RTO-MP-SCI-150 3 - 1 UNCLASSIFIED/UNLIMITED UNCLASSIFIED/UNLIMITED COSMO-SkyMed Interoperability, Expandability and Multi-Sensor Capabilities: The Keys for Full Multi-Mission Spectrum Operations Giuseppe Francesco De Luca and Giovanni Rum and Francesco Caltagirone Italian Space Agency (ASI) Viale Liegi, 26 – Rome ITALY giuseppefrancesco.deluca@asi.it / giovanni.rum@asi.it / francesco.caltagirone@asi.it Pasquale Maurizio De Carlo and Graziano Marano Italian Ministry of Defence c/o ASI, Viale Liegi, 26 – Rome ITALY mauriziopasquale.decarlo@est.asi.it / graziano.marano@asi.it Giuseppe Angino and Matteo Piemontese Alcatel Alenia Space Via Saccomuro, 24 – Rome ITALY giuseppe.angino@aleniaspazio.it / matteo.piemontese@aleniaspazio.it ABSTRACT Historically, Earth Observation (EO) missions have largely been technology-driven. A promising idea for an instrument design has often been the starting point for a satellite mission specifically conceived to satisfy certain scientific requirements. This situation has led to a high number of scattered facilities each providing different specific, regional, thematic functions such as near real time data production and distribution, off-line archive and distribution, and added value services with complex data and information flows. This has created a high level of complexity for the users to find and access the EO data, and an infrastructural overcapacity in the basic data services. This led, in turn, to usage, operational and cost inefficiencies over such different EO systems (operations of different systems, different cultures, procedures, formats, etc.) Some initiatives, such as GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security), GEOSS (Global Environment Outlook Support System), aim to find a viable way to provide cost-effective solutions, simple access to Multi-Mission/ Multi-Sensor (MM-MS) capabilities, and streamlined operations. COSMO-SkyMed is an Earth Observation system born to cope with dual-use (i.e. military and civilian) and Multi-mission (SAR, Optical, …) requirements to further expand to other sensors. Within this perspective, it is a highly innovative system, presenting cutting-edge MM-MS capabilities and, as such, capable to fully cope with the above needs. [1] De Luca, G.F.; Rum, G.; Caltagirone, F.; De Carlo, P.M.; Marano, G.; Angino, G.; Piemontese, M. (2005) COSMO-SkyMed Interoperability, Expandability and Multi-Sensor Capabilities: The Keys for Full Multi-Mission Spectrum Operations. In Integration of Space-Based Assets within Full Spectrum Operations (pp. 3-1 – 3-12). Meeting Proceedings RTO-MP-SCI-150, Paper 3. Neuilly-sur-Seine, France: RTO. Available from: http://www.rto.nato.int/abstracts.asp. Click here to view PowerPoint presentation; Press Esc to exit