2022 AOGEO SYMPOSIUM:
TG Activity Report
TG7 : Environmental Monitoring and Protection(EMP)
Qinhuo LIU(AIR-CAS)
State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science,Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese
Academy of Sciences
September 29, 2022

Outline
1. Overview of AOGEO TG-7
2. Achievements in 2020-2022
3. Way Forward for 2023-20252

Objectives of TG7

Co-leaders of TG7

Prof. Qinhuo Liu
AIRCAS, China

Prof. Alfredo Huete
UTS, Australia

ü Advocate Analysis-Ready Data, by integrating
multi-source EO data to generate common
remote sensing products for regional and globalEnvironmental monitoringü Promote regional cooperation on analysis andassessment for terrestrial ecosystem status,
environmental qualities
ü Enhance the public's concerns to regional or
global environmental changes and their stressfactors.
ü Provide knowledge-based environmental

Tasks of AOGEO TG-7
(1) Develop algorithms for Land use/Land Cover, Terrestrial Ecosystem Status, Inland Water Quality, Atmospheric Quality
parameters using data of the Chinese ZY , HJ and GF series satellites, along with other satellite data such as Landsat TM,SPOT, Sentinel series and so on: GEO MUSYQ(2) Establish the remote sensing product validation network, and evaluate the remote sensing products accuracy: GEO In-Situ(3) Compose and release the Annual Reports for global ecosystem and environment monitoring: GEOARC(4) Data sharing, Demonstration Applications and knowledge propagation for end-users: cross TG10-12••••

Land use/cover change: macro-ecosystem structure and the variations
Ecological environment :NDVI, EVI, LAI, FVC, FPAR, NPP, BIOMASS, and Phenology etc);
Atmospheric environment: aerosol optical properties, particulate matter, greenhouse gases and other trace gases etc);
In-land water environment :Chlorophyll, suspended matter, water clarity

4AOGEO-TG7 Activities
Have organized or participated in 23 activities (10,000+participants from 20+ countries)
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• 2022.9 TG7 sectorial meeting, 15th AOGEO Symposium, online• 2022.6 5th AOGEO workshop, Beijing, China, online
2021.11 14th AOGEO Symposium, GEO week, GEOARC side event, online
2021.7 4th AOGEO workshop, Beijing, China
2021.6 GEO virtual symposium, online
2021.2 13th AOGEO Symposium, TG7 sectorial meeting, online
2020.10 3rd AOGEO workshop, Changzhou, China
2020.6 GEO virtual symposium, online

2019.11 12th AOGEO Symposium, Canberra, Australia
2019.11 GEO week, AOGEO-EuroGEO side event, Idea stage, Canberra, Australia• 2018.10 AOGEO symposium, GEO-XV and GEO week, GEOARC side event, Kyoto, Japan• 2018.5 AO GEOSS workshop, Deqing, China

2017.10 GEO week, GEOARC side event released Belt & Road,AOGEOSS progress, Washington D.C. USA

2016.11 AOGEOSS TG-7 established, St. Petersburg, Russia
2016.4 AOGEOSS initiative work group

Established in 2016,

TG -7: Environmental Monitoring and Protection (EMP)
Outline1. Overview of AOGEO TG-7
2. Achievements in 2020-2022
3. Way Forward for 2023-20256

Achievements of AOGEO TG-7 in 2020-2022
1. The Multi-source Synergized Quantitative
Remote Sensing Production System (MUSYQ)
have advocated analysis-ready data andcommon Remote Sensing products forenvironmental monitoring and protection by
integrating multiple EO data: One softwaresystem and 41 datasets
2. More than 40 field experiment station have beenconnected as a Validation network
3. 9 Annual Reports have been composed andreleased to support the GEO engagement
priorities ; Paris agreement, SDGs
4. More than 15 activities has been organized for
Data sharing, Demonstration Applications andknowledge propagation for end-users: 10,000+
participants from 20+ countries

1. Algorithm developments and Product generation
Multi-source Synergized Quantitative Remote Sensing Products (GEOMUSYQ)
for AO Environmental monitoring (TG7)More than 20 types of satellite data;
More than 20 global quantitative remote sensing products.

l Multi-source data Synergized Quantitative
remote sensing production system (MuSyQ)
independently developed by AIRCAS.

8more than 40 quantitative remote sensing products with the higher temporaland spatial resolutions or higher accuracies.

The first set of
Gaofen series
genericproducts wasreleased on
April 24, 2021,
National SpaceDay

p Quantitative remote sensing products have been applied in many ministries and commissions (naturalresources, national disaster reduction, ecological environment, etc.) and national tasks (the 3rd National
Land Use Inventory, and the National Ecological Environment Assessment), and supported IPS.92. Validation Network construction

Platform for Remote Sensing algorithm evaluation and Product validation(RESVAT)

Algorithm evaluation and product validation are at the two key steps of thecommon products generation. There are 45 experiment sites in china and 25
common products can be validated.

