Space Technology and Geographic Information Systems Applications in adb projects

Infrastructure
Satellite-based imagery, maps, land cover and/or land use maps in planning, monitoring, safeguard 
activities, etc.
Agriculture and 
food security
Satellite-based land cover and/or land use maps, crop yield estimation, cultivated area, vegetation 
index, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, precipitation, drought indices, etc.
Disaster risk 
management
Satellite-based rainfall data for flood forecasting, satellite-based drought indices for monitoring. 
Satellite-based disaster damage assessment (satellite imagery, inundation maps), disaster risk maps, etc.
Energy
Satellite-based solar irradiation maps, wind resource maps for solar and wind energy projects to identify 
suitable location, satellite night view map for understanding energy access.
Environment and
climate change 
adaptation
Satellite-based imagery, impact area maps, land cover maps, forest and/or non-forest maps, water 
quality, river bank, and coastal change maps, etc. for environmental and/or climate change monitoring 
projects or environmental and social safeguard activities.
Urban 
development
Satellite-based urban mapping of infrastructure and buildings, land cover and land use mapping, digital 
elevation models, land subsidence mapping for urban planning, monitoring, and assessment.
Water resources 
management and 
irrigation
Satellite-based land cover maps, water body maps, water quality information, temperature and water 
level, evapotranspiration to evaluate water productivity, soil erosion analysis, precipitation,
soil moisture, drought indices, etc. 
Introduction to Space Technology
Figure 1 Overview of Satellite 
Remote Sensing
Source: Japan Aerospace Exploration 
Agency. 2003. Principles of Remote Sensing. 
http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/hatoyama/
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