romanian space agency

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romanian space agency
Information Systems Infrastructure in Eastern
Europe
Marius-Ioan PISO, Romania

• Workshop
• The European Space Agency with the Czech
  Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania
• Towards a New Partnership
• Budapest, 27-29 October,1999

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Contents

• Short presentation of the Romanian Space Agency
• Regional Network
• Information exchange infrastructure
• Satellite vs. cable communications
• Project proposal

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Speakers

• Marius-Ioan Piso, Chief Executive Officer of ROSA
• Born on January 7, 1954, graduated in 1981 -
  Nuclear Physics, Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics.
• Graduate of the National Defense College (1999)
• Since 1983 - Research scientist and Head (1988)
  in the Gravitational Res. Laboratory - Institute
  of Space Science Bucharest
• Scientific papers (90) and patents (17) in
  gravitation theory and inertial sensors with
  magnetic fluids
• Counselor of the Minister of Research and
  Technology (1998)
• Since 1993 - Executive Secretary and 1996 Chief
  Executive Officer of ROSA

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romanian space agency

• Established in 1991, by the Government Decision
  no. 923/ 20 Nov 1995, ROSA is an independent
  public institution
• The mission of the Agency
• to coordinate the national space research and
  applications programs
• to promote space development
• to be the Government representative in the
  international space cooperation
• to develop specific project oriented research
• ROSA is authorized to establish research and
  development centres oriented on specific
  objectives of the Romanian Space Programme

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ROSA Organization

Staff 14 professionals, 6 administrative
average age 33,6
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ROSA INFRASTRUCTURE

• ROSA Headquarters in the centre of Bucharest
• Offices
• Computers network and office utilities
• 512 K Internet permanent connection
• http//www.rosa.ro
• ROSA Research Centre
• Shared building and some facilities with INCAS,
  the Institute of Space Science and CRUTA
• Laboratories
• Amphitheatre and offices
• Computers network and 128 k Internet permanent
  connection
• Library
• Ground station for NOAA satellites

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ROSA RESEARCH CENTRE

• ROSA Projects
• Microsatellite mission
• National Centre for the Regional Network
• Magnetic fluids in microgravity
• ROSA Information System
• Space applications in hazard monitoring
• ROSA Contracts
• National Space Program Budget
• Others - Consulting and management

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ROSA Budget

• Projects
• Studies in space policy 134 Mio Lei
• Regional Network for Research and Education in
  Space Science and Technology 205 Mio Lei
• Microsatellite Mission 164 Mio Lei
• Applications of space technology in disaster
  management 105 Mio Lei
• ROSA Information system 137 Mio Lei
• Others
• (consulting, management) 280 Mio Lei
• Total budget 1999 1,825 Mio Lei (365,000 USD
  ppp)

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Romanian National Space Programme1998
Space policy and infrastructure Microsatellite,
Regional Network, Space policy Space
Science Basic space science, Microgravity and
Life sciences Space Applications Communications,
Earth Observation, Information systems Aerospace
technology and spinoff Aerospace sciences,
Onboard technology, Spin-offs
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National Space RD ProgramBudget 1996-1999

• Advisory Board for Science, Technology and
  Innovation
• Science Council for Aeronautics and Space
• 2 of the total public funding for RD

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National Space RD ProgramBudget 1999

• Total 5948 Mio Lei

• Number of projects 37

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Indicators 1997-1999

• Number of projects 49
• Personnel involved 280
• Published papers 248
• Communications 230
• Agreements of international co-operation between
  institutions and groups 78
• UK 3, Canada 2, France 10, Germany 3, Italy 9,
  Japan 1, Russia 6, Sweden 4, USA 4, European
  Space Agency 6

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ROSA International Co-operation

• European Space Agency
• representative of Romanian Govt. for the
  Agreement of co-operation for the exploration and
  use of outer space with ESA (1992, 1999 October)
• UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
• representative to the COPUOS and the
  Subcommittees sessions (since 1993)
• National representative to COSPAR (since 1994)
• Network of Research and Education Centers in
  Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
  (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary,
  Poland, Slovakia, Turkey)
• Member of the Space Agencies Forum (1997)
• Agreements of bilateral Co-operation with Italy
  (1996), Bulgaria (1997), Hungary (1998)

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• Regional Network for Research and Education in
  Space Science and Technology

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Central Eastern and South-Eastern European
Countries Involved in the Project (1997-1998)

• Bulgaria
• Czech Republic (invited)
• Greece
• Hungary
• Poland
• Slovak Republic
• Romania
• Turkey
• . . .

