** August 2022 News from Sentinel Asia Project Office **- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *Topics:
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disasters
2. How to Send an Emergency Observation Request
3. Using the Sentinel Asia Operation System, OPTEMIS- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disasters (as of 31 August)(1) Earthquake in the Philippines on 27 July, 2022 (GLIDE Number EQ-2022-000273-PHL)
A magnitude 7 earthquake hit Northern Luzon, the Philippines, on 27 July. According to CNN,
the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) announced thatfour people, two in Benguet and others in Abra and Kalinga, died.
(https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/7/27/earthquake-7.3-magnitude-AbraLuzon.html?fbclid=IwAR11qBYdRXDgv9WhuSlLpH04CSJVg7LBsS76vZSLf6ErcHGgzXtr5
tVT3x8)The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) made an Emergency
Observation Request (EOR) to Sentinel Asia on 27 July. This EOR was escalated to theInternational Disasters Charter. PHIVOLCS assumed the role of Project Manager for thisCharter activation. Among Data Provider Nodes (DPNs), the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA) and the National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL) provided data.
Among Data Analysis Nodes (DANs), the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), the Earth
Observatory of Singapore (EOS) and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)
provided their VAPs. Information on the latest response by Sentinel Asia is available at the linkbelow.
https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/2022/article20220727PH.html

Satellite image (ALOS-2) provided by JAXA

Satellite image (FORMOSAT-5) provided by NARL

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Value-Added Product by MBRSC(2) Flood in Pakistan on 17 August, 2022 (GLIDE Number FL-2022-000254-PAK)
Heavy rains in Pakistan in July caused flooding. Balochistan province in southwestern part ofthe country was the hardest hit. According to the Climate Home News, at least 550 people werekilled across Pakistan.
(https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/08/11/pakistan-struggles-to-rebuild-after-deadlyflash-floods/)
The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) made an EOR to Sentinel Asia on 18 August.
Among Data Provider Nodes (DPNs), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), JAXA,and NARL provided data. Among Data Analysis Nodes (DANs), AIT and EOS provided their
VAPs. Information on the latest response by Sentinel Asia is available at the link below.
https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/2022/article20220817PK.html

Satellite image (Resourcesat-2) provided by ISRO

Satellite image (ALOS-2) provided by JAXA

Satellite image (FORMOSAT-5) provided by NARL

Value-Added Product by AITValue-Added Product by EOS(3) Storm, Flood, and Landslide in the Philippines on 23 August, 2022 (GLIDE Number TC2022-000294-PHL)
Tropical Storm Ma-On (Florita) struck Luzon Island in the Philippines on 23 August. The
Business Standard reported that three people died and four were injured, with nearly 50,000
people in almost 400 villages affected.
(https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/3-killed-4-injured-in-philippines-astropical-cyclone-ma-on-intensifies-122082500521_1.html)
The Manila Observatory (MO) made an EOR to Sentinel Asia on 23 August. Among Data
Provider Nodes (DPNs), Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency(GISTDA), ISRO, JAXA, and NARL provided data. Information on the latest response bySentinel Asia is available at the link below.

https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/2022/article20220823PH.html

Satellite image (Resourcesat-2A) provided by ISRO
(4) Flood in India on 23 August, 2022 (GLIDE Number FL-2022-000295-IND)
Heavy rain in India caused flooding in several areas of the nation. At least six people werekilled and many evacuated, according to Hindustan Times.
(https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/heavy-rains-trigger-flood-fury-in-mp-odisha-6dead-101661195462428.html)
ISRO made an Emergency Observation Request (EOR) to Sentinel Asia on 24 August. Among
Data Provider Nodes (DPNs), GISTDA, JAXA, and NARL provided data. Information on thelatest response by Sentinel Asia is available at the link below.
https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/2022/article20220823IN.html* - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *2. How to send an Emergency Observation Request
JPT member organizations are entitled to send an Emergency Observation Request (EOR) for
disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. Please refer to https://sentinel-asia.org/elearning/Emergency_Observation_Request.html.
EOR Order Desk:
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
HP: http://www.adrc.asia/
E-mail: sarequest@adrc.asia
FAX: +81-78-262-5546,
TEL: +81-78-262-5540- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *-

3. Using Sentinel Asia Operation System, OPTEMIS
Sentinel Asia launched a new operation system, OPTEMIS. Please refer to the website on how tocreate
anaccountfor
OPTEMIS.
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