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Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 1
GMES Space Component
Sentinel Payload Ground Segment
Industry Information Day
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 2
•Inform Industry about Procurement Plans for the GSC Sentinel Payload Ground Segment
•Collect general questions to be responded to all prior to release of the ITTs
Purpose of the Mtg
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 3
Introduction
Welcome & General Introduction
Overall Scope of the activity
Sentinels PDGS Procurement rules
Sentinels PDGS Sub-Systems
Front End Processor
Precise Orbit Determination
Operational Instrument Processors
Mission Planning
Procurements way forward Best practices
Schedule and way forward
Sentinels PDGSS-1 Payload Data Ground Segment
(PDGS)
S-2 and S-3 PDGS
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 4
GMES & GSC Introduction
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 5
GMES components
GMES is an EU led initiative
Services Component – led by EC
• Produces information services in response to European policy priorities in environment and security
• Relies on data from in-situ and space component
In-situ component – led by EEA
• Observations mostly within national responsibility, with coordination at European level
Space Component – led by ESA
• Sentinels - EO missions developed specifically for GMES:
• Contributing Missions - EO missions built for purposes other than GMES but offering part of their capacity to GMES (EU/ESA MSs, EUMETSAT, commercial, international)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 6
GMES dedicated missions: Sentinels
Sentinel 1 – SAR imagingAll weather, day/night applications, interferometry
Sentinel 2 – Multispectral imagingLand applications: urban, forest, agriculture, etc
Continuity of Landsat, SPOT data
Sentinel 3 – Ocean and global land monitoringWide-swath ocean color, vegetation, sea/land surface
temperature, altimetry
Sentinel 4 – Geostationary atmosphericAtmospheric composition monitoring, trans-boundary
pollution
Sentinel 5 – Low-orbit atmosphericAtmospheric composition monitoring
2011
2012
2012
2017+
2019+
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 7
Sentinel-1
Applications: • monitoring sea ice zones and the arctic environment• surveillance of marine environment• monitoring land surface motion risks• mapping in support of humanitarian aid in crisis
situations
4 nominal operation modes: • strip map (80 km swath, 5X5 m res.)• interferometric wide swath (250 km swath, 20X5 m
res.)• extra wide swath (400 km swath, 25X100 m res.)• Wave (5X20 m res.)
2300 Kg spacecraft mass
Sun synchronous orbit at 693 Km mean altitude
12 days repeat cycle
7 years design life time, consumables for 12 years
Sentinel-1:
C-band
SAR mission
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 8
Sentinel-2
Applications:• Generic land cover maps• risk mapping and fast images for disaster relief• generation of leaf coverage, leaf chlorophyll
content and leaf water content
Pushbroom filter based multi spectral imager with 13 spectral bands (VNIR & SWIR)
Spatial resolution: 10, 20 and 60 m
Field of view: 290 km
1180 kg spacecraft mass
5 days repeat cycle
Sun synchronous orbit at 786 km mean altitude
7 years design life time, consumables for 12 years
Sentinel-2:
Superspectral imaging mission
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 9
Sentinel-3
Applications:
• Sea/land colour data and surface temperature
• sea surface and land ice topography
• coastal zones, inland water and sea ice topography
• vegetation products
1198 kg spacecraft mass
Sun synchronous orbit at 814.5 km mean altitude over geoid
27 days repeat cycle
7 years design life time, consumables for 12 years
Sentinel-3:
ocean & global land mission
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 10
Sentinel-3
Instruments:
• Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) with 5 cameras, 8 bands (only VIS) for open ocean (low res), 15 bands (only VIS) for coastal zones (high res). Spatial sampling: 300m @ SSP
• Sea and Land Surface Temperature (SLST) with 9 spectral bands, 0.5 (VIS, SWIR) to 1 km res (MWIR, TIR). Swath: 180rpm dual view scan, nadir & backwards
• RA packageSRAL Ku-C altimeter (LRM and SAR measurement modes), MWR, POD (with Laser Retro Reflector, GNSS and DORIS)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 11
Sentinel-4
Applications:
• monitoring changes in the atmospheric composition (e.g. ozone, NO2, SO2, BrO, formaldehyde and aerosol) at high temporal resolution
• tropospheric variability
Narrow field spectrometer covering UV (290-400 nm), visible (400-500 nm) and near-IR (750-775 nm) bands
Spatial sampling 5-50 km and spectral resolution between 0.06 nm and 1 nm (depending on band)
Geostationary orbit, at 0o longitude
Embarked on MTG-S and operated by EUMETSAT
Sentinel-4:
GEO atmospheric
mission
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 12
Sentinel-5
Applications:
• monitoring changes in the atmospheric composition (e.g. ozone, NO2, SO2, BrO, formaldehyde and aerosol) at high temporal (daily) resolution
• tropospheric variability
Wide-swath pushbroom spectrometer suite, covering UV (270-400 nm), visible (400-500 & 710-750 nm), NIR (750-775 nm) and SWIR (2305-2385 nm) bands.
