Special Monitoring

In order to implement the project for establishment of a collaborative regional monitoring programme, two Working Groups of experts are established under CEARAC. Among topics conceived as the development of assessment and planning tools for which CEARAC is responsible, Remote Sensing is prioritized to evaluate and implement as a special monitoring technique in Working Group 4.

The first CEARAC Focal Points Meeting agreed five main issues need to be focused on in Working Group 4:

1. Applications supported by Remote Sensing
   • Oil spill
     
   • Eutrophication (primary productivity)
2. User's needs and gaps should be defined
3. Towards the operational monitoring
• Modeling of phenomena
• Monitoring methods
• Prediction of phenomena
• Funds
4. Public outreach
• Website preparation for working group
• Contribution to NOWPAP website
5. Capacity building of NOWPAP members
• Trainings
• Facilities including acquisition, processing, storage, and network among RS center
• Funds