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Key messages from the 2017 RESAP Survey

21st Intergovernmental Consultative Committee (ICC) on Regional Space Applications Programme for

Sustainable Development (RESAP)

United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC)Bangkok, Thailand

09-12 October 2017

Survey questionnaires provided to all ESCAP member States

• In June 2017 we wrote to the seat of government of all ESCAP member States

• To reconfirm their membership and invite others to join RESAP

• We provided both a link to an online survey, as well as a hard copy of the survey on the use of space applications

• In order to better understand the needs and gaps of different countries based on the priority areas identified at the 20th ICC on RESAP

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The purpose of the survey

• The survey was structured to cover several areas that would help us to identify and prioritize ESCAP’s future work

• Can feed into the drafting process of the new Asia-Pacific Plan of Action on Space Applications for Sustainable Development

• Help us to compile country profile reports and target regional and sub-regional interventions based on identified needs

The purpose of the survey

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The structure of the survey

Areas covered included:• National policies and institutions• Sectoral Policies (priorities identified at 20th ICC)

– Disaster Risk Management– Food Security and Agriculture– Urban Development– Water Management– Land Use Management and Ecosystem Services– Ocean Resources– Air Quality and Atmosphere– Health, Education and Social Services– Geospatial information for infrastructure and services

• Other Information

The structure of the survey

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Survey response rate

We received a very good response rate with responses coming from across all the different sub-regions:

• East and North East - Hong Kong, China, Japan

• North and Central Asia – Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan

• The Pacific – Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu

• South and South West – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Iran, Nepal, Sri Lanka

• South East Asia - Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand

Survey response rate

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2017 RESAP Survey

The results

Survey results – usage of space applications

When asked what countries use space applications for, top 5 results include:

• 90% - disaster risk assessment and management

• 81% - climate change impact analysis

• 76% - land and vegetation monitoring

• 62% - agriculture• 57% - drought monitoring• 57% - urban development

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Survey results – top organizations using space applications

• Meteorology• Environment• Emergency response• Water resources• Local government/

urban planning• Agriculture

Survey results – satellites and geospatial data

• Majority of countries do not operate their own satellites (78%)• While the majority of countries produce their own geospatial data

(70)%

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Survey results – commercialization of space sector

• Majority of countries open to commercial space entities (74%)• A quarter have more than 5 companies operating in their country• Majority of commercial entities do not provide the required services (61%)

Disaster Management

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Disaster management - overview

When asked more specifically about programmes under disaster management:

• Majority of countries use space applications for most common programmes across the sector

• Less countries use space applications for recovery and reconstruction

• Most countries use space applications for risk mapping

Disaster management – access and capacity

• Majority of countries are using free data (48%), a third still have no access to data

• Majority of countries can analyse their own data (68%) while 18% can not

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Disaster management – baseline data

• Majority of data is still fragmented across agencies, one third have consolidated geoportals or national portals

Disaster management – coordination and cooperation

• Coordination: 37% of countries occasionally work with the relevant agency

• Cooperation: countries in Asia-Pacific work more closely with regional mechanisms

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Disaster management – policy tools and instruments

• More than half of our countries lack, executive orders, procedures, manuals and guidelines

Food security and Agriculture

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Food security and agriculture - overview

When asked more specifically about programmes under food security and agriculture:

• Countries are not using space applications as widely across the sector

• Used more for meteorology and climate forecasting which may affect agriculture, land cover mapping and drought monitoring

• Not use as often for irrigation management, parametric insurance, livestock management and pasture/grazing

Food security and agriculture – access and capacity

• 47% get their data from regional mechanisms while 42% have no data

• 32% of countries do not have the capacity to analyse data

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Food security and agriculture – baseline data

• A third of countries do not have baseline data

Food security and agriculture –coordination and cooperation

• Coordination: 65% of countries occasionally work with the relevant agency while 15% do not coordinate at all

• Cooperation: Distinct lack of access to initiatives and programmes except for those under RESAP 55%

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Urban Development

Urban development - overview

When asked more specifically about programmes under urban development:

• Used largely for spatial planning and town planning including coastal management

• Road network analysis, traffic management and slum mapping not as common

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Urban development – access and capacity

• 57% countries do not have access to high-resolution imagery necessary for urban development, 24% receive from regional sources

• 28% have no capacity to analyse data for urban development

Urban development - usage

• 50% of countries using UAVs to meet their needs. 11% using LIDAR

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Urban development – baseline data

