Geographic Information Systems Research Center,
Feng Chia University (GIS.FCU)
No. 100 Wenhwa Rd., Seatwen District, Taichung, 40724 Taiwan
Telephone: +886-4-24516669
Facsimile: +886-4-24519278
Web-Based Near Real-Time Satellite information Query
system in the
GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot – Phase 5 (AIP-5)
Response Due Date: 11 April 2012
Business POC Name: Lan-Kun Chung
Technical POC Name: Chia-Hao Chen
Business POC email: peter@gis.tw
Technical POC email: sky@gis.tw
Business POC phone: +886-4-24516669 ext 300
Technical POC phone: +886-4-24516669 ext 390
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GIS.FCU Response to the GEOSS AIP-5 CFP
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Overview
In recent decades, global warming has been gradually serious which induced disaster
dispread around the world. GEOSS is helping to reduce risk over the long term by
providing a better understanding of the relationship between natural disasters and climate
change. By making it possible to integrate different types of disaster-related data and
information from diverse sources, GEOSS aims to strengthen analysis and enable
informed decision making for disaster response and risk reduction.
Satellite images are the key information resource of land-related parameters. Once
disaster occurred, how to get the latest satellite images from governmental agencies and
private companies that are distributed around the world efficiently?
Our proposed contribution intends to deliver a near real- time satellite information
web service which will be registered with GEOSS portal. Furthermore, we are developing
a Web-Based Near Real-Time Satellite Information Query System which provides a user
friendly interface to get the latest satellite images effectively and efficiently. The benefit
of web-based application will be shortened the in-situ information collaboration and
improve the quality of decision making during the phases of disaster preparedness,
response and recovery. All proposed contributions are described in detail in the next
section.
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Proposed Contributions
The life circle of disaster management includes Mitigation, Warning, Response and
Recovery phases. The latest in-situ information will help to strengthen analysis and
enable informed decision making for disaster response and risk reduction.
The purpose of our proposed contribution is to achieve more timely dissemination of
information from globally-coordinated systems for monitoring, predicting, risk
assessment, early warning, mitigating, and responding to hazards at local, national,
regional, and global levels. In this proposal, we are focusing on improving national
response to natural and man-made disasters through delivering of space-based data.
Our proposed contribution intends to deliver a near real- time satellite information
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web service which will be registered with GEOSS portal. Furthermore, we are developing
a web-based near real-time Satellite information Query system which provides a user
friendly interface to get the latest satellite images effectively and efficiently. The whole
picture and the scope of the contribution to AIP-5 are as below.
Figure1. The whole picture and the scope of the contribution to AIP-5
2.1
Development of a near real- time satellite information web service
We will develop a near real- time satellite information web service that can provide
near real- time satellite information of availability. The web service allows user to input
the coordinates of a point or a region boundary and responses the ETA (Estimated time of
arrival for a specific area).
This web service will be based on the up-to-date satellite location and satellite orbit
parameters retrieved from NORAD (The North American Aerospace Defense Command)
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Two-Line Element Sets web site. Each satellite position will be predicted based on two
line elements.
2.2
Development of web-based Near Real-Time Satellite Information Query System
The Web-Based Near Real-Time Satellite Information Query System includes query
and map display function. User can explore specific or all earth observation satellites
orbit in Near Real-Time Satellite Information Query System. User can query the area of
interest and system will response the list of satellite and arrival time.
The following is the Implement scenario which will be developed in AIP-5 for
disaster SBA.
Figure 1 Sequence Diagram for Web-Based Near Real-Time Satellite Information Query
System
Table 1 Use case of searching for available EO satellite resources
Use Case Identifier: EO #1
Use Case Name: Search for available EO satellite
resources
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Use Case Domain: AIP-5
Status: Draft 2012-03-19
Use Case Description: User searches in a web client for available EO satellite resources
Actors (Initiators):
Actors (Receivers):
User
User
Pre-Conditions:
Post-Conditions:
- Each EO satellite scheduling system
should conform to Earth
Observation Satellite Tasking
Extension for OGC® Sensor
Planning Service.
- User can access a web client
- User is interested in general
information related to a place of
interest.
System Components:
-
Web Client
Basic Course of Action:
1. User selects an area of interest in the Web Client
2. Web Client returns the most available EO satellite resources to the user, user then
decide which EO satellite resources will be used.
3. User orders images of a particular EO satellite.
This Web-Based Near Real-Time Satellite Information Query System will be
developed by invoking the previous web service in AIP-5. Figure 2 and Figure 3 illustrate
the prototype and functionalities. The yellow line and red line in Figure 2 represent the
satellite orbits based on Two-Line Element data. Solid red point in Figure 2 represents
near real time satellite location once executing query function and hollow red point in
Figure 2 represents the next second of satellite location.
