SENTINEL ASIA
ANNUAL REPORT 2017

Sentinel Asia
Annual Report 2017
Content

1. Introduction ·············································································· 1
1.1.

Purpose and Scope of the Document ·························································· 1

1.2.

Structure of the Document ········································································ 1

1.3.

List of Acronyms····················································································· 2

2. Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters ················································ 4
2.1.

Outline of Sentinel Asia ············································································ 42.1.1. Background and History of Sentinel Asia ···················································· 4
2.1.2. Aims and Activities of Sentinel Asia in a Nutshell ·········································· 6
2.1.3. Framework and Emergency Observation Mechanisms of Sentinel Asia·············· 7
2.1.4. Current Phase (Step 3) and Ongoing Actions of Sentinel Asia ························· 8
2.2.

Major Disasters in Emergency Observation (2007-2017) ·································10

3. Emergency Observation Operation in 2017 ·································· 12
3.1.

Emergency Observation Requests ·····························································123.2.

Results of Emergency Observation ····························································15

3.3.

Web GIS Support ··················································································18

3.4.

Good Practice –Volcanic Eruption in November 2017 (Indonesia)- ·····················19

4. External Relations ···································································· 21
4.1.

Accession of New Members ·····································································21

4.1.1. Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) ·····················································21
4.1.2. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) ·········································23
4.2.

Collaboration and Cooperation with Other Organizations ·································25

5. Conferences and Communication··············································· 26
5.1.

Conferences·························································································26

5.1.1. Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-24), Bengaluru, India ·····26
5.1.2. Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR2017), Baku, Azerbaijan ·········27
5.1.3. World Bosai Forum, Sendai, Japan ··························································27
5.2.

Communication ·····················································································28

5.2.1

Press Releases and Articles ···································································28

6. Assessment of Sentinel Asia Operations ····································· 32
6.1.

Overall Impact ······················································································32

6.2.

Analysis of Operational Performance··························································32

7. Conclusions ············································································ 36

Appendix
List of Emergency Observation Requests by each country
List of JPT Members

Chapter 1: Introduction

1. Introduction
1.1. Purpose and Scope of the Document
This document describes the activities of Sentinel Asia (SA) in 2017 for member
organizations and external relations.

1.2. Structure of the Document
This report follows the following structure:

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters; overview and target disaster events of
Sentinel Asia
Chapter 3 - Emergency Observation Operation in 2017; results of emergency
observation activities in 2017
Chapter 4 - External Relations; explains the integration of new members, progress,
external relationships and Cooperating Bodies
Chapter 5 – Communication and Conference; reports on all communication activities
undertaken throughout the reporting period
Chapter 6 - Assessment of Sentinel Asia Operations; provides an assessment of theoverall impact of Sentinel Asia as a service in supporting disaster response, and ofsystem performance, products and services.
Chapter 7 - Conclusions; outlines significant achievements and conclusions throughout
the reporting period.
Chapter 8 - Appendix; data related to this report1Chapter 1: Introduction

1.3. List of Acronyms
ADPC

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

ADRC

Asian Disaster Reduction Center

AIT

Asian Institute of Technology

APRSAF

Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum

ASEAN

Association of South-East Asian Nations

CRISP

Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing

CSIS/UT

Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo

DAN

Data Analysis NodeDDM

Department of Disaster Management

DDPM

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (Thailand)

DHM

Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (Nepal)

DMH

Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (Myanmar)

DPN

Data Provider Node

EO

Emergency Observation

EOC

Earth Observatory of Singapore

EOR

Emergency Observation Request

GISTDA

Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency

IDC

International Disaster Charter

ISRO

Indian Space Research Organization

IWMI

International Water Management Institute

JAXA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

JPT

Joint Project TeamJPTM

Joint Project Team Meeting

KARI

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

LAPAN

National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Indonesia)

MARD

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Vietnam)

MBRSC

Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre

MEC

Myanmar Earthquake Committee

MMAF

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (Indonesia)

MO

Manila Observatory

MONRE

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam)

MoWHS

Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (Bhutan)

NARL

National Applied Research Laboratories

NCU

Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research, National Central University2

Chapter 1: Introduction

NDMO

National Disaster Management Office (Fiji)NIEDNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

NSPO

National Space Organization

PAGASA

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

PHIVOLCS

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

RRD

Relief and Resettlement Department (Myanmar)

RSO

Regional Support Offices

SA

Sentinel Asia

STI/VAST

Space Technology Institute / Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

SUPARCOPakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

UNESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

UNOCHA

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

UNOOSA

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

UN-SPIDER

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Managementand Emergency Response3Chapter 2: Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters

2.

Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters

2.1. Outline of Sentinel Asia

2.1.1. Background and History of Sentinel Asia
Natural disasters have been on the rise worldwide, including the Asia-Pacific region(Figure 1). The Asia-Pacific region suffers from different types of natural disasters, suchas earthquakes, cyclones/typhoons, floods, landslides, droughts, tsunamis, volcanic
eruptions and forest fires. Several of them are large-scale, devastating disasters. Given
the high population level (about 3 billion) as well as the high frequency and severity ofnatural disasters in the region, an integrated use of space technology, such as earth
observation satellite data and geographic information systems, can be an effectivemeans to reduce the magnitude of the severity, or provide timely management in theevent of a large-scale natural hazard or disaster. In light of the increasing frequency ofnatural disasters and an elevated loss of lives and properties from these events, SA, acollaborative, regional project, was conceptualized in 2005, and begun to operate in2007. It is engaged in activities to share and provide disaster-related information,
including earth observation satellite images via the internet, to contribute towarddisaster management in the Asia-Pacific region. Space agencies from the member
countries of the Asia-Pacific Region Space Agency Forum (APRSAF), including theJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and disaster risk reduction agencies in the
Asia-Pacific region such as the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), cooperate informing a joint project team (JPT) and promoting SA. As of December 2017, it consistsof 104 member organizations, including 89 agencies from 28 countries/regions and 15
international organizations. JAXA has been serving as a secretariat of the JPT.

