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ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicESAINDUSTRY INFORMATION DAYGround Segment Facilities and Networkfor the GMES Sentinel SatellitesESRIN12 April 2011Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 1

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicIntroduction &Status of the GMES ProgrammeG. KohlhammerSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 2

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicIntroduction• The objective of this Industry Information Day is to provideinformation to industry about the forthcoming procurements for theground segment facilities for the GMES Sentinel satellites:– X-band acquisition stations;– Processing and Archiving Centres;– Mission Performance Centres;– data circulation and dissemination network.• In addition to some detailed information regarding each of the fourprocurements, this will also include some general information aboutthe overall ground segment concept for GMES and the status of theGMES Programme.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 3

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicIntroductionThis procurement is part of:• the overall GMES Space Component Programme (GSC);• the GSC ground segment;• the grouped procurement proposal approved by IPC in November2010.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 4

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicIntroduction – Agenda1. Introduction & Status Of GMES Programme G. Kohlhammer2. Overview Of GMES Ground Segment E. Monjoux3. Scope Of Procurements G. Mason– Acquisition And NRT Stations E. DoyleCoffee Break– Processing And Archiving Centres (PACs) N. Houghton– Mission Performance Centres (MPCs) Ph. Goryl– Data Circulation And Dissemination Network G. Buscemi– Security Requirements G. Buscemi4. Procurement Rules L. Govaert5. Concluding Remarks G. MasonSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 5

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicIntroduction• Logistics:– Coffee break at about 11:00 for 30 mins;– Presentation until about 13:00.• Questions at the end of each presentation block.• Presentation will be published via EMITS News.• Usual clarification process once the ITT is open.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 6

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicGSC Progressive Programme Build-upESA Build-up phase(Segments 1 + 2)GMES Init-OpsOn-going.PDGS relies on jointESA and EC funding.PDGS developmentson-going.ESA-EC agreementapproved by PBEOin March 2011.Joint and EC-onlyfunding.EU Operational programmeEU-only funding.Approval expected in 2013.Funding request based upon ESALong Term scenario.ESA-EC agreement to be settled.2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152023Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 7

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicGMES Sentinel Satellite ScheduleSentinel 1 – SAR imagingAll weather, day/night applications, interferometry2013Sentinel 2 – Multi-spectral imagingLand applications: urban, forest, agriculture,..Continuity of Landsat, SPOT2013Sentinel 3 – Ocean and global land monitoringWide-swath ocean color, vegetation, sea/landsurface temperature, altimetry2013Sentinel 4 – Geostationary atmosphericAtmospheric composition monitoring, transboundarypollution2019Sentinel 5 – Low-orbit atmosphericAtmospheric composition monitoring(S5 Precursor launch in 2014)2020+Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 8

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSatellite Status: Sentinel-1Sentinel-1Four nominal imaging operation modes (SM, IW, EW, WV)Duty Cycle: Max 25 min in HR mode per orbit in HBR mode & rest of theorbit in LBRDownlink time: Max of 30 min per orbit (with 20 consecutive min)Sun synchronous orbit at 693 Km mean altitude12 days repeat cycle7 years design life time, consumables for 12 years• Satellite Preliminary Design Review• Q2 2008• Satellite Critical Design Review• Q2 2010Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 9

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSatellite Status: Sentinel-2Sentinel-2Pushbroom filter based multi spectral imager with 13 spectral bands (VNIR & SWIR)Spatial resolution: 10, 20 and 60 mField of view: 290 kmAverage data supply (compressed) of ~17minutes per orbit at 490MbpsDownlink time: Average of 16 min per orbitSun synchronous orbit at 786 km mean altitude10 days repeat cycle7 years design life time, consumables for 12 years• Satellite Preliminary Design Review• Q4 2008• Satellite Critical Design Review• Q4 2010Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 10

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSatellite Status: Sentinel-3Sentinel-33 main instruments:Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI), a spectrometer imaging in pushbroommode with an across-track scan, strongly inherited from MERISSea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR), a conical imaging radiometerwith a dual view (near-nadir and oblique) capability, presenting design heritage from theAATSRSAR Radar ALtimeter (SRAL) instrument, a dual-frequency altimeter, derived from theAlcatel Alenia Space line of products such as SIRAL of CryosatDownlink time: Average 6 min / OrbitSun synchronous orbit at 814.5 km (with local time at desc. node at 10:00 a.m)Polar orbit to achieve near-complete Earth coverage with 27 days repeat cycle7 years design life time, consumables for 12 years• Satellite Preliminary Design Review:• Q4 2008• Satellite Critical Design Review• Q2 2011 => On-goingSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 11

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicGMES Sentinel Satellite Schedule• Nominal launch schedules for “A” units:– Sentinel-1A May 2013– Sentinel-2A November 2013– Sentinel-3A August 2013• Launch schedules for “B” units:– “B” units to be ready for launch 18 months after launch of “A”units.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 12

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicGMES Ground Segment Status• Current initial operations based on data from GMES ContributingMissions provided to GMES Core Services.• Coordinated Data-access System (CDS) v2 installation anddeployment expected soon.• Three PDGS development contracts (S-1, S-2, S-3) and other GSdevelopment contracts starting/on-going.• Sentinel Data Policy approved by ESA PBEO – EC governanceprocess on-going. Baseline is “free and open” for sentinel data.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 13

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicGMES Ground Segment Requirements• Sentinel Ground Segment and Operational Requirements have beenderived from:– The mission requirements documents (EC).– The data warehouse process (EC).– The space segment design and constraints.– The programmatic agreements (e.g. with EUMETSAT for S-3,S-4, S-5).– The Programme declaration (e.g. giving sentinel data accessto GMES and for national use of Member States).Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 14

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicGMES Space Component Operations ConceptSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 15

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicGMES Ground Segment And Data AccessGMES Space ComponentEDRSCollaborativeCentre AGCMGSCollaborativeCentre ACollaborativeCentre AGMESCollaborativeGroundSegmentCollaborativeCentre ACollaborativeCentre ACollaborativeCentre ASentinel-3Sentinel-1ISPsAcquisition StationsSentinelsPDGSTM/TCTT&C StationsFOSGSCCore GroundSegmentGCMGSGCM GSGCMGSGCMGSGCMGSGCMGSGMES Contributing Missions (ESA,EUMETSAT, National member-statesmissions, etc.)EO Data UsersGSC CoordinatedData Access SystemEO Data UsersSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011GSC dataGSC dataRequestProvisionGMES Service EntitiesPage 16GMES ServicesUsers

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicGMES Ground Segment And Data AccessGMES Space ComponentEDRSCollaborativeCentre AGCMGSCollaborativeCentre ACollaborativeCentre AGMESCollaborativeGroundSegmentCollaborativeCentre ACollaborativeCentre ACollaborativeCentre ASentinel-3Sentinel-1ISPsAcquisition StationsSentinelsPDGSTM/TCTT&C StationsFOSGSCCore GroundSegmentGCMGSGCM GSGCMGSGCMGSGCMGSGCMGSGMES Contributing Missions (ESA,EUMETSAT, National member-statesmissions, etc.)EO Data UsersGSC CoordinatedData Access SystemEO Data UsersSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011GSC dataGSC dataRequestProvisionGMES Service EntitiesPage 17GMES ServicesUsers

