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Copernicus Space Component overview, Sentinel-2 Operations Concept & Copernicus Space Component Data Access Overview

B. Hoersch

Sentinel-2 Mission Manager

S. Jutz

Head, Copernicus Space Office

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In-Situ Component

Services Component

Space Component

Overall Programme

Coordination

Coordinators: Partners:

Services domains

Emergency

Climate Change

Atmosphere

Land

Marine Environment

Security

Industries Private

companies

National Space Agencies Eumetsat

National environmental

agencies

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• SENTINEL-1: Radar Mission

• SENTINEL-2: High Resolution Optical Mission

• SENTINEL-3: Medium Resolution Imaging and Altimetry

Mission

• SENTINEL-4: GEO Atmospheric Chemistry Mission

• SENTINEL-5 Precursor: LEO Atmospheric Chemistry

Missions satellite

• SENTINEL-5: LEO Atmospheric Chemistry Missions

instrument

• SENTINEL-6 [Jason-CS]: Altimetry Mission

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S-1 A/B/C/D

S-1 A/B 2nd Generation

S-2 A/B/C/D

S-2 A/B 2nd Generation

S-3 A/B/C/D

S-3 A/B 2nd Generation

S-4 A/B (on MTG)

S-5 Precursor

S-5 A/B/C (on MetOp-SG)

S-6 (J-CS) A/B

Access to Contributing Missions

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Copernicus Contributing

Missions

Atmospheric missions

PROBA-V

SPOT (VGT)

MetOp Meteosat 2nd Generation

Cryosat

Jason

DMC

Deimos-2

Pléiades

RapidEye

SPOT (HRS)

COSMO-Skymed

Radarsat

TerraSAR–X

Tandem-X

And many others …

Insert the title of your slide Copernicus Regulation

Copernicus Regulation entered into force on 25 April 2014

Copernicus Space Component (CSC) financial envelope (Art. 8) consistent

with CSC Long Term Scenario [3394,065 M€ (c.e.c.) including 26,5 M€ for

SST]

ESA entrusted with (Art. 10: The role of ESA):

technical coordination

system architecture and evolution

managing funds allocated

ensuring monitoring and control procedures

developing new dedicated missions

procuring recurrent dedicated missions

operating the dedicated missions

coordinating access to contributing missions by Copernicus Services

procuring access rights and negotiating conditions of use of

commercial satellite data

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Main objectives of the Sentinels’ operations strategy:

• Reliable provision of data to Copernicus users

• Ensure systematic and routine operational activities: • with a high level of automation

• with pre-defined operations to the maximum extent possible

Sentinels’ operations approach:

• Sentinels are operated via a pre-defined background observation and

downlink plan: • Scenario is updated on a regular basis (e.g. 6-months) taking into account user

requirements evolution

• Generally no on-demand planning is allowed

• All Sentinels acquired data is systematically downlinked and processed to

generate a predefined list of core products within specific timeliness

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• Baseline in full operations is systematic acquisition of:

All land surfaces (-56° and +84° latitude);

Major (greater than 100 km2 size) and EU islands;

Coastal (20km off the coast)

inland waters, Mediterranean Sea and all closed seas;

Cal/Val sites.

• Like for Sentinel-1, a gradual ramp-up will be defined for Sentinel-2, increasing/improving gradually the service to users in a stepwise approach

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Start of ramp-up phase • Assuming availability of 2 downlink

stations out of 4 • Ensuring coverage of global Cal/Val

needs • Ensuring COPERNICUS CORE datasets

needs for Europe/Africa systematically • Ensuring maximum coverage/orbit

length for GRI generation

End of ramp-up

There will be gradual ramp-up until the Full Operational scenario is reached

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For reference see the equivalent plan of Sentinel-1A…

https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-1/data-distribution-policy/operations-ramp-up-phase

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Additional observation requirements have been received from Copernicus Services, Member States (collaborative GS), the science community, workshops etc…….e.g.:

Coverage of oceans

Coverage of coral reefs on global scale

Night-time observations

Antarctica coverage

Coverage of coastal waters (beyond the MRD coast region coverage)

…such requirements are taken onboard for mission planning simulations. Their inclusion will follow the process between European Commission and ESA to handle the evolution of the Copernicus Space Component.