4

Chapter 2: Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters

500

400

Insect infestation
Landslide
Epidemic
Wildfire

300

Extreme temperature
Drought
Mass Movement
Volcanic activity

200

Earthquake
Storm
Flood
100

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

1981

1980

1979

1978

0

Figure 1: Incidence of natural disasters by region (In and after 1978)

A stepwise approach for the implementation of data and information dissemination
systems through SA as proposed by the APRSAF was as follows:

Step 1: Implementation of the backbone 'Sentinel Asia' data dissemination system andassociated Nodes (Feb. 2006–Dec. 2007)
Step 2: Expansion of the dissemination backbone with new Satellite Communication
Systems (2008–2012)
Step 3: Establishment of a comprehensive ‘Disaster Management Support System’ inthe region (2013 onwards)

Sentinel Asia initiated an emergency observation request system in 2007 to provide
image data (and analyzed images) acquired through the satellites operated byparticipating space agencies on the internet and via JAXA’s Wideband Internetworking
engineering test and Demonstration Satellite (WINDS), also known as Kizuna, in theevent of a disaster in the Asia-Pacific region.
During that time, Sentinel Asia participated in the International Disaster Charter(IDC) in 2010 to expand its activities and cooperation on a global scale. Sentinel Asia
also established the RSO for UN-SPIDER at the ADRC in June 2009, which serves as a5

Chapter 2: Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters

contact (liaison) office for emergency observation requests, to expand the range of its
activities and increase international interest.

2.1.2. Aims and Activities of Sentinel Asia in a Nutshell
The SA aims to: (i) improve safety in society with the use of modern Information andCommunication Technology (ICT) and space-based technology; (ii) improve the speed
and accuracy of disaster preparedness and early warning; and (iii) minimize thenumber of victims, as well as social and economic losses. To achieve these goals, various
activities have been undertaken.

The main activities of the SA are summarized as follows:・

Emergency observation by earth observation satellites (e.g. ALOS, FORMOSAT,
IRS, KOMPSAT, THEOS, VNREDSAT, X-SAT and DUBAISAT1) in the event ofmajor disasters

・

Acceptance of observation requests of major disasters in the Asia-Pacific region
from ADRC member organizations and the representative organizations of JPT
members to support disaster management in the region

・Working Groups (WGs) for early warning and disaster monitoring: WGs on
wildfires, floods, glacial lake outburst floods, and tsunamis are (formed and) in
operation

・Capacity building of member organizations (e.g. through training) for theutilization of satellite images for disaster management

The following is an overview of the main data and products provided by SA to its
members: (i) satellite imagery (and data permitted by data providers) and value-added
images with an extraction of the affected area, etc.; (ii) on-site digital camera images;(iii) wildfire hotspot information and data; (iv) rainfall (short-term and long-term)
information and data; and (v) meteorological satellite imagery and data.

1

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the UAE became a Sentinel Asia

Member as a Data Provider Node in 2017

6

Chapter 2: Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters

2.1.3. Framework and Emergency Observation Mechanisms of Sentinel Asia
SA is promoted under cooperation among the following three communities: (i) theSpace Community (APRSAF); (ii) the International Community (e.g. UNESCAP,UNOOSA, ASEAN, AIT); and (iii) the Disaster Reduction Community (ADRC and its
member countries), as illustrated in Figure 2. To promote the activities of SA, the Joint
Project Team (JPT) was organized, which is open to all APRSAF member countries,
disaster prevention organizations and regional/international organizations who wish toparticipate in disaster information sharing activities.

Figure 2: Framework of Sentinel Asia

SA is composed of two Nodes (Data Provider, and Data Analysis) and four Working
Groups (Wildfire, Flood, Glacial Lake Outburst Flood and Tsunami). The Data Provider
Node (DPN) provides their own satellite imagery and other relevant data to JPT
members upon an Emergency Observation Request (EOR) from a JPT member, to theextent permitted by the data policy of each DPN when a disaster occurs; while the Data
Analysis Node (DAN) analyzes the satellite data provided by DPN, makes avalue-added product and uploads and shares the result through the Sentinel Asia

7

Chapter 2: Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters

System (Figure 3). Between 2006 and 2017, about 302 EORs have been made or
accepted, providing data and products to its members to support disaster management.
The four WGs work toward the establishment and improvement of early
warning/forecasting systems, as well as monitoring and planning for disastermanagement in their respective fields.

Figure 3: Flow of Sentinel Asia emergency observation

2.1.4. Current Phase (Step 3) and Ongoing Actions of Sentinel Asia
Out of the 3 Steps employed by Sentinel Asia, the successful completion of Steps 1 and2 has so far been declared. Step 3 began in 2013, defining its priority areas based on
experiences in the earlier Steps and user requests leading to necessary actions as shownin Figure 4.

The key features of Step 3 are:・

Covering all phases in a disaster management cycle

・

Employing a wide variety of satellites, including earth observation satellites,8

Chapter 2: Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters

communication satellites and navigation satellites
・

Being managed as a joint project by participating agencies, through the planned
construction of a joint management system

・Promoting the use of services by expanding human networks through capacity
development and outreach activities

Figure 4: Current phase (Step 3) and actions of Sentinel Asia

9

Chapter 2: Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters

2.2.

