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Chelys is competing in the GMES Masters European Earth Monitoring Competition 2012 for the second year in a row.

Last year, Chelys’ Satellite Rapid Response System (SRRS), which participated in the category “Emergency Management Services”, was the competition’s overall winner of the “Best Service Challenge”. This year, Chelys is competing once again, this time for its Earth Snapshot portal [www.eosnap.com], in the category “Climate Change”.

Every day, Chelys generates hundreds of real-time photorealistic images from satellite data, allowing us to monitor environmental issues such as desertification, glacial melt, and deforestation. While such images often remain unseen in datastorage, we analyse, describe and publish them daily on our Earth Snapshot portal. As such, Earth Snapshot raises awareness on climate change, providing images and information useful for specialists and non-specialists alike. Please vote for our service at GMES Masters [http://stage.gmes-masters.com/service-application/earth-snapshot], and help Chelys increase public and scientific awareness of environmental issues and provide more information useful for combating detrimental forms of climate change.

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Critical Software participated in the event MundoGEOLatinAmerica Connect 2012, held from 29 to 31 May in Sao Paulo, Brazil. During this seminar dedicated to the use of satellite imagery, Critical Software presented the results of the project DesertWatch regarding the production of indicators related to desertification and soil quality.

During the seminar, the DesertWatch was presented. This tool was developed by a consortium led by Critical Software for the European Space Agency (ESA), in collaboration with UNCCD’ focal points in Brazil, Mozambique and Portugal, and in partnership with Instituto Superior Técnico, Instituto Geográfico Português and Deimos Engenharia. The aim of the system is to produce information to be used by all stakeholders of the UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) to assess and monitor land degradation through three metrics: Land Cover, Land Degradation Indicator and Indicator of Susceptibility to Desertification.

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Keystone supports DMC download in Russia, News on Rapid access demonstration at SpaceOps2012 and Keystone for INPE to enhance Amazon monitoring

Keystone supports DMC download in Russia (6 July 2012)

Spacemetric has delivered two Keystone systems to ScanEx Research and Development Center for processing of UK-DMC2 imagery received directly at ground stations in Russia.

The cooperation with ScanEx RDC began in 2011 when they became the first company in the world with an agreement with satellite operator DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii) for direct download services from UK-DMC2. At the same time ScanEx also trialled processing the imagery using the Keystone software and this has now been consolidated with the deliveries for two ground stations operating within Russia.

Rapid access demonstration at SpaceOps2012 (15 June 2012)

Spacemetric and SSC successfully demonstrated rapid satellite image access services with data collected live during the SpaceOps 2012 conference from the commercial imaging satellites Pléiades-1A and UK-DMC2.

The live demonstration of rapid image access used prototype capabilities being developed within the NGI project (Near Real-Time Geo-annotated Imagery) for the European Space Agency. The NGI project a technology demonstrator led by Spacemetric for rapid, user-driven access to satellite imagery to support time-critical applications by extending a service-oriented approach farther upstream. The initial public demonstration showed data availability as soon as 80 minutes after satellite downlink. The NGI System is being built upon the Keystone Image Management Systemfrom Spacemetric

The NGI project is funded by the European Space Agency within the General Support Technology Programme (GSTP). Spacemetric is grateful to Astrium GEO-Information Services, DMC International Imaging Ltd and SSC for their help and cooperation in the SpaceOps demonstration.

Keystone for INPE to enhance Amazon monitoring (7 June 2012)

Spacemetric has recently completed delivery of a Keystone Image Management System to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

The new Keystone system is to process UK-DMC2 imagery to support enhanced monitoring of deforestation in the Amazon. The imagery from the UK-DMC2 satellite is received directly by the Cuiaba ground station as part of a recently signed agreement between INPE and satellite operator DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii). The Keystone System at INPE catalogues all of the received data and enables it to be rapidly processed into accurate orthoimages using rigorous physical modelling.

5 years TerraSAR-X, participation at GMES Masters Competition, fires by Pleiades…etc


2012 Summer Olympics in London (07/10/2012)

The Olympic Park’s construction seen by satellite

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TerraSAR-X: 5 Years of Precision & Reliability – Celebrate with us ! (Published 06/29/2012)

TerraSAR-X celebrates the completion of its fifth year in space, which is at the same time the originally planned nominal lifetime of the satellite. The satellite remains in brilliant health condition and reliably continues to deliver data products with unique accuracy and precision. The extended lifetime of the satellite is forecasted to be at least a further 2-3 years.

