Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)

State-of-play and Synergies with GNSS Applications

Growing Galileo 2009

Brussels, 27, 28 Jan 2009

Apostolia Karamali

European Commission

GMES Bureau

GMES in a nutshell

• Earth observation is a powerful advanced technology which through space and ground based capacities can monitor the Earth's environment and security threats and provide timely and reliable information

• GMES is an EU-led initiative for an autonomous and operational European Earth observation capacity

• GMES aims at providing relevant information to policy-makers and other users, particularly in relation to environment and security

• A flagship of the European Space Policy

• Builds on existing capacities

Background

Consultation• GMES Advisory Council (GAC)• Service implementation groups (scientific and technical advice)• In-situ working group• High-level GMES Space Component Coordination Group• Industry workshops

2006 A phased implementation approach for GMES 3rd Council orientations; Graz Dialogue

2007 GMES Architecture

ESP Council Resolution; Munich Roadmap; Lisbon Process

2008 GMES Governance

Kourou orientations; ESP Council Resolution; Communication; Competitiveness Council Conclusions

GMES Space Component

EC/ESA Agreement; ESA CMIN’08

Recent milestones

Main messages of the 2008 GMES Communication and Council Conclusions

• An architecture that puts users at the forefront

• Public investment with impact on growth and jobs

• A European initiative open to international cooperation

• Financing approach Cost assessment EU Programme with modular approach

• Governance approach Partnership Coordination Defining the scope of the EU added value: towards an EU

programme Technical implementation entrusted to existing European entities

(ESA, EU agencies, EUMETSAT) Interim governance arrangements

Space Infrastructure In Situ Infrastructure

Value multipliers

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GMES Services

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GMES SERVICES

DOWNSTREAM SECTOR

Downstream Services

Users

GMES Architecture (1/2)

• GMES consists of 3 components

• Space Component relies on: Existing or planned European space infrastructure Development of space infrastructure co-financed by the EU and

ESA (Sentinels)

• In-Situ Component relies on: facilities, instruments and services at national, regional and

intergovernmental levels inside and outside the EU

• Service component Forecasting and mapping services: marine, atmosphere, land,

emergency Priorities to develop: contribution of GMES to security and

climate change monitoring

GMES Architecture (2/2)

A user-driven programme

• Implementation of services based on user requirements• Infrastructure availability guarantees sustainability of

services

GMES GMES ServicesServices

EndorsedEndorsedService Service

RequirementsRequirements

GMES Overall GMES Overall ManagementManagement

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ServiceServiceRequirementsRequirements

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GSC GSC ArchitectureArchitecture

33

DecisionDecisionImplementation Implementation

PlanPlan

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GMES Space GMES Space ComponentComponent

GSC GSC ImplementationImplementation

GMES Overall GMES Overall ManagementManagement

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Governance (1/2)Political Coordination

Space Component

Coordination and procurement for the EU

ESA

Development of satellites

ESA

Operations

ESA (ad interim)

EUMETSAT

Access to data from

other satellites

ESA

Technical Implementation

In-situ

Coordination

EEA

Services

CommissionEU agencies

User interface

Coordination of service

requirements

Service delivery

Integrated network of centres for marine and atmosphere

Shared methodology

and pan-European

integration for Land,

Emergency and Security

European Commission+

Partners Board, Programme CommitteeSecurity Board and User Forum

Governance (2/2)

• The partnership concept: a large number of players will contribute to the implementation of

GMES EU contribution through a dedicated EU programme

• Political coordination European Commission assisted by a Partners Board,

Programme Committee, Security Board and a User Forum

• Technical implementation Space Component coordination, development and procurement

for and on behalf of the EU: ESA• Sentinel Operations: ESA (ad interim) and EUMETSAT

In-situ and Service Components: EEA and other EU agencies

Public investment for growth

• GMES is implemented through public investment

• GMES has a positive impact on economy, growth, jobs and innovation

• Free and open data policy: key success factor Security of Information

International cooperation• Imperative to fulfil the European need for information

at global level and to develop a cost efficient system

• GMES partners should ensure a coordinated approach for an international cooperation strategy building on existing cooperation schemes

• Group on Earth Observations (GEO) process ensure access to observation data not controlled by Europe define the European contribution to this international

endeavour

Financing

• Public financing for GMES with a modular approach

• Three stages:• demonstration stage (R&D funding)• pre-operational stage (mixed R&D and

operational funding)• operational stage (operational funding)

FP7 Space: % distribution at a glance

• Space-based applications at the service of European society (GMES) (85% of budget, i.e. 1.2 billion) About 30% for services development: EC

About 10% for data procurement (space-based and in-situ): ESA + EEA

About 45% foreseen for developing space infrastructure: ESA

• Strengthening Space Foundations (15% of budget, i.e. 0.2 billion)

When and how will FP7 Space funding be made available?