Major Disasters with Emergency Observation (2007-2017)

Figures 5 and 6 show a breakdown of emergency observations with requests andemergency observations with activation by disaster. Table 1 shows the number ofrequests, activations and rejections for each disaster. Floods represent the largest
number of disasters with 150 requests (51.0%), followed by earthquakes at 35 (11.6%),
landslides at 23 (7.6%), typhoons at 21 (7.0%), forest fires and fires at 17 (5.6%),
volcanic eruptions at 15 (5.0%), and cyclones at 10 (3.3%).
Generally, activation is made for around 80% to 90% of requests for most disasters.
There is 94.8% activation for flood, but the activation rate is 41.2% for forest fires andfires only.

Oi l Spill, 4

Others , 23

Cyclone, 10
Vol cano, 15
Fores t Fire, 17
Typhoon, 21

Flood, 154

La ndslide, 23
Ea rthquak…

Figure 5: Breakdown of Emergency Observations by Disaster (2007 - 2017)*Requests (N=302)

10

Chapter 2: Sentinel Asia and Major Disasters

Oil Spill, 2Vol ca no, 12

Others , 15

Cycl one, 9Fores t Fire, 7Typhoon, 19

Fl ood, 146

La ndslide, 18
Ea rthquake,…

Figure 6: Breakdown of Emergency Observations by Disaster (2007 - 2017)*Activations (N=259)

Table 1: Number of Requests, Activations, and Rejections for Emergency
Observations by Disaster
Numbe r ofReques t

Number of
Acti va ti on

Number of
Reje cti on

Acti vati on/Re que st
(%)

Flood

154

146

8

94.8%

Earthquake

35

31

4

88.6%

Landslide

23

18

5

78.3%

Typhoon

21

19

2

90.5%

Forest Fire

17

7

10

41.2%

Volcano

15

12

3

80.0%

Cyclone

10

9

1

90.0%

Oil Spill

4

2

2

50.0%

Others

23

15

8

65.2%

Total

302

259

43

11

Chapter 3: Emergency Observation Operation in 2017

3. Emergency Observation Operations in 2017

3.1.

Emergency Observation Requests

Figure 7 shows the number of requests, activations and rejections involving emergency
observations from 2007 to 2017. The number of requests and activations peaked in 2010
and 2011, with the number declining subsequently thereafter, but the number increased
once again from 2015 to 2016.

50
43
40
40

36
34

35
31

3231

30

20
20
15

18
16

10

24

25

18

19

6

5

8

Request2524

Activation

20
18

1918

2

1

1

2

1

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Rejection

9
6

2
0
2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Figure 7: Comparison of the Number of Requests, Activations and Rejections for
Emergency Observations

All 2017 activations are listed in Table 2. In total, 32 requests were received in 2017.
The following single request was rejected after confirmation with the requester:-

Activation No. 275, Country [Indonesia], Disaster type [Landslide]

Figures 8 and 9 show a breakdown of emergency observations with requests andemergency observations with activation by disaster. On a request basis, floods
represented the largest number of disasters, with 22 requests (68.8%), followed byearthquakes at 4 (12.5%), landslides at 2 (6.3%), typhoons at 1 (3.1%), and volcanic
eruptions at 1 (3.1%).

12

Chapter 3: Emergency Observation Operation in 2017

Table 2: List of 2017 Activations
Acti va ti on
Number

271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302

Country
ThailandPhilippines
Philippines
Indonesia
Indonesia
Nepal
Sri Lanka
TaiwanBangladesh
China
Philippines
VietnamVietnamTaiwanVietnam
China
Nepal
Bangladesh
VietnamVietnamVietnamVietnamVietnamTaiwanPhilippines
VietnamVietnam
Korea
VietnamIndonesia
India
VietnamDisaster Type
Flood
Flood
Earthquake
Flood
Landslide
Other (GLOF)
Flood
Flood
Flood
Landslide
Earthquake
Typhoon
Flood
Flood
Flood
Earthquake
Flood
Flood
Flood
Flood
Flood
Flood
Flood
Flood
Flood
Flood
Flood
Earthqueke
Flood
Volcanic Eruption
other
Flood

Activa ti on
Da te2017/01/11
2017/01/24
2017/02/12
2017/02/21
2017/02/22
2017/04/24
2017/05/27
2017/06/05
2017/06/16
2017/06/24
2017/07/07
2017/07/17
2017/07/25
2017/07/31
2017/08/05
2017/08/09
2017/08/16
2017/08/24
2017/08/27
2017/09/15
2017/10/11
2017/10/12
2017/10/14
2017/10/15
2017/10/20
2017/11/02
2017/11/06
2017/11/17
2017/11/19
2017/11/27
2017/12/08
2017/12/25

Reques ter

GISTDAPAGASAPHIVOLCS
LAPAN
Udayana Univ
DHM
DMC/IWMI
NARL
DDM
CEA
PHIVOLCS
MONRE
MONRE
NARL
MONRE
CEA
ICIMOD
DDM
MARD
MARD
MONRE
MONRE
MONRE
NARL
BMG
MONRE/DMPTCMONRE/DMPTCNDMIMONRE/DMPTCLAPAN/BNPB
ISRO
DMPTC

*275 was rejected

13

Chapter 3: Emergency Observation Operation in 2017Vol ca no, 1

Others , 2
Cycl one, 0Typhoon, 1
La ndslide, 2Earthquake, 4
Fl ood, 22

Figure 8: Breakdown of Emergency Observations by Disaster *Requests in 2017

Others, 2Volca no, 1
Typhoon, 1
Ea rthquake, 4Cyclone, 0

La ndslide, 1

Fl ood, 22

Figure 9: Breakdown of Emergency Observations by Disaster *Activations in 201714

Chapter 3: Emergency Observation Operation in 2017

3.2.

