GFOI Space Data Needs and Issues CAMEROON GFOI Summit Frascati, Italy Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

Guidelines for country presentations What space-based data is being used for forest management purposes in your country? How is that data acquired, processed and managed in your country? What is the scope of your data use? Are you using data for wall-to-wall maps, test sites, specific time periods? What new space-based data is desired? What are the challenges and issues with acquiring and making use of space-based data where GFOI and the CEOS Space Data Coordination Group (SDCG) can help? Maximum of 5 slides GFOI Summit Frascati, Italy Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

Space-based Data Landsat Series (freely available) SPOT archive (Agreement between Governement of Cameroon and Airbus) RapidEye (purchased in the scope of EU FP7 REDDAF) DEIMOS (purchased in the scope of EU FP7 REDDAF) DMCii (purchased in the scope of the REDD Cameroon Pilot Project) SENTINEL (freely available - future workhorse) GFOI Summit Frascati, Italy Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

1990 Coverage – Centre region 1984 - 1990 TM4 et TM5 GFOI Summit Frascati, Italy Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

2010 Coverage – Centre region 2009 - 2011 Deimos et RapidEye GFOI Summit Frascati, Italy Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

Data Users and Scope of Use Data are used mostly by international consultancy firms (IGNFi, GAF, Airbus etc.); National academic/research institutions Environmental NGOs Scope Large scale wall-to-wall maps Small test sites GFOI Summit Frascati, Italy Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

Challenges Lack of clear work programmes which address spatial data requirements; Inadequate human resources: absence of a critical mass of national experts; difficulties to maintain capacity; Lack of infrastructure: basic hardware and software; unstable internet access; erratic power supply etc. GFOI Summit Frascati, Italy Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016