Spatial sampling 5-50 km and spectral resolution between 0.05 nm and 1 nm (depending on band)
Low Earth orbit (reference altitude of about 817 km)
Sentinel-5 precursor to fill data gaps (2013-2019). Sentinel-5 embarked on post-EPS and operated by EUMETSAT
Sentinel-5:
LEO atmospheric
mission
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 13
GCM GS
GCM GS
GCM GS
GCM GS
GCM GS
GMES Service Segment
GMES Sentinels
GS
FOS
Sentinel-1
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GSC Data Provision
TM/TC ISPs
GMES Ground Segment and Data Access
Sentinel-3
GCM GS
USER Segment
Final end-user information products
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 14
GSC implementation schedule
2004 2005 2006 2013 2014 2023
Preparatory
programme Build-up phase(Segments 1 + 2)
Operational programme
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 15
Content of GSC programme
Segment 2
Sentinel-1 A: Phase B2/C/D/E1. Sentinel-1B: up to flight readiness
Sentinel-2 A: Phase B2/C/D/E1. Sentinel-2B: up to flight readiness
Sentinel-3 A: Phase B2/C/D/E1. Sentinel-3B: up to flight readiness
Sentinel-4 (MTG-S): Phase B/C/D incl, processor & 2nd unit
Sentinel-5 (post-EPS): Phase B1 & pre-development
Sentinel 5 pre-cursor up to Launch and IOV; UV-NIR instrument provided by NL
Ground Segment Development for Sentinel-1, -2, -3
Data Access (management, operations & data procurement)
GSC Evolution Studies, incl. low-inclination altimetry (Jason follow-on)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 16
First Set of data requirements consolidated in May 08
GMES Fast Track Pilot Services & Urban Atlas (Start Sep08-Apr09)
Several Requirements Review loops and updates
GSCDA portal open since early Dec 08; ESA- data, ESA-TPM data & Eumetsat data are provided since;
9 Contracts placed or under negotiation with GMES Contributing Missions
EU Agency interfaces being discussed
Requirements strongly evolved and evolve
GSC Data Access Status today
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 17
GSCDA Pre-operations Status
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GSCDA Pre-operations started with ESA and ESA-TPMs in Dec. 2008
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 18
GSCDA System Infrastructure Development
Development of Data Access System infrastructure on-going
• System requirements Review held in June 2008
• Preliminary Design Review on-going
Development of interfaces with GSC Contributing Missions on-going
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 19
GSC shall respond to all current and expected (*1) requirements. Accordingly the Sentinel GS will consist of a
ESA Sentinel Core Ground Segment (*2)
and
Collaborative Ground Segment of- national ground segment elements - GS functions within the GMES Services Segment
(*1) from new GMES Services, EU agencies, member states, science etc(*2) incl. interfaces and mgt functions for the collaborative parts; incl EDRS interfaces in the architecture)
Requirements Vs Architecture
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 20
High Data Volume
Operational Data Delivery from Beginning- Maximum ‘systematic’ functions- Simple, easy design- highest reliability for E2E data access for users
Flexibility (Without impact of systematic functions)
- clear interfaces to complementary GS functions- Re-processing as part of system budgets
Sentinel PDGS Integration into an already ‘operational’ GCM service, during commissioning
Main GSC GS Design / Development Drivers
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 21
GMES Space Component funding
Segment 1 & 2 Co Funding Scheme
Financing – ESA GSC programme 758 M€ Segment 1 831 M€ Segment 2
Financing – EC FP7 600 M€ FP7 Space
~ 2.2 bn€ for development of first generation of Sentinels, data access to MS/EUM missions, ground segment, early operations
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 22
Funding and Procurement
ESA-only funded elements and ESA-EC joint-funded elements
Open to
ESA Member States and ESA- Member States andEC FP7 participating
StatesIssued via
ESA Emits and ESA- Emits andEC Cordis
Managed by
ESA (and ESA procedures *)
* No georeturn targets but georeturn reporting
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 23
Sentinels PDGS DevelopmentsOverall Scope
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 24
• Introduction to the GMES Space Component infrastructure and services
• Introduction to Sentinels PDGS– Drivers– Infrastructure and Services– Development Logic
• Introduction to Sentinels Procurement– Procurement Logic and phasing– Procurement Sizing
• Schedule
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 25
GSC infrastructure is decomposed into :
GSC Core Space Segment : Space infrastructure (Sentinels constellation)
GSC Contributing Missions (GCMs): National, ESA or Third Party missions partially or fully supporting the GMES Space Component, complementing the Sentinels services according to the GSC operational gap filling analysis
GSC Core Ground Segment : Sentinels Flight Operation Segment (FOS) and Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS). The Core Ground Segment also includes capabilities for assembling data from external sources and for interfacing with the third party entities (GCM or collaborative GS)
GSC Collaborative Ground Segments: Third party entities that contribute to the GSC infrastructure, providing complementary services or improving overall performances (e.g. local stations)
GSC Ground Segment infrastructure
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 26
Space Segment operationsSentinels TT&C data uplink and downlink (S-band link)Sentinels satellites commanding & control
Mission exploitationSentinels data acquisition: (X-Band/Ka-Band data downlink and ingestion), through a Sentinels Core Ground Stations network
Sentinels Mission planning: for Sentinels data downlink and instrument sensing.
Systematic and rush generation of mission data products: (at least to a calibrated product level) and access through satellite broadcast link over Europe or ground network to a pick up point
Mission data preservation and access: long-term preservation (25 years) of all Sentinels and relevant GCM products (Including Mission reprocessing function). These data are accessed on-line through automated request mechanism.
GSC Core Ground Segment Services (1/2)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 27
Mission exploitation
Sentinels mission performances monitoring and control: characterisation of the space and ground infrastructure performances (e.g. sensors ageing, network availability), adjustment of on-ground services to guaranty services performance continuity, regular reporting on measured operations performances
GSC data-sets assembly: The assembly service offers the possibility to generate, consolidate and retrieve some of the large data sets required by GMES Services Projects, (e.g. coverage or stack data sets), including the integration of non-Sentinels mission data whenever necessary.
