The Arctic Integrated Situational Awareness Service (ISAS) · – Proof of Concept Overview and Results – Situational Awareness Layers ... – Satellite Imagery and derived data,

The Arctic Integrated Situational Awareness Service (ISAS) Bergen, February 2015

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Agenda

– Project Outline – Overview of the Service – Proof of Concept Overview and Results – Situational Awareness Layers – Geo-ASIGN – Delivery over Low Bandwidths – Next steps


Arctic IAP – Improved Situational Awareness in the Arctic • European Space Agency (ESA) funded project – Integrated Applications Programme

(IAP) – Currently a feasibility study

• Delivery of Situational Awareness Information to Operators in Arctic Regions – Satellite Imagery and derived data, Ice mapping data, Vessel monitoring, Oil spill monitoring,

Hydrographic data, Bathymetry data, – Capability to deliver via Satcoms over low bandwidths

• Consortium of partners bringing a variety of expertise

– Telespazio VEGA UK, e-GEOS, Marine South East, AnsuR, Stevenson Astrosat, HR Wallingford

• Support from other unofficial project partners: − Iridium, Inmarsat, exactEarth, TeamSurv

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INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION LAYERS

• Vessel Monitoring • Oil Slick Detection & Monitoring • Strategic & Tactical Ice

Monitoring • Port monitoring • Hydrographic layers • Infrastructure monitoring • Bathymetric layers

Low Bandwidth


Arctic IAP Feasibility - Work Packages and Timescale

Roadmap & Recommendations

State of the Art Technology

Review

User & Stakeholder Analysis and

Requirements Specification of

Integrated Solution/Services

Proof of Concept

12 Months

Economic/ Non-Economic Viability

Demonstration Project

KO Q3 2015


PoC Overview • Objective:

“To validate the most critical service and system elements… …then engage potential users and gather feedback on results”

• Definition & Prototyping stage

– Tailor the offer to stakeholder requirements – Identify the key service elements to be tested:

1. Situational awareness information layers 2. Delivery over low bandwidth

– Pick scenario(s) and areas to trial concept

• Evaluation stage – Deliverables (datasets) on offer are what is required – Interface usability for operations – Low-bandwidth transfer capabilities and relevance – User business case justification

• Define Roadmap


PoC Operational Scenarios • Scenario 1, Red Box

• Baffin Bay License Area • Operations with oil release

incident.

• Scenario 2, Green Box • North Eastern License Area • Seismic survey operation

• Scenario 3, Blue Box

• Approaches to Ilulissat Harbour • Port monitoring operation

Overlay Key: Purple LEO Satcoms only Orange Issues with GEO Satcoms Green GEO Satcoms


PoC Operational Scenario Stricken vessel with an oil leakage event – Baffin Bay

Actors Behaviours Dangers Solutions

Stricken vessel Support vessels Supply vessels Response vessels (Aircraft)

Response coordination Iceberg management Oil spill response

Collisions Icebergs Visibility Weather Depth (iceberg draft) Increased vessel traffic

Oil slick detection and monitoring Vessel monitoring Ice monitoring Hydrography Met data Bathymetry








Geo-ASIGN - Delivery Over Low Bandwidths

Primary Objective Prove operational capability of low bandwidth delivery over satellite

communications network, using Geo-ASIGN software

Content – The need to use satcoms with its limitations – Iridium Pilot test kit, using OpenPort 128 – The functionality of Geo-ASIGN – Results and conclusions of tests – Feedback


Challenges Using Satcoms

• Due to the reduced bandwidth, the delivery speed is normally prohibitive when trying to send large data

• Data transfer costs typically $3 - $12 per MB.

• Managing bandwidth and connectivity issues is essential Geo-ASIGN has been tested over Inmarsat, Iridium and Thuraya.


Iridium Pilot System • Antennae mounted to ship/platform

linked to pc via modem • For test purposes the Antennae

was mounted to Telespazio office roof in Luton

• Iridium OpenPort has different plans available, typically: 32Kbps, 64Kbps and 128Kbps


How Geo-ASIGN operates over low bandwidth

1. List of images available for download

2. Download a preview of relevant image

3. Select a region for higher resolution display

• Other internet traffic may be blocked • Following signal loss, the intelligence to reconnect and continue data

transmission • Downloaded data are geo-tagged and can be exported to 3rd party GIS

systems for further use


EO Image Delivery • Image: Sentinel-1A Preview • Original file size: 300MB • Transfer Time: 3.5 seconds • Total file transferred: 8 Kilobytes • Image width: 400km, Res: 650m

• Image: Sentinel-1A ROI1 • Original file size: 300MB • Transfer Time: 212 seconds • Total file transferred: 1140 Kilobytes • Image width: 112km, Res: 60m

• Image: Sentinel-1A ROI2 • Original file size: 300MB • Transfer Time: 74 seconds • Total file transferred: 251 Kilobytes • Image width: 29km, Res 31m


Feedback & Invitation to be involved in next steps

The Proof of concept Web Map storyboard is accessible here: http://bit.ly/1xJ9gdz Your feedback is of great value to us and you can provide it via the following online questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BERGENIAP The project is now defining its RoadMap for the future, planning for a demonstration project for the

fledgling service.

If you would like to be involved please let us know in person or via the questionnaire!

http://bit.ly/1xJ9gdz

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BERGENIAP

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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