SAFERDANUBE
Demonstration Project
Closer in Space
RARTEL S.A.
70 Dr. Iacob Felix, 011041,
Bucharest, Romania
Phone: +4021 3196804
Fax: +40213196806
www.rartel.ro
RARTEL – main data
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RARTEL is a Romanian Italian joint-venture and is
specialized in satellite services and applications
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The shareholders are: Telespazio (62%) and Radiocom
(38%)
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RARTEL began the commercial activity in 1998
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Company’s mission is to supply to Romanian and
international customers all the services related to the use
of satellite technology
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Customers are Business Users (eg OMV Petrom) as well as
Public Administration entities (Defence, Interiors, Local
Administrations, etc.) or European entities like ESA
Partnership
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The shareholders’ partnership for RARTEL combines the knowhow on the most advanced satellite technology of Telespazio
SpA and the local operational capacity and infrastructures of S.
N. Radiocomunicatii SA
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RARTEL has made significant investments in the Cheia Satellite
Communication Centre for In-Orbit control services and for
VSAT Telecommunication services, adding value to shareholders
in the goods and know how
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RARTEL controls from Cheia the Meteosat, Eutelsat and Sicral
(military) satellites
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The new digital satellite technologies offered by RARTEL SA
allows today the provision of high quality and cost effective
solutions for many applications and as a complement to the
terrestrial networks
Shareholders
62 %
38 %
Satellite Communications Centre CHEIA
RARTEL Shareholders: TELESPAZIO SpA
• Telespazio SpA, a Finmeccanica / Thales
“Space Alliance” is one of the world leader
and services and offers since 1961 all the
satellite
• Telespazio shareholders are the biggest
Europe
67%
Company, part of the
in satellite applications
applications related to
satellite operators in
33%
RARTEL Shareholders: TELESPAZIO SpA
Main data:
• 2500 employees;
• 650 MEuro turnover in 2011;
• Presence in 22 countries
• Owns the 2nd biggest teleport in the world
(Fucino Space Center).
Fucino Space Centre
Telespazio main operator in
satellite & network services
Satellite
Geo
Operations
Information
Fucino space centre
Toulouse space centre
Network
and Connectivity
Satellite
and Space Applications
Matera space centre
Scanzano space centre
Kourou space centre
Lario space centre
Telespazio in the world
Toulouse
Noordwijk
Evry
GAF
Aire/Adour
Munich
Darmstadt
Roma
Rartel
Fucino
Scanzano
Matera
Pasadena
Lario
Kourou
eGeos
Natal
Telespazio Brasil
Telespazio Hungary
Telespazio Argentina
Libreville
Kerguelen
SAFERDANUBE
Demonstration Project
OBJECTIVES
The main objective of the project is to set up a commercial service
aimed at providing assistance to the river vessels utilizing various satellite
technologies.
During the project it will be set up a pilot to demonstrate feasibility of
the integration of satellite Earth Observation data (SAR), satellite mobile
communication and satellite navigation services to provide on-board river
vessels assistance in the Danube River.
Satellite SAR images acquired in almost real time, using commercially
available satellites, can ensure the exact localization of the sand and ice
banks.
The relevant updated information can be made available through a web
based interface and can be accessible over satellite by the naval units for
navigation assistance.
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STAKEHOLDERS
Besides RARTEL and AFDJ, two transport companies will join the demonstration
project: EuroBevrachting Logistics Romania and Trading Line SRL
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EXPECTED ADDED VALUE
Improved functionality of existing navigation systems.
Improved accuracy of sailing line management information toward ships
using satellite communications and navigation.
Reliable and NRT access to information (including EO data) through
satellite communications and navigation.
Improved dissemination of information about the capabilities and
opportunities for the stakeholders to exploit space assets.
A model for sustainability of the service as well as opportunities to
easily integrate future EO, satellite communications and navigation
systems into the solutions.
A technical architecture that will meet the users’ requirements, is
technically viable, and can be integrated with current operational
procedures and equipment available for Danube navigation
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DEMO PHASE
The pilot scale application will be divided into two phases:
For the dry season (monitoring of sand banks), when the river level is low,
the pilot test will take place during the three months over the portion of the
river course between Corabia and Bechet or in other areas selected during
the preliminary phases on the basis of the users indications. Depending on
the user needs and system requirements it will be defined the extent and
number of the monitoring stages together with the image frequency.
