IAP Case Studies
Warsaw, 10 May 2013
Alan Brunstrom
Head of the Applications Business Office, ESA Harwell Centre
Alan.Brunstrom@esa.int
+44 1235 567 903
ESA Unclassified: for Official Use
UAS for monitoring oil and gas pipelines
and mineral surveying
1. Feasibility study by Barnard
Microsystems & Inmarsat, with
Shell Global Solutions Projects
& Technology.
2. Beyond line of sight operation
where it might be irresponsible
to use pilots, such as in areas
of civil unrest.
3. Broadband satcoms downlink
provides both telemetry and
imaging.
4. Successful study has led to
Demo project SURMON.
ESA Unclassified: for Official Use
Small Aircraft Situational Awareness
for emergency response (SASISA)
1. Enables first responders to use overhead surveillance during
initial, most critical phase of response.
2. Done real-time by combining satellite & terrestrial systems.
3. Complies with established operational methods & financial
limitations of civil public sector agencies.
4. Can also be used for routine monitoring of infrastructure.
5. Commercial off-the-shelf sensors fitted to small aircraft:
a. Infrared camera, high resolution optical camera.
6. Instant, two-way, broadband voice & data communications
between aircraft & emergency centre.
7. Larger demonstration project now being planned.
ESA Unclassified: for Official Use
Small Aircraft Situational Awareness
for emergency response (SASISA)
ESA Unclassified: for Official Use
ARTES 20 demo : Space-AIS for Blue Belt
EMSA Blue Belt pilot project
The reception of reliable information on
ships’ prior to their arrival at port helps
Customs Authorities in their operations
(anticipating ship arrivals, risk assessment,
prioritisation of controls, etc).
The knowledge of ships’ actual routes
(especially beyond the coastal region) is
critical for the Customs Authorities to be
reassured about which ships are operating
on intra-EU trading routes, and may lead
in the future to a reduction of the
administrative burden for these ships.
ESA Unclassified: for Official Use
European Maritime Safety Agency: www.emsa.europa.eu
The aim of the EMSA Blue
Belt pilot project is to
deliver notification
reports with ships
information to maritime
customs authorities of all
EU Member States.
ARTES 20 demo: Space-AIS for Blue Belt
EMSA Blue Belt project is using the short range coastal tracking system AIS, to
provide ship identification and position information. Its coverage is limited to
about 40 nautical miles from the coast.
The ARTES 20 project is extending this
coverage by using satellite detection of
AIS: AIS messages transmitted by ships are
collected from space, allowing a continuous
tracking of the ships with the possibility of
worldwide coverage.
ESA Unclassified: for Official Use
AIS
Automatic Identification System
Space AIS data provided by the ARTES 20
project are combined with complementary
information (ships static data, terrestrial
AIS positions, etc) and sent in notification
reports to Customs Authorities.
Examples of Screen shots indicating the
Blue Belt ship track.
Terrestrial AIS
data
SAT-AIS data
(source :EMSA)
ESA Unclassified: for Official Use
The VECMAP project
Disease vector mapping
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Outbreaks of Chikungunya
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Global introductions of disease vectors
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Reunion 2005-2006
Ravenna (Italy) 2007
International trade (e.g. eggs in tyres)
Tourism
Global warming
Need for surveillance, early warning systems & control
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Vectors survive only in particular ecosystems
Need for spatial prediction maps
Asian Tiger Mosquito
A. Albopictus, vector for:
- West-Nile
- Dengue
- Chikungunya
- Yellow fever
- St. Louis Encephalitis
The VECMAP project
Users & their needs
1. Academic users
2. Public Health (decision makers)
3. Control agencies
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Critical & nuisance species
Where are they (mosquitoes, larvae, eggs), high resolution
When will eggs hatch & population peak
Cover a greater area with the same budget
Use less pesticides
Control agencies
-EID Mediterranee (F)
-CAA (I)
-CMV (NL)
ESA Unclassified: for official use
The VECMAP project
VECMAP Services
I n-situ
data
Data sensed
by satellites
@
Smartphone
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Database
Sampling strategy & routing service
Field-data synchronization with
dBase
Spatial
incl. GNSS position
modelling
Synchronization of laboratory data
Continuous set of processed EO data
GIS
Habitat suitability mapping service
Landscape suitability mapping
service
User tailored services
GIS & raster functions by web
interface
ESA Unclassified: for official use
The VECMAP project
Consortium
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Avia-GIS (B)
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ERGO (UK)
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In-situ measurements and field reporting
EARS (NL) and VITO (B)
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Geospatial modelling based on in-situ and Earth Observation data
MEDES (F)
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Team leader & service provider
Analysis of Earth Observation data
RIVM (NL)
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Key public health user
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VECMAP team at EID user in
Montpellier
ESA Unclassified: for official use
The VECMAP project
VECMAP Demonstration Project
(2012-2013)
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Following successful feasibility study
and system demonstration
Mosquitoes, ticks, midges, mammals
Demo services in 12 countries
ESA Unclassified: for official use
Space Assets for Demining (SADA) vs
current practice for detection & clearance
Survey & Demarcation
– GPS
– Laser ranging
– Relative positioning
– Staff maps
– Google Earth
– GMS, VHF, HF, Satellite Phone
Detection
- Remove vegetation
– Prodders
– Metal detectors (& GPR)
– Tillers
– Mine action dog teams
Clearance is not an issue
No silver bullet technology
ESA Unclassified: for Official use
Potential of space assets: land release
ESA Unclassified: for official use
Potential of space assets : indirect
indicators
ESA Unclassified: for
official use
Potential of space asset integration:
ARC, 2003
Minefield
Indicators
Shore of river
Powerline
Trenches
Access to streams
Access to road/path
Forest edge
Source:
ARC Field Trial,
May 2003
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Mine Accidents Records
ESA Unclassified: for official
use
Potential of space asset integration: ARC,
2003
Parcel-based
per-field risk
estimation
Risk index
ESA Unclassified: for official use
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Potential of space assets:
navigation & communication
Examples
Better reporting (for donors, for learning)
Transfer of maps, seamless comms with field ops
Geo-referencing for GIS integration of:
- Interviews
- Field observations
- Stand off detection
Photos
GPS
- Demarcation
- Clearance
ESA Unclassified: for Official use
Bonoculars