The main ambition of the 2-3SST2018-20 was designed to progress in the increase of the level of autonomy of the EUSST system, both in terms of coverage and quality of the data, in order to provide high added value services to the users.
In order to achieve this, on top of the tasks and activities devoted to the enhancement of the current system (WP4, WP5, WP6 and WP8) to ensure the service provision is in line with the state of the art, WP7 had to pave the way for the future of the EUSST system in response to the evolution of the environment, both from the technological perspective (evolution of the orbital environment, novel detection techniques, ground-breaking data processing capabilities, new users’ needs…) and from the political factors (new actors and stakeholders, evolution of the space regulation…
This was foreseen to be achieved by:
- Pooling of national assets that fulfil the requirements identified in the architecture trade-off studies to increase the autonomy in terms of orbital coverage and number of catalogued objects.
- Exploring the optimum use of the available assets by developing a coordinated scheduler, ensuring that the contribution of the of the sensors to the catalogue and the services is maximised
- Evolving the services and the Front Desk in a way that the products generated and its delivery to the users meet to the best extent the user needs considering the available resources.
It was also expected to contribute to the long-term availability of the European and national infrastructure, by means of upgrading existing assets and exploring new techniques and technologies to ensure an evolution of the system and the services in line with the future needs, both from users perspective, as well as from the point of view of the space environment and political decisions (e.g. space regulation).
In short, the impact 2_3SST2018-20 has
• completely fulfilled the target of fostering and enhancing the European Cooperation through more intensive data sharing with improved Data Base, the COPLA tool, common procedures for integration, and a cooperative provision of services using all MS contributions.
• been totally successful Improving the EUSST performance towards larger autonomy. More assets with better capabilities, better processing capabilities with the catalogue precursor in a balanced, cost-effective designed system and a clear development plan, The evolution of services CA, FG and RE have strengthened the relationship with users in framework of trust and close collaboration,
• been successful beyond its main objectives paving the way for an improved provision of high-quality user driven services under Space Reg , allowing the extension of sensor network to commercial sensors, and consolidating a framework of collaboration and continue improvement culture in the HE grants
