SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February Ministry of Water & Environment, National Forestry Authority, by Edward Ssenyonjo Remote Sensing Specialist Joseph Mutyaba Cartography Specialist 25 February 2014 FAO-Rome, Italy APPLIED REMOTE SENSING IN UGANDA

SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February 2014 Product Creation What national reports and forest information products does your country produce? National Biomass technical reports (National Land Use Land Cover and Biomass distribution) Contribution to: State of the environment reports Ministerial Policy statement for Water and Environment reports Ministry of Water and Environment Sector Performance report Background to the budget Statistical abstract Biomass energy Strategy by Ministry of Energy Environmental Sensitivity Atlas for the Albertine Graben National Water Resources Assessment report National Communication to the UNFCCC FAO CountryStat Uganda Many others. 2

SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February 2014 Product Creation What national reports and forest information products does your country produce? (Cont) Others supported CDM baseline reports REDD –provides a basis for baseline Oil exploration impact assessment Infrastructural development projects 3

SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February 2014 Product Creation How often are those products updated and by whom? Please provide dates of recent updates. 4

SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February 2014 Satellite Data Sources Have you used any satellite data, and if so what satellite data is used to create your reports and forest cover products? SPOT XS (3) for the 1990 national land cover mapping and Biomass assessment Landsat ETM 7 for the 2005 national land cover mapping and Biomass assessment Landsat TM 5 for the 2010 national land cover mapping and Biomass assessment How do you obtain those data and what format is used? Image acquisition SPOT XS (3) for the Purchase with donor support ( Norwegian Forestry Society) Landsat ETM 7 for the Purchase from USGS (abt 760 US dollars per scene). Shipped back for gap filling due to SLC failure. Landsat TM 5 for the 2010 –Free download from USGS using GLOVIS. 5

SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February 2014 Satellite Data Sources Do you have experience with radar satellite data, and if so, what missions have been used for which purpose? Radar data Yes but very limited ALOS Pulsar -1, 2007 Introduced to it by the Wood Hole Research Centre (WHRC) for Forest, Non-Forest mapping. 6

SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February 2014 Other Data Topics Do you have any specific data issues, such as access to data, access or use of processing tools, data storage, generation of cloud-free mosaics, etc.? IT issues Need more powerful workstations with higher RAM, more processing cores with good speed. Central storage for backup (about 1 pent byte) Tools for Generation of cloud free mosaics Gap filling Landsat 7 using multiple images Calculation of EVI enhanced Vegetation Indices for Landsat 5, 7 & 8., how to analyse and report on them. LULC change analysis and reporting. 7

SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February 2014 Other Data Topics Do you see a need for additional satellite data, and if so, what missions and instruments are desired for which purpose?  Radar not affected by clouds.  Access to high resolution images –assess subtle detail biomass/carbon estimation in project areas CDM, REDD, hazard/risk assessment due to LULC changes on mountains.  If possible to reacquire the SPOT XS imagery originally purchases in 1989 and used to generate the national baseline. We need them in a digital form with all bands for reprocessing because they were originally delivered on paper prints. 8

SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February 2014 Research and Capacity Do you have research institutions or groups in the area of forest remote sensing and if so what are there specific topics? Individual consultants Universities: –Makerere University Students: Makerere, international students, Civil society: -WCS, WWF, JGI,UWA, FK, Are there any specific research or development topics that are urgent to resolve in order to accommodate operational use of satellite data for forest monitoring in your country? More Inventory in the various forest types Biomass/Carbon/GHG emissions quantification (carbon trade and Climate Change) 9

SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February 2014 Research and Capacity In which areas would you need support to increase the capacity of forest information in your country?  Publication  E-sharing  Dissemination  Policy is weak, poorly enforced and abused. 10

SDCG-5 / FAO Rome 25 th February 2014 Research and Capacity GRAZIE 11