Isaac KUSANE Geert BORSTLAP AMESD BDMS OVERVIEW OF

Isaac KUSANE / Geert BORSTLAP AMESD / BDMS OVERVIEW OF SADC THEMATIC ACTION

Agenda SADC THEMA Services Agenda Intro 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Definition SADC THEMA Services Overview Agricultural Service Drought Service Fire Service LRF Support Service Crosscutiing Activities a. Capacity Building b. User Interaction c. Data Access 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Implementation Plan Key Users Networks Roles Country Package Achievements

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Intro: Information needs But Decision Makers needs geo-information: • Agriculture Crop Condition Harvest estimates Food Security / Famine • Cattle Management Grazing Conditions • Fire Management Biomass reduction / Presriptive burns ? Fire Breaks ? • Drought Drinking Water • Floods • Fishing

Intro: Thematic Information Services will: Convert geographic DATA into environmental INFORMATION Bridge “Data Availability” towards “User Needs”

1) Preparation: Definition SADC-THEMA : “Agricultural and Environmental Resource Management” REC SADC Secretariat Participating countries Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South-Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe Welcome to Tanzania and Mozambique Regional Implementation Center BDMS (Botswana Department of Meteorological Services) Partners ARC, UZ BCA, CSIR-MERAKA, SADC-DMC, SAWS, UB,

1) Preparation: EUMETCast - concept • What is EUMETCast? A multi-service dissemination system based on standard Digital Video Broadcast (DVB-S) technology, using commercial telecommunication satellites to multicast files (data and products) to a wide user community Operated by EUMETSAT Started as an “emergency / backup” solution

1) Preparation : GEONETCast – coverage & growth 2400 600+ Meteo-France 200 2400 50 6 Dev. Co. Cast 150 50 +15 AMESD, 7 Dev. Co. Cast, 40 Meteo-France EUMETCast - current Feng. Yun. Cast - current Recent growth EUMETCast Feng. Yun. Cast upgrade (finished 2010) Image courtesy of EUMETSAT

2) SADC THEMA Services: Overview

3) Agricultural Service

3) Agriculture Service : Users Key-Users National Level : Ministries of Agriculture (Mo. A) Get AMESD Station ! Regional Level : SADC FANR Secondary Users Regional and National Food Security Services Farmer Associations National Statistic Offices Agrometeorological Departments Agricultural Research Counsils Disaster management Offices

3) Agriculture Service : AMESD Work Plan Principle: Improve and expand the current REWS systems from SADC-RRSU Allow agricultural remote sensing analysts: To perform Crop Condition Monitoring But also a view to forecasting yield and production scenarios The Agricultural service Assist decision makers in answering the following questions: What crops are where? What is the crop condition? What is the crop stage? What is the likely yield?

3) Agriculture Service : Service Activities: Get Products >> Data Exploration Analysis >> Drill down in anomalies Report Service Products via EUMETCast / FTP Software (Processing Chains) Training / Help Desk / Support / Forum Final Result: Monthly report with traffic light system Decadal updates

3) Agricultural Service: Products: Agriculture Mask, Crop Statistics Map, Crop Specific Maps Current Rainfall Map Cumulative Rainfall Map Rainfall Estimates Compared with average [difference] Current Temperature estimate Map Vegetation Index Map (+difference) C-NDVI graphs for zones of interest Dry matter Productivity (+cumulative) Current Water Requirements Satisfaction Index (WRSI) Map Onset of Rains Maps + anomaly Soil Moisture Index Estimates

3) Examples from in-situ data Example of Rainfall events in Zimbabwe during 2008 -2009

3) Example of RS data Example of Tanzania Rainfall Anomaly Map for the 2008 -2009 Season Main maize areas Full. SADC Map

3) Examples of graph Example of Cumulative Rainfall Graph

3) Examples of anomaly map Example of Vegetation index Compared with long-term average

