ScanEx capabilities for remote sensing at high latitudes –

achievements and plans

LAND COVER MAPPING AT HIGH LATITUDESSymposium and GOFC-GOLD Workshop for Northern

Eurasia Regional Information Network (NERIN)

Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center of the Russian Academy of SciencesSyktyvkar, Russia, July 9-11, 2008

Alexander Barinov, Elena Ash ScanEx R&D Center (Moscow, Russia)

RUSSIA IN INTERNATIONAL RUSSIA IN INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEARPOLAR YEAR

Arctic development

The World Ocean’s nature research

others…

“Unified Information System on the World Ocean” (ESIMO)

Mapping with satellite imageryMapping with satellite imagery::

weather forecasts and monitoring of acts of nature;

ice condition monitoring in Northern Sea Route and in offshore oil production territories;

ships detection in the water areas;

coastal areas pollutions monitoring, including oil spills detection;

license agreements compliance supervision during natural resources fields development;

nature protection monitoring;

illegal logging

land cover change

other activities in need of near real-time visual geospatial data.

ScanEx Research and Development ScanEx Research and Development CenterCenter

ScanEx R&D Center has been operating as a private company since 1989

ScanExR&D CenterScanExR&D Center

isis the leading Russian company the leading Russian company

on the remote sensing market on the remote sensing market

that offers a complete set of services ranging that offers a complete set of services ranging

from acquisition to thematic processingfrom acquisition to thematic processing

ofof Earth observation images from space Earth observation images from space

The mission of ScanEx R&D CenterThe mission of ScanEx R&D Center

The mission of ScanEx R&D Center – The mission of ScanEx R&D Center – democratization of access todemocratization of access toEarth remote sensing data, Earth remote sensing data, which makes them which makes them cheaper for the end-user, cheaper for the end-user, reduces data acquisition time and reduces data acquisition time and streamlines processing of data.streamlines processing of data.

The mission of ScanEx R&D CenterThe mission of ScanEx R&D Center

Promotion of the proprietary universal UniScan™ and Alice-SC™ ground stations for real-time data reception based on personal computers and Microsoft Windows operating system

Application of a comprehensive range of own software for reception, archiving, preliminary processing and in-depth thematic analysis of satellite imagery

Flexible pricing policy for RS data distribution

Creation of Internet geoportals based on Earth observation data from space, accessible to unlimited number of users

Supporting projects of application of Earth satellite imagery both for specialists and novice users of remote sensing data and GIS-technology

L-band multimission Alice-SC™ L-band multimission Alice-SC™ ground stationground station

Alice-SC™ stations in RosHydroMet

2005 2006 2007

Growth of Alice-SC™ amount

Amountof stations

Years

Wide range of satellites:NOAA,MetOp,FengYun,NPOESS (2009…)

Data rates: up to 4 Mbps

Positioner: 2 axis

Antenna dish Ǿ: 1.2 m

X-band multimission UniScan™X-band multimission UniScan™ground stationground station

UniScan™-24

UniScan™-36

Amountof stations

Years

Growth of UniScan™ amount

Wide range of satellites:Terra,Aqua,IRS-1DIRS-P5,IRS-P6,SPOT 4/5Landsat 5,EROS A/BReurs-DK1,RADARSAT-1/2ENVISAT-1Formosat-2

There are 37 UniScan ground stations operational

2005 2006 2007

Data rates: up to 320 Mbps

Positioner: 2 and 3 axis

Antenna dish Ǿ: 2.4/3.1 m

UniScan™ network of RosHydroMet UniScan™ network of EMERCOM of Russia

UniScan™ network of Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia

Educational UniScan™ network

UniScan™ networksUniScan™ networksof governmental agenciesof governmental agencies

Commercial UniScan™ stations Commercial UniScan™ stations network, operated by ScanExnetwork, operated by ScanEx

The network provides for great RS data archives

Moscow

Irkutsk

Magadan

RS data volumes in the ScanEx’s RS data volumes in the ScanEx’s archive in years 2005-2007archive in years 2005-2007

http://catalog.scanex.ru

GB

Years

RS data received by commercial network of UniScan™

SPOT 2/4 imagery coverage SPOT 2/4 imagery coverage (2006-2007)(2006-2007)

PAN 10 m

MX 20 m

http://catalog.scanex.ru

IRS 1C/1D IRS 1C/1D imagery coverage imagery coverage (200(20044-2007)-2007)

PAN 5.8 m

LISS 3 23 m

http://catalog.scanex.ru

TThe satellite imagery archives as well he satellite imagery archives as well as distributing are main fields of as distributing are main fields of ScanEx activityScanEx activity

http://catalog.scanex.ru

Moscow, Irkutsk and Magadan ground stations for Landsat 5 TM data reception per the Mid-Decadal Global Land Survey (MDGLS) Project, managed by NASA and the USGS

Participation of ScanEx in Participation of ScanEx in the MDGLS Projectthe MDGLS Project

In August, 2006 ScanEx became a participant of the International Mid-Decadal Global Land Survey (MDGLS) Project, managed by NASA and the USGS. The program objective is updating of the global Earth map of land cover, land use change to support the assessment of the climate change impacts and of human activities on the planet. An international network of stations will be executing a coordinated data reception campaign from the LANDSAT-5 TM sensor supporting the MDGLS program through December 2007.

Commercial and non-commercial Commercial and non-commercial RS data archives of ScanEx, derived RS data archives of ScanEx, derived from world archivesfrom world archives

http://www.transparentworld.ru/bibl

… and PRISM from ALOS

Terra/ASTER

Landsat 4/5 (old archive1984-1996)

Landsat 7

NEW!

http://catalog.scanex.ru

Formosat-2 virtual reception Formosat-2 virtual reception Project in RussiaProject in Russia

- Real daily revisit- Spectral bands including blue band- Early daily acquisition at 9:30 am- High spatial resolution (2 m PAN and 8 MX) suitable for applications requiring higher precision

FORMOSAT-2 initial feasibility study to cover ScanEx AOIResult of imaging for 2 months (Sep., Oct., 2007)

Specifics of Formosat-2 orbit

Distributor agreements for very-high Distributor agreements for very-high resolution imageryresolution imagery

In year 2007 ScanEx signed distributor agreements with leading Operators of VHR Data:

European Space Imaging GmbH – IKONOS

InfoTerra GmbH – TerraSAR-X

Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. – QuickBird

Application projects - B2GApplication projects - B2GMonitoring of forestry from spaceMonitoring of forestry from space

2. Year 2006 – 100 mln hectares

3. Year 2007 – 112 mln hectares

Project of Russian Federal Forestry Agency

© 2006 Spot Image, ScanEx R&D CenterForestry areas for monitoring from space

Stages:

1. Year 2005 – 50 mln hectares

Project of Ministry of Transport of Russia

Development of GIS for “Amur” (Chita-Khabarovsk) auto route

Application projects - B2GApplication projects - B2GMonitoring of auto routes Monitoring of auto routes constructionconstruction

- 87 SPOT-2/4 scenes; -12 LANDSAT-7 scenes;- 8 IRS-1C/-1D scenes; - 2 EROS-A scenes.

Application projectsApplication projects - B2B- B2BCaspian Sea oil pollution monitoringCaspian Sea oil pollution monitoring

Joint project between LUKOIL Company, ScanEx and Shirshov Institute of Oceanology.

UniScanUniScan™™ network of Roshydromet network of Roshydromet

Advantage of installing several Advantage of installing several receiving stations is one ground receiving stations is one ground receiving centerreceiving center

? !

RADAR capabilities in bad weather RADAR capabilities in bad weather conditions and during the polar nightconditions and during the polar night

optic RADAR

RADAR vs Optic – more efficiencyRADAR vs Optic – more efficiency

RADARSAT-1

programming

Min. 29 hours (RADARSAT-1)

acquisition

15-30 min to days

processing

end user

Optical satellite

processing

15-30 min to daysMin. 6 hours (EROS)

Min. 48-60 hours (QuickBird)

performing the order acquisition

one to several days

end user

programming

Magadan station – the first remotely Magadan station – the first remotely controlled station in Russia controlled station in Russia with web-accesswith web-access

Canadian Space Agency and MDA Geospatial Services Inc. certified Magadan station (Far East of Russia) for RADARSAT-1 data reception and processing in January 2007.

Prospective network of ScanEx’s UniScan™ Prospective network of ScanEx’s UniScan™ stations at high latitudesstations at high latitudes

End User

EO data receiving Center, Magadan

InternetTartar Strait, Far East. RADARSAT-1, 02/19/2007

Image-based Ice Map, AARI

Thematic Data Processing Center, AARI

Supporting projects of Supporting projects of application of application of space imagesspace images

Ice monitoring in Tartar Strait Ice monitoring in Tartar Strait for Exxon-Mobilfor Exxon-Mobil – – ProjectProject provided by AARIprovided by AARI(St.-Petersburg) and ScanEx(St.-Petersburg) and ScanEx

Coverage of the whole regions with spatial resolution of 5.8 m from IRS-1C/1D, P6

New.kosmosnimkiNew.kosmosnimki..ruru – – prototype of prototype of regional Geo-portalsregional Geo-portals

New.kosmosnimkiNew.kosmosnimki..ruru – – prototype of prototype of regional Geo-portalsregional Geo-portals

Coverage of cities or objects of infrastructure with spatial resolution of 0.8 m from IKONOS

Regional geo-portals for decision making support

Satellites

Ground station

Mosaics of satellite images

Main thematic products

Regular coverage updatingRS data

archives growth

Ground station – operational Ground station – operational component of Geo-portalscomponent of Geo-portals

Fast data updating through UniScan™ direct data receiving stations;

User-oriented resolution of tasks and fast response to user needs;

GIS-products compatibility;

Easy accessible and reconfigurable tool for various corporative solutions, informational services, etc.;

User-friendly and fast decision-making tool.

Advantages of Geo-portal as a Advantages of Geo-portal as a tool for operative data accesstool for operative data access

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