8th Joint Project Team Meeting forSentinel Asia STEP3 (JPTM2023)

Summary
17-18 September, 2023

The 8th JPTM consisted of 6 sessions plus 4 training workshops, and 37
presentations were made during the 2 days meeting. The training session
offered opportunities to learn about the studies by Sentinel Asia members.
In total, 85 Participants, 35 Organizations.

2Day One (17th September, 2023)
Opening Ceremony
Attendees had opening ceremony of the 8th JPTM (JPTM 2023), withthe presence of Dr. Robertus Heru, Chairman of the ORPA-BRIN andDr. Shirou Kawakita, Acting Executive Secretary of Sentinel Asia.
Dr. Robertus welcomed the participants and noted importance ofthe disaster management including Sentinel Asia activities.
Dr. Kawakita, acting executive secretary of Sentinel Asia expressed
his pleasure to have Sentinel Asia members at JPTM 2023, after almost
four years of absence of the meeting.
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Session 1: Overview• Recent Activities of Sentinel Asia Since 2020
Mr. Goro Takei, Deputy Executive Secretariat of Sentinel Asia
reported the activities of Sentinel Asia since last JPTM 2019 inThailand, including addition of new members. He introduced several
cases of the past Sentinel Asia’s Emergency Observation Requests(EOR), and the efforts promoting Sentinel Asia activities. Also,
Sentinel Asia established Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) withseveral countries to expedite EOR activations.
• Report of the Steering Committee and APRSAF28
Mr. Koji Suzuki, Co-chair of Sentinel Asia Steering Committee,
reported the overview of the discussion by Sentinel Asia Steering
Committee including last two Face-to-Face meetings.
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Session 2: New membership
Presentation by new members• Mr. A M Mustofa Sorwar of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)• Mr. Noel Jerome B. Borlongan of Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA)• Ms. Seher Turan of Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD)• Mr. Michael Manalili of UN World Food Programme (WFP)
The representatives from new Sentinel Asia members introduced their
institutions and its activities.
Ms. Yuki Tanaka from Sentinel Asia secretariat informed organizational changesof the member organizations in recent years, and Sentinel Asia Members
approved the continuation of the membership of referred organizations.
5Session 3: User’s Session
Presentation on good practices of Sentinel Asia or expectation towards
Sentinel Asia
•Sentinel Asia in CA: Lessons learned of 2020-2023 and Search Potential Solutions
Mr. Ulan Abdybachaev of CAIAG presented the good practice and the missed
opportunity of EOR in Central Asia region. He identified that restrictions in accessing
diverse sources of information weakens the solidity within the Sentinel Asia
community in the Central Asia region.

•Regional Earth Observations Infrastructure
Mr. Kaliopate Tavola of SPC introduced Digital Earth Pacific, providing remote sensed
data accessible to 26 member states of SPC. Also, he presented Pacific Risk
Information System that provides exposure database of buildings, infrastructures,utilities, crops and livestocks, used risk assessment and risk informed urban planning.
6Session 3: User’s Session (Continued)

Presentation on good practices of Sentinel Asia or expectation towards Sentinel Asia
•Utilization of satellite data in the recent volcanic disaster at Mt. Semeru, Indonesia
Dr. Yoshito Kikumori of BNPB introduced the case study on the Semeru Volcano eruption,
where the satellite data was used.

•Near Real Time Space based Support to NDMA/PDMAS during Flood 2022
Dr. Mohammad Farooq of SUPARCO reported about the flood in Pakistan in 2022. He also
introduced other cases including forest fire.

•Disaster Management Activities in Bangladesh
Mr. Mohammad Imrul Islam of SPARRSO, reported about the disaster management inBangladesh.

•Remotely Sensed Satellite-based Disaster Monitoring in Lao PDR
Mr. Soukanh Lathsavong of MONRE, Lao PDR reported the satellite data-based disastermonitoring in his country. They will follow further cooperation with Sentinel Asia.

7Special Session : Indonesia session

Accelerating Satellite-based Data and Information for Disaster Risk Management in Indonesia
Prof. Dr. Erna Sri Adiningsih of INASA-BRIN, moderated the panel.
1. Dr. Ir. Udrekh of BNPB introduced his research on the past tsunami cases. Fiverecommendations are presented.
2. Mr. Bambang Surya Putra of BNPB introduced some of his analysis on the past disasters.
3. Dr. Jamal of Center of Geological Survey, ESDM reported the importance of satellite-based
data and information for disaster management. He introduced some past cases of disasters.
4. Dr. Firman Hadi of Diponegoro University reported his experience at GIC-AIT on theassessment of the disasters.
5. Dr. Yenni Verita of BRIN introduced her and her team’s work as RSO of UN-SPIDER including
past disaster management cases.
Dr. Erna summarized the session mentioning importance of Sentinel Asia, not only for disaster
quick response purposes, but also for updating the basemap data used on a platform fordisaster risk reduction.
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Session 4 : Discussion session
5 panelists discussed on the further promotion of the Sentinel Asia STEP3 activities
with Mr. Koji Suzuki, the co-chair of the Sentinel Asia Steering Committee from ADRC,
as a facilitator.
1. Dr. Makoto Ikeda of ADRC reported the result of the questionnaires collected
upon completion of Sentinel Asia EORs.
2. Dr. Peeranan Towashiraporn of ADPC introduced good practices of Sentinel Asia
STEP3. He introduced SERVIR Southeast Asia as one of their activities for waterrelated disaster.
3. Dr. Niranga Alahacoon of IWMI talked about early warning and monitoring system,
introducing systems like Southeast Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS) andothers.
4. Mr. Michael Manalili of WFP presented WFPs geospatial innovation. He
introduced their new systems including “ImpactAI”.
5. Mr. Lukmanul Hakim of BNPB reported their post disaster recovery management
and its challenges.

