ENVISAT Validation Workshop

Dec, 2002

ESRIN

ESRIN

130 ESA Staff (7%)250 Industry Staff

Dec, 2002

ESRIN Activities

ESOC

•Communication : Web portal

Vega Department : •small launchers

Informatics Department: ESA Corporate SW and Networks

Dec, 2002

Earth Observation Exploitation Department: EO mission operation and exploitation

High Rate MissionsPRESENT

FUTURE• ERS-1 (ESA)• LANDSAT 1-2-3-4 (USA)• JERS-1 (J)• MOS-1a/b (J)• SEASAT (USA)• SPOT 1/3 (F)• METRIC CAMERA (USA/D)

• ERS-2 (ESA)• ENVISAT (ESA)• SPOT 1/2/4 (F) incl ‘Vegetation’• LANDSAT 5-7 (USA)

• ALOS (J)• SPOT 5• RADARSAT 1/2/3 (CND) •IRS P6 (India)•Rocsat-2 (Taiwan)•EOS-Aura (US, 2003)

PAST

Low Rate missions

• ERS 1 (ESA• HCMM (USA)• NIMBUS 7(USA)• NOAA 10-13 (USA)• OCTS (J)• NSCATT (J/USA)

• ERS 2 (ESA)• ENVISAT (ESA)• SEAWiFS (USA)• NOAA 15/16 (USA)• IRS P3 MOS (INDIA/D)• QSCATT (USA) • EOS-MODIS Terra, Acqua(USA)•Chris/Proba

• ADEOS 2 (J)•Cloudsat (US)•Icesat (US)•Calipso (US/F, 2004)

EO-Exploitation DepartmentOperations and Exploitation of

EO Missions & Data

Exploitation Projects (DUP, MD, GMES…)Dec, 2002

After 11 years of ERS:

ERS-2 still operationala wealth of science and application results

(SAR Interferometry)technological progress,

(ERS-1/2 Tandem Phase, Geodetic Phase)consolidation of a large (thousands) EO user community huge data archives as basis for long-term environmental monitoring established (11 years measurements)

-> ERS-2 Operations being continued

ERS (1991 - 2002)

Dec, 2002

ENVISAT Commissioning & Operations Phase-in Schedule

Launch SODAP Commissioning Calibration Workshop Commissioning

Validation Workshop, Phase-in of non-cal/val PisOperations Readiness Review-1, Hand-over

Initial Operations Phase,Phase-in of DEs Operations Readiness –2

Full Operations Phase…. 2006

Product Validation and Evolution

Dec, 2002

Hazards11%

Hydrology9%

Renewable resources

14%

Geodesy1%

Oceanography20%

Coastal zones monitoring

9%

Land environment6%

Atmosphere22%

Ice5%

Geology2%Topographic

mapping1%

• 674 accepted AO projects (100 cal/val)• 160 new cat-1 projects accepted• 47 Countries• -> 250 non-cal/val projects already phased in

North America

Europe

Oceania

South America

Asia

Africa

ENVISAT: Projects’ Status today

Dec, 2002

+ Launch & Injection excellent+ Unique combination of

instruments ; all Instruments working outstanding

+ technical status extremely positive for long operations

+ funding until end 2006 committed+ Artemis likely to be recovered by

Feb 2003+ ERS-2 still alive and in operations

ENVISAT: Situation today

- Launch was late- Artemis not available- data for validation

activities distributed late, back-log processing difficult

Dec, 2002

ENVISAT: tomorrow

A unique combination of instruments and data for scientific, public benefit, operational and commercial use for several years

In context with other missions : continuation of observations and projects for 15 years of monitoring

Dec, 2002