** April 2020 News from Sentinel Asia Project Office **- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *Topics:
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[News] Emergency Observation of Disasters Occurring in March-April 2020

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[Your input is needed!] Questionnaire on Web-GIS

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[Events]

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[Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)

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[Announcement] Requests to JPT Members- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disasters Occurring during March-April 2020.

(1) Severe Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold came across the South Pacific
TC Harold reached Category 5 on 5 April at Vanuatu and brought disasters such as landfalls, flash
floods and river floods and its impact reached a third of Vanuatu population. On behalf of National
Disaster Management Office Vanuatu, the South Pacific Community (SPC) sent EOR to Sentinel
Asia. As of 30 April, among Data Provider Nodes (DPNs) and Data Analysis Nodes (DANs),JAXA provided ALOS-2 imagery both before/after the disaster and Earth Observatory ofSingapore (EOS) provided a Value-Added Product. The information on the latest response bySentinel Asia is available from the following link.
https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/article20200407VU.html

Product by Earth Observatory of Singapore- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *2. [Your input is needed!] Questionnaire on Web-GIS

Sentinel Asia (SA) secretariat started "SA Web-GIS" in July 2019. This result will be utilized forconsidering the future direction of SA Web-GIS.

So please give us your inputs through theQuestionnaire form on: https://bit.ly/3eXQ9q2 The deadline is 15 May.

Sample of Sentinel Asia Web-GIS【Special Offer】- Sentinel Asia's giveaway will be gifted to 10 respondents by draw from those who answered thequestionnaire.
- Upon completion of (the prototype of) the Sentinel Asia Web-GIS, we plan to organize a special
demonstration and training session for users during the "Training Workshop" to be held at themargin of the JPTM. Also, we plan to invite to the Training Workshop several respondents who
have significantly contributed to improving our GIS with their inputs.
So, please allow us to ask further questions to obtain useful answers.

Please also refer demonstration movie of Sentinel Asia Web-GIS.
https://sentinel-asia.org/WebGIS/Demonstration_2017_Bangladesh_Flood_B.mp4 （157MB）- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *-

3. [Events]

Upcoming Events:- The 8th Joint Project Team Meeting (JPTM), Fall 2020 (TBC), LAPAN, Indonesia- The 27th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-27), 27-30 October
2020, Vietnam

Past Event:- Steering Committee (SC), 21-22 January, Hyderabad, India- The 26th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-26), 26-29
November 2019, Nagoya, Japan- The 7th Joint Project Team Meeting (JPTM), 12-14 November 2019, Bangkok, Thailand- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *4. [Announcement] How to send Emergency Observation Request-----------------------------------With the transition of the Sentinel Asia system, EOR process has changed. Below are the manual fornew EOR process.
-----------------------------------JPT member organizations are able to utilize EORs to gather information on major disasters in theAsia-Pacific region from the following satellites: ALOS-2 (JAXA), Resourcesat-2, CARTOSAT-2,RISAT-1 (ISRO), THEOS (GISTDA), VNREDSat-1 (VAST), X-Sat (CRISP), KOMPSAT (KARI),
DubaiSat-2 (UAE) and FORMOSAT-5 (NARL).

There are two ways to request for EOR,-Request for EOR through the OPTEMIS (ID and Password required):*In order to create an OPTEMIS account,①Fill out the OPTEMIS Account Registration Form from the link below.
https://bit.ly/2BIBBZa②Access the link below, click “User Account” on the left column, then click “Register”, and fill out
the form. The account will be authorized later by the site administrator.
https://optemis.sentinel-asia.org/-Sending E-mail with EOR form to the Order Desk (ADRC):
Download EOR form from the link below. Please fill out the form, and send it to the Order Desk
https://sentinel-asia.org/e-learning/Emergency%20Observation%20Request.html*When sending in an EOR,
-Be sure to fill out all of the form with requested information, especially the contact information ofdisaster prevention organization.
-Cooperate with the local disaster prevention organizations to ensure that the disaster response
activities can be performed quickly and effectively.

EOR Order Desk:
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
HP: http://www.adrc.asia/E-mail: sarequest@adrc.asia
FAX: +81-78-262-5546,
TEL: +81-78-262-5540

NOTE-After making an EOR, please send feedback to the order desk (ADRC) by completing the following
questionnaire online. Your feedback is highly appreciated and will help us to improve Sentinel Asia
activities. We look forward to receiving your honest comments and suggestions.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScc0ouwM8It3lOfF11bVBIBWLL_Pkl7bEeZGBo4mbj6WAZvA/viewform*Request to DPN members:
When formulating an observation plan for an EOR, please inform the Requesting Organization(RO), DAN and ADRC of the observation area / time / mode, data provision time and other relatedinformation.

*Request to DAN members:
Based on the information from DPN, please begin analyzing the data and inform RO and ADRC of
the approximate time you expect to provide the analyzed product.

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The Sentinel Asia Project Office recommends that you visit the OPTEMIS of Sentinel Asia as soon
as possible, before a disaster strikes your region. You will need a user ID and password to login.
After you register to the OPTEMIS, administer will process your request within a working day.

OPTEMIS of Sentinel Asia:
https://optemis.sentinel-asia.org/

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