International validation
network needs more
efforts to build.

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African Land CoverLarge Wetlands of International Importance
Ecological Environment of China - ASEAN Region"The Belt and Road" Regional Ecological-Environment Status
Impact of Typical Global Major Disasters on Vegetation
Spatiotemporal Distribution of Global Carbon Sources and Sinks
Major Global Natural Disasters and their Impacts
Antarctic Ice Sheet Changes
Dynamic Monitoring and Assessment of Global Lakes
Changes of Eurasian Grassland Ecosystem during the Past Decades
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http://www.chinageoss.org/geoarc/; http://www.chinageoss.cn/en/index.html

GEOARC in 2020-2022
2020
Released
2021
Released2022
Due

1. Antarctic Ice Sheet Changes
2. Global Urban Land Composite and Expansion in 2000-2020
3. Grain Production Outlook and the State of Food Security
1. Sustainable Development Trend of Global Terrestrial Ecosystems
2. Crop Production Outlook and the State of Food Security
3. Ecological and Environmental Status of Global Typical Lakes
4. Eurasia Grassland Ecological Status
1. Arctic Ice and Snow and Ecological Environment Changes
2. Production Situation of Global Bulk Grain and Oil Crops and the Utilization of Arable Land

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Highlights of EMP Output in 2020: Links to GEOARC••

Satellite data andlong-term timeseries calving
dataset have beenused to identify theiceberg calving ofthe Antarctic ice
shelves at thecontinental scale.
Antarctic ice sheetchange and theimpact on penguin
colonyThe melting extent and surface hydrological systems in theAntarctic ice sheet

GEO Highlights reports

Highlights of EMP Output in 2020: Links to GEOARC••

Global urban land composite and expansion in
2000–2020 were analyzed in this report, toreflect the intensities of human activities, habitat
environments and severe impact on the Earthsystem.
Provided accurate geospatial information forimproving global living environments andsupport SDG11 ‘sustainable cities andcommunities’.

A summary of global urban land composites and their changes in 2000–2020

Highlights of EMP Output in 2021: Links to GEOARC
SDG15:“Protect, restore and promotesustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems,
sustainably manage forests, combat
desertification, halt and reverse landdegradation and halt biodiversity loss”

Global forest area continues to decrease, andachieving the SDG15. 2.1 target for sustainable forest
management remains a major challenge•••

Continuous decrease of global forest areas represents a major
obstacle in achieving the SDG of ending deforestation (totalforest area decreased by 0.6% from 2015 to 2020）
Significant regional differences exist in the effectiveness offorest management, the achievement of sustainable forest
management requires an enhanced cooperation.
Continuous conservation efforts on mountain ecosystems have
improved the growth status of vegetation

Highlights of EMP Output in 2021: Links to GEOARC• Impacts of climate change and human activities on lake quality deterioration• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - clean water and sanitation• Call for global observations and sharing of data and experience

Global Actions to Protect Lakes for Clean Water

GEOARC Products ListsYearDataset

The Antarctic ice sheet freeze-thaw dataset with multi-source data fusion (1999-2019)
Antarctic Ice Shelf Monthly Calving Dataset (2010-2019)2020 Dataset of emperor penguin habitat around the Antarctic (2000,2014,2018)
Global urban sprawl and land cover change

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Datasets and reports ‒Free Download

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4. Training and Propogation

2022.7 The second
Asia and Oceania
2021.7 The first Asiaand Oceania Regional
2020.10 International
Training Course on
2019.12 Sri Lanka Sri
Jayawardena Prakot
2018.9 “Asia andOceania Regional
2018.5 International
conference of AsiaOceania GEOSS & theinternational training
workshop, Deqing,
China

Integrated Earth
Observation Capacity
Building Network:
Training Course on
Thematic applications inthe Hindu Kush
Himalayan region”，

Earth Observation
Services for
Sustainable
Development in
Developing Countries,
Beijing, China

Integrated Earth
Observation Program(AOGEO) International
Training Course,Beijing, China, online

Regional Integrated
Earth Observation
Program (AOGEO)
International Training
Course, Beijing, China,
online

The annual report received wide attention from domestic media, with more than 50
media outlets reporting the release and republishing the report.
Reports downloaded 17196 times;
Data downloaded 8755 times, 5950.43GB

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TG7 Contributions

EMP Contributes to GEOʼs Engagement Priorities:
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals 2030: EMP directly addresses
the issues of SDG 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 17 to support
evidence-based decision making for environmental protection.

