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government
18th June 2014 –Bristol
25th June 2014 –Liverpool
3rd July 2014 -Newcastle
Space for Smarter Government Programme
([email protected])
Aim:
To inspire you to use satellite
data and enabling technology
for smarter working
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The UK Space sector
Contributes £9.1 billion to the economy and directly employs 28,900
Estimated jobs supported by space 101,000
Three quarters of staff are graduates
UK space sector average growth rate 7.5% pa
Estimated UK share of the global market 7%
Targeting a £40B turnover in 2030, which means 100,000 new jobs
£37B of this will be in satellite applications and services
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The opportunities from Space – the perfect
storm
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Technological advances in satellite capability
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Political commitment to fund operational services
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Funding opportunities for application development
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Skills and people across UK public and private sector
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Help to navigate the industry and technology
So what can the Civil Service do to realise the
opportunities?
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The Basics of Satellite Applications
You know about:
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Google Maps = Earth Observation
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Sat Nav = Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver
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Sky TV and media broadcasting = Satellite Communications
Did you know?
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Radar – can see through clouds so you can get image in any weather and in the dark
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Some satellites can be ‘tasked’ or asked to collect the data you want
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Copernicus – will give you free data about the earth for many years
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Galileo – is about to be launched and will enhance your GNSS service
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A satellite built in the UK was the first to provide disaster recovery data to the USA in
the wake of Hurricane Katrina
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Satellite Position, Navigation & Timing (PNT)
Navigation satellites provide us with essential information that is used for:
personal navigation
logistics
Trends
• Improved redundancy
• Premium services with higher resiliency
and accuracy
• Improved trust, accuracy, resilience and
integration with complementary
solutions
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timing for financial
transactions
synchronisation of
power stations
Opportunities
• Autonomous vehicles
• Security and accreditation
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Galileo
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European alternative to GPS (USA) and Glonass (Russian)
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A civilian, rather than military service
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Provision of:
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Open and free to use signal
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Public Regulated Service: encrypted signal for secure navigation
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Search and Rescue Service
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Fee based commercial services
The ‘kit’ to receive the signal is in your smart phone, the applications are endless
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Satellite Communications
Source: www.satphone.co.uk
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Direct to home (DTH) broadcasting
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HDTV and digital TV
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Including broadband global area network (BGAN) creation
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Enables affordable broadband communications in remote
areas
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Telephony and data applications
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2-way communications between remote areas is achievable
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Earth Observation
Optical
RADAR
Sees what the human eye can see
Can penetrate cloud cover
Needs fine weather
Works at night
Image needs processing
Source: SSTL NovaSAR brochure
Source: ESA
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Earth Observation
Earth Observation (EO) satellites help us to monitor and protect our environment, manage
our resources, respond to global humanitarian disasters and enable sustainable
development.
Images can be processed to provide maps and/or essential information on a vast number
of areas, including:
marine environments
climate change
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pollution monitoring
crop health
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Copernicus – has now been launched
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European Earth Monitoring
Programme
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Sentinel 1a successful launch 3rd April
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3.2bn Euro over 7 years
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Developing ground segment to give
unique UK access to data
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Assumed continuous monitoring
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FREE DATA at point of use
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Copernicus – Sentinels
• Includes optical and radar payloads which will measure:
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Sentinel 1 –oil spills, sea ice, marine winds and waves, land use change, land deformation and
respond to emergencies such as floods and earthquakes.
Sentinel 2 – vegetation changes during growing season, land management, disaster control
and humanitarian relief. Land-coverage maps, land change detection maps and geophysical
variables that use leaf area index, leaf chlorophyll content and leaf water content. Will also
provide images of floods and volcanic eruptions.
Sentinel 3 – global sea surface temperature to 0.3K; sea-surface topography; sea and land
temperature; and ocean and land surface colour.
Sentinel 4/5 – atmospheric composition. Services include: monitoring air quality; stratospheric
ozone; solar radiation; and climate monitoring.
