JAXA/AIT Collaboration for Capacity Building in Asia-Pacific
Lal Samarakoon Director, Geoinformatics Center, AIT, Thailand Visiting Senior Scientist, JAXA, Japan Earth Observation in the Service of Water Management – Sep 26-28, Bangkok, Thailand
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Education and training for capacity building (JAXA collaboration)
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Infrastructure for capacity building (Keio University collaboration)
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Establish in 1959 Post Graduate School - Establish in 1959 Earth Observation in the Service of Water Management – Sep 26-28, Bangkok, Thailand
AIT Summary AIT Academic Structure Schools and Extension School of Engineering and Technology Computer Science Design and Manufacturing Engineering
School of Environment Resources and Development
Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management
Industrial Engineering and Management
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Information Management
Structural Engineering
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
Transportation Engineering
Telecommunications
Water Engineering and Management
Information and Communications Technologies Mechatronics Microelectronics
Agricultural Systems and Engineering Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management Energy Environmental Engineering and Management Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology Gender and Development Studies Natural Resources Management Pulp and Paper Technology Regional and Rural Development Planning Urban Environmental Management
School of Management International Business International Public Management Management of Technology Service Marketing and Technology Executive MBA EMBA Bangkok EMBA Vietnam EMBA-HRM
AIT Extension (Non-degree training, consultancy and services) Agriculture, Resources and Rural Development Business Management Development Management Education and Training Development Environment, Infrastructure and Urban Development Information and Communications Technology
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Key Numbers - 2005 • 1983 Students from 46 Countries • 13268 Alumni from 74 Countries/Territories • 19000 Short-term Trainees from 71 Countries/Territories • 200 Faculty from 29 Countries • 1000 Research and Support Staff from 30 Countries • 270 Sponsored projects • 30 Board of Trustee members from 25 Countries • Consolidated Budget: 33 Millions US $ • Operating Budget: 15 Millions US $ Earth Observation in the Service of Water Management – Sep 26-28, Bangkok, Thailand
RS/GIS Field of Study Education 9Master and PhD Programs 9Diploma and Certificate Programs 93 Permanent Faculties and more than 10 adjunct faculty members 9Around 80 students (2006) Research/Training Center 9 Geoinformatics Center for carryout outreach activities Multidisciplinary Programs (SET & SERD) 9 Disaster Management Engineering Earth Observation in the Service of Water Management – Sep 26-28, Bangkok, Thailand
Geoinformatics Center Characteristics Self-funded outreach center for dissemination geo-spatial technology, specifically in Asia
Major Activity Areas 9 Carryout Training courses at AIT 9 Conduct Training Locally (Caravan) 9 Pilot Projects (Training/consulting) 9 Receiving & Distributing satellite data 9 Conduct Workshops and Conferences 9 Applied Research Earth Observation in the Service of Water Management – Sep 26-28, Bangkok, Thailand
Training Participants since 2004 C o m p o s i t io n o f G A C T r a i n e e s 1 9 9 5 -2 0 0 4 C o u n tr y B a n g la d e s h
T ra in e e s
C o u n tr y
T ra in e e s
95
M a la y s ia
17
B h u ta n
5
M o n g o lia
14
B ru n e i
3
M ya nm a r
35
C a m b o d ia
46
N epal
73
C h in a
13
P a k is ta n
20
E th io p ia
1
P a p u a N e w G u in i
F iji
7
P h ilip p in e s
69
H ong Kong
3
S in g a p o r e
4
29
S ri L a n k a
86
In d ia In d o n e s ia
110
T a iw a n
Ir a n
2
T h a ila n d
Japan
9
UK
K o re a
2
V ie tn a m
Lao PD R
47
T o ta l
1
1 132 2 91 917
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Capacity Building Activity at GIC/AIT
1. Local Training through Caravan Training Programs 2. Training through Mini-Projects on RS/GIS/GPS data usage in real-world applications on various topics Other Activities 1. Development of Digital Asia platforms and training on Internet Web Mapping (Keio University Support) 2. Map Products Development 3. Tsunami disaster mitigation project (USAID) 4. Poverty Mapping (ASEAN) Earth Observation in the Service of Water Management – Sep 26-28, Bangkok, Thailand
Caravan Training – Characteristics 9 Locally conducted 9 Opportunity to larger audience 9 Generally for one-week & for about 20-30 participants 9 Organized and coordinated by local partner 9 Address a Sentinel Asia topic relevant to the country 9 Case study develop at GIC with most suitable satellite data including JAXA archived and ALOS 9 30% lectures and 70% hands-on 9 Target integration of RS/GIS in selected topic
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Caravan Training - Plan Plan for 2006 9 October 23-27, Flood Disaster Mitigation (Cambodia) 9 November 27-1, Multi Hazard Mapping (Philippines)
(Initial discussions are completed with Geography Department and Dept of Hydrology & River Works of Cambodia and PHIVOLCS and NAMRIA of Philippines) Earth Observation in the Service of Water Management – Sep 26-28, Bangkok, Thailand
Mini-Projects - Characteristics 9 Training and capacity building through real-world projects such as flood, landslides, etc. 9 Involve data/service provider agencies and services/products user agencies, 9 Develop theoretical aspects and identify most appropriate data analysis and integration technique 9 Calibration/validation through field observations 9 Generate products with participation of both users and service providers 9 Develop case studies to share in the region
