APSCO and Its GEO Activities
Manop Aorpimai
Strategic Planning and Program Management Department
Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)

The 9th GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium
January 11-13, 2017
Tokyo, Japan1

Overview of APSCOMember States The Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation
Organization (APSCO) is an intergovernmental organization with fullinternational juridical personality; Convention signed in 2005, andinaugurated in 2008;
 Its main objective is to promote thepeaceful uses of outer space in AsiaPacific Region, and to carry out thecooperation in the fields of spacescience, space technology and space
applications among Member States
and regional countries.

AssociateMemberObserver

Signatory2

International RecognitionAPSCO is the second space
multilateral inter-governmentalorganization certified by UN after ESAUNOOSA Observer since 2009.

Permanent Observer of UN-COPUOSObserver of GEO

Observer of ICG

Collaboration with other organizations:
UN-ESCAP, UN-SPIDER, UNRCSSTEAP , ISSI-BJ and ESA

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2015 Beijing Declaration
1.

Improve Space Capacity Building
2.

Improve Sharing Service Capability
3.

cooperative data acquisition, analysis and judgment foremergency rescue, and improve emergency responsecapability

Improve the Industry Driving Capability

5.

Sharing of data, jointly developing products andapplications, developing APSCO Telemetry, Tracking andCommand (TT&C) ground station network and sharing
services

Improve the Quick Response Capability

4.

build capacities by Education and Training andundertaking activities in Space Science and Technology
and its Applications, as well as formulate Space Policies,
Law and Regulations

build the cooperation and exchange platform among therelated enterprises providing space-based information
services in all Member States

Improve Information Inter-Connection

improve infrastructure construction and information
services through space technology such as remotesensing, telecommunication and navigation

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APSCO Cooperative ProjectsDomainSpaceTechnologySpaceScienceProject•APSCO Joint Small Multi-Mission Satellite Constellation (SMMS)
Programme

Implementation•APSCO Geo-Telecommunication Satellite and its Application

Feasibility Study•Radiometric Calibration of Satellite Sensors

Implementation•Development of Asia-Pacific Ground-Based Optical Space Objects
Observation System (APOSOS)

Implementation•Research on Atmospheric Effects on- Ka-Band Rain Attenuation Modeling- Ionospheric Modeling through Study of Radio Wave
Propagation and Solar Activity

SpaceApplication

Education &Training

Current Status

Implementation•Research on Determining Precursor Ionospheric Signatures ofEarthquakes by Ground Based Ionospheric Sounding

Implementation•Data Sharing Service Platform and Its Application Pilot Projects

Operation•Applications of Compatible Navigation Terminal System

Implementation•Communication Satellite Applications Project-Telemedicine

Feasibility Study•Establishment of a Framework for Researches on Application of SpaceTechnology for Disaster Monitoring in the APSCO Member State

Implementation•Establishment of the Education and Training Center of APSCO•APSCO Small Student Satellites (SSS)

OperationImplementation

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Data Sharing Service Platform Established in 2012
 Network for sharing satellite remote sensing
data Data provided by fleet of 9 Earth-observation
satellites from China
 More than 70,000 satellite images acquiredby MS More than 20 million km2 coverage area

 DSSP Pilot Projects
 Estimation of Rice Field using Multiple
Satellite Sensors
 Evaluation of Different Remote Sensing
Techniques for Drought Study
 etc.
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Estimation of Rice Field using
Multiple Satellite Sensors
Conducted by Chulabhorn Satellite Receiving
Station, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Combined sensors from HJ1A/1B and SAR
satellites
The rice field estimation has been substantially
improved with >80% reliability

Transplanting
Growing
Reproducing
Mellowing
Harvesting

Pre-Processing

Select Satellite image
CCD: HJ1A/1B
37 Files(20140913 to 20150510)- Geometric Correction

NDVI Timeseries
37 Bands

NDVI

NDVI Timeseries
80 Bands(Resampling 3 Days)

Select known rice area
(20 positions)

NDVI Timeseries
80 Bands(Resampling 3 Days)
Ang-Thong

NDVI Timeseries
80 Bands(Resampling 3 Days)
Sing-Buri
Find NDVI Profile from selecting
known rice area (20 positons)

SAR (20141228)

Classification

Output 1 : Rice Map
Calculate average valueof NDVI

Find starting rice crop
Output 2 : Find starting rice crop

Reference
NDVI Profiletransplanting

UserInternet
User

Server+Data Layer
Management

growing

reproducing

mellowing

harvestingRemote Sensing Techniques forDrought StudyConducted by SUPARCO, Pakistan
Combined sensors from HJ1A/1B and AQUA
satellite
Time-series of different indices, such as NDVI,VCI, TCI were studied
Monitoring and mapping of satellite based
drought indices is reliable and would play animportant role in predicting drought conditions

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Enhanced Data Sharing
Service Platform
Phase 2Phase 1China

GF
HJ
Data ServiceChina

GF
HJAPSCO

OtherSMMSMSCommercial

Data Sharing ServiceChina/APSCO
 Free Software Open Source Commercial
SoftwareApplication Service

APSCO Member States

APSCO Publications
 Feedback Knowledge

Community Service

APSCO Joint SMMS
Constellation Program The space segment
 3 operating satellites donated byChina (GF-1, GF-2, CBERS-04)
 2 newly developed EO satellites
 1 Hi-Resolution
 1 Hyperspectral
 6 nano/micro satellites for quick
response communication
 participating satellites from MS

GF-2
CBERS-04

 Asia-Pacific Ground StationNetwork
 Existing network in China
 Compatible upgraded stations inAPSCO Member States

 Shared AIT Facilities
 Hands-on technology transfer
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APSCO Cloud ServicePlatformAPSCO Disaster Monitoring andEmergency Rescue Network
 Compatible GNSS Terminals for
Emergency Management and DisasterRescue Project Determining Precursor IonosphericSignatures of Earthquakes by
Ground-Based Ionospheric SoundingProject Framework for Researches onApplication of Space Technology for
Disaster Monitoring in the APSCOMember States Quick response among Member
States, and actively support theInternational CHARTER

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Active Involvement in international space affairs
Peaceful use of outer space
Sharing knowledge and experiences
Collaborative gains with its Member StatesOpen worldwide to international space communities

Thank You!
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