SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 Session 8 Follow up of Element 2 Country Inputs to Date G Dyke (Australia)

SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 Overview Objectives of SDCG national consultation Summary of countries to date SDCG-4 highlights SilvaCarbon Thailand highlights SDCG-5 follow-up and management of country relationships

SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 Objectives of SCDG Current: Consultation Development of Element 2 Strategy – i.e. GFOI Space Data Services Future: Service Delivery Provide countries with space data consultation and services in support of national MRV Brokerage of data provider relationships Management Capacity?

SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 Countries To Date SDCG-4SilvaCarbon (Thailand)SDCG-5 Colombia** Peru Ecuador Mexico Guyana Honduras Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Laos Philippines Nepal* Indonesia Uganda Zambia DRC Tanzania Kenya Colombia** 6 countries7 countries6 countries Total: 18 countries (6 Americas / 7 Asia / 5 Africa) * Nepal also participated in SDS-4 in Sydney February 2013 ** Colombia participated in SDCG-4 and SDCG-5

SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 Country Templates Provided for SDCG-4, SilvaCarbon, SDCG-5 Generally covering: – Status of National MRV and REDD implementation – Remote sensing data, sources and processing – Data issues – Research and capacity Response to date has been very heterogeneous Broad range of maturity, capacity and needs

SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 SDCG-4 - Data Needs Summary presented by C. and S. American countries at SDCG-4

SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 SDCG-4 – Common Needs Common needs (aid consistency & comparability) – Early warning (MODIS (+…), ScanSAR & SAR) – WTW (L8, S2, radar) – Historical data (1990…) – HR data (RE) for validation (and WTW in some cases) – DEM (30m SRTM, TanDEM-X) – Data support (WELD, assembly, delivery….)

SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 SilvaCarbon – Summary Table Status of National MRV Satellite Data for MRV Research and Capacity ThailandREDD ConsultationsOpticalForest Remote Sensing Centre VietnamREDD 2 nd PhaseOpticalFIPI CambodiaREDD ReadinessOptical / some SARTechnical support from FAO LaosMRV PreliminaryOptical / some SARJapan Data Support PhilippinesREDD DesignOptical / some SARMoving to digital classification NepalREDD ReadinessOptical / some SARReq’ SAR processing support IndonesiaNational MRV AgencyOpticalSupport from FAO and Australia

SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 Space Data Services Feedback Positive, but general in nature No specific feedback on the Space Data Services has been received from countries to date Follow-up from SDCG-4 was ad hoc Follow-up from SilvaCarbon via a future series of workshops Follow-up from SDCG-5 …?

SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 SDCG Country Relationships Element 2 strategy provides for a lead agency for each Space Data Service How does SDCG marshal the capacity to manage country relationships? – What are the available resources from CEOS agencies? – How to leverage institutional capacity in FAO and WB?

SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24-26, 2014 Practical Next Steps Discussions amongst the Leads on roles of SDCG and FAO / WB in country service delivery – Need direction from Leads on FAO / WB roles Practical steps: – SDCG to respond SDCG-5 country day actions with best efforts – Advance GFOI Space Data Services definition based on country feedback (limited to date) – Continued SEO service provision as capacity allows – Consider the need for an “SDCG Country Coordinator”???