Agence spatiale Canadienne
Canadian Space Agency
SAR DATA PROVIDER SESSION
Yves CREVIER, Earth Observation Applications & Utilisations Canadian Space Agency
[email protected]
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Agence spatiale Canadienne
Canadian Space Agency
"Technology and science are only as good as our ability to use the information they provide" "The successes are dependent on our ability to relay the information the final mile to the people" Marine Scientist No. 17, 2006 Page 2
Agence spatiale Canadienne
Canadian Space Agency
SAR Agencies and Organizations • CONAE - Argentina (Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales) Marc Thibeault • CSA – Canada (Canadian Space Agency) Denis Auger • DLR – Germany (German Aerospace Center) Achim Roth • ESA – Europe (European Space Agency) Malcolm Davidson • JAXA – Japan (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Masato Ohki • NASA – USA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) • MDA – Canada (Mac Donald, Dettwiler and Associates) Gordon Staples
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Canadian Space Agency
Session Format • Series of presentations by SAR-operating space agencies or organisations; – Current and future satellite missions, – Mission capabilities and constraints that may have an influence on the data collection, – Strategic objectives and policy drivers with respect to agriculture, – Programs to support the national/regional/international agriculture communities.
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Canadian Space Agency
Opportunities
nd e For the SAR-operating space agencies a s ns d e e spo • to open a dialogue with international science communities n d d re e t a ate agriculture • to understand the data needs and requirements iregarding n n i ord products. d monitoring that can be addressed by SAR odata or
c co e t a ea l u ic ulat t r For the Agriculture CoP o a artic t oPneeds o of the agriculture monitoring the • Identify and prioritize C t s re ider community u t l ov u c r i information rthe p requirements and operational needs to • Communicate g a t A da access to EO data e facilitate coordinated h r t SAR o F e th r fo
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