CEOS WGISS Preliminary Workshop on Data Access and Integration: Global and Regional SDI and Client Perspectives

8-9 May 2000, Canberra

ESCAP Regional Space Applications Programme

by WU Guoxiang

Space Technology Applications Section

United Nations ESCAP <wugu@un.org>

UNISPACE III recommendations

• Worldwide environmental monitoring strategy for long-term global observations, building on existing capabilities

• Actions to – Increase and facilitate use of remote

sensing data– Enhance coordination remote sensing

systems to increase access to imagery– Make remote sesing data more affordable

• Integrated, global system for natural disaster mitigation, relief and prevention

Second Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

Second phase of Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development(RESAP II)

First Ministerial Conference and RESAP

• Regional Remote Sensing Project (RRSP), 1983

• Integrated applications of GIS and remote sensing for sustainable natural resurces and environment management, 1990

• Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for Development, 1994

1st phase of Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development (RESAP)

RESAP : Three-tier Mechanism

• Intergovernmental Consultative Committee• Regional Working Groups

– Remote sensing, GIS and satellite-based positioning

– Satellite communication applications– Meteorological satellite applications and

natural hazards monitoring– Space science and technology

applications• Regional Information Service and the

Education and Training Network

RESAP : Activities since 1994

National capacity building oriented– 20 seminars/workshops: 1000+ from 48

countries– 80 mid-term fellowships– 45 long-term fellowships– 50+ publications– 9 pilot projects– 18 task forces– 3 policy studies

Pilot scale feasibility study on an Earth space information

network• Long-term objective: Operational Earth space

information network• Immediate objective: Pilot-scale Earth space

information network over Internet• To meet requirement:

– better access to metadata and browser files– more equitable distribution of data– ready access to data for sustainable

development and natural hazards

Second Ministerial Conference on Space Applications

• Taking into account recommendations of UNISPACE III

• Delhi Declaration launched the second phase of Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development

• Strategy and Action Plan as overall guidance for implementation of RESAP II

Objective of RESAP II

• Focus on optimizing human and financial resources

• Promote applications of space technology

• Promote integration of space applications with sustainable development planning

• Enhance regional cooperation

Recommendations of Ministrerial Conference for RESAP II

• Executed under existing but strengthened network

• Facilitate equitable sharing of benefits of space technology development and applications

• Least developed countries be involved and provided with opportunities

• Structured Minimum Common Programme (MCP)– Core of RESAP II– Minimum number of common denominator projects– Cover possible most countries – Synergize efforts to essential elements

Recommendations for RESAP II -- Minimum Common Programme

• Environment and natural resource management

• Food security and agriculture systems• Capacity building• Human resource development and education• Poverty alleviation• Natural disaster reduction• Health care and hygiene• Sustainable development planning

Recommendations for RESAP II -- Minimum Common Programme

Promote operationalization of space applications

- Human resource development

- Involvement of private sector, industry and

academia

- Strengthening of institutional frameworks

- Improvement of national coordination

mechanisms

- Emphasis on awareness of decision makers

Recommendations for RESAP II -- Minimum Common Programme

• Encourage establishment of regional spatial information infrastructure for sustainable development planning

• Space technology for develop spatial information network at both regional and national level

Recommendations for RESAP II

Technology cooperation projects:

• Joint regional small satellite programme

• Joint development of common payloads for small satellites

• Development of inexpensive ground receiving stations and data processing hardware and software

Preparation activities on implementation of RESAP II

• Regional Seminar on Development of Space Technology Applications for RESAP II

• Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Space Applications on the Minimum Common Programme

• To identify common denominator projects (CDPs) under MCP

Proposed common denominator projects under MCP

• Development and applications of a multi-purpose environmental and natural resources information base for food security and sustainable development in ESCAP region

• Promoting regional cooperation for integrated coastal zone management

• Enhancing capacities for urban and rural development planning

• Disaggregated poverty mapping for Asia-Pacific region

• Capacity-building for disaster management

• Integrated land and water resources management

• Crop monitoring and agricultural production forecasting

• Potential offshore fishery area forecasting and inland aquaculture Planning

• Groundwater potential mapping and identification of recharge zones

• Environmental monitoring and analysis for health care and hygiene

Proposed common denominator projects under MCP

Proposed common denominator projects under MCP

• Development of multi-media materials for interactive tele-education

• Telemedicine for rural population• Technology cooperation for development of

inexpensive ground-receiving and processing stations for meteorological satellites direct broadcast data

• Joint cooperative research on precision farming

• Joint cooperative research on cropping system• Joint research on monsoon

Self-sustaining regional cooperative and supporting mechanism

• Regional level: – more national contact points for

Regional Working Groups• National level:

– greater involvement of academia in R&D, and commercial applications

– involvement of private sector industry• Promoting integration of space

applications with development planning

Self-sustaining regional cooperative and supporting mechanism

• Regional :– Identifying partners– Meet both development paradigms and

focus of funding institutions and development agencies and common requirements of the countries

• National:– National projects: priority and requirement– In-kind contributions

Conclusion

• RESAP has established a three-tier regional cooperation network

• RESAP II will be implemented on the existing but strengthened network

• Cooperate with all interested funding institutions and development agencies to establish a self-sustaining mechanism for the implementation of RESAP II