Results of Emergency Observations

During 2017, the monthly average of activations was 2.6. Figure 10 shows the monthly
distribution of activations throughout 2017. The highest number of activations occurredin August, October and November, corresponding to 48.4% of the total number. The
remaining months of 2017 saw a number of activations that varied from 0 to 4. Most of
the activations were caused by water disasters such as floods and typhoons.
6

Number of Activations

5
4
3
2
1
0

Figure 10: Number of monthly activations in 2017

Figure 11 shows the number of emergency observations by country. Countries andregions with a large number of requests are mostly located in Southeast Asia, including
Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan. The highest number of activations was Vietnam.
14
12

Number of Activation

12
10
8
6
4
4

3
2

2

2

2

2
1

1

1

0

Figure 11: Number of activations by country in 2017

15

1

Chapter 3: Emergency Observation Operation in 2017

Figure 12 shows the number of implementations by DPN. In total, 75 implementations
were made in 2017, and satellite data was provided to the requesters. The highest
number of implementations were made by JAXA, ISRO and GISTDA, corresponding to
96% of the total number.

Number of Implementation

30
25

28
21
23

20
15
10
5

3

0
JAXA

ISRO

KARI

GISTDA

NARL

CRISP

STI/VAST

MBRSC

DPN

Figure 12: Number of responses by DPN in 2017

Figure 13 shows the number of optical and radar data by DPN. In 2017, a total of 1,265
scenes were provided by DPN members. The total can be broken down into archives(149) and new acquisitions (1,116). The highest data numbers are occupied by JAXA,ISRO, GISTDA and MBRSC.
800
695

Number of Scenes

700
600
500
400

306

300
200

122

100

107
0

0 0

ISRO

KARI

27

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 8

NARL

CRISP

STI/VAST

MBRSC

0
JAXA

GISTDA

DPN
Archive

New Acquisition

Figure 13: Data consumption (Archive and New Acquisition) by DPN in 201716

Chapter 3: Emergency Observation Operation in 2017

Figure 14 shows the number of implementations by DAN. In total, 156 were
implemented in 2017, and archive data and analyzed products were provided torequesters. The highest number of implementations were made by AIT and JAXA,
corresponding to 90.4% of the total number.

Number of Implementation

100

97

80
60
44
40
20

10
3

1

1

YU

ICIMOD

NCU

0
JAXA

AIT

IWMI

Figure 14: Number of responses by DAN in 201717

Chapter 3: Emergency Observation Operation in 2017

3.3. Web GIS Support

The secretariat of Sentinel Asia provides a Web-GIS Service when an EOR is
activated. Requesters and disaster management organizations can confirm provided
satellite images and analyzed data by using this service.

Figure 15: Data consumption (Archive and New Acquisition) by DPN in 201718

Chapter 3: Emergency Observation Operation in 2017

3.4. Good Practice – Volcanic eruption in November 2017 (Indonesia)

After volcanic Mount Agung erupted in November 2017, SA received and accepted an
EOR from the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN). Below
is a brief description of the event and a good example of our collaborative work (dataand information sharing) to support the Indonesian government’s effort toward disastermanagement.
On Saturday, 25 November 2018, the Indonesian Volcanology and Geological Disaster
Mitigation Center (PVMBG) raised the alert level of Mount Agung from level III to level
IV, where the eruptions of Mount Agung had shifted from phreatic to magmatic ones, as
red glow was seen from the peak of the Mount Agung. The eruption produced thick ash
continuously at a height of between 2,000 and 3,400 meters from the top of the crater.
The danger zone had been expanded from 6km to 8km from the top of volcano, andpeople residing within a 10km radius were evacuated. The Indonesian Disaster
Management Agency (BNPB) also asked 25,000 people to be evacuated from the slope ofMount Agung to hundreds of shelters.
In response, SA provided a large number of satellite images and map products: 3
satellite images from before the disaster, 30 satellite images from after the disaster and3 value-added products. Figure 17 shows an example of one of the value-added products
provided by SA.
LAPAN officers expressed that the data and map products had been shared withnational/local disaster management organizations, and utilized for emergency response
and assessment of the damaged areas.

19Chapter 3: Emergency Observation Operation in 2017

Figure 16: Volcanic Eruption of Mount Agung in 2017 (Photograph credit: PVMBG)

Figure 17: Example of Value-Added Product20

Chapter 4: External Relations

4. External Relations

4.1. Accession of New Members
In 2017, the following six organizations joined SA. Introductions from the MBRSC andEOS are shown as follows.
-

Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore [JPT, DAN]-

Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), UAE [JPT, DPN]-

Center for Remote Sensing and Ocean Sciences (CReSOS) Udayana University,
Indonesia [DAN]-

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia [DAN]-

Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan[DAN]

4.1.1. Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore(1) Outline of organization
The Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) conducts fundamental research on
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and climate change in and around Southeast
Asia, in an effort toward establishing safer and more sustainable societies. Launched in
2009, EOS has the dual goals of acquiring scientific knowledge on natural hazards inthe region, and passing this knowledge on to communities and decision makers so they
can use the knowledge effectively.

(2) Greeting from Dr. Emma Hill, Principal Investigator of Geodesy (Earth Observatoryof Singapore) and Associate Professor (Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang
Technological University)
EOS is proud, honored and excited to become a Data Analysis Node of Sentinel Asia.
We believe that Sentinel Asia has the potential to save many lives, by providing criticaland timely information for disaster response and recovery. We have been very
impressed by Sentinel Asia’s efficient and effective framework for communication and21

Chapter 4: External Relations

information sharing between agencies across the region.
At EOS we have a talented and passionate team dedicated to building and operating
systems for automated processing of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data for hazards
monitoring and disaster response. Our goal is to be able to automatically generate SARinterferograms showing ground deformation, SAR-based maps of flood extent, andSAR-based maps of building damage from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons,fires, and landslides.
To meet our goal, we are collaborating with Caltech and the NASA Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, who developed the Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) system.
We have successfully cloned the ARIA system to Singapore, and hope that in the near
future we will be able to use it for automated monitoring of natural hazards andresponse to regional disasters. We also hope to continue to innovate the processing
algorithms, to achieve ever more accurate and timelier response products.

