Remote Sensing Demand Pacific Island Countries Wolf Forstreuter
Pacific Islands GIS&RS User Conference 2011
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History 1991 forest inventory Fiji 1991 forest inventory Fiji
1998 GIS backdrops for utilities 1998 GIS backdrops for utilities
2000 coastal change detection in Tonga 2000 coastal change
detection in Tonga 2006 coconut resource mapping 2006 coconut
resource mapping Today multiple utilisation of space born image
data Today multiple utilisation of space born image data
Image Utilisation 7)History of island movements 8)Shallow water
bathymetry / habitat mapping of near shore area 9)House mapping
population census 10)Fast mapping of flooded areas 11)Shipping
vessel detection 12)DTM for watershed management, airport security,
island movement, flooding risk maps, orthocorrection of image data
13)Wind and current for search and rescue
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Disaster Risk Management 400,000 roofs are mapped 400,000 roofs
are mapped For US$ 36,000 image data was purchased last year For
US$ 36,000 image data was purchased last year Requirements: (A) VHR
Data, detail of features recognisable Requirements: (A) VHR Data,
detail of features recognisable
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Land Cover Mapping of Low Lying Islands Most islands of
Kiribati are mapped at 1:5,000 scale level Most islands of Kiribati
are mapped at 1:5,000 scale level Coconut palms are counted for of
the islands Coconut palms are counted for of the islands Change
detection at 1:5,000 performed for 4 islands Change detection at
1:5,000 performed for 4 islands Requirements: VHR Data, texture
information for coconut palm counting, bundle data preferrable
Requirements: VHR Data, texture information for coconut palm
counting, bundle data preferrable
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Maritime Boundaries For US$ 88,000 image data was purchased
last year For US$ 88,000 image data was purchased last year
Requirements: (A) VHR Data, detail of features recognisable, (B)
high geo-accuracy Requirements: (A) VHR Data, detail of features
recognisable, (B) high geo-accuracy
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Agricultural Mapping for Food Security Currently mapping at
1:50,000 scale (first time) Currently mapping at 1:50,000 scale
(first time) US funded project will support mapping in FJ, KI, VU,
WS, SB US funded project will support mapping in FJ, KI, VU, WS, SB
Requirements: a) multi-spectral information including near infrared
b) VHR image data (coconut) Requirements: a) multi-spectral
information including near infrared b) VHR image data
(coconut)
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Documentation of Island Movements 19681968 20002000 No new
image data purchased but utilisation of available data is ongoing
No new image data purchased but utilisation of available data is
ongoing Requirements: VHR Data, details for reference image points
Requirements: VHR Data, details for reference image points
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Shallow Water Bathymetry and Habitat Mapping of near Shore Area
Requirements: 1:25,000 level resolution, multi-spectral information
including blue and green bands Requirements: 1:25,000 level
resolution, multi-spectral information including blue and green
bands
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Roof Mapping Population Census For US$ 27,000 image data was
purchased last year For US$ 27,000 image data was purchased last
year Requirements: VHR Data, house counting at 1:5,000 scale level
Requirements: VHR Data, house counting at 1:5,000 scale level
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Fast Mapping of Flooding Applied only two times Applied only
two times Method developed and available Method developed and
available Requirements: (A) penetration of cloud cover, (B) VHR
image data, (C) fast data recording and delivery (D) clear
separation of water and rest (E) reference images for geometric
correction Requirements: (A) penetration of cloud cover, (B) VHR
image data, (C) fast data recording and delivery (D) clear
separation of water and rest (E) reference images for geometric
correction Applied only two times Applied only two times Method
developed and available Method developed and available
Requirements: (A) penetration of cloud cover, (B) VHR image data,
(C) fast data recording and delivery (D) clear separation of water
and rest (E) reference images for geometric correction
Requirements: (A) penetration of cloud cover, (B) VHR image data,
(C) fast data recording and delivery (D) clear separation of water
and rest (E) reference images for geometric correction
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Fishing Vessels Monitoring
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Shipping Vessel Detection Cross check of vessel monitoring
system Cross check of vessel monitoring system Transport monitoring
Transport monitoring Requirements: (A) VHR Data, (B) recording day,
night and all weather situations, (C) fast data delivery, (D)
capture of vessel shape, speed and material Requirements: (A) VHR
Data, (B) recording day, night and all weather situations, (C) fast
data delivery, (D) capture of vessel shape, speed and material
Cross check of vessel monitoring system Cross check of vessel
monitoring system Transport monitoring Transport monitoring
Requirements: (A) VHR Data, (B) recording day, night and all
weather situations, (C) fast data delivery, (D) capture of vessel
shape, speed and material Requirements: (A) VHR Data, (B) recording
day, night and all weather situations, (C) fast data delivery, (D)
capture of vessel shape, speed and material
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High Resolution DSM Low lying areas, flood risk maps Low lying
areas, flood risk maps Water catchment monitoring Water catchment
monitoring Island movement Island movement Airport security Airport
security Orthocorrection of image data Orthocorrection of image
data Requirements: High resolution stereo images, space borne radar
data, LiDAR data or Requirements: High resolution stereo images,
space borne radar data, LiDAR data or
