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e-Poster - ESA Φ-WEEK 2021

WORLDSOILS e-Poster presented in the ESA Phi-Week virtual event held on 11–15 October 2021

The main theme of Φ-week 2021 is the New Space economy and associated innovations. The sessions, posters and side-events will highlight how the New Space economy is developing in Europe and alongside competition worldwide, and how it can contribute to the EU Green Deal, Digital Europe Programme, Destination Earth initiative, UN SDGs, and in general to the EU Space Strategy and European space sector.

More information: https://phiweek.esa.int

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User Requirements Consolidation Workshop

The User Requirements Consolidation Workhsop was held on 30 June 2021. 

All sessions were recorded and are available upon request at info@world-soils.com

Session 1: Opening

  • Welcome and Introduction – Giuseppe Ottavianelli (ESA)
  • Project Context – Michael Berger (ESA)
  • Project Summary and Workshop Objectives – Adrián Sanz Díaz (GMV)

Session 2: Soil Organic Carbon Requirements Outline

  • Requirements from EU policy perspectives – Rainer Baritz (EEA)
  • Requirements from end-user perspectives – Bas van Wesemael (UCL)

Session 3-1: Feasibility And Impact Assessment

SOIL ORGANIC CARBON PREDICTION: MODELS FOR EXPOSED SOILS

  • Earth Observation for SOC contents analysis – Nikos Tziolas (AUTh)
  • The effects of soil surface conditions in the real world – Sabine Chabrillat (GFZ) 

Session 3-2: Feasibility And Impact Assessment

TOWARDS A SOC MAPPING AND MONITORING SYSTEM BASED ON EARTH OBSERVATION

  • Data integration towards a continuous map of SOC – Uta Heiden (DLR) / Laura Poggio (ISRIC)

Session 4: Requirements Baseline Consolidation

  • Current Requirements – Adrian Sanz (GMV)
  • Implementation alternatives – Bas van Wesemael (UCL) 

Session 5: Conclusions

  • Session 2 wrap-up (User requirements) – Arwyn Jones (JRC)
  • Session 3 wrap-up (EO-based SOC mapping) – Bas van Wesemael (UCL)
  • Session 4 wrap-up (Requirement baseline consolidation) –  Sabine Chabrillat (GFZ)
  • Next steps – Adrian Sanz (GMV)