Forest Carbon Tracking - Borneo Island

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

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Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: Forest Carbon Tracking - Borneo Island

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Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

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Online_Linkage: http://lsiexplorer.cr.usgs.gov

Description:

Abstract:

The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access to long-term satellite, airborne and in situ data, provide the associated analysis and prediction tools, and create the appropriate framework and technical standards for a global network of national forest carbon tracking systems. The task follows the guidelines set out by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Its outputs will be available to support interested countries in their efforts to implement the Convention. The task is being carried out by a partnership of GEO member governments, key UN bodies, space agencies, the science community and the private sector. The GEO Forest Carbon Tracking Task seeks to: 1) Define a set of standards, methods and requirements that future spatially explicit National Forest Monitoring and Carbon Accounting Systems could adopt, to provide the most accurate results relying on the full potential of existing observational and processing capabilities. 2) Coordinate the use of data from current and planned Earth observing satellites operated by GEO member countries to provide the technical capability and continuity to support the monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) information required by future regulatory frameworks for the inclusion of forests in post-Kyoto climate agreements. 3) Coordinate the use of in-situ data, models and verification techniques, considered here as essential elements of future MRV systems. 4) Secure time-series of SAR and optical satellite data and analysis tools, integrated with ecosystem models and in-situ data, that can be used interoperably and in complementary ways to support the information needs of MRV systems for FCT. 5) Appropriate international institutional frameworks, and supporting data policies allowing open access and application of the supporting satellite datasets will be essential to secure the sustained supply of information in support of MRV requirements.

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REFERENCE: Acknowledgement: Data available from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Beginning_Date: 19740316

Ending_Date: Unknown

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Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: 94.3

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 107.33

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 6.82

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -6.77

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Place_Keyword: OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > INDONESIA > SUMATRA

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Longitude_Resolution: 30m

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Contact_Organization: DOI/USGS/EROS > Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Contact_Person: JOHN FAUNDEEEN

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: U.S. Geological Survey, 47914-252nd Street

City: Sioux Falls

State_or_Province: SD

Postal_Code: 57198

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6055946092

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: faundeen@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: USGS_FCT_Sumatra

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http://eros.usgs.gov/

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://www.geo-fct.org/home

Access_Instructions:

Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Forest Carbon Tracking (FCT) home page.

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20121015

Metadata_Review_Date: 20130513

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20141015

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: JOHN FAUNDEEEN

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: U.S. Geological Survey, 47914-252nd Street

City: Sioux Falls

State_or_Province: SD

Postal_Code: 57198

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6055946092

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: faundeen@usgs.gov

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