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Figure 2 Prototype of Web-Based Near Real-Time Satellite Information Query System
Satellites orbit search
Web-Based Near RealTime Satellite Information
Query System
Area of interest search
GIS platform
Figure 3 Functionalities of Web-Based Near Real-Time Satellite Information Query
System
This demonstration will establish a mechanism of realizing space-based earth
observations availability through GCI to benefit the international or regional disaster
management agencies to coordinate the satellites resources and/or to task satellites.
2.3
Attendance and demonstration at GEO Plenary
The participants of GIS.FCU will participate in the GEO plenary and of course, to
demonstrate the achievement of AIP-5 and other achievements developed in AIP-5.
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Description of GIS Research Center, Feng Chia University
(GIS.FCU)
3.1
Responding Organization
GIS.FCU has long-term contract with Taiwanese government for over 15 years.
GIS.FCU participates in planning and implementing debris flow observation stations and
helps government to make high-quality decisions since 2000. During the nine years, we
built 15 fixed observation stations and 2 mobile observation vehicles and kept
maintaining it. We owned integration experience in different kinds of sensors, networks,
computing and land constructions. Besides, GIS.FCU joins our government projects in
SOA implementation for a long time. We develop service-oriented architecture (SOA)
plan and leads the analysis, design and prototype implementation of SOA platform in
National GIS (NGIS) by Ministry of the Interior (MOI), Taiwan. We absolutely
understand SOA, web services and infrastructure construction, such as authentication and
authorization, security very details. We did have deep understand and result for service
conflation. We implement the prototype with proactive method, OGF enable GRID based
on web services to serve the partial requirements about distribution computing.
GIS.FCU is also a member of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc (OGC) since
2005, now GIS.FCU is the principal member of OGC and has been participated in OWS6, OWS-7 and OWS-8, and also participated in GEOSS AIP-3, AIP-4 from developing
CFP to accomplishing the final result.
3.2
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Personnel
No.
1.
Personnel Information
Name: Lan-Kun (Peter) Chung
Education: PhD.
Certification: PMP, Introduction to CMMI, CSM
Experiences:
1. 16 years experience in GIS, the distributor and developer of
GenaMap, 1992-1995
2. Participant, GEOSS AIP-3,2010
3. Participant, GEOSS AIP-4, 2011
4. Participant, OWS-6, 2008-2009
5. Participant, OWS-7, 2010
6. Participant, OWS-8, 2011
7. P.I. Debris flow response systems of Taiwanese government.
2001-2012
8. P.I. the establishment of EAI platform for Water Resource
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Role
Business Representative
Contract Representative
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No.
2.
3.
4.
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Personnel Information
Agency, 2005-2012
9. P.I. SOA for Highway GIS,2008-2010
10. Co P.I. GIS data warehouse for National Land Surveying and
mapping Center, 2005-2012
11. Co P.I. the establishment of National GIS SOA platform. 2006
12. P.I. The establishment of Cloud computing based water
resources platform, 2011-2012
Name: Pi-Hui (Pinky) Huang
Education: PhD.
Certification: PMP,CSM
Experiences:
1. 15 years experience in GIS
2. Participant, GEOSS AIP-3,2010
3. Participant, GEOSS AIP-4,2011
4. PM, The establishment of EAI platform for Water Resource
Agency, 2005-208
5. PM, the establishment of National GIS SOA platform. 20062007
6. PM, GIS data warehouse for National Land Surveying and
mapping Center, 2005-2008
7. PM, eco-spatial warehouse for Forest Bureau , 2008-2011
8. Co P.I. GIS data warehouse for National Land Surveying and
mapping Center, 2009-2011
Name: Chia-Hao (Sky) Chen
Education: B.S.
Certification: MCTS-SQL Server, OCUP(OMG Certified UML
Professional)
Experiences:
1. 10 years experience in GIS
2. Analyst
and
developer,
M60A3
tank
simulator
development,2002-2004
3. Architect and analyst, Fighter mission planning system
development,2008
4. Architect and analyst, SOA for highway GIS, 2008
5. Developer, the establishment of EAI platform for Water
Resource Agency, 2005-2008
6. Developer, GIS data warehouse for National Land Surveying
and mapping Center, 2005-2008
7. Developer, OGC OWS-6 GPW-Grid processing profile
8. Developer, OGC OWS-8 Geosynchronization thread
9. Developer, GEOSS AIP-3 Disaster Management Working
Group
10. System Analyst, GEOSS AIP-4 Disaster Management
Working Group
Name: Chao-Hsien (Gary) Fang
Education: B.S.
Certification: RHCE(Red Hat Certified Engineer), SCJP(Sun
Certified Java Programmer)
Experiences:
1 year experience in GIS
Developer, GEOSS AIP-4 Working Group
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Role
Project Manager
Technical
Representative
(Software
Architect,
Sr.Analyst and Developer)
Technical
Representative
(Software Developer)