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Space Science WeekWashington DC, 27 March 2018
Maurice Borgeaud, ESAHead of the Science, Applications & Climate Department
ESA Earth Observation ProgrammesStatus and Future Challenges
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ESA Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes
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ESA Budget per Domain - 2018
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5 Sites
BudgetPersonnel
1.5 bnin 2018
($ 1.85 Billion)
555321Staff
234Contractors
ESRIN
ESTEC
ECSAT
EBOHQ
Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes
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Develop world-class Earth Observation systems
addressing scientific & societal challenges
with European and global partners
Our Mission
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Satellites28 under
development13 in operation
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Science: Earth Explorers
GOCE 2009 – 2013
SMOS 2009 – Present
Cryosat 2010 – Present
Swarm 2013 – Present
Aeolus 2018
EarthCARE 2020
Biomass 2021
FLEX 2022
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Meteorology
< Current Systems
< Post-2020 Systems
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Copernicus – European Leadership in EO
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S-1
Radar
A3 Apr. 2014
B25 Apr. 2016
S-2
High Resolution
Optical
A23 Jun. 2015
B6 Mar. 2017
S-3
Medium Resolution Optical & Altimetry
A16 Feb. 2016
B25/4/2018
S-4
Atmospheric Chemistry
(GEO)
A2021
B2027
S-5P
Atmospheric Chemistry
(LEO)
A13 Oct. 2017
S-5
Atmospheric Chemistry
(LEO)
A2021
B2027
S-6
Altimetry
A2020
B2025
Sentinel Launches
C2022/23
C2022/23
D> 2022/23
C2023
D> 2023
C> 2027
D> 2022/23
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Registered Sentinel Users
Copernicus User Uptake
The real number of usersis much higher butunknown due to the free,full & open data policy.
0
25,000
50,000
75,000
100,000
125,000
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Sentinel Open Access Data Hub
Statistics on13 March 2018
scihub.copernicus.eu
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Next-Gen. missions will replace current & expansion missions
Current Sentinels
Sentinel Expansion
2014
Sentinel Next Generation
Copernicus for Security
Copernicus Space Component Evolution
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Sentinel Expansion (7 to 11)
High Priority Candidate Missions Applications
Anthropogenic CO2
Climate Change (Causes)
Polar Ice & Snow Topography
Climate Change (Effects)
Passive Microwave Imaging
Sea Ice Concentration
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High Priority Candidate Missions Applications
High Resolution Land Surface Temperature
Agriculture & UrbanManagement Services
HyperSpectralImaging
Agricultural Management & Food Security, Soil & Mineral Resources
L-band SAR
Soil, Vegetation, Iceextend, Food Security & Ground Motion
Sentinel Expansion (7 to 11)
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Climate Change Initiative Extension (CCI+)
Four Lines of Activity• R&D on existing ECV• New ECV
• Knowledge Exchange• Cross-ECV Scientific Exploitation
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EOP Embracing Sharp Innovations
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Big Data Revolution
ESA EO Data ArchivePetabyte
0102030405060708090
100110
2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Sentinel missions operated by ESAEarth Explorer missionsHeritage missionsThird Party & Contributing Missions
The Φ-lab
New ESA InitiativeShaping the Future of EO
Leveraging the Data & Tech Revolutions
In one sentence
“Opening ESA to disruptive innovation
in EO”
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COP 21: ESA Contributions
© UNFCCC 2014
Monitoring & Understanding
ESA Climate Change Initiative (ECVs)Copernicus Climate Change Service (Sentinels for C3S)Space Climate Observatory (One Planet Summit)
COP21 Climate ConferenceLe Bourget, 2015
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Climate Change Causes - GHG
© ESA CCI / Planetary Visions
21 Feb. 2018
+9% ppm in just 15 years time
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
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