** November 2022 News from Sentinel Asia Project Office **- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *Topics:
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disasters
2. Sentinel Asia participated in a session at APRSAF-28
3. How to Send an Emergency Observation Request
4. Using the Sentinel Asia Operation System, OPTEMIS- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disasters (as of 28 November)(1) Earthquake in Indonesia on 21 November, 2022 (GLIDE Number EQ-2022-000363-IDN)
A magnitude-5.6 earthquake hit the island of Java, Indonesia, on 21 November. There weremore than 260 casualties, and about 22,200 houses were affected, according to ReliefWeb.
(https://reliefweb.int/disaster/eq-2022-000363-idn)
The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) made an Emergency Observation
Request (EOR) to Sentinel Asia on 22 November. Among Data Provider Nodes (DPNs), theGeo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) and the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) provided data. Among Data Analysis Nodes (DANs),
the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) provided
its Value-Added Products (VAPs). Information on the latest response by Sentinel Asia isavailable at the link below.
https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/2022/article20221121ID.html

Post-disaster satellite image (THEOS-1) provided by GISTDA

Post-disaster satellite image (ALOS-2) provided by JAXA

Value-Added Product by EOS* - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *2. Sentinel Asia participated in a session at APRSAF-28
The 28th session of Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-28) was held in Hanoi,Vietnam, from 15–18 November, co-organized by the Vietnam Academy of Science andTechnology (VAST), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
of Japan, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). At the Satellite Applications forSocietal Benefit Working Group (SAWG) session, Sentinel Asia reported its recent activities, andvarious challenges were discussed by experts from space agencies as well as disaster management
organizations, universities, and other agencies related to Sentinel Asia. Some Sentinel Asia
members including Yamaguchi University, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI),
the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology
Development Agency (GISTDA), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Earth
Observatory of Singapore (EOS) of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and JAXA

presented their projects supporting Sentinel Asia’s activities.

Group photo of SAWG 2022

Plenary session
At the plenary session, Mr. Tatiya Chuentragun, Deputy Executive Director, GISTDA, who also
serves as co-chair of the Sentinel Asia Steering Committee, gave a summary report of the Sentinel
Asia session. The agenda of the Sentinel Asia session can be found at the link below.
https://www.aprsaf.org/annual_meetings/aprsaf28/pdf/working_groups/Agenda_SAWG.pdf* - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *3. How to send an Emergency Observation Request
JPT member organizations are entitled to send an Emergency Observation Request (EOR) fordisasters in the Asia-Pacific region. Please refer to https://sentinel-asia.org/elearning/Emergency_Observation_Request.html.
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- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *4. Using Sentinel Asia Operation System, OPTEMIS
Sentinel Asia launched a new operation system, OPTEMIS. Please refer to the website on how tocreate
anaccountfor
OPTEMIS.
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