Objective QI2S will enable dramatic reductions of delay in the delivery of Earth Observation (EO) Hyperspectral (HS) data from image capture to receipt by the end-user of end product on the ground, from days or weeks to real-time or near-real-time which represents an improvement factor of 100x in delay and 420x in effective bandwidth.QI2S will do so by innovating, developing and validating specialised ITAR-free technology for quick onboard EO HS image interpretation systems. The foundation technology is QI2S HyperCore – a custom high-performance 80 GOPS / 20 GFLOPS space-borne Many-Core computing platform; QSBB, a software interpreter with a finite number of finely honed building blocks for HS data on board processing and interpretation, will be developed to fit HyperCore; QMDL, QI2S HS imaging interpretation-mission command language will enable fast-turnaround reconfiguration devoid of elaborate time consuming testing.Building upon those disruptive technologies, QI2S will help usher in the next generation of lightweight HS satellites able to provide the complete suite of onboard geometric, radiometric and atmospheric correction followed by image interpretation and target detection and identification, for day-to-day operations, such as oceanographic mapping, as well as for evolving incidents, such as post disaster analysis.The project will develop detailed specifications, implement them through prototype hardware and software, interface them to standard onboard EO satellite systems, demonstrate the solution via end-user led ground trials and drive the overall approach to pre-normative industry acceptance. QI2S will last 33 months and bring together a satellite company, industry (payload integration, software, onboard processing), research (software atoms, long-term perspective) and a collaborative management service provider.QI2S represents a major step beyond ESA’s roadmap for the development of future payload processors.QI2S will strictly focus on civilian applications. The Ethical Advisory Group will monitor potential dual use. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology Programme(s) FP7-SPACE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space Topic(s) SPA.2012.2.2-01 - Key technologies enabling observations in and from space Call for proposal FP7-SPACE-2012-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. Address Hamada 5 76111 Rehovot Israel See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ron Nadler (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 454 722,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DSI AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 420 546,00 Address Otto lilienthal strasse 1 28199 Bremen See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Laszlo Hinsenkamp (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window OHB ITALIA SPA Italy EU contribution € 402 347,00 Address Via gallarate 150 20151 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Veronica De Perini (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window RAMON CHIPS LTD Israel EU contribution € 273 216,00 Address Hacarmel street 5 2069201 Yokneam elite See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ran Ginosar (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window ARTTIC France EU contribution € 179 325,00 Address 39 rue des mathurins 75008 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christian Baumhauer (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BRAUNSCHWEIG Germany EU contribution € 153 014,00 Address Universitaetsplatz 2 38106 Braunschweig See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mladen Berekovic (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