GSC Users Coordinated Interface: Interface to the GSC users for:Coordination of multi-mission rush satellite tasking requests in support to emergencies and crises management Service support for GSC users, including user registration and service desk
GSC Core Ground Segment Services (2/2)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 28
•High data rates and on-ground volumes to be managed
Sentinels PDGS Drivers
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Systematic NRT
•Initial development is organised to support the B-series as a natural upgrade
•Missions are considered operational and commissioning phase shall be completed within 3 to 4 months
•25 years of mission exploitation
All developments are defined as operational software development
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 29
The Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS) covers the infrastructure necessary for :
Sentinels data acquisitionDemodulation and front end processing elements
Sentinels Mission planning
Systematic and rush generation of mission data productsProduction data flow control including: processors, auxiliary data management, precise orbit determination, dissemination, rolling and on-line repositories
Mission data preservation and access
Long term archive, catalogue, dissemination
Sentinels mission performances monitoring and controlInstrument performance monitoring, quality control, cal/val tools, end-to-end system performances monitoring and reporting
GSC data-sets assembly
Product consolidation and data assembly elements
Sentinels PDGS infrastructure and services
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 30
•Common elements regrouped into separate ITTs• Demodulator and Front End Processor• Precise orbit determination services
•Maximise reuse of existing European infrastructure and ESA supported operational interfaces:
• X-Band Antenna Acquisition System • Long term data archiving infrastructure • User Services•Auxiliary data handling services
Elements will be procured as services within a separate ITT (for stations & centres) based on customisation of standard interfaces
•Three Satellite missions leading to specific procurements (ITTs or Best practices)
• “PDGS core contract” for end-to-end design and integration (including development of required specific elements)• Mission Planning• Operational Instrument Processor and Performance monitoring and QC
Sentinels PDGS Development logic
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 31
Phase 1: Definition of the PDGS operational interfaces Development of the PDGS infrastructure elements Reference platform integration
Phase 2 : Procurement of the centres according to PDGS interfaces specifications
Phase 3:
Deployment of PDGS elements into the procured centresOverall verification
Phase 4: Commissioning operations Maintenance of PDGS system during commissioning
Sentinels PDGS Procurement Logic
Part of current ITT
Definition of the PDGS operational interfaces Development of the PDGS infrastructure elements Reference platform integration
Procurement of the centres according to PDGS interfaces specifications
Deployment of PDGS elements into the procured centresOverall verification
Commissioning operations Maintenance of PDGS system during commissioning
Procurement of the centres according to PDGS interfaces specifications
Commissioning operations
Part of operations ITT in 2010
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 32
Project timeline overview
S-3 PDGS
S-2 PDGS
S-1 PDGS
2013
Feb 12IOCR
Nov 11Launch
2010 2012
Nov 08GS RR
Jan 10PDGS-PDR
2009 Apr 09PDGS-SRR
20122011
Oct 12Launch
Jan 13IOCR
2009 Sep 10PDGS-PDR
20132010Nov 09PDGS-SRR
Nov 12Launch
201320102009 2012Apr 10PDGSPDR
Feb 13IOCR
Jul 09PDGS-SRR
2011
April 09GS RR
June 09GS RR
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 33
S1 PDGS Core ~18 M€ Including Best Practices
S2 PDGS Core ~17 M€ Including Best Practices
S3 PDGS Core ~20 M€ Including Best Practices
Values may be refined while preparing the SOW, targets will be indicated with the issue of the ITT
S1 Mission Planning ~600 k€ S1 is considered the most complex (~400 k€ for S2)
S1 Mission Performances tools
~1,5 M€
S2 and S3 figures will be consolidated (IPF best practices between 1.5M € and 2.0M€, and Performances tools between 1M€ and 2M€)
Sentinels PDGS Procurement Sizing
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 34
Sentinels PDGS Invitations to Tender: proposal requirements & selection
O. Leonard
RES-POE
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 35
1. Publication of ITT
Emits:
http://emits.esa.int -> Open Invitations to Tender
Cordis:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/cooperation/space_en.html
English only Closing Date Requests for clarifications/extensions
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 36
2. Content of ITT Package
1. Cover letter
2. Statement of Work
3. Draft Contract
4. Special Conditions of Tender
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 37
Content of ITT Package
1. Cover letter Eligible bidders:
-ESA + EU FP7 (http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/who_en.html#countries) -no industrial policy requirements / Geo-return clause -requested expertise of bidding consortium -exclusions in case of conflict of interest (if any)
Overall max. budget Responsible Contracts Officer Closing date and place of submission.
-at least 6 weeks left for submission of bids -Possibility of request for extension (request must be made at
least 2 weeks before closing date) Number and type of copies required and where to address (ESA)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 38
Content of ITT Package
2. Technical Documentation (Appendix 1 to ITT)
Statement of Work Formal statement of the work required by ESA
(evaluation techn. Crit) Tasks descriptions, outputs Annexes: Applicable and reference documents
Technical requirements Technical specifications to be observed for
performance of work (mandatory)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 39
Content of ITT Package
3. Draft Contract (Appendix 2 to ITT)
Content ESA GCC applicable, specific conditions in the contract Applicable documents Price type and payment scheme Place and date of delivery, Agency furnished Items, penalties,
acceptance and rejection IPR: all Operational Software – IPR assigned to ESA (see Part II.
(Option A)ESA GCC, esp. Clauses 39 to 44) Best practices (Annex)
Specific provisions stemming from ESA/EC Delegation Agreement
Publicity related to Contract (specific EU mentions and logo) Availability of deliverables to EC or EC-designated entities IPR waiver liability towards EC
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 40
Content of ITT Package
4. Special Conditions of Tender (Appendix 3 to ITT)
Purpose Conditions specific to the procurement and related to submission of offers
(not a contractual doc) Ensure the offers contain enough information as to its quality, that offers are
structured in a similar way, to identify easily non-compliances and allow fair assessment
Content Structure of the tender (cover letter,
technical-management-financial/administrative/contractual proposal) Technical requirements Management requirements (incl. best practices organisation) Financial proposal Contractual proposal: acceptance (incl. best practices)/reservation, IPR
conditions Annexes: checklist, evaluation criteria
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 41
3. Evaluation process
ESA evaluation procedure applicable
1. Evaluation criteria2. TEB (incl. EC)
3. Contract negotiation
4. Award of contract
5. Regret letter and debriefing
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 42
Sentinel-1 PDGS
Procurement Overview
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 43
• Sentinel-1 is a polar-orbiting SAR satellite constellation for operational SAR applications, primarily focussed on those offered by the GMES Fast Track Services (Land Monitoring Core Service, Ocean Monitoring Core Service, and Emergency Respond Core Service).
• The Sentinel-1 mission will ensure the C-band data continuity to satisfy requirements defined in the Sentinel-1 Mission Requirements Document, current requirements from GMES Core Services and Downstream services, the projection of these requirements for the GSC operations phase from 2012 onwards and the expected National and scientific requirements.
Main Mission Objectives & Characteristics
Sentinel-1 Mission Overview
Orbit: Near Polar Sun-SynchronousRepeat cycle: 12 days. 175 orbitsPayload: C-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (central frequency 5.405 GHz)Constellation: Sentinel-1 system will be composed of two satellites, Sentinel-1 A & BDuty cycle: up to 25 min in high rate mode and the rest of the orbit in WV modeSchedule (Sentinel-1A): Launch Q4 2011
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Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 44
S-1 PDGS Key Design & Operations Drivers
• Large down-linked data volume (~ 60 GB/orbit, ~ 900 GB/day from 1 satellite)
• Priority downlink from memory to support NRT, direct downlink at Core Ground Stations and downlink support to local stations
• Highly pre-defined systematic observation plan
• Systematic data driven processing, dissemination and archiving of all acquired data. NRT data provided in less than 1 h from station acquisition, the rest within 24-48 h
• Rush on-request planning, processing and dissemination supported for emergency and security.
