ESA Thematic Exploitation Platforms and the Forestry Thematic Exploitation Platform (Forestry-TEP)

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1 ESA Thematic Exploitation Platforms and the Forestry Thematic Exploitation Platform (Forestry-TEP) Copernicus Training and Information Session November 22, 2016 Tuomas Häme, Renne Tergujeff VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

2 ESA Exploitation Platforms Opportunity: growing volume of environmental data from space represents a unique opportunity for science and applications Challenge: achievement of full potential in terms of data exploitation. Action: ESA started in 2014 the EO Exploitation Platforms (EPs) initiative to create an initial ecosystem of interconnected Thematic Exploitation Platforms (TEPs) on European footing by fall 2017 EO exploitation platform is a virtual work environment providing access to EO data and the tools, processors, and Information and Communication Technology resources 2 2

3 Thematic Exploitation Platforms; Food Security under definition Additionally Regional Exploitation Platforms and Mission specific platforms coming up 3

4 Objective of Forestry-TEP (F-TEP) One-stop shop for forestry remote sensing services for the academic, public and commercial sectors Move away from model where each user works in their own silo Community centric Reduce the costs of data acquisition from miscellaneous sources with varying formats and processing levels Self-service environment with support 4 4

5 Challenges: Limited resources and capacity Limited number of staff Limited computing resources Limited software tools Limited expertise to use data and software Limited time Limited funding 5 5

6 Forestry-TEP Project One of the seven TEPs funded by European Space Agency ESA Timeline: March September 2017 Aim to become an operational system Completed work: User community survey, System design, Detailed design etc. On-going work: System implementation, data and service agreements, pilot project preparation, sustainability development Pre-operational services: Opening now to selected beta users (consortium, Mexico, FAO) Wider forestry community during spring 2017 RSPSoc

7 The F-TEP project team Tuomas Häme (VTT) Project Manager & User Community Leader Renne Tergujeff (VTT) Deputy Project Manager Clive Farquhar (CGI) Systems Development Manager Infrastructure services: 7 7

8 Forestry TEP overall concept Collaboration, Interaction, Support Providers EO data Ref. data Tools and Services Both open-source and licensed Web GUI Promotion, sales F-TEP VM environment Processing, Private workspaces, Collaboration, Sharing, Support Both free and commercial offerings and service levels Users Users ref. data Users algorithms /scripts à services 8 8

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10 This is a screenshot of the FTEP portal that is currently in development and as such it is subject to changes in its appearance and functionality including the actual URL. Also note that this is only available for pre-selected test users who have agreed to provide detailed feedback to help development. 10

11 User communities User Type Message Forest and climate research and development community Large forest owners and managers Focus on science. Forest information without burden. Overall message: One-stop Shop for Forestry Earth Observation Services Forest certification organizations Regional/national forest administration UN organizations International Initiatives, research programs and panels International development banks Sustainable development NGOs Value adding (SME) industries and consultants International administrations and agencies Big picture on forest. Forest at your fingertips. Support for REDD and sustainable forest management. Big picture on forest. Knowing forest value. Today s information on forest state. Global market for your services. 11 Marketplace for your data and information. 11

12 F-TEP Approach for user support Users have varying levels of expertise in EO data and processing EO Novices: forest specialists, policy makers, administration EO Experts: academics, professionals Simplicity for novice users web site with push-button functionality Full capability for expert users virtual environment, state-of-the-art tools Learning support for all self-explaining UI, wiki, videos, forum, helpdesk All users start with a simple web user interface Can unlock new functionality in line with the (growing) confidence 12 12

13 Similar and different requirements among user groups Similar requirements Easy access to a range of specific products Timely access to data Access to wide set of data types Diversity in user requirements e.g. spatial resolution, processing levels, source data, geographic area Scale: from small study areas to sites of province and country level 13 13

