Name: Dead-Sea and Arava Science Center
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Activity Focus
1. Which of these statements best describe your Organisation’s role in the value chain?Raw data/providerValue-adder(data process-modelling)
2. What are the main thematic areas of activity of your Organisation?Climate change (e.g. climatology- meteorology atmospheric composition- air quality- radiation)Food security (including agriculture and water extremes i.e. floods and droughts)Access to raw materials (e.g. minerals- mining- etc)Energy (including renewables such as solar / wind energy - etc.)Other
Other Thematic AreasGeography, Geology, Ecology, Archaeology, Vegetation, Biology, Microbiology, Anthropology, Disease modeling.
3. Has your organisation participated in EO-related projects?N/A
4. Has your Organisation participated in any Copernicus service provision, Copernicus User requirements definition or Copernicus Research & Innovation action?No
5. Has your Organisation participated in any GEO/GEOSS SBA Tasks, community activities or initiatives?No
6. How would you rate your Organisation’s level of collaboration with other EO actors in your country or abroad?
A. In your CountryLow(1-4 actors)
Please expand on the collaboration if appropriate, indicating if possible the contact details of these EO actors.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Hebrew University, Technion - Haifa (Lidar)
B. AbroadN/A

Capacities
From the list below, please choose all the domains in which your organisation has capacities. 2) Ground-based/In-situ monitoring networks/facilities (of active or passive remote sensors- meteo/atmospheric/water sensors- etc)

1. What type of ground-based/in-situ networks or facilities do you operate?Meteorological/ClimaticHydrometric/Water QualityOther (e.g. Earthquake/Landslide)

Number of stations1
What is the geographic coverage/extent?Local
Is your network of stations/facilities registered in some National/Regional/International network(s)?N/A

Number of Stations18
What is the geographic coverage/extent?Local
Is your network of stations/facilities registered in some National/Regional/International network(s)?N/A

Other Networks or Facilitiesfloods and sinkholes monitoring
2. From the list below, please choose all the networks for which you systematically collect and store data. Meteorologic/ClimaticHydrometric/Water QualitySoil attributes/SpectraOther (e.g. Earthquake/Volcanic/Landslide)

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
www.adssc.org/en/database
Start Year2000
End YearOn going
What is the temporal resolution of data acquisition? You can choose more than oneHourly
Data availability/access:Access to Past Archives
What is the main data policy applied?Free and license Restricted

Which are the measured attributes (e.g. water level, discharge, etc)? Please specify below.
water level, salinity, EC
Are METADATA available?Yes
Link(s) to web server(s)/portals if available or any available description/information
www.adssc.org/en/database
Start Year2013
End YearOn going
What is the temporal resolution of data acquisition?Hourly
Data availability/access:Access to Past Archives
What is the main data policy applied?Free and license Restricted

Are METADATA available?Yes
Link(s) to web server(s)/portals if available or any available description/information
www.adssc.org/en/database
Start Year2010
End YearOn going
What is the temporal resolution of data acquisition?Other
Other Temporal Resolutionwhen needed
Data availability/access:Access to Past Archives
What is the main data policy applied?Free and license Restricted

National Activities
1. Is there funding for EO activities available in your country? N/A
2. Is there a National Space Policy/Strategy? N/A
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? N/A
5. Which of the following best describes the level of interaction between the EO community and decision makers in your country?N/A

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? N/A
3. Would your organisation be interested in receiving our quarterly newsletter and/or participating in future networking events? Yes to both

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