Disaster Observation by International Charter

Abstract

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is operating Sentinel Asia with Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) and participating in International Charter to contribute to DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) activities with disaster observation by satellites. International Charter is a framework of international space organizations, and aiming at providing observation data based on requests from designated organizations. 40－50 disasters were covered every year and the total number of the disaster observation until August 2016 has reacheed 500 since its establishment. Also cooperation between International Charter and Sentinel Asia is introduced.