APPENDIX AINSTRUCTION OF
THE PROPOSAL COVER SHEET AND SCHEDULE

Note)
Proposals are to be written in either English or Japanese.
Please refer to the Section 4.3 of the guide documents, either “2nd_EORA_guide_E.pdf” or “2nd_EO-RA_guide_J.pdf”, for the detailed instructions.

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Proposal Cover Sheet (1/2)
For JAXA 2nd Research Announcement on the Earth Observations
Proposal No.

(Leave Blank for JAXA Use)

Proposal Title
Research category: Check one category that is most suitable for your proposal.
Algorithm Development:

GCOM-W Algorithm
MOLI Algorithm

GCOM-C Algorithm
AMSR3 Algorithm

GPM Algorithm

Calibration / Validation:

GCOM-W Cal./Val.
ALOS-3 Cal./Val.
EarthCARE Cal./Val.

GCOM-C Cal./Val.
ALOS-4 Cal./Val.

GPM Cal./Val.
MOLI Cal./Val.

GCOM-W Application
ALOS-2 Application

GCOM-C Application

GPM Application

Application Research:

Principal Investigator (PI)Name

Job Title

Department
Institution
Address
Country
E-mailTelephone
Facsimile

Co – Investigator (CI)Name

Institution

Telephone

E-mailBudget (yen in thousands) Input the calculated total budget (Direct Cost Total + Overhead)
JFY2019

JFY2020

JFY2021

TOTAL(Leave Blank for JAXA Use)

Authorizing Official for The Research Agreement: Signature(Name and Title)(Organization)

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Proposal Cover Sheet (2/2)
Name of PI
Proposal Title
Abstract: Less than 500 words in English (or 1,500 characters in Japanese)

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Research Schedule
JFY
Month

2019
4-6

7-9

2020
10-12

1-3

4-6

7-9

Milestones(Meetings,
experiments, reports,
etc.)
Activities(Indicate periods oframified research
activities identified inyour proposal)

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2021
10-12

1-3

4-6

7-9

10-12

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APPENDIX B
INSTRUCTION OF
THE RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS

Note)
Proposals are to be written in either English or Japanese.
Please refer to the Section 4.3 of the guide documents, either “2nd_EORA_guide_E.pdf” or “2nd_EO-RA_guide_J.pdf”, for the detailed instructions.

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BUDGET SUMMARY (EXAMPLE)
In the case of a foreign currency used for the budget, indicate the exchange rate used on the topof this summary seat, for example, 1 US dollar = 110 Japanese yen.

1. Personnel Expenses
2019
320(40x8)

Part-time job for DSD data analysis

2.

(unit: yen in thousands)
2020
2021
Total
320
(40x8)

960(120*8)Purchases
2.1 Computers / Peripheral Equipment
ITEM

2019

(unit: yen in thousands)
2020
2021
Total

2019

2020

2019
60
100
10
2
50

(unit: yen in thousands)
2020
2021
Total
60
50
170
100
100
300
10
15
35
2
2
6
50
100

2019
300

(unit: yen in thousands)
2020
2021
Total
600
1,500
2,400

2.2 Software
ITEM

2.3 Expendable Materials and Supplies
ITEM
8mm tape (112m)
CD-R
MO (640MB)
A4 Paper (package of 500 sheets)
CD-RW Drive3.

320(40x8)

Subcontracts
ITEM
Software development for DSD data
analysisB-1(unit: yen in thousands)
2021
Total

4.

5.

Travel Expenses
Departure Point – Destination(number of travelers)Tokyo – Washington, D.C. (1 person)
Tokyo – Paris (1 person)
Tokyo – London (1 person)
Tokyo – Osaka (1 person)(unit: yen in thousands)
2019
600
650

Observation Equipment
ITEM
Micro Rain Radar

2019
1,500

2020

600
650
650
35

7.

Distributor

1,200
1,300
1,300
70

(unit: yen in thousands)
Cost

Purpose

2019

2020

2019

(unit: yen in thousands)
Cost
2020
2021
Total

2019

(unit: yen in thousands)
2020
2021
Total

Other Data
Name of
Data Sets

8.

Distributor

650
35

Total

(unit: yen in thousands)
2020
2021
Total
1,500

6. Satellite Data
Name of
Satellite /Sensors2021

PurposeOthersITEM

DIRECT COST TOTAL(unit: yen in thousands)

3,592

2,477

2021

3,272

Total

9,341

Regarding Overhead Cost, check either of the following boxes:
Unnecessary
Deductible with special procedures (e.g. submission of a certain application documentfrom JAXA)
Indispensable ( 20% of direct cost. Please input the calculated overhead cost below.)
OVERHEAD (unit: yen in thousands)

B-2

718

495

654

1,868

DATA REQUIREMENTS
1. JAXA-Archived Satellite Datasets(JERS-1, ADEOS, TRMM, Aqua/AMSR-E, ADEOS-II, ALOS, GOSAT, GCOM-W, GPM, ALOS-2,
GCOM-C)

Name of Satellite / Sensor

2.

Quantity (scenes)

PurposeJMA Datasets(Global Analysis Data, Global Forecast Data (24-hr forecast), AMeDAS data, Ground Radar data,
Rainfall analysis data, Daily SST data)

Name of Product

PeriodPlease refer to the following “B.2 Instructions for data requirements”.

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PurposeB.1 Instructions for budget summary
Provide a budget summary by cost element (Personnel Expenses, Computers/Peripheral equipment,
Software, Expendable Materials and Supplies, Subcontracts, Travel Expenses, Observation
Equipment, Satellite Data, Other Data, and Others), sorted by Japanese fiscal year as shown in theexample. An annual summary budget should also appear on the first page of the Proposal CoverSheet.
(1) Personnel expenses
Enter the expenses for part-time workers here as the total cost calculated by multiplying theunit cost per day by the number of days. For part-time workers, use your own cost estimates.
(2) Computers/peripheral equipment/softwareEnter the lease and rental cost of computers and/or peripheral equipment. Note that JAXA has
the right to change specifications of all equipment. Also enter the cost of software here.
(3) Expendable materials and supplies
Enter the quantity of each item, following the example.
(4) Subcontracts
Provide the cost of subcontracts to outside companies or organizations here.
(5) Travel expenses
Describe the proposed domestic and/or international travel including information ondestination and number of days/number of times (or travelers).
(6) Observation equipment
Enter the costs of observation equipment(s) including installation cost.
(7) Satellite data
Investigators requesting satellite data other than JAXA-owned or archived data (listed in thenext section) should provide cost information here.
(8) Other data
Enter the costs for data other than satellite data.
(9) Others
Enter the costs for publication and others here.
(10) Direct cost total
Enter the costs summed up above.
(11) Overhead
Check one of the boxes, and if the overhead is indispensable for the organization of PI, enter
the number of ratio to the direct costs and the calculated overhead amount.
B.2 Instructions for data requirements
JAXA-owned satellite data are listed below. JAXA will provide requested data judged necessary
for the proposed research, subject to availability of data processing.
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・

Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JERS) (global)
Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS)
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E) aboard EOS-Aqua
Satellite
Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II)
Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) (Valid number of scenes per year fromJAXA archives)
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT)
Global Change Observation Mission - Water (GCOM-W)
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)
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・ Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2) (Valid number of scenes per year fromJAXA archives)・ Global Change Observation Mission - Climate (GCOM-C)
Note)
GOSAT-2, EarthCARE, ALOS-3, ALOS-4, and MOLI will be added by revision of the Agreement
pursuant to Article 34 when provision of data becomes available.
Data availability can be checked on JAXA’s Earth Observation Satellite Data Distribution Service(linked from EORC website, https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/distribution/).
JAXA also archives meteorological data, which are provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA), under the data exchange agreement between JAXA and JMA. PIs who want to use
following JMA data in their analysis within the purpose of proposed research should indicate theirdata requests in the Data Requirement sheet, as shown in page B-3. JAXA will determine provisionof necessary JMA data in accordance with the research proposal.
•
•
•
•
•
•

JMA Global Analysis Data
JMA Global Forecast Data (24-hour forecast)
JMA AMeDAS 10-minute meteorological data
JMA ground-based radar data (radar reflectivity)
JMA Rainfall Analysis data
JMA Merged satellite and in situ data Global Daily Sea Surface Temperatures (MGDSST)

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APPENDIX CASSOCIATED TERMS AND CONDITIONSOF RESEARCH AGREEMENTS(FOR THE EARTH OBSERVATION RESEARCH
ANNOUNCEMENT)
2nd EARTH OBSERVATION RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT COMMISSIONED RESEARCHAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY AND THE
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (C-2 ~ C-13)
2nd EARTH OBSERVATION RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCHAGREEMENT (FUNDED) BETWEEN THE JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCYAND THE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (C-14 ~ C-25)
2nd EARTH OBSERVATION RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCHAGREEMENT (NON-FUNDED) BETWEEN THE JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATIONAGENCY AND THE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (C-26 ~ C-36)

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COMMISSIONED RESEARCH AGREEMENTFOR THE EARTH OBSERVATION MISSIONBETWEENTHE JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA)AND
THE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION(FOR THE SECOND RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT)

JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY

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2nd EARTH OBSERVATION RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENTCOMMISSIONED RESEARCH AGREEMENT
This agreement ("Agreement") is entered into between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
established under the provision of the Law Concerning the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on
October 1, 2003, represented by its President and having its principal office at 7-44-1 Higashimachi,
Jindaiji, Choufu-shi, Tokyo, Japan ("JAXA") and a research organization ("Research Organization",“RO”) that submitted an application form for the below described research activities to JAXA,
hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Parties”.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, JAXA issued the Research Announcement ("RA") to engage in research activities
directly related to retrieval algorithms for geophysical products, product validation, and dataapplication of earth observation satellites, and the Research Organization applied pursuant to suchRA;
WHEREAS, JAXA accepted the Research Organization's proposal that was in response to the RA,
delivered the confirmation sheet and JAXA further desires to utilize such proposal in JAXA's project;
andWHEREAS, JAXA desires to commission the Research Organization to engage in the above research
activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for othergood and reasonable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, theParties hereby agree as follows:
Article 1. Definition
1. The following capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the following meanings.
(1) “Research Results” means the technical results and scientific knowledge derived from theimplementation of the Research Projects pursuant to this Agreement, including all inventions,
ideas, designs, literary works, algorithms (e.g. Technological development accompanied by
Program/Data to embody such algorithms), and technical know-how.
(2) "Intellectual Property Rights" generated in the course of implementation of the Agreementmeans the following:(i) Industrial Property Rights (as defined below);(ii) Potential Industrial Property Rights (as defined below); and(iii) Program/Data Copyrights (as defined below).
"Industrial Property Rights" means all domestic and foreign patents, utility models, andindustrial designs.
"Potential Industrial Property Rights" means all domestic and foreign application rights forpatents, utility models, or industrial designs.
"Program/Data Copyrights" means all domestic and foreign copyrights related to computer
programs, software and databases.
(3) “Commissioned Research Plan” means the plan described in Attachment 1 of the Application
Form for the Earth Observation Research Announcement Commissioned Research Agreement(hereinafter “Application Form”).
(4) “Research Period” means the research period as described in the Commissioned Research Plan.
In accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, in the event that the Agreement ended
prior to the completion date of the research originally set, the date the Agreement ends shall beread as the research period.
(5) “Annual Evaluation” means JAXA’s annual review, which is carried out by JAXA before the endof the Japanese fiscal year during which the Agreement was concluded. At the end of eachC-3

