ESA Projects
ESA EXPRO+ - PHAB-IV - Phase-based Sentinel-1 Ice Velocity (2020 - 2021)
ENVEO is partner in the ESA EXPRO+ - PHAB-IV Study. The main objective of the project is to develop the technical basis for an advanced ice velocity product for ice sheets and ice caps with improved spatial resolution and accuracy.
Project Team: Technical University of Denmark (DTU) (PI), ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS)
Website: https://eo4society.esa.int/projects/phab-iv/
ESA Contract No. 4000129620/19/I-DT
ESA EXPRO - STEREOID / HARMONY Phase 0 Science and Requirement Consolidation Study - Land Ice (2019 - 2021)
ENVEO leads the ESA STEREOID / HARMONY Phase-0 Science and Requirement Consolidation Study for Land Ice. The main objective of this study is to carry out the required scientific activities to achieve the Scientific Readiness Level SRL-4 at the end of Phase-0 and to ensure that all elements are available to reach SRL-5 at the end of Phase-A for the Land Ice Objectives of the STEREOID mission.
Project Team: ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH (PI), Institut des Géosciences et de l'Environment (IGE/CNRS), Department of Geosciences / University of Oslo (GUIO), Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft)
ESA Contract No. 4000127656/19/NL/FF/gp
ESA EXPRO - G-CLASS Phase 0 Science and Requirement Consolidation Study (2019 - 2020)
ENVEO contributes to the ESA EXPRO - G-CLASS Phase-0 Science and Requirement Consolidation Study. G-CLASS is a candidate for ESA’s Earth Explorer 10 mission opportunity, chosen by ESA as one of three mission proposals from over 20 candidates in September 2018.
Project Team: Cranfield University (PI), Advanced Remote Sensing Systems (ARESYS), Centro Internazionale in Monitoraggio Ambientale - International Centre on Environmental Monitoring (CIMA), Centre Nationale de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM / CNRS), Consiglio Nazionale delle Riceche - Instituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell'Ambiente (CNR-IREA), Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Politecnico di Milano, Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien), Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft), Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), University of Alicante, University of Firenze, University of Genova, University of Reading
ESA STSE CryoSat+ Mountain Glaciers CCN (2018 - 2020)
The CCN of the ESA STSE CryoSat+ Mountain Glaciers further develops the capabilities of the CryoSat2 SARIn swath processor for mapping mountain glaciers in High Mountain Asia (HMA) and the Pacific Coast Range in Alaska (PCR).
Website: http://www.cryosat-mtg.org/
Project Team: University of Edinburgh (PI), Mullard Space Science Laboratory of the University College London (MSSL), ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, and IsardSAT
ESA/Contract No. ESA/AO/1-8101/14/I-SBo
ESA EXPRO+ S2S3 Model Snow - Development and Demonstration of Synergistic Snow Products from Optical Sensors Data and Snow Models (2017 - 2019)
The main objectives of this project are to (i) investigate the synergistic use for Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 data for seasonal snow monitoring, (ii) develop a snow pack models driven by meteorological parameters to generate cloud cleared snow extent products (i.e. observation gaps caused by clouds are filled) from optical satellite data, and (iii) demonstrate the synergistic use of the snow pack model and the snow extent products from Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 data.
Project Team: Catalysts GmbH (PI), ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH
ESA Contract No. 4000119901/17/I-EF
ESA - KaSARApp - KA-Band SAR Application Consolidation and Requirement Definition Study (2018 - 2019)
The project aims at (i) identifying key applications for a Ka-band SAR mission, with an emphasis on SPInSAR applications, (ii) deriving the corresponding mission requirements, assessing the expected L2 performance by means of an end-to-end simulation tool, to be developed within the activity, and by the analysis of available data sets, and (iii) consolidating and refining the mission and system concept, exploiting trade-off spaces identified during the study. ENVEO is subcontractor responsible for cryosphere and natural hazards.
Project Team: Delft University of Technology (PI), ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Aresys, DARES, Sapienza-Universita di Roma, Thales Alenia-Space
ESA Contract No. 4000122671/17/NL/FF/gp
ESA EXPRO+ L-band SAR Applications and Requirements Consolidation Study (2017 - 2019)
This study aims to consolidate the application needs and the observation requirements for future operational L-band SAR missions, as well as to define the corresponding preliminary mission and technical requirements. The study encompassses the whole chain from the definition of a mission goal to the final plannning of a mission with the spacecraft. As the study is launched for 15 months the analysis can be done only on a basis of a first order assessment of the complete chain.
Project Team: DLR / HR (PI), DLR / IMF, ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Univ. Oslo, Univ. Leeds, GAMMA, IFREMER, Univ. Alicante, DTU Space, GMV, OHN, Airbus Defence.
ESA Contract.
ESA STSE CryoSat+ CryoTop Evolution (2016 - 2019)
The aim of the CryoTop Evolution is to generate L2, L3 and L4 products over the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from swath processing of CryoSat SARIn mode data.
Project Team: University of Edinburgh (PI), University of Leeds, isardSAT, ENVEO
Website: http://cryotop-evolution.org/
ESA SEOM S1-4Sci Snow (2016 - 2018)
Development of Pan-European Multi-Sensor Snow Mapping Methods Exploiting S-1.
Project Team: ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH (PI), Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), University of Zurich, NORUT.
ESA SEOM, Contract 4000118763.
ESA SnowConcepts (2016 - 2018)
Scientific evaluation of mission concepts for snow mass and other cryosphere parameters.
Project Team: Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) (PI), ENVEO, German Aerospace centre (DLR), Gamma Remote Sensing AG, Institute of Applied Physics (IFAC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).
ESA Contract 4000118310.