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www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Session 5 Summary Silva. Carbon workshop in Chiang Mai G Dyke (Australia) SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24 -26, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Silva. Carbon Background • Flagship program under the US fast start financing for REDD+ • US Government contribution to GFOI and GEO – USAID, USFS, USGS, EPA, Dep. Of State, NASA, NOAA, Smithsonian Institution • Build capacity worldwide for monitoring and managing forest and terrestrial carbon – Addressing technical carbon measurement issues SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24 -26, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Summary • Week of 27 th January, Chiang Mai Thailand • ~50 participants from GFOI, FAO, US Forest Service, USGS – GFOI Office, MGD, R&D, and Space Data Pillars represented – Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Nepal, Indonesia SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24 -26, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Objectives • Increase the understanding of the current status remote sensing data use to map forest cover in South East Asia • Introduce different satellite missions around the globe (COVE tool) • Discuss and compare interoperability of different sets of satellite images SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24 -26, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Main Outcomes • Background on REDD+, FAO activities, GFOI MGD, R&D, and Space Data • Feedback from countries on Space Data Services • Sessions on field data, and a field trip • Application of UAVs • Asia-Regional GFOI Coordination Group • Detailed planning day with Thailand SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24 -26, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Questions? SDCG-5 ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy February 24 -26, 2014