Sentinel-Asia:
Disaster Management Support System In The Asia-Pacific Region

• APRSAF-17 Concept Paper(PDF)
• APRSAF-16 Concept Paper

Sentinel Asia aims to:

• Improve safety in society by Information and CommunicationTechnology (ICT) and space technologies
• Improve the speed and accuracy of disaster preparedness andearly warning
• Minimize the number of victims and social/economic losses

According to statistics by the ADRC-Natural Disasters Data Book- 2007, Asia has been seriously damaged by natural disasters over the last 30 years. The region sustained 57 percent of global fatalities and 89 percent of the total victims associated with such disasters. Under these circumstances, the APRSAF proposed Sentinel Asia in 2005 to showcase the value and impact of earth observation technologies, combined with near real-time Internet dissemination methods and Web-GIS mapping tools for disaster management support in the Asia-Pacific region. Sentinel Asia is promoted with cooperation among the space community such as APRSAF, the international community, including UNESCAP, UN OOSA, ASEAN, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and the disaster management community such as the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) and its member countries

The main activities of Sentinel Asia are as follows:

• Emergency observation by earth observation satellites uponrequests in case of major disasters
• Wildfire monitoring, flood monitoring, and glacier lake outburst flood(GLOF) monitoring
• Capacity building and human resources development for more effective disaster management

A step-by-step approach was adopted for the implementation of Sentinel Asia as follows:
Step 1: Implementation of the data dissemination system as a pilot project, to form the backbone of the Sentinel Asia and showcase the value and impact of the technology using standard Internet dissemination systems (2006-2007).
Step 2: Expansion of the dissemination backbone with new satellite communication systems, and enhancement of activities based on requirements and experiences acquired during Step 1 (2008-2012).
Step 3: Establishment of a comprehensive disaster management support system (2013 onwards).

Sentinel Asia provides disaster related information, such as satellite imagery and satellite data products, on its website at:
https://sentinel.tksc.jaxa.jp/

Joint Project Team

• 2nd JPTM for SA2 (15-17 July 2009)(Sentinel Asia Website)NEW!!
• 1st JPTM for SA2 (5-6 June 2008)
• Fourth meeting (5-7 September 2007)
• Third meeting (13-15 March 2007)
• Second Meeting (27-28 June 2006)
• First Meeting (14-15 February 2006)

"Daichi" (ALOS) Information

• JAXA provided images of Mount Merapi (Java, Indonesia) observed by the "Daichi" (Report #2)
• JAXA provided images of Mount Merapi (Java, Indonesia) observed by the "Daichi"
• JAXA acquired image data on disaster-hit Leyte Island through the "Daichi"