Asia-Pacific Earth Observation
Pilot Project- JAXA’s Capacity Building Activities
in Field of RS/GIS –The 3rd Asian Water Cycle Symposium
2 December 2007

Yoko INOMATA
Special Staff
Satellite Applications and Promotion Center (SAPC)Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
http://www.jaxa.jp

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Asia-Pacific E.O. Pilot Project・”Asia –Pacific Earth Observation Pilot Project” is a general term for
JAXA’s capacity building activities in field of Earth Observation.
・ At the “World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)” held insummer 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Government ofJapan proposed the following 3 then on-going capacity building
activities of JAXA and they were registered as Japan’s and JAXA’scontribution to Earth Observation of the Asia-Pacific region:

1. Training Programs in cooperation withGeo-Informatics Center, Asian Instituteof Technology (GIC-AIT) in Bangkok
2. ALOS Pilot Project with GISTDA,Thailand
3. ADEOS-II P.P. with LAPAN, Indonesia
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Objectives of JAXA’s
Capacity Building Activities
1. Provide necessary technical know-how to the RS & GIS
users in the Asian region as a contribution by Japanese
Government to capacity building recognized at WSSD,
EO Summit, CEOS, UNWCDR and GEOSS;
2. Use Japanese satellite data archived for more than last
25 years for disaster management, sustainable development, planning and monitoring purposes in the region;
3.

Develop in-house capacities of prospective users in theregion by working on project-based training programs; and4. Identify future space technology needs in the region
for better services to be provided by Japanese satellite
3programs.

13-Year History of JAXA’sCapacity Building Activities
with GIC-AIT for Asia
1. For last 13 years starting from April 1995, JAXA has
been entrusting a responsibility to its partner, GeoInformatics Center (GIC), Asian Institute ofTechnology (AIT) located in Bangkok, Thailand, inorder to carry out the training programs focusing on
RS and GIS for the Asia-Pacific region.
2. The contents of the training programs havesometimes changed by the requests madethrough those years.
4Outline of JAXA’s Capacity
Building Activities with GIC-AIT
1. Number of Trainees (April 1995 - March 2007):More than 1,200 persons from 27 Countries
2. Annual Project Cost JAXA Spends for Capacity
Building Activities with GIC-AIT:
Approx. $US300,000
3. Staff working at GIC-AIT:12 Asian staff under the Sri Lankan Invited
Scientist dispatched by JAXA to AIT 5

Composition of JAXA’s
Training Program with GIC-AITIn order to accomplish the formerly
mentioned 4 objectives of JAXA’scapacity building activities,
JAXA and AIT have been focusing
on “Mini-Projects” since 2005
(JFY lasts from April to March.)
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Characteristics of Mini-Projects
1. Mini-projects, started in 2005, are an objectoriented training program in field of RS and GIS.
Participants, who are mainly governmental specialists,
are requested to select a topic considered mostsuitable to their own needs.
2.Unlike the conventional topics, this new method canfacilitate the participants to work in their own
areas for a considerable amount of time and apply
RS in their day to day work.
3.Mini-projects are designed to contribute to JAXA’scapacity building for the Asia-Pacific region throughclassroom training and field work in a topic most
relevant to each participating organization. 7

List of JAXA’s Training Programs
Conducted in cooperation with GIC-AIT - 1/3<JFY1995>
Introduction to PC-Based GIS<1996>
Forest & Natural Resources Management<1997>
RS/GIS/GPS for Mid-Level Managers (Philippines)
GIS and RS for Watershed Management
GIS and RS for Land Use Planning
Remote Sensing and GIS in Nepal (Nepal)
Microwave Remote Sensing<1998>
GIS and Remote Sensing for Watershed Management
SAR data Potentials and Applications
GIS, RS and GPS (Indonesia)
GIS and RS for Flood Mitigation<1999>
GIS and RS for Watershed Management
Mapping from Space (Sri Lanka)
Flood Mitigation (Bangladesh)
SAR Data Potentials and Applications
GIS and RS for Coastal Zone Management

