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Integrated CEOS European Data Server: Phase 3

Objectives & use case development

An exploitation project funded by BNSC under the International Cooperation Programme - Phase 2

Project partners:

ESYS plc

Department of Geomatic Engineering, University College London

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Background

CEOS CLASP (“CEOS Landsat And SRTM Project”) ICP supported ICEDS (Phases 1 & 2) in 2004 as UK input into

CEOS CLASP initiative CLASP (2004-2005) coordinated by CEOS WGISS CLASP objectives:– assist UN to provide developing countries with internet access to global mosaics of

Landsat TM and SRTM data

– encourage international agencies to host ‘continental’ datasets and make them available through the CEOS EO portal

– make use of OGC interoperability standards

ICEDS Phases 1 & 2 - achievements Developed and established ICEDS WMS/WCS web service Hosted SRTM and Landsat 5 TM data (Europe & Africa) Produced guidelines document, including software scripts

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Timeline

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Phase 3 objectives

Engage users in the development process - capture of geo-information service needs, feedback and encourage technology transfer

Expand data sets offered by ICEDS - include near-global coverage (Landsat 5 TM and SRTM)

Promote ICEDS to stakeholder communities - CEOS, OGC, African geo-information community, UK EO community

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Use cases - objectives

To collect and understand the geo-web service needs of selected organisations/communities (African national remote sensing agencies, Reuters AlertNet/NGOs, CEOS)

To encourage user feedback and evaluation comments on the ICEDS web map service

To provide the opportunity for the transfer of ICEDS technology developments to interested organisations

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Use cases - outreach

African nationalremote sensing

agencies

African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment

(AARSE)

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

(UNOOSA)

ESATIGER Initiative

CEOSagencies(WGISS &

WGCV)

NASA/JPL(USA)

JAXA/RESTEC(Japan)

GISTDA(Thailand)

NRSCC(China)

IRE(Russia)

ReutersAlertNet / NGOs

RECTAS(Nigeria)

RCMRD(Kenya)

CRASTE-LF (Morocco)

CSIR(South Africa)

CERSGIS (Ghana)

FANR - SADC

(Botswana)

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Achievements – use cases/promotion

Feedback on ICEDS web service from three national agencies in Africa (Botswana, South Africa & Nigeria).

– Limited bandwidth was a common barrier to usability– But positive feedback once data is downloaded.– UNOOSA most effective outreach channel to African Agencies

Consultation/coordination with CEOS agencies on service interoperability

Promotion* of ICEDS at:– CEOS WGISS 19 & 20– OGC/EOGEO– UNDP, cartography section meeting– STRM workshop

*Funding for promotion activities funded from outside ICEDS project

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Over to Peter!