Satellite Observation Project / Japan Environment and Children's Study
Satellite Observation Project (Satellite Observation Center)
Based on the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures and the Basic Plan on Space Policy in Japan, the center contributes to the improved scientific understanding of the carbon cycle and more accurate predictions of future climate change through greenhouse-gas monitoring with the GOSAT series of satellites. For the third satellite of the series GOSAT-GW, scheduled for launch in FY2024, the center works on the development and operation of data processing systems to provide observational data to the international community thereby contributing to the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
Japan Environment and Children's Study (Japan Environment and Children's Study Programme Office)
The Japan Environment and Children's Study is a large-scale birth cohort study conducted by the Ministry of the Environment. The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) serves as the Programme Office. The study, conducted in 15 regions throughout Japan, aims to investigate environmental influences during pregnancy and childhood on children's health and development. The Programme Office takes a leading role for the JECS, including accumulating data collected by Regional Centres; maintaining the database, or data management system (DMS); maintaining the repository of biological and environmental specimens; and performing exposure measurements including chemical analyses on the specimen. The Programme Office prepares standard operating procedures (SOPs); carries out administrative tasks; provides administrative and technical support for Regional Centres and is responsible for risk management and public communication.
