Satellite-based agro-met Information for farming
to assist recoveries from disasters
Japan-India Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019
Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan
Tsugito Nagano (nagano_tsugito@restec.or.jp)
18 March 2019

About RESTEC
2012- current
GCOM-W(Radiometer for Water)2014 - current
GPM(Radar for Rainfall)2014 - current
ALOS-2(Radar for Land)2017 - current
GCOM-C(Imager for climate)

RESTEC works for Japanese satellite missions entrusted by ministries of Japan andJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)RESTEC develops algorithm, software and applications using Earth Observation satellite
data ( + Met, Climate and Socio-Economic)Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation
Dual-Frequency
Precipitation Radar

IR imager byGeostationarysatellite

Providing reference standard
GlobalPrecipitation
Measurement
Core satellite

GPM
Microwave
ImagerConstellation satellites

Precipitation
Radar

Microwave
Radiometer

IR Imager

Multi-satellite Rainfall Product• hourly global rainfall data
• 0.1x0.1deg. lat/lon• In near real time

distribution3

TC Winston monitoring by Dual-frequency Precipitation
Radar (DPR) onboard GPM core satellite4

New technology for Weather Index Insurance
SOMPO utilize data from satellite to measure rainfall amount

SOMPO utilize data from satellite provided by Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA) with the cooperation and technology ofRemote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC) to develop
Weather Index Insurance in Myanmar＜Accumulated rainfall data provided byRESTEC＞

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Outlineof Prototype
Productfor WIIM
Overviewof WIIM
Project
Target Crop

Rice/Sesame
Phase1: Central Dry Zone (CDZ)
Phase2: Whole area of Myanmar
Drought/FloodFarmers**Borrowing money for farming operations from bank or microfinance institution.
Set by each division (based on each farming activity)
Cumulative rainfall by GSMaP during Policy Period

Target Area
Target Risk
Insured
Policy Period
Index
Insurance Conditions* Payout Amount* Premium Level (Probability of Covered Drought)

We design conditions that meet farmers’ needs.
(Relevant organizations’ advices are appreciated.)

Image of GSMaP provided by JAXA'Global Rainfall Map in
Near-Real-Time(GSMaP_NRT) by JAXA
Global Rainfall Watch'
was produced anddistributed by the Earth
Observation ResearchCenter, JAXA.
http://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP/index.htm

Image of rainfall calculated based on GSMaPMay 2005
Drought Year

May 2010
Normal Year

Provided by Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC)

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Product design
Condition of prototype for rice farmers in XXXXX township
Policy Period

4month in rainy season(Observation Period)

Cumulative Rainfall* during Observation PeriodIndex(* Average value in XXXXX township)

Payout Condition

When index is below threshold
X mmThreshold
Compensation

XXXXX kyat/acrePremium

XXXXX kyat/acre (XXXX % of Loan principal*)Image of insurance payout*Loan principal: XXXXXX kyat/acre

Policy Period

Case1
Case2

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No Drought
Index > X mm

Drought
Index < X mm

PayoutNone
XXXXX kyat/acre(XX% of Loan principal)

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New Project : Prototype on “Cyclone Guard Insurance” by SOMPO
Core prototype design about the index-based “cyclone guard insurance” is described as below.
Triggered Geographical Area
Radius 100km
・

CyclonetracksCenter of a cyclone
 Index
Track of center of a cyclone
 Triggered Geographical Area
A predefined circle with radius of 100km put on a map.
Survey areas

 A loan product is partially exempted when centerof a cyclone passes through a triggered
geographical area with a red circle.
 Payout will be given when the index matches apredefined condition.
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