Research & Meetings
16th Science Team meeting - Announcement
Date: October 17 - 21, 2011 (Mon. - Fri.)
Venue: JAXA TKSC, Tsukuba / RESTEC (Remote Sensing Technology Center of JAPAN) HQ (Roppongi, Tokyo)
Agenda
October 17 (Mon.), 18 (Tue.), 19 (Wed.), 20 (Thu.), 21 (Fri.), 2011
| October 17 (Mon.), 2011 | ||
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| JAXA TKSC, Tsukuba | pdf file | |
| 9:35 | Bus from Tsukuba station | |
| 9:40 | Bus from Hotel Okura Frontier Ephocal to JAXA TKSC | |
| 10:00-10:15 | Welcome (Masanobu Shimada, JAXA) | |
| 10:15-11:30 | Background for new Science Team members | |
| ·The ALOS Kyoto & Carbon Initiative - Ake Rosenqvist, K&C coordinator | ||
| ·The ALOS PALSAR mission (obituary) - Masanobu Shimada, JAXA | ||
| ·The PALSAR Systematic Observation Strategy - Ake Rosenqvist | ||
| ·The ALOS-2 mission - system characteristics and development status - M. Shimada | ||
| 11:30-12:00 | Launching K&C Phase 3 (Ake Rosenqvist) | |
| 12:00-13:00 | LUNCH | |
| 13:00-15:00 | Tour of JAXA Tsukuba Space Center - Visit to the satellite test facilities and view of the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) satellite | |
| 15:15-17:00 | Science Team plans for Phase-3 (20+5 minutes) | |
| ·Australian R&D Support to Global Forest and AGB Mapping - Richard Lucas (Aberystwyth Univ./Wales) | ||
| ·Mapping the Public Forests in Brazil - Humberto de Mesquita Jr. (FSB/Brazil) | ||
| ·Mapping inundation with ALOS ScanSAR data - Bruce Chapman (JPL/USA) | ||
| ~17:00 | Bus from JAXA to Tsukuba station and Hotel Okura Ephocal | |
| October 18 (Tue.), 2011 | |||
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| JAXA TKSC, Tsukuba | pdf file | ||
| 9:35 | Bus from Tsukuba station | ||
| 9:40 | Bus from Hotel Okura Frontier Ephocal to JAXA TKSC | ||
| 10:00-12:15 | Science Team plans for Phase-3 (20+5 minutes) | ||
| ·Climate-relevant Modernization of the National Forest Policy and Piloting of REDD Measures in the Philippines - Francisco Tavora (GIZ/Germany) | |||
| ·Measuring Effective Conservation in The Northern Andes and South Central America Conservation Program - Jorge León Sarimento (TNC/Colombia) | |||
| ·Developing the best independent PALSAR based MRV system for REDD+ in Sumatra, Indonesia - Yumiko Uryu (WWF-Indonesia) | |||
| ·Forest Resources Mapping and Monitoring in Kenya - Kei Suzuki (JAFTA/Japan) for Kenya Forest Service | |||
| 12:15-13:30 | LUNCH | ||
| 13:30-14:30 | PALSAR data distribution procedures | ||
| ·Full resolution data through AUIG (A. Rosenqvist for Order Desk) |
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| ·EORC product transfer / FTP accounts (Takashi Ogawa, RESTEC) | |||
| 14:30-16:15 | Science Team plans for Phase-3 - R&D session (20+5 minutes) | ||
| ·Forest Degradation and Change Monitoring in the Tropical Zone - Yrjö Rauste (VTT/Finland) | |||
| ·Advances in forestry applications in Sweden using ALOS PALSAR imagery - Johan Fransson (SLU/Sweden) | |||
| ·Combined Use of SAR, InSAR and Lidar for Measuring Forest Biomass and Structure in the Northeastern United States - Bruce Chapman (JPL) for Paul Siqueira (Univ. Mass/USA) | |||
| ·ALOS-PALSAR & TanDEM-X for Forest Disturbance & Degradation Mapping - Florian Kugler for Kostas Papathanassiou (DLR/Germany) | |||
| 16:15- | Forest Theme issues - Open floor discussion (All) | ||
| ~17:00 | Bus from JAXA to Tsukuba station. Joint transfer by train to Tokyo. | ||
| October 19 (Wed), 2011 | |||