fiscal year, the review is conducted through the RO’s presentation at workshops and meetings
as well as based on the Progress Report.
(6) “Earth Observation Satellite Data” means data sets obtained from satellites, which areretained by JAXA at the time of execution of this Agreement. The available data sets includingnames of satellites or sensors, observation period that can be offered, and observation areas
listed in the Attachment of this Agreement.
(7) “Meteorological Data” means the data provided by the Japanese Meteorological Agency.
2. In this Agreement, “Invention etc.” contains multiple meanings: When it is a subject of patentrights it refers to an invention; when it is a subject of a utility model it refers to an idea; when it
is a subject of the rights for industrial design, literary work of program and database, it refers
to a creation; when it is a subject of algorithm and technological know-how it refers to proposition.
3. In this Agreement, “utilization” of Intellectual Property Rights and Research Results refer to theacts specified in paragraph 3 of Article 2 of the Patent Act, paragraph 2 of Article 3 of the Utility
Model Act, paragraph 3 of Article 2 of the Design Act, and Article 21 and 27 of the Copyright Act(including the use of the secondary publication created by JAXA), as well as the use of algorithm
and technical know-how.
4. In this Agreement, “PI” (Principal Investigator) refers to the person who submitted the research
proposal to this Research Announcement and who is also the RO employee selected to be
responsible for the implementation of the accepted Research Project. “CI” means “CoInvestigator” who supports the research activities represented by the PI. Name of the PT and CI(hereinafter “Commissioned Researchers”) and their affiliated organization will be show in the“Commissioned Research Plan”.
Article 2. Purpose and Scope of Research Projects
The RO shall implement the following tasks.
(1) The RO shall conduct the research activities (“Research Projects”) in accordance with theStatement of Work issued by JAXA (“Statement of Work”) and the Commissioned Research Plan.
(2) The RO shall respond to requests from JAXA and attend required meetings hosted by JAXA suchas the workshop at the end of each fiscal year.
(3) The RO shall report the Research Results and progress of the research at the annual workshops
and meetings hosted by JAXA.
(4) Each year before the end of the Agreement Period, the RO shall deliver JAXA the Research
Results acquired during the effective term of the Agreement in the form of a Progress Report inaccordance with the Statement of Work. The Progress Report shall contain the deliverable
Research Results specified in the Statement of Work. In addition, upon the completion of theresearch period, the RO shall deliver JAXA the Progress Report regarding the Research Results
acquired during the whole of the commissioned research period. In such a case, the RO will not
be required to deliver another Progress Report for the final year of the Agreement.
Article 3. Effective Term and Renewal
1. The Agreement shall be concluded upon the acceptance through the issuance of the Confirmation
Sheet by JAXA for the application submitted by the RO using the application form, and theAgreement shall become effective as per the date prescribed on the Confirmation Sheet issued
by JAXA and shall continue to be in effect until the end of the present Japanese fiscal year(“Agreement Term”). In case of a conflict between the Confirmation Sheet and this Agreement,
the terms and conditions stipulated in the Confirmation Sheet will supersede this Agreement.
2. The Agreement Term shall be renewed for one Fiscal Year provided that JAXA approves anextension of the research period in the Annual Evaluation; provided, however, that the Parties
mutually agree upon the amount to be paid by JAXA for the extended period; further provided,
however, the RO shall submit a renewal Application Form to JAXA and JAXA shall approve by
issuing a new Confirmation Sheet. Thereafter the procedure shall be the same as above.
Article 4. Annual Evaluation
1. JAXA shall conduct an Annual Evaluation regarding the contents of the Agreement fairly atthe end of the Agreement Term.
2. In the event that the results of the evaluation were fail in the Annual Evaluation, the provisions
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in Article 30 (“Incompleteness of Performance”) shall be applied.
Article 5. Commissioned Researchers
1. The RO shall let the researchers listed in the Commissioned Research Plan engage in thiscommissioned research.
2. The RO shall undertake necessary measures to ensure that all the commissioned researchers
comply with the contents of the Agreement.
3. In the event that the RO intends to add new CIs, the RO shall obtain prior written consent fromJAXA and the RO shall undertake necessary measures to ensure that such personnel comply
with the contents of the Agreement.
4. In the event that the PI dies, retires from the RO, takes a leave of absence from work, or can nolonger engaged in the RO for any other reasons, JAXA may terminate this Agreement. Provided,
however, if the RO designates a researcher who belongs to the RO as the PI’s successor and JAXA
approves the succession, the parties may amend this Agreement, with the succeeding researcher
being a new PI. The terms and conditions of the amendment to this Agreement shall be
determined separately upon mutual consultation and consent.
Article 6. Prohibition of Re-commission
1. The RO shall not commission the whole Research Projects to a third party (hereinafter“Subcontract”). The RO may, however, subcontract part of it upon prior written application to
JAXA and approval from JAXA. Should there be a case where subcontractors further recommission the Research Projects to a third party, the company name, address and scope ofbusiness of such third party are required to be submitted to the RO in writing.
2. If the RO subcontracts the Research Projects in accordance with the preceding paragraph, any
act of all the third parties involved in the subcontract, which includes a contractor andcommissioned party of the RO, re-commissioned party, subcontractor and supplier at any tier, inconnection with the subcontractor shall be deemed to be an act of the RO and the RO shall be
responsible therefor.
3. In the event that the RO subcontract part of the Agreement, the RO shall enter an agreementwith the subcontractor regarding the items necessary for the RO to comply with the contents of
the Agreement as well as the items specified by JAXA.
Article 7. Research Funding
1. JAXA shall make advance payment of the “Research Funding” stated in the Confirmation Sheetor Continuous Confirmation Sheet, which is issued in accordance with Article 3, to the RO as anecessary research expense to carry out the Agreement.
2. JAXA shall, within thirty (30) days from the date when they receive an invoice duly issued by
the RO, make payment for the Research Funding described in the previous paragraph.
3. If RO wishes to reallocate expenses between Expense Item Categories for more than 50%
increase or decrease (3,000,000 Japanese yen, in case the amount of 50% is less than 3,000,000
Japanese yen), RO shall obtain a written approval from JAXA in advance.
4. Provided, however, that the RO shall not conduct the reallocation of budget between the generaladministrative expenses and the direct expenses.
5. In case that JAXA fails to pay the Research Funding within the above period, the RO may request
JAXA to pay default interest of six (6) percent per annum on such unpaid amount for the period
from the immediately succeeding day of due date for payment to the date of actual payment.
6. If the interest on late payment calculated following the preceding paragraph is less than 10,000
Japanese yen, JAXA shall be exempt from payment of such interest. Where there is a fraction ofthat amount and if it is less than 1,000 yen, such a fraction shall be omitted.
Article 8. Accounting
RO shall maintain books to record expenses according to items and store documents to prove such
expenses. In addition, RO shall keep all the accounting documents for seven (7) years after the endof the contract counting from next fiscal year. JAXA may request RO to submit a copy of such books
and documents to clarify the expenses, and RO shall respond to such requests from JAXA.
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Article 9. Submission of Completion Notice and Performance Report
1. Upon the completion of the tasks stipulated in Article 2, the RO shall create a completion noticeand submit it to JAXA before the end of the Agreement Period.
2. In the event that the research expenses, stated in paragraph 1 of Article 7, exceed one (1) million
Japanese yen, RO shall submit a Financial Report containing the expenses breakdown to JAXA
within 61 days after the end of contract.
Article 10. Determining the Contract Amount
1. Upon the receipt of the Performance Report stipulated in paragraph 2 in the previous Article,
JAXA shall adjust the expenses within the limit of the original contract amount in accordancewith the present Article, Article 11 (Investigation of Actual Expenses) and Article 12 (Return ofPaid Research Funding), determine and notify the RO of the final contract amount.
2. In the calculation of the actual expenses, the general administrative expenses ratio shall becalculated by using the ratio applied at the time the contract was concluded.
Article 11. Investigation of Actual Expenses
In determining the contract amount stipulated in paragraph 1 in the previous Article, JAXA shallinvestigate whether the actual expenses conform with the contents of the contract and accompanied
conditions, and if necessary, request that the RO submit reports or materials to be referenced, or
provide consent for JAXA to enter the RO’s office to inspect the books and relevant documents.
Article 12. Return of Paid Research Funding
1. After the payment by the method stipulated in paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 7, if the amountalready paid exceeds the final contract amount determined through the process stipulated inparagraph 1 of Article 10, JAXA shall reclaim the excess amount from the RO.
2. In the case of the previous paragraph, the RO shall remit such funds within thirty (30) days fromthe date when the RO receives an invoice issued by JAXA with regard to such funds.
3. In the event there is no return made by the RO within the set time limit as described in thepreceding paragraph, the provisions of paragraph 5 and 6 of Article 7 shall be applied.
Article 13. Ownership of the Rights to the Acquired Equipment
1. The ownership of the equipment acquired with the Research Funding in accordance withparagraph 1 of Article 7 shall be retained by JAXA. However, upon mutual agreement between
JAXA and the RO the ownership of the equipment may be transferred to the RO.
2. The RO shall create a ledger for the equipment mentioned in the previous paragraph andmanage the equipment with the care of a good manager. When the contract ends, the RO must
submit to JAXA a list of acquired property.
Article 14. Providing of the Earth Observation Satellite Data and Rights
1. JAXA will provide the RO with the Earth Observation Satellite Data necessary for the
implementation of the Agreement free of charge via internet.
(1) JAXA may not provide all of the Earth Observation Satellite Data, which the RO may request
due to limitations on the capacity of the JAXA equipment or resources; Amongst the Earth
Observation Satellite Data, which the RO may request JAXA, the each standard data collectedfrom the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) and the Advanced Land Observing
Satellite-2 (ALOS-2) shall be limited by JAXA evaluating the Commissioned Research Plan;(2) JAXA does not guarantee a specific quality or the timely provisions of the Earth Observation
Satellite Data and will not be liable for any deterioration of quality and delay in providing theData;(3) JAXA will not be liable for any situation whereby the Earth Observation Satellite Data cannot
be supplied to the RO due to faults relating to the satellites, limitations on their operations, orfor any other reason; and(4) RO shall bear the costs of media and shipment if RO requests that JAXA provide the Earth
Observation Satellite Data via physical media.
2. With respect to the handling of the Earth Observation Satellite Data provided by JAXA, the RO
shall follow the conditions below:
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(1) RO may not duplicate the Earth Observation Satellite Data for any purpose other than creatinga backup. However, this excludes the duplication to provide for the Commissioned Researchers
stated in Article 5 and the re-commissioned party (hereinafter “PI etc.”) stated in Article 6 thatare necessary for the implementation of the Agreement;(2) The RO may not disclose the Earth Observation Satellite Data except the PI etc.;(3) The RO shall use the provided the Earth Observation Satellite Data solely for the purpose
stipulated in the Agreement; and(4) The RO shall return or otherwise appropriately keep the Earth Observation Satellite Data inaccordance with the instruction of JAXA upon the termination of this Agreement.
3. Any rights relating to the Earth Observation Satellite Data provided by JAXA to the RO shallconfirm to the following;a) JAXA retains the intellectual property rights of all the Earth Observation Satellite Data,
except for ALOS PALSAR data of which METI is the joint owner;b) If value-added products (modified products with high-level processing which are irreversible
to standard data. High-level data processing includes data analysis or combining multiplesatellite data, image processing based on external information, and physical quantity
conversion.) are solely developed by RO out of Earth Observation Satellite Data, in the courseof executing the Research Projects, RO retains the intellectual property rights of such valueadded products;c) Except for cases under paragraph b), all Intellectual Property Rights of the data or productdeveloped by modifying the Earth Observation Satellite Data shall be owned by JAXA; andd) In case RO uses the modified Earth Observation Satellite Data for commercial purposes, RO
shall notify JAXA and comply with a license condition to be set by JAXA.
Article 15. Providing of Meteorological Data and Rights
1. JAXA will provide the RO with the Meteorological Data necessary for the implementation of theAgreement free of charge.
2. The rights concerning the Meteorological Data provided by JAXA shall not be transferred to the
RO through the supply. In addition, for the handling of the Data, the RO will follow the
instruction of JAXA.
3. The RO may not disclose the provided Meteorological Data to any third party.
4. The RO shall use the provided Meteorological DATA solely for the purpose of the Agreement.
5. The RO shall return or otherwise appropriately keep the Meteorological Data in accordance with
the instruction of JAXA upon the termination of this Agreement.
Article 16. Providing of Technical Data
1. JAXA will provide the RO with the technical data such as satellite operation data and groundverification data owned by JAXA as well as Program/Data, excluding the Earth Observation
Satellite Data and the Meteorological Data (hereinafter “Technical Data”) that are necessary forthe implementation of the Agreement free of charge, allow the RO to use it, and provide advice
when required.
2. The RO shall not use the Technical Data provided by JAXA for any other purpose than to fulfill
the purpose of the Agreement, and must not disclose it to anyone but the PI etc.
3. After the completion of the research period, the RO shall return or otherwise dispose of theTechnical Data provided by JAXA following the instruction from JAXA.
Article 17. Ownership of the Research Results
1. Of the Research Results that the RO acquired through the implementation of the Agreement,
the ownership of the Research Results specified by JAXA in the Statement of Work shall belong
to JAXA. Such Research Results do not include the data that is proved to have had beenpossessed by the RO at the time of concluding this Agreement.
2. The copyright of the documents, which include the rights regulated in Article 27 and 28 of the
Copyright Act, that JAXA specified to be delivered by the RO shall be transferred to JAXA at the
point of delivery. In this case, the RO shall not exercise the moral rights.
3. In addition to paragraph 1, for the purpose of confirming the progress of the Research Projects,
JAXA may demand to show all the Research Results acquired through the implementation of the
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Agreement.
4. JAXA shall obtain the prior written consent of the RO in case JAXA plans to disclose the
Research Results (excluding the delivered Research Results) that was presented or submitted by
the RO.
5. The RO shall obtain the prior written consent of JAXA if the RO plans to disclose the Research
Results, the ownership of which belongs to JAXA, to a third party.
Article 18. Usage of the Research Results
1. Of the Research Results acquired through the implementation of the Agreement, JAXA may use
the Research Results other than the one specified in paragraph 1 of the previous Article free ofcharge only for the purpose of its research development including the case for allowing a third
party, which includes partners of joint research projects, to use the Research Results for its own
purpose, as well as for its own peaceful and non-commercial purposes.
2. Of the Research Results acquired through the implementation of the Agreement, the RO may
use the Research Results other than those delivered in accordance with paragraph 1 of theprevious Article free of charge only for the purpose of its research development including thecase for allowing a third party to use the Research Results for its own purpose, as well as for its
own peaceful and non-commercial purposes, upon the prior consent of JAXA.
