1. Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development
Methods and Tools for dual access to the EO databases of the EU and Russia
(MEDEO Project)

2. «Resurs-DK1» Spacecraft
Swath, km
(at the altitude of 350 km) 28,3
Spectral bands, µm
- panchromatic band 0,58 – 0,8
- narrow spectral bands 0,5 – 0,6
0,6 – 0,7
0,7 – 0,8
Ground resolution in nadir, m
(at the altitude of 350 km)
- in panchromatic band 1
- in narrow spectral bands 2 – 3
The total volume of the Resurs-DK1 images collection exceeds
80 million km2 of the Earth surface 2

3. New «Resurs-P» Spacecraft
High-detailed observation
Swath, km
(at the altitude of 475 kilometers) 38
Spectral bands, µm
- panchromatic band 0,58 – 0,80
- narrow spectral bands 0,45 – 0,52
0,52 – 0,60
0,61 – 0,68
0,72 – 0,80
0,80 – 0,90
Ground resolution in nadir, m
(at the altitude of 475 kilometers)
- in panchromatic band 1
- in narrow spectral bands 3 – 4
Wide-swath observation
Swath, km /441
Spectral bands, µm
- panchromatic band 0,43 – 0,70
- narrow spectral bands 0,43 – 0,51
0,51 – 0,58
0,60 – 0,70
0,70 – 0,90
0,80 – 0,90
Ground resolution in nadir, m
- in panchromatic band 12/60
- in narrow spectral bands 24/120
Hyperspectral observation
Swath, km 30
Spectral range, µm 0,4 – 1,1
Number of spectral bands  96 Ground resolution in nadir, m 30 3

4. Existing problems
The services market for provision of remote sensing data undergoes a dramatic rise and becomes one of the main motive forces of innovative development, both in Europe and in Russia.
However the exchange of the accessible information on observations of an earth surface in both regions is restricted now exceptionally by technological problems in image format standardization area for Resurs-DK1 and Resurs-P systems.
The format used for data representation doesn’t provide their compatibility with the European GIS-applications.
Within the scope of the international MEDEO project, the methodical and technical problems connected with incompatibility of the data formats, used by the Russian and European customers, were eliminated and effective technologies of dual access to existing and perspective databases of satellite images were developed. 4

5. The purposes of the MEDEO project
To provide an access to existing and future databases of satellite information owned by the Russian and European Space Agencies for different consumers
Project Partners
State Research and Production Space-Rocket Center «TsSKB-Progress» (Russian Federation)
Ryazan State Radiotechnical University.
Research Institute «Photon» (Russian Federation)
Berlin Technical University (Germany)
Engineering Consulting and Management Office (ECM-Office) (Germany)
Aratos Technologies S.A. (Greece) 5

6. Tasks of the MEDEO project
To study the methods and formats of data storing for processing of satellite images used by European and Russian Space agencies.
To study the technical requirements of GMES service providers and GIS-software developers for the methods and software tools with a view of joint use of Russian and European Earth Observation data.
To develop a new data format specification for «Resurs-DK1», which can be practically used by European consumers.
To develop the mathematical tools and software for conversion «Resurs-DK1» and «Resurs-P» images to GIS-applications of European consumers and for conversion European video data to formats of Russian thematic processing applications.
To develop the web interface enabling access to «Resurs-DK1» and «Resurs-P» image collection for Russian and European consumers. 6

7. Developing the methods and tools
for conversion of EO data
Conversion program of «Resurs» system data
2Gb
GeoTIFF/Img
RPC …
Metadata file
Conversion program
Resurs_converter
(console application)
Digital Elevation
Model
Processing level 1 geocoding data
of «Resurs» system
Conversion program of European EO data
GeoTIFF/Img
GeoTIFF/Img
Conversion program
CSTransform
(console application)
UTM Projection
WGS-84 Coordinate system
Gauss-Krjuger cartographic projection CS-42/CS95 Coordinate systems 7

8. Data conversion results
UTM Projection
WGS-84 Coordinate system
Gauss-Krjuger cartographic projection
CS-42 Coordinate systems 8

9. in GeoTIFF/Img formats
Software
GIS-application
Processing level 1.
Geocoding data
of «Resurs» system
Images opening
and saving
subsystem
convert_resurs
program for
«Resurs» system data
converting
CSTransform
program for
GeoTIFF/Img format
data converting t
Geocjding data of
European Earth remote
sensing systems
in GeoTIFF/Img formats 9

10. Conception of mutual access to remote sensing
database in MEDEO project 10

11. Web interface for data collection Website operation scheme
User
«Resurs-DK1» space
system operator Research center of on-line Earth Observation, Moscow
Website of MEDEO project
Date
Users requests
processing system
Java applet
Images
Request
Samara
Users database
Attributive database
and quicklooks server
Quicklooks
Metadata 11

12. Internet portal of consumers access to electronic catalogue
provides:
1. Option of frames in accordance with following criteria:
- regions of imaging;
- type of the satellite;
- type of sensor;
- time of imaging;
- percentage of cloudiness etc.
2. Visualization of selected information
3. Request registration for images purchase 12

13. The report for European Commission
(Berlin, March 21-23, 2012)
Gabriella Soos, the project officer of European commission’s space research division, and Peter Weiser, the independent expert of European commission, gave a positive assessment to Russian’s work.
Public test version of the web interface was demonstrated in September, 12th, 2012 at special session of the MEDEO project which took place within the scope of Space salon ILA 2012 in Berlin 13

14. Official site of the project: http://medeo-eu-ru.org/14