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Astrium Participates in GMES Masters 2012 (Published 06/25/2012)

Astrium GEO-Information Services is supporting the GMES Masters 2012 program through the announcement of a new challenge focussing on the use of high-resolution radar satellite data. The GMES Masters rewards on an annual basis the best ideas for services, business cases and applications based on GMES data, with the aim to foster product development and entrepreneurship in Europe.

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Colorado fires seen by Pléiades (Published 06/19/2012)Pléiades

1A, the first European very high resolution satellite built and operated by Astrium, has taken an image of the forest fires that are raging in Colorado, with more than 200 square kilometers scorched and at least 181 homes destroyed.

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Euro 2012, Stadiums in Poland and Ukraine viewed by Pléiades and TerraSAR-X (Published 06/06/2012)

Pléiades imagery available for all users (Published 06/04/2012)

GeoStore: Your Web Gateway to Pléiades (Published 06/04/2012)

On June 26th a television crew from VRT (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep) dropped by at Aerodata’s hangar to witness an aerial survey flight.

This event resulted from a large project that Aerodata has won over the Brussels Region. The objectives of this project are to update the existing topographic map of Brussels (UrBIS, Brussels Urban Information System) and to create 3D models of the 150 000 buildings of the Region.

For this project 5 flights with three different sensors were executed. A first flight was executed with the Vexcel UltraCam Xp camera and the images were processed into stereo images and an orthophoto mosaic with a GSD of 7.5 cm. The images will be used to update the UrBIS map.

The three following flights were executed with the LiteMapper Lidar sensor to acquire point clouds with a mean density of over 30pts/m². This dataset will be used to generate semi-automatically the 3D models of the buildings.

In the final flight the VisionMap A3 camera was operated. The large Field Of View of the A3 (106°) was exploited to achieve oblique images with a great amount of detail (10 cm under 45°). Brussels was flown in NS and EW direction in order to have each building photographed from 4 angles.

Click here to watch the item on the VRT site (in Dutch).

Other recent Aerodata news:

Aerodata launches Aero+ – Mar 31st, 2012 full story

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Shore type mapping using EO data in order to better plan and prioritize for the possible event of oil spill.

Background project

Oil spill have a negative impact on the environment. The consequences vary depending on the surrounding environment, but as the oil hit the shore-line an effective emergency response is necessary in order to reduce damage caused by oil spill. With a short time frame it is necessary to plan and prioritise actions to save the environment, including both vegetation and animals, in both the terrestrial and aquatic domain. For the municipality of Västerås (in Eastern Sweden) a shore-mapping was produced using optical EO data (10 meter spatial resolution) in combination with soil maps and other available in-situ databases. Mapping in EO data was performed in a 50 meter zone along the shore-line.

Issues and Needs

Various shore-line habitats require different response actions when oil spill occur. By using EO-data it is possible to prepare alternate rescue activities and also to prioritize what shore-lines to start with in the event of an oil-spill accident.

Proposed solution

Effective emergency response is necessary in order to reduce damage caused by oil spill. With a short time frame it is necessary to plan and prioritise actions to save the environment. By combining EO data with in-situ databases it is possible to produce a decision support system that can be used to improve contingency planning.

Industry perspective

Shore-type mapping can be important in the prevention of large damage to the shore-line and can potentially reduce the need for emergency activities along the full shore-line. The coming GMES Sentinel satellites will secure the continuation of useful EO data for this kind of product.

Cost justification

Access to the shore is considered to improve quality of life. The shore-line is frequently visited and used for recreational purposes. Furthermore, the shore-line is a habitat for a wide range of animals and plants and the consequences of pollutants are often very significant. One major risk concern is oil spill from commercial vessels. Unfortunately oil spill happens frequently along the shores and even in inland waters with connection to the seas. In order to reduce the impact of oil spill it is important to prioritise the rescue services to areas where most support will be needed. This will in turn reduce costs of emergency activities, but most important reduce the negative impact caused by pollution. Minimizing damage may be the single most important factor in protecting the shore-line and here decision support systems are of great help.

