Agency Report : Indian Earth Observation

Programme

Nitant Dube
Space Applications Centre
Indian Space Research Organisation

Presentation to CEOS – WGISS-42, Frascati, Italy

 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
 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
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
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
 Currently Operational EO Missions

LAND & WATER HIGH RESOLUTION OCEAN WEATHER; CLIMATE

RESOURCESAT-2 CARTOSAT-2 OCEANSAT-2 INSAT-3A

OCM, Scat, Rosa VHRR, CCD
LISS-3, LISS-4, AWiFS
0.8 m PAN

KALPANA
VHRR

INSAT-3D
Imager, Sounder

RISAT-1 CARTOSAT-1 SARAL MEGHA-TROPIQUES

C-Band SAR MADRAS, SCARAB, SAPHIR,
2.5m PAN stereo ROSA

Ka-Altimeter

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
 Future EO Missions
Mission Specifications Applications
Expected Launch
SCATSAT-1 Ku-band Scatterometer (SCAT) Weather forecasting
Frequency: 13.51 GHz Ocean State Forecast
Orbit : 720 km Swath: 1400 km swath Cyclone detection and tracking
26th Sept 2016 services
Products: 50 km x 50 km
Scheduled

RESOURCESAT-2A LISS-4 (3 Xs) – 5.8 m, 70 km swath Continuity for Resourcesat-2

LISS-3 (4 Xs) – 23.5m , 141 km swath Natural resources Management
Orbit : 817 km ECT: 1030 AWiFS (4 Xs) – 56 m, 700 km swath & monitoring
Dec 2016 Disaster Management Support

INSAT-3DR 6 channel Imager (Visible, MIR, WV, TIR Ensuring Data Continuity for
and SWIR) operational weather forecast
Orbit : 36000 km (GEO) 19 channel Sounder (18 narrow spectral Cloud motion vector, improved
Every 30 min channels in 3 IR bands, 1 channel in SST, vertical profile of
Launched visible band) temperature and humidity.
 Future EO Missions
Mission Specifications Applications
Expected Launch
CARTOSAT-2E Panchromatic: 0.65m/ 10 km swath Cartography and Large Scale
Multispectral (4 Xs), 2.0 m/10km swath Mapping
Orbit : 500 km ECT: 0930 Urban Planning & Infrastructure
Mar 2017 Development
Micro watershed Development
Cadastral level applications

GISAT-1 MX (4 Xs VNIR), 50 m/ 470km swath Quick monitoring of Events,

HySi (60 Xs VNIR), 320m/ 160 km swath Disasters, natural hazards and
Orbit : 36000 km (GEO) HySi (150 Xs SWIR),192m/ 190 km swath calamities & episodic events
Every 30 min MX (3 Xs TIR), 1.5 km/ 470 km Swath
Dec 2017

CARTOSAT-3 Panchromatic: 0.25m/ 16 km swath Cartography and Large Scale

Multispectral (4 Xs), 1.0 m/16km swath Mapping at 1:2000 scale
Orbit : 450 km ECT: 1030 Urban Planning & Infrastructure
Mar 2018 Development
Micro watershed Development
Cadastral level applications
 Future EO Missions
Mission Specifications Applications
Expected Launch
RISAT-1A C-BAND SAR (5.35 GHz frequency) Imaging during all weather
Imaging Modes: conditions
Orbit : 536 km ECT: 0600 Stripmap: 3-6m / 25km Swath Crop acreage and production
Sep 2018 estimate
ScanSAR: 25m/50m, 120/ 240 km Swath,
Spotlight: 10x100km or 10x 10km spot; Disaster Management Support
Resolution of 1m x 0.7m;
Single, dual, hybrid Polarization

Oceansat 3 & 3A Ocean Color Monitor (OCM), 13 Band, Oceanographic applications

360m resolution, 1400 km swath like PFZ, Ocean State
Orbit : 720 km ECT: 1200 2 Band Long Wave Infrared, 1080m Forecast, Total suspended
July 2018 & Aug 2019 resolution, 1400km swath sediments
Ku-band Scatterometer; 13.51 GHz, 1400 Wind vector data
km swath

RS Sampler – 3S & 3SA Two number of Pan cameras HR DEM for contour generation
1.25m/ 60km swath Design of Rail / Road
Orbit : 637 km ECT: 1030
Multispectral (4 Xs), 2.5 m, 60km alignments
Jan 2019 & July 2019
Drainage Network
Landslide zonation
Meteorology and Oceanography

http://mosdac.gov.in
 INDIAN Storehouse for Space based Weather Data

METEOROLOGICAL & OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA & INFORMATION SERVICES FROM MOSDAC

KALPANA1
INSAT3A Planned Missions
Multi Mission Data OCEANSAT-2 INSAT-3DR
Repository MEGHA-TROPIQUES INSAT-3DS
SARAL-ALTIKA Scatsat-1
INSAT3D GISAT

Disdrometer, MicroRain Radar, GPS Sonde, Sun Photometer,

CAL-VAL – In situ Data Automatic Weather Station, Agromet Station, Automatic Rain
Gauge, Hyper Spectral Radiometer, Fluorometer, Radio Sonde.

Weather, Cyclogenesis, Cyclone track & Intensity, Sea State, Heavy

Forecast Rain / Cloud burst

Tools & Utilities Visualisation and Analysis for multi-mission data

SMART: Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography Research and

Research and Training Training
 Applications

WEATHER FORECAST
for 24, 48 and 72 hrs.
(Temp., Pressure, CYCLONE: Track and Intensity forecast over Indian Ocean
Humidity, Rain, Winds,
Clouds) over India at 5
km resolution

SEA STATE FORECAST (6 hourly) for 5

INTENSE RAINFALL Half days in terms of wave height, wind
speed, sea surface temperature and CLOUD BURST: Half
hourly maps over India
swell height hourly ALERTS
at 4 km resolution
Land Applications
 Salient features :
• Satellite based geo-spatial data Archival and Dissemination
Thematic Data Visualisation • Data visualisation in 2-D and 3-D and graphical analysis on web
& Dissemination
• Spatial and Non-spatial search engine
• Agriculture
• Forestry • Publish Web map services and metadata of all data
• Desertification
• Wetland • Geo-processing tools for analysis
• Snow & Glacier • Mentoring development of Indigenous map server software (IGIS
• Coastal Zone studies
• Marine Ecosystem Server)
• Polar Science • Integrate Web Map Service from various sources
• Hydrology
• Climate change • Providing platform for Research & training to Academia by providing
• Planetary Science data, domain knowledge and infrastructure
....... .........
• Website available at www.vedas.sac.gov.in
GIS Apps (Information Systems) Administrative boundary Base layers
GIS based information systems for
-National boundary -Road, Rail, River, Waterbody,
Urban; land & water resource planning,
snow & glaciers, coastal zone -State; Districts; Tehsil; Village;
Cadastral
Drainage, Settlements, Satellite
management, socio-economic planning,
hydrology, disaster management .......... -Thematic boundaries mosaics, DEMs and more...
VEDASMOSAIC
RISAT : Land-Use Map
OF INDIA
VEDAS
VEDAS: :Snow
Snow&&Glacier
GlacierInformation
InformationSystem
System
 New & Renewable Energy : Solar, Wind & Wave

Solar Energy

Wind Energy

Wave Energy
VEDAS : Web based visualisation in 3-D
 Thanks

nitant@sac.isro.gov.in