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicOverview Of GMES Ground SegmentE. MonjouxSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 18

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicPresentation Objectives• Provide an introduction on the Sentinel -1, -2, -3 Ground segmentimplementation Logic• Provide an overview of the Sentinel -1, -2, -3 Ground segmentImplementation Status and next phases scheduleSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 19

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicGSC Ground Segment• The Coordinated Data access System (CDS) for the coordination ofthe data flows for the GMES Services• The Sentinel missions core ground segments :– Satellite control (Flight Operation Segment: FOS)Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011• ESOC for S-1 and S-2, EUMETSAT for S-3– Sentinel core Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS)• 3 distinct PDGS, with EUMETSAT responsible for the S-3 Marineoperations• External operational interfaces:– Sentinel Satellites– EDRS satellite and ground segment– GMES contributing mission (GCMs) ground segment– Potential collaborative elements– GMES Services & Non-GMES Services usersPage 20

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicCoordinated Data Access System• CDS services:– GSCDA Advertisement– GMES Services Support Desk– GMES Emergency Satellite Tasking– Coverage Area Monitoring– Service Performance Reporting– Coordinated Quality Control– Product archiving when necessary• with features like:– On-line client for data access– Single Sign On– Standardized (HMA) interfaces forcatalogue and orderingSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 21

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicCoordinated Data Access System – Operations• In operation since 2009~150 operationalGMES Services users131 datasetsEvolution of total number ofproducts archived in catalogue~60 orders / month~10 dataproviders>30 missions– Operations are based on collectionof products (data sets) fromcontributing missions (GCMs)defined according to user needsand mission/sensors possibilities– Access managed according tolicence terms and registration– New systems for operationalstreamlining and integration ofheterogeneous ground segmentsbeing put in place (Q2 2011)• The Sentinels PDGS products will beintegrated into the relevant data setsSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 22

Sentinels PDGS Implementation:Building BlocksESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• The PDGS is made of :– Antenna and front endprocessing– Near real time or off-lineprocessing and archiving– Dissemination and circulation– Quality control & missionperformances– Mission planning & GroundSegment control• Relying on supporting layers orinterfaces for:Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 23– Security, Network, User frontdesk, auxiliary data providersoperations

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSentinels PDGS Implementation Drivers• Ground Segment technology challenges– Sentinels mission represents a HUGE amount of data• Missions and Program requirements challenges– Systematic processing of all received data– Open data policy– Operational continuity for GMES Services (e.g. ENVISAT continuity)• Technical constraints drivers– Decentralised network of centres• Project organisation drivers– asynchronous schedules between satellite projectsSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 24

Sentinels PDGS Implementation Drivers:A Huge Amount Of DataESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicENVISAT referenceSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 25

Sentinels PDGS Implementation Plan:Some Logic DriversESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Consolidation of requirements– Operation concepts, Product lists• Identification of sub-systemscommonalities– Multi-Sentinel Front End Processor– Multi-Missions data access front-end• Reuse of existing & suitableoperational capabilities– X band acquisition• Identification of critical elements anddependencies– Satellite schedule– Satellite interferences managementSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 26

Sentinels PDGS Implementation Plan:Production Baseline HighlightESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Publicone 100km x 100km tile19o19o400Km30oS1250Km400Km80Km46o23o 36o45o100KmExtra WideSwath Mode(EW)46oS6200KmInterferometricWide SwathMode (IW)StripmapMode (SM)WaveMode (WV)• Major achievement in 2010 to confirm theproduction baseline through the GSCoperation concept– Product definition baselineconsolidated in terms of algorithms,format and timeliness• Next step:– User documentation, test data oneto two years before launchSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 27

Sentinels PDGS Implementation Plan:Procurement HighlightsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Early start critical elements– S-1 Operational processor, Multi-Sentinel Front End Processor,algorithms spec.• Reinforce mission end-to-end viewthrough strategic grouping of the GroundSegment integration tasks– Sentinels -1, -2 -3 PDGS core contracts– Implementation of the reference platform• Combined procurement of potentiallysynergetic operational capabilities– Centres procurements• Optimise procurements scheduleaccording to inter-dependenciesSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011– WAN procurementPage 28

Sentinels PDGS Schedule Status:Procurement HighlightsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• PDGS Core– S-1 KO: Q2 2010– S-1 PDGS Preliminary Design Review: Q4 2010– S-3 KO: Q3 2010– S-3 PDGS Preliminary Design Review: Q1 2011– S-2 KO: Q2 2011 (TBC)• S-1 Operational Processors : CDR Q2 2011, S-1 Mission Planning :KO Q1 2011, S-1 Mission Performance Tools: KO Q2 2011• S-2 Algorithms : DDR Q1 2011, S-2 Mission Planning : ITT Q1 2011• S-3 Mission planning (EUMETSAT): ITT Q2 2011• Multi-Sentinel Front End Processor: CDR: Q1 2011• Next Generation Earth Observation data access front end (ngEO): KOQ1 2011Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 29

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSentinels PDGS Integration PlanSub-systemsimplementationMission specific:•S-1 IPF•S-3 Missionplanning•Productioncontroller…Multi-Sentinelspecific•DFEPMulti-Missions•ngEOReference platform Sentinel-1 :First elements being integrated thismonthReferenceplatformintegrationCentresselection andpreparationCommissioningconfigurationDeploymentEnd to end testingOperationalConfigurationIncremental deployment& integrationSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 30

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicPresentation Highlights• A HUGE data volume to be considered: EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME• 3 payload data ground segments supporting 3 different missions.• A single industrial integration approach per PDGS fostering allimplementation tasks through the setup of a representativereference platform.• Incremental deployment and integration into operational network ofcentres according to exploitation needs.• Complex implementation plan with critical paths due toprocurements inter-dependencies.The good coordination with the satellite, FOS teams and with the PDGSindustrial partners allow us to be in-time to start the nextprocurement phase.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 31

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicScope Of ProcurementsG. MasonSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 32

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicScope Of The Procurements – Overview• The core ground segment for the acquisition, processing, dissemination andarchiving of data from the Sentinel series of satellites will consist of:– X-band Acquisition Stations including Near Real-Time (NRT)processing;– distributed off-line Processing and Archiving Centres (PACs);– Mission Performance Centres (MPCs) to check data products qualityand mission performances;– data circulation and dissemination network;in addition, mission planning, overall monitoring, and maintenance of thevarious reference platforms will be performed at ESRIN.• The Sentinel-specific Payload Data Ground Segments (PDGSs) will bedeployed at both the acquisition stations for NRT processing and the offlinePACs.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 33

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicScope Of The Procurements – Overview• Procurement of the ground segment facilities and network is part ofthe overall GMES ground segment development:SpecificationsSentinels & Data Access - Requirement &Operation concepts & procurement plans(2008-2009)ImplementationSystems & Sub-System procurements(PDGS Core, CDS, Multi-sentinels orspecific elements) (2010-2011)Facilities & Networkprocurements(2011-2012)Deployment,Integration &ValidationFacilities sitepreparation(2012)Deployment &testing(2012-2013)Commissioningoperations(2013-2014)Routineoperations(2014-)Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 34