Best spatial resolution = 5m
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Copernicus - Services
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Maritime
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Land
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Atmosphere
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Emergency response
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Security
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Climate change
Products delivered under these services to be defined by Member States
Defra lead the user forums
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Latest Commercial EO Services
NovaSAR
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Due for launch 2016 medium resolution SAR data and capable of imaging day or
night through clouds
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The public sector and academia will be able to access this new source of data for
research into a range of applications such as sea-ice monitoring, maritime
surveillance and flood mapping
The UK Government will also be able to ‘task’ the satellite
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COSMO-SkyMed
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4 x high resolution SAR satellites i.e. a RADAR satellite that can see through clouds
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UK Terminal at Harwell
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Case Studies of Operational Services
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Somerset Levels Flooding
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Habitat Mapping
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Air Quality Awareness
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Access To Broadband In Remote Areas
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Management Of Assets In Remote Areas
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Optimising Fertiliser Use & Improving Crop Yield
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Case Study: Somerset Levels Flooding
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Wettest Winter on record combined
with the largest tidal surges for 60
years
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Focused, coordinated response
effort between Agency staff
Image from Western Daily Press
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Case Study: Somerset Levels Flooding
Environment Agency:
Disaster Charter &
Copernicus Emergency
Management Service evoked
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Data to COBR within hours
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Targeted response by ground crews,
better distribution of pumping assets and
warnings to residents
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Map extent of flooding, depth and
volume of water
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Flood Extent in Bridgwater 10/02/14 courtesy of Copernicus Emergency Management Service
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Case Study: Habitat Mapping
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Requirement for spatially
accurate, up-to-date
information on landscape
changes and habitats
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Traditional technologies and
methods proving too costly
and resource intensive
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Case Study: Habitat Mapping
Natural Resource Wales:
LANDMAP
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Satellite imagery used to update
existing mapping
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Rapid and cost effective automated
habitat classification and change
detection
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Can aid landscape assessments
which helps inform local policy,
guidance and decision making
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Can be integrated with existing GIS
tools
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Case Study: Management of assets in
remote areas
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Traditional means of
communication (telephone and
GSM) do not reach all areas
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Monitoring energy production at
remote hydro-electric plants is
resource intensive
Image taken from: www.geograph.org.uk
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Case Study: Management of assets in
remote areas
Energy Provider using
SATMOS system
• Satellite based system relays
data from the various monitors
installed across the hydroelectric plant
• Remote operation enables
constant power optimisation
• Reduces downtime failure and
operational costs
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Image taken from
www.satmos.com
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Case Study: Optimising fertiliser use &
improving crop yield
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Nitrate pollution affects both water and
crop quality
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In-situ fertiliser monitoring is difficult to
scale up
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Traditional farming methods apply the
same treatment of fertiliser to the whole
field resulting in waste and pollution
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Case Study: Optimising fertiliser use &
improving crop yield
Farming Consortia:
FARMSTAR (precision
agriculture advice service)
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Satellite imagery and positioning systems
combined to produce precise navigation
guidance for tractors own GNSS systems
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Near-real time advice on the use of fertiliser
avoids excesses and reduces costs
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More than 100,000 tonnes of nitrogen
saved
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Public sector users and potential* users of
space
*identified through Eight
Great Emerging
Technologies (April 2014)
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Space Growth Action Plan 2014 –2030
Science and Technology Committee Report 2013
Government itself uses space for smarter, more efficient operations and
making use of existing investment
Government is a first intelligent customer and drives growth through
export of space products and services
We want to help public sector save money, innovate and make more
effective policy decisions
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Space for Smarter Government:
Processes – Outputs – Outcomes
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SSGP: Structure 2014/15
SSGP
Programme
Board
WP0
Programme
Office
WP1
Neutral critical
friend
Build detailed
understanding of where
space could benefit policies
and operational services
across the public sector
WP2
Tools and comms
Bridging the gap between
technical specialists and
tentative new users
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WP3
Data access
Define end user
requirements for
access to data
WP4
Funding routes
Best practice for business
case development and
leveraging funding
opportunities
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Departments leading the way
This first year SSGP are helping discover how space will be used in:
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Environment applications – for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Transport applications – for Department for Transport
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Natural Hazards Risk Management – for the Cabinet Office Civil Contingencies Unit
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Smart Cities – for Department of Communities and Local Government and Local
Authorities
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DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE NEXT PHASE OF SSGP?
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DO YOU WANT TO INNOVATE AND USE SPACE TO SAVE MONEY?
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Conclusion
• Space applications can help you deliver your business more
effectively and efficiently
• It is not too technical to understand – and where it is, there is help
• The costs are reducing - much of the data sources are now free and
there are numerous pots of funding available
• Can we inspire you to use a space based solution that could help you
innovate, save operational monies or make better policy decisions?
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Thank you
Questions today or anytime
Contact us:
Beth Greenaway, Programme Manager
[email protected]
Or the team
[email protected]
01235 239634
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