For the winter season (monitoring of ice banks), it is intended to monitor
the river area around Tulcea, or the same area between Corabia and Bechet,
during the 3 months when the phenomena will be at their maximum level.
Depending on the user needs and system requirements it will be defined the
extent and number of the monitoring stages together with the image
frequency.
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TASKS DURING DEMO PHASE
Test the system time response in both ways: continuous monitoring and on
demand monitoring.
The two activation methods are due to the user requirement related to the
needs to have an on demand service that could be requested against a
specific meteorological condition or forecast.
The continuous monitoring service instead could be requested for a
monitoring of the river or in order to test the navigation risks and implement
the added service that the user has in mind for future application of the
system
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TASKS DURING DEMO PHASE
Verify the algorithm results on the field for the both periods:
Winter period: verify the presence of ice in the areas signaled by the
algorithm
Summer period: verify the presence and extension of sand banks as
reported by the algorithm
Verify the satellite link effectiveness with the vessels and the amount of
data received and visualized with the on board assets: navigation system,
web browser, SeeMyENC.
Test the interconnection between the central station and the elaboration
center
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OPTIONAL TASKS
Erosion monitoring of Danube banks and a study of shore line variation
Erosion and movement monitoring of small isles along the river course
Monitoring of oil spills along the river, to limit pollution and to fine
polluters
Monitoring of the navigation buoys
Creation and update of a primary DTM for the river course areas.
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DATA FLOW
The VHR-SAR satellite sensor will capture, on demand or in monitoring mode, several
images of the Area of Interest and deliver them to the elaboration center that, applying
the algorithm imlemented during the core portion of this project, produce the obstacle
location maps. Such information will be propagated to all the actors involved in the river
navigation management using both terrestrial and satellite links, depending on the
better available for different users. The location and tracking information of the vessels
will be integrated in order to better refine the data and help the navigation process.
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SERVICE BLOCK DIAGRAM
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Integration of the SaferDanube project
within RoRIS system
The problems to be solved by the implementation of the project will be:
In winter period there are areas not presently monitored by AFDJ (the
areas between ports for example) and ice formations can occur in these
areas with obvious danger for transiting ships;
In the summer period, with low level of Danube River, the project
implementation will provide information about banks line for a correct
assessment of distances to floating signals and for navigation maps updating
accordingly;
Monitoring the areas with navigation difficulties, where ships may be
stranded;
In flooding periods the project will assure the monitoring of the shorelines
and buoys position, especially in critical areas (bridges, ports entries etc);
Islands monitoring, traffic monitoring, especially in difficult areas of
navigation, erosion of banks and hydraulic works monitoring
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INSTEAD OF CONCLUSION
PILOT IMAGES
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INSTEAD OF CONCLUSION
PILOT IMAGES
Example of an Area of interest defined in
agreement with the demonstration
project user
COSMO-SkyMed Single Satellite Data take
opportunities within a single orbit cycle
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INSTEAD OF CONCLUSION
PILOT IMAGES
Thanks to the availability of the CSK constellation, all the path of the Romanian
part of the Danube river (with a buffer of approximately 15-20Km towards north
and south) can be acquired during a single orbit cycle, i.e. every 16 days.
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INSTEAD OF CONCLUSION
Change Detection Image
Change Detection Image
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INSTEAD OF CONCLUSION
Change Detection Image
The Change Detection image (CD) is generated through two single SAR
images, acquired in two different moments on the same area using the same
parameters (same orbit pass, looking direction, polarization and incidence
angle, i.e. an interferometric couple). Then, the two images must be coregistered and ortho-rectified using the same digital model.
The first image is put in the Red channel while the second in the Cyan one.
As a result:
Red features: targets/land-use classes present only in the first image (i.e.
during the first acquisition)
Cyan features: targets/land-use classes present only in the second image
(i.e. during the second acquisition).
White features: targets/land-use classes present in both the images (i.e.
during both the acquisition).
A CD image shows all the changes occurred into the area under analysis
between the two acquisition.
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Contact
RARTEL SA
Strada Dr. Iacob Felix, nr. 70
Bucharest, Romania
dan.istriteanu@rartel.ro
+40 21 3196804
www.rartel.ro