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researchers, to institutes and other lists of CZM resources. There are case studies of
interest to marine/coastal researchers, as well as a coastal zone demonstrator. EWES
can be reached at URL http://ewse.ceo.org/ and the CEO home page is at URL
http://www.ceo.org/.
The CEO places heavy reliance and emphasis on GI/GIS as a key element to
all future work in earth observation, including ocean and coastal observation, both
from space and land/sea based. Representatives from CEO have participated in the
consultation process for both the EGII and GI2000 Communication documents.
MARINE ENVIRONMENT UNIT, SPACE APPLICATIONS INSTITUTE, JRC
The JRC SAI is also the home of the Commission’s Marine Environment Unit, whose
aim is to “develop, demonstrate and validate methodologies for the use of data from
space and airborne platforms in both operational applications and scientific
investigations related to the marine environment.” (EC EUR 16384, 1996) Because of
the number of different programmes in which the Unit operates, at EU, regional and
global level, it is difficult to review them all in this chapter. Rather the reader is
directed to the excellent Web site maintained by the Unit at the URL given at the end
of this section. Two main projects now underway include:
Project OCEAN - Ocean Colour European Archive Network, established in
1990 as a joint effort between JRC and other EC directorates, supported by
DG XI (Environment) and the European Space Agency (ESA). The main
objective is to create Coastal Zone Colour Scanner (CZCS) data for the
European seas, resulting in final data products at four levels, from raw data
(level 0) to fully processed, re-mapped data covering fixed geographical areas
(basins) using orbital and geo-referencing data (Level 3). Since its start in
1990, more than 15000 CZCS Level 1 images have been captured, and over
3500 Level 3 images created. Use of GI and GIS tools is of crucial importance
to this effort.
Project CORSA - Cloud and Ocean Remote Sensing around Africa, “aims to
provide a quality controlled data set of surface, atmospheric and cloud
parameters over a time period and resolution not available from any other
data source”. (CORSA Web homepage) The project has derived sea surface
temperatures at weekly and monthly intervals from August 1981 to December
1991, now being extended in time, while cloud classification products are also
being derived, all based on analysis of NASA AVHRR GAC level 1b data
products, more than 13000 of which have been processed.
The Marine Environment Unit at JRC SAI can be reached via URL http://mewww.jrc.it/. Information on OCEAN is available from vittorio.barale@jrc.it and on
CORSA from leo.nykjaer@jrc.it.
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researchers, to institutes and other lists of CZM resources. There are case studies of
interest to marine/coastal researchers, as well as a coastal zone demonstrator. EWES
can be reached at URL http://ewse.ceo.org/ and the CEO home page is at URL
http://www.ceo.org/.
The CEO places heavy reliance and emphasis on GI/GIS as a key element to
all future work in earth observation, including ocean and coastal observation, both
from space and land/sea based. Representatives from CEO have participated in the
consultation process for both the EGII and GI2000 Communication documents.
MARINE ENVIRONMENT UNIT, SPACE APPLICATIONS INSTITUTE, JRC
The JRC SAI is also the home of the Commission’s Marine Environment Unit, whose
aim is to “develop, demonstrate and validate methodologies for the use of data from
space and airborne platforms in both operational applications and scientific
investigations related to the marine environment.” (EC EUR 16384, 1996) Because of
the number of different programmes in which the Unit operates, at EU, regional and
global level, it is difficult to review them all in this chapter. Rather the reader is
directed to the excellent Web site maintained by the Unit at the URL given at the end
of this section. Two main projects now underway include:
Project OCEAN - Ocean Colour European Archive Network, established in
1990 as a joint effort between JRC and other EC directorates, supported by
DG XI (Environment) and the European Space Agency (ESA). The main
objective is to create Coastal Zone Colour Scanner (CZCS) data for the
European seas, resulting in final data products at four levels, from raw data
(level 0) to fully processed, re-mapped data covering fixed geographical areas
(basins) using orbital and geo-referencing data (Level 3). Since its start in
1990, more than 15000 CZCS Level 1 images have been captured, and over
3500 Level 3 images created. Use of GI and GIS tools is of crucial importance
to this effort.
Project CORSA - Cloud and Ocean Remote Sensing around Africa, “aims to
provide a quality controlled data set of surface, atmospheric and cloud
parameters over a time period and resolution not available from any other
data source”. (CORSA Web homepage) The project has derived sea surface
temperatures at weekly and monthly intervals from August 1981 to December
1991, now being extended in time, while cloud classification products are also
being derived, all based on analysis of NASA AVHRR GAC level 1b data
products, more than 13000 of which have been processed.
The Marine Environment Unit at JRC SAI can be reached via URL http://mewww.jrc.it/. Information on OCEAN is available from vittorio.barale@jrc.it and on
CORSA from leo.nykjaer@jrc.it.