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SA <strong>Earth</strong> Observati<strong>on</strong> Strategy<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Humbulani</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mudau</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Department of Science and Technology<br />

GEO User Interface Committee<br />

Washingt<strong>on</strong> DC<br />

August 2007


Outline<br />

SAEOS Objectives<br />

Phase 1: <strong>Earth</strong> Observati<strong>on</strong> Data<br />

Centre (EODC)<br />

Phase 2: SAEOS Architecture


Objectives<br />

Need to develop a comm<strong>on</strong>,<br />

synergised informati<strong>on</strong> platform<br />

for <strong>Earth</strong> Observati<strong>on</strong> to inform<br />

and support decisi<strong>on</strong>-making<br />

Through co-ordinati<strong>on</strong> of<br />

collecti<strong>on</strong>, assimilati<strong>on</strong> and<br />

disseminati<strong>on</strong> of earth<br />

observati<strong>on</strong> data and informati<strong>on</strong><br />

Coordinate the<br />

collecti<strong>on</strong><br />

SAEOS<br />

Assimilati<strong>on</strong> of EO<br />

Portal (architecture)<br />

Disseminati<strong>on</strong><br />

of EO


Project definiti<strong>on</strong><br />

Data import<br />

Processing System (SARMES)<br />

Ancillary<br />

data extracti<strong>on</strong><br />

GCP collecti<strong>on</strong><br />

EASI><br />

Triangulati<strong>on</strong><br />

Orthorectificati<strong>on</strong><br />

USER<br />

Command line<br />

Radiometric<br />

correcti<strong>on</strong><br />

Advanced Products<br />

generati<strong>on</strong><br />

Data storage


RSA SPOT 5 Mosaic


Phase 1: <strong>Earth</strong> Observati<strong>on</strong> Data Centre Architecture (EODC)<br />

EO Satellite<br />

S-Band Uplink<br />

X-Band Downlink Antenna<br />

Down C<strong>on</strong>verter<br />

Demodulator<br />

DLT Archive<br />

Magnetic storage Raw<br />

L1 & L2 Product<br />

Generati<strong>on</strong> System<br />

Missi<strong>on</strong> C<strong>on</strong>trol System<br />

..ord.XML<br />

Geo-Processing Super<br />

Computer (L3)<br />

SARMES II<br />

Applicati<strong>on</strong> Server (L4)<br />

SARMES I<br />

Manual RS<br />

Workstati<strong>on</strong><br />

XML<br />

Pyth<strong>on</strong><br />

XML<br />

script<br />

Pyth<strong>on</strong><br />

XML<br />

script<br />

2 G fiber-optic Storage<br />

Array Network<br />

Log files<br />

Metadata Form<br />

12/17/2006<br />

SARMES & PGS c<strong>on</strong>troller<br />

Forest Watch Water Watch<br />

Sat Task Hyper Temp<br />

AFIS WAMIS Air Quality<br />

Financial Management<br />

Project Management<br />

Customer Profiles<br />

Metadata<br />

System Logs<br />

Classificati<strong>on</strong> Products<br />

L3 & L4 Imagery<br />

L1 Imagery<br />

Reference Data<br />

1 G Ethernet<br />

Oracle 10g<br />

120 T Server<br />

World Wind & other<br />

Data Servers<br />

Other Gov Data Suppliers<br />

1Mb line<br />

Other Satellite<br />

Service Providers<br />

Customer Request<br />

12/17/2006<br />

XML<br />

FTP<br />

Data Packaging and<br />

Dispatch<br />

Customer<br />

Services<br />

GLOVIS Catalogue<br />

2 Mb Internet<br />

Client


Wide Area M<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />

� Regi<strong>on</strong>al surveillance of the African sub-c<strong>on</strong>tinent<br />

� Serve the following GEOSS societal benefit areas:<br />

� Climate change<br />

� Disaster management<br />

� Sustainable agriculture<br />

� Operati<strong>on</strong>al applicati<strong>on</strong>s:<br />

� Advanced Fire Informati<strong>on</strong> System (AFIS)<br />

� Planned applicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

� Vegetati<strong>on</strong> C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> Assessment<br />

� Flood Mapping Tool


Land Cover Change Analysis<br />

� Development of sensor- and scale- independent<br />

land cover mapping tool<br />

� Emphasis <strong>on</strong> fully automating the land cover<br />

mapping process using Artificial Intelligence (AI)<br />

techniques<br />

� Include temporal and c<strong>on</strong>textual analysis in<br />

classificati<strong>on</strong> process


Land Cover with SPOT 5


Field demarcati<strong>on</strong> for crop yield estimates


Fieldwork m<strong>on</strong>itoring & verificati<strong>on</strong>


SAEOS Architecture


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