Return of investment

Shore type mapping with EO data is a cost-effective and flexible method with easy-to use results. The product is suitable for both regional and national scale and can be used to make operational planning more effective. The possibility to focus rescue services in the event of an oil spill will reduce both the impact on the environment and the costs related to the sanitation as areas more sensitive to oil spill are prioritised. copyright “Metria AB”

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Service provider: Metria AB
User/Customer: Municipality, Rescue Services
EOservice: Shore type mapping
Source: Metria
Keywords: Shore Type Mapping, Oil Spill, Emergency Response, Municipality, Contingency Planning, GMES, Coastal Surveillance, Product/Service Sales, Sweden, 2011, Consultancy

Remote sensing solutions provider DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii) has signed a contract with Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) to deliver near real-time satellite imagery to monitor forest clearing in the Amazon rainforest and target illegal logging as it happens.

INPE is leading the world in the use of satellite imagery to monitor deforestation, providing information central to Brazil’s war on deforestation that has cut deforestation rates by 78% since 2004. The space agency’s groundbreaking DETER service uses regular satellite images to detect forest clearance as it happens – rather than surveying the damage afterwards – guiding Brazil’s enforcement officers to provide effective forest clearing control. However in recent years, the authorities have discovered that illegal loggers are clearing smaller areas to evade detection by the 250metre-pixel MODIS data that is currently in use.

The new £2.1m contract signed with DMCii will enable INPE to downlink higher resolution 22metre resolution data directly from the UK-DMC2 satellite to its groundstation at Cuiaba, Brazil. With approximately 130 times as many pixels per hectare as the MODIS images currently in use, the data will detect these smaller clearings and provide more detailed maps. The UK-DMC2 satellite will image the entire Amazon basin every two weeks, so that the authorities are alerted as soon as possible after logging is detected. In a unique agreement, the data covering Brazil will be made freely available on open licence through the INPE website so the general public can follow progress against deforestation.

Dr. Gilberto Camara, Director General of INPE said: “With the recent failure of Landsat 5 it became urgent to increase the supply of satellite imagery to operate our forest monitoring system, and DMC data provides a very cost effective tool. The 650km wide swath DMC imagery provides a frequency of coverage and level of detail which enhances the ability of our DETER system to identify deforestation at an early stage. I am particularly pleased that DMCii has agreed to an open licence so that INPE can make the data freely available through its website – an innovation which has enhanced public monitoring of forest management in Brazil.”

The contract builds on seven years of cooperation with INPE. Paul Stephens, Director of Sales & Marketing at DMCii commented: “DMCii has a commitment to improved forest governance and management through the provision of timely and reliable information.  This is especially important for development of effective REDD+ programmes in tropical forested countries. I am delighted to extend our long standing work with INPE, which is the world leader in the fight against deforestation.”
Fig. Forest clearing in Rondonia on 21st July 2011. UK-DMC2 Image supplied by © DMCii 2011

About DMC International Imaging Ltd

DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii) is a UK based supplier of remote sensing data products and services for international Earth Observation (EO) markets. DMCii supplies programmed and archived optical satellite imagery provided by the multi-satellite Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC). DMCii’s data is used extensively in a wide variety of commercial and government applications including agriculture, forestry and environmental mapping.

In partnership with the UK Space Agency and the other Disaster Monitoring Constellation member nations (Algeria, China, Nigeria, Turkey and Spain), DMCii works with the International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’ to provide free satellite imagery for humanitarian use in the event of major international disasters such as tsunamis, hurricanes, fires and flooding.

DMCii was formed in October 2004 and is a subsidiary of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), the world leader in small satellite technology. SSTL designed and built the Disaster Monitoring Constellation with the support of the UK Space Agency and in conjunction with the other Disaster Monitoring Constellation Consortium member nations listed above.

DMC International Imaging Ltd is not affiliated in any way with Intergraph Corp., Z/I Imaging Corp., or their registered trade mark DMC.

Notes to editor:
This press release can be downloaded from http://tinyurl.com/dmciipr
High-resolution multi-spectral satellite images showing agriculture in Rio Grande do Sul and forest clearing in Rondonia are available upon request from .