14 Platform functionality Access to relevant EO data Efficient data exploitation Toolboxes, services Use of (own) in-situ data Very simple user interface and procedure for basic tasks Advanced features for more complex tasks Accuracy assessment (RMS errors, confusion matrices) Visual analysis Data management Service development Sharing/licensing products & services Accounting Collaborative working Community features, forum Support helpdesk 14 14

15 Usage scenarios 1. Generation of products (primarily for the user himself) Exploitation using the available processing and visualization tools 2. Creation of a new processing service Possible to publish and sell the service also for others 3. Generation of new products for publishing Ready-made products available on the platform 15 15

16 Data sources (free and commercial) Sentinel-1 Sentinel-2 Landsat-5/7/8 ERS-1/2 SAR Envisat ASAR DEM (various) ALOS PALSAR JERS Pleiades Spot SAOCOM (future) RapidEye 16 16

17 Services and tools SNAP - Sentinel toolboxes Monteverdi / Orfeo toolbox QGIS Open Foris Preprocessing, ortho-rectification, and radiometric and geometric correction tools VTT services AutoChange, Probability, Envimon Further services Possibility for output of other projects, such as: ESA: Innovators III AccuCarbon ESA DUE GlobBiomass ESA: Innovators III SAR for REDD 17 17

18 Application implementation Already implemented Land cover using Sentinel-2 Land cover using Sentinel-1 Scripts to run several programs sequentially SNAP and Orfeo Toolbox 18 18

19 New applications approximately monthly Change Vegetation indices Biomass Proprietary software Functionality for service and product providers (scenarios 2 and 3) 19 19

20 Pilots in Mexico and Finland Monitoring of forest carbon in Mexico Mapping of harmful broadleaved shrubs in regeneration areas 20 20

21 Pilot projects Pilot 1 (Mexico) Pilot 2 (Finland) Region Chiapas and Durango states Finland Area covered 73,311 km 2 (Chiapas) and 123,317 km 2 (Durango) 338,424 km 2 (TBD according to user preferences) Theme Monitoring of above ground biomass and quantifying associated carbon stocks for climate change reporting Operational forest management; mapping undesired broadleaved tree shrubs on forest regeneration areas Key outputs Forest cover mapping and change detection Map on degree of shrub damage on regeneration areas Key data used Sentinel-1 SAR, Sentinel-2 optical (one state) Sentinel-2 Optical In-situ data Key users involved 1: Durango university ground sample network 2: From ESA pilot project EducEO 3: Optionally NFI plots from Chiapas Ministry of Environment and Natural History of the state government of Chiapas University of Durango Mexican NGO s (several) ESA nominated users Forestry Centre s stand database Collected by Forestry Centre during standard field work Finnish Forest Centre (part of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) ESA nominated users 21 21

22 Costs and sustainability The development phase is paid in full by ESA Aiming at sustainable operation after the pre-operations phase permanent F-TEP Costs accounting is supported to enable pay-per-use model Alternative business models: Fees from service, data and product providers Donor fund Freemium model is currently the primary approach Free entry-level services Multiple service levels 22 22

23 F-TEP Evolution Research users Develop and share new algorithms or EO products for the research community through F-TEP Share ideas & enable collaboration New sensors Data fusion Novel algorithms Routine end users Forest resources management Change, damage Silviculture Harvesting Nature REDD conservation F-TEP Forest resources management Silviculture Harvesting National forest inventory Non-EO users Carbon cycle Ecosystem services Acquire required products easily through F-TEP Advanced expert users Develop new services or products to increase offering Administrator users make it all happen 23 23

24 Conclusions Implementation ongoing and project on schedule Overwhelmingly positive response from the user community challenge to satisfy the high expectations Ensure sustainability large enough user base a prerequisite with few giant users Communication network is an issue outside Europe 24 24

25 One-stop shop for forestry remote sensing services for the academic, operational public and commercial sectors Contact forestry-tep.eo.esa.int Tuomas Häme Renne Tergujeff In the photo, with permission: Daniel Vega / Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, a Forestry TEP pilot user