The CCM Rapid Response Desk (CCM RRD) ensures the operational continuity of rapid on-demand Earth Observation data provision from the Copernicus Contributing Missions (CCMs). Users of the service are primarily the Copernicus Services, in particular the Copernicus Emergency Management Service and the Copernicus Security Services. In addition, institutions and bodies of the EU, public authorities and Union research projects also benefit from the services.
The CCM RRD is a platform that connects supply and demand between data and services within the Copernicus Programme. It provides a comprehensive solution for easily identifying required satellite resources (either from archive data or new tasking of acquisitions), submitting data requests, and tracking the associated orders and data deliveries. This is facilitated by an innovative and user-friendly front-end. State-of-the-art API interfaces will enable direct interaction with the different data providers, thereby allowing direct and self-service image catalogue browsing and ordering, based on various predefined Use Case scenarios.
In summary, the CCM RRD service constitutes a real leap forward and a further step in the evolution towards a new state-of-the-art, user-friendly and automated system, with a sustainable, clear long-term system perspective. With first-phase Service Operations commencing in December 2024, a 24/7/365 service as well as user assistance are provided.
“We are particularly pleased that ESA has entrusted us with this crucial service, as it underlines the team’s leading role and expertise in operational Earth Observation data provision and related services,” comments Dr. Gernot Ramminger, Managing Director (Vorstand) of GAF AG. “It also confirms the importance of investing in developing new state-of-the-art technological solutions.”
More information on the CCM RRD Service, eligible users and registration steps are available at: https://www.rapidresponse.copernicus.eu/
GAF AG, an e-GEOS S.p.A. (Telespazio S.p.A./ASI) company based in Munich and Neustrelitz, was founded in Munich in 1985 as the first German company with a focus on applied remote sensing and is today one of the leading commercial geoinformation service providers in Europe. GAF AG offers an extensive service portfolio ranging from direct reception and commercial distribution of satellite data to highly developed AI-based data analysis techniques, tailor-made geoinformation and software systems and platforms, as well as international consulting and technical cooperation. GAF AG’s thematic solutions for public and private clients worldwide address areas such as land monitoring, natural resource management, water and environmental monitoring, agriculture and forestry, mining, emergency management and infrastructure security. GAF AG has for many years been one of the most experienced European service providers in the EU/ESA Copernicus Programme.
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