Integrated CEOS European Data Server: Phase 3 Objectives

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Integrated CEOS European Data Server Phase
3Objectives 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
Reuters AlertNet / NGOs
African Association of Remote Sensing of the
Environment (AARSE)
ESA TIGER Initiative
African national remote sensing agencies
IRE (Russia)
CERSGIS (Ghana)
GISTDA (Thailand)
NRSCC (China)
CEOS agencies (WGISS WGCV)
United Nations Office for Outer Space
Affairs (UNOOSA)
FANR - SADC (Botswana)
RECTAS (Nigeria)
JAXA/ RESTEC (Japan)
RCMRD (Kenya)
CRASTE-LF (Morocco)
CSIR (South Africa)
NASA/JPL (USA)
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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!