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicScope Of The Procurements – Approach• Each of the four procurements will be performed via open ITT.• Each of the procurements will cover (under existing ESA / EU andEU GIO funding):– initial site preparation and deployment activities;– support to pre-launch ground segment integration, testing andrehearsals;– operations during the commissioning phase for each A unitsatellite;– build-up of full network of facilities in a staggered approach.• In addition, options will be requested (under future EU GMESOperations budget) for:– annual routine operations (up to 5 years of routine operations).Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 35

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicScope Of The Procurements – Approach• The Stations, PACs and associated network connectivity will bedeployed in a staggered approach to meet the actual satellitelaunch schedules and needs of Commissioning Phases.• Operations during the Satellites Commissioning Phases will involvea sub-set of the Stations and PACs to avoid possibility of multiplyingproblems and diluting resources.• For the Operations Phases, the procurements will be based onservice contracts with service level agreements and keyperformance indicators.• Options for Routine Operations to be exercised as the EU funding isconfirmed and dependent on the contractor service performance.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 36

Case 1:95-cv-00309-MJG Document 798 Filed 03/27/2006 Page 37 of 165concentration of high-opportunity tracts are found in suburban counties. The largest clusters ofvery high opportunity tracts are located in central Baltimore County, southern Howard County,northern Anne Arundel County and southern Harford County. The City of Baltimore is theprimary location of very low-opportunity tracts in the region, but areas of high opportunity arefound on the north central edge of the City of Baltimore.African Americans are Segregated into Low Opportunity AreasIn the Baltimore region, the distribution of opportunity rich and poor communitiesmirrors patterns of racial segregation. As seen in Map 15, African Americans are segregatedaway from high-opportunity neighborhoods and into low-opportunity neighborhoods in theBaltimore region. Census tracts identified as very low-opportunity were 81% African Americanin 2000 and very high-opportunity tracts were only 12% African American in 2000. Conversely,very low-opportunity tracts were 15% White and very high-opportunity tracts were 80% Whitein 2000. In the six county region, over 72% of African Americans are located in either very lowor low-opportunity areas; in contrast only 18% of Whites reside in very low or low-opportunityareas (See Table 2).Racial segregation from opportunity operates independently of income in Baltimore aslow-income Whites are considerably less segregated from opportunity than low-income AfricanAmericans. 124 Almost 84% of the region’s low-income African American households were foundin low-opportunity Census Tracts. In comparison, only 33% of the region’s low-income Whitehouseholds were found in low-opportunity Census Tracts. More low-income Whites lived inhigher opportunity Census Tracts (37%) than lived in low-opportunity Census Tracts (33%).Only 10% of low-income African Americans lived in high-opportunity Census Tracts (See Table3).Similarly, high-income African Americans do not have the same access to higheropportunity areas as high-income Whites in Baltimore. Sixty seven percent of high-incomeWhite households lived in high-opportunity Census Tracts in 2000, while only 30% of highincomeAfrican Americans lived in high-opportunity Census Tracts. In 2000, more than half ofhigh-income African American households (56%) lived in low-opportunity Census Tracts,compared to 11% of high-income White households (See Table 3).Affordable Housing is Deficient in High Opportunity AreasRental housing is primarily clustered in low-opportunity areas but opportunity richcensus tracts do contain a significant number of rental housing units. Analysis of price data forthese rental units in high-opportunity areas indicates that it is relatively expensive and thusbeyond the means of low-income households. Nearly half of the region’s rental housing in 2000was found in low-opportunity communities (49%). Of the 104,000 rental housing units located inhigh-opportunity areas, approximately 60% cost more than the HUD fair market rent for a 2bedroom apartment in the Baltimore region as of 2000 ($643). The region’s supply of rental unitsbelow fair market rent in 2000 was even more clustered in low-opportunity areas than rental124 Low Income households earn less than $30K, Middle Income households earn $30K to $60K, and High Incomehouseholds earn more than $60K. This methodology was adopted from the Lewis C. Mumford Center’s research onthe dynamics residential segregation by race and income, delineating (poor, middle income and affluenthouseholds). For more information visit the Mumford Center’s website at:http://mumford.albany.edu/census/segregation/home.htm34

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicScope Of The Procurements – Contracts• Stations:– Network of 6-7 acquisition stations required.– Several separate contracts will be placed.• PACs:– 2 PACs for Sentinel-1, 2 PACs for Sentinel-2, 3 PACs for Sentinel-3.– Some PACs may be collocated.– Several separate contracts will be placed.• MPCs:– 1 MPC for each Sentinel.– Three separate contracts (one for each MPC) will be placed.• Network:– Single contract will be placed.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 38

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicScope Of The Procurements – EDRS• The European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS) project has beenapproved by ESA’s Joint Board on Communication SatelliteProgrammes (JCB).• The EDRS programme will consist of 1 in-orbit, geo-stationarysatellite (EDRS-C) and a piggyback payload (EDRS-A) providing:– LEO satellite to EDRS satellite to ground data transmission;– ground to EDRS satellite to ground data dissemination (option).• The Sentinel-1 and 2 satellites will be equipped with LaserCommunication Terminals to allow data transfer to the EDRSsatellites.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 40

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicScope Of The Procurements – EDRS• The services from the EDRS satellites will be provided by AstriumServices as a commercial service.• Discussions are currently on-going between ESA and AstriumServices regarding the use of EDRS for the Sentinels.• EDRS is not included in these current Facilities procurements.• The network of selected X-band ground stations needs to providethe capability to acquire all data from each of the Sentinel satellites.• EDRS capability will be added at a later stage to include EDRSKa-band acquisition stations.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 41

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicScope Of The Procurements – Schedule• Schedule for Stations:– ITT release: end April, early May 2011.– Contract Kick-Offs: Q4 2011.• Schedule for PACs:– ITT release: early May 2011.– Contract Kick-Offs: Q4 2011.• Schedule for Network:– ITT release: Q4 2011 / Q1 2012.– Contract Kick-Off: Q2 / Q3 2012.• Schedule for MPCs:– ITT release: Q4 2011 / Q1 2012.– Contract Kick-Off: Q2 / Q3 2012.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 42

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicCommon Issues – Phasing & Review Logic• The phasing / logic for the Stations and PACs will be as follows (even if agiven Station or PAC is deployed at a later stage):Kick-OffInitial ContractOptions for Routine OperationsSite PreparationsSRRDeployment / TestORRCommissioning Ops.SRR = Site Readiness ReviewORR = Operations Readiness ReviewRORR = Routine Operations Readiness ReviewSPR = Service Performance Review (annual)RORRRoutine Ops.SPRSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 43

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicCommon Issues – WAN Connectivity• ESA will provide the Wide Area Network (WAN) services as a CFI tothe Stations, PACs and a single location for each MPC.• Facilities located in mainland Europe / UK shall interconnect to theWAN service provider at the Facility or its proposed point ofpresence (PoP).• Facilities not located in mainland Europe / UK shall interconnect tothe WAN service provider at a major commercial hub and include inthe proposal:– one time costs and monthly recurring costs for the WAN servicefrom the Facility location to the PoP,– contract terms and conditions,– possibility to transfer, as an option, the contract to the WAN serviceprovider.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 44

