The COSMO-SkyMed Experience Overview

Maria Libera Battagliere

On behalf of

Alessandro COLETTA ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY

Workshop ESRIN October, 11-12 2012Workshop ESRIN October, 11-12 2012Models for Scientific Exploitation of EO DataModels for Scientific Exploitation of EO Data

FIRST CONSTELLATION SATELLITES LAUNCH DATESFIRST CONSTELLATION SATELLITES LAUNCH DATES

9 DEC. - 2007

COSMO-2

The constellation was completed at the end of 2010 and

became fully operational in April 2011.

8 JUN. - 2007

COSMO-1

25 OCT. - 2008 COSMO-3

5 NOV. - 2010 COSMO-4

COSMO-1

90°

COSMO-2

67.5° COSMO-3

90°COSMO-4

COSMO-1

180°

COSMO-2

67.5°

COSMO-3

COSMO-1

180°

COSMO-2

180°

TANDEM-LIKE OPERATIONAL

CONFIGURATION

ORBITAL PERIOD ~ 97 m

ORBITAL PERIOD ~ 97 m

4 SAR SATELLITES CONSTELLATION 4 SAR SATELLITES CONSTELLATION

HEIGHT 619.6 Km HEIGHT 619.6 Km

ORBIT SSO ORBIT SSO

INCLINATION 97.8°

INCLINATION 97.8°

SENSOR X-BAND SAR (9.6 GHz) SENSOR X-BAND SAR (9.6 GHz)

BANDWIDTH 400 MHz BANDWIDTH 400 MHz

FIRST CONSTELLATION DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012

PRODUCTSIMAGING CAPABILITYIMAGING CAPABILITY

450 IMAGES/DAY450 IMAGES/DAY

EACH SAR SATELLITE CAN ACQUIRE UP TO EACH SAR SATELLITE CAN ACQUIRE UP TO

CURRENTLY THE DATA VOLUME IS 475 ACQUISITIONS/DAY AT THE C-UGS.

CURRENTLY THE DATA VOLUME IS 475 ACQUISITIONS/DAY AT THE C-UGS.

1800 IMAGES / DAY1800 IMAGES / DAY

REVISIT TIME

4 SATELLITES

MAX < 12h (worst case)

Worldwide global coverage All weather night/day acquisitions Fast response Fast large/long area mapping Accurate information frequently updated Interferometric revisit (1 day) Motion tracking

Any future needs can be satisfied upgrading both data archives and processing chains as required by the Users needs.

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012

SCANSAR WIDESCANSAR WIDE100 Km X 100 Km30 m Resol.

100 Km X 100 Km30 m Resol.

SCANSAR HUGESCANSAR HUGE200 Km X 200 Km100 m Resol.

200 Km X 200 Km100 m Resol.

STRIPMAP – PING PONGSTRIPMAP – PING PONG30 Km X 30 Km15 m Resol. 30 Km X 30 Km15 m Resol.

STRIPMAP - HIMAGESTRIPMAP - HIMAGE40 Km X 40 Km3 m Resol. 40 Km X 40 Km3 m Resol.

SPOTLIGHTSPOTLIGHT10 Km X 10 Km1 m Resol.

10 Km X 10 Km1 m Resol.

WIDE FIELDWIDE FIELD NARROW FIELDNARROW FIELD

MULTI-MODE ACQUISITION CAPABILITY

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012

KIRUNA (SWEDEN)

S/X BAND

ITALYS/X BAND

GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED GROUND SEGMENT

GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED GROUND SEGMENT

D-MAPSD-MAPS

C-MAPSC-MAPS

CORDOBA (ARG.)S/X BAND

CORDOBA (ARG.)S/X BAND

FUCINO SPACE CENTERTelespazio

FUCINO SPACE CENTERTelespazio

S-BAND

X-BANDX-BAND

ASI SPACE GEODESY CENTER (MATERA)

ASI SPACE GEODESY CENTER (MATERA)

ASI SPACE GEODESY CENTER (MATERA)

ASI SPACE GEODESY CENTER (MATERA)

X-BANDX-BAND

COSMO-SkyMed SECOND GENERATION (CSG)

COSMO-SkyMed SECOND GENERATION (CSG)

CSG will provide operational continuity until 2023.

The first CSG satellite launch is planned in mid 2015.

4 OPERATIONAL SATELLITES

2011 …2007

COSMO-SkyMed 2nd GENERATION

2015Launch of

COSMO-SkyMed 1

>2023COSMO-SkyMed 4

operative

DEPLOYMENT SCENARIO AND PROSPECTIVE

MAIN IMPROVEMENTS (1/2)

Spatial resolution

Up to 2 times better than COSMO-SkyMed(*)

Full polarimetric capability

DUAL-pol currently available in Ping-Pong on COSMO-SkyMed

(*) For specific acquisition modes(*) For specific acquisition modes

Improved operational profilesCSK = 450 products/day/satelliteCSG = 520 ca. products/day/satellite (equivalent to 1000 ca. CSK products)

Improved planning concept and processing capabilities

COSMO-SkyMed

EXPLOITATION OVERVIEW

COSMO-SkyMed

EXPLOITATION OVERVIEW

TWO MACRO-CLASSESTWO MACRO-CLASSES

INSTITUTIONAL USERS

INSTITUTIONAL USERS

COMMERCIAL USERS

COMMERCIAL USERS

• ALL THE OTHERS• ALL THE OTHERS

ACCESSING THE ACCESSING THE SYSTEMSYSTEM

ACCESSING THE ACCESSING THE SYSTEMSYSTEM

INSTITUTIONAL USERS

• NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

• ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY

• ASI THEMATIC PROJECTS (PILOT PROJECTS)

• INTERFEROMETRIC MISSION

• BACKGROUND MISSION

• INSTITUTIONAL REQUEST “ON DEMAND”

INSTITUTIONAL USERS

• NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

• ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY

• ASI THEMATIC PROJECTS (PILOT PROJECTS)

• INTERFEROMETRIC MISSION

• BACKGROUND MISSION

• INSTITUTIONAL REQUEST “ON DEMAND”

ASI supports the INSTITUTIONAL (incl. SCIENTIFIC) data exploitation

www.cosmo-skymed.itwww.cosmo-skymed.it

INSTITUTIONAL USERS

INSTITUTIONAL USERS

e-GEOS supports the COMMERCIAL data exploitation

www.e-geos.itwww.e-geos.it

COMMERCIAL USERS

COMMERCIAL USERS

ACCESSING THE ACCESSING THE SYSTEMSYSTEM

ACCESSING THE ACCESSING THE SYSTEMSYSTEM

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONS AND

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

In 2009 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between ASI and JAXA concerning the feasibility study and joint research activity for mutual cooperation in the satellite disaster monitoring.

ORFEO System: Optical and Radar Federated Earth Observation.In 2001 an intergovernmental agreement was signed during the Turin meeting. ORFEO is an Earth observation Dual space system, composed by an optical component, Pleiades and a radar component, COSMO-SkyMed.

SIASGE: Sistema Italo-Argentino di Satelliti per la gestione delle Emergenze/Italian-Argentinian satellite system for emergency management). In 2000, ASI signed a cooperative agreement with CONAE, Argentina’s Space Agency. The system is composed by the Italian COSMO-SkyMed Constellation and two Argentinian satellites with radar in L-Band.National Department of Civilian Protection: emergency management, analysis of the land stability, etc.

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012

ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY

In May 2007, the Italian Space Agency issued an Announcement of Opportunity in order to promote the COSMO-SkyMed data exploitation. AO identified four main objectives:

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF EARTH OBSERVATION

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF GEOPHYSICAL PRODUCTS

DEMONSTRATION OF APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED RELEVANT WITHIN THE GMES (Global Environment Monitoring and Securety) and GEO (Group of Earth Observation)

NEW IDEAS FOR THE USE OF THE CONSTELLATION

KICK-OFF Feb 2010KICK-OFF Feb 2010

AO Projects: https://eopi.asi.it

About 170 Selected Projects

27 Italian Projects funded by ASI

> 40 Nations

~ 600 Scientists

About 170 Selected Projects

27 Italian Projects funded by ASI

> 40 Nations

~ 600 Scientists

Main Topics:

Forestry HydrologyTopographic mapping Water pollutionVolcanology FloodsFires Coastal ProcessesSeismology LandslidesAgriculture Ocean and Ice

AO Projects Geo Distribution:

All over the world with about 50% in Europe

Announcement of Opportunity: global trendKICK-OFF Feb 2010

End of Projects August 2012

Meeting ASI – Comunità Nazionale OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA - ROMA 10 Feb 2010 Meeting ASI – Comunità Nazionale OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA - ROMA 10 Feb 2010

ASI PILOT PROJECTS (1/2)using COSMO-SkyMed data ASI PILOT PROJECTS (1/2)

using COSMO-SkyMed data

FloodsFloods

Oil Spill

Landslides

Fires

MORFEOMonitoring of Landslide Hazard

with EO ata and Techniques

MORFEOMonitoring of Landslide Hazard

with EO ata and Techniques

PRIMIPilot Project for Hydrocarbon

Sea Pollution

PRIMIPilot Project for Hydrocarbon

Sea Pollution

OPERACivilian Protection

against Floods

OPERACivilian Protection

against Floods

SIGRIIntegrated System for Fires

Hazard Management

SIGRIIntegrated System for Fires

Hazard Management

Volcanoes

SRVVolcanic Risk System

SRVVolcanic Risk System

Meeting ASI – Comunità Nazionale OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA - ROMA 10 Feb 2010 Meeting ASI – Comunità Nazionale OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA - ROMA 10 Feb 2010

Seismic Risk

SISMASeismic Information System

for Monitoring and Alert

SISMASeismic Information System

for Monitoring and Alert

SIGRISSpace Observation System for

Seismic Risk Management

SIGRISSpace Observation System for

Seismic Risk Management

SAR X+L Products

SIASGE XLExploitation of SIASGE ASI-CONAE

MISSION – S/W prototype development for products generation

SIASGE XLExploitation of SIASGE ASI-CONAE

MISSION – S/W prototype development for products generation

ASI PILOT PROJECTS (2/2)using COSMO-SkyMed data ASI PILOT PROJECTS (2/2)

using COSMO-SkyMed data

Environmentmonit

oring

QUITSATAir Quality/Environment

Monitoring

QUITSATAir Quality/Environment

Monitoring

Now-casting

PROSAPrecipitation evaluation by

integration of Meteo-models, Satellite and Ground-based Data

PROSAPrecipitation evaluation by

integration of Meteo-models, Satellite and Ground-based Data

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012

MAPPING: ITALY STRIPMAP MOSAIC

USE OF 4 SATELLITES 16 DAYS PASSAGES (INTERFEROMETRIC ACQUIS.) ASC./DESC. PASSAGES

USE OF 4 SATELLITES 16 DAYS PASSAGES (INTERFEROMETRIC ACQUIS.) ASC./DESC. PASSAGES

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012

COSMO-SkyMed BACKGROUND MISSION

Some of the main targets of the Some of the main targets of the COSMO- SkyMed Background COSMO- SkyMed Background Mission: Mission: Tipology Frequency of

observation

Number of Sites

Cities (population >100.000

units)

4/16 days 748

Extended cities

(>500.000 units)

From 1/16 days

to 4/16 days

222

UNESCO sites 4/16 days 96Volcanores 4/16 days 74

Infrastructures

4/16 days 2

Oil & Gas mining

4/16 days 6

21

Sharing of exploitation results

2 National Workshops organized by ASI (Matera in February-2011 and Roma in March 2012) dedicated to AO results.

About 100 publications considering papers and presentations at workshop/congress and technical notes/publications on specilized Earth Observations Journals.

Luigi DINI

Lessons learned Lessons learned

PROBLEMS

Excessive duration of the AO initial phase (preliminary investigation/inquiry) . Impossibility to apply after the closure of the call for proposals Acquisition conflicts

SUGGESTIONS

An open call for Announcement of Opportunity Selection of different test sites to make an easier acquisition planning (conflicts reduction) Requests harmonization trhought subscription mechanism Maximize the archive data exploitation

Thank You!

Thank You!