1 00:00:01,210 --> 00:00:05,100 During times of crisis like the world is enduring now 2 00:00:05,100 --> 00:00:08,370 we are forced to think differently. 3 00:00:08,370 --> 00:00:12,370 And with a crisis of the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic 4 00:00:12,370 --> 00:00:15,520 we are challenged with the very human question: 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,270 What can we do to help? 6 00:00:18,270 --> 00:00:23,450 It is from times like these that great things can be accomplished. 7 00:00:23,450 --> 00:00:26,520 NASA, ESA, and JAXA collectively represent 8 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:31,200 a unique and valuable human asset: Earth-observing instruments in space 9 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,850 that we use every day to benefit society and advance 10 00:00:34,850 --> 00:00:38,250 scientific knowledge about our home planet. 11 00:00:38,250 --> 00:00:41,280 As this pandemic spread across the globe, 12 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:46,270 scientists began to see from space how patterns of human activity 13 00:00:46,270 --> 00:00:50,240 were changing and how those changes affected the environment. 14 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:56,250 The pandemic was not only leaving a staggering toll of human suffering, 15 00:00:56,250 --> 00:01:02,000 it was having a global impact that we could document from space. 16 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,840 Our three space agencies realized that if we could combine forces 17 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:11,010 we could bring a more powerful set of analytical tools 18 00:01:11,010 --> 00:01:14,040 to bear on this fast-moving crisis. 19 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,620 We have a long and very strong relationship 20 00:01:17,620 --> 00:01:19,780 of cooperation and collaboration. 21 00:01:19,780 --> 00:01:22,490 We know how to work together. 22 00:01:22,490 --> 00:01:26,150 And we realized that we needed to act quickly 23 00:01:26,150 --> 00:01:30,590 if we were to capture critical global observations of these changes 24 00:01:30,590 --> 00:01:33,490 as the world reacted to the spread of the virus. 25 00:01:33,490 --> 00:01:38,900 So NASA, ESA, and JAXA began building on an accelerated schedule a 26 00:01:38,900 --> 00:01:44,780 public web portal to synthesize our most relevant data and analytical tools. 27 00:01:44,780 --> 00:01:52,080 What we are releasing today – the COVID-19 Earth Observation Dashboard 28 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,890 is the result of that intensive effort. 29 00:01:54,890 --> 00:01:58,650 Today we present Version 1.0 of the dashboard, 30 00:01:58,650 --> 00:02:02,150 which includes key indicators of air and water quality, 31 00:02:02,150 --> 00:02:05,920 climate change, and economic activity. 32 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:10,120 We will be adding more information in the weeks and months ahead, 33 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:14,630 including a look at agricultural production around the world. 34 00:02:14,630 --> 00:02:17,770 We hope to learn a great deal from the 35 00:02:17,770 --> 00:02:20,080 data collected here as the world 36 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,100 recovers from this pandemic. 37 00:02:22,100 --> 00:02:27,140 This collaborative effort has given us a deep appreciation 38 00:02:27,140 --> 00:02:31,990 of how much we can accomplish when we work together. 39 00:02:31,990 --> 00:02:32,850 40 00:02:32,850 --> 00:02:35,570 COVID-19 is a global crisis. 41 00:02:35,570 --> 00:02:38,690 It’s a health crisis, it is an economic crisis 42 00:02:38,690 --> 00:02:40,770 and is a crisis for humanity. 43 00:02:40,770 --> 00:02:45,930 So therefore, as the European Space Agency, we have looked at our assets 44 00:02:45,930 --> 00:02:47,300 that means our satellites, 45 00:02:47,300 --> 00:02:50,750 and see how we can help providing information 46 00:02:50,750 --> 00:02:54,840 based on our satellites for the benefit of decision makers, 47 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:55,880 but also the people. 