The European Union Satellite Centre: GEOINT Analysis for the European Union

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1 UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY European Union Satellite Centre The European Union Satellite Centre: GEOINT Analysis for the European Union The Use of Space in the Framework of CSDP War Museum, Athens, 10 April 2014 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 Hervé Touron Operations Division [email protected]

2 UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Contents of Presentation SATCEN Location, Mission & Tasking Cycle Analysis Capability Support to Missions & Operations Analysis Domains Products & Services Production Overview SATCEN and Copernicus Services Activities SSA & SST SATCEN Needs for Imagery & Services Key points and Way Ahead European Union Satellite Centre 2014

3 European European Union Union Satellite Centre UNCLASSIFIED / FOR / FOR OFFICIAL OFFICIAL USE USE ONLY ONLY European Union Satellite Centre An Intelligence European Capability Dec SATCEN declared fully operational transferred to EU (JOINT ACTION) Lisbon Treaty European Union External Action (EEAS)

4 UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY European Union Satellite Centre 2014 SatCen Joint Action: Mission Statement The Satellite Centre shall, in coherence with the European Security Strategy, support the decision-making of the European Union in the field of the CFSP, in particular of the ESDP, including European Union crisis management operations, by providing, as appropriate, products resulting from the analysis of satellite imagery and collateral data, including aerial imagery, and related services. The only Operational Entity in Space and Security in support of the decisionmaking of the EU

5 UNCLASSIFIED/FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY The LISBON TREATY 01 December 2009 Union as a global actor with a legal personality Broadening of the Petersberg tasks Humanitarian, rescue, peacekeeping, crisis-management, peace restoring tasks + joint disarmament, military advice, assistance, conflict prevention, post-conflict stabilization, fight against terrorism A mutual assistance clause (art. 28) A MS victim of an armed aggression on its territory, other MS give aid & assistance by all means A solidarity clause In the event of a terrorist attack or natural/man-made disaster (use of military means) A LARGE RANGE OF MISSIONS European Union Satellite Centre 2014

6 European European Union Union Satellite Centre UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY European Union Satellite Centre

7 European European Union Union Satellite Centre UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY SatCen Intelligence Cycle: Political Control with Operational Responsiveness Political and Security Committee (PSC) olitical Supervision perational direction Commission UN EU SATCEN High Representative EEAS European Union EXTERNAL ACTION Operational Direction and Tasking Crisis Management & Planning Directorate EU SATCEN Brussels Office INTCEN Civilian Planning & Conduct Capabilities (CPCC) EU Military Staff (EUMS) Missions / Operations - OHQs Crisis Response & Operational Coordination (CROC) Member States

8 UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY European Union Satellite Centre 2014 Military Capabilities Analysis of military activity / deployed forces Battle Damage Assessment Main Analysis Domains Contingency Planning Support to evacuation operations Rapid mapping Weapons of Mass Destruction Arms control and non-proliferation Chemical weapons Critical Infrastructure Elements-at-risk mapping Threat analysis and Vulnerability Assessment General Crime and Security Surveillance Treaty verification Border control Global terrorism Piracy and coastal analysis Drugs/illegal cropping Humanitarian Aid Refugee camps / IDPs State failure and insurgency Man-made and natural disasters

9 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY SATCEN Products & Services First Impression Reports Briefing Notes Reports Studies GIS Web Map Services Optical imagery SAR complex analysis DEM Thermal data Full Motion Video Maps/Vectors 3D modeling Volume extraction Collateral Data Analysis OSINT integration

10 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Support to EU NAFVOR ATALANTA Analysis of: Known Pirate Operating Bases/Locations Infrastructure (LOC) Military installations Significant buildings and structures Maritime facilities Shoreline Activity Classification of fishing vessels (skiffs) Number of Products issued since 2009 Requested by EU NAVFOR: 98 Total of Products over Somalia: 119

11 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 Support to UNSMIS Production Overview Border Crossing Points Military Activity Damage Assessment WMD storage and production Refugee Camps Start of Crisis Mode: 16 th May 2012 End of Crisis Mode: 19 th Aug 2012 Number of LOIs requested: 52 Number of Images used: 200 Number of Products issued: 230 FIRs

12 European European Union Union Satellite Centre UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Support to UNSMIS HOMS City Military Activity

13 European European Union Union Satellite Centre UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY HOMS City - Military Activity & Damage Assessment

14 Support to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) The Support to OPCW has been developed in two phases: 1 st Phase started on 27 Sept nd Phase started on 17 Dec 2013 (COUNCIL DECISION 2013/726/CFSP of 9 Dec 2013) Site surroundings and accesses Relation to Military Facilities Site detailed analysis and infrastructure Possible CW production/storage facilities Activity analysis

15 Support to UN / OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) European Union Satellite Centre

16 Support to EUMS - Nigeria Damage Assessment

17 Support to EUMS - Nigeria Damage Assessment Satellite imagery based damage assessment over a town in northern Nigeria using change detection techniques with high-resolution images pre- and post violence.