8List of JAXA’s Training Programs
Conducted in cooperation with GIC-AIT - 2/3<2000>
GIS and Remote Sensing for
Watershed Management
GIS and Remote Sensing for
Coastal Zone Management
Potential and Applications for
Microwave RS
Mapping from Space (Cambodia)
GIS and Remote Sensing for
Forest Management (Myanmar)<2001>
GIS and Remote Sensing for
Coastal Zone Management
Potential and Applications for
Microwave RS
Watershed Management for
ASEAN (Malaysia)<2002>◍ Watershed Management (LaoPDR)◍ GLI Training◍ GIS and Remote Sensing for
Coastal Zone Management◍ Moderate to Low Resolution
Satellite Data◍ Open GIS◍ GIS and Remote Sensing forDisaster Mitigation<2003>zzzzz

Caravan Training-I in Philippines
Potentials & Applications of SAR
RS & GIS for Urban Planning(Bangladesh)
Caravan Training-II in Cambodia
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List of JAXA’s Training Programs
Conducted in cooperation with GIC-AIT - 3/3<2004>
Caravan Training-I in Indonesia
Basic Course in Remote Sensing
and GIS
Advance Course in RS and GIS
RS and GIS for Disaster Risk
Assessment
Caravan Training-Ⅱ in Myanmar<2005>
Caravan Training:
Coastal Mapping using High
Resolution Satellite Data
RS and GIS for Watershed
Management
Mini-Projects:
Flood Mitigation
Land Use Planning ResourceManagement
Drought, Flood
Urban Planning for Earthquake
Disaster Management
Landslide, Flood
Paddy Area Mapping and Yield
Estimation
Landslide Vulnerability
Mangrove Forest Management forFlood Mitigation
10Composition of 2006 Mini-Projects
In JFY2006 , JAXA and AIT conducted 10 objectoriented Mini-Projects especially focusing on
Disaster Management:
Duration: 9 weeks through the year
1st Term : 4-week classes and research work at GIC-AIT
2nd Term: 1-week field work at each participant’s country
with GIC-AIT staff who are dispatched
3rd Term: 4-week Final-Report Making at AIT

Number of Trainees:22 persons of 22 organizations from 11countries
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2006 Mini-Projects focusing on
Disaster Management - 1/2
1. Bangladesh: Flood Vulnerability Assessment
1) Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Centre (BDPC)
2) Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
3) Flood Forecasting & Warning Center(FFWC)

2. Cambodia: Flood Vulnerability Assessment
1) Geography Department, Ministry of Land Administration
2) Mekong River Commission (MRC)

3. China PR: Flood Risk Assessment
1) National Disaster Management Center (NDMC)
2) Beijing Normal University (BNU)

4. Lao PDR: Flood Vulnerability Assessment
1) Environmental Research Institute (ERI), Science Technology and Environment
Agency (STEA)
2) Department of Hydrology and Meteorology

5. Nepal: Flood Risk Assessment
1) Survey Department
2) Department of Hydrology and Meteorology

6. Vietnam: Landslides
1) Remote Sensing Center, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment (MONRE)
122) Disaster Management Center (DMC), Ministry of Agriculture & Dike Management

2006 Mini-Projects focusing on
Disaster Management - 2/2
7. Sri Lanka: Landslide Hazard Mapping1) Survey Department
2) National Building Research Organization (NBRO)

8. Philippines: Landslide Hazard Mapping1) National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA)
2) Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

9. Vietnam: Landslide Hazard Mapping
1) Remote Sensing Center, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment(MONRE)
2) Geography Department, Vietnamese Academy of Science andTechnology (VAST)

10. Indonesia / Malaysia / Thailand / Vietnam:
Forest Fire and Hotspot Data Validation
1) Indonesia: Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautic and Space (LAPAN)
2) Malaysia: Malaysian Center for Remote Sensing (MACRES)
3) Thailand: Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency(GISTDA)
4) Vietnam: Space Technology Application Center (STAC),Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)
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New Type of Participating-Organization
Selection-System started with 2007 M-P
At the 3rd Sentinel Asia JPTM (Joint Project Team Meeting)held in Singapore in March 2007, JAXA announced, fromJFY2007, it would start selecting 10 Mini-Projects focusing
on Disaster Management through the offer for public
participation for the following 2 reasons:

