WG5: AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY

FORMOSAT SATELLITES IN AGRICULTURAL MONITORING
Franz M.C. Cheng & Satellite Image Division
National Space Organization, NARLabs
www.nspo.org.tw
franz.cheng@nspo.narl.org.tw
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Outline
NSPO Introduction
Formosat-2 Mission & Achievement
Formosat-5 Mission
Concluding Remarks

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NSPO INTRODUCTION

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NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABS
Ministry ofScience and Technology(MOST)Supervising& Funding

National AppliedResearch Laboratories(NARLabs)

Governmental Agency

Non-Profit Organization
Management& Coordination

National Space Organization (NSPO)
Earth Sciences and Environmental/
Disaster MitigationNational
Technology
Center for High-performance Computing
National Laboratory Animal Center (NLAC)
National Nano Device Laboratories (NDL)(NCHC)

National
Center for Research on Earthquake
Information, Electronics, andCommunications

National Chip Implementation Center (CIC)

Engineering (NCREE)

Biomedical Technology
Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI)

Instrument Technology Research Center (ITRC)
S&T Policy Research and Information Center(STPI)

Taiwan Typhoon & Flood Research InstituteSpace Science & Technology(TTFRI)

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OPERATIONS MODEL
Users
DomesticPartners

Technology R&D
Technology

Satellite
Programs

Systems Engineering Mission Definition
 System Design

International
Cooperation

Mission Data

 System Verification
 System I&T

Spacecraft

EO RSI Spacecraft Design
 Key Components
 GSE Instrument Design Key Components
 Instrument I&T

Satellite Ops

Data Processing Ops & Ctrl Software Ops Engineering Constellation Ops

 Image Processing GPS RO Data

Products & Services
 Data Value-AddedApplications
 Spacecraft Products
 Satellite Images
 GNSS-RO Data
 Science Data
 Space Qualification
 I&T Services
 Solution Provider

 Industry/UniversityServices
 Space Education/
Outreach

Facility

Satellite I&T Facility

Mission Operation & Control
CenterImage Processing Center

R&D Labs

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5FORMOSAT PROGRAMS OF NSPO1999
FORMOSAT-1

2004
FORMOSAT-2

2006
FORMOSAT-3

2017
FORMOSAT-5

Scientific mission
for ocean color
monitoring, ion
distribution data, &communication
experiment.
Mission completedin 2004

Mission: EarthObservations
Orbit: 891 km SSO
Revisit: 1 day
Resolution: 2m(PAN)/ 8m (MS)Swath: 24km
Life: 5 years

6 Satellite
Constellation
Observation System
for Meteorology,
Ionosphere, andClimate
Life: 5 years

Mission: EarthObservations
Orbit: 720 km SSO
Revisit: 2 day
Resolution: 2m(PAN)/ 4m (MS)Swath: 24km
Life: 5 years

2016
2017,20192019
FORMOSAT-7

12+1 Satellite
Constellation
Observation Systemfor Meteorology,
Ionosphere, andClimate
Life: 5 years

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FORMOSAT-2 MISSION & ACHIEVEMENTS

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7IMAGE PRODUCT/SERVICE VALUE CHAIN

2015/5

ValueChain

Satellite

Data Provision

Data Analysis

Service Provision

FORMOSAT-2NSPONCU CSRSR

NCHC, FCU GIS
MS

ENDUSER
Pan

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FORMOSAT-2 MISSION
 FORMOSAT-2 is a high-resolution electric-optical (EO) type
remote sensing satellite with a secondary scientific payload toobserve the natural upward lighting discharge phenomenon.
FORMOSAT-2 was successfully launched on May 21, 2004.
 FORMOSAT-2 operates in a sun-synchronous orbit with revisit
time equal to one day. The unique feature of this daily revisit
capability is significantly useful for post disaster assessmentand environmental monitoring.
Item

Unit

Achievement

Image
Acquisition

M km2

1,251

Government
and Academia
Supports

Gov. Agency

181

AcademicInstitute169

DisasterSupports

Event286

Country63

Sale ($M USD)

17.32

Paper Money($M USD)

28.71

Revenue

As of December 2014

FORMOSAT-2 Supports the Japan Tsunami and Earthquake in 2011

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9STATISTICS OF DOMESTIC USE OF FORMOSAT-2 IMAGES
2013

2014

2015

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STATISTICS OF DOMESTIC USE OF FORMOSAT-2 IMAGES
支援政府、學術研究及民間計畫數

福衛二號影像支援政府執行計畫之應用(百分比)
外交科技
22%

其他
1%
環境災防
43%

國土安全
19%

民生(農漁林牧)11%
教育與觀光4%• More Users Ordered Level 4 Processed Data
• Ample of Rooms for Promotion in Utilization of Data
in Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry
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FORMOSAT-2 IMAGE IN INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONSLand Usage

Disaster Evaluation
 quick response of thedisaster areas
 vital disasterevaluation and landreconstruction

Environmental Monitoring water sources, reservoirs monitoring national park, ecological environment
protection zone monitoring.
 industrial wastes and spoils monitoring.

 land development plan categorization of land usage
 changes of land usage

Farmland and Forest Plan production outputs of farmlands.
 changes in national forests,
 agricultural damage prevention.

