GEO-CRADLE Networking Platform
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Details
- First NameNikos
- Last NameBogonikolos
- TitleMr
- PositionPresident & CEO
- Email 1nbogonikolos@gmail.com
- Email 2info@aratos.gr
- Phone 1302109400033
- Fax302109400033
- Organisation NameAratos Technologies
- TypeCommercial
- Website(s)www.aratos.gr
- Street NamePentelis
- Street No44
- Postal Code17564
- TownAthens
- CountryGreece
Activity Focus
- 1. Which of these statements best describe your Organisation’s role in the value chain?Value-adder(data process-modelling)GIS/mapping service provider
- 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)Energy (including renewables such as solar / wind energy - etc.)Other
- Other Thematic AreasEnvironmental Protection, Disaster Management, Homeland Security
- 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 usefulH2020 ECOPOTENTIAL - www.ecopotential-project.eu FP7 NEREIDS - cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/99070_en.html FP7 MEDEO - www.copernicus.eu/projects/medeo FP7 SEOCA -www.geo-seoca.net ESA ECM-GR - artes.esa.int/projects/ecm-gr
- 4. Has your Organisation participated in any Copernicus service provision, Copernicus User requirements definition or Copernicus Research & Innovation action?Yes
- Please provide some additional informationFP7 NEREIDS - cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/99070_en.html FP7 MEDEO - www.copernicus.eu/projects/medeo
- 5. Has your Organisation participated in any GEO/GEOSS SBA Tasks, community activities or initiatives?N/A
- 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)
- 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)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:The company possesses a Command & Control Center that is capable to support several activities from different fields (space, homeland security, GIS mapping, image analysis and post-processing). Moreover the company owns and runs a fully equipped Satellite Ground Station that currently receives satellite data from EUMETSAT.
- Satellite Mission/Operator 1
Meteosat-9/EUMETSAT
- What is the geographic coverage/extent?LocalGlobal
- Are there data catalogues available?N/A
- Start Year2009
- What is the temporal resolution of data acquisition?HourlyDaily
- Data availability/accessReal Time/Near Real TimeAccess to Past Archives
- What is the main data policy applied?Free and Open
- Contact details of the person in chargeDr. Ioannis Dontas, idontas@aratos.gr, +302109400033
- Model/Algorithm1
satellite image classification algorithms, satellite data fusion algorithms
- Which of the following application area(s) does the model serve? Meteorologic/ClimaticSoil attributes/SpectraOther (e.g. Earthquake/Volcanic/Landslide)
- 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)
- Please list the providers of input data for the model
EUMETSAT, NOA
- What is the geographic coverage/extent the model applies to?Global
- 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 Ecosystems(desertification-environmental impact- pollution)Inland Water (rivers and lakes)Metocean (wind-waves)Urban AreasInfrastructure (buildings-telecommunications and energy supply)ForestSnow&IceClimateMarine Ecosystems (including pollution-oil spills)FloodsFiresAgriculture (farming-crops-yield-etc)Other (e.g. landslide-earthquakes-etc)
- Please provide some additional details and/or give concrete examples of the products/services.
Aratos Disaster Control is an integrated crisis management system, assembled of space-borne imagery and readings, GIS representations and real-time alerts. During its three years (and still counting) of operation, it has been applied to a lot of Greek administrative authorities, from where it has received Fine Service Delivery Awards. The system, which has been originally designed to handle data only for the area of Greece, has been upgraded to collect and manage environmental and topographic data for the entire world.
The Aratos World Fire Alarm System constantly monitors the entire area of Europe through various satellites. The received data is then being processed and fire spots are being detected in real time. We offer a collection of three main services (BASIC, PLUS and PREMIUM), while additional customized operations can easily be made available.
Aratos GreenSSLM (Green Space Services for Local Monitoring) is a complete environmental monitoring system, designed to acquire a large amount of complex environmental data and accordingly calculate respective indicators for each area of study, towards defining its prosperity and wellness. The system has been applied to several important environmental sites in Greece and it is currently found under discussion for investment upon Natura2000 areas. - Do you provide these products/services freely or on a commercial basis?Some are charged for
- Are you using open EO data sources (e.g. EOSAT, USGS, NASA, ESA) for providing services and which?
USGS, NASA, ESA
- Which are your main customers / end-users?
companies, organizations, governmental agencies, management boards of protected areas, national parks
- If applicable, please provide a link(s) where these products/services can be accessed.
www.aratosdisastercontrol.com
www.greensslm.com
worldfirealarm.com/
National Activities
- 1. Is there funding for EO activities available in your country? N/A
- 2. Is there a National Space Policy/Strategy? Yes
- 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
- 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
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 under specific conditions
- 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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