Earth Observation Data Payload Ground Segments At DLR For GMES

Paper number

IAC-07-B1.4.02

Author

Mr. Gunter Schreier, DLR DFD, Germany

Year

2007

Abstract

The European Global Monitoring of Environment and Security (GMES) programme aims to involve not only the new missions of the European Space Agency (ESA), named SENTINELS and those of EUMETSAT, but also all relevant missions contributing to the objectives of GMES, originating from European states national space agencies and private operators. These missions will be complemented by further missions from non-European operators to close gaps in data provision and to enhance data availability. Harmonizing the availability of data and products for European GMES users and managing the various data and information flows within a heterogeneous and distributed data payload ground segment is a challenging task.
The German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) of DLR is involved in major missions contributing to the fleet of GMES satellites. Apart from operating as one of the major Processing and Archiving Centers (PAC) for the ESA EO Missions, DFD has developed and is developing the data payload ground segment for the German national missions TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X and EnMAP. Whilst TerraSAR-X introduces very high resolution SAR imagery to an international user community, the TanDEM-X mission – aimed to produce the best so far available global elevation model – depicts a major challenge in the orbital tandem configuration as well as in the increased data volume for the ground segment. EnMAP introduces novel hyperspectral optical data to GMES.
In addition, GMES will rely on data from non-European missions. DFD is operations partner of European Space Imaging, receiving, processing and distributing 1 m IKONOS data. DFD also is partner of EUROMAP, ensuring the European coverage for Indian Earth Observation satellites such as ResouceSat and CartoSat. Extending the reach of its European stations, DFD also ensures the capture of European EO mission data outside Europe with its acquisition stations in the Arctic and Antarctic as well as in Mexico.
The paper describes all the above and the various projects – mainly under ESA lead – to harmonize the management of all data and information to allow a seamless access for the GMES operations.

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