EOX implements European Space Imaging's IKONOS-2 data archive linkup to ESA's GSC-DA system

EOX has been chosen to implement the data ordering and delivery mechanisms to connect the European Space Imaging (EUSI) IKONOS-2 data archive to ESA's GMES Space Component Coordinated Data Access (GSC-DA) system. The final implementation shall allow approved users to search the EUSI catalogue, to order IKONOS-2 data sets available at EUSI and to to provide these data sets online to GMES approved users and projects (e.g Core Service, Fast-Track Services, etc.).

The European Program Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) pursues the ambitious plan to provide an up-to-date basic set of Earth Observation (EO) data to create the relevant information required by authorities in a timely fashion. This includes base cartographic maps as well as near-real-time (NRT) data in case of emergency scenarios. To achieve this striving plan the European Commission (EC ) has instructed the European Space Agency (ESA) to organize the harmonization effort to enable the online access to the required EO missions, including Third Party Missions (TPM). Therefore, ESA has designed the GMES Space Component Coordinated Data Access system (GSC-DA) to provide access to the GMES Earth Observation products and services during the pre-Sentinels era.
The linking of the European Space Imaging (EUSI) IKONOS-2 archive to the GSC-DA system shall enable the access to the Very High Resolution (VHR) datasets of the TPM IKONOS-2. Although EUSI now may only provide access to archived IKONOS-2 data, these still serve as input for VHR based information products (eg. applications related to urban areas) and as a valuable background information in the case of emergencies (before-after).

Monitoring Systems Interoperability - the GIGAS Action

The EC FP7 project "GIGAS" tackles the rapid adoption of standards, protocols, and open architectures, in support of the GEOSS, GMES, and INSPIRE in a holistic way. The first year review of the project was performed on 23 July. As intermediary results the GIGAS Technology Watch Report and the Comparative Analysis Report were presented as well as a first set of GIGAS recommendations and consensus. 

EOX as project partner has now also taken up project activities contributing to GIGAS online data access standard issues and interoperability considerations in the framework of the GMES Land Services. 

 GIGAS Team at Kick-off in Darmstadt, Germany on 10.06.2006

Happy 1st Anniversary EOX

Vienna, 01.07.2009
Time for a roundup, and this one coincides with a notable first-year anniversary:  that of EOX establishment on 1st July 2008. Since then, the name “EOX” has become virtually synonymous with “information technology for online delivery of Earth Observation imagery from space and aerial” and EOX has been hitting all targets planned for this first year.

We from EOX wish to express our gratitude for the best “birthday presents” we can think of which are the new contracts just recently awarded and thus great perspectives opened by our key customers the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Austrian Aerospace Agency (ALR).

- ESA contract "HMA-FO Online Data Access" for contributing an Earth Observation profile to the OGC Web Coverage Service Standard (read more)

- ALR contract "Pléiades Datennutzung in Österreich" for supporting the formulation of a related official Austrian Earth observation data policy (read more)

- ALR research funds for establishing "LISA - Land Information System Austria" to which EOX is contributing the online product dissemination utilities (read more)

Our thanks for this successful year are going to our clients and partners, the list of which is getting longer quickly. We invite you all for staying tuned in for what is coming up in the future.