• Majority of countries have baseline data for urban planning. 20% do not

Urban development – coordination

• Coordination in urban planning is extremely poor

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Water Management

Water management - overview

When asked more specifically about programmes under water management:• Majority of countries

use for surface water mapping

• Less countries use for monitoring of water sedimentation and salinity or particulate/matter

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Water management – access and capacity

• 41% do not have access, 41% use free data

• 33% do not have the capacity to analyse data

Water management – baseline data

• 30% do not have baseline data

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Water management – coordination

• Coordination challenges persist

Land Use Management and Ecosystem Services

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Land use management and ecosystem services - overview

When asked more specifically about programmes under land use management and ecosystem services:

• Land cover mapping and forestry are the main uses

• Wildlife monitoring, ecosystems and biodiversity not as widely used

Land use management and ecosystem services – access and capacity

• Similar situation with 38% not having access

• And 35% not having capacity to analyse

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Land use management and ecosystem services – baseline data

• Similar situation with majority having baseline data

Land use management and ecosystem services – coordination and cooperation

• Coordination: 65% of countries occasionally work with the relevant agency

• Cooperation: is much better in this area of work with 73 of countries being a part of REDD+

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Ocean Resources*

*Some countries are landlocked

Ocean resources - overview

When asked more specifically about programmes under ocean resources:

• Coastal development is the main use

• Not as commonly used for marine biodiversity, marine activities and fishing activities

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Ocean resources – access and capacity

• Similar situation with 31% having no access

• and 31% having no capacity

Ocean resources – baseline data

• Less baseline data available in this area

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Ocean resources – coordination

• 63% work with the relevant agency while 13% do not coordinate at all

Air Quality and Atmosphere

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Air quality and atmosphere - overview

When asked more specifically about programmes under air quality and atmosphere:

• Meteorology and climate modelling is the main uses

• Atmospheric monitoring and activities not as common

Air quality and atmosphere – access and capacity

• Similar situation with access 35% having no access

• While 53% having no capacity to analyse atmospheric data

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Air quality and atmosphere – baseline data

• Challenges remain in baseline data

Air quality and atmosphere -coordination

• Coordination challenges remain

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Health, Education and Social Services

Health, Education and Social Services -overview

When asked more specifically about programmes under health, education and social services:• Mostly used for health risk

mapping and disease outbreak

• Also used for distribution of education and public services

• Not used as often for case reporting

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DiseaseOutbreakMapping

HealthRiskMapping

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Health, Education and Social Services –access and capacity

• 36% have no access to relevant geospatial data while remaining majority utilise national agency data

• 27% have no capacity to analyse or interpret the data, 27% rely on different agencies while just under half can analyse themselves

Health, Education and Social Services –baseline data

• 36% have no baseline data

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Health, Education and Social Services –coordination

• Challenges in coordination

Geospatial information for infrastructure and services

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Geospatial information for infrastructure and services - tools

• GIS - Majority using ArcGIS almost as many using QGIS

• Remote sensing – mainly ERDAS and ENVI

• Web-based GIS applications – mainly google earth 47% web-portals

Geospatial information for infrastructure and services – production of geospatial data

• 77% produce their own geospatial data

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Geospatial information for infrastructure and services – enabling environment

• Largest barriers include not having a regular budget, relevant policies and legislations not in place to facilitate and data maintenance not conducted periodically

Geospatial information for infrastructure and services – data sources

• Largely free and open source data and data from a government agency

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Geospatial information for infrastructure and services – national networks

• Half our countries have no cross-government networks to mainstream and integrate the use of geospatial data and information

Geospatial information for infrastructure and services – cooperation in data infrastructure

development• More than half of our countries are not part of any global or regional

initiatives on data infrastructure development

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Way forward

Possible next steps for further analysis and incorporation into the Plan of Action:• break down by sub-regional priorities• Break down by countries groups e.g. levels of maturity or status

(depending on infrastructure)• Look at how to address the identified areas in the PoA - usage,

access, capacity, baseline data, coordination, cooperation• These can provide tangible indicators of achievement or attainment

as part of a comprehensive PoA• For a more targeted development plan and graduation or attainment

pathway for countries

Thank you!

Syed T. AhmedSpace Applications SectionEmail: syed.t.ahmed@un.orgTwitter: @THE_GIS_GUY

ESCAPWeb: www.unescap.orgTwitter: @UNESCAP