esa earth observation programmes status and future challenges

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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

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+9% ppm in just 15 years time

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

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