Proba-V: Earthwatch Mission as part of ESA s Earth Observation Programmes Antwerp 05.07.2013 Bianca Hoersch Proba-V Mission Manager Third Party Mission & Sentinel-2 Mission Manager Earth Observation Directorate, ESA
PROBA-V operational setup ESA owns the Proba-V mission and its data, it will be handed over from D/TEC to become an Earthwatch mission under responsibility of ESA s Earth Observation Directorate after Commissioning Phase, around ~Nov 2013 The mission will be managed from ESRIN, ESA s centre for Earth observation in Frascati/Italy, with Delegation of tasks ESA-internal to Redu for Flight Operation Segment/ Mission Control Center (MCC) D/TEC for satellite maintenance as well as industrial contracts to VITO for the Payload Data Ground Segment, collocated with SPOT-VEGETATION processing. Ground Receiving Station(s): to be selected via open tender ESA will be responsible to manage user access to/exploitation of the 1km products within Earthwatch, under an ESA free and open data policy, based on the Principles of the Sentinel data policy ESA UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use ESA's Esrin Centre in Italy ESA's Redu Centre in Belgium
ESA Earth Observation Mission Management tasks Frequent interactions EO data users Collect results, feedback & new requirements Establish good relations Member States delegations Provide data & information Mission Management Internal coordination Report to DOSTAG & PB-EO EC Manage Phase E2/F Prepare yearly workplan Coordinate mission operations within available programme budget Reporting Verify workplan implementation ESA staff
ESA Earth Observation satellites 3 EO Earth Explorer Missions in operation (GOCE, SMOS, CryoSat-2), 5+ to be launched ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat not in operations anymore, but archives are maintained/provided to users +3800 projects worldwide currently (>15.000 since 1991 cumulative) increasing further More than 100 Terrabytes/yr of data 30 Third Party Missions for which data are disseminated to European users
ESA s Earth Explorer satellites: high-end science research mission GOCE 17 March 2009 SMOS 2 Nov. 2009 ADM AEOLUS CryoSat-2 8 April 2010 SWARM in 2013 EARTH CARE 7th EE: BIOMASS 8th EE: to be selected
GMES: Upcoming satellite launches Sentinel-1A, end 2013/early 2014 Sentinel-2A, Sep 2014 Sentinel-3A Nov 2014 GMES is a European space flagship programme GMES provides the necessary data for operational monitoring of the environment and for civil security
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Heritage from Envisat: Inventories of vegetation and land cover using satellite images ESA-UCL, MERIS Globcover 2009 300m resolution global vegetation map
Heritage from Envisat: Inventories of vegetation and land cover using satellite images ESA, MERIS Globcover 300m resolution global vegetation map,
Belgium Spot4 Take5 site: 3 Mar-6 June 2013 Simulating 5-day Sentinel-2 revisit ESA UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use
ESA Data User Element (DUE) Mapping land cover in Siberia with satellites: Comparison between 3 spatial resolutions: 30 m, 300 m & 1000m km Landsat ETM+ (30 m) ENVISAT MERIS FR (300 m) SPOT5 VGT (1 km )
taking the step: from Third Party Missions towards Proba-V and further to Sentinel-3 Mission Area Spect ral bands Swath [km] Spatial resolu tion [m] Years in archive Archive total [TB] AVHRR 6 2900 1100 26 12 0.4 MODIS Europe North 36 2330 250 13 18 1.3 Africa SeaWifs VGT Europe/N orth Africa Global @Vito 8 1500/ 2800 1000 15 2 0.1 4 2250 1000 15 21 1.4 MERIS global 15 1150 300 10 180 18 Proba-V Sentinel-3 (OLCI) Global Land Global Land & Sea 4 2250 300/ 1000 5+ 150 30 ESA Archive /year [TB] 21 1270 300 12.5+ 1500+ 125
Sentinel 3 Overview We care for a safer world The Sentinel 3 Mission is an operational mission in high-inclination, low earth orbit Full performance achieved with 2 satellites in orbit Sentinel-3 implements 3 core missions to deliver continuity to existing ones: Sea Surface Height products (Credit: CLS) Sea and land colour data, at least at the level of quality of the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument on ENVISAT Sea and Land surface temperature, at least at the level of quality of the Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) instrument on ENVISAT Sea surface topography data at least at the level of quality of the Envisat Radar Altimeter (RA) system In addition, the payload design will allow data continuity of the medium resolution Vegetation instrument (on SPOT4/5) measurements, enhanced fire monitoring capabilities, Along-track SAR for coastal zones, based on Cryosat-2 heritage, for improved in-land water and sea-ice topography. Sea Surface Temperature products (Credit: Met Office) Ocean colour products (Credit: MyOcean) Land cover products (Credit: ESA)
Sentinel-3: Continuity of ENVISAT/SPOT-VGT Main satellite characteristics 1250 kg maximal mass Volume in 3.89 m x 2.202 m x 2.207 m Average power consumption of 1100 W 7.5 years lifetime (fuel for 5 add. years) Large cold face for optical instruments thermal control Modular accommodation for a simplified management of industrial interfaces Launch S3A Nov 2014 with Rockot Launch S3B 18 months later with VEGA Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer GPS Microwave Radiometer Ocean and Land Colour Instrument X-band Antenna DORIS Antenna Observation Data Management 21.25 Gb (170 Gbit) of observation data per orbit Space to ground data rate 2 x 280 Mbps X-Band Laser retroreflector S-band Antenna SAR Radar Altimeter 1 ground contact per orbit 3h delivery timeliness (from satellite sensing)
