December 2015
A new generation of data to monitor
landscapes across the tropics:
The Copernicus Programme

December 2015
2
Space
Component
In-Situ
Component
Services
Component
Copernicus (formerly known as
GMES) is a European space
flagship programme of the
European Union
Provides the necessary data for
operational monitoring of the
environment and for civil
security
ESA coordinates the space
component
COM coordinates the Service
and In situ components
The Copernicus Programme

December 2015
S-1 A/B/C/D
S-1 A/B 2nd Generation
S-2 A/B/C/D
S-2 A/B 2nd Generation
S-3 A/B/C/D
S-3 A/B 2nd Generation
S-4 A/B (on MTG)
S-5 Precursor
S-5 A/B/C (on MetOp-SG)
S-6 A/B
…securing long term continuity of systematic
observations from Space
Access to Contributing Missions

December 2015
Data from Sentinel-2:
5 D(imension) improvement
1. Spatial detail: up to 10m = single large trees, roads, houses
2. Revisit/Coverage speed: 290km broad in 1 overpass = 5 days
revisit at the equator (with 2 satellites)

December 2015
50% of Congo in 4 minutes with Sentinel-2

December 2015
• Kalimantan Indonesia
• Several clear images
• Possible applications
• Type of forests
• Clear cut detection
• Flood monitoring
• Fires on last images
• Water turbidity
Tropical Forests – Example 2 Spot 5 Take 5 experiment –
Indonesia/Kalimantan

December 2015
16 02 2013 488.6 ha
21 02 2013 96 ha
13 03 2013 160.6 ha
12 04 2013 140.5 ha
02 05 2013 214.2 ha
27 05 2013 307.88 ha
1407.8 ha
Cumulative
impact
observed
Single image
analysis
16 02 2013 488.6 ha
21 02 2013 447.8ha
13 03 2013 560.6ha
12 04 2013 463.6 ha
02 05 2013 681.5 ha
27 05 2013 862.3 ha
Difference in area of changes detected: importance of 5-day revisit
Courtesy JRC ReCaREDD project – May 2014

December 2015
Data from Sentinel-2:
5 D(imension) improvement
1. Spatial detail: up to 10m
2. Revisit/Coverage speed: 290km in 1 overpass
= 5 days revisit (with 2 satellites)
3. Spectral detail for more thematic detail: 13
bands

December 2015
Sentinel data to monitor forest disturbances
(near Colniza, Mato Grosso state, Brazil)
logging roads
logging patterns
(logging gaps,
decks and trails)
deforested area
2 km
Sentinel-2A image
21 October 2015
bands 11, 4, 3 as RGB (‘Landsat-like 5,4,3’)

December 2015
Sentinel-2 Forest monitoring service possibilities
2010
Simulations based on other satellite sensors
Courtesy ReCOVER & REDDAF project – Mexico,
Cameroon, Central Africa

December 2015
Data from Sentinel-2:
5 D(imension) improvement
1. Spatial detail: up to 10m
2. Revisit/Coverage speed: 290km in 1 overpass
= 5 days revisit (with 2 satellites)
3. Spectral detail for more thematic detail: 13
bands
4. Systematic land imaging & long-term
continuity
5. Free, full and open access to
Copernicus dedicated Sentinel data

December 2015
Sentinel Data – Online Access at your fingertips
• ESA ata Hub Software (DHuS) provides
an open source Web Interface
• Users can set scripts to automatically
download data
Online data access at: sentinels.copernicus.eu

December 2015
Sentinel-2A Pre-processing levels
Level 1C :
Top of Atmosphere
reflectances calibrated &
orthorectified
Level 2A :
Single date surface
reflectances after cloud
masking and atmospheric
correction
Level 3A :
15 days time composite of
surface reflectances,
produced every week
• Simulation of level 1C, 2A, 3A products

December 2015
CSC Mission Management Online
Copernicus Programme: copernicus.eu
Sentinel Online: sentinels.copernicus.eu
CSC Data Access: spacedata.copernicus.eu
ESA Sentinel app: available in iTunes