Committee On Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)

&Earth Observation (EO) Applications

Committee On Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)

&Earth Observation (EO) Applications

Jeff Smith

Andy Germain

NASA GSFC - EOS

Internet2 Members MeetingAtlanta, GA

November, 2000

Internet2 Members MeetingAtlanta, GA

November, 2000

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• Created in 1984• 39 organizations involved• Goals:

– To optimize benefits of space-borne Earth observations– To serve as focal point for international coordination of such

observations– To exchange policy and technical information to encourage

synergy among space systems

CEOS OverviewCEOS Overview

ASI (Italy) BNSC (UK)CAST (China)CSA (Canada)CNES (France)CSIRO (Australia)DLR (Germany)EC (Europe)ESA (Europe)EUMETSAT (Eur.)INPE (Brazil)

ISRO (India)NASDA (Japan)NASA (US)NOAA (US)NRSCC (China)NSAU (Ukraine)STA/NASDA (Japan)Roshydromet (Russia)RSA (Russia)SNSB (Sweden)

MEMBERS ASSOCIATES

CRI (N.Zealand) CCRS (Canada) GCOSGOOSGTOSICSUIGBPIOCISPRS

NSC (Norway) OSTC (Belgium) SAC/CSIR (S.A.)UN-ESCAPUN-FAOUN-OOSAUNEPWCRPWMO

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COMMITTEE ON EARTH

OBSERVATION SATELLITES

WORKING GROUP ON INFORMATION

SYSTEMS AND SERVICES (WGISS)

TERRAIN MAPPING MICROWAVE SENSORS SAR CALIBRATIONOPTICAL SENSORS

NETWORK ACCESS

DATA LAND SURFACE PARAMETERVALIDATION

CEOS OrganizationCEOS Organization

WORKING GROUP ON CALIBRATION AND

VALIDATION (CAL/VAL)

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Integrated Global Observation Strategy

Integrated Global Observation Strategy

IGOS- Partners

CEOS Science Themes

WGISS GTOS IGBP

GOFC

NAKODO

WTF-G

Others...

Sub-groups

WGCV(Matchmaker)(Matchmaker)

Goals:• To provide comprehensive framework to harmonize interest of major space-based and in-situ systems for Earth observation• To improve observing capacity and deliver observations in a cost-effective and timely fashion to users and policy makers

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IGFA

WCRP

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WGISS Test FacilityWGISS Test Facility

• Objectives:– Provide an application-enabling capability to support science

projects– Promote WGISS capabilities, provide feedback to systems

developers & gather requirements– Provide feedback to science data product designers– Prototype future WGISS/Application systems

• Characteristics– An enabling infrastructure of interoperable EO and related services, tools

and data system– Logically coordinated with continuity over time

» Driven by science scenarios (e.g. GOFC, DMSG)– Persistence 3-5 years– Evolution over time

• Objectives:– Provide an application-enabling capability to support science

projects– Promote WGISS capabilities, provide feedback to systems

developers & gather requirements– Provide feedback to science data product designers– Prototype future WGISS/Application systems

• Characteristics– An enabling infrastructure of interoperable EO and related services, tools

and data system– Logically coordinated with continuity over time

» Driven by science scenarios (e.g. GOFC, DMSG)– Persistence 3-5 years– Evolution over time

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Global Observation of Forest Cover (GOFC)

Global Observation of Forest Cover (GOFC)

• Strategic Design– Major objective of obtaining operational monitoring capability for

global change research also supports forestry management and generation of information relevant to policy and decision makers

– Illuminates the way forward– Does not provide a detailed blueprint– Implementation depends on voluntary contributions of participating

agencies and entities

• Principal Components– Forest fire mapping and monitoring – Forest cover characteristics and changes – Forest biophysical functioning

• Strategic Design– Major objective of obtaining operational monitoring capability for

global change research also supports forestry management and generation of information relevant to policy and decision makers

– Illuminates the way forward– Does not provide a detailed blueprint– Implementation depends on voluntary contributions of participating

agencies and entities

• Principal Components– Forest fire mapping and monitoring – Forest cover characteristics and changes – Forest biophysical functioning

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CEOS WGISS Access Subgroup

CEOS WGISS Access Subgroup

• Develops methods for integrated access to CEOS members’ data:

CEOS information resources International Directory Network (IDN)

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/ceosidn/map.html Catalog Interoperability (CINTEX)

Catalog Interoperability protocol (Z39.50) World Wide Web Access Data and Information Access Link (DIAL)

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Information ManagementData Hierarchy

Information ManagementData Hierarchy

• Directory– provides concise high-level information about data sets.– GCMD, CEOS IDN

• Guide– provides detailed descriptions about data sets, platforms, sensors,

projects, and data centers

• Inventory– descriptions of specific observations or collections of

observations of data (granules) that are available for request from a data archive.