Photo 18: Team of Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS)(from left to right: Alok Bhardwaj, Emma Hill, Nina Lin, Shi Tong Chin, and Ziyue Pan)

22

Chapter 4: External Relations

4.1.2. MBRSC(1) Outline of organization
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is integral to the strategic
initiative put in place by the Dubai government to inspire scientific innovation,technological advancement, and to advance sustainable development in the United
Arab Emirates.
The center was originally established in 2006 as the Emirates Institution for Advanced
Science & Technology (EIAST), accumulating knowledge, recruiting engineers, andlaunching advanced scientific projects, until the MBRSC was established in 2015 by
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid.
The establishment decree saw EIAST integrated with the newly founded MBRSC,
which would now take charge of the UAE’s advanced science and technology projects,
and

take

responsibility

forcontributing

towards

the

UAE’s

move

into

a

knowledge-based economy.
The Centre’s main line of business includes research and development in the area ofouter space, manufacture of satellites and development of systems, space imaging andapplications development, and ground station services and support to satellite missions.

Photo 2: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

23

Chapter 4: External Relations(2) Greeting from Dr. Alia Almekhyat, Remote Sensing Department, Mohammed Bin
Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)
The Mohammed Bin Rashed Space Centre (MBRSC) is honored to have been acceptedto participate as a member of JPT in Sentinel Asia. This membership gave us theopportunity to apply our remote sensing capabilities to reduce disaster risk and support
disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region.
H.E. Yousuf Al Shaibani, Director General of MBRSC, stated: "Joining the Sentinel
Asia International Initiative is in line with the UAE's vision in providing humanitarian
support in various forms, to face global disaster challenges. It also reflects the approachof giving and humanitarian support, in line with 2017’s initiative – the ‘Year of Giving’.
Coordination and cooperation between the agencies and centers operating remotesensing satellites is an important step to help in the anticipation and management ofpotential crises."
He added: “What distinguishes the remote sensing technique is its capability toovercome geological barriers and natural hazards, in addition to the ability to plan
properly ahead, to have comprehensive preparedness to face any disaster."

Photo 3: DubaiSat-2

24

Chapter 4: External Relations

4.2. Collaboration and Cooperation with Other Organizations
The rollout to IDC began in February 2010 as required. In 2017, eight disasters were
escalated to Charter. Excluding escalations via other institutions, two disasters were
escalated through SA. There was one response to an earthquake in the Philippines, andone response to a flood in Vietnam.

Table 3 List of Charter Escalation in 2017
Acti va tion
Number

273
277
280
285
287
288
297
298

Country
Phillipnes
Sri Lanka
China
Vietnam
Nepal
Bangladesh
Vietnam
Korea

Disaster Type
Earthquake
Flood
Landslide
Flood
Flood
Flood
Flood
Earthqueke

Acti va tion
Da te

12-Feb-17
27-May-17
24-Jun-175-Aug-17
16-Aug-17
24-Aug-17
6-Nov-17
17-Nov-17

Reques ter

PHIVOLCS
IWMI
China Earthquake Administration
MONRE
ICIMOD
Department of Disaster Management
MONRE
NDMI

25

Rema rks col umn

Not escalation via Sentinel Asia
Not escalation via Sentinel Asia
Not escalation via Sentinel Asia
Not escalation via Sentinel Asia
Not escalation via Sentinel Asia
Not escalation via Sentinel Asia

Chapter 5: Communication and Conference

5.

Communication and Conferences

5.1.

Conferences

5.1.1. Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-24), Bengaluru, India
Organizer: Department of Space (DOS) India, Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan(MEXT), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Date: 14 - 17 November 2017
Venue: Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway
Number of Participants: 539 participants from 31 countries and regions, and teninternational organizations

Photo 4: Group Photo(https://www.aprsaf.org/annual_meetings/aprsaf24/meeting_details.php)

APRSAF has four working groups: (i) the Space Applications Working Group (SAWG);(ii) the Space Technology Working Group (STWG); (iii) the Space Environment
Utilization Working Group (SEUWG); and (iv) the Space Education Working Group(SEWG).
Sentinel Asia had a session in the Space Applications Working Group (SAWG) on 15
November. Several members of Sentinel Asia gave a report on their latest activities.

26

Chapter 5: Communication and Conference

5.1.2. Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR2017), Baku, Azerbaijan
ACDR2017 was jointly organized by the Government of Azerbaijan, the Government ofJapan and the Asian Disaster Reduction Center, ADRC from 2 to 3 October, 2017 in
Baku, Azerbaijan. One session, “Advanced Technologies facilitating DRR and CCA”, washeld at this conference, where JAXA and RESTEC gave a report on applying
space-based technology, including the application of remote sensing and web-based GIS
technologies, regarding Sentinel Asia.

Photo 5: Group Photo5.1.3. World Bosai Forum, Sendai, Japan
World Bosai Forum 2017 was held in Sendai from 25 to 28 November, 2017. JAXA
participated in a session entitled “A Synergy Framework for the Integration of Earth
Observation Technologies into Disaster Risk Reduction”. The report consisted of a range
of notable practices that included provided satellite imagery and analyzed data on past
emergency observation requests. There was also a topic that provided an explanation
about Sentinel Asia’s Step-3 policy, which focuses on linkage with the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

27

Chapter 5: Communication and Conference

5.2. Communication

5.2.1. Press Releases and Articles
The secretariat of SA publishes a monthly newsletter for member organizations. The
following are the topics covered by the newsletters issued in 2017.