2007-2013 Draft split EC Calls and ESA Delegation Agreement

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Data Access Grant

ESA Delegation~ 670M€

710 M€

48 M€Space Infrastructure

Services, SSF R&D

Space data

9.1 Space-based applications at the service of European society (GMES)

• Development of downstream services Focus on service functionality Build the ‘GMES economy’ – service to a client

• Consolidation of monitored climate change issues essential climate variables (ECV)

• Integrating use of Earth Observation with SatCom and SatNav particularly for prevention and management of

emergencies

GMES Preparatory Actions

• GMES preparatory actions prepare the ground for an EU programme complementary to FP7 budget focus on services and user interface

• 2008 preparatory action supports development of user interface in the field of emergency

response budget 3M€ over 3 years Kick-off: 27-Jan-09

• 2009 preparatory action approved Focus on GMES services similar budget probable publication in first semester 2009

Policy and Institutional Issues: Next steps

• The Commission will make a legislative proposal for the initial operations of GMES and for an EU Earth observation programme

• The GMES financing needs will be subject to an analysis led by the EU

• The Commission will propose interim governance arrangements

• Additional work data policy international cooperation competitiveness and innovation

GMES and GNSS

• From a technical perspective navigation and Earth observation are complementary

• From a policy perspective GNSS and GMES are both flagships of the European Space

Policy

• From a user perspective there is need for an integrated approach both of different

techologies and of space and ground-based systems

• From an EU policy perspective sectoral legislation is a platform for the use of space technologies

Space in support of innovation

• European Council included space technologies and derived services as building block of the innovation plan, which is part of the European strategy against the economic crisis

• Lisbon strategy Growth and jobs SME’s

• ESA Programmes Integrated Applications Programme Technology Transfer Programme

GMES Services

Three Service areas based on Earth systems:• Land Monitoring: initially European land cover &

urban spots• Marine Monitoring: sea state & ecosystem

characteristics over global ocean & European regional seas

• Atmospheric Monitoring: atmospheric composition for air quality (European) and climate forcing (global), ozone monitoring (global) and solar energies

Further, horizontal components:• Emergency Response• Security• Climate Change

• Initial scope of service: rapid mapping

• Full service addresses entire emergency cycle

Emergency Response

Land Monitoring

•Starting with…•Main information over Europe 3-5 yearly updates of core

land cover / land use data with minimum mapping units of 1-5 ha, improved on Corine basis

Land cover / land use data of 500 functional urban areas (100,000 inh.), minimum mapping units 0.1 ha

Extension

• Addition of a global component

• Thematic services: agriculture, forest, soils, water resources

Marine Service

Systematic reference information on the state of the ocean over global ocean & European regional seas

• Observational and model data

• Now- and forecasting

• Re-analyses

• Ocean scenario simulations (with climate modelling centres) • Evolution towards marine resource

& coastal zone management

• Component of the EU Maritime Policy

Atmospheric ServiceMain information within &

outside Europe

Air quality Climate forcing Stratospheric Ozone & UV Renewable energy support

• Address the topic horizontally in the Earth System components of GMES Services (Land, Marine, Atmosphere)

• Scope Generation of long time series of consistent observation datasets

and reanalyses of past observational data provide added value on essential climate variables identified by GCOS and drive the development of climate change (earth system) modelling to be performed by existing capacities outside of GMES

GMES supports interfacing geo-information into socio-economic models

Climate Change and GMES

Thank you for your attention

For further information:• EU Policy and Institutional Issues:

http://ec.europa.eu/gmes

• EU Space Research: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/space_research/index_en.htm

• ESA GMES Space Component Programme:http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html