenter Map, Population Impact Tablefor earthquakes provided shortly after the event• For Flood, Population and Cropland Impact Map and Flood Map/
Forecast are provided©UNWFP• For Pacific Islands, lack of data sharing infrastructure is challenging issue.
• Pacific Community (SPC) developed Digital Earth Pacific which will allow thePacific Community’s 27 member states to share the disaster related
information.
• The application may be also used for climate change and food security
purposes©SPC15

6.5 Solutions to satisfy the demandfor Faster Provision of Analyzed Data
EOS: gaining reputation for their unique
technology of building damage detection from
SAR images. Emergency Management Centerin Ankara, Turkey utilized for planning groundobservations.

EOS: Cloud-based and High Performance
Computing systems:(omitting time for downloading huge satellite
image data)

©EOS

©EOS

JAXA: Autonomous Analysis for Flood Hazards extracting inundated area
Analyze as soon as the data is downlinked from the satellite (Right)©JAXA16

6.6 Water Related Disaster Management
Indian Space Research Organization （ISRO） demonstrated
their Flood Hazard Early Warning System operation in India.
(Right)©ISROInternational Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD） presented
Flood Shelter Suitability Maps utilizing flood hazard analysis to select priority areafor flood shelter construction in Bangladesh (Left)©ICIMODBWDB introduced the application of Global
Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) tocollect rainfall information outside ofobservation network for flood informationmanagement. (Right)©BWDB17

6.7 Expectations to Sentinel Asia
Participants shared Expectations to Sentinel Asia
【For Satellite Data】• AFAD showed the necessity for More High Resolution Optical Images.
In the case of Turkey Earthquake in Feb. 2023, they provided valuable
information for damage mapping. (ex building destruction).

Turkey Earthquake
Göktürk satellite©AFAD• BRIN emphasized the importance of high temporal/spatial/spectral
resolution images for regular monitoring of volcanoes• BNPB requesting Real-time or Near-real-time observation is crucialfor early warnings and rapid response in cases of earthquake andtsunami for immediate evacuation【End User Recognition】©BRIN• Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences (CAIAG) and Space and Upper Atmosphere
Research Commission (SUPARCO) shared their experience of interactions with the DMO that,
more recognition towards benefits and potential of Space Applications to DRR is crucial forCapacity Building and Collaborative Disaster Risk Reduction Network.
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6.8 Applications of Sentinel Asia by End Users
Participants shared their applications utilizing Sentinel Asia’s data in various phases ofdisaster risk reduction cycle such as mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

• Flood forecasting• Drought monitoring/ forecasting• Hazard Map (Flood, wildfire,tsunami…)• Disaster Watch©IWMICountry Risk Profile of Vanuatu©SUPARCO

Mitigation
RecoveryPreparedness
Response©SPC• Identify the suitable areas for relocation• Validate the impact of disaster and implement
to the urban planning• To estimate the replacement cost of thebuildings and infrastructures to inform risk
financing aspect of the country©UNWFP

Estimate affected population andamount of humanitarian aids19

7. Summary✓ Sentinel Asia is an initiative aiming space-based international cooperation for disastermanagement in the Asia-Pacific region✓ Sentinel Asia has responded over 420 emergency observation request since 2007
✓ Sentinel Asia is expected to implement not only emergency observation but activities
covering entire disaster risk reduction cycle including mitigation/preparedness andrecovery phase after a disaster✓ In the 8th JPTM of 2023, Sentinel Asia members shared their applications that covers
all cycles of disaster risk reduction.
✓ Participants of JPTM have discussed the importance of higher recognition among theDisaster Management Organization and their feedback after using Sentinel Asia’sdata.
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