• Access to systematic data flow on subscription basis (no ordering required)
• On-line access to past mission data
• Stable and traceable product quality meeting the quality requirements and accurate product calibration
• Capability to support Sentinel-1A & Sentinel-1B
Key drivers for S-1 PDGS design and operations from GMES Services needs
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 45
Sentinels Common Elements/Facilities
Future Procurements (2010)
Service provided as part of a future
“Stations & Centres” procurement activity
Sentinel-1 PDGS Implementation Contracts
S-1 Core PDGS
Future ProcurementsS-1 PDGS specific
Generic servicesat PDGS centres
Service provided as part of customisation
of Multi-mission services
Generic ESA multi-mission
services
S-1 Specific Elements
On-going separate procurements
X-Band Acquisition Service
X-Band Acquisition Service
Long-term dataarchiving serviceLong-term data
archiving service
Centres Commissioning Operations
Centres Commissioning Operations
User servicesUser services
Auxiliary data handling serviceAuxiliary data
handling service
S-1 IPFS-1 IPF
Definition and integration of the S-1 end-to-end PDGS
Including:
• Development of new elements• Update/configuration of suitable existing elements• Integration of elements or services provided by ESA• Best Practices specification and organization
• Overall PDGS AIV activities
• Support to GS OSV
• Sentinel-1 PDGS System maintenance till the end of the Commissioning Phase
Demodulator & FEPDemodulator & FEP
Precise Orbit DeterminationPrecise Orbit Determination
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 46
Info Day ScopeSentinels Common Elements/Facilities
Sentinel-1 PDGS Implementation Contracts
S-1 Core PDGS
Future Procurements
Generic servicesat PDGS centres
X-Band Acquisition Service
X-Band Acquisition Service
Long-term dataarchiving serviceLong-term data
archiving service
Demodulator & FEPDemodulator & FEP
Precise Orbit DeterminationPrecise Orbit Determination
Scope of this presentation
Centres Commissioning Operations
Centres Commissioning Operations
S-1 Specific Elements
S-1 IPFS-1 IPF
Service provided as part of customisation
of Multi-mission services
Generic ESA multi-mission
services
User servicesUser services
Auxiliary data handling serviceAuxiliary data
handling service
Definition and integration of the S-1 end-to-end PDGS
Including:
• Development of new elements• Update/configuration of suitable existing elements• Integration of elements or services provided by ESA• Best Practices specification and organization
• Overall PDGS AIV activities
• Support to GS OSV
• Sentinel-1 PDGS System maintenance till the end of the Commissioning Phase
S-1 PDGS specific
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 47
S-1 Core PDGSS-1 elements/facilities
implementation
Instrument Performance Monitoring,
QC and cal/val
Instrument Performance Monitoring,
QC and cal/val
L0 generation L0 generation
Data AssemblyData Assembly
Mission PlanningMission Planning
Includes specific S-1 development as well as elements operationally proven with other missions and reusable with update/configuration for S-1
S-1 PDGS AIV
Integration and Testing activities leading to PDGS Acceptance.
Includes integration of S-1 elements procured separately & configuration of any provided CFI element
S-1 PDGS Reference Facility
Set-up of a reference PDGS facility for testing and maintenance
Support to GS OSV
Support to the integration of the PDGS in the GS and OSV tests leading to GS Acceptance
S-1 PDGS System maintenance
Maintenance activities till end Commissioning Phase
Sentinel-1 Core PDGS Contract Scope (1/2)
PDGS System end-to-end Design
The required task covers the full PDGS end-to-end design, including interfaces with external elements to the PDGS core contract, e.g.:Interfaces with collaborative entities
… …
Processing controlProcessing control
Procured through Best Practices within the Core PDGSProcured through Best Practices within the Core PDGS
Instrument Performance Monitoring,
QC and cal/val
Instrument Performance Monitoring,
QC and cal/val
Mission PlanningMission Planning
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 48
• S-1 PDGS AIV activities within the Core PDGS contract will include:
Set-up of a reference PDGS facility to support end-to-end PDGS tests before deployment and maintenance activities
Integration of elements procured inside the S-1 Core PDGS Contract
Integration with ESA non-specific services (e.g. user services)
Integration of S-1 specific elements procured separately and provided as ESA CFI (e.g. S-1 L1/2 processor)
Integration of Sentinel common elements provided separately and provided as ESA CFI (e.g. FEP)
Organisation and deployment of the PDGS system (including ESA provided CFIs) in the ESA-procured centres and Integration with generic services at these centres (Acquisition, Long-term data archiving) -> PDGS sites (X-Band Ground Receiving Stations and Assembly, Processing and Archiving Centres) will be procured as part of a separate ITT
Sentinel-1 Core PDGS Contract Scope (2/2)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 49
Sentinel-1 Core PDGS Procurement Approach (1/2)
• S-1 Core PDGS Procurement will be based on the following system technical baseline documentation:
S-1 PDGS System Requirements DocumentProvides the system level requirements to be fulfilled by the S-1 PDGS as a whole and the parent requirements for the PDGS elements. Does not pre-define a system architecture.
S-1 PDGS Operations Concept DocumentDescribes the PDGS end-to-end system operations concept to be satisfied.
