Transcript EUMETSAT - Bridging the Gap

Access to EUMETSAT Data
Silvia Castañer
Head of Legal Affairs Division
European Organisation for the Exploitation of
Meteorological Satellites
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Overview
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EUMETSAT and its mandate
Objectives of the EUMETSAT Data Policy
Data Policy Principles
Current Data Policy Conditions
User Registration and Licensing
Data Access and User Management
Outlook: EUMETSAT’s Contribution to GMES and GEO
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EUMETSAT Objectives
• The primary objective is to establish, maintain and exploit
European systems of operational meteorological satellites.
• A further objective is to contribute to the operational
monitoring of the climate as well as the detection of global
climatic changes.
• Furthermore, environmental issues which drive or are driven
by meteorological conditions are considered.
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EUMETSAT’s Mission is….
• To deliver operational satellite data and products that satisfy
the meteorological and climate data requirements of its
Member States - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, through
decades.
• This is carried out taking into account the recommendations of
the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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21 Member States & 9 Cooperating States
Member States
Cooperating States
Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Denmark
Finland
France
Hungary
Iceland
Latvia
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Ireland
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
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EUMETSAT Funding Principles
• Every Member State contributes in accordance with a scale
based on GNI figures.
• Every Cooperating State contributes 50% of corresponding
membership rate.
. . . an example of a user community joining resources to
maintain an operational infrastructure.
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Main Objectives of EUMETSAT’s Data Policy
• To promote and extend the use of EUMETSAT satellite data;
• To make a contribution to the global exchange of meteorological data and
products, under the auspices of WMO;
• To establish a balance between Member States and non-Member States;
• To establish a level playing field between National Meteorological Services
(NMSs) and private commercial companies operating in the same field;
• To establish a monitoring system to allow adequate support to users and
protection of the EUMETSAT satellite data;
• To provide meteorological data and products for scientific and educational
use.
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EUMETSAT Principles on Data Policy
• NMSs of EUMETSAT Member States:
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Receive all data/products for Official Duty use at no cost.
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Are treated like commercial users in their commercial activities.
• A set of data is free for all users (WMO Resolution 40):
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six-hourly Meteosat images
all Metop data and products
all EUMETSAT derived products
all archived data and products
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EUMETSAT Principles on Data Policy (continued)
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An additional set of free data is given to all NMSs of all WMO Member
States.
All data/products are free for certain user categories:
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Scientific/educational use
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Private individuals/amateurs
NMSs of less wealthy countries
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Countries subject to tropical cyclones
Disaster monitoring
Partner organisations (ECMWF, ESA, WMO, NOAA, …)
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Other users may need to pay a fee fixed by the EUMETSAT Council.
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All efforts are undertaken to protect EUMETSAT’s data and products, this
includes technical protection (encryption).
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Current Data Policy Conditions
Dataset
Meteosat
real-time
images
NMSs of
Member
States/
Cooperating
States
NMSs of NonMember States
Wealthy
Less
Wealthy
End users
Service Providers
Broadcasters
6-hourly
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
3-hourly
Free
Free
Free
Free
K€ 5
5-15 K€
6.5-65 K€
Hourly
Free
K€ 60
Free
Free
K€ 8
8-24 K€
9.5-68 K€
Half-hourly
Free
K€ 80
Free
Free
K€ 10
10-30 K€
11.5-70 K€
Quarterhourly
Free
K€ 100
Free
Free
K€ 12
12-36 K€
13.5-72 K€
Note : Fees in this table are annual
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Educational
users/
Researchers
(incl.
amateurs)
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User Registration and Licensing
• A network established to give clear contact points to all users
worldwide:
- NMSs of Member States act as “EUMETSAT Licensing
Agents” for real-time users in their countries. Some have
delegated part of their duties to EUMETSAT.
- EUMETSAT is in charge of all licences outside Member
States, international organisations, and “delegated
activities”.
- EUMETSAT is also central distributor for all derived
products, archived data, software.
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User Registration and Licensing
• Central entry point: EUMETSAT web site, all users register online.
• Most users licensed electronically, through web-based tool.
• User registration passed to LA where relevant.
• Each user of real-time data needs decryption key unit (EKU)
managed centrally at EUMETSAT.
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Data Access and User Management
• Web-based product navigator.
• EUMETCast for all near-real time data and products (Meteosat,
Metop); principle: one user – one EKU.
• Web link for access to archived data/products.
• EUMETSAT EO Portal under development (ready early 2009).
• Central EUMETSAT User Service Helpdesk for any user
query/problem: [email protected]
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Data Access and User Management
On line: EUMETSAT Product Navigator
Access to archive (25 years) of EUMETSAT and
third-parties space data, products and model
outputs, incl. SAF catalogues
Real-time: EUMETCast
Access to EUM and 3rd party satellite data (incl.
NOAA) and products, SAF products, 3rd party in-situ
and model outputs (forecasting)
HB-6, Ku-Band Coverage
AB-3, C-Band Coverage
NSS 806, CBand Coverage
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Outlook: EUMETSAT’s Contribution to GMES and GEO
• EUMETSAT’s Data Policy complies with INSPIRE.
• Short term: EUMETSAT discussing with EC how to make its
data available for GMES Core Services.
• Longer term: EUMETSAT involved in the discussions on GMES
Data Policy with EC.
• EUMETSAT is also actively contributing to the establishment of
the GEO Data Sharing Principles.
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