18 UNCLASSIFIED/FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Mapping Support to EUTM Mali MALI CITY MAPS KOULIKORO - EUTM camp location European Union Satellite Centre 2014

19 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 Ukraine Crimea CRISIS: Task Overview Military and para-military Activity, Analysis of Military Facilities, Infrastructure Assessment (cities, ports and airports) Border Crossing Points, Monitoring of Industrial facilities related to WMD. Start of SatCen Support: 01 st March 2014 Number of LOIs requested: 63 Number of Products issued: 105 FIRs (as of 31 March)

20 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 UNCLASSIFIED/FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY EU SatCen Geoportal

21 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 Copernicus (GMES) Overview Replacing the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme, Copernicus has a budget of 4, million for Its data will serve many purposes, including monitoring climate change and protecting public security. Copernicus (previously GMES) Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Programme for the establishment of a EO European capacity EU-led initiative coordinated and managed by EC SatCen missions in line with the Security dimension of COPERNICUS SatCen mainly involved in Security services providing support to the EU External Actions, Border Control and Maritime Surveillance

22 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use Only CSDP Needs expressed to Copernicus Services EUFOR Tchad/RCA (July 2008) Operation cannot enter IDP sites. Needs where IMINT can be of help: Identification of sites Estimation of need Assessment of potential risks Knowledge of evolutions

23 UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use Only CSDP Needs expressed to Copernicus Services EUBAM (November 2010) Border Demarcation Activities Border reference mapping (483km) Analysis of Critical Infrastructure along the border Border Checkpoint analysis EUTM Mali (March 2014) Training Activities Reference Mapping (Kati Mali MAF Training site) UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use Only European Union Satellite Centre 2014

24 UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use Only BRIDGES G-NEXT Study of several models of governance for sustainable services addressing the Security Dimension of GMES, including technical, financial and legal implications. Particular interest in: multi-layer approach protection of the information UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use Only European Union Satellite Centre 2014

25 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 SSA-SST Indicative Services relevant for CFSP and suitable for data policy testing: Satellite Over-Flight Conjunction Warning Space Re-Entry Prediction Fragmentation Service Catalogue Service SSA-SST Services Satellite Over-flight Satellite Conjunction Alert Space Re-entry Prediction Knowledge of satellites position with time Protecting operational satellites from collisions Warning of space objects re-entering to the Earth s surface

26 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 Representative High Resolution Satellites over Athens during 24h Satellite overflight passes over Athens on the 10 th April h simulation window, 50 representative High Resolution Satellites 27% 77 passes COUNTRY 1 45% 129 passes COUNTRY 2 13% 38 passes COUNTRY 3 15% 44 passes COUNTRY passes 24h Orbital Information: JSpOC - Spacetrack.com Satellites Information: Geospatial Data Service Centre GDSC.NLR.NL

27 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 Representative High Resolution Satellites over Athens during 24h 30 Satellite overflight passes over Athens on the 10 th April h simulation window, 50 representative High Resolution Satellites :00:00 01:00:00 02:00:00 03:00:00 04:00:00 05:00:00 06:00:00 07:00:00 08:00:00 09:00:00 10:00:00 11:00:00 12:00:00 13:00:00 14:00:00 15:00:00 16:00:00 17:00:00 18:00:00 19:00:00 20:00:00 21:00:00 22:00:00 23:00:00 Country 1 Country 2 Country 3 Country 4 27% 77 passes COUNTRY 1 45% 129 passes COUNTRY 2 13% 38 passes COUNTRY 3 15% 44 passes COUNTRY passes 24h Orbital Information: JSpOC - Spacetrack.com Satellites Information: Geospatial Data Service Centre GDSC.NLR.NL

28 European Union Satellite Centre UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY EU Satcen Facts and Figures Progression by Number of Products Copernicus Products Satcen Products

29 UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY EU SatCen Production Products for Civilian (EUBAM RafaH, EUMM Georgia, Sudan) Military (NAVFOR Somalia, EUTM Somalia, EUFOR BiH) Member States UN EU Institutions (EEAS, INTCEN, EUMS ) TOTAL (Not including Copernicus) Total production for the three first months of 2014: 303

30 Users Satellites used by SatCen: Resolution and Availability Commercial Imagery - Unclassified Sensors 1986 SPOT 1 FR 2004 Ikonos USA 2005 QuickBird USA 2007 Cosmo 2009 TerraSAR-X SkyMED WorldView GeoEye GE IT US US 2012 Pléiades FR 10 m 1 m 0,6 m 1 m 1 m 0,5 m 0,47 m > 0,5 0,70 m FR, IT SP, BE, GR Hélios II 2008 IT Cosmo Skymed 2011 GE SARLupe 2011 Governmental Imagery Sensors EU Confidential / EU Secret UNCLASSIFIED / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY European Union Satellite Centre 2014

31 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 SATCEN Access to Imaging Sensors & Services Sensor needs: Resolutions (spatial & spectral, Metric/Sub-metric, Multispectral, Hyperspectral, TIR) Temporal (Revisiting Time) Types (active / passive - Optical & Radar) Constellation / Complementarity (increased resolutions) Full Motion Video Complementarity of sensors (commercial, dual, strictly governmental) Service needs: Access to acquisition planning Certainty of acquisition Fast (pre)processing and delivery Bottleneck Property / contractual agreement (binding access / acquisition) Seconds on orbit / Virtual Ground Station Enhanced access to governmental assets (Direct links)

32 European Union Satellite Centre 2014 UNCLASSIFIED/FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Key Aspects Way Ahead 1. Sensors: an EU capacity (Autonomy/Reactivity/Credibility) 2. The best possible support to EEAS permanent contact (Bru Office) 3. Space and Security programs (Copernicus, SSA) 4. Human dimension: Cooperation, SNE, Training 5. Financial mechanisms (Athena, FPI, EEAS, Cost Recovery) 6. Permanent and strong support from EU Member States 7. Joint Action review: new Council Decision

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