Press contacts:
-Robin Wolstenholme, bcm public relations, www.bcmpublicrelations.com
Tel: +44 (0)1306 882288 Email:r.wolstenholme@bcmpublicrelations.com
-Paul Stephens, Sales & Marketing Director, DMC International Imaging Ltd., www.dmcii.com
Tel: +44 (0)1483 804299 Email:p.stephens@dmcii.com

UK satellite imaging company DMCii has successfully led a multi-disciplinary consortium to win a place on the Department for International Development (DfID) Forest Governance Markets and Climate (FGMC) Framework Agreement.

This means they will be able to bid for projects to monitor forest governance and deforestation globally, and its effects on local communities.

Coordinating a constellation of remote Earth observation satellites, DMCii has the unique capability to survey and classify vast areas of forest and to monitor changes in land use over time. This highly effective imaging system has been employed by the Brazilian space agency (INPE) since 2005, helping the authorities to quantify deforestation in the Amazon Basin and pro-actively intervene to deter illegal logging – itself advising the consortium. It is this expertise that has been crucial in helping the consortium win a place on the framework agreement.

Professor Jim Lynch, DMCii Forestry Director, commented, “We are delighted to have been accepted to the FGMC – helping reduce poverty in developing countries while combating climate change is the reason we formed our consortium. We look forward to addressing the many challenges of such rewarding and innovative projects.”

The UK’s FGMC programme supports developing countries in strengthening their governance of forest resources. Under the FGMC Framework, the consortium can now compete for projects to monitor land use and forests, to understand and build methods for forest protection, to introduce a financial results-based payment system for carbon, and to analyse the impact of forest management scenarios. This could help support communities whose livelihoods depend on forest resources, whilst supporting broader UK efforts to Reduce Emissions Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) and the EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) action plan.

The inFORm consortium comprises commercial and academic partners, providing a nucleus of relevant expertise with which to develop local capabilities and support for sustainable forest management in communities around the world. Members complement each other with skills such as forest mapping, deforestation assessment, broad ranging Earth observation technologies, carbon accounting, timber tracking, policy development, new ideas for financial environmental markets – and a proven track record in the development of native capabilities in countries such as Colombia, D.R Congo, Indonesia and Nigeria. Amazon burn scar, Mato Grosso, Brazil. UK-DMC2 Image supplied by © DMCii 2010.

Notes to editor:
1. Find out more about REDD+ here http://www.un-redd.org/
2. Satellite imagery is available upon request. Image caption: Amazon burn scar, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Credit: UK-DMC2 Image © DMCii, 2010
3. The consortium is made up of:
-DMCii International Imaging Ltd: Satellite Data and value-added services provider and consortium lead.
-Helveta: Leader in supply chain and asset management software.
World Resources Institute: Non-profit environmental think tank with goal of protecting the Earth and improving people’s lives.
-Astrium GeoServices: Provider of radar/optical data, GIS products and services.
-University of Leicester: University leading in research into the nature and dynamics of human-environmental systems.
-University of Surrey: The inter-disciplinary Centre for Environmental Strategy (Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences) has a global focus, and works closely with the Faculty of Management and Law.
-Carbon Auditors: Expert in carbon monitoring and verification in Land Use Change and Forestry sector.
-Z/Yen: Commercial think tank promoting societal advancement through finance and technology.
-Quarry One Eleven: Geospatial sales and marketing agency.
4. DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii) is a UK-based supplier of remote sensing data products and services for international Earth Observation (EO) markets. DMCii supplies programmed and archived optical satellite imagery provided by the multi-satellite Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC). DMCii’s data is used extensively in a wide variety of commercial and government applications including agriculture, forestry and environmental mapping. In partnership with the UK Space Agency and the other Disaster Monitoring Constellation member nations (Algeria, China, Nigeria, Turkey and Spain), DMCii works with the International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’ to provide free satellite imagery for humanitarian use in the event of major international disasters such as tsunamis, hurricanes, fires and flooding.

DMCii was formed in October 2004 and is a subsidiary of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), the world leader in small satellite technology. SSTL designed and built the Disaster Monitoring Constellation with the support of the UK Space Agency and in conjunction with the other Disaster Monitoring Constellation Consortium member nations listed above.