January 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in January 2017
2. [Announcement] Preparing Flood in Your Area
3. [Announcement] Regional Server of Sentinel Asia Step2 System
4. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
5. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
6. [Events]

February 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in February 2017
2. [Announcement] Sentinel Asia 10th Anniversary and JPTM2017 was Successfully Held
3. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS
4. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
5. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
6. [Events]

March 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in March 2017
2. [Announcement] Survey on International Disaster Charter
3. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS
4. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
5. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
6. [Events]

April 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in April 201728

Chapter 5: Communication and Conference

2. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS
3. [Announcement] Password Change: Sentinel Asia Step2 System, 22 June 2017
4. [Announcement] JAXA’s P-Tree System
5. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
6. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
7. [Events]

May 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in May 2017
2. [News] New Member of Joint Project Team (JPT)
3. [New] Sri Lanka Floods: “Emergency Response Data Viewer”
4. [Announcement] User Password Changed: Sentinel Asia Step2 System
5. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS
6. [Announcement] Result of EOR Web-based Questionnaire
7. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
8. [Events]

June 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in June 2017
2. [News] New Member of Joint Project Team (JPT) as a Data Provider Node (DPN)
3. [Announcement] Sentinel Asia Implementation Training (SAIT) from 10 to 17 July 2017
4. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS
5. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
6. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
7. [Events]

July 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in July 2017
2. [Announcement] Enhanced Security of Sentinel Asia Central Server
3. [Announcement] “GSMaP RIKEN Nowcast” is Now Available
4. [Announcement] Sentinel Asia Implementation Training (SAIT) was Successfully Completed
5. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS

29

Chapter 5: Communication and Conference

6. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
7. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
8. [Events]

August 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in August 2017
2. [News] FORMOSAT-5 was Successfully Launched
3. [Announcement] Enhanced Security of Sentinel Asia Central Server
4. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS
5. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
6. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
7. [Events]

September 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in September 2017
2. [News] New Member of Joint Project Team (JPT) as a Data Analysis Node (DAN)
3. [Announcement] Enhanced Security of Sentinel Asia Central Server
4. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS
5. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
6. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
7. [Events]

October 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in October 2017
2. [Announcement] Result of the APRSAF24
3. [Announcement] Result of the SC joint mission to MBRSC (photo attached)
4. [Announcement] AOGS2018
5. [Announcement] Password Change: Sentinel Asia Step2 System, 19 December 2017
6. [Announcement] Enhanced Security of Sentinel Asia Central Server
7. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS
8. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
9. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members

30

Chapter 5: Communication and Conference

10. [Events]

November 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in November 2017
2. [Announcement] User Password Changed: Sentinel Asia Step2 System
3. [Announcement] JPTM2018, 22 – 24 January, 2018
4. [Announcement] Enhanced Security of Sentinel Asia Central Server
5. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS
6. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
7. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
8. [Events]

December 2017
1. [News] Emergency Observation of Disaster Occurred in December 2017
2. [Announcement] New International Service Himawari Request
3. [Announcement] JPTM2018 was Successfully Held
4. [Announcement] Using Cloud System on Sentinel Asia Web Portal for the NEXT STEP
5. [Announcement] Enhanced Security of Sentinel Asia Central Server
6. [Announcement] Termination of the Operation of the Regional Servers and WINDS
7. [Announcement] Emergency Observation Request (EOR)
8. [Announcement] Requests to JPT Members
9. [Information] Regional Workshop on "Near Real Time Flood Monitoring Service"
10. [Events]

31

Chapter 6: Assessment of Sentinel Asia Operation

6.

Assessment of Sentinel Asia Operations

6.1. Overall Impact
When natural disasters common to mainly Asian areas – such as floods, droughts andearthquakes – occur, ADRC releases information on the phenomena that trigger thedisasters in addition to the damages incurred (http://www.adrc.asia/latest/index.php).
In 2017 the total number of natural disasters (excluding drought and snow hazards)
collected by ADRC was 54. 14 of these disasters were covered by SA (25.9%).

12

Number of Disasters

10
8
6
4
2
0

Natural Disasters covered by SA

Natural Disasters collected by ADRC

Figure 19: Breakdown by countries of major natural disasters collected by ADRC
in 2017. Dark blue indicates disasters covered by SA.

6.2. Analysis of Operational Performance
Figure 20 summarizes the number of days from the occurrence of the disaster to therequest for each disaster and their respective years. Overall, this shows that it took anumber of days from the first occurrence of the disaster to a request for the period
between 2011 and 2017.

32

Chapter 6: Assessment of Sentinel Asia Operation

4
2.7

Number of Days

3

2.7
2.4

2.3

2016

2017

2
1.6

2.1

2.1

2014

2015

1

0
2011

2012

2013

Figure 20: Number of Days Required from Disaster Occurrence to Request

Figure 21 shows the number of days that were required from the date the request is
received to activation. Overall, it took an average of 0.8 days from request to activation
for the period between 2011 and 2017.

2

Number of Days

1.5
0.9
1
0.8

1

0.5
0.4
0.4

0
2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Figure 21: Number of Days Required from Request to Activation

Figure 22 to Figure 24 indicate the average number of days required to provide eachdata for each year, and the percentage of completed data provisions. Figure 22’s Archive
Satellite Data indicates that the percentage of provisions declined from 2015, totaling
33

Chapter 6: Assessment of Sentinel Asia Operation

62.1% in 2017, while the average number of days required for provision was 3.9 days.

