Name: University of Haifa
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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?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 useful2 proposals are under review
4. Has your Organisation participated in any Copernicus service provision, Copernicus User requirements definition or Copernicus Research & Innovation action?Yes
Please provide some additional informationdata provided by MERCATOR OCEAN
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 CountryNone (0 actors)
B. AbroadLow(1-4 Actors)
Please expand on the collaboration if appropriate, indicating if possible the contact details of these EO actors.
academic activities mainly as CI

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)3) Modelling and computing processing capacities

1. What type of ground-based/in-situ networks or facilities do you operate?Meteorological/ClimaticHydrometric/Water QualitySoil attributes/Spectra

Number of stations5
What is the geographic coverage/extent?Local
Is your network of stations/facilities registered in some National/Regional/International network(s)?No

Number of Stations5
What is the geographic coverage/extent?National
Is your network of stations/facilities registered in some National/Regional/International network(s)?No

Number of stations10
What is the geographic coverage/extent?Local
Is your network of stations/facilities registered in some National/Regional/International network(s)?No
2. From the list below, please choose all the networks for which you systematically collect and store data. Meteorologic/Climatic

Which are the measured attributes (e.g. temperature, humidity, precipitation, etc)? Please specify below
temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation, transporation, PM10, PM2.5, NOx,COx,O3
Are METADATA available?Yes
Link(s) to web server(s)/portals if available or any available description/information
http://www.ims.gov.il/ims/all_tahazit/
Start Year1970
End YearOn going
What is the temporal resolution of data acquisition? You can choose more than oneHourlyDaily
Data availability/access:Real Time/Near Real Time

Model/Algorithm1
unmixing, indices, spectral/thematic mapping
Which of the following application area(s) does the model serve? Soil attributes/Spectra
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?Local
Are METADATA available?No
Does your Organisation have sufficient available computing resources for the processing and exploitation of EO data and the models running?Server ClustersCloud Infrastructure

National Activities
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
Please specify
funds supported by the Minister of Science, Technology and Space
2. Is there a National Space Policy/Strategy? Yes
Please specify
Israeli Space Agency opertates several joint EU projects and share policies
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? Scarce
Please provide examples of collaboration between research and private sector entities in your country.
Most of it suported by military studies
5. Which of the following best describes the level of interaction between the EO community and decision makers in your country?Scarce
6. Can you give examples of high impact EO dedicated workshops organized in your country in the last decade?
International space conference
http://www.fisherinstitute.org.il/?CategoryID=139&ArticleID=87

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
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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