GEO-CRADLE Networking Platform
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Details
- First NameJeni
- Last NameVasilescu
- TitleMs
- PositionSenior researcher
- Email 1jeni@inoe.ro
- Phone 140314053303
- Organisation NameNational Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics
- DepartmentRemote Sensing
- TypeResearch & Academic
- Website(s)http://www.inoe.ro/en.html
- Street NameAtomistilor
- Street No409
- Postal CodeRO 77125
- TownMagurele
- CountryRomania
Activity Focus
- 1. Which of these statements best describe your Organisation’s role in the value chain?Raw data/providerValue-adder(data process-modelling)GIS/mapping service providerEnd User with in house GIS/ mapping capabilities
- 2. What are the main thematic areas of activity of your Organisation?Climate change (e.g. climatology- meteorology atmospheric composition- air quality- radiation)
- 3. Has your organisation participated in EO-related projects?Yes
- Please provide links where applicable (e.g. FP& BEYOND – website URL), or any other information that you find usefulFP7 ACTRIS EC 7th Framework Programme under "Research Infrastructures for Atmospheric Research" and H2020 ACTRIS2- http://www.actris.eu, http://environment.inoe.ro/category/64/natalihttp://environment.inoe.ro/category/79/multiply
- 4. Has your Organisation participated in any Copernicus service provision, Copernicus User requirements definition or Copernicus Research & Innovation action?Yes
- Please provide some additional informationGround-based remote sensing data for EARLINET, AERONET, EBAS databases, http://www.actris.eu/
- 5. Has your Organisation participated in any GEO/GEOSS SBA Tasks, community activities or initiatives?Yes
- Please provide some additional information http://www.actris.eu/
- 6. How would you rate your Organisation’s level of collaboration with other EO actors in your country or abroad?
- A. In your CountryModerate(5-10 actors)
- Please expand on the collaboration if appropriate, indicating if possible the contact details of these EO actors.
Common activities with National Meteorological Administration and National Agency for Environment,
National Institute for Aerospace Research "Elie Carafoli", Bucharest (spataru.patru@incas.ro)
Enviroscopy LTD, Iasi (ioan.balin@enviroscopy.com)
National Administration of Meteorology (valiristici@yahoo.com)
Intergraph LTD, Bucharest (maria.visan@ingr.ro)
Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
"Al. I. Cuza" University of Iasi, University of Bucharest - B. AbroadHigh(>10 Actors)
Capacities
- From the list below, please choose all the domains in which your organisation has capacities. 1) Space-borne capacities (EO satellites- Ground Segment (GS)-EO satellite acquisition stations & antennas- Mirror sites of GSs- Core GSs- etc)2) Ground-based/In-situ monitoring networks/facilities (of active or passive remote sensors- meteo/atmospheric/water sensors- etc)3) Modelling and computing processing capacities4) EO data exploitation for the provision of value-adding services and products
- Do you own/operate EO satellite systems? e.g. Sentinel 1, RASAT No
- Do you own/operate EO Ground Segment facilities, for reception storage and redistribution of satellite data? e.g. ESA Mirror Site Yes
- Please specify if possible:Reception - Meteosat-9/EUMETSAT
- Satellite Mission/Operator 1
Meteosat-9/EUMETSAT
- What is the geographic coverage/extent?NationalGlobal
- Are there data catalogues available?No
- Start Year2009
- End YearOn going
- What is the temporal resolution of data acquisition?Hourly
- Data availability/accessUpon Request
- What is the main data policy applied?License Restricted
- Contact details of the person in chargeemilcarstea@gmail.com
- 1. What type of ground-based/in-situ networks or facilities do you operate?Meteorological/ClimaticAtmospheric Composition/ProfilingEnergy/Radiation
- Number of stations1
- What is the geographic coverage/extent?LocalNationalRegionalGlobal
- In which region?Other
- Is your network of stations/facilities registered in some National/Regional/International network(s)?Yes
- Please specify, including web link if possible
GAW
- Number of stations1
- What is the geographic coverage/extent?LocalNationalRegionalGlobal
- In which region?Balkans
- Is your network of stations/facilities registered in some National/Regional/International network(s)?Yes
- Please specify, including web link if possible
EARLINET (http://www.eralinet.org)
AERONET (http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/)
ACTRIS (http://www.actris.eu)
GAW - Number of stations1
- What is the geographic coverage/extent?LocalNationalRegionalGlobal
- In which region?Other
- Is your network of stations/facilities registered in some National/Regional/International network(s)?Yes
- Please specify, including web link if possible
GAW
- 2. From the list below, please choose all the networks for which you systematically collect and store data. Meteorologic/ClimaticAtmospheric Composition/ProfilingEnergy/Radiation
- Which are the measured attributes (e.g. temperature, humidity, precipitation, etc)? Please specify below
Temperature, Humidity, Precipitation
- Are METADATA available?Yes
- Link(s) to web server(s)/portals if available or any available description/information
http://environment.inoe.ro/base/RADO_Database.php
- Which are the measured attributes (e.g. aerosols, clouds, atmospheric pollutants, etc)? Please specify below.
