Agency_Reports

1. Agency Report : Indian Earth Observation
Programme
Nitant Dube
Space Applications Centre
Indian Space Research Organisation
Presentation to CEOS – WGISS-42, Frascati, Italy

2. Successful Launch of GSLV-F05
GSLV-F05 successfully placed INSAT-3DR, an
advanced weather satellite into a Geostationary
Transfer Orbit on Sept 08 2016
INSAT-3DR carries a multi-spectral (6 channel)
Imager and 19 channel Sounder

3. Successful Launch of PLSV-C34
PSLV-C34 successfully Launched 20 Satellites in a
Single Flight on Jun 22 2016
India’s Catosat-2 Series satellite along with other
19 co-passenger satellites were launched

4. Successful Launch of PLSV-C33
PSLV-C33 successfully Launched IRNSS-
1G, the seventh satellite of the Indian
Regional Navigation Satellite System
(IRNSS) into a sub-Geosynchronous
Transfer Orbit on Apr, 282016

5. Successful Launch of PLSV-C32
PSLV-C32 successfully Launched IRNSS-1F, the sixth
satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite
System (IRNSS) into a sub-Geosynchronous Transfer
Orbit on March, 10 2016

6. Currently Operational EO Missions
MEGHA-TROPIQUES
INSAT-3A
OCEANSAT-2
SARAL
RISAT-1
RESOURCESAT-2 CARTOSAT-2
CARTOSAT-1
KALPANA
INSAT-3D
LAND & WATER HIGH RESOLUTION OCEAN WEATHER; CLIMATE
LISS-3, LISS-4, AWiFS
C-Band SAR
0.8 m PAN
2.5m PAN stereo
OCM, Scat, Rosa
Ka-Altimeter
MADRAS, SCARAB, SAPHIR,
ROSA
Imager, Sounder
VHRR, CCD
VHRR
CRITERIA FOR PLANNING EO MISSIONS
• Ensuring Data Continuity for Operational Applications
• Improvements in Observations/ Data Services based on User’s feedback
• Enabling R&D Applications by providing newer observational capability
• Technology Development / Demonstration
• Collaboration through International Cooperation

7. Mission
Expected Launch
Specifications Applications
SCATSAT-1
Orbit : 720 km
26th Sept 2016
Scheduled
Ku-band Scatterometer (SCAT)
Frequency: 13.51 GHz
Swath: 1400 km swath
Products: 50 km x 50 km
Weather forecasting
Ocean State Forecast
Cyclone detection and tracking
services
RESOURCESAT-2A
Orbit : 817 km ECT: 1030
Dec 2016
LISS-4 (3 Xs) – 5.8 m, 70 km swath
LISS-3 (4 Xs) – 23.5m , 141 km swath
AWiFS (4 Xs) – 56 m, 700 km swath
Continuity for Resourcesat-2
Natural resources Management
& monitoring
Disaster Management Support
INSAT-3DR
Orbit : 36000 km (GEO)
Every 30 min
Launched
6 channel Imager (Visible, MIR, WV, TIR
and SWIR)
19 channel Sounder (18 narrow spectral
channels in 3 IR bands, 1 channel in
visible band)
Ensuring Data Continuity for
operational weather forecast
Cloud motion vector, improved
SST, vertical profile of
temperature and humidity.
Future EO Missions

8. Mission
Expected Launch
Specifications Applications
CARTOSAT-2E
Orbit : 500 km ECT: 0930
Mar 2017
Panchromatic: 0.65m/ 10 km swath
Multispectral (4 Xs), 2.0 m/10km swath
Cartography and Large Scale
Mapping
Urban Planning & Infrastructure
Development
Micro watershed Development
Cadastral level applications
GISAT-1
Orbit : 36000 km (GEO)
Every 30 min
Dec 2017
MX (4 Xs VNIR), 50 m/ 470km swath
HySi (60 Xs VNIR), 320m/ 160 km swath
HySi (150 Xs SWIR),192m/ 190 km swath
MX (3 Xs TIR), 1.5 km/ 470 km Swath
Quick monitoring of Events,
Disasters, natural hazards and
calamities & episodic events
CARTOSAT-3
Orbit : 450 km ECT: 1030
Mar 2018
Panchromatic: 0.25m/ 16 km swath
Multispectral (4 Xs), 1.0 m/16km swath
Cartography and Large Scale
Mapping at 1:2000 scale
Urban Planning & Infrastructure
Development
Micro watershed Development
Cadastral level applications
Future EO Missions

