Visibility during operations

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Challenge ID

CLS_OFF.3.7

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Title

Visibility during operations

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Originator of Challenge

SHELL

General description

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What data/products do you currently use ?

Cloud cover and dust (aerosol index) : GOME/SCIAMACHY/OMI/ISCCP

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When do you use this kind of dataset?

Mainly during Design phases of projects to help operations.

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What are your actual limitations and do you have a work around? 

n/a

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Needs and expectations on EO data

n/a

Challenge classification

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Lifecycle stage

Pre license

Exp.

Dev.

Prod.

Decom.

Score from impact

4

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Geographic context/restrictions

• Global : offshore/coastal and onshore

• Caspian sea,

• Nigeria

• Qatar,

• Oman

• West Australia

• Mediterranean coastal and onshore,

• South Africa Namibia,

• Mozambique

• South-China sea,

• Philippines

• Guyane

•  America

•  Venezuela

• Brasil

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Topographic classification / Offshore classification

All topographic classifications

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Activity impacted/concerned

n/a

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Urgency

(How quickly does the user need the solution)

It depends on the project.

Information requirements

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Update frequency

n/a

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Temporal resolution

For offshore a resolution of 20 – 25 km is OK. The main difficulties are located on coastal and onshore areas.

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Spatial resolution

n/a

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Data quality

Ok for the time being

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Data Coverage and extent

n/a

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Example formats

Matlab or Fortran would be fine. But most important, the tools to read the products are needed.

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Timeliness

Ok for the time being

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Existing standards

Matlab or Fortran