Article 19. Industrial Property Rights
1. The RO shall report the existence of Potential Industrial Property Rights generated in the courseof the Research Projects, if any, and submit a document with such information to JAXA without
delay, as well as taking a procedure to apply for its Industrial Property Rights following JAXA’s
instructions. If the RO is successfully granted such Industrial Property Rights, it shall notify
JAXA without delay.
2. The RO shall consult JAXA each time regarding important matters concerning the application
procedure for the Industrial Property Rights described in the previous Article.
3. The expense incurred in applying to the Industrial Property Rights as described in paragraph 1
shall be JAXA’s responsibility.
4. In the event the invention etc. that are generated by the commissioned researchers stipulated in
Article 5 are properties subject to registration for the Industrial Property Rights under the nameof the duty of the commissioned researchers, the RO concludes the Agreement that stipulates
the right to apply for the Industrial Property Rights concerning such invention belongs to the
RO shall be concluded with the commissioned researcher, or set the rules for regulating theduties of the employees regarding such a matter.
5. If the technology developed by the RO due to the implementation of the Research Projects is
recognized as an invention, JAXA, if necessary, may succeed the right to apply for the Industrial
Property Rights from the RO and make an application for such Potential Industrial Property
Rights to be registered Industrial Property Rights in JAXA’s name, after receiving the materials
required for the application from the RO.
Article 20. Foreign Application for Industrial Property Rights
The provisions of the previous Article shall be applied to the application for Industrial Property
Rights abroad and the preservation of rights.
Article 21. Ownership of Industrial Property Rights
1. The RO shall transfer the Industrial Property Rights obtained in compliance with paragraph 1
of Article 19. In this case, the cost for the transfer shall be included in the Research Funding
stipulated in paragraph 1 of Article 7.
2. If the RO requests a license to use the Industrial Property Rights assigned to JAXA under thepreceding paragraph or applied by JAXA under paragraph 5 of Article 19, JAXA will grant theRO such a license unless it is reasonable for it to be deemed to be inappropriate. The conditions
for the approval shall be determined by mutual agreement between the Parties as necessary.
3. With regard to the Industrial Property Rights stipulated in paragraph 1 of Article 19, if the RO,
before obtaining the Rights, wishes to use it for any purpose other than that of the Agreement,
or wishes to grant its use to a third party, shall consult JAXA as necessary.
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4. In accordance with the provisions in paragraph 1, JAXA, based on the criteria determined by
JAXA, shall bear the total or a portion of the costs, which the RO should pay the commissioned
researcher who created the technology, which is subject to the Industrial Property Rights
transferred from the RO and the Right to receive the transferred Industrial Property Rights fromthe RO stipulated in paragraph 5 of Article 19.
Article 22. Ownership of Program/Data Copyrights
1. Upon the completion of the Agreement, the RO shall notify JAXA without delay in the event that
the RO creates a program and/or database (hereinafter “Program/Data”) that may potentiallyconstitute the Program/Data copyrights. In this case, the Program/Data that the Statement ofWork specifies its delivery shall be excluded from the notification stipulated in this Article.
2. The RO shall transfer the copyrights of the Program/Data, including the rights stipulated in
Article 27 and 28 of the Copyrights Act, acquired through the implementation of this Agreement
to JAXA. The cost for this transfer shall be included in the Research Funding stipulated inparagraph 1 of Article 7. Regarding the Program/Data of which the RO already had its rights
prior to the conclusion of the Agreement as well as among the know-how, routine, subroutine andmodules that are commonly used by similar program the RO specified, copyrights of suchproducts are retained by the RO but not transferred to JAXA.
3. In the event that the RO transfer copyrights to JAXA, if the product subject to the copyright iscreated by the RO, the RO waives any related moral rights. If it is created by a third party but
not by the RO, the RO shall take measures to prevent the third party from using any related
moral rights.
4. If the RO requests a license to use the Program/Data copyrights assigned to JAXA, JAXA will
grant the RO such a license unless it is reasonable for it to be deemed to be inappropriate. The
conditions for the approval shall be determined by mutual agreement between the Parties asnecessary.
5. In the event that programs are modified/adapted not by JAXA or the RO but by a third party,
JAXA shall bear the responsibility related to the use of such programs and the RO shall not be
responsible for any liability caused by such programs.
6. With regard to the know-how, routine, subroutine and modules utilized commonly by similar
programs, the copyrights of which are retained by the RO in accordance with paragraph 2 of this
Article, the RO shall approve JAXA of a royalty-free right to use such products in the form of the
program acquired through the implementation of the Agreement without consent from the RO.
Such used by JAXA shall include the right of JAXA to grant a third party the right to use theknow-how, routine, subroutine and modules without paying any royalties to the RO.
Article 23. Use of Facilities
1. The RO may use JAXA’s facilities and equipment (hereinafter “Facilities”) free of charge upon
the prior consent of JAXA if there is a necessity for the implementation of the Agreement.
2. In the event of using JAXA’s Facilities, the RO shall use the Facilities in compliance with all theregulations stipulated by JAXA.
Article 24. Bringing in Instruments
If necessary for the implementation of the Agreement, the RO may bring instruments and otheritems into JAXA’s facilities with the prior consent of JAXA. In such a case the RO shall be incompliance with all the regulations stipulated by JAXA.
Article 25. Delivery of Rental Items, Storage and Return
1. If required to implement the Agreement, JAXA shall lend the RO any instruments and otheritems owned by JAXA.
2. At the time of delivery of the instruments and items for lending (hereinafter “Rental Items”) in
accordance with the preceding paragraph, JAXA shall submit a delivery note to the RO and the
RO shall submit a receipt to JAXA.
3. In the event that the RO received the delivery of the Rental Items, the RO shall confirm thepresence of any abnormality regarding the list of articles and numbers. If a lack of quantity or
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the RO shall notify JAXA of the matter immediately and seek further instruction.
4. The RO shall manage and use the Rental Items delivered with the care of a good manager andshall use items solely for the purpose of the Agreement.
5. The RO shall maintain books of receipts and shipment as well as management regarding theRental Items delivered, record and organize the receipts, and always make the situation of theRental Items clear.
6. In the event that the Rental Items are lost or damaged, the RO shall report this to the lender
without delay.
7. In the event that all or part of the Rental Items become unnecessary due to the completion of thewhole or part of the Agreement as well as of any amendment or termination of the Agreement,
the RO shall notify JAXA and undertake a procedure to return the Rental Items in compliancewith JAXA’s instruction without delay.
Article 26. Confidentiality
1. In this Agreement, “Confidentiality Information” means those that are applicable to any of thefollowing items.
(1) Amongst the outcome as a result of the Agreement, any documents with an indication ofconfidential notice, tangible objects such as samples, or regardless of its form in tangible orintangible, any items that have been confirmed in writing as Confidential Information by JAXA
and the RO.
(2) Any information that a party discloses or presents as confidential in the forms of document,
drawing, photograph, test piece, sample, magnetic tape, and floppy disk.
2. JAXA and the RO must manage Confidential Information properly and may not leak or disclose
to anyone other than those involved in the Agreement. However, any information that is
applicable to any of the following items may be an exception:(1) Information that is already known to the public when disclosed by the disclosing party;(2) Information that becomes known to the public after the disclosure by the disclosing party
without intentional misconduct of the receiving party;(3) Information that the receiving party already had before the disclosure by the disclosing party
and that is able to verify this fact;(4) Information with proof that the receiving party acquires legally from a duly authorized third
party not subject to confidentiality obligations;(5) Information and materials that the receiving party independently acquire without utilizing
information obtained from the disclosing party and that are able to verify this fact;(6) Information with written consent from the disclosing party for the disclosure and the
publication; or(7) Information that is required to be disclosed by applicable laws, judgment or order of a competentcourt. In this case, the receiving party shall promptly notify the disclosing party of the necessityof disclosure.
3. The confidentiality obligation under paragraph 2 shall remain effective for a period of five (5)years after the termination of the Agreement. However, this period of keeping confidentiality
may be extended or shortened by mutual agreement between JAXA and the RO.
Article 27. Publication of Research Results
1. The RO shall be able to present or publish the Research Results, which were acquired throughthe implementation of the Agreement and delivered in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article
17; provided, however, in compliance with the obligation of Confidentiality Information stated in
Article 26 (hereinafter “publication of Research Results”).
2. In the case of the preceding paragraph, the RO shall notify JAXA with a written document andobtain written consent from JAXA prior to the publication of Research Results. JAXA will not
unreasonably withhold consent from the publishing party’s request.
3. When JAXA receives the notification mentioned in the previous paragraph, if the judgment thatthe notification contains contents, which potentially cause a loss of anticipated benefit by being
published, JAXA shall notify the RO in writing, and the RO shall consult with JAXA. The RO
may not publish the part that has been notified as contents, which potentially cause a loss ofanticipated benefit by being published as described in this paragraph without consent from
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JAXA.
4. The RO shall state in the publication of the Research Results that such results have beenobtained pursuant to this Agreement and identify the owner of the rights to the Earth
Observation Satellite Data and Meteorological Data used in such publication.
5. After disclosing or publishing the Research Results that belong to the RO, the RO shall provide
JAXA with a copy of the publication as soon as possible. JAXA is entitled to a royalty-free rightto use, photocopy and distribute the provided publications unless the copyright of such
publication is owned by an academic society.
Article 28. Security
Upon the implementation of the Agreement, the RO shall take security measures in accordance with
the JAXA’s regulations and must follow JAXA’s instruction.
Article 29. Impossibility of Performance
1. In the event it becomes impossible for the RO to carry out all or any part of the Agreement due
to reasons attributable to the RO, JAXA may terminate all or any part of the Agreement.
2. In the case of the termination of the Agreement following the previous paragraph, JAXA shallapply the provisions in paragraph 1 of Article 12 mutatis mutandis and demand the restitutionof the disused amount.
3. In the case of the termination of the Agreement in accordance with Article 1, JAXA, based onparagraph 3 of Article 32, shall be able to demand the RO incur a penalty.
Article 30. Incompleteness of Performance
1. If the performance of the RO for the Agreement is confirmed not to be following the purpose of
the Agreement due to the liability of the RO, JAXA may claim the RO subsequent completion by
setting an appropriate period.
2. In the event that there is no prospect of the completion of the performance by the RO in
accordance with the Agreement despite the claim made for the subsequent completion stipulated
in paragraph 1, JAXA may terminate all or part of this Agreement.
3. In case the termination of the Agreement is performed in accordance with the preceding
paragraph, JAXA shall apply the provisions in paragraph 1 of Article 12 and claim a return of
the amount of Research Funding that becomes unnecessary.
4. In case the termination of the Agreement is performed in accordance with paragraph 2 above,
JAXA may claim the RO incur a penalty in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 32.
Article 31. Extension of the Delivery Deadline
1. In case there is an acceptable reason for not fulfilling the obligation until the delivery deadline,
the RO may in advance propose JAXA such a reason and planned delivery date and apply for an
extension to the delivery deadline in writing. In this case, if the extension of the delivery deadline
is approved as not to hinder the achievement of the objective of the Agreement, JAXA may
approve the extension.
2. In the event the RO does not fulfill the obligation by the scheduled delivery date, JAXA may
terminate all or any part of the Agreement.
3. If the Agreement is terminated as set forth in the preceding paragraph, JAXA shall apply theprovisions of paragraph 1 of Article 12 and claim a refund of any unexpended Research
Funding.
4. If the Agreement is terminated as set forth in paragraph 2, JAXA in compliance with paragraph
3 of Article 32 shall claim the RO incur a penalty.
Article 32. Termination of the Agreement
1. In the event of any of the following conditions, JAXA and the RO may terminate the Agreement.
(1) Upon the consent of both JAXA and the RO.
(2) When the other party commits a dishonest or inequitable act and the breaching party fails tooffer any satisfactory remedial measures within seven (7) days after receiving demands forcorrective action.
(3) When the other party violates any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement provided that
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the breaching party fails to offer any satisfactory remedial measures within seven (7) days after
receiving demands for corrective action.
(4) When the events stipulated in paragraph 5 (transfer of the PI) of Article 4 occurs and there is no
one who engages in this joint research project at the RO.
(5) When unavoidable circumstances occur such as a natural disaster.
(6) When the RO sends a written notice to JAXA in accordance with the paragraph 2 of Article 34.
2. Upon the termination of the Agreement, the RO shall submit to JAXA all work in progress andcompleted work based on the research carried out prior to the termination.
3. In the event that the Agreement is terminated in accordance with number 2 or 3 of paragraph 1,
JAXA and the RO may claim the other party a penalty equivalent to 10% of the Research
Funding stipulated in paragraph 1 of Article 7, which corresponds to the contents of thetermination above. However, if the amount of the penalty is less than 10,000 Japanese yen, thepayment of such penalty is not required. Where there is a fraction of that amount and if it is lessthan 1,000 yen, such a fraction shall be omitted.
4. Neither JAXA nor the RO shall claim any compensation in case the termination of the Agreement
is exercised in accordance with number 5 of paragraph 1 of the present Article.
Article 33. Effective Term of the Agreement
1. Effective Term of the Agreement shall be the period stipulated in Article 3.
2. Even after the end of the Effective Term of the Agreement stipulated in the previous paragraph,provisions in paragraph 2 and 3 of Article 14 (Providing of the Earth Observation Satellite Data
and Rights), paragraph 2 to 5 of Article 15 (Providing of Meteorological Data and Rights), Article
16 (Providing of Technical Data), Article 18 (Usage of the Research Results) to 22 (Ownership of
the Copyrights of Program/Data), and Article 27 (Publication of Research Results) continues tobe effective for the duration of the continuance of the rights stated in the present Article.
Provisions of Article 26 (Confidentiality) and Article 27 (Publication of Research Results) posses
the terms effect stipulated in the present Article.
Article 34. Amendment of the Agreement
1. JAXA can amend the contents of this Agreement. In such a case, JAXA announces the amended
contents by posting it to the website operated by JAXA, and thereafter the Agreement is handledbased on the amended contents.
2. In the case the RO has a legitimate reason for not agreeing with the amendment of the previous
paragraph, the RO may terminate the Agreement by notifying JAXA in writing within thirty(30) days from the date the amended contents were posted on the website.
Article 35. Governing Law
The Agreement shall be governed and interpreted under the laws of Japan.
Article 36. Language
All communications between JAXA and the RO under this Agreement shall be either in Japanese or
English.
Article 37. Consultation
In the event that any doubt arises with regard to provisions that are not included in the Agreement,
it shall be resolved upon mutual agreement between JAXA and the RO as necessary.

