• First NameElif
  • Last NameSertel
  • TitleITU-CSCRS
  • PositionProf. Dr./Director
  • Email 1elif@cscrs.itu.edu.tr
  • Email 2sertele@itu.edu.tr
  • Phone 190-212-285-6813
  • Organisation NameITU-CSCRS
  • DepartmentCenter of Satellite Communication and Remote Sensing
  • TypeResearch & Academic
  • Thematic AreaClimate changeFood SecurityOther
  • Website(s)http://www.cscrs.itu.edu.tr/
  • Street NameIstanbul Technical University, Maslak Campus
  • Street NoUydu Yolu
  • Postal Code34469
  • TownMaslak
  • CountryTurkey
    • 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)Food security (including agriculture and water extremes i.e. floods and droughts)Other
    • Other Thematic AreasLand cover/use mapping, Digital Terrain Öodeling
    • 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 CountryHigh(>10 actors)
    • B. AbroadModerate(5-10 Actors)
    • 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
    • Space-borne capacities (EO satellites- Ground Segment (GS)-EO satellite acquisition stations & antennas- Mirror sites of GSs- Core GSs- etc)

    • Do you own/operate EO satellite systems? e.g. Sentinel 1, RASAT Yes
    • Please specify if possible:

      Pleiades 1A/1B, SPOT 6/7, METEOSAT

    • Do you own/operate EO Ground Segment facilities, for reception storage and redistribution of satellite data? e.g. ESA Mirror Site Yes
    • Satellite Mission/Operator 1

      POT 6/Spot Image, Meteosat-9/EUMETSAT,

    • What is the geographic coverage/extent?LocalNationalGlobal
    • Are there data catalogues available?Yes
    • Start Year2002
    • What is the temporal resolution of data acquisition?Other
    • Data availability/accessReal Time/Near Real TimeUpon RequestAccess to Past Archives
    • What is the main data policy applied?License Restricted
    • Ground-based/In-situ monitoring networks/facilities

    • 1. What type of ground-based/in-situ networks or facilities do you operate?Meteorological/ClimaticSoil attributes/Spectra
    • Meteorological/Climatic

    • Number of stations350
    • What is the geographic coverage/extent?National
    • Please specify, including web link if possible

      National

    • Soil attributes/Spectra

    • Number of stations350
    • What is the geographic coverage/extent?National
    • 2. From the list below, please choose all the networks for which you systematically collect and store data. Meteorologic/ClimaticSoil attributes/Spectra
    • Meteorologic/Climatic

    • Which are the measured attributes (e.g. temperature, humidity, precipitation, etc)? Please specify below

      Temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind

    • Are METADATA available?Yes
    • Start Year2010
    • What is the temporal resolution of data acquisition? You can choose more than oneOther
    • Data availability/access:Upon Request
    • Soil attributes/Spectra

    • Are METADATA available?Yes
    • Data availability/access:Upon Request
    • Modelling and Computing Processing Capacities

    • Model/Algorithm1

      Automatic ortho-rectification models, image processing algorithms to enhance spatial resolution of images, object-based classification algorithms, emprical models to relate in-situ and EO data

    • Which of the following application area(s) does the model serve? Hydrometric/Water QualityOther (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)
    • 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?Server ClustersProcessing Power Capacity (CPU-RAM-Storage Capacity)
    • EO data exploitation for the provision of value-adding services and products

    • 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)Land Use/Cover & Change (classified activities and statistics)Urban AreasForestAgriculture (farming-crops-yield-etc)
    • 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, Sentinels

    • Which are your main customers / end-users?

      Ministries

    • 1. Is there funding for EO activities available in your country? Yes
    • If yes, specify the case(s).Yes-for infrastructure developmentYes- for R&D
    • 2. Is there a National Space Policy/Strategy? N/A
    • 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? 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
    • 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
    • 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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