1. Canadian Space Agency Contribution to the SDCG Element 3 Component
Global Forest Observation Initiative
April
HCMC

3. SAR – Game Changer for Forest Monitoring
Golden age of SAR
Current or near term availability of multi-frequency, advance instruments
Ideal tools for monitoring over tropical regions
SDCG-8
DLR, Bonn, Germany
September 23rd-25th 2015

4. SAR – Game Changer for Forest Monitoring
Since the first SDCG at CSA (2012), Canada initiated the development of a:
Coherent, systematic, interoperable and complementary C-band data set for forest monitoring
Interoperable with Sentinel
Complementary to optical and other SAR data sets (P-, L- , S- , X-, band)
This new C-band dataset (integrating R-2 and Sentinel 1 and soon RCM) brings new level of information
Integrated SAR-derived information still to be discovered, remain unexploited
We need good science
We need systematic feedback loop with the science teams
GFOI R&D and Capacity Building are CRITICAL to the success of GFOI

5. RADARSAT 2 Systematic Coverage
SDCG-8
DLR, Bonn, Germany
September 23rd-25th 2015

6. CSA

7. CSA RADARSAT 2 Requested support: Australia – CSIRO – Minimum required
Indonesia – RSS – Minimum required
Brazil – INPE - Complementary
Tanzania – U of Tromso – Complementary
Mexico – U Jena – Complementary
South Africa – U Jena – Complimentary
Mexico – VTT Finland – Available through other sources
Canada – CFS – Available through other sources
Brazil – U Humboltd – Available through other sources

8. CSA RADARSAT 2 Requested support summary: Group Country Archive
New Acq. Possibilities
Notes 10
Australia XF
FQ, MF, XF
low conflict area.
submit what the user want 14
Indonesia
FQW, FQ, MFW, XF
XF regularly planned by MDA
MDA already submitting blanket coverage
Data made available through CSA DLR AO 1
Brazil
XF, FW dual pol
site too large for FQ imagery,
many XF submitted by MDA 7
Tanzania
no non-foreign archives
FW dual pol
low conflict area
submit what the user wants 18
Mexico
XF, MFW
FW dual pol, XF
South Africa
no archives 9
XF, FW, MFW, FQ
MFW and FQ archives only on the border of 1 ROI 13
XF, S, SQ, SQW, W

9. CSA RADARSAT 2 Data provision procedures
Data to be made available through a collaborative sharing procedure (Multi-User Request Format)
Requires a thorough a priori identification of image products and certification of data user organizations and individuals;
Number of scenes and access is project dependant and is to be determined;
Operating under background mission framework;
As a counterpart, we are assuming open sharing of ground data, methods, and derived results;
No cost to users – all processing and data costs will be covered by CSA;
Data products and processing level to be agreed with Pis.

10. CSA RADARSAT 2 Data provision procedures
Facilitated by the availability of the R&D “Project sheets” as included in SDCG EL-3 document Annex A - GFOI research partners, Study Sites and R&D topics

11. Detailed Info
SDCG-8
DLR, Bonn, Germany
September 23rd-25th 2015

12. CSA RADARSAT 2 MINIMUM REQUIRED Group 10 – AUSTRALIA
FOREST AND CARBON RESOURCE ASSESSMENT IN TROPICAL AND BOREAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
MINIMUM REQUIRED
Archives :
6 images since Apr 2015 to Jan 2016 All extrafine
New Acquisitions:
New April to Dec to be planned if desired (out of the window)
FQ can be acquired every cycles
Or new extrafine to complement the existing series

13. CSA RADARSAT 2 MINIMUM REQUIRED Group 14 – INDONESIA
FOREST HEIGHT AND ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS ESTIMATION IN TROPICAL FORESTS IN INDONESIA
MINIMUM REQUIRED
Archives :
118 images since 2012 Apr to 2015 Sep
New Acquisitions:
No new acquisitions can be planned by CSA
MDA is already submitting blanket coverage in XF

14. CSA RADARSAT 2 COMPLEMENTARY Group 1 – BRAZIL
ESTIMATING FOREST DEGRADATION IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON DUE TO SELECTIVE LOGGING AND FOREST FIRES
COMPLEMENTARY
Archives :
31 images between Jan 2016 to Feb 2017
All extrafine
New Acquisitions:
Site too large for FQ imagery
XF BM submitted by MDA to complement existing datastack
Other acquisitions possibilities : FW dual pol – will interupt data archive and be in conflict with BM

15. CSA RADARSAT 2 COMPLEMENTARY Group 7 – TANZANIA
MONITORING FOREST COVER CHANGE AND CARBON DYNAMICS IN SAVANNAH AND TROPICAL RAINFOREST
COMPLEMENTARY
Archives:
None
New Acquisitions:
Southern site too large for FQ imagery
Acquisitions possibilities : FW dual polarization – need confirmation before planning

