5th adc meeting

14.14 I. Petiteville presented the status of AG-06-04, Forest mapping and change monitoring
Progress to date:

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  First meeting Washington Oct 2006 – agreed that FRA 2010 RSS (FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 Remote Sensing Survey) forms the overall framework for GEO task, FAO will lead with wide range of partners.
  
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  FRA 2010 launched Rome 4-6 March 2008
  
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  FRA 2010 Remote Sensing Survey Task Force of 22 key countries (80% worlds forest) set up with partners at first meeting March 2008
  
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  GEO meeting Japan 14-16 April incl. forest monitoring
  
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  GEO meeting in Geneva 16 June on proposed new Forest Monitoring Task
  
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  FRA2010 RSS funding from EU in Aug 2008 (E3.6m)
  
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  Remote Sensing Scientist position was advertised Sept 08
  
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  Release of Landsat global datasets (by Nov?) will allow pilot testing of analysis of change detection in 22 Task force countries
  
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  GOFC-GOLD Forest Monitoring workshop Germany 13-17 Oct
  
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  GEO forest monitoring meeting, Brazil from 4 to 7 Nov
  
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  Feb 2009 FAO meeting on forest degradation FRA special study
  
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  2009: Capacity building workshops and survey implementation.
  
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  2010: Data analysis
  
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  Final report expected in 2011 – for Year of the Forests
  

Concerns/issues which will determine our ability to deliver the end product on time:

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  A large number of the existing Landsat Geocover images (~1975, 1990 and 2000 datasets) need to be re-rectified. NASA/USGS has indicated that this work will be completed by Oct/Nov 2008.
  
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  Need a reconfirmation that this timeline is still valid.
  
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  Intending to use the mid-decadal data set, but face a time constraint if this is not ready until end of 2008 (current schedule) or later.
  
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  Strong support from countries and goodwill from partners but now waiting for re-rectified LANDSAT from USGS