S&T in GEO FP7 projectsContributions and Benefits

Maud van den Broek

About S&T

• SME company providing high-tech software systems and consultancy on engineering applications

• Over 50 people, based in Delft, NL and Oslo, NorwayS[&]T Corporation

Experts

Sensor Solutions

Computer Vision

Bioinformatics

Technology Products

Sensor solutions

“Any device or system that produces data “•Data processing•Visualization•Monitoring / decision support systems

Generalization of methods, tools, reuse in different domains

S&T EO projects

• Development of routine calibration and quality monitoring systems for ENVISAT/ CryoSat/ Swarm/ Sentinel-1 (Quadas, CODA)

S&T EO projects

• GECA, intercomparison of data• PIMSiS , pipeline integrity management

system

FP7 projects• GeoViQua

– Quality aware visualization for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems

• Nors– Improve the quality and validation of the products

delivered by the Copernicus Atmospheric Service (CAS), using independent ground based remote sensing data.

• EVOSS (closed)– Develop and demonstrate a pre-operational portfolio of

Copernicus Downstream Services, based on Earth Observation data and products, to monitor volcanic hazards at a global scale.

GeoViQua

• Contributions– Definition of system requirements on

intercomparison and user feedback. – Providing existing tools and technology for

inclusion into the GEO Portal. (Data intercomparison, user feedback function)

– Knowledge about data quality indicators and reporting for current EO data sets ( ESA – EO missions)

GeoViQua - continued

• Benefits– Experience gained on how to expose

tools/technology for EO data sets to the public(GEO portal)

– Developed standards may facilitate use of data quality in future SW systems

– Synergy of results with future S&T projects on data quality

– Insight in activities employed by the EU research on data quality (visualisation)

NORS

• Contributions– Expertise and tooling for intercomparison of data.– Providing existing tooling for intercomparison

and adding MACC model versus ground based remote sensing data correlation (NDACC)

• Benefits– User experience and feasibility of tools – Extending user base by adding domains– Moving towards operational systems

EVOSS

• Contributions– Experience with atmospheric data products– Interface for loading data products into EVOSS

system

• Benefits– Gain experience in GIS systems and user services.

Conclusions

• The private sector has an important role in ensuring FP7 project results are fit for exploitation by users and systems.– Definition of system, user requirements and

standards– Providing expert knowledge on current systems

(for e.g. EO data handling)

Conclusions

• By participating in GEO FP7 projects, companies are involved in new research in their area of interest at an early stage and can anticipate the use of the project results for future implementation