GEO-CRADLE Networking Platform
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Details
- First NameAziz
- Last NameKoru
- TitleMr
- PositionSenior Researcher
- Email 1aziz.koru@tubitak.gov.tr
- Phone 190 312 210 1310
- Fax90 312 210 1315
- Organisation NameTÜBİTAK UZAY Space Technologies Research Institute
- TypeResearch & Academic
- Website(s)http://www.uzay.tubitak.gov.tr
- Street NameODTU
- Street No-
- Postal Code6800
- TownANKARA
- CountryTurkey
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?Food security (including agriculture and water extremes i.e. floods and droughts)Access to raw materials (e.g. minerals- mining- etc)
- 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 SEOCA, FP7 EOPOWER, FP7 COGSENSE
- 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)
- Please expand on the collaboration if appropriate, indicating if possible the contact details of these EO actors.
All related Ministries, universities and companies
- 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)4) EO data exploitation for the provision of value-adding services and products
- Do you own/operate EO satellite systems? e.g. Sentinel 1, RASAT Yes
- Please specify if possible:
RASAT
- 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:https://gezgin.gov.tr http://blog.gezgin.gov.tr
- Satellite Mission/Operator 1
RASAT/UZAY
- What is the geographic coverage/extent?NationalGlobal
- Are there data catalogues available?Yes
- Link(s) to web server(s)/portals if available or any available description/information
https://gezgin.gov.tr
http://blog.gezgin.gov.tr - Start Year2011
- End YearOn going
- What is the temporal resolution of data acquisition?Other
- Other Temporal Resolution3-5 days
- Data availability/accessReal Time/Near Real TimeUpon RequestAccess to Past Archives
- What is the main data policy applied?Other
- Please specify Only Turkish citizens can download the data
- Contact details of the person in chargegezgin@tubitak.gov.tr
- 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)Land Use/Cover & Change (classified activities and statistics)Urban AreasForestFloodsFires
- 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?
Ministries and universities
- If applicable, please provide a link(s) where these products/services can be accessed.
https://gezgin.gov.tr
http://blog.gezgin.gov.tr
National Activities
- 1. Is there funding for EO activities available in your country? Yes
- If yes, specify the case(s).Yes-for infrastructure development
- Please specify
Ministry of Development is giving funds for infrastructure development. For example GEOPORTAL, serving RASAT satellite images freely to end-users in Turkey, is a nice example of it and developing ground station system for the operation of current active and future satellite missions.
- 2. Is there a National Space Policy/Strategy? Yes
- Please specify
TÜBİTAK has doing works on it. TÜBİTAK had 10 year plan and will revise it in 2016.
- 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
- Please provide examples of collaboration between research and private sector entities in your country.
Turkish Republic Ministy of Development - Widespread Application of Sustainable Precision Agriculture Practices in South-eastern Anatolia Project Region is one of the good examples of usage of EO in sustainable agriculture. In this project the consortium has private company as partner.
- 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.
Prime Ministry Disaster & emergency Management Authority uses satellite images during response and recovery period of disasters like flood.
Republic of Turkey General Directorate of Forestry uses satellite images for forest fire monitoring. Turkish Republic Ministy of Development - Widespread Application of Sustainable Precision Agriculture Practices in South-eastern Anatolia Project Region is one of the good examples of usage of EO in sustainable agriculture. - 6. Can you give examples of high impact EO dedicated workshops organized in your country in the last decade?
“Earth Observation Satellite Technologies and Usage of Satellite Data” was held from 19 to 20 March 2014 in Ankara, Turkey. This event was a national event organized by Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Development, Ministry of Science, Industry and Development and TUBITAK UZAY. There were around 250 participants from the governmental organizations and the academy. Other than this event there are some important conferences and workshops regularly organized in Turkey like 5th Symposium on Remote Sensing & GIS (14 - 17 October 2014); ISPRS Technical Commission VII Symposium (29 September - 2 October 2014); Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects, Union of Mapping and Cadastre Engineers, 15th Turkish Mapping Scientific and Technical Convention (25-28 March 2015); IEEE 23nd Signal Processing, Communication and Applications Conference (16-19 May 2015); VIIIth Symposium of The National Union for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing of Turkey (TUFUAB 2015) (21-22 May 2015). Some of these events are organized in each year or once in each two year.
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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