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Attachment “Earth Observation Satellite Data”
Name of Satellite or Sensor
JERS(Japanese Earth Observation Satellite)
ADEOS(Advanced Earth Observation Satellite)
TRMM(Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)
AMSR-E(Advanced Microwave ScanningRadiometer for EOS-Aqua satellite)
ADEOS-II(Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II)
ALOS(Advanced Land Observing Satellite)* number of scenes limited
GOSAT(Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite)
GCOM-W(The Global Change Observation Mission- Water)
GPM(Global Precipitation Measurement）

Observation
Period(YYYY/MM/DD)
1992/09/01~1998/10/11
1996/10/15~1997/06/29
1997/12~2015/04
2002/06/19~2011/10/04

Observable Area
GlobalGlobalGlobal (PR: Approximately 36°S36°N. TMI and VIRS:Approximately 38°S-38°N)
Global2003/01~2003/10
2006/05/16~2011/04/22

Global2009/04/23~

Global2012/07~

Global2014/03~

Global (DPR: Approximately
66°S-66°N. GMI: Approximately
68°S-68°N)
GlobalGlobalALOS-2
2014/08/04~(Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2)* number of scenes limited
GCOM-C
2018/01~
Global(The Global Change Observation
Mission-Climate)* GOSAT-2, EarthCARE, ALOS-3, ALOS-4, and MOLI will be added by revision of the Agreement
pursuant to Article 34 when provision of data becomes available.

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENT (FUNDED)FOR THE EARTH OBSERVATION MISSIONBETWEENTHE JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA)AND
THE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION(FOR THE SECOND RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT)

JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY

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2nd EARTH OBSERVATIONRESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENTCOLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENT (FUNDED)
This agreement ("Agreement") is entered into between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
established under the provision of the Law Concerning the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on
October 1, 2003, represented by its President and having its principal office at 7-44-1 Higashimachi,
Jindaiji, Choufu-shi, Tokyo, Japan ("JAXA") and a research organization ("Research Organization",“RO”) that submitted an application form for the below described research activities to JAXA,
hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Parties”.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, JAXA issued the Research Announcement ("RA") to engage in collaborative research
activities directly related to retrieval algorithms for geophysical products, product validation, anddata application of earth observation satellites, and the Research Organization applied pursuant tosuch RA;WHEREAS, JAXA accepted the Research Organization's proposal that was in response to the RA,
delivered the confirmation sheet to the Research Organization and JAXA further desires to utilize
such proposal in JAXA's project; andWHEREAS, JAXA desires to engage in the above research activities in collaboration with the
Research Organization.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for othergood and reasonable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, theParties hereby agree as follows:
Article 1. Definitions
1. The following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "Research Results" means the technical results and scientific knowledge derived from theimplementation of the Research Projects pursuant to this Agreement, including all inventions,
ideas, designs, literary works, algorithms, and technological developments, such as programs,that can execute the algorithm(s).
(2) "Intellectual Property Rights" generated in the course of implementation of the Agreementmeans the following:(i) Industrial Property Rights (as defined below);(ii) Potential Industrial Property Rights (as defined below); and(iii) Program/Data Copyrights (as defined below).
"Industrial Property Rights" means all domestic and foreign patents, utility models, andindustrial designs.
"Potential Industrial Property Rights" means all domestic and foreign application rights forpatents, utility models, or industrial designs.
"Program/Data Copyrights" means all domestic and foreign copyrights related to computer
programs, software and databases.
(3) "Collaborative Research Plan" means the plan described in the Application for Collaborative
Research Agreement for the GCOM (“Application”).
(4) “Research Period” means a period described in the Collaborative Research Plan. Based on theregulations of this Agreement, in case this Agreement is terminated before the completion dateof the Research Period, such date of termination of the Agreement shall be the final date of the
Research Period.
(5) "Annual Evaluation" means evaluation by JAXA for the results achieved within the year inwhich this Agreement was concluded. JAXA evaluates the results by reports presented at the
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defined below).
(6) "Earth Observation Satellite Data" means data sets obtained from satellites which areretained by JAXA at the time of execution of this Agreement. The available data sets (includingnames of satellites, sensors, observation period that can be offered, and observation areas) arelisted in Attachment A of this Agreement.
(7) “Meteorological Data” means data sets provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency pursuant
to the agreement between JAXA and the Japan Meteorological Agency.
2. In this Agreement, “Invention, etc.” means an invention in terms of a subject of patent rights, autility model in terms of a subject of utility model rights, a creation in terms of a subject of
copyrights such as design rights and programs, and ideas in terms of a subject of algorithm andknow-how.
3. In this Agreement, “utilization” of the intellectual property rights and Research Results means
act defined in Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Patent Act, act defined in Article 2, Paragraph 3 of
the Utility Model Act, act defined in Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Design Act, enforcement ofright defined in Articles 21 and 27 of Copyright Act (including utilization of secondary work
created by JAXA or the Research Organization), and use of algorithm and know-how.
4. In this Agreement, “Principal Investigator” ("PI") means the Research Organization employee
who submitted the proposal in response to the RA and was selected to be responsible for the
Research Projects. "Co-Investigator" ("CI") means a person who supports the PI in performing
the Research Projects with approval by JAXA. Names, affiliation, and other information
concerning PI and CI (collectively “Collaborative Researchers”) shall be described on the
Collaborative Research Plan.
Article 2. JAXA's Performance for Research Projects and the Research Organization's General
Responsibilities for Research Projects
1. JAXA shall make reasonable efforts to perform the following tasks related to the Research
Projects:a) Deliver the Earth Observation Satellite Data and Meteorological Data required for performing
the Collaborative Research to the Research Organization free of charge;b) Hold research presentation meetings for checking progress of the research and other necessary
meetings; andc) Evaluate the Research Result Report submitted at the end of fiscal year for the Annual
Evaluation.
2. For the purpose of ensuring the Research Organization's performance of the above obligations,
the Research Organization shall perform certain actions including, but not limited to:a) The Research Organization shall conduct and complete the Research Projects in accordance with
the Collaborative Research Plan;b) Participate in necessary workshops and meetings for the Research Projects such as the researchpresentation meeting hosted by JAXA at the end of the fiscal year;c) Participate in the research presentation meeting hosted by JAXA every year to report on the the
Research Results and progress of research to JAXA; andd) Deliver a report of all the Research Results obtained during the fiscal year by the end of eachfiscal year to JAXA. Furthermore, at the completion of the research period, the Research
Organization shall report all the Research Results obtained throughout the entire period of the
Collaborative Research in the Final Report and submit it to JAXA. In this case, the Research
Organization does not need to separately submit an annual report for the final year of the term.
Any report stipulated in this paragraph shall be sent by mail in the form of one hard copy andone CD-ROM containing such report in PDF format.
Article 3. Finalization and Renewal of the Contract
1. The Agreement shall become effective as of the date of the issuance of the Confirmation Sheetprescribed by JAXA in response to an application by the Research Organization. Period of theAgreement shall be the period described in the Confirmation Sheet issued by JAXA. In case of
a conflict between the Confirmation Sheet and this Agreement, the terms and conditions
stipulated in the Confirmation Sheet will supersede this Agreement.
2. The Research Organization may renew the Agreement by one fiscal year, provided that JAXA
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approves an extension of the research period in the Annual Evaluation and the Parties mutuallyagree upon the amount to be paid by JAXA for such extended period; further provided, however,the Research Organization shall submit a renewal Application Form to JAXA and JAXA shallissue a new Confirmation Sheet. Thereafter the procedure shall be the same as above.
Article 4. Researchers
1. The Research Organization shall cause the Collaborative Researchers listed on the Collaborative
Research Plan to participate in the Collaborative Research.
2. JAXA shall allow those who are listed on the Collaborative Research Plan to participate in the
Research Projects.
3. The Research Organization shall ensure all the Collaborative Researchers engaging in the
Research Projects act in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
4. In the event that the Research Organization intends to newly select or add CIs, the Research
Organization shall first notify to JAXA by a written form in advance and obtain the consent of
JAXA for such personnel. The Research Organization shall take necessary measures to causesuch CI to follow the Collaborative Research Agreement.
5. In the event that the PI dies, retires from the Research Organization, takes a leave absent fromwork, or come to be no longer engaged in the Research Projects, the Research Organization shallimmediately notify to JAXA as such and JAXA may at its sole discretion terminate thisAgreement; provided however, if the Research Organization designates a researcher who belongs
to the Research Organization as the PI’s successor and JAXA approves the succession, the Parties
may amend this Agreement, with the succeeding researcher being a new PI. The terms andconditions of the amendment to this Agreement shall be determined upon mutual consultationand consent.
Article 5. Subcontract
1. The Research Organization shall not re-commission the whole Research Projects to a third party(“Subcontract”). Provided, however, that the Research Organization may re-commission part of
it upon a written prior application to JAXA and a prior written approval of JAXA. Should there
be a case where subcontractors re-commission part of the Research Projects to a third party, thecompany name, address and scope of business of such third party are required to be submitted
to the Research Organization in writing.
2. If the Research Organization re-commissions the Research Projects to a third party at any tier(contractor or subcontractor, including any company of any stage of the Projects in connection
with the subcontract) of the Research Organization, act of such subcontractor, or, any act of suchthird party in connection with the subcontract shall be deemed to be an act of the Research
Organization and the Research Organization shall be fully responsible therefor.
3. If the Research Organization re-commissions part of the Research Projects to a third party, theResearch Organization shall conclude an agreement with the subcontractor on issues necessary
for the Research Organization to comply with the Agreement and on issues designated by JAXA.
Article 6. Research Funding
1. The Confirmation Sheet issued on the basis of Article 3 identifies the amount of funding to beprovided by JAXA to the Research Organization for the Research Projects ("Research Funding")
and JAXA shall pay such amount to the Research Organization in advance.
2. JAXA shall, within thirty (30) days from the date when JAXA receives an invoice duly issued by
the Research Organization, make payment for the Research Funding.
3. If RO wishes to reallocate expenses between Expense Item Categories for more than 50%
increase or decrease (3,000,000 Japanese yen, in case the amount of 50% is less than 3,000,000
Japanese yen), RO shall obtain a written approval from JAXA in advance.
4. Provided, however, that the Research Organization shall not conduct the reallocation of budget
between the general administrative expenses and the direct expenses.
5. In case that JAXA fails to pay the Research Funding within the above period, the Research
Organization may request JAXA to pay default interest of six (6) percent per annum on such
unpaid amount for the period from the immediately succeeding day of due date for payment to
the date of actual payment.
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6. If the interest on late payment is less than 10,000 yen, JAXA shall be exempt from payment ofsuch interest and if there is any amount less than 1,000 yen, such amount shall be rounded off.
Article 7. Accounting
RO shall conduct accounting of the Research Funding stipulated in Article 6.2. RO shall maintainbooks to record expenses according to items and store documents to prove such expenses. In addition,
RO shall keep all the accounting documents for seven (7) years after the end of the contract counting
from next fiscal year. JAXA may request RO to submit a copy of such books and documents to clarify
the expenses, and RO shall respond to such requests from JAXA.
Article 8. Submission of Financial Statement
In the event that the research expenses, stated in paragraph 1 of the previous Article, exceed one (1)million Japanese yen, RO shall submit a Financial Report containing the expenses breakdown to
JAXA within 61 days after the end of contract.
Article 9. Determination of Contract Amount
1. Upon the receipt of the Performance Report stipulated in paragraph 2 in the previous Article,
JAXA shall adjust the expenses within the limit of the original contract amount in accordancewith the present Article, Article 10 (Investigation of Actual Expenses) and Article 11 (Return ofPaid Research Funding), determine and notify the Research Organization of the final contract
amount.
2. In the calculation of the actual expenses, the general administrative expenses ratio shall becalculated by using the ratio applied at the time the contract was concluded.
Article 10. Investigation of Actual Expenses
For determination of contract amount stipulated in Paragraph 1 of the previous Article, JAXA shallcheck whether the amount spent matches the content and conditions of the Agreement. If necessary,
JAXA requests the Research Organization to submit reference materials or report, or to investigate
books and relevant documents in the offices of the Research Organization.
Article 11. Return of Paid Research Funding
1. After the payment by the method stipulated in paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 6, if the amountalready paid exceeds the final contract amount determined through the process stipulated inparagraph 1 of Article 9, JAXA shall reclaim the excess amount from the Research Organization.
2. In the case of the previous paragraph, the Research Organization shall remit such funds within
thirty (30) days from the date when the Research Organization receives an invoice issued by
JAXA with regard to such funds.
3. In the event there is no return made by the Research Organization within the set time limit as
described in the preceding paragraph, the provisions of paragraph 5 and 6 of Article 6 shall beapplied.
Article 12. Ownership of the Rights to the Acquired Equipment
1. The ownership of the equipment acquired with the Research Funding in accordance withparagraph 1 of Article 6 shall be retained by JAXA. However, upon mutual agreement between
JAXA and the Research Organization the ownership of the equipment may be transferred to the
Research Organization.
2. The Research Organization shall create a ledger for the equipment mentioned in the previous
paragraph and manage the equipment with the care of a good manager. When the Agreement
ends, the Research Organization must submit to JAXA a list of acquired property.
Article 13. Providing of Earth Observation Satellite Data by JAXA
1. JAXA will provide the Research Organization with the Earth Observation Satellite Data for the
Research Projects free of charge via internet in accordance with Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 2
subject to the following conditions:a) The Research Organization agrees and accepts that JAXA may not provide all the Earth
Observation Satellite Data which the Research Organization may request due to
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restrictions in the allowance range of JAXA’s equipment and in resources.
Note that amongst the Earth Observation Satellite Data, which the Research Organization
may request JAXA, the each standard Data collected from the Advance Land Observing
Satellite (ALOS) and the Advance Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2) shall be limited by
JAXA evaluating the Collaborative Research Plan;b) JAXA does not guarantee a specific quality or the timely provisions of the Earth
Observation Satellite Data and does not take responsibility for quality and delay ofprovisions of such data;c) JAXA reserves the right to curtail or suspend Earth Observation Satellite Data supply to
the Research Organization due to faults or difficulties relating to the satellites, limitations
on their operations, or any other reasons and JAXA shall be exempt from any responsibility
for such curtailing and for suspension; andd) Research Organization shall bear the costs of media and shipment if Research Organization
requests that JAXA provide the Earth Observation Satellite Data via physical media.
2. With respect to the Earth Observation Satellite Data provided by JAXA, the Research
Organization shall:a) Not duplicate the Earth Observation Satellite Data except for the purpose of backup.
However, this excludes duplication for distributing to authorized Collaborative Researchers
stipulated in Article 4 and subcontractors stipulated in Article 5 (“PIs, etc.” collectively)
which are necessary for the Collaborative Research Project;b) Not provide or disclose the Earth Observation Satellite Data except to PIs, ets.;c) Only use the Earth Observation Satellite Data for the singular purpose of advancing theefforts of the Research Projects; andd) Return or otherwise appropriately manage the Earth Observation Satellite Data uponcompletion of this Agreement, according to the directives of JAXA.
3. Any rights regarding the Earth Observation Satellite Data provided by JAXA shall conform to
the following:a) JAXA retains the intellectual property rights of all the Earth Observation Satellite Data,
except for ALOS PALSAR data of which METI is the joint owner;b) If value-added products (modified products with high-level processing which are irreversible
to standard data. High-level data processing includes data analysis or combining multiplesatellite data, image processing based on external information, and physical quantity
conversion.) are solely developed by Research Organization out of Earth Observation
Satellite Data, in the course of executing the Research Projects, Research Organization
retains the intellectual property rights of such value-added products;c) If Research Organization and JAXA jointly modify the Earth Observation Satellite Data
which is provided by JAXA and develop any value-added products, Research Organization
and JAXA will discuss the allocation of rights to the value-added products in consideration
to degree of contribution or other factors to be considered;d) Except for cases under paragraph b) and paragraph c), all Intellectual Property Rights of thedata or product developed by modifying the Earth Observation Satellite Data shall be owned
by JAXA; ande) In case Research Organization uses the modified Earth Observation Satellite Data forcommercial purposes, Research Organization shall notify JAXA and comply with a license
condition to be set by JAXA.
Article 14. Providing of Meteorological Data by JAXA
1. For the purpose of performing the Research Projects, JAXA will attempt to provide the Research
Organization with the Meteorological Data based on Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 1.
2. Any rights relating to the Meteorological Data provided by JAXA to the Research Organization
shall not be transferred to the Research Organization by such provisions. In terms of theintellectual property rights of the data, the Research Organization shall follow instructions of
JAXA.
3. The Research Organization may not disclose the provided Meteorological Data to any third party
except for PIs, etc.
4. The Research Organization shall use the provided Meteorological Data solely for the purpose of
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conducting the Research Projects.
The Research Organization shall return or otherwise appropriately keep the Meteorological
Data in accordance with the instructions of JAXA upon the termination of this Agreement.

