Innovation, harmonization, technology

Workshop, Executive Summary

ESRIN 11-12 October 2012

Organised by the HMA Architecture Working Group


Exploiting Earth Observation from space presents major opportunities for the researchers addressing global change challenges. Major challenges for the Earth System where Earth Observation data will make a major contribution have been identified.
The Workshop “Models for scientific exploitation of EO Data” brings together data and mission owners, research institutions and scientists, to outline the new trends and models able to close the gap between missions, data and the Earth System challenges the scientists want to address.

 

High Level Objectives 

• Analysis, of information-based services in support to the EO data utilization. Overview of current initiatives, of the possible evolution of ESA’s Research and Service Support model, and of similar international and European initiatives like GEO Supersites.
• Cooperative/joint European space agencies and research centers definition of a harmonized model of research and service support and in the identification and definition of related processes and best practices,
• Identificationof technology, harmonisation requirements and service models finalized to the federation of payload data ground segment services to the scientific community.

Draft Agenda

ESRIN, 11 October 2012 Conference Room Magellan

• h10 Welcome - Workshop Objectives, P.G. Marchetti, ESA

• h 10.15 Session 1: Overview of already implemented models from agencies, industrial partners, research institutes.

  • Experience with GeoHazard Supersites, H. Laur ESA
  • Presentation on thematic centers, T. Levoir, CNES

• 11.00-11.15 Coffee break

  • CATENA – Distributed Generic Processing Chain for Satellite Imagery Processing, by Peter Reinartz, DLR
  • The COSMO-SkyMed experience overview, M. Battagliere, ASI
  • RSS success storyG. Rivolta Logica
• h 13.15 Lunch

• h 14.30 Session 2: New services/models trends. Session Chair: S. Kiemle

  • VITO Processing-on-demand services for medium-resolution vegetation monitoring, E. Goor, VITO
  • ISIC/Climate and Environmental Monitoring from Space (CEMS), V. Bennett, CEMS
  • A Web of EO processing servicesJ. Farres ESA
• h16 Coffee break

• h 16.15 Session 3: Requirements supply vs demand. What each Agency/Institution intends to supply/demand in terms of processing services/resources. Identified constraints, Perceived pre-requisites. Session Chair: J. Farres

  • Developing operational soil moisture processing chains: The experience with European Scatterometers and Synthetic Aperture Radars, W. Wagner, Vienna University of Technology
  • Scientific Exploitation of Cosmo-Skymed data, A. Oddone, L. Pietranera, e-GEOS
  • DLR Requirements for EO Data Processing Farms, S. Kiemle DLR
  • Scientific exploitation of EO data for Earthquakes and Volcanoes: the INGV Experience, F. Buongiorno, S. Salvi, INGV
  • Scientific exploitation of EO data in the framework of the generation of the Global Human Settlement Layer at JRC, P. Soille, JRC
  • Landslides and other ground movements: how research supports the development of applications for Civil Protection, N. Casagli, University of Florence
• h18.00 workshop social event: drink in the ESRIN Canteeen
• h 19.00 Adjourn

 
ESRIN, 12 October 2012 Conference Room Magellan

• h 9.15 Session 4: State of the art technology and standards: Session Chair M. Schick

  • Data Access and Data Extraction Services, J. Gasperi, CNES
  • “Calvalus - Full mission earth observation cal/val, processing and exploitation”, Martin Boettcher, Brockmann Consult GmbH
  • Generic Instrument Processing Facility Interface Specifications, A. BuongiornoESA,M. Martins Logica
  • Web Processing Service, Y. Coene, Spacebel
  • "WPS Application Patterns" and possible use cases with cost/ benfit aspects of WPS in the context of EO Data Processing, Daniel Nüst, 52°North
  • Satellite Earth Observation: state of art and perspectives for GeoHazard scientific community, S. Stramondo, INGV
• h 11.45 Coffee Break

• h 12 Session 5: Round Table: Next steps and directions (input from day 1)

  • Data circulation and data access, bulk data access
  • Preservation of metadata, provenance, quality
  • Data distribution how to get the data to end users
  • common trends and high level requirements
  • common (service) models, impacts on infrastructure(s),impacts/requirements on federated resources
  • How to scale up the resources: federating and sharing
  • Harmonized model of research support and scientific data exploitation
• h 13-13.30 face to face technical discussions
• h 13.30 End of Workshop

Registration/attendance

Participation to the workshop is free up to available seats, registration is compulsory. To register please send an email to Angela.Lombardi at esa.int