Japanese
Program
JAXA Symposium for earth observing satellites
-30 Years Anniversary of the Launch of the First Japanese Earth Observation Satellite, Marine Observation Satellite-1
Japanese Earth Observation Program – Past, Present and Future-
Japanese Earth Observation Program – Past, Present and Future-
- Host
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
- Sponsors
- Office of National Space Policy, Cabinet Office; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT); Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT); Ministry of the Environment (MOE); Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Date
- 13 February 2017, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm
- Venue
- Sola city Hall (Ochanomizu sola city 2F, 4-6 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- Purpose
- This symposium is held to celebrate 30th anniversary of launch of the 1st Japanese Marine Observation Satellite (MOS-1) which started Japanese satellite Earth Observation (EO) program. In this symposium, EO data users in the field of disaster management and climate change and others will introduce specific examples and future activities of satellite EO applications that have resulted in and will contribute to significant societal benefit.
| Time | Programs | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 | Opening Address | Naoki Okumura, President, JAXA |
| Guest Speech | TBD/Office of National Space Policy, Cabinet Office | |
| Guest Speech | Yoshinori Horiuchi, MEXT | |
| 13:45 14:05 |
Keynote Speech #1 “(TBD)” |
Prof. Akimasa Sumi, President, National Institute for Environmental Studies Presentation slides (Japanese) [4.7MB] |
| 14:05 14:25 |
Keynote Speech #2 “Current status and results of Decadal Survey” |
Dr. William Bill Gail, Co-Chair, The US National Academies, 2017 Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space Presentation slides (English) [2.7MB] |
| 14:25 14:45 |
Keynote Speech #3 “Current status and results of satellite EO program in Europe” |
Mr. Andreas Veispak, Head of the Unit for Space Data for Societal Challenges and Growth, European Commission Presentation slides (English) [3.9MB] |
| 14:45 15:05 |
“A New Era of Roles of Earth Observation Satellites for Decision Making” | Shizuo Yamamoto, Director General, Vice President, JAXA |
| 15:05 15:25 |
Break – Showing Movie | |
| 15:25 | Introduction of Specific Examples of Satellite Data Applications | |
| 15:25 15:45 |
“Disaster Risk Management and Understanding of Earthquakes / Volcanos” | Mr. Hiroshi Une, Director-General of Geography and Crustal Dynamics Research Center Presentation slides (Japanese) [5.8MB] |
| 15:45 16:05 |
“Disaster Risk Management and Understanding of Water Disaster” | Mr. Masaru Kunitomo, Head of River Information Policy Planning Office, River Planning Division, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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| 16:05 16:25 |
“Climate Change and Understanding of GHG” | Dr. Akio Takemoto, Director, Research and Information Office, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Presentation slides (Japanese) [2.3MB] |
| 16:25 16:45 |
“Weather Forecast” | Mr. Takayuki Matsumura, Director, Numerical Prediction Division, Japan Meteorological Agency Presentation slides (Japanese) [4.2MB] |
| 16:45 17:00 |
“Contributions to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)” | Prof. Teruyuki Nakajima, Director, Earth Observation Research Center (EORC), JAXA Presentation slides (Japanese) [1.9MB] |
| 17:00 17:15 |
“Commercial Use/AW3D – Providing services using Entire World DEM (Digital Elevation Model)” | Mr. Kenji Wakamatsu, EO Business Team, e-Community Division, Public Sector, NTT DATA Corporation Presentation slides (Japanese) [5.9MB] |
| 17:15 17:30 |
“AI x Space: Service Intelligence” | Mr. Masahiro Murakawa, Team Leader, Artificial Intelligence Applications Research Team, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
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| 17:30 17:45 |
“Space x Ocean x IOT: Automatic Ship Navigation” | Mr. Shunichiro Minakawa, Technical Adviser, Maritime Innovation Japan Corporation Presentation slides (Japanese) [1.4MB] |
| 17:45 17:55 |
Questions and Answers | |
| Closing Remarks | Shizuo Yamamoto, Director General, Vice President, JAXA | |
| 18:00 | Closed |