3) Agricultural Service: Roles & Partners Thematic: BDMS Support of JRC-MARS, USGS-FEWSNET and ARC Production: BDMS (at Regional Level) Mo. A at National Level Reporting: SADC FANR at Regional Level Mo. A at National Level Capacity Building: BCA (Botswana College of Agriculture) Support of JRC-GEM, ITC & Thematic Partners

4) Drought Service

4) Drought Service : Users Key-Users National Level : Ministries of Agriculture (Mo. A) Ministries of Environment (Mo. E) Regional Department of Water Affairs, Dept. Forestry and Rangeland, Department of Tourism and Wildlife, etc) Level : SADC FANR Secondary Users District Councils Weather Services Civil Protection Agencies Farming Communities Disaster management Offices

4) Drought Service: Existing Capacity Based upon Drought Monitoring System of ARC & BDMS.

4) Drought Service : Service Activities: Get Products >> Data Exploration Own Open Source Software >> Integrate data rainfall Stations Create Drought & Drought Outlook Maps Report Service Products via EUMETCast / FTP Open-Source Software Training / Help Desk / Support / Forum Final Result: Monthly report Decadal updates

4) Drought Service : Products Vegetation performance Maps DP 01: NDVI difference DP 02: Long-term average NDVI DP 03: Long-term average cumulative NDVI DP 04: Long-term standard deviation of NDVI DP 05: Long-term maximum of NDVI DP 06: Long-term minimum of NDVI DP 07: VCI DP 08: SDVI DP 09: PASG

4) Drought Service : Products Rainfall Maps DP 10: Total cumulative rainfall – monthly, seasonal so far DP 11: Long-term average rainfall – Ten-daily DP 12: Percentage of long-term average rainfall – Ten-daily or longer period Drought Maps/Graphs DP 13: Drought risk map (Boolean type) DP 14: Drought risk map (Graded type) DP 15: Graphs – based on average value of summarizing polygon DP 16: Graphs – Based on area within polygon where an index is lower than a specific cut-off value

4) Drought Service: Roles Thematic: ARC BDMS Production: Regional Level: BDMS National Level: Mo. A and/or Mo. E Reporting: Regional Level: SADC National Level: Mo. A + Mo. E Capacity Building: UZ (University of Zimbabwe) Support of JRC-GEM, ITC & Thematic Partners & Partners

5) Fire Service

5) Fire Service: Users Key-Users National Level : Ministries of Environment Get AMESD Fire Station Regional Level : SADC FANR Secondary Users District Counsils Ministries of Transport Police and Fire Brigades Weather Services (National Televsion) Civil Protection Agencies Farming Communities Disaster Management Offices

5) Fire Service: Existing Capacity AFIS: Advanced Fire Information System (AFIS) of CSIR (° 2004) 1. Early detection of active fires 2. Monitoring of existing fires 3. Fire Danger prediction 4. Burned area assessment Cell phone alert service Online mapping tool

5) Fire Service : AMESD Work Plan Principle: Improve and geographically expand the current AFIS system of CSIR Thematical side: Integrate GLOBCOVER (and other) Landcover map Integrate Google terrain map SW-developments to improve AFIS Field Terminal Integrate LRF in reporting Production Side: SW-developments on AFIS Field Terminal Systematic processing at CSIR Dissemination Side: Use EUMETCast (DVB-RCS? )

4) Fire Service : Service Principle: Activities: and geographically expand the current Improve Get Products (15 min. . . 4/d. . . daily. . . monthly) ARC and BDMS drought systems, make open-source package Fire Risk >> Warn People >> Communicate Assess good/bad fires >> Act Thematical side: up dangerous fires >> Act Monitor & follow Burnt Area >> Report Integrate RFE, make in-situ rainfall data optional Integrate LRF to create a “drought outlook”-product Service Assess Production Products via Side: EUMETCast / FTP Analyse, Assess & Act Automate & make open-source Training Help Desk / Support / Forum Deliver /Drought Package on DVD Embedding Final Result: in BDMS production environment for Regional Reporting Dissemination Side: Preparedness / Fire Action Report Use EUMETCast Plan / Early Warning System