Scientific Researchand Education
Exchange images and information ofearth's natural resources andenvironmental evaluation with allies.

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12AGRICULTURAL LAND – COVER DATABASETARI analyzed Multi-Temporal,
Multi-Sensor Satellite Imagery toestablish Agricultural Land-Cover
Database for management andresearch purposes.

Update Frequency: 3 times/year
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VEGETABLES & IRRIGATION CLASSIFICATIONFORMOSAT-2 has the advantage in applications of Vegetable,
Farm Pond & Irrigation Classification, and Rice Monitoring

Vegetable Classification
FS2 (2013/04/29)
R: NIR, G: G, B: B

Farm Pond & Irrigation
System (2011/04/19)
R: NDVI, G: G/R, B: B/G
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SUPPORT TO FOREST MONITORING – CARBON STOCK
研究區域 ：台南市龍崎區

B區

C區

現地調查比例

分類結果比例

現地調查比例

分類結果比例純竹純闊

純竹

純闊

純竹

純闊

純竹

純闊

60%

40%

83%

17%

80%

20%

81%

19%

全區面積估算(單位:公頃)
現地調查

分類結果

整區:6,257.67

整區:6,019

純竹

純闊

純竹

純闊

3,171640

2,139838

全區(包含其他物種)
現地調查比例

分類結果比例純竹

純闊

純竹

純闊

51%

10%36%14%

D區A區

現地調查比例

分類結果比例現地調查比例

純竹

純闊

純竹

純闊

純竹

純闊

純竹

純闊

70%

30%

77%

23%

60%

40%

80%

20%

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RICE MONITORING
Distribution of Rice Farm Land
 Data from NIR sensor can be used toobtain projection of the annual yield80

NIR for FORMOSAT-2

DN

7050cm605030cm

403010cm

120cm
23最大分糵期4水稻生長期Courtesy: Taiwan Agriculture Research InstituteR&D COMPONENT – JECAM STUDY SITE

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SUPPORT TO SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIESFORMOSAT-2 data used
to support assessing
paddy growth stage inBatola, South
Kalimantan & thenSubang area in Indonesia

ICALRD developed a method for identifying paddy growth stage. resultof accuracy assessment: 78.26% (overall accuracy)

Indonesia

Credit: Indonesian Center for Agricultural Land Resources Research andDevelopment (ICALRD), Indonesian Agency of Agricultural
Research and Development (IAARD), Ministry of Agriculture
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FOREST FIRE MONITORING – NUEVA SEGOVIA

Nicaragua

Source: Center of Satellite Remote Sensing and Research,
National Central University
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FORMOSAT-2 IMAGE ARCHIVE COVERS 12 YEARS

56.0 % global land area during 2004.6.4~2016.6.20
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FORMOSAT-5 MISSION

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FORMOSAT REMOTE SENSING SATELLITESKey Parameter

FORMOSAT-2

FORMOSAT-5

SSO @ 891 km/99.10∘

SSO @ 720 km/98.28∘

Revisit Period1 day2 days

Mission Life

5 years

5 years

GSD

PAN (2m)/MS (8m)

PAN (2m)/MS (4m)

Swath

24km

24km

Spectral Bands

1PAN+4MS

1PAN+4MS

RSI Image Sensor

CCD

CMOS Image Sensor

RSI Duty Cycle

8%

8%

Satellite Weight760 kg475 kg

Orbit

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REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTFORMOSAT-5 takes advantages of Taiwan’s industrial strength in IC andmicroelectronics to develop the largest CMOS Single Chip in the World.
 12 cm x 2.4 cm chip
 PAN+4 MS bands
 12,000 10μm pixels (PAN); 6,000 20μm pixels (MS)FORMOSAT-5 will become the first high-resolution EO satellite utilizing
CMOS-type image sensor.
SpecFS-2 Image Sensor(CCD)

Wavelength (PAN) 0.45~0.90μm
Wavelength (MS)0.45~0.52μm (Blue)
0.52~0.60μm (Green)
0.63~0.69μm (Red)0.76~0.90μm (Near IR)

FS-5 Image Sensor(CMOS)
0.45~0.70μm
0.45~0.52μm (Blue)
0.52~0.60μm (Green)
0.63~0.69μm (Red)0.76~0.90μm (Near IR)

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FORMOSAT-5 GLOBAL COVERAGE• Global coverage with 2 day revisit
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CONCLUDING REMARKS• NSPO has a mandate to fulfill pronounced societal impacts• Formosat-2 & 3 has successfully supported with Earth observation data tointernational community, including• Agriculture: TARI & NCU CSRSR in JECAM experiments,• Climate change: Extreme weather predictions• Along with Formosat-5 & 7, NSPO will engage more in GEOGLAM andextend to more societal benefits areas through international collaborativeprojects

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