Multi-dimensional sensor and observation data
- Aims and Objectives: Today's huge in-situ and remote sensing assets often cannot be leveraged by user communities due to technical and other obstacles. Recognising this, the INSPIRE EC Directive has given standardised data access to Earth observation based data and information products a top priority within the framework of the GMES Programme. In support of the GMES/INSPIRE aims, the Earthlook project is developing demonstrations for large-scale sensor and observation data archives which is web-accessible for navigation, retrieval, and analysis through open Web interfaces based on the standards defined by Open GeoSpatial Consortium and INSPIRE. The Earthlook project runs from February 2007 to February 2008. It is partly funded by BIG Bremen.
- Technical: Meanwhile it has become well accepted that raster offerings add value to geo information services. Actually, 2-D imagery is but the tip of the iceberg - the general concept of multi-dimensional spatiotemporal raster data covers 1-D sensor time series, 2-D imagery, 3-D image time series (x/y/t) and exploration data (x/y/z), 4-D climate models (x/y/z/t), and many more. Data sizes frequently range into multi-Terabyte, in future: multi-Petabyte volumes for single objects. The Earthlook project has set out to demonstrate and showcase usefulness of Web-database technology for fast, flexible, and open raster services, ranging from navigation and portrayal to analysis and decision support. The WMS, WCS, and WCPS service specifications of the Open GeoSpatial Consortium (OGC) are being implemented to obtain open, interoperable access points.
- In Bremen, Earthlook actively contributes to building a GMES Service and Data Centre as a potential nucleus. This function closely collaborates with public and private sector users and data providers within an Earthlook User Group. On a European level, Earthlook maintains close contact and exchange with EarthLook / Czech Republic within the ERA-STAR Region framework. In this way, the project contributes a user-proven technology component to the overall GMES value-adding chain.
Consortium
- The Earthlook consortium consists of two partners from the Bremen/Germany region, and one from Munich/Germany:
- Administrative management: OHB-System AG, contact: Volker Schumacher, tel +49-421-2020-672, fax +49-421-2020-700, email schumacher@ohb-system.de
- Technical management, hosting: Jacobs University Bremen, contact: Peter Baumann, tel +49-421-200-3178, fax +49-421-200-493178, email p.baumann@jacobs-university.de
- Associated: rasdaman GmbH contact: Peter Baumann, tel 0800-rasdaman, fax 0800-rasdafax, email baumann@rasdaman.com
- Project homepage: www.earthlook.de
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