1) SDG3: Good Health and Well-being2) SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation
3) SDG7: Affordable and Clean Energy4) SDG9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure5) SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
6) SDG13: Climate Action7) SDG14: Life below Water
8) SDG15: Life on land
9) SDG17: Partnership for the Goals……

Climate Change:
The Paris Agreement within UNFCCC: EMP analyzes thevariability of terrestrial ecosystem status, atmospheric andinland water qualities, and evaluate the environmental
impacts and feedbacks to climate changes.

Desertification

Air Pollution

Ecosystem deterioration

Water Pollution

Achievements Propagation● June 5, 2022, “Annual Report and datasets of remote sensing monitoring of global
ecological environment”was selected as one of the "Top Ten Research Progresses in
China's Geographic Sciences 2021" by the Geographical Society of China.

● Sep. 9, 2022, "The Belt and Road Ecological Environment Remote Sensing Monitoring
Special Products Supporting Regional Ecological Sustainable Development" research report
was selected as one of the "Top 100 Earth Observation Application Cases”by China GEO.
● Aug. 10,2022, The application case of " Assessment of Sustainable Development Situation inSoutheast Asia Based on Human Activity Pressure" has been submitted to UNESCAP as oneof the three selected, due to be released at the 4th UNESCAP Ministerial Conference on SpaceApplications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific by the United Nations.
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Outline
1. Overview of AOGEO TG-7
2. Achievements in 2020-2022
3. Way Forward for 2023-202523

Way Forward Toward 2023- 2025 and Beyond
TG7 will promote the construction ofinternational cooperation network;

Cooperate with TG2 Asia-Pacific
Biodiversity Observation Networkand TG3 GEO Carbon and GHG
Initiative and other task groups

Establish an international validation
network for Earth observation
products;
Strengthen cooperation with otherworking groups and support theIntegrated Priority Studies(IPS);

Enhance the data sharing to endusers (AIIB, EXIM Bank, UNEP…) for
environmental protection decisionmaking .

TG7- Standardized
Comprehensive
Products

Support GEO
engagement priorities:
SDGs, Climate Change,
Disaster Risk Reduction,
Resilient Cities

Cooperate with other GEO
activities: GEOARC, EO4SDG,……

On-going projects and expected Outputs in 2023- 2025
1) Global 1km and 16m land cover and terrestrial ecosystem parameter products.
2) Asia-Oceania Environment Monitoring platform for urban expansion, air quality, vegetation
change monitoring, and provide real-time update of monitoring results, and build thecapacity for remote sensing monitoring of environmental changes in developing countries.
3) Develop artificial intelligence framework for agricultural infrastructure identification,practical intelligent grazing products, risk assessment model for ships in polar regions.
International services andcollaborative applications ofglobal remote sensing data andproducts for typical land covertypes at 10m resolution using
satellite data from China

Research anddevelopment of ARD keytechnologies for domestic
satellites

Ecosystem Monitoringand Application in AsiaOceania Hotspot Areas

Carbon Disturbances in Glo
bal Terrestrial Ecosystems— Observation andAssessment

25Annual Reports in 2023-2025● 2022: "Arctic ice and snow and ecological environment changes”, “Production situation of global bulk grain andoil crops and the utilization of arable land”;● 2023: "Impact of changes in global terrestrial ecosystem types on carbon emissions and carbon absorption”,“Environmental changes in the North and South Pole and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau”, “Global bulk grain and oilcrop production and food security”;● 2024-2025:"Global Land Surface Ecological Environment Change", "Global Ecologically Vulnerable Areas", "GlobalBulk Grain and Oil Crops", "Global Terrestrial Important Waterbodies and Wetlands", "Global Carbon Neutralization
Process", "Ocean and Atmospheric Environment”...

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Planed Activities during 2023-2025
March、April：“AOGEO Workshop”、“ AOGEO Training Course”;

May：“GEO Symposium ”

August：AOGEO TG7 workshop

September：“AOGEO Symposium

November：“GEO Week Side Events”;

Users’ Connection● United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)● United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)● International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)● Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)● Governments of China and Southeast Asian Countries● Earth Observations for the Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG)● Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank（AIIB）

Cross TG Activities:
IPS: Integrated
Research in MekongRiver Basin forEnvironment
monitoring
Joint Workshop withTG2，3，6?
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Call for Participation!"#$"%&#'()*+,-.*/(0++(10234,41053/6Ø GEO Members and countries in AO region
Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, North Korea, South Korea,Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka,Maldives, Afghanistan , Iraq, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain,Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey,Cyprus, Palau, Nauru, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Solomon
Islands, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia.……
Ø POs and other Societies:
UNEP-IEMP, UNESCO-HIST, WMO, UNESCAP, CEOS, ICSU/Future Earth, ICSU/IRDR, ICIMOD, POGO,ISDE, ISPRS, GRSS, APSCO, UUCCD, FAO, IPCC, AIIB, …..
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Thank you for your time !
liuqh@aircas.ac.cn

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