Harmonisation Initiatives of Copernicus Data Quality Control
The Copernicus Space Component Data Access system (CSCDA) incorporates data contributions from a wide range of satellite missions. Through EO data handling and distribution, CSCDA serves a set of Copernicus Services related to Land, Marine and Atmosphere Monitoring, Emergency Management and Security...
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| author | F. D. Vescovi T. Lankester E. Coleman G. Ottavianelli |
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| description | The Copernicus Space Component Data Access system (CSCDA) incorporates data contributions from a wide range of satellite
missions. Through EO data handling and distribution, CSCDA serves a set of Copernicus Services related to Land, Marine and
Atmosphere Monitoring, Emergency Management and Security and Climate Change.
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The quality of the delivered EO products is the responsibility of each contributing mission, and the Copernicus data Quality Control
(CQC) service supports and complements such data quality control activities. The mission of the CQC is to provide a service of
quality assessment on the provided imagery, to support the investigation related to product quality anomalies, and to guarantee
harmonisation and traceability of the quality information.
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In terms of product quality control, the CQC carries out analysis of representative sample products for each contributing mission as
well as coordinating data quality investigation related to issues found or raised by Copernicus users. Results from the product
analysis are systematically collected and the derived quality reports stored in a searchable database.
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The CQC service can be seen as a privileged focal point with unique comparison capacities over the data providers. The comparison
among products from different missions suggests the need for a strong, common effort of harmonisation. Technical terms,
definitions, metadata, file formats, processing levels, algorithms, cal/val procedures etc. are far from being homogeneous, and this
may generate inconsistencies and confusion among users of EO data.
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The CSCDA CQC team plays a significant role in promoting harmonisation initiatives across the numerous contributing missions, so
that a common effort can achieve optimal complementarity and compatibility among the EO data from multiple data providers. This
effort is done in coordination with important initiatives already working towards these goals (e.g. INSPIRE directive, CEOS
initiatives, OGC standards, QA4EO etc.).
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This paper describes the main actions being undertaken by CQC to encourage harmonisation among space-based EO systems
currently in service. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5f6c27e66aa40359ddb23178d0999f82022-12-22T00:55:58ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences1682-17502194-90342015-04-01XL-7/W371371910.5194/isprsarchives-XL-7-W3-713-2015Harmonisation Initiatives of Copernicus Data Quality ControlF. D. Vescovi0T. Lankester1E. Coleman2G. Ottavianelli3Airbus Defence and Space, Europa House, The Crescent, Farnborough, GU14 0NL - UKAirbus Defence and Space, Europa House, The Crescent, Farnborough, GU14 0NL - UKAirbus Defence and Space, Europa House, The Crescent, Farnborough, GU14 0NL - UKEuropean Space Agency, ESA/ESRIN Via Galileo Galilei Casella Postale 64 00044 Frascati (Roma) - ItalyThe Copernicus Space Component Data Access system (CSCDA) incorporates data contributions from a wide range of satellite missions. Through EO data handling and distribution, CSCDA serves a set of Copernicus Services related to Land, Marine and Atmosphere Monitoring, Emergency Management and Security and Climate Change. <br><br> The quality of the delivered EO products is the responsibility of each contributing mission, and the Copernicus data Quality Control (CQC) service supports and complements such data quality control activities. The mission of the CQC is to provide a service of quality assessment on the provided imagery, to support the investigation related to product quality anomalies, and to guarantee harmonisation and traceability of the quality information. <br><br> In terms of product quality control, the CQC carries out analysis of representative sample products for each contributing mission as well as coordinating data quality investigation related to issues found or raised by Copernicus users. Results from the product analysis are systematically collected and the derived quality reports stored in a searchable database. <br><br> The CQC service can be seen as a privileged focal point with unique comparison capacities over the data providers. The comparison among products from different missions suggests the need for a strong, common effort of harmonisation. Technical terms, definitions, metadata, file formats, processing levels, algorithms, cal/val procedures etc. are far from being homogeneous, and this may generate inconsistencies and confusion among users of EO data. <br><br> The CSCDA CQC team plays a significant role in promoting harmonisation initiatives across the numerous contributing missions, so that a common effort can achieve optimal complementarity and compatibility among the EO data from multiple data providers. This effort is done in coordination with important initiatives already working towards these goals (e.g. INSPIRE directive, CEOS initiatives, OGC standards, QA4EO etc.). <br><br> This paper describes the main actions being undertaken by CQC to encourage harmonisation among space-based EO systems currently in service.http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XL-7-W3/713/2015/isprsarchives-XL-7-W3-713-2015.pdf |
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