JAXA Priorities and Expected Outcomes for 2015 Shizuo YAMAMOTO, JAXA CEOS Plenary, Agenda Item 40 Tromsø, Norway October 2014

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 Toward the CEOS New Era 1984 CEOS Established year Anniversary Member at the Inception of CEOS CCRS/CNESS/ESA/IMPE/ISRO/ NASDA/NASA/NOAA 31 Members 24 Associates Limited satellites by limited countries Over 100 satellites (CEOS DB) Prof. of Concept Technology Demo Societal Benefits New Era Japan’s ■ CEOS Chair in 1993 and 2001 contributions ■ CEOS SIT Chair in 2004 – 2005 and

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 What’s Next User needs VS Technology readiness Measurement Observation Information Analyze Simulate Knowledge EO Satellites Solutions Decision Making and Actions Increasing the quality of People's Lives 3 Need to validate this cycle

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October CEOS Chair 2015 Themes and JAXA’s High Priority Areas

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October CEOS Chair 2015 Themes Build upon CEOS self study outcomes for clear targets, responsibilities and deliverables Reinforce EO mission coordination to support GEOSS implementation Strengthen inter-linkage among WGs and VCs Position roles of satellites in major international frame works Key Themes for CEOS Legacy

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October – Critical year for EO Oct 28 th Plenary EUMETSAT Chair Apr SIT 30 Paris Nov 29 th Plenary Kyoto/JAXA chair Nov 11 th Plenary Gabon 2015 ～ 2016 Plenary/Summit JAXA CEOS Chair CEOS GEO Approve the new IP Mar WCDRR Sendai Nov 2 nd Preparatory Committee Sep UN General Assembly UNISDR WCDRR Negotiate the post HFA Approve HFA2 Jan Tokyo Conference UNFCC COP UNDP SDG Dec COP20 Lima Jul COP21 Side Event Dec COP21 Paris Approve SDG Negotiate the Sustainable Development Goals Sep UN General Assembly CEOS statement from Japan Preliminary draft of new Implementation Plan(IP) Sep SIT TW Darmstadt

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October JAXA’s High Priority Areas 7 To Provide Unequivocal Evidence of Value and Benefit of EO Data To Position the role of EO in WCDRR/HFA2 To Promote Space-Ocean Alliance and ocean information service Maximize CEOS Outcomes Disaster Ocean Report on Data Applications Goal

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 As 2015 CEOS Chair JAXA will place priorities on the 3 areas. Disaster Promote CEOS DRM Pilots Demonstrate Recovery Observatory Lead a task force to prepare strategies for UN WCDRR in Sendai, March 2015 to position satellite-based DRR in HFA2 ( ) o The working session “Earth observations to support national and local disaster-risk reduction initiatives” o CEOS exhibition Our goal is to position the role of EO in WCDRR/HFA2 which is once a decade opportunity to mainstream EO data use for DRR. 8 JAXA’s High Priority Areas

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 Ocean Contribute to GEO Blue Planet through CEOS COVERAGE (CEOS Ocean Variables Enabling Research and Applications for GEO) Partnership with JAMSTEC and other ocean institutes Cooperate with CSIRO in the Blue Planet Symposium, which is planned in the week of May 25, 2015 in Cairns. Our goal is to promote space-ocean alliance and ocean information service in cooperation with major ocean institutes and other stakeholders. 9 JAXA’s High Priority Areas

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 Report on Data Applications “Applications of Earth Observations from Space: Serving humanity, society, and industry” Develop a CEOS Special Report on Data Applications as one of its CEOS Chairmanship initiatives for 2015 covering; Evolution of EO capabilities and data policies Successful application cases and why they are successful Different business models (inc. new models using free data) Stakeholder benefits (govt, public, industry)  This goal is to provide unequivocal evidence of value and benefit of satellite data to the governments and international organizations to secure their supports for funding of the program. 10 JAXA’s High Priority Areas

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October JAXA outcome in 2014 Successfully launched EO satellites GPM/DPR, February 28 ALOS-2, May 24 Geostationary Meteorological Satellite(Himawari-8)/JMA, October 7 Future Missions Under development GCOM-C EarthCARE/CPR Requesting funding to the government Optical Data Relay Satellite Advanced Optical Satellite H-IIA F25 launched Himawari-8 GPM/DPR ALOS-2

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October CEOS Plenary 2015 Welcome to CEOS Plenary 2015 Kyoto, Japan November 2015

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October Kyoto: Gate of Japanese History

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October Most Beautiful Season in Kyoto

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October World Heritage sites in Kyoto

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 Harmonization with Nature

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 Japanese Food

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 Conference Venue

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 Conference Venue

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 From Kyoto to Tokyo

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October 2014 Location Kyoto Tokyo Kansai International Airport 2.5 hours from Kyoto to Tokyo

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October Symposium in Tokyo Symposium in Tokyo, Japan 9 November 2015

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October JAXA CEOS Chair Team Shizuo Yamamoto CEOS Chair Chu Ishida POC Naoko MatsuoShizu YabeNobuyoshi Fujimoto Yukio Haruyama Azusa Fukuki Nobuko Fujishima Toshi Kamei Stephen Ward George Dyke Matthew Steventon

28 th Plenary session Tromsø, Norway October Welcome to Japan CEOS Chair will welcome you at a registration desk! at a registration desk!