1. To open the door of Mini-Projects to all Sentinel
Asia JPT member organizations who areinterested in developing their capability in
RS/GIS for disaster management.
2. To facilitate Sentinel Asia Project, which is adisaster information sharing support system, byusing Mini-Projects as a means of supportingit.
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2007 Mini-Project
Selection-Result
1. During May and June 2007, JAXA received
28 proposals from 49 organizations of 13
countries through the HP of GIC/AIT.
2. GIC evaluated all the application forms
especially from the technical point of view.
3. JAXA received the evaluation list fromGIC/AIT and finally selected 10 MiniProjects in the end of July 2007, andthe selection-result was announced
through the HP of GIC/AIT.
15Countries Selected for2007 Mini-Projects- 10 Countries Selected -1. Bhutan
6. Myanmar
2. Bangladesh 7. Nepal
3. Cambodia 8. Philippines
4. Indonesia
9. Sri Lanka
5. Lao PDR
10. Vietnam16

2007 Mini-Projects - 1/3
1.Bhutan: Disaster Management*Department of Survey & Land Records(DSLR)
2. Bangladesh: Risk Assessment / Flood Modeling*Space Research and Remote Sensing
Organization (SPARRSO)*Flood Forecasting & Warning Center (FFWC)
3. Cambodia: Water Resource*Geography Department (Geo. Dept.)
4. Indonesia: Tsunami*LAPAN*Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB)17

2007 Mini-Projects – 2/3
5. Lao PDR: Flood*Environmental Research Institute(ERI), Science Technology andEnvironment Agency (STEA)
6. Myanmar: Flood*Department of Meteorology andHydrology (DMH)
7. Nepal: Water Resource*Survey Department18

2007 Mini-Projects - 3/3
8. Philippines: Volcanology* Seismology (PHIVOLCS)* National Mapping and Resource
Information Authority (NAMRIA)
9. Sri Lanka: Flood* Survey Department (S.D.)* Irrigation Department (I.D.)
10. Vietnam: Forest Fire
* Institute of Geography (I.G.), Vietnamese
Academy of Science and Technology
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2007 Mini-Project
Applied Titles – 1/3
1. Bhutan:

Application of RS/GIS for Disaster
Management Planning in Bhutan

2. Bangladesh: Flood Risk Assessment andIdentification of Proper Drainage
Systems using RS/GIS
3. Cambodia:

Development of 1:25,000 water
bodies base map data for flood
forecasting and management
using high resolution satellite
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Applied Titles – 2/3
4. Indonesia: Application of RS/GIS for
Vulnerability and Risk
Assessment of Tsunami
5. Lao PDR:
Flood Vulnerability Mapping in
Xe Champhone Basin
6. Myanmar: Production of Flood Hazard Map
for Toungoo Township in SittoungRiver Basin
7. Nepal:Flood Risk Assessment of Kamala
River using RS and GIS
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2007 Mini-Project
Applied Titles – 3/3
8.Philippines: Lava/Flood Hazard Mapping
and Risk Assessment ofMayon Volcano
9. Sri Lanka: Use of RS/GIS techniques forflood hazard mitigation in
Divisional Secretary areasof Kelaniya and Biyagama
10. Vietnam:

Forest Fire Hazard Mapping22

Outline of 2007 Mini-Projects
Duration: 9 weeks through the year
1st Term : 3-week classes and research workat AIT started on 10 Sept. 2007
2nd Term: 1-week field work at eachparticipant’s country
3rd Term : 5-week Final-Report Making at
AIT during Jan. and Feb.2008

Number of Trainees of 2007: 16At least 16 persons from 16 organizations of10 countries
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Scenes from 2007 Mini-Projects

Scenes from Past Mini-Projects
Fieldworkin Philippines
during 2005

Discussion andSuggestion
during 2005 and 2006
Mini-Projects at AIT

Scenes from Past Mini-Projects
Outdoor activities
as a part of 2004
Mini-Project at AIT

School scene as a part of2004 Mini-Project at AIT
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ALOS Pilot Project Structure with Thailand
Dec. 2003March 2008
Agreement

SupportJAXA

RESTECGISTDA

Cooperation Framework
Letter, Agreement, Contract.....