5) Fire Service : Products Product Active-Fires FDI Comments MODIS + MSG Active Fires Fire Danger Indexes (2 x) MODIS-BAE Burnt Area Estimates MODIS-721 MODIS 721 Band Combination

5) Fire Service: Roles & Partners Thematic: CSIR UB BDMS (DFRR) Pre-Production: Regional Level: CSIR Reporting: Regional Level: BDMS National Level: Mo. E Capacity Building: UB (University of Botswana) Support of JRC-GEM, ITC & Thematic Partners

6) LRF Support Service

6) LRF: AMESD Work Plan Intro LRF has become mature Not used in agricultural and environmental sector yet Principle: Use existing LRF and integrate into 3 core-services Dissemination Side: Use EUMETCast for distribution Crop LRF Drought Fire

6) LRF: Products • 1, 3 and 6 monthly forecast • Updated every month • Products Rainfall Forecast Maximum Temparature Forecast Minimum Temparature Forecast Example from SAWS

6) LRF: Roles & Partners SAWS Thematic Support to Integration in core services Capacity Building Thematic Partners of 3 Core Services Integrate LRF in their outlooks

7) Crosscutting activities: Capacity Building Principle: Train the Trainer Concept From “Standalone Training Material” to “Curriculum Development” Collaborate with local Universities Training: Training Package Preparation Basic GIS & RS training (type: on-distance training) SADC THEMA Service training (type: Regional) SADC THEMA Service training (type: National) EUMETCast Receiving Station Training Curriculum Development (9 Universities already have shown interest)

7) Crosscutting activities: Capacity Building

7) Crosscutting activities: Capacity Building SADC THEMA Services training Logic

7) Crosscutting activities: User Interaction Principle: Networking: Stimulate all forms of collaboration Via existing networks (FANR, SAFNet, . . . ) Work: Yearly Regional workshops (3 in total, i. e. Kick-Off, Mid-Term and Final WS) National workshops (2 per country, 18 in total

7) Crosscutting activities: Data Access Principle: All start with access to data: for Universities, Mo. A, Mo. E Promote R&D for improving AMESD services, Facilitate validation Rx: Build up extra Receiving Stations (Fire terminals) Work: Datasets on 1 TB Harddisk, delivered by SAC DVB-RCS at SAC ? Datasets: historical EUMETCast datasets (e. g. SPOT-VGT radio + NDVI archive) Africover (UN FAO land cover) and Globcover Geo. Cover (1980, 1990, 2006 Landsat Africa mosaics) Country coverage of vector infrastructure databases CBERS-2 B (CCD): an ortho-rectified country-mosaic of HR (20 m) data SAC/C data

8) Implementation Plan: Work Logic per WP WP 7: User Interaction (WS, Web, …) Decision Makers WP 6: Capacity Building (Reg + Nat) User WP 5: Data Access (Rx + DD) Users (Mo. A, Mo. E, NMS, …) WP 3: Validation Service WP 1: Definition & Specification WP 2: Development WP 8: Management WP 3: Integration WP 4: Operation

8) Implementation Plan: Work breakdown Schedule

8) Implementation Plan: Timeline

9) Implementation Plan: SADC THEMA versus other THEMA’s SADC THEMA is different from other THEMA’s: Short Development cycle, long operational cycle Upgrade of services at Mid-term Opportunity to fine-tune Collaboration with Universities R&D towards the future (improving services) Curriculum Development Train skilled workforce for the future On-Distance training Data-Access: 1 TB Disk Receiving Station for Mo. A and Mo. E Policy-dialogue Open Day @ every workshop

9) Key Users Mandated Institutions @ NAT level for our THEMA are Ministry of Environment (Mo. E) Ministry of Agriculture (Mo. A) National Meteorological Services (NMS) National Focal Points (NFP’s) One consortium building up 3 services (A, D, F) 3+ NFP’s per country (NFP-A, NFP-D, NFP-F) Many colleagues in that country

