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ITU Activities in Remote Sensing

International Telecommunication Union

Alexandre VASSILIEVStudy Group Counsellor

Radiocommunication

BureauPhone: +41 22 730 59 24E-mail:alexandre.vassiliev@itu.int

WindScatterometer

(active sensor)

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Why the ITU?

Meteo-011

Global Observing System

Global Telecommunication System

Global Data Processing System

Disaster

prevention

organizations

Information

media &

general public

Transport

Recreation

&

tourism

Electrical

utilities

& energy

Water

resourcesBuilding

Environment

& healthAgriculture

World Weather Watch System

(World Meteorological Organization (WMO))

ITU related parts(ICT)

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Tsunami

Detection and

Prediction

System

Deep-ocean

Assessment andReport of Tsunami

(DART) system

http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Dart/dart_home.htmlhttp://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Dart/dart_home.htmlhttp://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Dart/dart_home.htmlhttp://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Dart/dart_home.htmlhttp://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Dart/dart_home.htmlhttp://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Dart/dart_home.htmlhttp://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Dart/dart_home.htmlhttp://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Dart/dart_home.html

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ITU

ITU-TTelecommunication

standardization of

network and service

aspects ITU-RRadiocommunication standardization and global

radio spectrum management

ITU-DAssisting implementation

and operation of

telecommunications in

developing countries

Helping the WorldCommunicate

ITU Overview192 Member States +700 Sector Members

Plenipotentiary Conference

Radiocommunication Assembly &World Radiocommunication Conference

WorldTelecommunication

DevelopmentConference

WorldStandardization

Assembly

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ITU and Remote Sensing

Plenipotentiary Conference 2006 (PP-06) -Resolution 136 The use of

telecommunications/information and

communication technologies for monitoring and

management in emergency and disaster situationsfor early warning, prevention,

mitigation and relief to support .. the use of

telecommunications/ICTs (e.g. remote sensing)

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Development Sector and Remote Sensing (1)

World Telecommunication Development Conference

2006 (WTDC-06) - Resolution 34 The role of

telecommunications /information and communication

technology in early warning and mitigation of

disasters and humanitarian assistance

Related Study Question ITU-D 22/2 Utilization of

ICT for disaster management, resources, andactive

and passive space-based sensing systems as they

apply to disaster and emergency relief situations

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Development Sector and Remote Sensing (2)

ITU-D: assists developing countries in the use of remotesensing information for disaster prediction, detectionand mitigation;

represents ITU at different forums related to disastermanagement and the use of ICT;

organizes seminars and workshops on the use of ICTin general and remote sensing in particular;

ITU-D Study Group 2 carries out studies and

develops report on the use of remote sensing fordisaster prediction, detection and mitigation (see at:http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/study_groups/SGP_2006-2010/SG2/SG2-index.html);

etc.

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Telecommunication Standardization

Sector and Remote Sensing

Telecommunication Standardization Sector Developing Recommendations related to the use of

telecommunicaiton networks for disseminating

information including remote sensing data.

ITU-T developed Recommendation ITU-T X.1303(see at: http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.1303/en) on

the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP). CAP was

agreed in 2004 as an international standard.

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Bandwidth and Remote Sensing Precision

Sri Lanka East Coast after tsunami 26 December 2004Envisat Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image

SARs provide Earthsimages (through clouds too).SAR resolution (as well asprecision of many sensors)

depends on bandwidth.For example - 1 meterresolution at 30 incidenceangle requires 300 MHz.

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XV World Meteorological Congress, 2007

In Resolution 3:

Re-affirmed the crucial importance of RF bands formeteorological and related environmental operationsand research, and for disaster risk reduction

Stressed that some RF bands are a unique natural

resource for passive sensing that deserve absoluteprotection

Urged all Members to do their utmost at national,regional and international levels to ensure the

availability and protection of suitable RF bands Appealed to ITU and its Administrations to ensure the

absolute protection of the passive sensing RF bands,and to give due consideration to the WMOrequirements for RF allocations and regulatoryprovisions

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Radiocommunication Sector and Remote

Sensing (1)

Recognizing that the radio frequency spectrum is acritical resource for remote sensing the WorldRadiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07):

considered (with positive results) 4 main issues

directly related to remote sensing (includingextension of bands for some active sensors);

approved 5 new Resolutions concerning new studiesrelevant to remote sensing;

included 4 items in the draft of WRC-11 Agenda onthe use and further development of remote sensingsystems.

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Radiocommunication Sector and Remote

Sensing (2)ITU-R: allocates (through WRC) necessary radio-frequency

spectrum and provides regulatory protection to remotesensing systems;

carries out studies and develops ITU-R

Recommendations, Reports and Handbooks (togetherwith WMO) on remote sensing (ITU-R SG 7see at:http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?category=study-groups&link=rsg7&lang=en);

participates in different conferences, seminars andworkshops on remote sensing; cooperates with other UN organizations (especially

with WMO), international and national space andmeteorological agencies;

etc.

http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?category=study-groups&link=rsg7&lang=enhttp://www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?category=study-groups&link=rsg7&lang=enhttp://www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?category=study-groups&link=rsg7&lang=enhttp://www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?category=study-groups&link=rsg7&lang=enhttp://www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?category=study-groups&link=rsg7&lang=enhttp://www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?category=study-groups&link=rsg7&lang=enhttp://www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?category=study-groups&link=rsg7&lang=en

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Cooperation with Other Organizations

World Meteorological Organization (WMO); United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs

(OCHA) and other UN offices;

Group on Earth Observation (GEO);

International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Space Frequency Coordination Group (SFCG)

international and national space agency group;

International and national space and meteorological

agencies/organizations Partnerships with international and national satellite

organizations/operators/companies (INMARSAT,ICO, Thuraya, etc.)..

etc.

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Conclusion

Remote sensing is the essential tool for prediction,

detection and relief from natural and man-madedisasters;

Remote sensing systems are key global assets thatserve the world as a whole;

It is very important to provide and protect necessaryspectrum, as well as radio and telecommunicationinfrastructure, for obtaining and disseminatingremote sensing data;

ITU plays a major role in developing technical andregulatory background for further evolution ofremote sensing systems, as well as promoting theiruse for the interests of all countries;