16. CSA RADARSAT 2 COMPLEMENTARY Group 18 – MEXICO
SYNERGISTIC USAGE OF SENTINEL-1 AND SENTINEL-2 DATA TO SUPPORT UNFCCC REDD+ MRV SYSTEMS
COMPLEMENTARY
Archives :
102 images since Apr 2015 to Jan 2017
New Acquisitions:
XF BM submitted by MDA to complement existing datastack
New acquisitions possibilities : FW dual pol, XF
Other acquisitions possibilities : FW dual pol – will interrupt data archive

17. CSA RADARSAT 2 COMPLEMENTARY Archives : New Acquisitions:
Group 18 – SOUTH AFRICA
SYNERGISTIC USAGE OF SENTINEL-1 AND SENTINEL-2 DATA TO SUPPORT UNFCCC REDD+ MRV SYSTEMS
COMPLEMENTARY
Archives :
None
New Acquisitions:
Acquisitions possibilities : FW dual polarization – need confirmation before planning

18. AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES
CSA RADARSAT 2
Group 9 – MEXICO
FOREST AND CARBON RESOURCE ASSESSMENT IN TROPICAL AND BOREAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES
Archives :
403 images since 2014 Jan to 2017 Feb
New Acquisitions:
No new acquisitions can be planned by CSA
MDA is already submitting blanket coverage

19. AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES
CSA RADARSAT 2
Group 12 – CANADA
MULTI-SOURCE EO MAPPING OF FOREST STRUCTURE AND FIRES IN POORLY INVENTORIED NORTHERN BOREAL FORESTS (Northwest Territories, Canada)
AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES
Archives :
Canadian AU can meet their requirements through normal channels

20. AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES
CSA RADARSAT 2
Group 13 – BRAZIL
SENSE CARBON - SENTINELS SUPPORTING CARBON ESTIMATES AND REDD+
AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES
Archives :
138 images since Apr 2014 to Jan 2017
New Acquisitions:
No new acquisitions can be planned by CSA
MDA is already submitting blanket coverage in XF, everything is in conflict.

21. Product Description Extra-Fine
The Extra-Fine Resolution Beam Mode nominally provides similar swath width and incidence angle coverage as the Wide Fine Beam Mode, at even finer resolutions, but with higher data compression ratios and noise levels. The four Extra-Fine beams provide coverage of swaths of approximately 160 km, 124 km, 120 km and 108 km in width respectively, and collectively span a total incidence angle range from 22 to 49 degrees. This beam mode also offers additional optional processing parameter selections that allow for reduced-bandwidth single-look products, 4-look, and 28-look products. Extra-Fine Beam Mode products can only be generated in a single polarization, which can be either a linear co-polarization (HH or VV) or a linear cross-polarization (HV or VH).
Fine Quad Polarization
The Fine Quad Polarization Beam Mode provides full polarimetric imaging with the same spatial resolution as the Fine Resolution Beam Mode. Fine Quad Polarization Beam Mode products with swath widths of approximately 25 km can be obtained covering any area within the region from an incidence angle of 18 degrees to at least 49 degrees.
Multi-Look Fine
The Multi-Look Fine Resolution Beam Mode covers the same swaths as the Fine Resolution Beam Mode. Products with multiple looks in range and azimuth are generated at approximately the same spatial resolution as Fine Resolution Beam mode products, but with multiple looks and therefore improved radiometric resolution. Single look products are generated at finer spatial resolutions than Fine Resolution Beam Mode products. In order to obtain the multiple looks without a reduction in swath width, this beam mode operates with higher data acquisition rates and noise levels than Fine Resolution Beam Mode. Like in the Fine Resolution Beam Mode, nine physical beams are available to cover the incidence angle range from 30 to 50 degrees, and additional near and/or far range swath positioning choices are available to provide additional overlap. Multi-Look Fine Resolution Beam Mode products can only be generated in a single polarization, which can be either a linear co-polarization (HH or VV) or a linear cross-polarization (HV or VH)..
Wide Fine Quad Polarization
The Wide Fine Quad Polarization Beam Mode operates the same way as the Fine Quad Polarization Beam Mode but with higher data acquisition rates, and offers a wider swath of approximately 50 km at equivalent spatial resolution. Twenty one beams are available covering any area from 18 degrees to 42 degrees, ensuring overlaps of about 50% between adjacent swaths.
SDCG-8
DLR, Bonn, Germany
September 23rd-25th 2015

22. Product Description SDCG-8 DLR, Bonn, Germany September 23rd-25th 2015