Information synthesized from the UN Composite
document, some National Space Activities Reports,
ESA and other sources.
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Central Eastern and South-Eastern Europe Network
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History

• 1993 - 1996 - Greece, Romania and other Member
  States offered to host or to serve as a node for
  a Center on Space Science and Technology
  Education covering the region of the UN Economic
  Commission for Europe
• 1996 - Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary,
  Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Turkey
  reiterated the agreement to establish a Network
  of space science and technology institutions,
  devoted primarily to capacity building
• 1998 - A technical study mission has been
  performed by OOSA and with the support of Italy
  to undertake study on the technical requirements,
  design, operation mechanism and funding of the
  network
• 1999 - UNISPACE III Regional Preparatory
  Conference for Eastern Europe in Bucharest,
  Romania

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Goals

• Human resources building to meet the space
  science and technology development for the 21st
  Century
• Access of the Countries of the Region to the
  permanent renewing of the space technologies
• Promote the full integration of the Central
  Eastern and South-Eastern European Countries
  potential in the space endeavor for peaceful uses
  of outer space
• Contribute, by approaching to the requirements of
  the space programs developed by powerful space
  organizations as the European Space Agency, to
  the technological development and welfare of the
  region

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Objectives

• A Network of Space Research and Education
  Institutions in Central Eastern and South Eastern
  European Countries
• Promote, by space specific multi- and
  inter-disciplinary methods, higher level capacity
  building in the region
• Develop future specific regional space education,
  research and applications projects
• Develop joint space scientific and operational
  programs and benefit of them at the regional
  level
• Connect and integrate the Network to significant
  international and national space organizations

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UNISPACE III Regional Preparatory Conference in
Bucharest

• 25-29 January 1999
• 21 countries and 8 international organizations
• All the countries participant in the Network
  attended the meeting
• Recommendations were given for the strengthening
  of the regional cooperation
• Several future common projects were proposed, as
• Microsatellite for hazard monitoring in the
  region
• Satellite information-communication system for
  the Network countries

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Recommendations of the U3 BucharestInformation,
Education, Cooperation

• The Conference recognizes the importance of
  science and technology as a tool for
  socio-economic development in the region as the
  next century approaches. Rapid advances in space
  science and technology will continue and the
  countries of the region must make every effort to
  take part in this human endeavour, so that the
  attendant benefits can enhance the quality of
  life in the region. Research, education and
  training are the cornerstones for furthering
  knowledge and are part of the overall
  capacity-building process. The Conference
  declares that the access to information and
  education are key issues for effective
  participation in space activities at the present
  moment in time
• Information infrastructure is an essential tool
  for development, which can be utilized in areas
  such as monitoring events, research and
  applications, education and training and
  decision-making and space technology as a
  crucial tool for gathering information and for
  communicating rapidly and efficiently over wide
  and remote areas
• The core institutions of the Network should
  develop a satellite communications
  infrastructure, including appropriate terminals
  located in each country at the core institution,
  for distance learning and the on-line exchange of
  information of regional interest.

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Space applications
Telecommunications Earth Observation Global
navigation and positioning
Global Information Systems Infrastructure
SPACE APPLICATIONS
Telecommunications - key infrastructure for
the Exchange of Information !
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Key indicators for the World Telecommunications

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Internet statistics - Eastern Europe

• "Hosts counted(RIPE August)"
• "Average People/Host(RIPE August)/Country
  population
• "Hosts Counted(Internet Software Consortium
  July)"
• "Average People/Host(Internet Software Consortium
  July)/Country population

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Internet statistics - World

• Worldwide 1999 201.05 mil. 4.8
• Worldwide 1998 147 mil. 3.6
• Worldwide 1997 74 mil. 1.8
• Worldwide 1996 55 mil. 1.3
• U.S. 1999 109 mil. 39.9
• Europe 1999 40 mil. 8

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Internet statistics - Europe

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European Research and Education Networks

• AEARN - Austria 1990
• NORDUNET in the Nordic Countries
• TERENA - Trans-European Research and Education
  Networkings Association
• DANTE Project - DG XIII - EC - FP4 and FP5
• Trans European Networks - TEN
• TEN - 34 - 1995
• TEN - 155 - 1998

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European National Research Networks

• ACOnet in Austria
• ARNES in Slovenia
• BELNET in Belgium
• CESnet in the Czech Republic
• CYNET in Cyprus
• DFN in Germany
• EENet in Estonia
• GARR in Italy
• GRNET in Greece
• HEAnet in Ireland
• HUNGARNET in Hungary
• IUCC in Israel
• LATNET in Latvia
• LITNET in Lithuania
• NASK in Poland
• NORDUnet in the Nordic countries