8.0
100.0

100.0

94.4

90.3

70.8

Percentage

80.0
60.0

5.9

4.8

61.8

4.0

5.3

40.0
20.0

6.0
62.1

3.9
2.9

2.7

2011

2012

2.0

2.0

0.0

Number of Days

100.0

0.0
2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Percentage of Provided (Provided/Total)
Required average day for provide

Figure 22: Average Number of Days Required to Provide Archive Satellite Data
and Response Rate for Each Year
Figure 23’s Satellite Data After Disaster shows that the percentage of provisions
increased sharply from 2014 onward, while the number of days required for data
provision has declined in recent years. The average number of days required forprovision was 3.5 days over the past 3 years, from 2015 to 2017.

34

Chapter 6: Assessment of Sentinel Asia Operation

12.0
9.8
95.8

84.2

94.1

88.9

10.0

80.6

80

93.1

Pe rce ntage

8.8

8.0

9.0

60

55.6

40

6.0
4.0

4.0

20

3.4

Numbe r of Days

100

2.0

3.4

3.6

2016

2017

0

0.0
2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Percentage of Provided (Provided/Total)
Required average day for provide

Figure 23: Average Number of Days Required to Provide Satellite Data After
Disaster and Activation Rate for Each Year
Figure 24’s products were 82.8% in 2017. It was an improvement over 2016’s 73.5%, andthe average number of days required for provision was 4.7 days – the shortest so far.

30.0
25.9

82.8

18.0

Percentage

80
60

20.7
58.1

25.0

83.3

78.9

40

20.0

73.5

15.7

15.0

38.9

38.9

10.0
7.8

20

Number of Days

100

5.0
5.5

4.7

0

0.0
2011

2012

2013
2014
2015
2016
Percentage of Provided (Provided/Total)

2017

Required average day for provide

Figure 24: Average Number of Days Required to Provide Products and Activation
Rate for Each Year

35

Chapter 7: Conclusions

7. Conclusions

Since the start of 2007, we have conducted emergency observation activities for 302
natural disasters, and five organizations joined SA as new members during 2017. The
number of participating institutions in the initiative has now reached 108.

We feel that it is necessary to continue to make gradual progress in the following
matters discussed at APRSAF in India, toward the future development of SA.
・

Encourage the establishment of a new Web-GIS system for rapid observation andsharing of analyzed information;

・Encourage the establishment of a new EOR system, named “OPTEMIS”, to provide
an easier way to make a request;

・Promote the development of a Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) for Sentinel
Asia in Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar;

・Encourage continuous active discussions in the Sentinel Asia Steering Committee
towards the sustainable and autonomous operation of Sentinel Asia.

36

1

1

19

17

12

11

13

10

10

10

7

9

6

6

6

5

5

5

3

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

Nepal

India

PakistanThailandTaiwanMyanmar

Sri Lanka

China

Tajikistan

Bangladesh

Kazakhstan

BhutanMongolia

Australia

Kyrgyzstan

Brunei

Cambodia

Solomon

MalaysiaFiji

Lao PDR

Afghanistan

Tonga

New Zealand

Korea

Vanuatu

PNG

302

8

17

Japan

Total

9

37

259

1

1

1

0

2

2

3

3

3

3

2

5

0

4

4

9

7

9

13

9

8

14

19

17

32

29

31

Vietnam40

Philippine

Request47

Activation

Indonesia

43

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

3

0

6

2

2

0

0

2

1

1

0

2

4

3

0

0

5

2

7

Rejection

-

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

60.0

40.0

100.0

0.0

66.7

66.7

100.0

100.0

80.0

90.0

90.0

100.0

81.8

66.7

82.4

100.0

100.0

86.5

93.5

85.1

Number of EOR (by year)

20

1

1

3

1

2

1

1

2

1

7

Num.

19

1

1

2

1

3

2

2

2

2

1

2

Num.

24

3

2

1

1

2

4

6

5

Num.

43

2

1

2

2

1

1

2

1

2

2

1

3

4

1

1

7

1

9

Num.

39

1

1

3

3

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

1

2

1

3

2

4

2

4

2

Num.

25

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

4

Num.

20

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

Num.

19

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

3

1

4

Num.

25

1

2

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

4

2

2

2

2

Num.

36

1

1

1

2

1

4

5

2

2

2

1

3

4

7

Num.

32

1

2

2

1

3

1

1

2

12

4

3

Num.

302

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

3

3

3

5

5

5

6

6

6

9

7

10

10

10

13

11

12

17

19

17

37

31

47

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total

List of Emergency Observation Request by each country

Percentage ofActivation

154

1

1

1

2

1

3

4

1

3

2

3

3

5

4

2

8

5

3

10

5

10

12

9

29

11

16

Num.

-

100.0

50.0

50.0

66.7

33.3

100.0

80.0

20.0

60.0

33.3

50.0

50.0

55.6

57.1

20.0

80.0

50.0

23.1

90.9

41.7

58.8

63.2

52.9

78.4

35.5

34.0

(%)

Flood

35

1

1

1

1

1

4

3

1

1

2

1

2

4

0

4

8

Num.

-

100.0

100.0

33.3

20.0

14.3

40.0

30.0

7.7

9.1

16.7

5.9

10.5

23.5

0.0

12.9

17.0

(%)

Earthquake

23

1

1

2

1

3

1

1

1

4

2

2

4

Num.

-

100.0

20.0

22.2

14.3

30.0

10.0

10.0

7.7

33.3

10.5

11.8

8.5

(%)

Landslide

21

1

6

1

4

9

Num.

-

20.0

46.2

5.9

10.8

29.0

(%)

Typhoon

17

1

1

3

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

Num.

-

33.3

20.0

50.0

50.0

33.3

10.0

5.9

5.3

2.7

3.2

4.3

(%)

Forest fire

15

2

1

12

Num.