Implementation
AgencyImplementation

Implementation
AgencyImplementation

AgencyAgencyImplementation
AgencyDPTLand Management& City Planning

LDD
Agriculture

RID
IrrigationDNP
Forestry

DOF
Fisheries

Implementation
Agency27

DDPM
Disaster

ALOS Data Applications in Thailand➢Department of Public Work and Town and Country Planning (DPT)◍To extract DEM and DTM from ALOS data
◍ To improve and update the building in city area by using the ALOS data
◍ To compare and monitoring for the urban change and urban trend◍To evaluate the damage area from disaster◍ To create 3D city model➢Land Development Department (LDD)◍ Land use/land cover monitoring◍ Application of ALOS images and GIS technology for farm pond mapping➢Royal Irrigation Department (RID)◍ Irrigation Management in Provincial irrigation Project◍Application of Satellite Imagery for inundation area

➢Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)◍ Forest resources assessment, forest cover monitoring and forest inventory on forest
resources information and biodiversity of vegetation.
◍ Forest fire assessment➢Department of Fisheries (DOF)◍ Mapping and monitoring aquaculture areas and stationary coastal fishing gears◍ To distribute the information derived from ALOS the satellite data to relevant
provincial fisheries offices◍ To assess the significance of using ALOS satellite data for other fisheries applications➢The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM)◍ To transform satellite data to be valuable and usable products such as Early Warning Messages,Hazard Map, Damage Assessment, Situation Evaluation of the disaster events and related issues
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Past Pilot Projects with Thailand – 1/3
JAXA, GISTDA (Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development
Agency) of Thailand and LAPAN (National Institute of Aeronautics andSpace) of Indonesia have been implementing a series of pilot projects
aimed at improving the use of satellite data by government agencies inthose countries.
This Asia-Pacific Earth Observation Pilot Project also aims at greatly
contributing to promoting capacity building for wider use of satellite datain the region as a whole.

Background and Objectives
JAXA started a five-year pilot project with GISTDA Thailand in November
1997 and another three-year pilot project with LAPAN Indonesia in March
1999. The objectives of both pilot projects are as below:(1) Research in use of satellite data, and(2) Training of the staff who work for the pilot projects both inThailand and Indonesia
JAXA (then NASDA) launched the Marine Observation Satellite-1 (MOS-1) in
1987 and the Japanese Earth Resources Satellite-1 (JERS-1) in 1992. Data fromthose satellite were received by parabolic antennas in Thailand and Indonesia
contributing greatly to expanding the operational use of the satellite data by
those countries' governmental entities.
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Pilot Projects with Thailand – 2/3
JAXA's Contribution to Pilot Project with Thailand
JAXA launched the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II) in 2002
and the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) in January 2006. Since
those satellites were expected to provide new opportunities of using satellites
data, JAXA, GISTDA and LAPAN decided to continue the pilot project as a partof the “World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) Type 2Partnership.”History of Pilot Project with Thailand
1986- : Cooperation program in MOS-1 and JERS-1
Established data receiving, recording and processing system
1997-2002: JERS-1 Pilot Project
Researched satellite data utilization possibility in a few fields
Improved Thai users’ skill
2001: Agreement for earth observation and satellite application
2002: Transfer of the data receiving, recording and processing system
December 2003 – present : ALOS Pilot Project(ALOS P.P. will last until March 2008 due to the delay of ALOS launch.)Land management and city planning
Practical use and various fields, etc.
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Pilot Projects with Thailand – 3/3
Contents of Pilot Project with Thailand <ALOS>
Many Thai engineers have been learning data utilization methods in various
fields and some observers started to be interested in the ALOS pilot projectand satellite data utilization due to the following occasions prepared both by
JAXA and GISTDA every year in Thailand:(1) Periodical Meeting: 2-3 times / year
(2) Training: 5-6 times / year
(3) Field Survey: 1 time / year(4) Seminar: 1 time / year(5) Report Making: Once at the end of the pilot project2005 Training Programs done in Thailand <ALOS>
During 2005, the following training programs were carried out inThailand:(1) Disaster Monitoring and Management by using Remote Sensing & GIS(2) Map Updating using High Resolution Satellite Imagery(3) 3D using DEM and GIS for Soil Classification and Land Use Planning(4) Change Detection by Using Remote Sensing and GIS(5) Advance Map-updating with High Resolution Satellite Data
(6) Remote Sensing and GIS in Marine and Coastal Zone Management(7) DEM Extraction Software Training
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ALOS Pilot Project Structure with Indonesia
Feb. 2006March 2009
Agreement

