GEO-CRADLE Networking Platform
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Details
- First NameRiadh
- Last NameABDELFATTAH
- TitleMr
- PositionProfessor
- Email 1riadh.abdelfattah@supcom.tn
- Email 2riadh.abdelfattah@supcom.rnu.tn
- Phone 121697219828
- Phone 221671857000
- Fax21671856829
- Organisation NameHigher School of Communications of Tunis
- DepartmentCOSIM Lab (COmmunication, Signal and IMage)
- TypeResearch & Academic
- Thematic AreaClimate changeFood Security
- Website(s)http://www.supcom.mincom.tn/Fr/liste-des-enseignants_7_359_D169
- Street NameRoute de Raoued,
- Street NoKm 3,5
- Postal Code2083
- TownCité El Ghazala
- CountryTunisia
Activity Focus
- 1. Which of these statements best describe your Organisation’s role in the value chain?Value-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)
- 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 usefulhttp://espace.inrs.ca/2090/1/R001480%5B1%5D.pdf
- 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 CountryModerate(5-10 actors)
- Please expand on the collaboration if appropriate, indicating if possible the contact details of these EO actors.
Member of the national committee of Outer Space
Convention with the CNCT (National Center of Cartography and Remote Sensing) - B. AbroadLow(1-4 Actors)
Capacities
- From the list below, please choose all the domains in which your organisation has capacities. 3) Modelling and computing processing capacities4) EO data exploitation for the provision of value-adding services and products
- Model/Algorithm1
Interferometric processing, SAR differential Interferometry, Multi-temporal data analysis
- Which of the following application area(s) does the model serve? Meteorologic/ClimaticSoil attributes/SpectraEnergy/RadiationOther (e.g. Earthquake/Volcanic/Landslide)
- Please specify the source of EO data used in the model.Geospatial data (e.g.DTM)Remote sensing data (e.g raw satellite high-level images)In situ data (e.g. temperature-pressure-humidity)
- Please list the providers of input data for the model
DLR, MDA, ESA
- What is the geographic coverage/extent the model applies to?LocalNationalRegionalGlobal
- In which region?North Africa
- Contact details of the person in charge
riadh.abdelfattah@supcom.tn
- 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)
- 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 Land Motion/Ground MovementLand Use/Cover & Change (classified activities and statistics)GeologyUrban AreasForestWeatherFloodsFiresAgriculture (farming-crops-yield-etc)
- Please provide some additional details and/or give concrete examples of the products/services.
Soil salinity map, desertification may, moisture map, landslide map, Change detection map
- 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?
LAndsat 8 data, CHRIS-Proba data, Envisat, Sentinel
- Which are your main customers / end-users?
Ministry of Agriculture
National Activities
- 1. Is there funding for EO activities available in your country? Yes
- If yes, specify the case(s).Yes- for R&D
- Please specify
DGRST (Research General Direction within the Higher Education Ministry)
- 2. Is there a National Space Policy/Strategy? Yes
- Please specify
We are participating in the NationalSpace Committee for definning the national space strategy
- 3. Is there a Space Agency in your country? No
- 4. Which of the following best describes the level of coordination of EO activities in your country? None
- 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.
There is no real synergy between different national institutions using the same EO data.
- 6. Can you give examples of high impact EO dedicated workshops organized in your country in the last decade?
The GEO-Tunis Workshop helped in creating the NGOs in space
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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