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Mini-Projects - Implementation 9 Submit proposal at Asia Pacific Regional Agency Forum (APRSAF) or to JAXA, JAXA-Bangkok Office,or to GIC/AIT 9 Select proposal considering the field of application and relevancy in satellite data usage. Number of supporting projects depend on funds availability 9 Sponsor two participants from participating agency or agencies 9 Initial 2 weeks training at GIC on Basics of RS/GIS/GPS 9 Followed by 2 weeks on the job training at GIC 9 1-2 week field work and working at local offices by GIC staff 9 4 week on the job training finalizing output and and annual reports 9 Support for presentation at ACRS/APRSAF for sharing the wealth with others Consider a Mini-Project to run for 1-2 years depend on participation and output Earth Observation in the Service of Water Management – Sep 26-28, Bangkok, Thailand
Mini-Projects - conducted in 2004-05 1. Urban changes – Nepal (Survey Dept) 2. Coastal land use – Cambodia (Ministry of Land) 3. Shifting Cultivation – Laos (Forestry Dept.) 4. Flood Mitigation – Bangladesh (SPARRSO) 5. Paddy Area mapping – Philippines (PhilRice) 6. Mangrove Monitoring – Vietnam (STAC)
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Mini-Projects - conducted in 2005-06 1. Urban changes+Disaster – Nepal (Survey Dept/Urban Plan.) 2. Land use mapping/flood – Cambodia (Ministry of Land) 3. Flood Mitigation – Bangladesh (BDPC/LGED/FFWC) 4. Paddy Area mapping – Philippines (PhilRice) 5. Mangrove Monitoring – Vietnam (STAC/VAST) 6. Landslides Vulnerability – Sri Lanka (CECB/Survey Dept.) 7. Landslides Vulnerability – Philippines (NAMRIA/PhiVolcs) 8. Flood mitigation – Nepal (Survey Dept./DWIDP) 9. Flood mitigation – Vietnam (DMC/RS Center, MONRE)
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Mini-Projects - 2006-07 1 2 3
Bangladesh China Cambodia
LGED, FFWC, BDPC
Floods NDMC, BNU Floods Geography Dept, Dept Hydro Floods & River works
4
Lao PDR
STEA, Dept. Meteorology & Hydrology
Floods
5 6
Nepal Vietnam
DWIDP, Survey Dept
Floods Landslides
7 8 9 10
Sri Lanka Philippines Philippines Various
NBRO and SD
MONRE, VAST
PHIVOLCS & NAMRIA
Landslides Landslides
PhilRice
Drought
Forest Fire
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Current Mini-Project Topics Bangladesh
Development of optimal flood map using satellite data and MIKE11 model
China
Flood risk assessment using remote sensing and hydrological model in Xiang Jiang river
Cambodia
Flood hazard mapping in three provinces of Mekong river basin
Lao PDR
Application of RS/GIS for flood study of Champhone distrcit of Savanakhet province of Lao PDR
Nepal
Flood forecasting and early warning system in Bagmati flood plain - Nepal
Vietnam
Application of RS/GIS for landslide hazard mapping in a mountainous region of Vietnam
Sri Lanka
Use of deterministic slope stability predicting tools for landslides vulnerability assessment
Philippines
Deterministic Modeling of Rain- and Earthquake-Induced Landslides in Mountainous Environments Transected by an Active Fault
Philippines
Detection of drought prone areas using RS and metrological approach in Iloilo province - Philippines
Various
Forest fire investigation and field verification
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Current Mini-Project Work Plan Step -1
Step -2 (Field)
Step -3
Bangladesh
August - AIT
January - AIT
China
August - AIT
November
January - AIT
Cambodia
August - AIT
October
January - AIT
Lao PDR
August - AIT
October
January - AIT
Nepal
August - AIT
December
January - AIT
Vietnam
August - AIT
November
January - AIT
Sri Lanka
August - AIT
December
January - AIT
Philippines
August - AIT
November
January - AIT
Philippines
August - AIT
November
January - AIT
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Digital Asia Platform project •Develop a network of Servers in the region for data and information sharing •Provide technology to establish servers capable of delivering information on the Web •Convey – sharing is gaining knowledge not loosing information •Strategy – Local to Regional. Regional to Global •It acquires and disseminates multi-resolution and multi-date geographical information •Finally, serves as a hub for spatial data infrastructure in Asia Collaborator: SLAB (WHO, UNESCAP, UNOCHA) for acquire administrative boundary and statistical data Earth Observation in the Service of Water Management – Sep 26-28, Bangkok, Thailand
Summary Summary of AIT/JAXA collaboration includes; 9 Mini-Project based training for real-world applications including data handling, field verification to product generation 9 Caravan Training conducted locally, on local objectives to larger audience to increase awareness 9 Web Mapping technique training to provide state-of-art of the most discussed technology 9 Converting data into products integrating various GIS data 9 Developing a Human Network for information sharing 9 Share experiences through publications (Web and CD) Earth Observation in the Service of Water Management – Sep 26-28, Bangkok, Thailand
Potential Collaboration 1. GIC/AIT could collaborate for Geoinformatics activities in the region. Share your vast experience & knowledge with us. 2. Could offer to host your regional nodes and regional research activities at GIC/AIT with logistics, facilities and staff 3. Look for collaboration in real-world application, specifically in disasters & environmental applications. 4. Join the network of collaborators 5. Collaboration with on-going Mini-Projects for developing space technology and water management applications
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