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| RESTEC HQ / Roppongi, Tokyo | pdf file | ||
| 10:00-11:15 | JAXA EORC global mosaic and forest mapping activities (Masanobu Shimada) | ||
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·ALOS PALSAR and JERS-1 SAR 25m resolution global mosaics (technical specs, data formats etc.) ·Global forest cover and biomass mapping effort - 2010 results |
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| 11:15-12:00 | Forest Theme Project issues | ||
| 12:00-13:30 | LUNCH | ||
| 14:00-14:30 | Science Team plans for Phase-3 (20+5 minutes) | ||
| ·JAXA forest mapping activities in Indonesia - Masanobu Shimada and EORC Team (JAXA) | |||
| 14:30-16:00 | Individual agreement discussions JAXA-science team memebers | ||
| 16:00- | Science Team plans for Phase-3 (20+5 minutes) | ||
| ·Collaborative research for forest carbon tracking in Sumatra - Orbita Roswintiarti (LAPAN/Indonesia) | |||
| ·Wide area forest monitoring in Insular SE Asia and Guiana Shield - Dirk Hoekman (Univ. Wageningen/The Netherlands) | |||
| ·Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Stock Mapping and Changes Monitoring in the Forest of Peninsular Malaysia Using L-Band ALOS PALSAR and JERS-1 - Khali Hamzah (FRIM/Malaysia) | |||
| ~17:30 | Adjourn | ||
| 18:00-20:00 |
Reception dinner (2,000 yen/person) Venue: Shuraku Shunsai no Ie |
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| October 20 (Thu), 2011 | |||
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| RESTEC HQ / Roppongi, Tokyo | pdf file | ||
| 10:00-12:00 | Science Team plans for Phase-3 - Wetlands | ||
| ·Wetlands in the Nile and Zambezi Basins - Lisa Rebelo (IWMI/Ethiopia) | |||
| ·Application of PALSAR for regional assessments of forest disturbance, agriculture and wetland habitats - William Salas (AGS/USA) | |||
| ·Mapping Global Wetlands and Boreal Freeze/Thaw with ALOS PALSAR - Kyle McDonald (CCNY/USA) | |||
| ·The use of ALOS imagery to investigate the carbon dynamics of the Amazon river system - Bruce Forsberg (INPA/Brazil) | |||
| 12:00-13:30 | LUNCH | ||
| 13:30-15:00 | Science Team plans for Phase-3 - (20+5 minutes) | ||
| ·Mangrove monitoring by ALOS PALSAR - Richard Lucas (Aberystwyth Univ./Wales) | |||
| ·Mangrove extent, change and structure in Africa and the Americas - Marc Simard (JPL/USA) for Lola Fatoyinbo (NASA-GSFC/USA) | |||
| ·Assessment of the USGS Global Mangrove dataset (Richard Lucas) | |||
| 15:00- | Wetland Theme Project issues | ||
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·Ground truth data sharing ·Methodology issues ·Ramsar Convention events ·Meeting Wrap-up & Action Items |
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| ~17:30 | Adjourn | ||
| October 21 (Fri), 2011 | ||
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| RESTEC HQ / Roppongi, Tokyo | PDF File | |
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The K&C Global Mangrove Watch - the way forward Special Work Session (open participation) |
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| Time: 10:00-13:00 | ||
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Objectives: ·Establishment of "K&C Global Mangrove Watch team" ·Discussions on technical/practical issues ·Development of a draft work plan |
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| Participants: Interested K&C members and observers wishing to contribute to the K&C Global Mangrove Watch effort | ||
