Introduction of Sentinel Asia Activities and the Case Studies

Abstract

The Sentinel Asia initiated an emergency observation request system in 2007 to provide image data (and analyzed images) acquired through the satellites operated by the participating space agencies on the WEB and via JAXA's Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite (WINDS), also known as Kizuna, in the event of a disaster in the Asia-Pacific region. Participating disaster management/satellite agencies requested implementation of this activities a total of 234 times as end of 2015.
Space agencies of the member countries of the Asia-Pacific Region Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) such as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and disaster management organizations in the Asia-Pacific region such as Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) cooperate in forming a joint project team (JPT) and promoting the Sentinel Asia. This report provides an overview of the activities and results of the Sentinel Asia, which marks the tenth anniversary of its launch this year.