– Information Management System (IMS)

• Browse Products– reduced resolution images as an aid to data selection

• Data Products (Granules)– via media (custom or standard) or network

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CEOS International Directory Network

CEOS International Directory Network

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Access Subgroup: World Wide Web Task

Team

Access Subgroup: World Wide Web Task

Team

• Objectives:– To investigate and coordinate the implementation of WWW

access to international Earth observation catalogue systems and data access systems.

– To perform outreach to external organizations capable of influencing WWW technology evolution

• Simple HTTP Based Search Protocol– Low level http mechanism for remotely searching catalogs and

databases

– Standardize the interface for space, time & free text searching

– Low buy in cost for suppliers

– Protocols in use at CCRS and CEO, unification details agreed upon

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CINTEX Web GatewaysCINTEX Web Gateways

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Data and Information Access Link (DIAL)

Data and Information Access Link (DIAL)

• A WWW based data distribution system.

– Allows data providers to easily serve their Earth science data directly to their users.

– Provides traditional catalog services like metadata search

– Extended interactive data services:» Browsing

» Subsetting

» Subsampling

» Reformatting

» Direct Downloading

– Supports Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) and HDF for EOS (HDF-EOS) formatted datasets.

– Provides interoperability with GIS systems through translators.

• A WWW based data distribution system.

– Allows data providers to easily serve their Earth science data directly to their users.

– Provides traditional catalog services like metadata search

– Extended interactive data services:» Browsing

» Subsetting

» Subsampling

» Reformatting

» Direct Downloading

– Supports Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) and HDF for EOS (HDF-EOS) formatted datasets.

– Provides interoperability with GIS systems through translators.

http://dial.gsfc.nasa.gov/http://dial.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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CEOS WGISS Network Subgroup

CEOS WGISS Network Subgroup

• Resource planning and management for CEOSnet, a virtual private network

• Performance measurement of network links

• Network Security (CEOS context)

• Collaboration on Next Generation networks and international prototyping

• Network support for Access Subgroup projects and CEOS demos

• Resource planning and management for CEOSnet, a virtual private network

• Performance measurement of network links

• Network Security (CEOS context)

• Collaboration on Next Generation networks and international prototyping

• Network support for Access Subgroup projects and CEOS demos

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Virtual CEOSnet - September 2000Virtual CEOSnet - September 2000

NYC (60 Hudson)

CSIRO (Australia)

DFN

JARING (Malaysia)

NJ

Fla

DC

Geneva

Koln

GSFCMAE-E

NYC (60 Hudson)

Abilene

STAR TAP

CA*NET3

CCRS

CMA (China)

Cable & Wireless

CONAE (Argentina)

SFO

Chicago

START (Thailand)

SURFnet

JANET

PAO (Philipines)

UCL

NASDA

IMNet

KNMI

DANTE (TEN-155)

ILANIsrael

JRC

GARRMilan

DFN DLR

ESRIN

Commodity ISPs

(BBNPlanet, Verio, etc.)

Moscow IRE-RAS

Qwest

EUmetsat

Swisscom

UNEP

Nairobi Bangkok SJCR Beijing Norway

INPE (Brazil)

NISN

MIRNET

TransPAC (APAN)

MAXAIT

WIDE

UMD

Oxford

RAL

IconiSoft

MAFF

CAO

GPN

EDC

MSFC/UAH

MichNetMSU

CNES

Sprintlink (P

aris)

Wash DC

EU-Link

EmBratel

OptusFranceTelecom

ATT.net

Teleglobe

WorldNet ANet

Teleglobe

RBnet

Alternet Telintar Ar

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Bangkok DemosBangkok Demos

• WFW: World Fire Web– European Commission/Joint Research Center (EC/JRC), Italy, Belgium– Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia

• OGC-WMT: Open GIS Consortium-Web Mapping Testbed – Canadian Center for Remote Sensing (CCRS), Ottawa, CA– USGS EROS Data Center (EDC), SD

• Earth Explorer: EDC• Tropical Rain Forest Information Center (TRFIC)

– Mich State University, MI– University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• EOLI/MUIS:Earth Observations on-Line / Multi-mission User Information System– European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), Italy– DLR (Germany)

• MOCHA: Middleware based On Code sHipping Architecture– University of Maryland, College Park (MD), – University of New Hampshire (NH)

• Space-Time Toolkit: University of Alabama, Hunstville, AL• IDN: International Directory Network, DIAL: Data and Information Access Link

– NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), MD – National Space Development Agency (NASDA), Japan

• SPOT: System Probatoire d’Observation de la Terre– Centre Nationalle d’Etudes Spatialle (CNES), France

• ANDES:– Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan– Forest Products and Production Research Institute (FPPRI), Japan

• WFW: World Fire Web– European Commission/Joint Research Center (EC/JRC), Italy, Belgium– Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia

• OGC-WMT: Open GIS Consortium-Web Mapping Testbed – Canadian Center for Remote Sensing (CCRS), Ottawa, CA– USGS EROS Data Center (EDC), SD