• In addition, the following complementary system technical information will be provided:
S-1 PDGS Master ICDDefines the main internal and external interfaces of the S-1 PDGS
S-1 PDGS System Technical BudgetDescribes a set of observation scenarios for system sizing purposes
S-1 PDGS System Test ConceptProvides the guidelines PDGS testing
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 50
• For the ESA CFI elements (e.g. S-1 IPF or common PDGS elements), the integration will be based on ESA provided interface specifications
• For some specific S-1 PDGS elements to be implemented as part of the Core PDGS, ESA will provide preliminary version of technical requirements to be refined as part of this contract
e.g. for mission planning, Instrument performance monitoring, S-1 products Quality verification and calibration
• For the generic services at PDGS centres - procured independently by ESA-, the integration will be based on the interfaces specified within the present contract
Sentinel-1 Core PDGS Procurement Approach (2/2)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 51
Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 PDGS
Procurement Overview
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 52
Applications:• Generic land cover maps• risk mapping and fast images for disaster relief• Damage evaluation• Burned areas mapping
Pushbroom filter based multi spectral imager with 13 spectral bands (VNIR & SWIR)
Spatial resolution: 10, 20 and 60 m
Field of view: 290 km
1180 kg spacecraft mass
10-day repeat cycle (5 day revisit with two satellites)
Sun synchronous orbit at 786 km mean altitude
7 years design life time, consumables for 12 years
Sentinel-2:
Superspectral imaging mission
Sentinel-2 Mission Overview
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 53
Sentinel-2 PDGS Drivers
• Large down-linked data volume (~55 GB/orbit, 800 GB /day from 1 satellite)
• Priority downlink from memory for supporting Near-Real Time, downlink at Core Ground Stations and possibility of live image downlink to local stations
• Uninterrupted land imaging following seasonal sun elevation between 83 and -56
• Systematic data driven processing, dissemination and archiving of all acquired data. NRT data provided in less than 1 h from station acquisition, the rest within 24-48 h
• Access to systematic data flow on subscription basis (no ordering required)
• Systematic production of continental-scale cloud-free coverages (i.e. image collections) available online and via subscriptions
• On-line access to past mission data
• Stable and traceable product quality meeting the quality requirements and accurate product calibration
• Capability to support Sentinel-2 A and Sentinel-2 B
Key drivers for S-2 PDGS design and operations from GMES Services needs
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 54
Applications:
• Sea/land colour data and surface temperature
• sea surface and land ice topography
• coastal zones, inland water and sea ice topography
• vegetation products
1198 kg spacecraft mass
Sun synchronous orbit at 814.5 km mean altitude over geoid
27 days repeat cycle
7 years design life time, consumables for 12 years
Sentinel-3:
ocean & global land mission
Sentinel-3 Mission Overview (1/2)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 55
Instruments:
• Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) with 5 cameras, 8 bands (only VIS) for open ocean (low res), 15 bands (only VIS) for coastal zones (high res). Spatial sampling: 300m @ SSP
• Sea and Land Surface Temperature (SLST) with 9 spectral bands, 0.5 (VIS, SWIR) to 1 km res (MWIR, TIR). Swath: 180rpm dual view scan, nadir & backwards
• RA packageSRAL Ku-C altimeter (LRM and SAR measurement modes), MWR, POD (with Laser Retro Reflector, GNSS and DORIS)
Sentinel-3 Mission Overview (2/2)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 56
Sentinel-3 PDGS Drivers
• Large down-linked data volume (~20 GB/orbit, 300 GB /day from 1 satellite)
• Systematic Near-Real Time L-1/2 processing and on-line availability of 100% of the data
• Archiving and precision reprocessing of 100% of the data to level 1/2
• Possibility of direct image downlink to local stations (from imagers)
• Continuous payload operations (except OLCI operating only in daylight)
• Access to systematic data flow on subscription basis (no ordering required)
• Direct access to past mission data
• Stable and traceable product quality meeting the quality requirements and accurate product calibration
• Capability to support Sentinel-3 A and Sentinel-3 B
Key drivers for S-3 PDGS design and operations from GMES Services needs
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 57
Sentinels Common Elements/Facilities
Future Procurements (2010)
Service provided as part of a future
“Stations & Centres” procurement activity
Sentinel-2 PDGS Implementation Contracts (1/2)
S-2 Core PDGS
Future ProcurementsS-2 PDGS specific
Generic servicesat PDGS centres
Service provided as part of customisation
of Multi-mission services
Generic ESA multi-mission
services
S-2 specific elements procurement
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 58
Info Day ScopeSentinels Common Elements/Facilities
Sentinel-2 PDGS Implementation Contracts (2/2)
S-2 Core PDGS
Future Procurements Definition and integration of the S-2 end-to-end PDGS
Generic servicesat PDGS centres
Generic ESA multi-mission
services
User servicesUser services
X-Band Acquisition Service
X-Band Acquisition Service
Long-term dataArchiving
Long-term dataArchiving
Demodulator & FEPDemodulator & FEP
Precise Orbit DeterminationPrecise Orbit Determination
Including:
• Development of new elements• Update/configuration of suitable existing elements• Integration of elements or services provided by ESA• Best Practices specification and organization
• Overall PDGS AIV activities
• Support to GS OSV
• Sentinel-2 PDGS System maintenance till the end of the Commissioning Phase
Centres Commissioning Operations
Centres Commissioning Operations
Auxiliary data handling serviceAuxiliary data
handling service
S-2 Mission PlanningS-2 Mission Planning
S-2 specific elements procurement
Scope of this presentation
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 59
Info Day ScopeSentinels Common Elements/Facilities
Sentinel-3 PDGS Implementation Contracts
S-3 Core PDGS
Future Procurements Definition and integration of the S-3 end-to-end PDGS
Generic servicesat PDGS centres
Generic ESA multi-mission
services
User servicesUser services
X-Band Acquisition Service
X-Band Acquisition Service
Long-term dataArchiving (land)Long-term dataArchiving (land)
Demodulator & FEPDemodulator & FEP
Precise Orbit DeterminationPrecise Orbit Determination
Including:
• Development of new elements• Update/configuration of suitable existing elements• Integration of elements or services provided by ESA• Best Practices specification and organization
• Overall PDGS AIV activities
• Support to GS OSV
• Sentinel-3 PDGS System maintenance till the end of the Commissioning Phase
Centres Commissioning Operations
Centres Commissioning Operations
Auxiliary data handling serviceAuxiliary data
handling service
S-3 Mission Planning (EUMETSAT)S-3 Mission Planning (EUMETSAT)
S-3 specific elements procurementPDGS EUMETSAT
Elements
Marine User AccessMarine User Access
Marine processing and long term
Archive centre
Marine processing and long term
Archive centre
Scope of this presentation
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 60
S-2 Core PDGSSpecific S-2
elements/facilitiesDevelopment
L0 generation L0 generation
Data AssemblyData Assembly
S-2 PDGS AIV
Integration and Testing activities leading to PDGS Acceptance.
