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TESEO - DESERTIFICATION
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Treaty Enforcement Services Using Earth Observation - Desertification (UNCCD Convention)

A study done under the Treaty Enforcement Services Using Earth Observation (TESEO) initiative with the objective to explore the potential of satellite imagery to support the implementation of the UNCCD Convention (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification).
Project Reference

Name

TESEO - DESERTIFICATION

Title
Treaty Enforcement Services Using Earth Observation - Desertification (UNCCD Convention)

Programme
GSP (General Studies Programme)

Theme
Environmental Conventions

Cost
200 - 300 K

Type
Feasibility Study

Application
Desertification

Status
completed in 2003

Satellites
AQUA (EOS PM-1), ENVISAT, ERS, LANDSAT 5, LANDSAT 7, SPOT 4, TERRA (EOS AM-1)

Sensors
ASAR, ASTER, ETM, HRVIR, MERIS, MODIS, SAR, TM, VEGETATION
 
Project Description

Objectives
TESEO-DESERTIFICATION is one of four special projects awarded by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2001 under the Treaty Enforcement Services Using Earth Observation (TESEO) programme, which aims at exploring the potential of Earth Observation (EO) to support the implementation of international environmental treaties of European concern.

The objectives of this TESEO project was to explore the potential of satellite imagery to support to the implementation of the UNCCD Convention on Desertification.


Results

TESEO-DESERTIFICATION Final Report Open file
 
Project Consortium

Companies
SARMAP : SARMAP S.A., Switzerland (Prime contractor)
 
User Partnership

Users
CAF : Chinese Academy of Forestry, China
CIDE : Research Centre on desertification, Spain
CSE : Centre de Suivi Ecologique, Senegal
ECO Asia : Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific, Environmental Education & Research Institute, Mongolia
OSS : Sahara and Sahel Observatory, Tunisia
 
Contact Points

Project Manager
Francesco Holecz
SARMAP S.A.
Cascine di Barico
CH-6989 Purasca
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)91-600.9366
Fax: +41 (0)91-600.9369
Email: francesco.holecz@sarmap.ch

Technical Officer
Diego Fernandez
European Space Agency - ESRIN D/EOP-SEP
Via Galileo Galilei C.P.94
I-00044 Frascati (RM)
ITALY
Tel: +39 06-941.80676
Fax: +39 06-941.80552
Email: diego.fernandez@esa.int