Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development Methods and Tools for dual access to the EO databases of the EU and Russia (MEDEO Project)

«Resurs-DK1» Spacecraft Swath, km (at the altitude of 350 km) 28,3 Spectral bands, µm - panchromatic band 0,58 – 0,8 - narrow spectral bands 0,5 – 0,6 0,6 – 0,7 0,7 – 0,8 Ground resolution in nadir, m (at the altitude of 350 km) - in panchromatic band 1 - in narrow spectral bands 2 – 3 The total volume of the Resurs-DK1 images collection exceeds 80 million km2 of the Earth surface 2

New «Resurs-P» Spacecraft High-detailed observation Swath, km (at the altitude of 475 kilometers) 38 Spectral bands, µm - panchromatic band 0,58 – 0,80 - narrow spectral bands 0,45 – 0,52 0,52 – 0,60 0,61 – 0,68 0,72 – 0,80 0,80 – 0,90 Ground resolution in nadir, m (at the altitude of 475 kilometers) - in panchromatic band 1 - in narrow spectral bands 3 – 4 Wide-swath observation Swath, km 97/441 Spectral bands, µm - panchromatic band 0,43 – 0,70 - narrow spectral bands 0,43 – 0,51 0,51 – 0,58 0,60 – 0,70 0,70 – 0,90 0,80 – 0,90 Ground resolution in nadir, m - in panchromatic band 12/60 - in narrow spectral bands 24/120 Hyperspectral observation Swath, km 30 Spectral range, µm 0,4 – 1,1 Number of spectral bands  96 Ground resolution in nadir, m 30 3

Existing problems The services market for provision of remote sensing data undergoes a dramatic rise and becomes one of the main motive forces of innovative development, both in Europe and in Russia. However the exchange of the accessible information on observations of an earth surface in both regions is restricted now exceptionally by technological problems in image format standardization area for Resurs-DK1 and Resurs-P systems. The format used for data representation doesn’t provide their compatibility with the European GIS-applications. Within the scope of the international MEDEO project, the methodical and technical problems connected with incompatibility of the data formats, used by the Russian and European customers, were eliminated and effective technologies of dual access to existing and perspective databases of satellite images were developed. 4

The purposes of the MEDEO project To provide an access to existing and future databases of satellite information owned by the Russian and European Space Agencies for different consumers Project Partners State Research and Production Space-Rocket Center «TsSKB-Progress» (Russian Federation) Ryazan State Radiotechnical University. Research Institute «Photon» (Russian Federation) Berlin Technical University (Germany) Engineering Consulting and Management Office (ECM-Office) (Germany) Aratos Technologies S.A. (Greece) 5

Tasks of the MEDEO project To study the methods and formats of data storing for processing of satellite images used by European and Russian Space agencies. To study the technical requirements of GMES service providers and GIS-software developers for the methods and software tools with a view of joint use of Russian and European Earth Observation data. To develop a new data format specification for «Resurs-DK1», which can be practically used by European consumers. To develop the mathematical tools and software for conversion «Resurs-DK1» and «Resurs-P» images to GIS-applications of European consumers and for conversion European video data to formats of Russian thematic processing applications. To develop the web interface enabling access to «Resurs-DK1» and «Resurs-P» image collection for Russian and European consumers. 6

Developing the methods and tools for conversion of EO data Conversion program of «Resurs» system data 2Gb GeoTIFF/Img RPC … Metadata file Conversion program Resurs_converter (console application) Digital Elevation Model Processing level 1 geocoding data of «Resurs» system Conversion program of European EO data GeoTIFF/Img GeoTIFF/Img Conversion program CSTransform (console application) UTM Projection WGS-84 Coordinate system Gauss-Krjuger cartographic projection CS-42/CS95 Coordinate systems 7

Data conversion results UTM Projection WGS-84 Coordinate system Gauss-Krjuger cartographic projection CS-42 Coordinate systems 8

in GeoTIFF/Img formats Software GIS-application Processing level 1. Geocoding data of «Resurs» system Images opening and saving subsystem convert_resurs program for «Resurs» system data converting CSTransform program for GeoTIFF/Img format data converting t Geocjding data of European Earth remote sensing systems in GeoTIFF/Img formats 9

Conception of mutual access to remote sensing database in MEDEO project 10

Web interface for data collection Website operation scheme User «Resurs-DK1» space system operator Research center of on-line Earth Observation, Moscow Website of MEDEO project Date Users requests processing system Java applet Images Request Samara Email Users database Attributive database and quicklooks server Quicklooks Metadata 11

Internet portal of consumers access to electronic catalogue provides: 1. Option of frames in accordance with following criteria: - regions of imaging; - type of the satellite; - type of sensor; - time of imaging; - percentage of cloudiness etc. 2. Visualization of selected information 3. Request registration for images purchase 12

The report for European Commission (Berlin, March 21-23, 2012) Gabriella Soos, the project officer of European commission’s space research division, and Peter Weiser, the independent expert of European commission, gave a positive assessment to Russian’s work. Public test version of the web interface was demonstrated in September, 12th, 2012 at special session of the MEDEO project which took place within the scope of Space salon ILA 2012 in Berlin 13

Official site of the project: http://medeo-eu-ru.org/ 14