• DENet (Denmark),
• FUNET (Finland),
• ISnet (Iceland),
• UNINETT (Norway),
• SUNET (Sweden)
• POL-34 in Poland
• RCCN in Portugal
• RESTENA in Luxembourg
• RedIRIS in Spain
• RENATER in France
• RNC-ROEDUNET in Romania
• SANET in Slovakia
• SURFnet in the Netherlands
• SWITCH in Switzerland
• UKERNA/JANET in the UK

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TEN - 34

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TEN - 155

Most connections by terrestrial links
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Satellite vs. terrestrial connections

• Terrestrial network bypass
• Faster access time
• Distance insensitivity
• Higher net throughput
• Multicast
• Asymmetric links
• Satellite overcomes delays created by terrestrial
  congestion.
• The choice of satellite or cable transmission to
  the Internet backbone has no impact on the
  throughput performance for the user

• Higher-Speed Internet Transmissions
• Satellite links in TCP/IP connections are
  transparent
• Advanced Multimedia Applications
• Reduced International Network Costs
• Reliability
• Flexibility
• Scalability

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Satellite vs. cable

• Present terrestrial services are essentially
  impractical the majority PC users connected to
  the Internet via a modem at 28.8 kbps to 56 kbps
  - BOTTLENECK!
• Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) with
  rate of 64 or 128 kbps, is only a partial
  solution.
• Cable operators have developed cable modems, and
  telephone companies have invested in
  high-bandwidth systems on twisted-pair telephone
  lines
• Solutions are not widely available - limited to
  point-to-point applications
• Satellite communications provide immediate
  point-to-multipoint and point-to-point networks
  over short and long distances and can play a
  critical role in helping to solve these problems
  and improve access to audio, video, and other
  emerging multimedia services

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Very Small Aperture Terminals networks

• Fastest growing sectors of the satellite
  communications
• Cost-Effective
• independent of distance/terrain
• expansion costs are predictable
• VSAT equipment can operate unattended and
  maintenance-free
• Hub facilities can be shared among multiple users
  and applications
• Flexibility and quality
• can be customized to the customers needs and
  applications
• provide a high degree of security and network
  management and control
• VSATs can be installed rapidly, and moved to new
  locations as needs change

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VSAT Applications

• business networks for hotel reservations,
  banking, retailing and news distribution
• internet and intranets
• specialized networks for international
  organizations
• wideband mobile and off-shore communications
• remote/rural public telecommunications
• telemedicine and distance learning.
• environmental and pipeline operations (SCADA)
  monitoring
• research and education

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INTELSAT Applications
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INTELSAT in Eastern Europe
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EUTELSAT Applications
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EUTELSAT Applications
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EUTELSAT in Eastern Europe
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Project ProposalSatellite Communication and
Information Network

• Objective
• To install a satellite communication antenna
  (VSAT) at the locations of the National Core
  institutions of the Network
• Purpose
• By means of effective communication, to improve
  the exchange of information in the Network, with
  a view to a common database of space related
  information
• Costs (per node)
• 10.000-14.000 - infrastructure
• 9.000-15.000 / yr - a 384512 k permanent
  satellite link
• Spin-off
• Internet services provider for others,
  teleconference, telemedicine

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Satellite Communication and Information Network
Satellite Communication and Information Network
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Project ProposalSatellite Communication and
Information Network

• Results
• distant learning and education
• online exchange of data for meteorology, hazard
  monitoring, geographic information systems,
  scientific data, astronomy, geodynamics,
  environment
• a reliable support for an extended regional
  database on space information
• centres of excellence to facilitate the
  integration in the European and global
  information systems
• Possibilities of financial support
• National space programmes, ESA, EC DG XII and DG
  XIII in the Fifth Framework Programme

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Conclusions

• It is important for the space research and
  academic institutions in Central, Eastern and
  South Eastern Europe to develop a reliable
  communications infrastructure, based on the
  netwoek of Sace Science and Technology research
  and Education Institutions
• The Network develops both academic and
  research/development activities to ensure the
  production of professionals in renewing multi-
  and interdisciplinary space related fields with
  applications to regional development and capacity
  building
• The activity of the Network could rely in the
  first phase on
• information exchange
• a common regional space project
• data exchange for the use in hazard monitoring of
  the region
• regional datase of common information

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Benefits

• Developing of
• data processing facilities
• mission control centers
• educational space communication facilities
• education masters and Ph.D. Thesis in
  space-related fields
• formation of new research and development groups
  devoted to a longer term project, the
  sustainability conferred by a regional
  cooperation being more significant that the one
  offered by each country in the region
• Commercial type benefits