Canadian Space Agency IPY Planning Yves Crevier Canadian Space Agency Space Task Group – IPY Sub-Committee on Observations SAR Coordination Meeting, March 5-6, 2008

NSERC $6M Government of Canada $150M Funding for Canadian IPY activities

Government of Canada Program for IPY $ 150M in funding over six years starting FY for Canadian participation in: 1)Science and research focused on science for climate change impacts and adaptation and health and well- being of northern communities 2)Training & capacity-building 3)Communications & outreach 4)Logistics, infrastructure, emergency preparedness, data management 5)Support for licensing, coordination and administration

Ensure the use of Space Technologies in IPY Science initiatives Guarantee fluid and continued availability and access to EO data from CSA supported mission Dedicate programs and resources to support science, application demonstration, and operational use of EO data for IPY Encourage strong collaborations (National and International) Role of CSA in IPY

In operation since 1996 – confirmed continued operations until 2009 Demonstrated potential for routine polar observation (world-wide ice services, Arctic and Antarctic missions) Archive collected over both polar regions (>250,000 images over the Arctic) RADARSAT 1 as an Operational System

RADARSAT 2 as an Ensured Continuity RADARSAT-1 Heritage modes Enhanced modes & capabilities Multi-polarization, Polarimetry Ultra-fine resolution Left and right looking Canadian Government data allocation available for International Science Projects Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada RADARSAT-2 Fine Quad-Pol January 7, 2008 Greenland RADARSAT-2 Standard Quad-Pol December 18, 2007

RADARSAT Constellation Mission – 3 satellites – C- Band, dual-pol operations, quad-pol exp.,multiple swaths and resolution available –Increased imaging frequency for polar regions – up to 4 time/day –Increasing operational use –Improving system reliability

CSA IPY Activities 1.Arctic Science Archive Processing project 2. RADARSAT Polar Science Database 3.Coordination through Space Task Group

1. ASAP Objectives: –Initiate the processing of RSAT 1 archive collected over both poles. –Ensure accessibility for scientific activities Direct contribution to IPY national and International science programs 12 years of relevant datasets based on operational and background missions activities

ASAP Legacy Blanket coverage in Fine 1 of the Canadian polar region and the Arctic Archipelago (collected during the CIM, ) Max and Min ice extent Arctic snapshots from 2003 to … Thematically relevant dataset acquired over specific areas of interest (supersites) identified by the research communities Canadian Ice Service dataset acquired since 1996 Canadian Arctic land mass mosaics – summer and winter Canadian Interferometric Mission dataset

Frozen Baseline – F1 Phase 1 - Baseline Fine Mode. Northern Canadian complete coverage ( scenes)

Min and Max Sea Ice Extent Phase Arctic Basin ScanSAR Sea-Ice Snapshots (364 scenes)

Canadian Supersites Phase 3 - Arctic Super-sites (4038 scenes)

2. RADARSAT Polar Science Database Objectives –to create and disseminate a circumpolar Arctic data treasury of satellite-based radar data and derived information products in support of science and local needs of northern peoples and communities. Highlights –Making use of Radarsat archives and missions – RSAT-1,- 2,-C –Done through collaboration with recognized Arctic portals (CCIN, ASF DAAC, PolarVIEW?, and others) –Serve urgent Canadian & international goals –In support of science and northern communities –A lasting legacy

3. Coordination Through STG Support the objective of STG Ensure CSA collaboration for: –Acquisition and planning coordination –Data management (archiving, standard, inter-operability, etc.) –Open data policy for science activities

Make RADARSAT 1 archive available Ensure RADARSAT 1 operations continuity Extend the Canadian RADARSAT-2 data GoC allocation framework to the International IPY science community Contribute to and Witness the implementation of a virtual SAR constellation in support to operational and science activities… Wish List of the CSA EOAU

Summary: Outputs & Outcomes RADARSAT data & products are put into use New partnerships with science and clients / users. World-contributing new northern EO presence and strengthened Antarctic EO presence Contributing to Canadian goals for northern sustainability, resources management, sovereignty, and science Canadian satellite EO coordinated with global goals and data demand and supply.