DMC International Imaging Ltd is not affiliated in any way with Intergraph Corp., Z/I Imaging Corp., or their registered trade mark DMC.

Press contacts:
Robin Wolstenholme, bcm public relations, www.bcmpublicrelations.com
Tel: +44 (0)1306 882288 Email: r.wolstenholme@bcmpublicrelations.com

In the framework of the FP7 SPACE Project GEO-PICTURES, AnsuR and United Nations (UNOSAT) collaborated on using a smartphone App for crowdsourcing geo-referenced in-situ images for the purpose of improving flood assessment from Radar EO Images.

Summary

In the framework of the FP7 SPACE Project GEO-PICTURES, AnsuR and United Nations (UNOSAT) collaborated on using a smartphone App for crowdsourcing geo-referenced in-situ images for the purpose of improving flood assessment from Radar EO Images. The approach was a great success and has lead to initiatives with Statoil for using the same approach for improved Environmental Monitoring within the Oil and Gas industry.


AnsuR Server view with example of crowd sourced in-situ photo, used for validation of EO data during the flood in Bangkok.

Project Background
During the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand, severe flooding occurred. Over 800 people died, 77 provinces were declared disaster zones and the world bank estimated the total cost approaching 50 billion USD, ranking it as the 4th most costly disaster in the world. The flood lasted close to 6 months, from July 2011 to January 2012. Close to 15 million people were directly affected.

In order to prevent further damages, accurate monitoring of the extent of the flood was required, and UNOSAT provided periodically updated flood maps based on using radar satellite images every few days for a period. The flood maps were offered publicly. Both the Thai government, the Asian Disaster Prevention Center (ADPC) and Google.org used them in their disaster management.

When the flood approached the larger cities, and specifically Bangkok, a larger disaster was possible. More frequent and more accurate flood predictions were needed than in the rural areas, as much more was at stake.


Updated, online mapping of the radar EO derived flood assessment with the help of crowd sourced in-situ photos.

Issues and Needs

While the importance of up-to-date monitoring of the flooding in the city areas increased, the quality of the radar observations was reduced due to increased backscatter from objects and infrastructure in the urban areas, making it very difficult under a flood with rainy conditions daily to determine if an area was flooded or if reflections were just from wet surfaces like a motorway.

In a satellite radar image, the intensity of each pixel represents the proportion of microwave backscattered from that area on the ground which depends on factors like types, sizes, shapes and orientations of the objects providing scatter in the target area as well as the moisture content, frequency, radar polarization and incident angles of the radar beam.

This makes interpreting a radar image not a straightforward task. It very often requires some familiarity with the ground conditions of the areas imaged. In-situ observations and validations become essential. This can be done best using geo-referenced photos, and make them available to the experts interpreting the satellite images in close to real time. Bot how does one get access to a large set of in-situ photos over such a long duration as a 6-month flood?

UNOSAT sent a team to observe the situation and provide geo-referenced field photos in order to validate the satellite observations. However, they could not remain in Bangkok for more than a week, and travelling around was very difficult. Thus, the professional field photos were taken in a limited geographical area and over a limited time. More photos were needed over a larger area and over a longer time. Via the collaboration between AnsuR and UNOSAT in the FP7 SPACE project GEO-PICTURES we found a better solution.

Solution

AnsuR has for many years worked with efficient communications of geo-tagged pictures, commonly using traditional cameras and a specialized smartphone application as a tool for communicating photos quickly and reliably. Over in May 2011, a few months before the flooding started, AnsuR released a Crowdsourcing version of the ASIGN application for UNOSAT at the GDACS stakeholder meeting in Bergen, Norway. This tool was meant for use of people associated with UN. However, AnsuR suggested during the Thai floods to release this application for the public in Thailand, in order to provide input to the validation of satellite images as well as allow other use of the images that were input.

The announcement of the availability of the crowdsourcing solution, how to obtain it and how to use it was done in Thai by AnsuR partners, and already the following day the first photos came in. Over the following months close to 1000 geo-referenced photos from the greater Bangkok area came in to the AnsuR server, and was shared with UNOSAT whom were able to provide better flood maps that in turn helped manage the disaster better.