9Session 4 : Discussion session (continued)
Questions from floor:
Q1: Does Sentinel Asia provide satellite data for various phase of disasters other thanresponse phase?
Dr. Shiro Kawakita replied as a Sentinel Asia Secretariat: The current data provision
policy of Sentinel Asia is limited to emergency observation request. There is ongoing
discussion in the Sentinel Asia Steering Committee about expanding this scope, andwe aim to establish a framework for it.
Q2: Which satellites are used for digitizing the images?
Mr. Micakel Manalili from WFP answered: Mainly, Digital Globe’s open data is used.
After this session, Dr. Kawakita wrapped up the first day of JPTM 2023.
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Day Two (18th September, 2023)
Training Workshop I: Emergency Observation• How to Request Emergency Observation Using OPTEMIS
Mr. Goro Takei, Deputy Executive Secretariat, presented the procedureof Emergency Observation Requests (EOR) of Sentinel Asia, including
the escalation process to the International Disasters Charter(IDC) using
OPTEMIS, EOR Data Management System of Sentinel Asia
• Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) for Smooth EOR
Dr. Makoto Ikeda and Dr. Chihiro Tatebe of ADRC reported about theeffectiveness of establishment of SOP based on the current status ofprocess of EORs.
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Training Workshop II: Water Related Disaster Management/ Hazard map• Potential Flood Hazard Zonation and Flood Shelter Suitability Mapping for Disaster Risk
Mitigation in Bangladesh Using Geospatial Technology
Mr. Kabir Uddin of ICIMOD reported their activities against flood hazard in cooperation
with Sentinel Asia. He introduced several tools to manage flood damage and Flood
Shelter Suitability Map.
• Flood Monitoring Using GSMaP-IF
Dr. Morimasa Tsuda of BWDB introduced their use of GSMaP-IF, a result of UNESCOPakistan project with a fund by JICA.
• Promoting Anticipatory Action for Disaster Mitigation Response through an Innovative
CGIAR AWARE Platform (Early Warning to Action and Finance)
Dr. Niranga Alahacoon of IWMI introduced their early warning platform, AWARE, which
has a function of early finance.
12Training Workshop III: Developed Systems*Showcase developed systems for Disaster Management• Promoting Anticipatory Action for Disaster Mitigation Response through an
Innovative CGIAR AWARE Platform (Early Warning to Action and Finance
Dr. Niranga Alahacoon of IWMI demonstrated their AWARE platform introduced in
the previous session. He showed an example in Zambia.
• Spatial Flood Early Warning
Mr. Amanpreet Singh of ISRO reported his study on flood including development offlood early warning system.
• Rapid Mapping and Damage Assessment Based on Optical Satellite Data
Dr. Mohammad Farooq of SUPARCO introduced the role of his institution
concerning disaster management with examples of damage assessments for flood,earthquakes, and landslides.
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Data Analysis Node Session *Practical workshop on analysis method• Using SAR data for Rapid Disaster Response Support in the EOS Remote Sensing LabMs. Shi Tong Chin with Daniel and Chris of EOS introduced their analysis of SAR andoptical data for rapid response, including an earthquake in Turkiye-Syria, Typhoon
Doksuri, and wildfires in Hawaii.
• DInSAR to Map the Land Deformation after the Earthquake Using Sentinel-1
Mr. Udhi Catur Nugroho of BRIN introduced his examples of DInSAR damage
analysis with Sentinel-1 SAR data.

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Data Analysis Node Session (continued)• Improving Sentinel Asia’s Emergency Response Activities: SAR Data Analysis andMobile App Development
Mr. Syams Nashrrullah Suprijatna of AIT reported AIT’s response to Sentinel Asia
EORs in 2022 and 2023. He also talked about the processing for flood mapping,and he introduced their “Disaster Survey Mobile App” for ground data collection.
• Analysis Method Using Optical Satellite Data
Prof. Masahiko Nagai of Yamaguchi University talked about the analysis methodsof optical satellite data, showing examples of satellite data harmonization. He
introduced several ways of the calibration, including Inflight Point Spread
Function using Mirror Arrays . He also introduced improvement of machinelearning analysis.
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Training Workshop IV: Data Analysis Method (Chaired by BRIN)*Practical workshop on analysis method• Automatic Analysis MethodMs. Yuki Takakura of JAXA introduced developing analysis systems that automaticallyextracts inundated area for flood hazards using SAR and optical satellite images. JAXA
have already provided VAPs using this system to Sentinel Asia EORs.
• Analysis of Satellite Images for Disaster Detection Using Customized Tools Built in QGIS
Dr. Li-Yu Chang of TASA introduced their data analysis tool, Emergent Value-Added
Product (EVAP) utilizing QGIS graphical modeler. It improved the efficiency andconveniency to create products and shared some case studies using them.

16Closing Session (Chaired by JAXA)• Summary of JPTM 2023 by Sentinel Asia Secretariat
The summary of the 8th JPTM hosted by BRIN is presented by Ms. Yuki Tanaka, thesecretariat of Sentinel Asia.
• Announcement of next JPTM host organization by Sentinel Asia Secretariat
Dr. Kawakita announced that the next host organization is not yet determined.
The secretariat will announce when it is fixed.
• Closing Remarks by BRIN
Dr. Adrin Tohari, Director for Research Center for Geological Disaster, BRIN
expressed his pleasure that JPTM2023 was conducted successfully andappreciated all speakers and participants for their active contribution. He hoped
further enhancement of capacity and collaboration through Sentinel Asia for thebetter disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region.
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