GeoViQua K.O. meeting

GEOPortal presentationGregory FallourdGregory.fallourd@sapienzaconsulting.com

Prepared by G. Fallourd, N. Trocino

February 18, 2011

Sapienza Consulting Ltd: Who we are

UK SME specialised in supplying software solutions and IT services for the institutional and commercial Space Sector.

Working for ESA programmes since 1994 Our software applications have supported various phases of more

than 20 ESA missions including: Mars Express, Rosetta, Herschel, Planck, Columbus, ATV, Galileo, Earth Explorer missions, ENVISAT, GOCE, SMOS and many more.

Core competencies in developing ECSS (European Coordination for Space Standardization) compliant software tools in the area of Space Project Management and Product Assurance

Heavily involved in development large geospatial portal solutions Active in supporting ESA with their Space Outreach Strategy Offices in UK, The Netherlands, Italy

What we do

www.geoportal.org

• GEO Portal is ESA-FAO response to GEOSS requirement with the following scope: “… define a model web portal system for access to all Earth Observation data, based on existing portals and systems, designed to increase use, quality, and accessibility of existing information, tools, and networks ...”

• GEO Portal selected in 2010 as the unique point of entry to GEOSS, pilot launched in 2007, in operations since 2008

• Gateway to global EO data, information and services that are of interest to the GEOSS user community.

– Developed by ESA in collaboration with FAO– Part of the GEOSS Common Infrastructure

• Based on Open Source components, it can be freely installed and configured at GEO members’ premises

GEO Portal services

• Geospatial Portal Service providing the user interfaces for viewing, discovering data, information and services available in GEOSS.

• Portrayal Viewer Service allowing the display and handling of maps and context information from various sources, e.g. from different GEO Societal Benefit Areas through WMS services.

• Interfaces to Catalogue Services of the GEOSS Clearinghouse, allowing distributed catalogue search in an interoperable manner.

• Access Comprehensive directory of service providers e.g. related to GEO Members and Participating Organizations.

• Retrieval of EO education, training and capacity building resources.

• Access to GEONETcast, near real time, global network of satellite-based data dissemination systems: http://www.earthobservations.org/geonetcast.shtml

SBA and search

Data search and visualisation

Result visualisation

User feedback

Parameter Score

Rate success of search results 3.05/5

Rate relevance of search results 3.31/5

Rate ease of use of the GEOportal 3.69/5

Rate overall performance 3.50/5

Rate home page design and layout 4.05/5

Quality of help 3.67/5

Quality of side bar, pull down menu, search tools 3.67/5

map visualisation 3.53/5

Portal usability testing carried out by the Science Consulting Group, an independent organisation, as part of the GEOSS official portal selection process

Key architecture points

The GEO Portal is based on an open-source platform and web portal application, leveraging the following standards & technology:

• GeoNetwork OGC Catalogue Service, CSW ISO API profile

• Portlets (JSR168/286) based solution leveraging Liferay J2EE Open Source Portal

• Integrated WMS client

• Rotating Globe for geoRSS feed visualization

• Data visualisation in Google Earth through KML files

GEO Portal in GCI

GEO Portal Architecture schema

GEO Portal roadmap

• Improved interfaces and search capabilities with advanced metadata search

• Search result harmonisation• Improved interaction between search results and

visualisation: geoRSS inclusion into Google Earth Portlet• Upgrade software to match latest standards components:

GeoNetwork 2.6.x• Display WMS, WFS, WCS within GEO Portal • Updates including latest GEOSS decisions: data CORE

visualisation• Improve integration of new products, services and data

Environment for visualisation and GeoViQua protoyping

GEOPortal

at ESA/ESRIN

GEOSS

at SAPIENZA

GEO Portal-like environment dedicated to GeoViQua developments

GeoViQua Services

GeoViQua S&T label

Thank you