Results and Perspectives

The crowdsourcing using the smartphone application had achieved the broader geographic distribution of photos over time that was needed, and improved the reliability of the space-based observations. Since this use on 2011 this was a very first attempt, and since flooding is expected to occur every year to some degree, from now on one is more prepared and can use the technology both earlier and broader.

The success-story was announced by UNOSAT in their website and picked up by a large number of other media. Google offers more then 11000 hits for “UNOSAT Thailand Crowdsourcing”. UNOSAT also has the QR code for the app on their website, front page. In addition to the Android App, and iPhone version called “UN-ASIGN” has been released by AnsuR at the Apple App Store.

Also the Bangkok post had a large article, which also be found online here, titled “Android Lends a helping hand”.

The results offer an interesting idea for Oil & Gas, that AnsuR and Statoil currently are working on, namely environmental monitoring with the support of the same technology. Earth Observations play a major role on the Oil and Gas industry, and so does environment, and so does public concern. The concept being that the Oil & Gas industry welcomes public participation in identifying any environmental concerns and (also) complementing their use of satellite observations in this respect. Public data input could also be made available to the public, thus creating a transparency that in turn may enhance credibility of the conclusions.

The use of crowdsourcing for obtaining in-situ data for EO, whether it is for an immediate emergency, a more slowly evolving disaster as a flood or general environmental concern is but one set of ways for using the described approach here.

In addition to the crowdsourcing approach described about, the ASIGN technology is still used with professional in-situ validation photos, sent via smartphones, PC, satellite or 3G or other means. In this context the use of small unmanned aerial vehicles is interesting, and another topics for EO and Oil & Gas. AnsuR has a project with Statoil that targets the same environmental monitoring as mentioned above. In this context the crowdsourcing also complements the aerial observations.

About AnsuR
AnsuR is a Norwegian technology developer for visual situational awareness, initiator and coordinator for the FP7 SPACE project GEO-PICTURES and developer of ASIGN for emergency and disaster management. ASIGN, available for PCs and smartphone, sends geo-refererenced images quickly and reliably from the field to an ASIGN server at CERN over even unreliable networks. ASIGN offers image analysts access to full photographic details, and supports using any satellite or mobile communications.
About UNOSAT
UNOSAT is a technology-intensive programme delivering imagery analysis and satellite solutions to relief and development organisations within and outside the UN system to help make a difference in critical areas such as humanitarian relief, human security, strategic territorial and development planning. UNOSAT develops applied research solutions keeping in sight the needs of the beneficiaries at the end of the process.
About Statoil
Statoil is a major Norwegian oil and gas company.
About GEO-PICTURES is an FP7 SPACE project, coordinated by AnsuR, where both AnsuR and UNSOAT developed, tested, validated and used the ASIGN technology for rapid access to in-situ images and the online real-time mapping based on latest satellite imagery.

The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) spacecraft was launched successfully already in October 2011.

The Suomi NPP High Rate Data (HRD) Broadcast has recently been activated. Since Friday, February 23 2012 the 2met! Satellite Reception systems located at SCISYS in Bochum, Germany, have received the NPP HRD data.

Suomi NPP is carrying various payloads of scientific instruments to monitor the atmosphere, land and oceans of the Earth. The data will be sent to earth via X-Band transmission.

SCISYS’ digital satellite receiver for X-Band missions (DSRIII) has been successfully upgraded to enable the reception of Suomi NPP HRD. The new 2met!® POLAR Acquisition software V4, running on a Linux server, has been used to decode the data stream and store data from the instruments VIIRS, CrIS and ATMS in Level-0 files – compliant to NASA’s raw data record (RDR) format as defined for NPP.

These Level-0 files could be used as input for higher level processing software, like the International Polar Orbiter Processing Package (IPOPP; NASA Direct Readout Laboratory) or the Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP; CIMSS University of Wisconsin-Madison). SCISYS supports the integration of those processing packages with 2met! Acquisition POLAR Software.

The data from the VIIRS instrument has been visualised and verified with the software tools Simulcast Services and Viewer v5.0 offered by NASA Direct Readout Laboratory.

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NASA Suomi NPP Mission
NASA Direct Readout Laboratory
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison