| The TSDC online data sharing platform supports information
exchange
for Tsunami related rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts.
It is intended as a
platform to provide easy access to most of the available
satellite remote sensing data
for the affected region. Much of the initial
data currently available on this site has
been provided by NASA, USGS, and
individual commercial vendors in response to the
Tsunami disaster. The CGIAR-CSI
has developed this site as part of it Tsunami
Data Sharing Platform. This site is provided by the International
Water Management Institute (IWMI), in
Colombo, Sri Lanka. Many
thanks to CGNET
in Palo Alto for
donating the server, the bandwidth, and hosting
this site; and to the CGIAR ICT-KM
Program, IWMI, and the International
Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) for
providing funding and support.
Users of this site must register online, and will be
granted permission
for accessing online data, dependent on their affiliation. Full
access
is granted for CGIAR Center staff, UN agencies, govt. ministries, national or local
agencies
in affected countries, and NGOs working in the area on relief efforts (i.e.
CGIAR Center staff).
Access to proprietary imagery is restricted for individuals and
the general
public, in accordance with the permissions granted for disseminating
datasets.
In particular, this applies to the the Ikonos and Quickbird high resolution
imagery. We want to acknowledge all data providers particularly thank
the
the disaster response unit at NASA, SAIC (Dr. Brenda K. Jones, Disaster
Response
Coordinator) and USGS EROS (Dr. James Verdin, Head of the International
Program). Many
people have contributed to this effort and we thank them
all for their support and
efforts. Many thanks to Dr. Prasad Thenkabail,
the IWMI Remote Sensing/GIS Unit, and
the CGIAR-CSI team for an intense
data processing and cataloging effort.
The Tsunami Satellite Data Catalog is a collaboration of the International
Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Consortium for Spatial Information
(CGIAR-CSI).
For further information, inquiries or feedback regarding the TSDC site,
or information about registering as a user, either as an individual or
as
an organization, please contact Sadir Mohideen
For further
information, inquiries or feedback about the remote sensing
data on this site, contact
Dr.
Prasad
Thenkabail, Head, IWMI RS/GIS UNIT.
For further information, inquiries
or feedback about about the CGIAR-CSI
or the CGIAR GeoNetwork Project, please
contact
Dr. Robert
Zomer, Global Coordinator, CGIAR-CSI. |