48 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,500 We have monitored economic indicators 49 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:01,670 we have monitored health indicators like 50 00:03:01,670 --> 00:03:03,940 air pollution, water pollution 51 00:03:03,940 --> 00:03:06,250 but also economic indicators like 52 00:03:06,250 --> 00:03:08,960 number of cars parked in parking lots 53 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,690 number of planes in different airports 54 00:03:11,690 --> 00:03:16,800 but also different productions of different factories 55 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,430 and see how we can monitor during the lockdown 56 00:03:19,430 --> 00:03:22,710 what happens in the economy and with the people. 57 00:03:22,710 --> 00:03:26,170 These assets that we provide from space 58 00:03:26,170 --> 00:03:29,650 With free information derived from Copernicus data 59 00:03:29,650 --> 00:03:33,230 which is the European program, led by European commission 60 00:03:33,230 --> 00:03:38,860 we are very happy to share with everyone in a free and open format. 61 00:03:38,860 --> 00:03:41,700 What we have done is we have created a dashboard 62 00:03:41,700 --> 00:03:44,720 and this dashboard allows to have time series 63 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,300 of critical information over different areas 64 00:03:48,300 --> 00:03:49,690 and therefore compare information. 65 00:03:49,690 --> 00:03:52,960 But I am particular glad to say that this is not 66 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,600 only a European effort. We have joined forces 67 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,940 with the global space powers, in particular with NASA 68 00:03:58,940 --> 00:04:03,480 but also with JAXA, the Japanese Space Agency 69 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:07,060 And really combined the assets which we have in the U.S. 70 00:04:07,060 --> 00:04:11,040 in Japan, in Europe in order to derive this information 71 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,080 And provide information related to COVID 72 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,320 to the citizens worldwide in the global dashboard 73 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,830 which we jointly offer to you today. 74 00:04:19,830 --> 00:04:21,150 75 00:04:21,150 --> 00:04:24,960 The COVID-19 pandemic has brought difficulties 76 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,040 to daily lives and caused various changes 77 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:32,050 in socio-economic activities and environments. 78 00:04:32,050 --> 00:04:36,180 In order to tackle this issue we have considered 79 00:04:36,180 --> 00:04:38,940 and came to the conclusion that 80 00:04:38,940 --> 00:04:42,390 it is our responsibility to monitor 81 00:04:42,390 --> 00:04:45,010 the changes of the earth from space, 82 00:04:45,010 --> 00:04:48,390 share the observation results with the public, 83 00:04:48,390 --> 00:04:51,530 and record it for the future generations. 84 00:04:51,530 --> 00:04:57,010 To fulfill this responsibility, JAXA has developed the 85 00:04:57,010 --> 00:05:02,150 Earth Observing Dashboard together with NASA and ESA. 86 00:05:02,150 --> 00:05:06,000 Satellite-based earth observation allows us to 87 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,510 monitor the earth's surface globally and periodically 88 00:05:09,510 --> 00:05:12,750 with various physical parameters. 89 00:05:12,750 --> 00:05:17,890 In this cooperation we have utilized Japanese satellites, 90 00:05:17,890 --> 00:05:20,950 namely GOSAT, ALOS-2 and GCOM-C. 91 00:05:20,950 --> 00:05:25,790 This trilateral collaboration among the space agencies 92 00:05:25,790 --> 00:05:32,040 gave us a great opportunity to maximize the value of our earth observation data. 93 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,160 but extending the data and knowledge. 94 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,540 The Dashboard is just the start. 95 00:05:37,540 --> 00:05:41,850 I strongly anticipate that by using the Dashboard, 96 00:05:41,850 --> 00:05:45,570 experts in various different fields would further contribute 97 00:05:45,570 --> 00:05:48,550 to society and create new values. 98 00:05:48,550 --> 00:05:53,100 I am very proud of this collaboration with NASA and ESA 99 00:05:53,100 --> 00:05:56,360 and look forward to the delivery of a unique view 100 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,360 from space to the changing society. 101 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:00,597