1. GFOI Space Data Needs and Issues
CAMEROON
GFOI Summit
Frascati, Italy
Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

2. Guidelines for country presentations
What space-based data is being used for forest management purposes in your country? How is that data acquired, processed and managed in your country?
What is the scope of your data use? Are you using data for wall-to-wall maps, test sites, specific time periods?
What new space-based data is desired?
What are the challenges and issues with acquiring and making use of space-based data where GFOI and the CEOS Space Data Coordination Group (SDCG) can help?
Maximum of 5 slides
GFOI Summit
Frascati, Italy
Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

3. Space-based Data Landsat Series (freely available)
SPOT archive (Agreement between Governement of Cameroon and Airbus)
RapidEye (purchased in the scope of EU FP7 REDDAF)
DEIMOS (purchased in the scope of EU FP7 REDDAF)
DMCii (purchased in the scope of the REDD Cameroon Pilot Project)
SENTINEL (freely available - future workhorse)
GFOI Summit
Frascati, Italy
Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

4. 1990 Coverage – Centre region
TM4 et TM5
GFOI Summit
Frascati, Italy
Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

5. 2010 Coverage – Centre region
Deimos et RapidEye
GFOI Summit
Frascati, Italy
Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

6. Data Users and Scope of Use
Data are used mostly by international consultancy firms (IGNFi, GAF, Airbus etc.);
National academic/research institutions
Environmental NGOs
Scope
Large scale wall-to-wall maps
Small test sites
GFOI Summit
Frascati, Italy
Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016

7. Challenges
Lack of clear work programmes which address spatial data requirements;
Inadequate human resources:
absence of a critical mass of national experts;
difficulties to maintain capacity;
Lack of infrastructure:
basic hardware and software;
unstable internet access;
erratic power supply etc.
GFOI Summit
Frascati, Italy
Feb, 22nd – 26th 2016