Exploitation of PROBA CHRIS/HRC data in the context of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters F. Sarti (ESA/ESRIN) H. Yesou, R. Andreoli, S.Clandillon (SERTIT)
Charter Member Agencies ESA Europe CSA Canada NOAA USA CNES France JAXA Japan ISRO India CONAE Argentina
Charter operations Emergency on-call Officer (ECO) On Duty Operator (ODO) at ESRIN CNES SPOT (PROBA) ESA ERS-2 CSA RADARSAT Authorized User (AU) Project Manager (PM)
Charter Operation Charter activation ECO PM Value-adding Companies Careful selection at planning level of HRC or CHRIS (mutually exclusive), depending on the type of event PROBA Planning facility (ESA/Redu) ESRIN Mission Planning and Users Services Request details (location, date, type of event) HRC Acquisition if successful (best-effort basis) CHRIS End Users SIRA Processing 3h processing time, in emergency (during working hours only)
PROBA and the Charter Charter member agencies commit to a coordinated system of space data acquisition and data delivery in case of a major disaster. Data from the SPOT constellation, ERS-2, ENVISAT, Radarsat, IRS satellites are made available. Even non-charter satellite data (such as IKONOS, landsat, DMC) can be purchased/processed by a Project Manager if needed CHRIS/PROBA used an additional (non-operational) data source provided by ESA, on a BEST-EFFORT basis (not an ESA commitment)
Format of Charter disaster product CHRIS dedicaced Charter product defined during Spring 2004 4 spectral bands, ie SPOT equivalent + blue, in HDF format: 469nm to 499nm (blue) 500nm to 590nm (green) 610nm to 680nm (red) 780nm to 890nm (NIR) Space resolution at Nadir: 18m, maximum swath size: 14km HRC (pan CCD camera): first exploitation by Charter in 2005 Nadir resolution 5m, 5x5 km image.
Charter Activations To Date Lena River, Russia Sweden Denmark Elbe, Germany Znojmo, Czeck Republic Northern France North Ossetia, Russia Austria Saône & Rhône, France Slovenia Galicia, Spain Lago Maggiore, Italy Caucassus, Russia Southern France Southern France British Columbia, Canada British Columbia, Canada Manitoba, Canada U.S.A. Southern Portugal Morocco Canary Islands, Spain El Salvador 1 El Salvador 2 Stromboli, Etna, Italy Algeria Italy Lebanon Al Hoceïma, Morocco Yucatan, Mexico Gonaives, Haiti Dominican Republic Hispaniola, Haiti Soufrière, Montserrat Grenada Island Guaranda Municipe, Columbia Galeras Volcano, Colombia Bingol, Turkey Tehran, Iran3 Pasni, Pakistan Darfur, Sudan Venezuela Georgetown, Guyana Galapagos, Ecuador Gujarat, India Nepal Assam, India Gulf of Aden, Yemen Cuddalore, India Sri Lanka North Korea Philippines 2 Philippines Banda Aceh, Indonesia Nias Island, Indonesia Nyiragongo, Congo Rarotonga, Cook Islands Landslide Earthquake Volcanic eruption Flood/ocean wave Storm/hurricane Oil Spill Forest fire Other BAM, Iran1 SE, Iran2 Hindu Kush, Afghanistan1 Hindu Kush, Afghanistan2 Bolivia Bolivia 2 Caprivi,Namibia Santa Fe, Argentina Patagonia, Argentina Nabire, Indonesia
Recent Charter activations with PROBA acquisitions Proba crisis data Forest fire: Var, France, September, 2003 Flood : South France, December 2003 Earthquake: Bam, Iran, December 2003 Tsunami: Indonesia, Maldives, Thailand, December 2004 Earthquake: Zadran, Iran, February 2005 Proba reference data (potentially available but not requested) Cyclone: Rarotonga, Cook Islands, January 2005
Var forest fire CHRIS PROBA 3 rd of September 2003
December 2003 South France flood
PROBA
Bam earthquake, 26/12/03 26-12-2003 1h58 GMT (5h28 local time) 6,6 Mw 35 000 casualties
Bam earthquake, 26/12/03
Bam earthquake, 26/12/03 Products delivered to THW, Portuguese and French CP 30/12 : Damage map of Bam (DLR): photo interpretation of IKONOS acquisition of 27/12
Bam earthquake, 26/12/03 PROBA HRC 2 March 2004 Bam earthquake, 26/12/03
Bam earthquake, 26/12/03
December 2004 tsunami Chris and HRC acquisition over: Indonesia Maldives islands Nicobar islands
December 2004 tsunami Chris Nicobar islands Chris Indonesia
December 2004 tsunami 13 th of February 2005 2 images mosaic over Banda Aceh, Indonesia
December 2004 tsunami 3 HRC Proba images mosaic 14 th of February 2005 over Banda Aceh, Indonesia
December 2004 tsunami PROBA HRC 14 Feb 2005 over Banda Aceh, PROBA Indonesia HRC 14 Feb 2005 Banda Aceh
Rarotonga cyclone case Damage map difficult to be dressed without VHR reference data, since «classical» VHR reference (SPOT 5, IRS) were not available
Potential for an exploitation of HRC and CHRIS archive Rarotonga case : «classical» VHR reference (SPOT 5, IRS) not available HRC Proba data would have been exploited if an automatic/systematic search within PROBA archive had been done. Rarotonga PROBA HRC 16 04 2002
Zadran earthquake IRS exploitation
IRS reference image Texture analysis PROBA HRC 9 March 2005 Zadran earthquake, Iran, 22/02/2005
PROBA and the Charter Charter aims to a FAST DELIVERY to the E.U. of the PRODUCT : Space maps: geo-referenced image, with a cartographic (IGN) layer, on a user-known reference system. Required a few HOURS after the activation. Based on (recent) archive data Damage maps: result of an expert interpretation of detected changes between before (archives) & after (crisis acquisitions) data using a variety of sensors (SPOT, IRS, PROBA, IKONOS). A few days (3-4) delay after activation still acceptable.
Good POTENTIAL of PROBA for the Charter PROBA reactivity is good, though improvements are possible. Good results obtained for some Charter activations: - HRC Iran earthquake 2005 => 2 weeks - HRC and Chris Indonesia =>1 to 3 weeks (good) - HRC Bam, Iran => 3 months - CHRIS Arles floods 2003 => 4 days (very good) Difficulty in the case of HRC: very precise location information is needed a priori (planning), because of the reduced image size.
Good POTENTIAL of PROBA for the Charter 1 - CRISIS acquisition delivery: higher probability to obtain exploitable post-event HR data => Fast, all-time channel for planning of both instruments (HRC, CHRIS) at PM and ECO s request => NRT processing and transfer of data to PM shortly after acquisition 2 - Valorisation/exploitation of the archives HRC/Chris during Charter activations. Several exotic locations (islands in the Pacific or Indian ocean) covered by PROBA acquisitions => Requires a systematic search within HRC and CHRIS archive database after each Charter triggering Chris accessible through EOLI HRC soon accessible through EOLI (integration stage)
Good POTENTIAL of PROBA for the Charter PROBA 2 is scheduled for 2007 Desirable to take into account in the ground segment design, in an early stage, the Charter constraints, in terms of programmation and data production and delivery Thanks for your attention!
Validation
December 2004 tsunami