9. Mission
Expected Launch
Specifications Applications
RISAT-1A
Orbit : 536 km ECT: 0600
Sep 2018
C-BAND SAR (5.35 GHz frequency)
Imaging Modes:
Stripmap: 3-6m / 25km Swath
ScanSAR: 25m/50m, 120/ 240 km Swath,
Spotlight: 10x100km or 10x 10km spot;
Resolution of 1m x 0.7m;
Single, dual, hybrid Polarization
Imaging during all weather
conditions
Crop acreage and production
estimate
Disaster Management Support
Oceansat 3 & 3A
Orbit : 720 km ECT: 1200
July 2018 & Aug 2019
Ocean Color Monitor (OCM), 13 Band,
360m resolution, 1400 km swath
2 Band Long Wave Infrared, 1080m
resolution, 1400km swath
Ku-band Scatterometer; 13.51 GHz, 1400
km swath
Oceanographic applications
like PFZ, Ocean State
Forecast, Total suspended
sediments
Wind vector data
RS Sampler – 3S & 3SA
Orbit : 637 km ECT: 1030
Jan 2019 & July 2019
Two number of Pan cameras
1.25m/ 60km swath
Multispectral (4 Xs), 2.5 m, 60km
HR DEM for contour generation
Design of Rail / Road
alignments
Drainage Network
Landslide zonation
Future EO Missions

10. Meteorology and Oceanography
http://mosdac.gov.in

11. METEOROLOGICAL & OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA & INFORMATION SERVICES FROM MOSDAC
Multi Mission Data
Repository
KALPANA1
INSAT3A
OCEANSAT-2
MEGHA-TROPIQUES
SARAL-ALTIKA
INSAT3D
CAL-VAL – In situ Data
Disdrometer, MicroRain Radar, GPS Sonde, Sun Photometer,
Automatic Weather Station, Agromet Station, Automatic Rain
Gauge, Hyper Spectral Radiometer, Fluorometer, Radio Sonde.
Forecast
Weather, Cyclogenesis, Cyclone track & Intensity, Sea State, Heavy
Rain / Cloud burst
Tools & Utilities Visualisation and Analysis for multi-mission data
Research and Training
SMART: Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography Research and
Training
INDIAN Storehouse for Space based Weather Data
Planned Missions
INSAT-3DR
INSAT-3DS
Scatsat-1
GISAT

12. CYCLONE: Track and Intensity forecast over Indian Ocean
WEATHER FORECAST
for 24, 48 and 72 hrs.
(Temp., Pressure,
Humidity, Rain, Winds,
Clouds) over India at 5
km resolution
SEA STATE FORECAST (6 hourly) for 5
days in terms of wave height, wind
speed, sea surface temperature and
swell height
INTENSE RAINFALL Half
hourly maps over India
at 4 km resolution
CLOUD BURST: Half
hourly ALERTS
Applications

13. Land Applications

14. Thematic Data Visualisation
& Dissemination
• Agriculture
• Forestry
• Desertification
• Wetland
• Snow & Glacier
• Coastal Zone studies
• Marine Ecosystem
• Polar Science
• Hydrology
• Climate change
• Planetary Science
....... .........
Administrative boundary
-National boundary
-State; Districts; Tehsil; Village;
Cadastral
-Thematic boundaries
Base layers
-Road, Rail, River, Waterbody,
Drainage, Settlements, Satellite
mosaics, DEMs and more...
GIS Apps (Information Systems)
GIS based information systems for
Urban; land & water resource planning,
snow & glaciers, coastal zone
management, socio-economic planning,
hydrology, disaster management ..........
Salient features :
• Satellite based geo-spatial data Archival and Dissemination
• Data visualisation in 2-D and 3-D and graphical analysis on web
• Spatial and Non-spatial search engine
• Publish Web map services and metadata of all data
• Geo-processing tools for analysis
• Mentoring development of Indigenous map server software (IGIS
Server)
• Integrate Web Map Service from various sources
• Providing platform for Research & training to Academia by providing
data, domain knowledge and infrastructure
• Website available at www.vedas.sac.gov.in

15. RISAT MOSAIC OF INDIA
VEDAS : Land-Use Map

16. VEDAS : Snow & Glacier Information System
VEDAS : Snow & Glacier Information System

17. New & Renewable Energy : Solar, Wind & Wave
Wind Energy
Solar Energy
Wave Energy

18. VEDAS : Web based visualisation in 3-D

19. Thanks
nitant@sac.isro.gov.in