Evolutions of/changes to the Sentinel-2 Observation Plan

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Users shall have free, full and open access to Copernicus

dedicated Sentinel data and Copernicus service information

The CSC Ground Segment architecture implements this

policy, and includes an evolutionary approach to further

enhance the data exploitation by the broad user community

The CSC Ground Segment features dedicated data access

infrastructure solutions, tailored to the needs of the various

use typologies

Data Policy

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Systematic processing and availability of the complete acquired data

a sustained generation rate (24h/7d) of a continuous stream of 500Mb/s of user products (Sentinel-1,-2,-3 A series)

1700 Gbyte per day from one Sentinel-2 satellite in routine Phase (for Level 1C)!

Distributed interconnected network of centres (improved redundancy) Local centre access capacity built on top of a powerful and scalable network

Including Big Data paradigm and use of innovative solutions

Progressive inclusion of Research Support & Hosted Processing services

Enhanced connectivity to international scientific network (e.g. GEANT)

Federation of distributed data pick-up points to optimise proximity to end users

Data volumes – a challenge

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Data flow from Sentinels and Contributing Missions to the users

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Copernicus Services

International

Agreements

ESA/EU Member States needs

(Collaborative GS)

ESA funded R&D projects

Public

Value Adding

use

Copernicus Core & Downstream Services

Other EU needs assimilated to

Copernicus services

e.g. EMSA, EEA, EUSC, JRC

Science use Commercial

Value Adding

use

Scientific

/Other use

MSs

CollGS

Int’l

Agreements

Use Typologies

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MSs Collaborative

Access

Copernicus Services Access

CSC

GS

Dat

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cces

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Scientific / Other Access

International Agreements

Access

ESA funded R&D projects

Scientific/ Other users

e.g. scientific, commercial outreach, general public

Copernicus Services

MSs CollGS Users e.g. public, scientific,

commercial

International users

Operated by MSs

National Mirrors

(Inc local station)

National Mirrors

(Inc local station)

National Access

International Mirrors

International Mirrors

(Inc local station)

Operated by int. partners

Int’l Access

CSC Data Access Infrastructure is adapted to the various Use typologies

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Discover product metadata

Product name

Download

Footprint

Quick Look

Product scheme

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The CSC Ground Segment provides a set of main services to all users,

independently from the access infrastructure

User REGISTRATION and MANAGEMENT

Management of user accounts

DISCOVERY Service Dataset and product search + visibility of planned acquisitions

VIEW Service Visualization of browse image

DOWNLOAD Services

Interactive Download via web browser or the Download Manager. Systematic background download based on defined filters

EMERGENCY Service Opening of an emergency “dossier” upon user call and management of data collection (tasking, selection from archive). Restricted to eligible users and primarily served by Contributing Missions (more agile than Sentinels)

DATASET GENERATION Service

Generation of geographical/temporal data collections according to pre-defined interest/application

HELP DESK Service Support and communications to users including dedicated Web Portal. Management of inquiries, feedback, and suggestions.

RSS and HOSTED PROCESSING Service

Research Support Service and Hosted Processing Service operations

General CSC Users Service Charter

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If you are interested in having a more detailed demo on exemplary data access to Sentinel-1 and on-going upstream operations, please

REGISTER at the front desk TODAY

(First come first served).

Few Splinter sessions can be organised for max. 20 people at a time throughout the workshop…

Lists of participants per session will be announced tomorrow AM at registration desk

Insert the title of your slide In the meantime…please use the ESA L8 portal NRT (starting from 1h) access

https://landsat8portal.eo.esa.int/portal/

April 2014

Insert the title of your slide CSC Data Access portal: Access to many Contributing Mission data is free & open for EU Public Authorities (incl. Research)

http://gmesdata.esa.int/web/gsc/home

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Coverage#1 (GAF AG/Euromap): • IRS-P6 and Resourcesat-2 • 2011-2013 during summer months • Level 1B, 23.5m • Level 3, 20m, national projection • Level 3, 25m, EU LAEA projection

Coverage#2 (Blackbridge/RapidEye): • RapidEye constellation • 2011-2013 during summer months • Level 1B, 6.5m • Level 3C, 5m UTM • Level 3C, 20m, national projection • Level 3C, 25m, EU LAEA projection

…some examples

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Coverage (Airbus Defense & Space): • SPOT-5 at 2.5m pan-sharpened • SPOT-6 at 1.5 m pan-sharpened • 2011-2012-2013 • National projections & EU LAEA projection

Coverage (GAF AG/Euromap): • IRS-P6 and Resourcesat-2 • AWIfs 60m resolution • 2011-2012 monthly coverages • EU LAEA projection

…some more examples