aerosols, atmospheric pollutants, gases, clouds
- Are METADATA available?Yes
- Link(s) to web server(s)/portals if available or any available description/information
http://actris.nilu.no/, http://environment.inoe.ro/base/RADO_Database.php, http://liverali.inoe.ro/
- Contact details of the person in charge. (Please provide name, email and phone number)
Doina Nicolaennnicol@inoe.ro
- Start Year2005
- End YearOn going
- What is the temporal resolution of data acquisition?HourlyOther
- Other Temporal Resolutiondaily also at request
- Data availability/access: (You can choose more than one)Real Time/Near Real TimeUpon Request
- What is the main data policy applied?Free and license Restricted
- Which are the measured attributes (e.g. radiation, etc)? Please specify below.
Radiation
- Are METADATA available?No
- Model/Algorithm1
SCC, MINX
- Which of the following application area(s) does the model serve? Atmospheric Composition/Profiling
- Please specify the source of EO data used in the model.Remote sensing data (e.g raw satellite high-level images)In situ data (e.g. temperature-pressure-humidity)
- What is the geographic coverage/extent the model applies to?National
- Does your Organisation have sufficient available computing resources for the processing and exploitation of EO data and the models running?Processing Power Capacity (CPU-RAM-Storage Capacity)Other
- Do you deliver services / products that are based on the exploitation of EO data? Yes
- Which of the following areas do your products/services cover? You can choose more than one Air QualityClimate
- Please provide some additional details and/or give concrete examples of the products/services.
aerosol profiling, groundbase pollutants concentration
- Do you provide these products/services freely or on a commercial basis?All are provided freely
- Are you using open EO data sources (e.g. EOSAT, USGS, NASA, ESA) for providing services and which?
NO
- Which are your main customers / end-users?
public institutions, universities
- If applicable, please provide a link(s) where these products/services can be accessed.
http://liverali.inoe.ro/
National Activities
- 1. Is there funding for EO activities available in your country? Yes
- If yes, specify the case(s).Yes-for infrastructure developmentYes-for EO market developmentYes- for R&D
- Please specify
Competitions for research project, which can include Earth Orservation or satellite mission validations, ROSA - STAR programs https://star.rosa.ro/
- 2. Is there a National Space Policy/Strategy? Yes
- Please specify
http://www2.rosa.ro/index.php/ro/strategie-spatiala
- 3. Is there a Space Agency in your country? Yes
- 4. Which of the following best describes the level of coordination of EO activities in your country? Basic
- Please provide examples of collaboration between research and private sector entities in your country.
Research organizations and especially IT companies works together to develop new tools for satellite data processing or integration of these with in situ data, INOE (reserach activities) and SC Enviroscopy LTD (remote sensing instruments), INTERGRAPH LTD (GIS)
- 5. Which of the following best describes the level of interaction between the EO community and decision makers in your country?In specific thematic areas
- Please provide examples of EO-based services and/or products in your country which are operationally used by public sector bodies.
Land surveys are usually used in the agriculture area, at large the Google Earth/Maps are used.
- 6. Can you give examples of high impact EO dedicated workshops organized in your country in the last decade?
Annual Copernicus workshop is organized by Romanian Space Agency, but dedicated mostly to research and private companies, OTEM workshop and summer shool, ELSEDIMA workshop, EARLINET meeting, http://events.rosa-rc.ro/indico/index.py
Engagement in GEO-CRADLE
- 1. Would your Organisation be interested in contributing with its capacities to a regional initiative of GEO and/or Copernicus, addressing regional needs in the domains of Climate Change, Access to Raw Materials, Energy, Food Security and Water? Yes
- 2. Would you be interested in providing feedback to the GEO-CRADLE consortium for establishing a roadmap for the implementation of GEO and Copernicus in North Africa, Middle East and the Balkans? Yes
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