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicCommon Issues – LAN Infrastructure• The Contractor shall be provide a Multi-Sentinel Local Area Network(LAN) to host the Sentinel systems and to provide access to theESA Wide Area Network (WAN) (CFI).• The Multi-Sentinel LAN shall provide DMZ and internal LAN accessfunctions via multiple 10 Gbit interfaces.• ESA will provide a reference architecture and detailed technicalrequirements document.• The Contractor shall provide an architectural design document,implementation plan and after deployment demonstrate compliancethrough acceptance tests.• The Contractor shall operate the LAN as a managed service with atarget availability of 99.9%.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 45

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicCommon Issues – LAN Infrastructure• Multi-Sentinel high level logical topology:Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 46

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicAcquisition And NRT StationsE. DoyleSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 47

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicAcquisition And NRT Stations• Sentinel Downlinks– Contacts– Link budget• Core Ground Stations Scenario• Scope of Ground Station Contracts• Contractor Deliverables• ESA CFI’s• Site Requirements• Acquisition Requirements• NRT Production Requirements• Support RequirementsSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 48

Acquisition And NRT StationsSentinel DownlinksESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Sentinel 1 and 2 satellites require more than one contact per orbit todownlink the global on-board data, whereas Sentinel 3 requires onecontact per orbit.• To provide full coverage for all the Sentinels therefore, a network of 6 or 7core ground stations (depending on locations) is required to receive all theglobal data and to provide some near real time coverage over Europe.• To ensure adequate flexibility any station must be available to supportdownlinks from any of the Sentinel satellites.• Same X-band downlink frequencies / different repeat cycles:– (S1 / S2 / S3 – 12 / 10 / 27 day).• Acquisition conflicts (1 – 1.5 degrees) managed by ESA using predefinedslots.• Approx 560 Mbit bit rate / 8PSK / 290 MHz of bandwidth required.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 49

Acquisition And NRT StationsSentinel Downlinks – ContactsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Number of X-band contacts required for Sentinel A units (B unitsseparated by 180 degrees).Satellite Contacts / Orbit Contacts / Day Contacts / MonthSatellite-1A 2 -4 ≈42 ≈ 1,275Satellite-2A 2-4 ≈ 42 ≈ 1,275Satellite-3A 1 14 ≈ 426Total ≈ 7 ≈ 98 ≈ 2,980Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 50

Acquisition And NRT StationsSentinel Downlinks – ContactsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Average number of theoretical Sentinel A unit contacts per day(5 degree elevation mask).SatelliteLocation in Latitude (degrees)GS_30 GS_40 GS_50 GS_60 GS_70 GS_80Sentinel 1A 4.08 4.66 5.83 8.75 10.83 14.58Sentinel 2A 4.30 5.00 6.20 9.80 11.00 14.30Sentinel 3A 4.30 5.04 6.22 9.82 11.00 14.26Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 51

Acquisition And NRT StationsDownlink InformationESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Detailed link budgets are provided in the Space-to-Ground ICDs for eachmission (to be included in ITT package).• Downlink information:Sentinel-1 / 2 / 3Downlink frequency f1Downlink frequency f2Maximum Bandwidth8095 MHz8260 MHz145 MHzLink Availability Requirement ≥ 99.4%• The required minimum G/T in Free Space = 30.2 dB/K.• The required minimum effective G/T for a given station requires additionof atmospheric and polarisation losses (location dependent) and pointinglosses for the antenna system, with a minimum availability of 99.4%.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 52

Acquisition And NRT StationsCGS Operational ScenarioESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Sentinel acquisition requests provided from Mission planning.• Core Ground Station acquires Sentinel (Real Time or Memorydump) data downlinks.• Demultiplexes and stores the ISP data.• Instrument Source Packets (ISPs) provided to L0 processor (on /off site) and to other parties (ESOC, Eumetsat (S-3)).• L0 data circulated to PACs.• NRT L1 / L2 production performed (Real Time, Memory dump) andmade available to users and PACs.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 53

Acquisition And NRT StationsScope of Ground Station ContractsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• To provide the site infrastructure (including Antenna, computerrooms, etc.) needed for the selected core ground systems.• To provide and operate the Multi-Sentinel LAN at each facility.• To support ESA and its industry during the deployment andintegration phases.• To provide Acquisition / Production services in commissioning and(optional) routine operations phase.• To provide the necessary System and Database managementservices.• To perform monitoring and control requirements.• To support the local logistics (maintenance, configurationmanagement, inventory management, etc.).Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 54

Acquisition And NRT StationsContractor DeliverablesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Site infrastructure (including Antenna, computer rooms, etc)needed for the selected core ground systems.• Local Area Network infrastructure.• Network point of presence.• Support to integration / Ground Segment Operational Validation(GSOV).• Support to Commissioning Operations.• Acquisition / Production service in Commissioning Operations and(optional) Routine Operations phases.• Local system management / logistics.• Monitoring and control.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 55

Acquisition And NRT StationsESA CFI’sESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicESA provided Customer Furnished Items (CFIs):• Multi-Sentinel Demodulator and Front End Processor (DFEP).• Separate S1 / S2 / S3 Core NRT production / distribution systems.• Wide Area Network (via separate ITT), up to agreed PoP.• Anomaly tool.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 56

Acquisition And NRT StationsSite RequirementsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Preparation of the site Sentinel Core systems (power, computerroom / ops environment, security, etc).• Preparation and testing of Multi-Sentinel LAN (10 Gb) to host theDFEP and Core PDGS systems.• Support the site readiness reviews performed by ESA industrialteams.• Prepare and test interface points (intermediate frequency,network).• Generate and maintain ICDs for accommodation of systems forselected Sentinel missions.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 57

Acquisition And NRT StationsAcquisition RequirementsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Objective is to set up a set of facilities to provide AcquisitionService.• Support acquisition of any of the Sentinel satellites inside assignedhorizontal mask (station slots).• A Multi-Sentinel Demodulator and Front End Processor (DFEP) shallbe provided as ESA CFI.• DFEP provides Instrument Source Packets (ISPs) to PDGS L0ingestion node.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 58

Acquisition And NRT StationsCGS NRT Processing RequirementsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Ensure ISPs streamed to relevant Sentinel L0 ingestion nodes.• Perform higher level production in required time frame and circulateto users (L1, L2) and PACs (L0, L1, L2).• Sentinel-1:– L1: NRT 10m / NRT 1h for direct downlink, NRT 3h from memory;– L2: NRT 10m / NRT 1h for direct downlink, NRT 3h from memory.• Sentinel-2– L1: NRT 1h (Majority) / Remainder 100m;• Sentinel-3:– L1: NRT 3h from sensing;– L2: NRT 3h from sensing (Land).Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 59

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcessing And Archiving Centres(PACs)N. HoughtonSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 61

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcessing And Archiving Centres• Overview of PACs/LTAs• Site Requirements (PDGS)• Scope of Contract• Deliverables• Operational Scenario• LTA Requirements• Data Volumes• Support Requirements• Reprocessing ScenarioSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 62

Processing And Archiving CentresOverview of PACs/LTAsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Two PACs for Sentinel-1 in separate locations.• Full and redundant Long Term Archives (LTAs) collocated withSentinel-1 PACs.• Same as the above for Sentinel-2.• Sentinel-3: three PACs:– OLCI (L0, L1 and Land L2 products);– SLSTR (L0,L1 and Land L2 products);– SRAL (L0, L1 and Land L2 products).• For S-3, backup of L1 products in EUMETSAT.• Sentinel-3 synergy products to be generated at additional centreand archived in OLCI and/or (tbc) SLSTR LTAs.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 63

Processing And Archiving CentresSite RequirementsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Preparation of the site Sentinel Core systems (power, computerroom / ops environment, security, etc).• Preparation and testing of Multi-Sentinel LAN (10 Gb) to host theCore PDGS systems.• Support the site readiness reviews performed by ESA industrialteams.• Prepare and test interface points (network).• Generate and maintain ICDs for selected Sentinel missions.• Establishment of LTA.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 64

Processing And Archiving CentresScope of PACs ContractsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• To provide the site infrastructure needed for the selected coreground systems.• To provide and operate the multi-Sentinel LAN at each facility.• To support the deployment and integration phases.• To support the commissioning ops and routine ops phases.• To provide Production services in commissioning and (optional)routine operations phase.• To provide LTA Service (to be proven in Deployment phase).• To provide the necessary System and Database managementservices.• To perform monitoring and control requirements.• To support the logistics (maintenance, configuration management,inventory management, etc).Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 65

Processing And Archiving CentresContractor DeliverablesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Site infrastructure.• Local Area Network infrastructure.• Network point of presence.• Support to integration / GSOV.• Support to Commissioning OPS.• Production service in Commissioning and (optional) Routineoperations phase.• System management / logistics.• Monitoring and control.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 66

Processing And Archiving CentresESA CFIsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicESA provided Customer Furnished Items (CFIs):• Hardware and Software for the PACs.• IPFs.• ICDs.• Operational Procedures.• Documentation.• Anomaly Tool.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 67

Processing And Archiving CentresPACs/LTAs Operational ScenarioESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• L0 received from CGS.• Concatenation of L0 segments if necessary.• IPF generates L1/L2.• All product generation systematic (except S1 to support CHARTER).• Short Term/Medium Term Archives (STA/MTA) store products forfixed time period (typically a few months).• Rolling Archive stores products to be made available to users(typically a couple of weeks).• Products (L0/L1/L2) stored in Long Term Archive (LTA).• LTA functions are storage and retrieval.• User interface through ngEO.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 68

Processing And Archiving CentresPAC Operational ActivitiesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Operations required Normal Working Hours.• Weekend/Public Holiday call out (optional package)• Checking of logs.• Recovery of failed production.• Opening anomalies (tool to be provided).• Bulk Dissemination/Transcriptions.• Media Dissemination (hard disk).• Ensure data is archived.• LTA Service.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 69

Processing And Archiving CentresLTA RequirementsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• LTA Provided as a service (limited CFIs provided).• LTA Storage and retrieval only (no processing).• ESA will supply limited level of CFIs including ICDs.• Bidder will build interface to their chosen solution.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 70

Processing And Archiving CentresData Volumes for LTAESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• S1:– LTA L0: 321 TBytes/Year L0/1/2: 1076 TBytes/Year• S2:– LTA L0: 405 TBytes/Year L0/1/2: 991 TBytes/Year• S3:– OLCI LTA: L0: 48 TBytes/Year L0/1/2: 238 TBytes/Year– SLSTR: L0: 24 TBytes/Year L0/1/2: 270 TBytes/Year– SRAL: L0: 26 TBytes/Year L0/1/2: 31 TBytes/Year– Synergy Products for OLCI/SLSTR: L1/2: 442 TBytes/YearSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 71

Processing And Archiving CentresSupport RequirementsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSupport needed shall vary depending on the phase: deployment, preoperations,routine operations.• Logistics (NWD, NWH):– Packing/Unpacking shipment of goods / customs (NWD, NWH),– Configuration items handling.• System / Database Management and Hardware Maintenance:– Preventative maintenance,– Level 1 and Level 2 support– Backups / restores.• General operations (NWD, NWH):– Software upgrades, procedure updates.• On Call support as an option.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 72

Processing And Archiving CentresReprocessing ScenarioESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Bidder to demonstrate ability to be able to set up and operatereprocessing chain on PAC infrastructure.• ESA will provide IPFs and ICDs as CFI.• Actual reprocessing to be addressed as a delta service.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 73

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMission Performance Centres (MPCs)Ph. GorylSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 74

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcurement ScopeThe Mission Performance Centre cover the following functions:‣ Calibration – the objective of which is to update on-board and on-groundconfiguration data in order to meet product quality requirements. Calibration isperformed by analysing the calibration data acquired by the instruments or thecalibration data processed in the vicarious calibration program.‣ Validation – the objective of which is to assess, by independent means, the qualityof the data products derived from the system outputs. Validation functions provideinput for algorithm evolution and processor upgrades.‣ Quality Control – the objective of which is to monitor the status of the spacecraft(payload and platform) and to check if the derived products meet the qualityrequirements along mission life-time.‣ Data processors (prototypes) and QC tools corrective and evolutivemaintenance – whose objective is to manage the updates of the processors andauxiliary files in order to ensure the overall quality targets.‣ End-to-end system performance assessment – whose objective is to detectanomalies at system-level and provide high-level performance figures on the overallmission performance.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 75

Mission Performance Functions and InterfacesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMissionPerformanceManagerReportsCal/Val DataProvisionReports& dataMission PerformanceFunctional BreakdownReports& dataCalibration,Validation andAlgorithmsEvolutionQuality ControlandCoordinationPDGSproducts &data & reportsNetworkInterfaces:Products & reportsNetworkInterfaces: plans,reports, softwarepackages &configuration…Network or mediaInterfaces: ProductsCoreGroundStationsPayload DataManagementCenterPACsSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 76

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMission Performance Centre (MPC)ExpertSupportLaboratories(ESL)foralgorithmevolutionactivitiesExpert SupportLaboratories(ESL) forCal/Val andcharacterisationactivitiesRoutineQualityControl(collocated withcoreinfrastructure)• The Mission Performanceactivity is coordinatedthrough a data accesspoint concentrating PDGSdata flows interface: TheMPC Core Infrastructure.PermanentCal/Val Infra-structureCoreInfrastructureIn-SituCal/ValCampaignsData fromotherMissions forCal/Val• Mission PerformanceCentre (MPC) is used torefer to the whole set ofactivities andinfrastructure.* For Sentinel 3: MPC breakdownmight be adapted in line with theSentinel-3 Mission managementConcept to be agreed betweenESA & EUMETSAT.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 77

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMPC Procurement Approach‣ Each MPC will be composed of a core infrastructure and distributedentities that will provide expertise and data for Cal/Val activities andalgorithms evolutions.‣ Single procurement process for the selection of the 3 Sentinel MissionPerformance consortiums.‣ The MPC procurements is aligned with the program phases‣ Phase 1: MPC setup.‣ Phase 2: Operation for the commissioning of the A unit.‣ Phase 3: Transition into a service provider configuration for theexploitation phase.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 78

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMPC Phasing Approach‣ The MPC procurements is aligned with the program phases‣ Phase 1: MPC setup‣ Core centre integration with (PDGS interfaces, Cal/Val dataproviders, ESLs,…)‣ Integration of CFI or reused tools‣ Phase 2: Operation for the commissioning of the A unit‣ Infrastructure operations‣ CAL/VAL operations‣ Definition of complete MPC operations based on Service LevelAgreement approach‣ Phase 3: transition into a service provider configuration for theexploitation phase.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 79