Includes integration of S-2 elements procured separately & configuration of any provided CFI element
S-2 PDGS Reference Facility
Set-up of a reference PDGS facility for testing and maintenance
Support to GS OSV
Support to the integration of the PDGS in the GS and OSV tests leading to GS Acceptance
S-2 PDGS System maintenance
Maintenance activities till end Commissioning Phase
Sentinel-2 Core PDGS Contract Scope
PDGS System end-to-end Design
The required task covers the full PDGS end-to-end design, including interfaces with external elements to the PDGS core contract, e.g.:Interfaces with collaborative entities
… …
Processing controlProcessing control
Procured through Best Practices within the Core PDGSProcured through Best Practices within the Core PDGS
Instrument Performance Monitoring,
QC and cal/val
Instrument Performance Monitoring,
QC and cal/val
Instrument Processing Facility
Instrument Processing Facility
Includes specific S-2 development as well as elements operationally proven with other missions and reusable with update/configuration for S-2
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 61
S-3 Core PDGSSpecific S-3
elements/facilitiesDevelopment
L0 generation L0 generation
Data AssemblyData Assembly
S-3 PDGS AIV
Integration and Testing activities leading to PDGS Acceptance.
Includes integration of S-3 elements procured separately & configuration of any provided CFI element
S-3 PDGS Reference Facility
Set-up of a reference PDGS facility for testing and maintenance. Including deployment of reference facilities at EUMETSAT
Support to GS OSV
Support to the integration of the PDGS in the GS and OSV tests leading to GS Acceptance
S-3 PDGS System maintenance
Maintenance activities till end Commissioning Phase
Sentinel-3 Core PDGS Contract Scope
PDGS System end-to-end Design
The required task covers the full PDGS end-to-end design, including interfaces with external elements to the PDGS core contract, e.g.:Interfaces with collaborative entities
… …
Processing controlProcessing control
Procured through Best Practices within the Core PDGSProcured through Best Practices within the Core PDGS
Instrument Performance Monitoring,
QC and cal/val
Instrument Performance Monitoring,
QC and cal/val
Instrument Processing Facility(Land & Marine)
Instrument Processing Facility(Land & Marine)
Includes specific S-3 development as well as elements operationally proven with other missions and reusable with update/configuration for S-3
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 62
Sentinel-2 / Sentinel-3 Core PDGS Scope
• S-2/3 Core PDGS Procurement will be based on the following system technical baseline documentation (jointly prepared with EUMETSAT for S-3):
S-2/3 PDGS System Requirements DocumentProvides the system level requirements to be fulfilled by the S-2/3 PDGS as a whole and the parent requirements for the PDGS elements. Does not pre-define a system architecture.
S-2/3 PDGS Operations Concept DocumentDescribes the S-2/3 PDGS end-to-end system operations concept to be satisfied.
• In addition, the following complementary system technical information will be provided:
S-2/3 PDGS Master ICDDefines the main internal and external interfaces of the S-2/3 PDGS
S-2/3 PDGS System Technical BudgetDescribes a set of observation scenarios for system sizing purposes
S-2/3 PDGS System Test ConceptProvides the guidelines PDGS testing
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 63
• Satellite and FOS Interfaces Documents
• Detailed processing model and reference test data
• Sample satellite Test Data
• S2 Decompression Software & all related documentation
Sentinel-2 / Sentinel-3 ESA CFIs
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 64
Sentinels PDGS
Demodulator andFront End Processor
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 65
The technical feasibility assessment has shown that a common procurement is feasible across Sentinels:
RF level – commonality confirmed.
Data level (commonality based on standards, e.g., CCSDS)
Downlink Channel Management – Commonality issue found. Sentinel 3 only: inter-channel downstream dependency (implies extra development and more stringent ground performances) – Function allocation still TBC.
Other differences are mainly at configuration level.
The market survey indicates the presence of some equipment closed to Sentinel needs (not extensive development phase expected).
Technical Assessment and Market Survey
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 66
The Scope of the Procurement
FEPFEPX-band AntennaX-band Antenna
L0L0MODEMMODEM
DFEP
SchedulePower
SchedulePower
IFIF FEPFEPX-band AntennaX-band Antenna
L0L0MODEMMODEM
DFEP
SchedulePower
SchedulePower
IFIF
Main Sub-elementsMODEM Demodulator and Modulator
FEP Front End Processor
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 67
Activities and Driving Principles
One Procurement Action
The bidder(s) need to provide a proposal compatible with the two sub-elements subject to delivery.
The bidder(s) need to cover the following activities:Design and Development activities
AIV (Factory and on-Site) activities
Management activities involving the sub-element(s) subject to its bidding.
Driving Principles:The new development should be kept at minimum in favour of evolving existing units already available on the market
Multi-mission programmable demodulators (based on standards) and front end processing systems.
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 68
Quotation and Delivery
Core Stations Approach
The bidder(s) need to deliver and support the integration for:Initial number of units necessary for reference and validation platforms.
Units for the Sentinel 1, 2 and 3 Core Stations (locations and number TBD).
The bidder(s) need to provide a quotation showing the benefits of scale:Purchase up to 4 recurrent units; purchase from 4 to 8 recurrent units; purchase from 8 to 12 recurrent units, etc.
The bidder(s) need to provide the quotation also for maintenance
Local Stations Approach
The bidder(s) need to provide a quotation showing the benefits of recurrent units (including maintenance):
Available to Local Stations at recurrent price
As an option, ESA could procure the units and provide them to the Local Stations
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 69
Sentinel PDGS
Precise Orbit Determination
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 70
The GMES Precise Orbit Determination (POD) Service shall provide orbit products to the
Sentinels 1, 2 and 3 missions for supporting the PDGS operations
GMES POD Service Objective
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 71
The GMES POD Service shall ensure the following functions for each of the Sentinel missions:
- NRT and OFL Orbit Products Computation
- GNSS In-orbit Sensor Performance Monitoring
- Long Term Monitoring & Validation of PDGS Orbits
- Orbit Reprocessing
GMES POD Service Functions
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 72
GMES POD System - Context
Two entities:- NRT POD- OFL POD
S-3 Specific
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 73
GMES POD Interfaces
Satellite & Receiver Info [mass, manoeuvres quaternions,
phase centres and clocks, attitude data (NAVATT),
receiver status, ...]