-

11.8

3.2

25.5

(%)

Volcanic
Eruption

Number of EOR (by each disaster)

10

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

Num.

-

100.0

100.0

50.0

22.2

10.0

10.0

5.9

6.5

(%)

Cyclone

4

1

1

2

Num.

-

20.0

7.7

5.4

(%)

Oil Spill

23

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

3

2

1

3

5

Num.

-

50.0

33.3

40.0

16.7

16.7

14.3

7.7

8.3

17.6

10.5

2.7

9.7

10.6

(%)

othersBLANK

List of JPT Members(89 organizations from 28 countries/regions and 15 international organizations)
No.

Country / Region

1

Armenia

No.

Australia

3

Bangladesh

3
4
5
6
7

4

BhutanData Provider
Node (DPN)

Data Analysis
Node (DAN)

1 Ministry of Emergency Situation (MES)22Organization

CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications(COSSA)
Geoscience Australia (GA)
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)
Bangladesh Space Research and remote Sensing
Organization (SPARRSO)
Department of Disaster Management, Ministry ofHome and Cultural Affairs
National Land Commission

8 Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan
9 Department of Geology and Mines (DGM)
10 Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS)

5Brunei✔

11 Survey Department (SD), Ministry of Development

Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning andConstruction
National Committee for Disaster Management
13(NCDM)
National Disaster Reduction Center of China
14(NDRCC), Ministry of Civil Affair
12

6

Cambodia

15

7

China

College of Disaster and Emergency Management,
Beijing Normal University (BNU)

Institute of Geology, China Earthquake
Administration (CEA)
17 Sichuan University

✔

16

✔
✔

18 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
19

8

Fiji

9

India

Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment(IMHE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)✔

20 National Disaster Management Office, FIJI (NDMO)
21 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)✔

✔

22 University of Kashmir
23 Gauhati University
24 National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB)

Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics andSpace (LAPAN)
26 Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB)
27 Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani (UNJANI)
Center for Remote Sensing and Ocean Sciences
28(CReSOS) Udayana University
25

10

Indonesia

29

Center of Technology for Natural Resources Inventory(PTISDA - BPPT)

30 Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

✔

✔
✔
✔

31 Keio University
32 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)✔

✔

Infrastructure Development Institute (IDI) Japan(IFNet)34 Hokkaido University
35 Yamaguchi University✔

36 Chubu University✔

37 Chiba University✔

38 Hiroshima Institute of Technology✔

39 Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT)

✔

33

11

Japan

International Research Institute of Disaster Science,40
Tohoku University
41 University of Tokyo
National Research Institute for Earth Science and42
Disaster Resilience (NIED)✔

National Center of Space Researches and Technologies(NCSRT)

12

Kazakhstan

13

Korea

44 Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

KyrgyzCentral Asian Institute of Applied Geosciences
45(CAIAG)

14

43

✔

✔
✔

✔
✔

46 Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
15

Lao P.D.R.

Natural Resources and Environment Institute (NREI),
47 Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment(MONRE)48 National Security Division, Prime Minister's Department
16

Malaysia

49 Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (ARSM)
50 Malaysian National Space Agency (ANGKASA)

17

Mongolia

51✔

Information And Research Institute Of Meteorology,
Hydrology And Environment (IRIMHE)

52 Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH)
18

Myanmar

53 Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD)
54

19

Nepal

55 Survey Department (SD)
Department of Water Induced Disaster Management
56(DWIDM), Ministry of Irrigation
57 Land Management Training Centre
58

20

Pakistan

21

Papua New Guinea

Myanmar Earthquake Committee (MEC) , Myanmar
Engineering Society (MES)

Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM),
Ministry of Population & Environment

Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere ResearchCommission (SUPARCO)
60 National Disaster Centre (NDC)
59

✔

61

Office of Civil Defense (OCD), National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)

National Mapping and Resource Information
Authority (NAMRIA)
Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM),
63
Department of Agriculture

✔

62

22

Philippines

64

Mines and Geoscience Bureau (MGB), Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources

65

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical andAstronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

66

Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging
Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology(PHIVOLCS)
68 Manila Observatory (MO)NOAH Center of the University of the Philippines
69
Resilience InstituteCentre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing
70(CRISP)
71 Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS)

✔

✔

67

23

24

Singapore

Sri Lanka✔
✔
✔
✔

Taiwan✔

Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research,
National Central University (CSRSR, NCU)

Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development
Agency (GISTDA)
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
77(DDPM)
78 Department of Water Resources (DWR)
79 Royal Forest Department (RFD)76

Thailand✔

73 Ministry of Disaster Management

75

26

✔

72 Survey Department of Sri Lanka

74 National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL)
25

✔

✔
✔

✔

✔

80 National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department
81 Royal Irrigation Department (RID)
82 Land Development Department (LDD)

Andaman Environment and Natural Disaster✔

83 Research Center, Prince of Songkla University (ANED,

PSU)
27

United Arab Emirates

84 Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)✔

✔

Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology(VAST)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
86(MARD)
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
87(MONRE)85

28

Vietnam✔

✔

✔

88 Cartography Department, Ministry of Defense (MOD)89 Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)✔

90 Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)91 The ASEAN Secretariat
92

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs(UNOOSA)International Center for Integrated Mountain
94
Development (ICIMOD)
CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications
95(COSSA)
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk
96
Management (ICHARM)
97 Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
93

29

International Organization✔

✔
✔

98 Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC/SOPAC)
99 The World Bank (WB)
100 International Water Management Institute (IWMI)✔

101 Asian Development Bank (ADB)✔

102

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian
Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre)

103 World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - Pakistan✔

104 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
846

as of Dec 2017

SENTINEL ASIA ANNUAL REPORT 2017
Issued on January 2019Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency