Vietnam Country Reporton GEOSS Related Activites
Dr. Vu Anh TUANVietnam National Space Center (VNSC)
Hanoi, September, 2017
Contents
• Background
• Programs and projects
• Remote sensing application related to GEOSS
• Vietnam Data Cube
• Conclusion
Background
• Strategy of Vietnam Space Technology (2006)
1. To form the national policy and legal frame for research, application and international cooperation on space technology, human resource policies;
2. To build the initial infrastructure for space technology ;
3. To plan and carry out a national science-technology program on space technology;
4. To master the manufacture technology of ground station, the small satellite technology;
5. To manufacture and launch some earth observation small satellites;
6. To apply the space science and technology
Background
• Organizations
Research -Oriented
VAST institutions
Universities
Application - Oriented
MARD
MONRE
MOD
Private sector
Service
Software
Others
Local gov.
Company
Background
VNSC (Vietnam National
Space Center)
STI (Space Technology Institute)
Institute of Geo-
Sciences
Institute of Geography
Institute of Physic
Others
• VAST’s instituitions
Background
MARD
FIPI (Forest inventory
and planning institute)
NIAP (National
Institute of Agricultural
Planning and Projection)
DMC (Disaster
management center)
MONRE
Directorate of remote
sensingOther
Projects and programs
• Project– VNREDSat 1
– Vietnam National Space Center (LOTUSat 1 & 2)
• Program– National program of
Space Technology and application research (operated by VAST)
2013: VNREDSat 1
2020: VNREDSat 1b and LOTUSat 1
2022: LOTUSat 2
Projects and Programs
• VNREDSat 1– The 1st optical earth-
observation satellite of Vietnam
– Mission: Earth observation in PAN and 4 MS bands (Blue, Green, Red, near Infrared)
– Revisit time: 3 days
– Orbit characteristics: SSO, 680 km altitude
– Local time of ascending node : 10:30 PM
– Spatial resolution: 2.5m (PAN) and 10m (MS)
– Platform: 600 mm x 570 mm x 500 mm
– Total mass: ~130kg
– Life-time: 5 years
Projects and Programs
• VNREDSat 1
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Acquisition of VNREDSat 1 after 1 year
Hanoi, May 9, 2013
Quang Ninh, 2015
Location: Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, Hanoi
Duration: 2012 - 2020
Total investment: 54,4 billion Jap. Yen (ODA Fund)
Executing Agency: VNSC
Projects and Programs
• VNSC project (LOTUSat 1)
Infrastructure/ Facility
Technology transfer/ Satellite
Human Resource
Projects and Programs
• VNSC project (LOTUSat 1)
Human resource development
Small satellite development
Remote sensing technology
Construction of infrastructure
Assembling, integration & test facility of small satellite
Data image receiving and processing facility
Research and education facility
Technology transfer
Small earth observation satellite
Satellite image data utilization
Projects and Programs
• VNSC project (LOTUSat 1)
Projects and Programs
• Program of research in Space technology
– Start 2008
– Phase 1: 2008 – 2011: 19 research projects, ~1.5 mil USD
– Phase 2: 2012-2015: 12 research projects , 1.8 mil USD
– Phase 3: 2017-2020: ~40 research projects, ~4 mil
Mostly focus on applications
Applications
GEOSS applications Situation
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sustainability Yes
Disaster Resilience Yes
Energy and Mineral Resource Management Limited
Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture Yes
Infrastructure and Transportation Management Limited
Public Health Surveillance Limited
Sustainable Urban Development Yes
Water Resources Management Yes
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Applications
• Common applications in Vietnam– Disaster management
– Topography
– Land use/ Land cover
– Geology and Soil
– Agriculture
– Forestry
– Water management
– Land use Planning
– Oceanography
– Environment
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Vietnam Data cube
• Under CEOS activities (http://ceos-cube.org/)
• Under developing with the technical help from CSIRO (Australia)
• Expecting deployment: January 2018
(now demonstration version is available)
• Application:
– Forest monitoring
– Rice monitoring
– Water quality
Vietnam Data Cube
• For better sharing data in Vietnam
• Technology from CSIRO
• Data from Landsat, Sentinel, ALOS-2, LOTUSat
• Vietnam Data Cube ~ Radar (SAR) Data Cube
• Operated by VNSC
• Funded by VNSC
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Vietnam Data Cube
• Technology transfer:
– From CSIRO: 2 workshops for technology transferring
• Hard ware
– Server system from IMSG (200 TB)
– Installed already
– Ready to be launch!
• Application
– Forest monitoring: under development; Plan to be launched: January, 2018
– Rice monitoring: under development (will use the result from Dr. Nguyen’s research project); Plan to be launched: 2019
• Collaboration:
– Signed MOU with FIPI (will test and report the result of forest monitoring)
– Signed MOU with Jaxa (ALOS-2 data providing)
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Looking forward
Application Year Data used
Forest monitoring 2018 Landsat, Sentinel, ALOS-2
Rice monitoring 2019 Sentinel, ALOS-2, LOTUSat
Water monitoring (in land water surface)
2019 Landsat, Sentinel, ALOS-2, LOTUSat
Other crop monitoring (coffee, rubber…)
2020 Landsat, Sentinel, ALOS-2, LOTUSat
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Conclusions
• Vietnam has a chance to develop the application of EO
– Satellites
– Needs of users
• Efforts of Vietnam for the next steps:
– Data sharing
– Capacity building
– International collaboration
– Continuously invest into the EO
– Enhancement the private sector
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Thank you!
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