Article 15. Disclosure of Technical Data
1. To the extent feasible, each party shall disclose and allow use of all necessary technicalinformation, programs, etc. ("Technical Data"), which does not include the Earth Observation
Satellite Data and the Meteorological Data, necessary for performing the Collaborative Research
free of charge. The Parties will undertake to handle expeditiously any request for the Technical
Data presented by the other party.
2. The Technical Data shall be used by the receiving party only for the purpose of fulfilling thereceiving party's responsibilities under this Agreement and shall not be disclosed to any third
party except for PIs, etc.
3. According to directives of the furnishing party, the receiving party shall return or otherwise
dispose of Technical Data provided under the Agreement upon completion of the activities underthe Agreement.
Article 16. Usage of Research Results
1. All Research Results obtained through the course of the Collaborative Research may be used for
non-commercial and peaceful purposes by the Parties (or by the third party including for JAXA
or the Research Organization) ("Jointly-Owned Research Results") without consent of the
Research Organization.
2. With regard to copyrights in the Final Reports submitted by the Research Organization to JAXA,JAXA may freely use, edit, copy, and distribute such reports. In this case, the Collaborative
Researchers shall waive any related moral rights to the copyrights in the Final Reports.
Article 17. Ownership of Research Results
1. Both Parties shall solely own the rights of the Research Results if JAXA or the Research
Organization solely generates such Research Results in the course of the Research Projects.
2. The Parties shall jointly own the rights to the Research Results obtained through the course of
the Collaborative Research and the ownership of such results shall be determined upon mutual
agreement between the Parties, taking into consideration the degrees of contribution by JAXA
and the Research Organization.
Article 18. Application etc. of Intellectual Property Rights
1. JAXA or the Research Organization shall give the other party prompt written notice ofIntellectual Property Rights generated, such as the Invention, Utility Model, and Creation, inthe course of the Collaborative Research and discuss the ownership of such generated
Intellectual Property Rights, as well as whether it is necessary to submit an application forregistration of such Intellectual Property Rights.
2. JAXA and/or Research Organization shall take any necessary procedures for any Industrial
Property Rights owned by and/or held by each Collaborative Researchers (including invention
etc. jointly generated by such Joint Researcher and JAXA or the Research Organization) to betransferred by such Joint Researcher to JAXA or the Research Organization.
3. If JAXA or the Research Organization solely generates Potential Intellectual Property Rights inthe course of the Research Projects ("Solely-Owned Intellectual Property Rights"), the party may
take steps to apply for the registration of the resulting Intellectual Property Rights as solelyowned ones, provided that it shall obtain prior confirmation of the other party. In this case,expenses for application and rights preservation shall be borne by the party solely holding theIntellectual Property Rights.
4. In the event that the Parties jointly generate an invention etc., and submit an application forIntellectual Property Rights to such invention, the Parties shall enter into a separate joint
ownership agreement ("Joint Ownership Agreement") and jointly perform submission of theapplication and other procedures according to the Joint Ownership Agreement. In this case,expenses for application and rights preservation shall be borne by the both JAXA and the
Research Organization depending on the degree of ownership.
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Article 19. Application of Intellectual Property Rights Overseas
1. Regulations of the previous Article shall apply to the case of application and rights preservationof the Intellectual Property Rights in foreign countries.
2. In the event of an application of the Intellectual Property Rights jointly owned by the Parties
pursuant to Paragraph 4 of the previous Article, the Parties shall discuss whether it is necessary
to submit an application for registration of such Intellectual Property Rights.
Article 20. Utilization of Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights
In case either of the Parties utilizes the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights, such party shallobtain a consent from the other party in advance and pay utilization fee as set forth in a separate
utilization agreement, except for the case stipulated in Article 15.
Article 21. License of Utilization of Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights to Third Party
1. The Parties may grant to any third party a license to use the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property
Rights, provided, however that the relevant party shall obtain the written prior consent of theother party, and determine the licensing terms after discussion with the other party.
2. In the case of granting a license to use the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights to a third
party as in the previous Paragraph, the relevant party shall collect the usage fee from such third
party as set forth in the separate usage agreement. The usage fee to be collected from the third
party shall be distributed between the Parties pro rata in proportion to their respective interestsin those rights.
Article 22. Transfer of Interests to Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights
1. The Parties may transfer their respective interests to the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property
Rights generated in the course of the Collaborative Research only to their respective designees
after discussion between the Parties. Such transfer may be carried out pursuant to a separatetransfer agreement. In this event, the Parties shall cause its designee to succeed to all of its
rights and obligations with respect to those Intellectual Property Rights.
2. If JAXA or the Research Organization disclaims its interests in the Jointly-Owned Intellectual
Property Rights, the relevant party shall give the other party prior notice thereof and transfer its
interests to the other party, only if the other party wishes to acquire it.
Article 23. Improved Invention
If JAXA or the Research Organization alters or improves the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property withinone (1) year from the application for registration of the original Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property
Rights, the party shall provide a written notice without delay to the other party describing the alterations
or improvements. Ownership and other issues of the Intellectual Property Rights concerning the alteredor improved invention shall be determined through discussion between the Parties.
Article 24. Designation of Know-How
1. After mutual agreement by the Parties, JAXA and the Research Organization shall promptly
designate as know-how the Research Results which are appropriately to be treated as know-how("Know-How").
2. For designation of Know-how, a period during which the Research Results are designated to be
Know-How shall be specified.
3. After designating the Know-How, such Know-How shall be kept in confidence in principle, forfive (5) years commencing on the day immediately following the date of the completion of thisAgreement; provided, however, that JAXA and the Research Organization may extend or shortenthat period upon mutual agreement.
Article 25. Utilization of Facilities, etc.
1. The Parties may use facilities and equipment (“Facilities”) of the other party free of charge witha prior consent from the other party if it is necessary for implementation of the Research Projects.
2. The Parties shall follow rules and regulations of the other party in case of using the Facilities ofthe other party.
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Article 26. Installation of Equipment
1. The Parties may, if necessary for implementation of the Research Projects, install necessary
equipment and other materials into the facility of the other party with a prior consent from theother party. In this case, the party which installs such equipment shall follow the rules andregulations of the other party.
2. In the event that JAXA or the Research Organization uses the material etc. installed by theother party (Installed Material), such party shall obtain a prior consent of the other party andshall not use the Installed Material for other purposes than the Research Projects.
3. In the event that JAXA or the Research Organization loses or damages the Installed Material,
such party should immediately notify the other party such fact irrespective of the reason.
Article 27. Delivery, Storage, and Returning of Lent Equipment
1. The Parties may lend machinery or other material to the other party if it is required for
implementation of the Research Projects.
2. Upon delivery of the machinery or other material (“Lent Equipment”) lent in accordance withthe previous Paragraph, owner of the Lent Equipment (“Lessor”) shall submit the other party aNote of Delivery and the other party shall submit the Lessor a receipt.
3. The Parties shall confirm items, amount, etc. of the Lent Equipment upon delivery of the Lent
Equipment and if there is a shortage in the amount or any defect (including ones whose quality
and/or specification does not meet the requirement), JAXA or the Research Organization shallnotify such fact to the Lessor and receive an instruction from the Lessor.
4. JAXA and the Research Organization shall manage and use the Lent Equipment with the careof a good manager and should not use the Lent Equipment for the purposes other than the
Research Projects.
5. JAXA and the Research Organization shall keep the record of usage and management of the Lent
Equipment to record delivery, usage, and returning of the Lent Equipment for the purpose ofclarifying the condition of the Lent Equipment.
6. In the case of loss or damage to the Lent Equipment, JAXA and the Research Organization shallimmediately notify the fact to the Lessor without delay.
7. The party shall notify the Lessor if any of the Lent Equipment becomes unnecessary due to thereasons such as completion, change, or termination of whole or part of the Research Projects andshall take returning procedures according to the instruction from the Lessor.
Article 28. Confidentiality
1. In this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means any information that corresponds to anyof the following:(1) Any information that includes documents classified “Confidential”, any material object suchas a sample, or any information, either material or immaterial, which JAXA and the Research
Organization agreed to handle as the Confidential Information by a written agreement,
obtained in the course of these Research Projects; or(2) Any information disclosed or distributed to the other party as Confidential Information in
the form of a document, a drawing, a photograph, a specimen, a sample, a magnetic tape, a
floppy disk, or the like for the purpose of the Research Projects.
2. The Parties shall appropriately keep the Confidential Information secret, and shall not discloseor divulge any Confidential Information to any party other than those who engage in the
Research Projects; provided, however, that any information which corresponds to any of thefollowing is not included in the Confidential Information.
a) Information that is already known to the public when disclosed by the disclosing party;b) Information that becomes known to the public after the disclosure by the disclosing party
without intentional misconduct or negligence of the receiving party;c) Information that the receiving party already had before the disclosure by the disclosing party;d) Information that the receiving party acquires from a dully authorized third party not subject
to confidentiality obligations;e) Information that the receiving party independently develops without utilizing information
obtained from the disclosing party;
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Information with a prior written consent of the disclosing party for the disclosure and the
publication; org) Information that is required to be disclosed by applicable laws, judgment or order of acompetent court. In this case, the receiving party shall promptly notify the disclosing partyof the necessity of disclosure.
3. The confidentiality obligation under this Article shall remain effective for a period of five (5)years after the termination of the Agreement. However, this period of keeping confidentiality
may be extended or shortened by mutual agreement between JAXA and the Research
Organization.
Article 29. Publication of Research Results
1. The Parties may disclose or publish the Research Results obtained in the course of the Research
Projects (Publication of Research Results”) provided that such publishing party follows theobligations stipulated in Article 28.
2. In the case of the previous Paragraph, before publishing, JAXA or the Research Organization(“the publishing party”) shall provide the other party with a written document regarding thedescription of the subjected Research Results to be published and request a written consent of
the other party. The other party will not unreasonably withhold consent from the publishingparty's request for such publication.
3. The other party, upon receiving the notice, will request correction of the content of the publication
in a written form if it is judged that such content includes a portion which may lead to the lossof the future interest of the other party and the publishing party shall consult with the otherparty about such portion. The publishing party may not publish the portion which the otherparty notified as having possibility of resulting in the loss of the future interest of the other party
without consent of the other party.
4. The Research Organization shall state in the publication that such Research Results have beenobtained pursuant to this Agreement and identify the owner of the rights to the Earth
Observation Satellite Data and Meteorological Data used in such publication.
5. The period during which the notification pursuant to Paragraph 2 is required shall be one (1)year from the day following the day of termination of the Agreement. However, this period may
be extended or shortened by mutual agreement between JAXA and the Research Organization.
6. JAXA and the Research Organization shall provide the other party with a copy of the publication
immediately after the disclosure or publishing of such publication. Each party is entitled to an
irrevocable and royalty-free right to use the provided publications, unless the copyright of such
publication is owned or held by an academic society.
Article 30. Security
In the course of the Collaborative Research, the Parties shall take necessary procedures formaintaining an order in the areas managed by each party, ensuring appropriate and smooth
operation of the research, and ensuring protection of important assets and information (security).
Article 31. Termination of the Contract
1. The Parties may terminate the Agreement in any case that corresponds to any one of thefollowing. In such a case, the Parties agree to waive any claim against the other.
(1) Upon the consent of both JAXA and the Research Organization;(2) When the other party commits a dishonest and/or inequitable act; provided, that breaching
party fails to offer any effective and satisfactory remedial measures within seven (7) days after
receiving demands for corrective action from the harmed party;(3) When the other party breaches the Agreement; provided, that breaching party fails to offer
any effective and satisfactory remedial measures within seven (7) days after receiving
demands for corrective action from the harmed party;(4) When the Research Organization loses a person who engages in the Research Projects due tothe reasons described in Paragraph 5 of Article 4 such as transfer of the PI;(5) When an inevitable reason such as a natural disaster arises; or(6) When the RO sends a written notice to JAXA in accordance with the paragraph 2 of Article 33.
2. In a case where the Agreement is terminated due to the reasons described in the previous
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Paragraph, JAXA shall request refund of the funding which is no longer necessary pursuant toParagraph 1 of Article 11.
3. The Parties shall waive any claim against the other if the Agreement is terminated pursuant toParagraph 1, Item 5 of this Article.
4. Upon the termination of the Agreement, the RO shall promptly submit to JAXA all work inprogress and completed work based on the research carried out prior to the termination.
Article 32. Effective Term
1. The effective term of the Agreement shall be the period set forth in Article 3.
2. Termination of this Agreement shall not affect a Party’s continuing obligation under Paragraph
2 and 3 of Article 13 (Providing and Rights of Earth Observation Satellite Data by JAXA),
Paragraph 2 to 5 of Article 14 (Providing and Rights of Meteorological Data by JAXA), Paragraph
3 of Article 15 (Exchange of Technical Information etc.), and Article 16 (Usage of Research
Results) through Article 22 (Transfer of interests to Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights)
during the effective period of rights set forth in each Article and Paragraph while Article 23(Improved Invention), Article 24 (Designation of Know-How), Article 28 (Confidentiality) and
Article 29 (Publication of Research Results) shall be effective during the period set forth in each
Article.
Article 33. Amendment of the Agreement
1. JAXA can amend the contents of this Agreement. In such a case, JAXA announces the amended
contents by posting it to the website operated by JAXA, and thereafter the Agreement ishandled based on the amended contents.
2. In the case the Research Organization has a legitimate reason for not agreeing with theamendment of the previous paragraph, the Research Organization may terminate theAgreement by notifying JAXA in writing within thirty (30) days from the date the amended
contents were posted on the website.
Article 34. Governing Law
The Agreement shall be governed and interpreted under the laws of Japan.
Article 35. Language
All communications between JAXA and the Research Organization under this Agreement shall beeither in Japanese or English.
Article 36. Consultation
In the event that any doubt arises with regard to provisions that are not included in the Agreement,
it shall be resolved upon mutual agreement between JAXA and the Research Organization asnecessary.

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Attachment “Earth Observation Satellite Data”
Name of Satellite or Sensor
JERS(Japanese Earth Observation Satellite)
ADEOS(Advanced Earth Observation Satellite)
TRMM(Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)
AMSR-E(Advanced Microwave ScanningRadiometer for EOS-Aqua satellite)
ADEOS-II(Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II)
ALOS(Advanced Land Observing Satellite)* number of scenes limited
GOSAT(Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite)
GCOM-W(The Global Change Observation Mission- Water)
GPM(Global Precipitation Measurement）

Observation
Period(YYYY/MM/DD)
1992/09/01~1998/10/11
1996/10/15~1997/06/29
1997/12~2015/04
2002/06/19~2011/10/04

Observable Area
GlobalGlobalGlobal (PR: Approximately 36°S36°N. TMI and VIRS:Approximately 38°S-38°N)
Global2003/01~2003/10
2006/05/16~2011/04/22

Global2009/04/23~

Global2012/7~

Global2014/03~

Global (DPR: Approximately
66°S-66°N. GMI: Approximately
68°S-68°N)
GlobalGlobalALOS-2
2014/08/04~(Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2)* number of scenes limited
GCOM-C
2018/1~
Global(The Global Change Observation
Mission-Climate)* GOSAT-2, EarthCARE, ALOS-3, ALOS-4, and MOLI will be added by revision of the Agreement
pursuant to Article 33 when provision of data becomes available.