Environmental Data [leap seconds, gravity fields, ocean tides, solar flux,
geomagnetic indices, GIM, ...]
Measurements
LRR
DORIS Network
IGS Network
DORIS data
GPS data
Rapid (NRT) + Prelim./Precise (OFL)
Orbit Ephemerides
Reports[ops, QC]
ILRSNetwork
SLR data
S3 specific
On-board Receivers
PODService
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 74
The GMES POD Service shall :
- Be compliant and tailored to the mission specific objectives, error budgets, expected performance and availability requirements
- Rely on common and shared infrastructure and expertise
- Rely on specific expertise for OFL orbit processing (e.g. Altimetry)
- Be scalable for the integration of additional EO Sentinel Satellites
- Support to Integration and Verification Phases
GMES POD Project Objectives
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 75
- One single contract based for:
- Service Level Agreement based on an available POD Service Capability
- Delivery of NRT POD for integration in Sentinel PDGS
=> No DPM provided as ESA CFI
=> Only Sat to ground ICD
- Incremental Delivery and Service Provision approach for each Sentinel mission
GMES POD - Procurement Approach
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 76
Sentinels PDGS S-2, S-3
Operational Instrument Processorsand Cal/Val and Quality tools
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 77
Procurement will cover :Processors for Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 products
IPF – Instrument Processing FacilityQuality Tools for Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 Cal/Val tools, QC tools
Sentinel-1 processor covered by previous contract (already initiated)
Procurement objectives
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 78
Sentinel-3: Optical Sensors Processing
L1 IPFOLCI
L1 IPF SLSTR
L1B
L1CCombined
OLCI/SLSTR
L1B
L1C IPF SLSTR/OLCI
L2 IPFOLCI
L2 IPF SLSTR
L2 IPF SLSTR/OLCI
Waterproducts
Land products
SSTLand surface product
Surface Directional Reflectances
Level 1IPFs
Level 2IPFs
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 79
Sentinel-3 : Altimetry Processing
SRAL Level 1B Processor
MWR Measurements (20 Hz)
MWR Level 1B Processor
SRAL & MWR Level 2
Processor
Auxiliary Data Files
L1 B MWR Product
Ku/C bands LRM mode SRAL Measurement
(20 Hz)
C band SAR modeSRAL Measurement
(20 Hz)
L1 B SRAL Product
Ku band SAR modeSRAL Measurement
(20 Hz)
L2 SRAL / MWR Product
Ku band SAR modeSRAL Measurement
(20 Hz, 1 Hz)
Ku/C bands LRM modeSRAL Measurement
(20 Hz, 1 Hz)
C band SAR modeSRAL Measurement
(20 Hz, 1 Hz)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 80
Sentinel-2: Instrument Processor Facility
IPF L1
IPF L2
L1C orthorectified product
Atmospheric correction.
L1B
DEM
CFI
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 81
Operational developmentESLs
Input from ESA Baseline for IPF development
Detailed Processing Model L1 / L2 Input Output Data DescriptionTest data set Generic Interface Specification ECSS standard
NB: DPM / IODD / TDS provided by “Prototype contracts”
Deliveries Software – code, exe Documentation (Product specification, Test reports, user manual, Software release note, Product Specification, ICD…etc)Support, maintenance, expertise, commissioning phase support
IPF: Engineering approach
Algorithms Specification
Algorithms Engineering
S2 / S3 prototypes
S2 / S3 IPF
ESA
Algorithm Specifications and prototyping
•Software•Processors ICDs
Algorithm definition and prototyping contracts
Operational implementation contracts
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 82
IPF main inputLevel 0Aux files (including orbit files)Orders files
IPF main outputLevel 1 productsLevel 2 products Basic Level 3 productsBrowse / catalogue
Cal/Val and quality tools Calibration and validations functions Initial analysis and monitoring functions Reporting functions
Procurement Scope
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 83
Procurement will be done through “Best Practices”
2 ITTs / within each core PDGS contract- IPF software development- Quality Tools software development,
algorithm development and earth observation products expertise
Incremental procurement according to mission schedule Maintenance until end of commissioning phase Support to commissioning phase, maintenance of reference chain
Procurement Organization
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 84
Sentinels PDGS
Mission Planning
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 85
• Instrument Planning• On-board recording resource management
(packet store management)• Downlink Planning• Handling of multi-satellite constellation as single
resource• Support to local Stations• Support to EDRS• X-Band conflict handling to be solved outside
mission planning by operational agreements
Procurement Scope
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 86
• FOS interface: customized from Earth Explorer missions interface
• Mission Management Interface for ingestion of systematic observation requirements from GMES Service Providers
• User Service interfaces to be based on current multi-mission ICDs with possible customizations
• Station Interface to be based on multi-mission station interface with possible customizations
Mission Planning Interfaces
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 87
• variable on-board compression make location of actual downlink difficult to predict ==> mission planning probabilistic packet store management algorithm requires capability of stations and assembly centres to handle non-nominal scenarios
• MP was incorporated into the PDGS contract => "best practise" approach
• Output: fully operational system integrated in PDGS and support to commissioning phase
Mission Planning: S-1
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 88
Variable Compression Algorithm
• Mission Planning System will need to rely on an external library that evaluates the expected compressed size of each data take
• size evaluation has to be provided with a probabilistic approach (i.e. with 95% of probability the size will be smaller than ...)
• library to be provided as part of PDGS development ==> expert knowledge required
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 89
• separate MP system will be procured as separate competitive tender
• Output: – fully operational system– support to integrate the system into the PDGS– support to commissioning phase
Mission Planning: S-2
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 90
• systematic planning, no conflict management due to user requests
• procurement as separate tender by Eumetsat
Mission Planning: S-3
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 91
• ESA will provide mission CFIs for orbit propagation and for the ingestion of FOS orbit files
• S-1 On-board data compression algorithm description provided as CFI
Procurement CFI
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 92
Sentinels PDGS: Best Practices for the Selection of Subcontractors
Luc Govaert
RES-POE
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 93
Code of Best Practices, Definition and Governing Principles/Purpose of Best
Practices
ESA has a Code of Best Practices, approved by the Industrial Policy Committee as industrial policy ruling.
