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Canadian Space Agency IPY Planning

Funding and support for Canadian activities in the International Polar Year (IPY), including science and research focused on climate change impacts and health of northern communities, training and capacity-building, communications and outreach, logistics and infrastructure, and data management.

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Canadian Space Agency IPY Planning

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  1. Canadian Space Agency IPY Planning Yves Crevier Canadian Space Agency Space Task Group – IPY Sub-Committee on Observations SAR Coordination Meeting, March 5-6, 2008

  2. Funding for Canadian IPY activities Government of Canada $150M NSERC $6M

  3. Government of Canada Program for IPY $150M in funding over six years starting FY 2006-07 for Canadian participation in: • Science and research focused on science for climate change impacts and adaptation and health and well-being of northern communities • Training & capacity-building • Communications & outreach • Logistics, infrastructure, emergency preparedness, data management • Support for licensing, coordination and administration

  4. Role of CSA in IPY • Ensure the use of Space Technologies in IPY Science initiatives • Guarantee fluid and continued availability and access to EO data from CSA supported mission • Dedicate programs and resources to support science, application demonstration, and operational use of EO data for IPY • Encourage strong collaborations (National and International)

  5. RADARSAT 1 as an Operational System • In operation since 1996 – confirmed continued operations until 2009 • Demonstrated potential for routine polar observation (world-wide ice services, Arctic and Antarctic missions) • Archive collected over both polar regions (>250,000 images over the Arctic)

  6. Iqaluit, Nunavut, CanadaRADARSAT-2 Fine Quad-PolJanuary 7, 2008 GreenlandRADARSAT-2 Standard Quad-PolDecember 18, 2007 RADARSAT 2 as an Ensured Continuity • RADARSAT-1 Heritage modes • Enhanced modes & capabilities • Multi-polarization, Polarimetry • Ultra-fine resolution • Left and right looking • Canadian Government data allocation available for • International Science Projects

  7. RADARSAT Constellation Mission • 3 satellites – C-Band, dual-pol operations, quad-pol exp.,multiple swaths and resolution available • Increased imaging frequency for polar regions – up to 4 time/day • Increasing operational use • Improving system reliability

  8. CSA IPY Activities • Arctic Science Archive Processing project • RADARSAT Polar Science Database • Coordination through Space Task Group

  9. 1. ASAP • Objectives: • Initiate the processing of RSAT 1 archive collected over both poles. • Ensure accessibility for scientific activities • Direct contribution to IPY national and International science programs • 12 years of relevant datasets based on operational and background missions activities

  10. ASAP Legacy • Blanket coverage in Fine 1 of the Canadian polar region and the Arctic Archipelago (collected during the CIM, 2000-2001) • Max and Min ice extent Arctic snapshots from 2003 to … • Thematically relevant dataset acquired over specific areas of interest (supersites) identified by the research communities • Canadian Ice Service dataset acquired since 1996 • Canadian Arctic land mass mosaics – summer and winter 1998-99 • Canadian Interferometric Mission dataset

  11. Frozen Baseline – F1 Phase 1 - Baseline Fine Mode. Northern Canadian complete coverage (20 000 scenes)

  12. Min and Max Sea Ice Extent Phase 2 - - Arctic Basin ScanSAR Sea-Ice Snapshots (364 scenes)

  13. Canadian Supersites Phase 3 - Arctic Super-sites (4038 scenes)

  14. 2. RADARSAT Polar Science Database Objectives • to create and disseminate a circumpolar Arctic data treasury of satellite-based radar data and derived information products in support of science and local needs of northern peoples and communities. Highlights • Making use of Radarsat archives and missions – RSAT-1,-2,-C • Done through collaboration with recognized Arctic portals (CCIN, ASF DAAC, PolarVIEW?, and others) • Serve urgent Canadian & international goals • In support of science and northern communities • A lasting legacy

  15. 3.Coordination Through STG • Support the objective of STG • Ensure CSA collaboration for: • Acquisition and planning coordination • Data management (archiving, standard, inter-operability, etc.) • Open data policy for science activities

  16. Wish List of the CSA EOAU • Make RADARSAT 1 archive available • Ensure RADARSAT 1 operations continuity • Extend the Canadian RADARSAT-2 data GoC allocation framework to the International IPY science community • Contribute to and Witness the implementation of a virtual SAR constellation in support to operational and science activities…

  17. Summary: Outputs & Outcomes • RADARSAT data & products are put into use • New partnerships with science and clients / users. • World-contributing new northern EO presence and strengthened Antarctic EO presence • Contributing to Canadian goals for northern sustainability, resources management, sovereignty, and science • Canadian satellite EO coordinated with global goals and data demand and supply.

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