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENT (NON-FUNDED)
BETWEENTHE JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA)AND
THE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION(FOR THE SECOND RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT)

JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY

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2nd EARTH OBSERVATION RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENTCOLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENT (NON-FUNDED)
This agreement ("Agreement") is entered into between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
established under the provision of the Law Concerning the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on
October 1, 2003, represented by its President and having its principal office at 7-44-1 Higashimachi,
Jindaiji, Choufu-shi, Tokyo, Japan ("JAXA") and a research organization ("Research Organization",“RO”) that submitted an application form for the below described research activities to JAXA,
hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Parties”.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, JAXA issued the Research Announcement ("RA") to engage in collaborative research
activities directly related to retrieval algorithms for geophysical products, product validation, anddata application of earth observation satellites, and the Research Organization applied pursuant tosuch RA;WHEREAS, JAXA accepted the Research Organization's proposal that was in response to the RA,
delivered the confirmation sheet to the Research Organization and JAXA further desires to utilize
such proposal in JAXA's project; andWHEREAS, JAXA desires to engage in the above research activities in collaboration with the
Research Organization.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for othergood and reasonable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, theParties hereby agree as follows:
Article 1. Definitions
1. The following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "Research Results" means the technical results and scientific knowledge derived from theimplementation of the Research Projects pursuant to this Agreement, including all inventions,
ideas, designs, literary works, algorithms, and technological developments, such as programs,that can execute the algorithm(s).
(2) "Intellectual Property Rights" generated in the course of implementation of the Agreementmeans the following:(i) Industrial Property Rights (as defined below);(ii) Potential Industrial Property Rights (as defined below); and(iii) Program/Data Copyrights (as defined below).
"Industrial Property Rights" means all domestic and foreign patents, utility models, andindustrial designs.
"Potential Industrial Property Rights" means all domestic and foreign application rights forpatents, utility models, or industrial designs.
"Program/Data Copyrights" means all domestic and foreign copyrights related to computer
programs, software and databases.
(3) "Collaborative Research Plan" means the plan described in the Application for Collaborative
Research Agreement for the GCOM ("Application").
(4) “Research Period” means a period described in the Collaborative Research Plan. Based on theregulations of this Agreement, in case this Agreement is terminated before the completion dateof the Research Period, such date of termination of the Agreement shall be the final date of the
Research Period.
(5) "Annual Evaluation" means evaluation by JAXA of the research results achieved at the end ofeach Japanese fiscal year, in order to assess the progress of the research.
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(6) "Earth Observation Satellite Data" means data sets obtained from satellites which areretained by JAXA at the time of execution of this Agreement. The available data sets (includingnames of satellites, sensors, observation periods that can be offered, and observation areas)
are listed in Attachment A of this Agreement.
(7) "Meteorological Data" means data sets provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency pursuant
to the agreement between JAXA and the Japan Meteorological Agency.
2. In this Agreement, "Invention, etc." means inventions in terms of items subject to patent rights,
utility models in terms of items subject to utility model rights, creations in terms of items subject
to copyrights such as design rights and programs, and ideas in terms of items subject toalgorithms and know-how.
3. In this Agreement, "utilization" of the intellectual property rights and Research Results means
activities defined in Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Patent Act, activities defined in Article 2,
Paragraph 3 of the Utility Model Act, activities defined in Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Design
Act, enforcement of rights defined in Articles 21 and 27 of the Copyright Act (including utilizationof secondary work created by JAXA or the Research Organization), and use of algorithms andknow-how.
4. In this Agreement, "Principal Investigator" ("PI") means the Research Organization employee
who submitted the proposal in response to the RA and was selected to be responsible for the
Research Projects. "Co-Investigator" ("CI") means a person who supports the PI in performing
the Research Projects with approval by JAXA. Names, affiliation, and other information
concerning the PI and CI (collectively "Collaborative Researchers") shall be described in the
Collaborative Research Plan.
Article 2. JAXA's Performance for Research Projects and the Research Organization's General
Responsibilities for Research Projects
1. JAXA shall make reasonable efforts to perform the following tasks related to the Research
Projects:a) Deliver the Earth Observation Satellite Data and Meteorological Data required for
performing the Collaborative Research to the Research Organization free of charge;b) Hold research presentation meetings (Research Presentation Meeting) to check progress of
the research and other necessary meetings; andc) Carry out an Annual Evaluation based on the report made in the Research Presentation
Meeting stipulated in the previous Paragraph, or written reports similar to the one stipulated
therein.
2. For the purpose of ensuring the Research Organization's performance of the above obligations,
the Research Organization shall perform certain actions including, but not limited to:a) Conduct and complete the Research Projects in accordance with the Collaborative Research
Plan;b) Participate in the Research Presentation Meeting hosted by JAXA every fiscal year in
response to the request from JAXA;c) Report on the Research Results and progress of research in the Research Presentation
Meeting stipulated in the previous Paragraph, or submit in a written form to JAXA by the
day before the Annual Evaluation that JAXA implements every fiscal year;d) Deliver a report of all the Research Results obtained during the fiscal year by the end of eachfiscal year to JAXA. Furthermore, upon completion of the research period, the Research
Organization shall report all the Research Results obtained throughout the entire period of
the Collaborative Research in the Final Report and submit it to JAXA. In this case, theResearch Organization does not need to separately submit an annual report for the final yearof the term; ande) Alternatively may substitute the submission of a thesis published during the Research Period
for the submission of the report of Research Results.
Article 3. Finalization of the Contract
The Agreement shall become effective as of the date of the issuance of the Confirmation Sheetprescribed by JAXA in response to an application by the Research Organization. The period of theAgreement shall be the period described in the Confirmation Sheet issued by JAXA. In case of a
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conflict between the Confirmation Sheet and this Agreement, the terms and conditions stipulated in
the Confirmation Sheet will supersede this Agreement.
Article 4. Researchers
1. The Research Organization shall ensure that the Collaborative Researchers listed in the
Collaborative Research Plan to participate in the Collaborative Research.
2. JAXA shall allow those who are listed in the Collaborative Research Plan to participate in the
Research Projects.
3. The Research Organization shall ensure that all the Collaborative Researchers engaging in the
Research Projects act in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
4. In the event that the Research Organization intends to newly select or add CIs, the Research
Organization shall first notify JAXA in written form in advance and obtain the consent of JAXA
for such personnel. The Research Organization shall take necessary measures to cause such CI
to follow the Collaborative Research Agreement.
Article 5. Research Funding
Each party shall bear the necessary costs of fulfilling its own responsibilities under this agreement.
Article 6. Ownership of the Rights to the Acquired Equipment
Equipment acquired by each party in the course of the Research Projects shall be owned by the party
who purchased such equipment.
.
Article 7. Providing of Earth Observation Satellite Data by JAXA
1. JAXA will provide the Research Organization with the Earth Observation Satellite Data for the
Research Projects free of charge via internet in accordance with Article 2, Paragraph 1, a) subject
to the following conditions:a) The Research Organization agrees and accepts that JAXA may not provide all the Earth
Observation Satellite Data which the Research Organization may request due to rights
restrictions of JAXA's equipment and resource limitations;
Note that amongst the Earth Observation Satellite Data, which the Research Organization
may request JAXA, the each standard Data collected from the Advanced Land Observing
Satellite (ALOS) and the Advance Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2) shall be limited by
JAXA evaluating the Collaborative Research Plan;b) JAXA does not guarantee a specific quality or the timely provision of the Earth Observation
Satellite Data and does not take responsibility for the quality or any delay of provision ofsuch data;c) JAXA reserves the right to curtail or suspend Earth Observation Satellite Data supply to the
Research Organization due to faults or difficulties relating to the satellites, limitations on
their operations, or any other reasons, and JAXA shall be exempt from any responsibility forsuch curtailing or suspension; andd) Research Organization shall bear the costs of media and shipment if Research Organization
requests that JAXA provide the Earth Observation Satellite Data via physical media.
2. With respect to the Earth Observation Satellite Data provided by JAXA, the Research
Organization shall:a) Not duplicate the Earth Observation Satellite Data except for the purpose of backup.
However, this excludes duplication for distributing to authorized researchers engaged in the
Research Project as stipulated in Article 4 and subcontractors stipulated in Article 4("Collaborative Researchers" collectively) which are necessary for the Collaborative Research
Project;b) Not provide or disclose the Earth Observation Satellite Data except to the Collaborative
Researchers;c) Only use the Earth Observation Satellite Data for the singular purpose of advancing theefforts of the Research Projects; andd) Return or otherwise appropriately manage the Earth Observation Satellite Data uponcompletion of this Agreement, according to the directives of JAXA.
3. Any rights regarding the Earth Observation Satellite Data provided by JAXA shall conform to
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the following:a) JAXA retains the intellectual property rights of all the Earth Observation Satellite Data,
except for ALOS PALSAR data of which METI is the joint owner;b) If value-added products (modified products with high-level processing which are irreversible
to standard data. High-level data processing includes data analysis or combining multiplesatellite data, image processing based on external information, and physical quantity
conversion.) are solely developed by Research Organization out of Earth Observation
Satellite Data, in the course of executing the Research Projects, Research Organization
retains the intellectual property rights of such value-added products;c) If Research Organization and JAXA jointly modify the Earth Observation Satellite Data
which is provided by JAXA and develop any value-added products, Research Organization
and JAXA will discuss the allocation of rights to the value-added products in consideration
to degree of contribution or other factors to be considered;d) Except for cases under paragraph b) and paragraph c), all Intellectual Property Rights of thedata or product developed by modifying the Earth Observation Satellite Data shall be owned
by JAXA; ande) In case Research Organization uses the modified Earth Observation Satellite Data forcommercial purposes, Research Organization shall notify JAXA and comply with a license
condition to be set by JAXA.
Article 8. Providing of Meteorological Data by JAXA
1. For the purpose of performing the Research Projects, JAXA will attempt to provide the Research
Organization with the Meteorological Data based on Article 2, Paragraph 1, a).
2. Any rights relating to the Meteorological Data provided by JAXA to the Research Organization
shall not be transferred to the Research Organization by such provisions. In terms of theintellectual property rights of the data, the Research Organization shall follow the instructionsof JAXA.
3. The Research Organization may not disclose the provided Meteorological Data to any third party
except for Collaborative Researchers.
4. The Research Organization shall use the provided Meteorological Data solely for the purpose of
conducting the Research Projects.
5. The Research Organization shall return or otherwise appropriately keep the Meteorological Datain accordance with the instructions of JAXA upon the termination of this Agreement.
Article 9. Disclosure of Technical Data
1. For the purpose of performing the Research Projects, JAXA or the Research Organization may
provide the other party with the Technical Data such as satellite operation data or program, freeof charge, and provide advice if necessary.
2. JAXA or the Research Organization shall use the provided Technical Data solely for the purposeof conducting the Research Projects. JAXA or the Research Organization shall not disclose theprovided Technical Data to any third party except for Collaborative Researchers.
3. JAXA or the Research Organization shall return or otherwise appropriately keep the Technical
Data in accordance with the instructions of JAXA upon the termination of this Agreement.
Article 10. Usage of Research Results
1. All Research Results obtained through the course of the Collaborative Research ("Jointly-Owned
Research Results") may be used for non-commercial and peaceful purposes by the Parties (or bya third party including for JAXA or the Research Organization) without prior consent of the otherparty.
2. With regard to copyrights in the Final Reports submitted by the Research Organization to JAXA,JAXA may freely use, edit, copy, and distribute such reports. In this case, the Collaborative
Researchers shall waive any related moral rights to the copyrights in the Final Reports.
Article 11. Ownership of Research Results
1. Both Parties shall solely own the rights of the Research Results only if JAXA or the Research
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Organization solely generates such Research Results in the course of Research Projects.
2. The Parties shall jointly own the rights to the Research Results obtained through the course of
the Collaborative Research and the ownership of such results shall be determined upon mutual
agreement between the Parties, taking into consideration the degrees of contribution by JAXA
and the Research Organization.
Article 12. Application, etc., of Intellectual Property Rights
1. JAXA or the Research Organization shall give the other party prompt written notice ofIntellectual Property Rights generated in the course of the Collaborative Research, such as
Inventions, Utility Models, and Creations, and discuss the ownership of such generated
Intellectual Property Rights, as well as whether it is necessary to submit an application forregistration of such Intellectual Property Rights.
2. JAXA and/or the Research Organization shall take any necessary procedures for any Industrial
Property Rights owned by and/or held by each Collaborative Researcher (including inventions,etc., jointly generated by such Joint Researcher and JAXA or the Research Organization) to betransferred by such Joint Researcher to JAXA or the Research Organization.
3. If JAXA or the Research Organization solely generates Potential Intellectual Property Rights inthe course of the Research Projects ("Solely-Owned Intellectual Property Rights"), the party may
take steps to apply for the registration of the resulting Intellectual Property Rights as solelyowned ones, provided that it shall obtain prior confirmation of the other party. In this case,expenses for application and rights preservation shall be borne by the party solely holding theIntellectual Property Rights.
4. In the event that the Parties jointly generate an invention, etc., and submit an application forIntellectual Property Rights to such invention, the Parties shall enter into a separate joint
ownership agreement ("Joint Ownership Agreement") and jointly perform submission of theapplication and other procedures according to the Joint Ownership Agreement. In this case,expenses for application and rights preservation shall be borne by both JAXA and the Research
Organization in accordance with the degree of ownership.
Article 13. Application of Intellectual Property Rights Overseas
1. Regulations of the previous Article shall apply to the case of application and rights preservationof the Intellectual Property Rights in foreign countries.
2. In the event of an application of the Intellectual Property Rights jointly owned by the Parties
pursuant to Paragraph 4 of the previous Article, the Parties shall discuss whether it is necessary
to submit an application for registration of such Intellectual Property Rights.
Article 14. Utilization of Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights
In case either of the Parties utilizes the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights, such party shallobtain the consent of the other party in advance and pay a utilization fee as set forth in the separate
utilization agreement, except for the case stipulated in Article 10.
Article 15. License of Utilization of Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights to Third Party
1. The Parties may grant to any third party a license to use the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property
Rights, provided, however that the relevant party shall obtain the written prior consent of theother party, and determine the licensing terms after discussion with the other party.
2. In the case of granting a license to use the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights to a third
party as in the previous Paragraph, the relevant party shall collect the usage fee from such third
party as set forth in the separate usage agreement. The usage fee to be collected from the third
party shall be distributed between the Parties pro rata in proportion to their respective interestsin those rights.
Article 16. Transfer of Interests to Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights
1. The Parties may transfer their respective interests to the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property
Rights generated in the course of the Collaborative Research only to their respective designees
after discussion between the Parties. Such transfer may be carried out pursuant to a separatetransfer agreement. In this event, the Parties shall cause its designee to succeed to all of its
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2. If JAXA or the Research Organization disclaims its interests in the Jointly-Owned Intellectual
Property Rights, the relevant party shall give the other party prior notice thereof and transfer
its interests to the other party, only if the other party wishes to acquire it.
Article 17. Improved Invention
If JAXA or the Research Organization alters or improves the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property
within one (1) year from the application for registration of the original Jointly-Owned Intellectual
Property Rights, the party shall provide a written notice without delay to the other party describing
the alterations or improvements. Ownership and other issues of the Intellectual Property Rights
concerning the altered or improved invention shall be determined through discussion between theParties.
Article 18. Designation of Know-How
1. After mutual agreement by the Parties, JAXA and the Research Organization shall promptly
designate as know-how the Research Results which are appropriately to be treated as know-how("Know-How").
2. For designation of Know-How, a period during which the Research Results are designated to be
Know-How shall be specified.
3. After designating the Know-How, such Know-How shall be kept in confidence in principle, forfive (5) years commencing on the day immediately following the date of the completion of thisAgreement; provided, however, that JAXA and the Research Organization may extend or shortenthat period upon mutual agreement.
Article 19. Utilization of Facilities, etc.
1. The Parties may use facilities and equipment ("Facilities") of the other party free of charge withthe prior consent of the other party if it is necessary for implementation of the Research Projects.
2. The Parties shall follow the rules and regulations of the other party in case of using the Facilitiesof the other party.
Article 20. Installation of Equipment
1. The Parties may, if necessary for implementation of the Research Projects, install necessary
equipment and other materials into the facility of the other party with the prior consent of theother party. In this case, the party which installs such equipment shall follow the rules andregulations of the other party.
2. In the event that JAXA or the Research Organization uses the materials, etc., installed by theother party (Installed Material), such party shall obtain the prior consent of the other party andshall not use the Installed Material for other purposes than the Research Projects.
3. In the event that JAXA or the Research Organization loses or damages the Installed Material,
such party should immediately notify the other party of such fact irrespective of the reason.
Article 21. Delivery, Storage, and Returning of Lent Equipment
1. The Parties may lend machinery or other materials to the other party if it is required for
implementation of the Research Projects.
2. Upon delivery of the machinery or other materials ("Lent Equipment") lent in accordance withthe previous Paragraph, the owner of the Lent Equipment ("Lessor") shall submit to the otherparty a Note of Delivery and the other party shall submit to the Lessor a receipt.
3. The Parties shall confirm the items, amount, etc. of the Lent Equipment upon delivery of theLent Equipment and if there is a shortage in the amount or any defect (including ones whose
quality and/or specification does not meet the requirements), JAXA or the Research Organization
shall notify such fact to the Lessor and receive an instruction from the Lessor.
4. JAXA and the Research Organization shall manage and use the Lent Equipment with the careof a good manager and should not use the Lent Equipment for purposes other than the Research
Projects.
5. JAXA and the Research Organization shall keep a record of usage and management of the Lent
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of clarifying the condition of the Lent Equipment.
6. In the case of loss or damage to the Lent Equipment, JAXA and the Research Organization shallimmediately notify the fact to the Lessor without delay.
7. The receiving party shall notify the Lessor if any of the Lent Equipment becomes unnecessary
due to reasons such as completion, change, or termination of whole or part of the Research
Projects and shall take procedures to return the Lent Equipment according to the instructionsof the Lessor.
Article 22. Confidentiality
1. In this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means any information that corresponds to anyof the following:(1) Any information that includes documents classified "Confidential", any material object suchas a sample, or any information, either material or immaterial, which JAXA and the Research
Organization agreed to handle as Confidential Information by a written agreement, obtainedin the course of these Research Projects; or(2) Any information disclosed or distributed to the other party as Confidential Information in
the form of a document, a drawing, a photograph, a specimen, a sample, a magnetic tape, a
floppy disk, or the like for the purpose of the Research Projects.
2. The Parties shall appropriately keep the Confidential Information secret, and shall not discloseor divulge any Confidential Information to any party other than those who engage in the
Research Projects; provided, however, that any information which corresponds to any of thefollowing is not included in the Confidential Information.
a) Information that is already known to the public when disclosed by the disclosing party;b) Information that becomes known to the public after the disclosure by the disclosing party
without intentional misconduct or negligence of the receiving party;c) Information that the receiving party already had before the disclosure by the disclosing party;d) Information that the receiving party acquires from a duly authorized third party not subject
to confidentiality obligations;e) Information that the receiving party independently develops without utilizing information
obtained from the disclosing party;f) Information with prior written consent of the disclosing party for disclosure or publication;org) Information that is required to be disclosed by applicable laws, judgment or order of acompetent court. In this case, the receiving party shall promptly notify the disclosing partyof the necessity of disclosure.
3. The confidentiality obligation under this Article shall remain effective for a period of five (5)years after the termination of the Agreement. However, this period of maintaining confidentiality
may be extended or shortened by mutual agreement between JAXA and the Research
Organization.
Article 23. Publication of Research Results
1. The Parties may disclose or publish the Research Results obtained in the course of the Research
Projects ("Publication of Research Results") provided that such publishing party follows theconfidentiality obligations stipulated in Article 22.
2. In the case of the previous Paragraph, before publishing, JAXA or the Research Organization("the publishing party") shall provide the other party with a written document regarding thedescription of the Research Results to be published and request the written consent of the otherparty. The other party will not unreasonably withhold consent from the publishing party's
request for such publication.
3. The other party, upon receiving the notice, will request correction of the content of the publicationin written form if it is judged that such content includes a portion which may lead to the loss ofthe future interest of the other party and the publishing party shall consult with the other party
about such portion. The publishing party may not publish the portion which the other party has
notified as having the possibility of resulting in the loss of the future interest of the other party
without the consent of the other party.
4. The Research Organization shall state in the publication that such Research Results have been
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obtained pursuant to this Agreement and identify the owner of the rights to the Earth
Observation Satellite Data and Meteorological Data used in such publication.
5. The period during which the notification pursuant to Paragraph 2 is required shall be one (1)year from the day following the day of termination of the Agreement. However, this period may
be extended or shortened by mutual agreement between JAXA and the Research Organization.
6. JAXA and the Research Organization shall provide the other party with a copy of the publication
immediately after the disclosure or publishing of such publication. Each party is entitled to an
irrevocable and royalty-free right to use the provided publications, unless the copyright of such
publication is owned or held by an academic society.
Article 24. Security
In the course of the Collaborative Research, the Parties shall take necessary procedures formaintaining order in the areas managed by each party, ensuring appropriate and smooth operationof the research, and ensuring the protection (security) of important assets and information.
Article 25. Termination of the Contract
1. The Parties may terminate the Agreement in any case that corresponds to any one of thefollowing. In such a case, the Parties agree to waive any claim against the other.
(1) Upon the consent of both JAXA and the Research Organization;(2) When the other party commits a dishonest and/or inequitable act; provided that thebreaching party fails to offer any effective and satisfactory remedial measures within seven(7) days after receiving demands for corrective action from the harmed party;(3) When the other party breaches the Agreement; provided that the breaching party fails tooffer any effective and satisfactory remedial measures within seven (7) days after receiving
demands for corrective action from the harmed party;(4) When JAXA determines that it cannot continue the Research Projects with the Research
Organization as a result of the Annual Evaluation stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 1, c);(5) Due to an unavoidable occurrence such as a natural disaster; or(6) When the RO sends a written notice to JAXA in accordance with the paragraph 2 of Article28.
2. Upon the termination of the Agreement, the RO shall promptly submit to JAXA all work inprogress and completed work based on the research carried out prior to the termination.
3. The Parties shall waive any claim against the other if the Agreement is terminated pursuant toParagraph 1, Item 5 of this Article.
Article 26. Change of PI and Change of RO
1. In the event that the PI dies, retires from the RO, takes a leave absent from work, or come to be
no longer engaged in the Research Projects(hereinafter referred to as the “Change of PI”), theRO shall immediately notify to JAXA as such and the Agreement shall be automaticallyterminated at the time of the relevant event occurs; provided however, if the RO designates a
researcher who belongs to the RO as the PI’s successor and JAXA approves the succession, theParties may amend this Agreement, with the succeeding researcher being a new PI. The terms
and conditions of the amendment to this Agreement shall be determined upon mutual
consultation and consent.
2. In the case that the PI wishes to continue the same RA research after the PI move to otherresearch organization (“new RO”), the new RO and JAXA must agree anew to the Agreement tocarry out the collaborative research activities. During any such subsequent contracting process
conforming to that described in the preceding paragraph, in the case that the new RO is deemed
as not being congruent with the purposes of the RA, JAXA reserve the right to reject any
subsequent execution of the Agreement with the new RO.
3. In the case of the “Automatic Termination” in accordance with the paragraph 1 hereof, the RO
shall promptly submit to JAXA all work in progress and completed work based on the researchcarried out prior to the termination, by no later than six (6) months from the date of terminationof the collaborative research; provided, however, that this shall not apply to the case that the
new RO to which the PI is newly affiliated and JAXA execute the Agreement in accordancewith the provision provided for in the second paragraph hereof.
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Article 27. Effective Term
1. The effective term of the Agreement shall be the period set forth in Article 3.
2. Termination of this Agreement shall not affect a Party's continuing obligation under Paragraph
2 and 3 of Article 7 (Providing and Rights of Earth Observation Satellite Data by JAXA),
Paragraph 2 to 5 of Article 8 (Providing and Rights of Meteorological Data by JAXA), Paragraph
3 of Article 9 (Exchange of Technical Information etc.), and Article 10 (Usage of Research Results)
through Article 16 (Transfer of interests to Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property Rights) during
the effective period of rights set forth in each Article and Paragraph while Article 17 (Improved
Invention), Article 18 (Designation of Know-How), Article 22 (Confidentiality)and Article 23(Publication of Research Results)shall be effective during the period set forth in each Article.
Article 28. Amendment of the Agreement
1. JAXA can amend the contents of this Agreement. In such a case, JAXA announces the amended
contents by posting it to the website operated by JAXA, and thereafter the Agreement is handledbased on the amended contents.
2. In the case the Research Organization has a legitimate reason for not agreeing with theamendment of the previous paragraph, the Research Organization may terminate theAgreement by notifying JAXA in writing within thirty (30) days from the date the amended
contents were posted on the website.
Article 29. Governing Law
The Agreement shall be governed and interpreted under the laws of Japan.
Article 30. Language
All communications between JAXA and the Research Organization under this Agreement shall beeither in Japanese or English.
Article 31. Consultation
In the event that any doubt arises with regard to provisions that are not included in the Agreement,
it shall be resolved upon mutual agreement between JAXA and the Research Organization asnecessary.

