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Space-based Applications and Big Data

Roberto Cossu

07/10/2016

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Outline

• Space-based Applications: the ESA

ARTES IAP programme

• Big data applications to boost

preparedness and response to

migration

• Examples of Space-based Application

Projects

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Member States

ESA has 22 Member States: 20 states of the EU (AT, BE, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, IT, GR, HU, IE, LU, NL, PT, PL, RO, SE, UK) plus Norway and Switzerland.

Seven other EU states have Cooperation Agreements with ESA: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia. Discussions are ongoing with Croatia.

Canada takes part in some programmes under a long-standing Cooperation Agreement.

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OUR MEMBER STATES COMBINING THEIR EFFORTS IN SPACE, FOR THE AVERAGE COST OF A CINEMA TICKET PER CITIZEN PER YEAR

ESA - EUROPE’S SPACE AGENCY

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ESA implements a comprehensive satellite telecommunications and

applications programme which addresses all aspects of the sector

under a flexible programmatic framework known as:

ARTES - Advanced Research in Telecommunication Systems

ARTES Applications is a subset of the ARTES programme elements

dedicated to funding and promoting the development of space-based

downstream applications, services and solutions for the needs of European

citizens and society at large.

institutions, users,

potential customers

service providers,

industry

Strong presence of SMEs prime (68%) and ESA newcomers (41%)

ESA in Space Applications

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The goal :

ESA ARTES Integrated Applications

which demonstrate a potential for sustainable services.

Incubator of Services

What: Foster new utilization of existing space capacity

and capability,

With whom: in close partnership with end-users,

How: through the development of integrated (different space

and non space technologies) applications projects

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Aviation & RPAS

ARTES

Applications

Education & Development

Energy

Environment and Resource Management

Finance, Investment & Insurance

Food & Agriculture

HealthInfrastructures & Smart Cities

Maritime & Offshore

Media & Broadcasting

Safety & Security

Tourism

Transport & Logistics

≈315 activities473 entities26 Countries

Thematic Areas covered in ARTES Applications

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The ARTES Integrated Applications Opportunities

• Open Competition: ESA defines a particular subject and invites

companies and organisations to submit a proposal:

• 3 Open opportunities (Closing Date: 16/12/2016) including Big Data

Applications to boost Preparedness and Response to Migration

• Direct Negotiation (Calls for Proposals): companies, organisations and private or public institutions can submit at any given time a proposal (no specific subject, no fixed budget, no closing date).

100%

50-up to 75%

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The ARTES Integrated Applications Opportunities

Depending on the matureness of the idea:

+ newly introduced instruments:• Kickstart activities: 60Keuro, 75% funding• Enabling activities: e.g. regulations

Feasibility Studies: identify, analyse and define new potentially sustainable applications

Demonstration projects: analysis and implementation of pre-operational demonstration services

2 phases Demonstration projects

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The data collection initiates from the 192 completed and appraised projects from ARTES Integrated applications and service programmes.

5 Led to a business that produced revenues sufficient to recover the

project internal fundingReturned

4 A commercial offer that has generated revenues was put in place at a given

timeCommercial

3 Operations have continued for a period after the end of the ESA contract Operational

2 Have generated other pilot projects inside or outside ESASeed

1No Follow-up after the conclusion of the

contractNo Follow-on

ARTES Applications Projects (AAP)Market Success Rate

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ARTES Applications Institutional CooperationStrategic Partnerships

“SMAP Fund”

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Big data applications to boost preparedness and response to migration

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Background

Europe is being confronted with the most significant influxes of migrants and refugees in its history.

One burning issue is the lack of timely information on migration trends, flows and rates.

Big data applications have been recognized as a potentially powerful tool to provide direct and indirect indicators of migration trends.

ESA’s IAP is preparing an invitation to tender of the feasibility study “Big data applications to boost preparedness and response to migration".

Europe is being confronted with the most significant influxes of migrants and refugees in its history.

One burning issue is the lack of timely information on migration trends, flows and rates.

ESA’s IAP has issued the “Big data applications to boost preparedness and response to migration“

invitation to tender.

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Feasibility study overview

Objectives:

Assess if and how space technology combined with big data can support the identification of migration flows (focus on mitigation, preparedness and response)

Assess the viability of the proposed services

Propose a roadmap for service(s) implementationand demonstration.

6 months duration

150 K€ (firm fixed price)

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Why Big data? Which data? Why space tech?

Why Big Data?

Big data applications have been recognized as a potentially powerful tool to provide direct and indirect indicators of migration trends and human movements. Blumenstock 2012 to track migration patterns in Rwanda from

call detail records Studies on use of geo-located social media (Twitter) data to infer

migration trends. …

Which Data?

Geolocated social media (e.g.: Facebook, twitter ) Geolocation provided by smartphone’s apps IP addresses of website logins and sent e-mails Call detail records ….

Why space tech?

Direct and indirect indicators of migratory flows (e.g.: information on socio-economic factors , unusual human activities, etc.) derived from EO data to provide a medium term human migration forecast (relevant to the mitigation phase)

RPAS are typically part of humanitarian relief activities may provide valuable info GNSS

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Status and schedule

Status

Probed interest from industry Intended tenders announced via LinkedIn, Twitter, ARTES apps

portal Collected more than 100 expressions of interest on the Big

Data study!

Confirm participation of relevant stakeholders:

Schedule:

Tender issue on 28th September 2016, with closing date 16th

December 2016.

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Application projects examples

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SeaSearchProject overview

ObjectivesSeaSearch is aiming at providing a Maritime Situation Awareness Picture based on a detection of mobilephones signals carried by persons at sea, allowing the tracking of small vessels or vessels with turned-off AIStransponders.

Service/ System ConceptSeaSearch system provides:• Detection of small boats outside of the radar

coverage• Detection of small boats with large number of

passengers• Detection of “new” passenger on board• Support tracking of small vessels

Target users• Coast Guards,• Navies,• Public authorities dealing with smuggling.

DFRC AG

TechWorks Marine Ltd, National Maritime College of Ireland, University of Cork

Deployment of WiFi sensors at the Baily Lighthouse, Ireland, June 2016

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RAPSODYRemote Airborne Platform with Satellite Oversight DependencY

Providing Search & Rescue and maritime

environment response supporting services

using RPAS flying in BRLOS

Sub-contractors: DSI (GE), TEKEVER UK (UK)Budget : 4.4 ME (2.2 ESA Price)

Prime: TEKEVER Portugal (PO)

In collaboration with EMSA

With the involvement of maritime safety

authorities from Portugal (AMN), Malta (TM),

UK (MCA), NL (Dutch Coastguards)

Using AR5 Life Ray RPAS from TEKEVER

Portugal Exploiting intelligent RPAS equipped with innovative

sensors package and onboard advanced data

analysis capabilities to survey wide maritime areas, and

reporting its findings in near real-time through a

satcom link to the operating centre

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Maritime Prevention Project (MAPP) Demonstrator

Prime: Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS)

Target Users:• Shipping companies• Situational awareness centres

Insurance companies (indirect)

Background: Following a pirates' attack, onboard communication equipment are destroyed: the vessel’s track is lost, the research area grows as time passes, making it harder to deploy rescue assets efficiently. The challenge is to answer to the question: “Where is my ship?”.

Objective: Develop , validate and demonstrate the ‘Keep in sight’ service which combines a hidden tracker installed onboard (advanced “doppler effect” positioning –ARGOS system- GNSS free) -and EO acquisitions to provide this critical information.

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Roberto CossuRoberto.Cossu@esa.int http://www.esa.inthttps://artes-apps.esa.int/