** October 2020 News from Sentinel Asia Project Office **- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *Topics:
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disasters Occurring in October 2020
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[Message] for the International Disasters Charter’s 20th anniversary

EventsHow to send Emergency Observation Request
Using Sentinel Asia Operation System, OPTEMIS- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disasters Occurring in October 2020. (as of 29 October)(1) Flood and Landslides in Vietnam
Department of National Remote Sensing -Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment (MONRE) made an Emergency Observation Request (EOR) toSentinel Asia for the flood and landslides occurred across the provinces from Ha Tinh to Quang
Ngai, Vietnam. The flood and landslides caused damages to the houses and buildings. Among
Data Provider Nodes (DPNs), Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency(GISTDA), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace ExplorationAgency (JAXA), and the National Space Organization (NSPO) of National Applied ResearchLaboratories (NARL) provided their observation data. Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) andMohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) provided their value added products (VAPs).
The information on the latest response by Sentinel Asia is available from the following link.
https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/article20201007VN.html

Satellite image before the event by JAXA

Satellite image after the event by NARL

Product by AIT

Product by MBRSC

(2) Storm Molave in Vietnam (occurred on 29 October)
To be updated in the October’s Sentinel Asia News.
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On October 20, 2020, the International Disasters Charter (the Charter) celebrated its 20th anniversary. The
founding three space agencies, European Space Agency (ESA), French Space Agency (CNES) and the CanadianSpace Agency (CSA) had signed the “Charter” exactly twenty years before.

While the Charter responds to the disasters all over the world, the Charter is collaborating with other organizations.
Sentinel Asia is one of the important partners of the Charter. Among the Sentinel Asia member agencies, IndianSpace Research Organization (ISRO), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Korea Aerospace ResearchInstitute (KARI) and Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) are members of the Charter as well. In 2010,
the Charter and Sentinel Asia agreed on an interface control document for cooperation, which enables the Sentinel
Asia member organizations to request emergency observation by the Charter satellites in addition to theobservation by Sentinel Asia. As the satellite sensors provided for Sentinel and the Charter are different, thiscooperation entitled “Sentinel Asia Escalation” enables requestors to benefit from both, thus have more
observation data, and more supports for managing the disasters than Sentinel Asia alone. Notably, in case ofSentinel Asia Escalation, Sentinel Asia members volunteer to assume responsibilities within the Charter operation
mechanism such as “Project Manager (PM)” or “Value-Adder (VA)” right after the activation, which leads toprompt supports for requestors..

JAXA will act as Lead Agency of the Charter for the next six-month period starting this November and willcommit itself to support this cooperation between Sentinel Asia and the Charter more successfully, for the benefitof the Sentinel Asia community.

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Upcoming Events:-APRSAF Online 2020, 19th November 2020
- The 8th Joint Project Team Meeting (JPTM) (Date and Place: TBC)

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JPT member organizations are entitled to send Emergency Observation Request (EOR) for disasters
in the Asia-Pacific region.
Please refer to https://sentinel-asia.org/e-learning/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- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *- * - * - * - * - * - *5. Using Sentinel Asia Operation System, OPTEMISThe Sentinel Asia launched new operation system, OPTEMIS. Please refer to the website how tocreate the account of OPTEMIS. https://sentinel-asia.org/e-learning/Emergency_Observation_Request.html+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+==
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