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Attachment “Earth Observation Satellite Data”
Name of Satellite or Sensor
JERS(Japanese Earth Observation Satellite)
ADEOS(Advanced Earth Observation Satellite)
TRMM(Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)
AMSR-E(Advanced Microwave ScanningRadiometer for EOS-Aqua satellite)
ADEOS-II(Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II)
ALOS(Advanced Land Observing Satellite)* number of scenes limited
GOSAT(Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite)
GCOM-W(The Global Change Observation Mission- Water)
GPM(Global Precipitation Measurement）

Observation
Period(YYYY/MM/DD)
1992/09/01~1998/10/11
1996/10/15~1997/06/29
1997/12~2015/04
2002/06/19~2011/10/04

Observable Area
GlobalGlobalGlobal (PR: Approximately 36°S36°N. TMI and VIRS:Approximately 38°S-38°N)
Global2003/01~2003/10
2006/05/16~2011/04/22

Global2009/04/23~

Global2012/7~

Global2014/03~

Global (DPR: Approximately
66°S-66°N. GMI: Approximately
68°S-68°N)
GlobalGlobalALOS-2
2014/08/04~(Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2)* number of scenes limited
GCOM-C
2018/1~
Global(The Global Change Observation
Mission-Climate)* GOSAT-2, EarthCARE, ALOS-3, ALOS-4, and MOLI will be added by revision of the Agreement
pursuant to Article 28 when provision of data becomes available.

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