SupportJAXA

RESTECLAPAN

Cooperation Framework
Letter, Agreement, Contract.....

Implementation
AgencyImplementation

ISORI
CSAR
MOA
Agriculture

BPPT
DESDIM
Naturalresource
map

AgencyImplementation
AgencyBAKOSURTANAL

Base map

Implementation

Implementation

AgencyAgencyCReSOS
Coastal zone
management

KIMPRASWILIPBUNSYIAH
Regional
land use map

Implementation
Agency32

MOF
Forest map

ALOS Data Applications in Indonesia➢Indonesian Soil Research Institute (ISORI), Center for Soil and Agroclimate Research (CSAR), Ministry of Agriculture (MOA)◍ Assessment of Land Degradation and Mass Movement Using ALOS Satellite Data
➢Geology Development and Research Center (BPPT), Ministry of Energyand Mineral Natural Resources (DESDM)◍ Modeling For Natural Resources Mapping➢National Coordinating Agency for Surveying and Mapping(BAKOSURTANAL)◍ Topographic Map Production using ALOS Data-Benchmark test in urban areaof Jakarta, rural area of Bogor and forest area of Kalimantan/Papua➢Center for remote Sensing and Ocean Sciences (CReSOS), Udayana Univ.
◍ Development of Algorithms for Coastal Zone Management and Vessels
Monitoring by Using ALOS Data➢(1) Regional Development Study Center (KIMPRASWIL)(2)Bogor Agriculture University (IPB)(3)GIS and Remote Sensing Center of Aceh Syiah Kuala University(UNSYIAH)◍ Land Use, Land Cover and Terrain Changes in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam,Indonesia➢Center for Forestry Mapping, Ministry of Forestry (MOF)◍ Application of ALOS Satellite Imagery For Indonesian Forest resources
Monitoring
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ALOS Pilot Project with Indonesia - 1/2(1) On 15 February 2006, an agreement was concluded as aresult of adjustment among JAXA, LAPAN and the otherparticipating organizations of Indonesia.
(2) ALOS P.P. was substantially begun with the training
program by both JAXA and LAPAN in March 2006.
(3) The contents of the above training were such as thebasic RS for ALOS data use, the 3-dimensional chart
making with stereo images obtained by an opticalsensor onboard ALOS, and the lecture on SAR use, etc.
(4) 32 people (8 out of 32 were observers) attended theabove training, and the most participants evaluated thatprofitable technological training had been obtained.
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ALOS Pilot Project with Indonesia - 2/2
Objectives of ALOS Pilot Project with LAPAN:(1)Utilization verification of the ALOS data in order to make theregular use of the data possible in fields of the environment,forestry, mapping, and disaster management at theadministrative level in Indonesia.
(2) Training for data use is carried out to let each participatingorganization to be able to use the ALOS data on their own innear future to satisfy participants’ technical support demand.
(3) The data utilization proof in each field is advanced byindividually making of thematic map using ALOS real data.
(4) To establish technologies necessary for data use inIndonesia and to improve the level of frequency on the data
use at the administrative level in Indonesia. ← Most important
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Thank you very much
Domo Arigato
Gozaimashita
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