ESA/FAO Contributionof a Sample GEOportal

STATUS & PLANSwww.geoportal.org

Presentation to ADC Committee

Tokyo 14/15 July 2007H.L. Moeller

(hmoeller@esa.int)

Activities 2006/2007 Current Look & Feel and Navigation CFP response summary

Interfaces within GEOSS ArchitecturePossible interfacing to GEONetcastPossible Scenarios, Data and SourcesSupported StandardsCompliance to CFP requirementsDemonstration and Operations Support

GMES Context Next Steps

Agenda

July 2006– ESA Proposal to define, deploy, host and maintain a GEOportal as ESA contribution to GEOSS @ ADC

Seattle meetingAugust/September 2006:

– ESA Statement of Work to industry for a “GEOportal – ESA Contribution”– Kick-off of Contract incl. WP with FAO Geonetwork

November 2006: – Demonstration of Prototype @ GEO-III Plenary– GEOPortal on the list of early successes– 1st Presentation to UIC meeting

February 2007: – GEOportal contribution prototype on-line @ www.geoportal.org – Follow-up of Bonn Demonstration with UIC and CBC for further feedback– ESA/FAO joint answer to DA-06-07 RFI based on already ongoing work since ADC Seattle

March 2007:– Presentation of ESA/FAO Contribution to GEOportal @ FAO/UNSDI Partners meeting hosted at ESA– 2nd Presentation to UIC

May 2007:– ESA/FAO joint answer to AR-07-02 CFP

ESA/FAO 2006/2007 Activities

GEOportal - Homepage

GEOportal – main access to GEONetCast - schema

GEOportal – SBA page

GEOportal – Services list

GEOportal – GEONetCast service page

GEOSS Architecture Implementation PilotESA & FAO Contribution to GEOPortal Response&Proposal for Contribution to EO-Summit 2007 Demonstration

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PORTAL INTERFACES:

The ESA/FAO contribution to GEOPortal will interface (at a minimum) the following items

Access (links) to the GEO Website (1) via traditional web management tools (CMS)

Access to community portals (2): Re-use of data from ESA’s eoportal www.eoportal.org Access to the charter website www.disasterscharter.org Harvesting of metadata from portals within GEONetwork

community Other community portals as required

Catalogue client via ESA’s FEDEO initiative, access to the clearinghouse accordingly (3)

Access to WMS services for portrayal services (4) (for showcase map-layers listed in GEOPortal)

Information from GEONetcast and possible inclusion of showcases from GEONetcast portal (5)

Typical User InteractionDepending on the scenario, the GEOPortal may support local search for data and services to assist new/ non-experienced users to answer questions such as

Which services exist in the service segment that serve emergency response applications, e.g. disaster charter? Alignment of Portal Information with Registry Information tbdWhich types of data sets available through GEOSS support services for marine applications, e.g. SAR?Which data sets are available via subscription and dissemination via GEONetcast?Which data available through GEONetcast supports NRT delivery for ice berg monitoring?In principle, the GEOportal contribution is capable of supporting any scenarios selected for the demonstration pilot, e.g. selected from services and organisations as already identified on the Portal (see table below).

Demonstration Scenario Development

The GEOPortal contribution is already structured according to SBAs

identifies a number of services for each SBA in support to user needs

including identified sample data sets which illustrate which data can support services and applications.

Scenarios can be developed based on a number of applications

Examples

Water – Food Security – EXAMPLE -A policy maker aiming to plan the best water resource management to improve agricultural productivity in his country (e.g. an African country),selecting his country in the search by location interface, and selecting Water/production of food, will have access to several services providing relevant information targeted on his country needs.Among others, access will be offered to services provided by international initiatives (e.g. TIGER Initiative, GEMS Water), and other targeted services such as analyzing services (e.g. FAO- AQUASTAT), mapping services (e.g. AFRICOVER), monitoring services (e.g. World Soil and Terrain Database). The access to maps focused on land cover and land use, with the possibility of customization with other datasets, for example related to water bodies, population, cities, could provide further information to support effective policies planning.

Disasters Management – Floods Early Warning – Example -Weather forecasts and early warning services (e.g. EUMETNET Metoalarm) predict severe weather conditions characterized by strong rainfalls over central Europe for the next 48h. Early warning allows an improved planning of preventive measure, e.g. against floods.The user, e.g. a civil protection agency, maybe supported in their activities planning by accessing the GEOportal resources by SBA (disasters/floods) and location (Europe or a specific country) will be able to retrieve information of relevance for these events.A targeted search of services available for disasters management, namely floods, could help finding services targeted on preventing or reducing the risk of disaster-induced losses. The user will have access to a number of services meeting his operational needs such as services for early warning and assessment of risks (e.g. RISK-EOS, INSCRIT), mapping services (e.g. RESPOND, UNOSAT etc.), monitoring (e.g. International Charter - Space and Major Disasters).