9) Key Users : NFP’s In each country >> Up to 6 contact points NFP for Agriculture NFP for Drought NFP for Fire But also PUMA NFP (not necesarily involved in SADC THEMA) From Meterological Sevice (INAM) AMESD Continental NFPs from Universities (+) NRSC (National Remote Sensing Centers)

9) Key Users : PUMA NFP AMESD is not PUMA = Meteorology AMESD = Environment PUMA NFP (not necesarily involved in SADC THEMA) From National Meteorological Service Upgrade of PUMA station Controlled at AMESD Continental level (Addis Ababa) Mainly for weather forecasting PUMA Training for System Administration (sys-admin) Applications (forecaster)

9) Key Users : Univ NFP from Universities Access to data R&D For National purposes For post-AMESD services Validation (30. 000€ / service) Curriculum Development Produce staff for the future NRSC (National Remote Sensing Centers) Natural role

10) Networks

10) Regional Network

10) National Network

10) Network: UI Activities

11) Roles: 3 actors Consortium (BDMS + Partners) National Focal Points Final end-users

11) Role of Consortium Services Set up the 3 services & operate Produce data at Regional level Disseminate data (via GEONETCast & FTP) Convert data to Information for Regional use (SADC) Training Set up training Train NFP’s @ Regional Training Support NFP’s during National Workshop/Training Set up Receiving Stations / share data Set up Regional network & keep it alive

11) Role of NFP Services Optional: Produce data at National level Convert data to Information for National use Disseminate data & information to secondary users Use information for decision-making purposes Training Participate in Regional Workshops & Trainings Train colleagues @ National Workshop/Trainings Operate & maintain their Receiving Stations Set up National network & keep it alive Give feedback to consortium (usage / improvements)

11) Role of end-users Services Optional: Convert data to Information for their use Use information for decision-making purposes Training Participate in National Workshop/Trainings Use Self-Standing training Optional: Setup & maintain Receiving Station Give feedback to NFP’s Usage Improvements

12) Summary: Country Package 3 PUMA/AMESD Rx per country PUMA upgrade -> Meteorological Service AMESD Rx -> Ministry of Agriculture AMESD Fire Rx -> Ministry of ENvironment Learn how to use 3 Services (Agri, Drought, Fire) Data, SW, training material, support 3 x Regional Workshop in Gaborone (3 p/country) Training: 2 x Regional Training in Pretoria (3 p/country) 2 x National Workshop/Training in Maputo (6000 EUR/TR) 3 x 1 TB Data Disc 3 x 30. 000 EUR for validation activities

13) Achievements: Kick Off Workshop • Kickoff Workshop: 12 -15 July 2010 Workshop Objectives • to ensure that all the stakeholders have a common understanding on the project objectives, priorities and deliverables Kickoff Workshop Participants • 30 SADC Member States • 30 (Host) Member States • Workshop billed success by participants • to facilitate smooth implementation of the SADC Thematic action.

13) Achievements: Kick Off Workshop Example of Survey of Kick-Off workshop

13) Achievements: On-Distance Training Objective GIS, RS and GEONETCAst On-Distance Training Principles of Remote Sensing (3 weeks) Principles of Geographical Information Systems (2 weeks) GEONETCast (1 week) First Intake : 17 May 2010 - July 2010 19 Participants Second Intake : 1 st Nov- 13 December 2010 25 Participants

13) Achievements: On-Distance Training Results of First Intake

13) Achievements: On-Distance Training Results of Second Intake 7 (29%) 2 (8%) 15 (63%)

13) Achievements: On-Distance Training Results of On-Distance Training(ITC) Pass (32%+67%) Failed Do not do exam

13) Achievements: On-Distance Training Comments on Distance Education Weaknesses • Slow internet • Lack of commitment of participants • Lack of Support from supervisors Strengths • Trainees stayed in their own premises • Very cheap (500€/person for 6 weeks) • Easy to plan and organize Overall balance is positive, as: We raise a lot of capacity with a limited amount of budget This training was a entry-requirement for subsequent training: • Failed participants are not invited to subsequent training. • Exam >> only committed people remain

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