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicGeneric MPC SOW Tasks DecompositionCore Infrastructure (Task 1)Engineering Framework (TaskPDGS2)Routine QC andCoordination (Task 3)•Check routinely the productionreports.•Check the completeness & quality ofthe data (sampling approach).•Maintain the configuration of theoperational processors and QC tools.•Respond to user issues channelledthrough the ESA EO multi-mission orthe GSC DA helpdesk (incl. EUMETSAThelp desk)•Support to MPC set up.Expert SupportLaboratories (ESL)(Task 4)•Maintain the processing algorithmsdocumentation & the prototypeprocessors.•Propose and implement algorithmchanges.•Perform calibration, validation (usingcal/val data) and instrumentcharacterisation activities.Calibration andValidation DataProvision(Task 5)• Provide cal/val datafrom permanentinfrastructures orfield/airbornecampaigns to the ESLteams.‣ Tasks are refined in the SOW according to the deliverables expected in the different phases of theMPC project (e.g. operations of infrastructure versus service provision).‣ For Sentinel 3, MPC SOW Tasks Decomposition might be adapted once the Sentinel-3 Missionmanagement Concept has been agreed between ESA & EUMETSAT.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 80

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMPC ITT Highlights (1/2)‣ SOW based on a generic tasks decomposition that allows, wheneverpossible, proposals to maximise synergy and participation toconsortium in different roles according to mission expertise.‣ Each task is refined capturing mission and instruments specificities.‣ Phase 1 and Phase 2 are in scope of the procurement while options willbe required for Phase 3.‣ Estimated split of effort for S-1 : S-2 : S-3 is approximately23% : 23% : 54%.‣ Options shall be provided for a yearly based service covering MPCoperations at the end of the commissioning.‣ Best practices will be identified on case by case basis in the ITT.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 81

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMPC ITT Highlights (2/2)‣ Proposals shall be mission-based and shall cover all tasks for a givenmission.‣ No participation exclusion principles between two Sentinel MPC.‣ In case the same task is proposed for different missions or in differentconsortium the task proposal shall be part of every relevant proposals.‣ Synergies between proposals shall be identified as an option.‣ Task 2 shall be optional, the agency will evaluate the possibility to reuseone proposal as a CFI for other MPCs.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 82

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMPC Tools‣ Sentinel specific Mission Performance tools provided as ESA CFI:o Developed (as Best Practices) within the Sentinels PDGS Core contracts.o Deployed and integrated at the MPC as part of the Sentinels PDGS AIV activities.o WAN.‣ In addition, other elements will be provided by ESA as CFI to the MPC:oPrototype and/or stand-alone IPF.‣ Additional tools might be needed in order to complement ESA CFIs.Details will be provided as part of the ITT.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 83

MPC Procurement TasksSpecific RequirementsESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public‣ The prime contractor will be required to have experience and capacity tofoster ESL teams.‣ For Sentinel-3, the MPC is a procurement/development managed by aESA/EUMETSAT joint team. EUMETSAT expertise and in-house facility willalso be used for the Sentinel-3 mission and should complement the MPCSentinel-3. The location of the Sentinel-3 MPC coordination center will bedecided by the joint team.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 84

Generic MPC Procurement TasksMPC DependenciesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicReference platform (Core PDGS Contract)Mission Performance ToolsOperational Processors DevelopmentCFI: MP Tools & ProcessorsMission Performances CentresOperational interfacesintegrationOther Facilities ContractsAcquisition Stations NetworkOperationalnetwork integrationProcessing and Archiving CentresInter-Centres Network ContractSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 85

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMPC Activities High-Level ScheduleMPCselectionDemonstration of sitereadiness fordeploymentSx-A LaunchSat.Sx-A CP reviewSx-B LaunchSat.Sx-A CP reviewProgressive PDGS systembuild-up with several releasesup to end Sat. CPSupport to ESA CFItools/HW deployment& integration for Sx-ASupport to AIV for Sx-ASupport to Satellite CP activities asper Satellite CP PlanSupportto Sx-ASatelliteCP ops.Supportto Sx-BSatelliteCP ops.Preparation of CP calibration/validationactivities starts before launch, with Sentinelmission dependent schedule.Support to Sx-A GS CP ops.Support to Sx-A/B GS CP ops.Sx-A MP service operationsSx-A/B MP serviceoperationsSx-A Phase 1Baseline contract activitiesSx-APhase 2Sx-A Phase 3Optional contract activitiesSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 86

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMPC Procurement Schedule‣ ITT end 2011 / beginning 2012.‣ KO estimated Q2/Q3 2012.‣ PGDS Tools Integration / Tools Development / System Testing / Interface testing:Rehearsal: Q1 2013.‣ Commissioning phase review:‣ S1: Launch + 3 months‣ S2: Launch + 3 months‣ S3: Launch + 5 months‣ Gradual effort is planned:‣ Low level for the 6 first months – document review / preparation/procedure.‣ Medium Level during the integration/testing phase.‣ High Level during the commissioning phase.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 87

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicMPC Procurement Deliverables‣ Phase 1:• Reports: Integration phase: AIV, OSV report, MPC commissioning phase plan, procedure.• Mission Phase-E2 preparation documents (Phase E2 Cal/Val plan).‣ Phase 2:• Reports: Commissioning phase and phase E2: technical note, daily report, cyclic report, validationreport, calibration report, anomaly report, (integration report, acceptance and testing report, dailyreports, cyclic reports, validation reports, calibration report, anomaly report, Technical Notes, userservice request, etc.)‣ Phase 3:•Product handbook maintenance.•Algorithm (ATBD/DPM/IODD/TDS) maintenance, prototype maintenance and evolution (phase E),product specification maintenance.•QC tools configuration.•Calibration database.•Validation database.•ADF/CTI operational provision.•Deliveries quality and deadline will be monitored by KPIs.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 88

Between now and MPC Invitation-To-TenderESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public‣ Stations & PACs selection will be completed and location will be identified.‣ PDGS S1 Mission performance tools V1.‣ PDGS S3 & S2 Mission Performance tools and operational processors bestpractices.‣ Commissioning and CAL/VAL plans will be under preparation.‣ For Sentinel-3, split of ESA / EUMETSAT roles clarified.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 89

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicData Circulation And DisseminationNetworkG. BuscemiSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 90

Data Circulation And Dissemination Network:ITT Services (1/2)ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• The Network will provide telecommunications connection to theGMES Ground Segment Facilities and Centres.• IP Network based on the state-of-art technology and architecturemeeting established security needs.• The following services will be part of the Data Circulation andDissemination Network:– Internet and Intranet interconnection.– Centralized/distributed Security Services (e.g. Firewall).– Auxiliary services (DNS, mail relay, NTP).– Secure Remote Access (e.g. for remote maintenance).– Possible Hosting/Housing PDGS front-end systems (datadistribution servers) and mirroring DMZ in the Internet accesspoints.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 91