Type of data Categories Examples

Information Services Early warning services EUMETNET-Meteoalarm, RISK-EOS

Monitoring services LMCS - Land Monitoring Core Service, GCOS - Global Climate Observing System, GEONetCast

Analyzing services ATSR Fire Atlas, FAO-AQUASTAT

Mapping services RESPOND, UNOSAT, AFRICOVER

Assessment services INSCRIT, FAOMET, UNEP- Global Environment Outlook Data Portal,

Alert systems RSOE HAVARIA - Emergency and Disaster Information Services

Geospatial web services FAO GeoNetwork, ORCHESTRA

Data processing WOCAT

Data Provision World Data Centers

Pilot – Possible Relevant Data

Service Providers UN Organizations and Agencies FAO, WMO, UNEP, UNITAR, UNESCO

Coordination Bodies CEOS, EUMETNET

Space agencies ESA, DLR, CNES, CSA, NASA

International organizations EUMETSAT, EC

National Organizations USGS, NOAA

Research Centers Helmholtz Research Network – EOS, ICSU

International Initiatives - International Charter - Space and Major Disasters, GMES, TIGER

Showcases of Datasets - Maps of flooded areas / wild fire maps in support to disaster management, Land use - Land cover map, World cities, World rivers, Hydrological basins in Africa, population etc.

Type of data Categories Examples

Pilot - Relevant Data

Scenario Dataset showcases (layers) source Disasters Management - Floods

MERIS global mosaic ESA Global Floods UNEP Simplified world country boundary FAO Geonetwork Cities ESA Built-Up Areas ESA Populated places in the world FAO Geonetwork Roads ESA Railroads ESA Airport Facilities Points ESA Water Courses ESA

Available Sample Data Sets and related Sources

Support of open standards

Natively, the GEOportal will support the following standards:

As compatible with the GeoNetwork opensource 2.1 software, i.e. OGC Catalogue Service CSW ISO API profile, ESA/FAO intend also to collaborate to provide a JSR168 interface to GeoNetwork.A planned evolution to GeoNetwork opensource 3.0 software, ESA/FAO are collaborating to upgrade the GeoNetwork software to the catalogue profile ISO ISO/TS 15000-3.A WMS client will be integrated into ESA contribution to GEOPortal

The portal will provide an access to the interoperable catalogues made accessible in the framework of the FEDEO pilot on interoperability. For details please refer to FEOEO pilot response to the CFP.

Compliance to CFP Requirements:1.) Maintenance of the GEO Web Portal content shall be performed by TBD organization.Compliant. Operated by the industrial consortium responsible for the operation and maintenance of ESA’s EO user services. ESA currently operates and maintains a number of community web sites e.g. www.eoportal.org and the www.disasterscharter.org site. Commitment is to operate the GEOportal contribution by providing frequent updates and overall availability of the site at a level expected by an international operating organisation2.) Maintenance of the software of GEO Web Portal shall be performed by TBD organization:Compliant. Maintained by the developers ESA’s contribution to GEOportal will be based on selected open source components. Initial commitment is for the duration of the current GEO WP 2007-2009 with the possibility for extension.

Availability/persistent demonstrations

Support to a number of events/ demonstrations The IEEE WS at IGARS in July 2007,The ADC meeting in Washington D.C. in September 2007,The GEO-IV & EO Summit meeting in Cape Town in November 2007,Other events may be considered to be supported.

Support includes travel, staff, HW and SW as required for presentations and demonstrations.

Beyond the demonstrations identified in the above, support is committed for the operations of the GEOportal contribution, starting with Version 1.0 planned for end July 2007 and for an initial duration 2007-2009 in line with the current GEO Workplan. Further extensions will be considered as part of the GEO Implementation Plan beyond 2009.

GEOPortal in GMES Context

Similar Concept used for GMES Data Access Portal, i.e. mapping of EO Missions on Data Supply Side within GMES Space Component onFast Track Services within GMES Service Component

GEOPortal & GMES DA Portal based on different instantiations of the same components

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Next Steps

ADC AR-07-02 Participation

- Cooperation with other Portals, Clearinghouse (incl. ESA FedEO), GEONetcast

- Guidance on Scenarios (GEOSEC, TF)

- Requirements from CBC

- Operational release V1 planned mid 2007