SYNERGY will be possible combining OLCI and SLSTR data Synergy product and SPOT-VGT simulation SLSTR Close heritage to AATSR, with two scan mechanisms and a flip mirror to enable wider swath Key Improvements: Uses two scan mechanisms and a flip mirror to enable wider swath Nadir swath is offset to cover OLCI swath One VIS channel (865nm) is used for co-registration with OLCI swath Oblique view 55 deg inclination maintains a longer atmospheric path length compared to nadir for better atmospheric correction Number of spectral bands from 7 to 9 (new 1.38 and 2.25 um) for better Ci Cloud detection Increased resolution for VIS and SWIR channels (0.5 km @ nadir, TIR 1 km @nadir) Maintain dual view (nadir/oblique) scanning with increased swath of 750 km Increased nadir swath coverage to 1400 km 100% overlap with OLCI improved dual view coverage Ocean < 4 days (practically ~ 2 days, 1 sat dedicated Active Fire channels OLCI Pushbroom Imaging Spectrometer (VIS- NIR) Close heritage to MERIS (spectral bands and radiometric performances) Key Improvements: a. number of spectral bands (from 15 to 21) b. reduced sun glint by camera tilt in west direction c. Full Resolution 300m over land/ocean, d. improved characterisation, e.g., straylight, camera overlap e. improved (1 sat) coverage Ocean < 4 days, Land < 3 days (MERIS 15 days) f. 100% overlap with SLSTR
SYNERGY Products The Synergy processor of Sentinel-3 makes use of the combined information from the OLCI and SLSTR instruments to provide improved data for land surface analysis. The Synergy L2 processing uses of the enhanced spectral and angular capabilities of a combined instrument (the SYN instrument) to produce a product with atmosphere-corrected surface reflectance and aerosol properties. Synergy VGT processing provides products comparable to SPOT VGT-P and VGT-S. SYN Surface Reflectance SYN Fully atmosphere-corrected Surface Reflectance and associated error estimates. Synergistically retrieved from OLCI channels and SLSTR channels (both nadir and oblique views), except for gaseous absorption channels. SYN Aerosol Optical Depth SYN Aerosol Optical Depth SYN Aerosol Model Index Top of Atmosphere Reflectance product provided for the continuity of the SPOT VGT P product. Generated from atmosphere-corrected OLCI and SLSTR channels interpolated to VGT bands and upscaled to top of atmosphere reflectances. Aerosol load, expressed in optical depth at a given wavelength (550 nm), and associated error estimates. Synergistically retrieved from OLCI and SLSTR. Single view, three channel aerosol-robust SST Index into the table of 40 aerosol models used for retrieving the SYN Aerosol Optical Depth.
Operations on a daily basis: PROBA-V Earthwatch Products, supplied 72h after sensing Products S1 TOA Product 1km spatial resolution product HDF5 format product resolution data, best-quality daily synthesis S1 TOC Product 1km spatial resolution product HDF5 format data corrected for atmospheric effects S10 TOC Product 1km spatial resolution product HDF5 format decadal synthesis of S1's S: synthesis; S1 = daily; S10 = decade products delivered in granules (10 degrees per 10 degrees) Each granule is a file PROBA-V first image ESA UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use
Spot-5 VGT is TODAY already a GMES Contributing Mission, interfaces for GMES Users are in place http://gmesdata.esa.int
Spot-5 VGT is TODAY already a GMES Contributing Mission, interfaces for GMES Users are in place http://gmesdata.esa.int
PROBA-V: harmonised access for other users with ESA s EO missions with a single sign on http://earth.esa.int 1. New user to register via Earthnet Online (UM-SSO). ESA UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use
PROBA-V: harmonised access for other users with ESA s EO missions with a single sign on http://earth.esa.int 1. New user to register via Earthnet Online (UM-SSO). ESA UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use
PROBA-V: operational procedure for registration to products PROBA-V VEGETATION Daily synthesis products (S1 TOA and S1 TOC) and decadal synthesis products (S10 TOC) Archive and Subsciptions 2. A mail is automatically sent to ESA helpdesk and to VITO.
PROBA-V: Access to data 3. Immediately, in the My EarthNet list, the link to the Vito PDF is provided to the user PROBA-V.VEGETATION.1KM_SYNTHESIS Accessible via specific tool PDF Click here {http://www.vito-eodata.be} 4. VITO sends an email to EOHelp with the credentials and activation link 5. ESA EOHelp sends the startup mail to the user, including credentials for PDF login and PDF account activation link. Also include the procedure to order PROBA-V 1KM products 6. The user activates his PDF account and finalize the PDF account creation by updating the password and providing name, given name and company. 7. The user can order the products directly through the VITO PDF tool. ESA UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use Note: Search can be done immediately without registration. For ordering, procedure and credentials will be provided in a few days by EOHelp
PROBA-V: search & order on VITO PDF tool Users use the PDF at VITO to search & order Earth Watch PROBA-V 1km synthesis products. Search can be done anonymously. Order/Download products only for registered users. http://www.vito-eodata.be ESA UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use
PROBA-V: search on VITO PDF tool Catalogue search Search parameters (configurable) Region Of Interest Tiles 10 *10 ESA UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use
PROBA-V: Contact the help desk from the PDF All questions related to PROBA-V 1KM are redirected to https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/contact-us Once the user entered the PROBA-V 1KM collection (from the home page), then the contact button will open https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/contact-us From the home page: o o Contact button opens a dialog box User selects the type of question: General question: VITO HelpDesk is contacted Collection related question: - if user selects PROBA-V 1km, invited to go on https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/conctact-us - Otherwise, VITO HelpDesk contacted ESA UNCLASSIFIED For Official Use
A new SPACE for Proba-V welcome to the ESA EO family!