Data Circulation And Dissemination Network:ITT Services (2/2)ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• Point of Service (PoP) delivered at the facility.• WAN Capacity profile aligned to the Sentinels needs (100 Mbps/500Mbps/1Gbps).• Procurement based on Service oriented and Managed elements.• The services will be regulated by SLAs and measured by KPIs; SLAaligned to the end-to-end Sentinels level of service.• KPIs will be measured on a monthly basis and associated with apenalty scheme based on service credits.• Sentinels Integration and Validation activity supported via capacityof the existing Network or via IP/VPN over Internet (IP-SEC).Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 92

Sentinel Centre: High Level NetworkReference ArchitectureESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicInternet/WANInternet/WAN• Part of the WAN ITT• Sentinels WAN AccessSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 93

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSchedule• Relevant parts of network to be ready 1 month prior to launch ofeach Sentinel.• Planned ITT publication: Q4 2011 / 1Q 2012Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 94

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSecurity Requirements for SentinelsFacilities ITTsG. BuscemiSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 95

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSecurity Requirements• The EOP-G Security requirements are applicable to the SentinelsFacilities, Mission Performance Centres, and Network procurements.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 96

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicNetwork and ICT Security Requirements 1/2• Network and ICT securityrequirements for the EOPDGS v.1.1 (GMGT-SENE-EOPG-RS-09-0002)It details the Network and ICTsecurity requirementsexpected to be followed bythe full EO PDGS systems.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 97

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicNetwork and ICT Security Requirements 2/2• Physical Security:– SEC-580: Non- ESA sites shall install EO systems in a zone compliant to the following requirements:Locking, ..• System Security:– SEC-30: A system Security Plan ([RD5]) shall be provided for every machine inside any EO DMZs andbefore the TTO.• Application Security:– SEC-170: The application shall not have any hard-coded root and/or administrative passwords,and/or url. This applies also to configuration files.• Applicable Network Architecture:– Compliance with ESA EO PDGS Implementation of the EO network security policy• Data categorization:– Compliance to a specific Annex (e.g. Internal users account information are considered ESAUnclassified - For Internal use)• User classification:– Compliance to a specific Annex (e.g. Operators Definition and right)• Access control:– SEC-300: Proper Internal Users password policy shall be implemented based on the followingrequirements:…• Secure operations and management:– SEC-370: Operators, Administrators and Maintainers staff will be allowed access to the system,application, service, data on a need-to-know basis, according to [AD10] (Need-to-know principle).Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 98

ESA EO PDGS Implementation Of TheEO Network Security PolicyESA Unclassified – Releasable to the Public• ESA EO PDGS Implementationof the EO network securitypolicy (v1.2, GMGT-SENE-EOPG-PD-10-0004)It describes the EO implementationat network level of Ground segmentsecurity policy. It defines thesecurity zones, the traffic baselineallowed between the different zonesand the policy for the EO ICTservices (proxy, NTP, DNS, mailrelay, SSO, IDS/IPS)Each zone has the same level ofNetwork security across facilitySentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 99

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcurement RulesL. GovaertSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 100

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcurement Rules• The 4 ITTs:– Acquisition and NRT Stations,– Processing and Archiving Centres,– Mission Performance Centres,– Data circulation and dissemination network,to be issued implement the Grouped Procurement Proposalsapproved by ESA’s Industrial Policy Committee in November 2010.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 101

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcurement Rules• All procurements are jointly funded by ESA and the EC.• Procurements currently regulated by the First Amendment to the ESA/EC‘Agreement on the Implementation of the Space Component of GMES’(“Delegation Agreement”).• The Second Amendment to this Delegation Agreement includes the GIOfunding and is currently in the approval process, which is expected to becompleted in the summer.• Funding available under the First Amendment covers the minimum set-upnecessary to support commissioning of the first units of each of theSentinels.• The Second Amendment includes provision for completing the build-up ofthe facilities to achieve full operational capability.• EU GMES Operations budget (expected to be finalised in 2013) to fund fullRoutine Operations Phase.• Breakpoints to be included in the Contracts to reflect availability of funds.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 102

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcurement Rules• The ITTs will be subject to the same set of Procurement Rules andProcedures:1. Procurement conducted by ESA or, for some MPC Tasks, by thePrime Contractor (“Best Practices)”.2. ESA procurement rules and procedures – as amended by theDelegation Agreement – e.g., NO geo-return limitations/targets.3. New General Clauses and Conditions for ESA Contracts, 2010(revision 7).4. The new Tender Evaluation Manual as published on EMITS.5. But, the old ESA Contracts Regulations will apply, ESA/C (82)111.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 103

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcurement Rules• The ITTs will be open to ‘economic operators’ from the ESA GSCParticipating Member States and States participating in FP7:– Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, FaroeIslands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, theNetherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom,and Canada.• Both primes and subs must register with ESA as an ESA tenderer -applies also to primes/subs from FP7 countries:– Industry Portal: http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Industry/index.htmlSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 104

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcurement Rules• Intended ITTs for the Stations and PACs already published onEMITS (11.187.02):– http://emits.esa.int/emits/owa/emits.main• Will also be published on CORDIS:– http://cordis.europa.eu/• ITTs will be published on both EMITS and CORDIS:– in English only, in accordance with the Delegation Agreement.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 105

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcurement Rules• Submission deadline: minimum 6 weeks after publication.• Evaluated by ESA Tender Evaluation Board with EC Observer.– Evaluation criteria.– Weighting factors.– The TEB will make a final recommendation for awarding thecontract to the tenderer(s) who offer the most economic andeffective employment of the Agency’s resources. This shall be thebest combination of the total weighted mark and price.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 106

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicConcluding RemarksG. MasonSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 107

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicConcluding Remarks – Schedule• Schedule for Stations:– ITT release: end April, early May 2011.– Contract Kick-Offs: Q4 2011.• Schedule for PACs:– ITT release: early May 2011.– Contract Kick-Offs: Q4 2011.• Schedule for Network:– ITT release: Q4 2011 / Q1 2012.– Contract Kick-Off: Q2 / Q3 2012.• Schedule for MPCs:– ITT release: Q4 2011 / Q1 2012.– Contract Kick-Off: Q2 / Q3 2012.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 108

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicConcluding Remarks• ESA intends to out-source the GMES ground segment operations asmuch as possible to industry through these various procurementsas service contracts.• Requires experienced, responsible contractors.• Procurements in accordance with ESA rules as amended by theDelegation Agreement with EC (no geo-return, FP7 Countries).• Competitive ITTs.• Initial contracts to support up to Commissioning Operations, withRoutine Operations to be exercised as options.• EU GMES operations budget and funding level not yet approved.• GMES funding is not unlimited – costs must be affordable.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 109

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProductsReserve Slides: ProductsSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 110

ESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSentinels Production Highlights‣ The data volume of Sentinel-1,-2,-3 A-series production is equivalent to ˜25 *ENVISAT missions with:‣Systematic processing of all Sentinels data.System Requirement: 'All observation data acquired by Sentinels shall be systematicallyprocessed to a pre-determined product level for each sensor type, archived and madeavailable for on-line access to end-users'.‣ Highly configurable data driven production, products are available as soon asproduced.No backlog accumulation under nominal conditions‣3 main categories of operational latency customized according to mission productionand consolidation requirements, acquisition areas and Payload Data Ground Segmentresources.-Real Time: 1h,-Near Real Time: 3h,-Non Time Critical.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 111

Sentinel 1-2-3 Core Ground SegmentUser Products ListESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSentinel-1** Sentinel-2 Sentinel-3**PDGS Core production* for users dissemination & retrievalSAR L0- -SAR L1 SLC MSI L1B OLCI L1SAR L1 GRD MSI L1C SLSTR L1SAR L2 OCN(waves, wind, radialvelocity)(***) OLCI Water Color L2OLCI Land L2SLSTR Water L2SLSTR Land L2SRAL L2Synergy/Vegetation L2(*) Based on GSC Operation concept(**) Validated Level 2 products are progressively available through commissioning and GIO Phase(***) Toolbox for atmospheric corrections provided to support users in L2 productionSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 112

Sentinels Core Ground SegmentProduct FormatESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicA unique packaging concept adapted to the different missions user communities.XMLManifestData(e.g. img.,param.)MeasurementDataPRODUCT*PREVIEWQuicklookMapKMLGoogle EarthMap overlayGeoTIFFPreviewHTMLHTML product preview• Format for user delivery or retrievalcan be tuned according to usercommunity (e.g. DIMAP).ANNOTATIONSSUPPORTAnnotationsXMLSchemaXMLXSDProducts metadataXML Schema files formeasurement data andannotationsSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 113

Sentinel 1 Core PDGSOperational Products TypesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSAR modes and productionThe Sentinel-1 SAR features four exclusive imaging modes ofoperations, with different resolutions and coverage(as illustrated in Figure …):•Interferometric Wide Swath (IW),•Extra Wide Swath (EW),•Strip Map (SM) with 6 possible incidence angles,•Wave (WV).19 o 46 o400Km250 Km30 o 45 oExtra WideSwath Mode (EW)Interferometric WideSwath Mode (IW)Sentinel-1 SAR operational modesFor all of these operating modes, the same family of Sentinel-1 products is available to users from the Sentinel-1 CorePDGS.S1400Km19 o 46 o80 Km23 o 36 o100 KmS6 Stripmap Mode (SM)200 KmWave Mode (WV)The systematic processing into specific product type is doneaccording to pre-defined areas defined (in the HLOP) whileother product types will be available on request in offline (seeTable 2).Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 114

Sentinel-1 Core PDGSOperational Products TypesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicOperational product types of the Sentinel-1 Core PDGS.Level 0 products: contain the compressed, unprocessed instrument source packets, with additionalannotations and auxiliary information to support the processing. SAR Level-0 products for IW, EW and SM modes aremade available to the Sentinel-1 users.Level 1 products: Level-1 Slant-Range Single-Look Complex Products (SLC):SLC products: provide focused data in slant-range geometry, single look, containing phase and amplitudeinformationLevel-1 Ground Range Detected Geo-referenced Products (GRD): focused data is projected toground range, detected (phase information is lost) and multi-looked. Data is projected to ground rangeusing an Earth ellipsoid model, maintaining the original satellite path direction and including completegeo-reference informationLevel 2 products (waves, wind, radial velocity products): ocean wind field, swell wave spectra and surface radial velocityinformation as derived from SAR data. L2 ocean products are available for all modes (although information content mayslightly vary per mode).Sentinel-1 Core PDGS Processing Concept“Systematic global” applies to all acquired data.“Systematic regional” applies to data acquired over well defined geographical areas, including areas required in NRT,defined in the HLOP.“Systematic Local” applies to well-defined geographical areas fulfilling specific constraints (e.g. within the stationscoverage area), defined in the HLOP.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 115

Sentinel-1 Core PDGSOperational Products TypesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicProcessingConceptProductTypeTimeliness(availabilityafter sensing)CommentSystematicGlobalSystematicRegionalSystematicLocalArchiveSAR L0SAR L1 GRD

Sentinel-2 Core PDGSOperational Products TypesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSentinel-2 Core ProductsName Description Production Type of user PreservationstrategyLevel-0Raw payload and platform annotated telemetry. Image data iscompressed. Granularity per detector and on-board scene25km across-track x 23km along-track.Systematic* Internal use Long-termLevel-1AUncompressed raw image data in sensor geometry with spectralbands coarsely co-registered. Granularity per detector and on-boardscene 25km across-track x 23km along-track.Systematic*Expert users(e.g. cal/val)Short-term (1month)Level-1BRadiometrically-corrected image data in sensor geometry withspectral bands coarsely co-registered and refined geometric modelappended but not applied. Granularity per detector and on-boardscene 25km across-track x 23km along-track.Systematic*Expert users(e.g. cal/val)Long-termLevel-1COrthorectified top-of-atmosphere reflectance images (with allparameters to convert in radiances). Product provided in tiles of100x100km in UTM WGS84 projection.Systematic* General users Long-termLevel-2AOrthorectified bottom-of-atmosphere reflectance images (i.e.atmospherically corrected product) + Pixel Classification (includingcloud information). Product generated in tiles of 100x100km in UTMWGS84 projection.Client side(Toolbox)General usersN/ATCITrue colour image (TCI) in JPEG format for qualitiative dataexploitation and communication purposes.Systematic* General users Medium-term(1year)*: Systematic production includes the following regions: (1) All land surfaces between 56deg South latitude and 84deg Northlatitude; (2) Major islands (greater than 100 km2 size), EU islands and all the other small islands located at less than 20km fromthe coastline; (3) Mediterranean Sea, all inland water bodies and all closed seas; (4) Specific acquisition campaigns as required.Sentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 117

Sentinel-3 Core PDGSOperational Products TypesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicInstrument NameESA Sentinel-3 Product TypeProduct Type and ContentL0 satellite data stream (ISP) - Internal product not considered for distributionOLCIL1BL2 Water Colour ProductL2 Land Colour ProductTop of atmosphere Radiances ortho-geo-referencedWater Leaving ReflectancesAerosol Optical ThicknessAerosol Angstrom CoefficientInstantaneous Photosynthetically Available Radiation(PAR)Chlorophyll concentration open ocean watersChlorophyll concentration coastal water watersTotal suspended MatterColoured Dissolved Organic matterDiffuse Attenuation CoefficientfAPAR or OLCI Global Vegetation indexChlorophyll Terrestrial IndexRectified Reflectance in channels O9 & O17Water Vapour (over land)L0 satellite data stream (ISP) - Internal product not considered for distributionSLSTRL1BL2 Geophysical Land productL2 Geophysical Water productNadir & Backward view brightness temperaturesNadir view & backward top of atmosphere radiances -Ortho-geo-referencedLand surface temperature nadir viewSea Surface TemperatureSentinels Facilities Info Day, ESRIN, 12 April 2011Page 118

Sentinel-2 Core PDGSOperational Products TypesESA Unclassified – Releasable to the PublicSynergy ProductsSRALMWRL1CL2CL2 VegetationAll OLCI and SLSTR – Internal product notconsidered for distributionBidirectional Reflectance FactorAerosol optical Depth and Angstrom over landNDVI (1 day synthesis, 10 days synthesis)Ground reflectanceL0 satellite data stream (ISP) - Internal product not considered for distributionL1BL2 LandL2 MarineExpert users (e.g. cal/val)SAR mode GDRSAR and LRM modes GDRL0 satellite data stream (ISP) - Internal product not considered for distributionL1B - Expert users (e.g. cal/val)Sentinel-3 Core PDGS Processing ConceptThe Sentinel-3 production is global and systematic, performed in NRT (