Definition of Best Practices: Basically, a mechanism through which a Prime selects subcontractors for a given element within an ESA programme prior or subsequent to his own selection by ESA.
The principle and purpose of Best Practices is to achieve fairness of competition at all levels (Prime and subcontractors) and to guarantee fair, impartial and equal treatment of non-primes.
1. Best Practices
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 94
PDGS Best Practices: Origin and Extent
Statement in the ESA Procurement Plan approved by IPC: “The ESA Best Practices may be followed for some elements within the PDGS Core Procurement.”
The bulk of the Sentinels PDGS procurement will be placed further to ESA ITTs, only a limited part through Best Practices (up to 40%).
ESA will decide which elements of a given procurement will be awarded through Best Practices.
2. Best Practices
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 95
3. Best Practices
ESA shall have full visibility on the ITT preparation by the Prime (ITT package to be approved by the Agency), on the evaluation and on the selection (Prime’s recommendation will be submitted to ESA; ESA will either endorse the recommendation or request to submit the recommendation for decision to a Joint ESA/Industry Procurement Board), with the right to audit the full process.
The Prime shall have to state his acceptance of the Best Practices principles and of his obligation to organize Best Practices.
Implementation and Guarantees to ensure Fairness of Competition (I)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 96
3. Best Practices
To guarantee impartiality, the Prime shall be required to accept and cooperate with the Agency’s Industrial Ombudsman.
The Prime shall have to implement a SIMPLIFIED Best Practices selection procedure drafted by ESA and based on the principles of fair and open competition (procedure will be included in the ESA ITT package).
IITT and ITT to be approved by the Agency and issued on EMITS (EXTERNAL ENTITIES) and CORDIS.
Implementation and Guarantees to ensure Fairness of Competition (II)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 97
3. Best Practices
Conflict of interest: If the Prime and/or any subcontractor wish to bid for any element, the Prime/subcontractor shall be excluded from the evaluation of the proposals, this in the interest of impartiality and the Agency shall run the TEB.
Same applies in case of companies belonging to the same industrial and/or legal organisation, or affiliated companies, meaning any form of association giving a company a vested interest in the outcome of the evaluation. However, the Prime’s responsibility vis-à-vis selected subcontractor is left untouched.
Implementation and Guarantees to ensure Fairness of Competition (III)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 98
3. Best Practices
ESA Staff may be involved in the Tender Evaluation Board set up by the Prime (one Technical Representative, ESA CO at his discretion). Notwithstanding this, the Agency at any moment reserves the right to initiate a parallel evaluation performed by its Staff in accordance with the ESA tender evaluation process.
Confidentiality of proposals submitted will have to be guaranteed by the Prime.
The SoW/technical requirements, to be written by the Prime and to be reviewed and approved by the Agency, shall not be ambiguous or company tailored.
The selection criteria shall be defined and made available to all potential bidders.
Implementation and Guarantees to ensure Fairness of Competition (IV)
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 99
Sentinels PDGS
Schedule and way forward
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 100
The Payload Data Ground Segment undergoes a complete ESA system engineering lifecycle
The following reviews are defined:
• PDGS System requirements : Definition of the PDGS core procurement technical baseline
• PDGS Preliminary Design (supported by the core PDGS team): the review is performed at facility specification, architecture and interface level
• PDGS Critical design review and Qualification reviews (supported by the core PDGS team): These reviews characterise the reference system integration and centres deployment statuses
• PDGS Acceptance review (supported by the core PDGS team): The review characterise the integration with the GMES Service Projects shall be verified
Sentinels PDGS Engineering life-cycle
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 101
The Core PDGS prime supports the Ground Segment milestones (PDR, CDR, AR) where coherencies between Satellite, FOS and PDGS systems, interfaces
and operations are reviewed
Highlight on PDGS System Requirements review -> Technical Documentation package based on:
System requirement documentsOperation concept documentSystem technical budget
• Updated technical documentation will be publicly released following the review recommendation updates:
S-1: Released on EMITS end of May (board is 20 May…)S-2, S-3: Released together with intended ITT announcement
• Technical Baseline may be consolidated for the ITT without pre-announcement
Sentinels PDGS Engineering life-cycle 2/2
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 102
S-1 PDGS SRR: On-going: Panel Collocation foreseen for 7th May 2009
S-1 PDGS core ITT: end July 2009
S-2 PDGS SRR: Nov. 2009
S-2 PDGS core ITT: Feb. 2010
S-3 PDGS SRR: July 2009
S-3 PDGS core ITT: Oct. 2009
PDGS Core Indicative Schedule
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 103
Demodulator & FEP: Sept. 2009Precise Orbit Determination: ITT Dec. 2009
S-1 Mission Planning : PDGS core KO + 3 monthsS-1 Instrument Performance Monitoring, QC and cal/val elements:
PDGS core KO + 3 months
S-2 Mission Planning : ITT March 2010S-2 Processors and performances elements : PDGS core KO + 3 months
S-3 Mission Planning : March 2010S-3 Processors and performances elements : PDGS core KO + 3 months
PDGS Facilities Indicative Schedule
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 104
Questions and Answers
Questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]
…until May 18st 2009
Answers to questions will be published on EMITS News, towards end of May
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 105
Summary
Sentinels PDGS Industry Information Day, 5 May 2009, pg. 106
Information Day Highlights 3 independent ITTs for 3 sentinel PDGS development contracts
Including best practices for few sub-systems (mission planning, processors and mission performances elements)
… ITTs for common elements (FEP, POD)
Drivers for ‘operational’ systems delivery
Re-use of proven technology & interfaces
Sentinels are part of the GSC overall and share the data flows and interface
Systematic generation of all data into lvl1b and retrieval on-line is a challenging technical driver to cope with the high data volume
ITT organisation
ITTs Issued and open both via ESA and EC contract systems
Response to, Selection and Mgt according to normal ESA procedures
Process is ready to start