• Earth Explorer: EDC• Tropical Rain Forest Information Center (TRFIC)

– Mich State University, MI– University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• EOLI/MUIS:Earth Observations on-Line / Multi-mission User Information System– European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), Italy– DLR (Germany)

• MOCHA: Middleware based On Code sHipping Architecture– University of Maryland, College Park (MD), – University of New Hampshire (NH)

• Space-Time Toolkit: University of Alabama, Hunstville, AL• IDN: International Directory Network, DIAL: Data and Information Access Link

– NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), MD – National Space Development Agency (NASDA), Japan

• SPOT: System Probatoire d’Observation de la Terre– Centre Nationalle d’Etudes Spatialle (CNES), France

• ANDES:– Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan– Forest Products and Production Research Institute (FPPRI), Japan

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Bangkok Demos: Sept. 2000 Network Configuration

Bangkok Demos: Sept. 2000 Network Configuration

AITBangkok, TH

Demo Site, WFW

Worldnet

WIDE

OptusSFO

ABone

AI3

MAE-W

SFODC

MAE-E

LAX

MilNet

CSIROHobart, AU

WFW

UNHNashua, NH

EOLI

ESRINFrascati, IT

EOLI

UKMMalaysia

TRFIC

NISN

DANTE (TEN-155)

NYAlterNet

GARR

Milan

NASA GSFCGreenbelt, MD

IDN, DIAL

JRCIspra, IT

WFW

Milan

IMNet

Tokyo

NASDA EOC, EORC, JP

Chicago

STARTAPTransPac

CA*NET3

CCRSOttawa, CA

OGC-WMT

Abilene

MD

MAXUMD

College Park, MD

MOCHA

Great Plains Net

MSP

EDCSioux Falls, SD

Earth Explorer

MichNet

Mich StateE. Lansing, MI

TRFICDC

CNESTolouse, FR

SPOT

SprintLink

SFO

FranceTelecom

Paris

Chulalonkhorn UBangkok, TH

SeaStart

TeleglobeNY

A-Net

Tokyo

AI3

U of AlaHuntsville, AL

Space-Time Toolkit

IDN, DIALIDN, DIAL

MAFF/FPPRI, JP

ANDESANDES

GA

SOX

NY

Cable &Wireless

SFOEU NetNY

IconisoftBelgium

WFWNetwork Test Sink

Network Test Source

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ESRIN - Bangkok EOLI DemoAbilene Transit ConfigurationESRIN - Bangkok EOLI DemoAbilene Transit Configuration

AITBangkok, TH

Demo Site, WFW

Worldnet

WIDE

AI3

LAX

ESRINFrascati, IT

EOLI

DANTE (TEN-155)

NYAlterNet

GARR

Milan

IMNet

Tokyo

Chicago

STARTAPTransPac Abilene

NY

Abilene provided transit between GARR (NY) and TransPac (Chicago)Abilene provided transit between GARR (NY) and TransPac (Chicago)

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•www.ceos.orgwww.ceos.org•links to other CEOS documents, Newsletter, etc.links to other CEOS documents, Newsletter, etc.

•www.igospartners.orgwww.igospartners.org•links to IGOS related documents, IGOS brochure, etclinks to IGOS related documents, IGOS brochure, etc..

•wgiss.ceos.orgwgiss.ceos.org•wgcv.ceos.orgwgcv.ceos.org•access.ceos.orgaccess.ceos.org•corn.eos.nasa.gov/ceos_ns/index.htmlcorn.eos.nasa.gov/ceos_ns/index.html•gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/ceosidn/map.htmlgcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/ceosidn/map.html•corn.eos.nasa.gov/performance/Net_Healthcorn.eos.nasa.gov/performance/Net_Health•redhook.gsfc.nasa.gov/~imswww/pub/imswelcomeredhook.gsfc.nasa.gov/~imswww/pub/imswelcome

Useful URLsUseful URLs

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BACKUPBACKUP

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CEOS & GOIN Performance Test Sites

CEOS & GOIN Performance Test Sites

Sink + Source CEOS Sink

GSFC

CCRS

NASDA

CSIRO

ESRIN

DLR

UCL

INPE

CONAE

EUMETSAT IRE-RAS

UNESCO

NSAU

ISRAEL

JRC

GOIN Sink

ISRO

START

UNEP

GOIN99AIT

NAMRIA

Stockholm

UNEP

UNEP

UNEP

UNEP

UKM

Sink + Source CEOS Sink

GSFC

CCRS

NASDA

CSIRO

ESRIN

DLR

UCL

INPE

CONAE

EUMETSAT IRE-RAS

UNESCO

NSAU

ISRAEL

JRC

GOIN Sink

ISRO

START

UNEP

GOIN99AIT

NAMRIA

Stockholm

UNEP

UNEP

UNEP

UNEP

UKM

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