Telespazio
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Vega
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UK
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(TVUK)
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is
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the
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prime
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contractor
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on
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the
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ESA
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Earth
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Observation
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Exploitation
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Platform
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Common
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Architecture
...
project.
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As
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part
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of
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this
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contract,
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ESA
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is
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intending
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to
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act
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as
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a
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sponsor
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to
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the
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Open
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Geospatial
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Consortium
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(OGC)
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Interoperability
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Testbed
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15.
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The
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intended
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ITT
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applies
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only
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to
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the
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ESA
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sponsored
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Earth
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Observation
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Process
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and
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Application
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Discovery
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(EOPAD)
...
Thread.
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In
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line
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with
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the
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principles
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of
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OGC,
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TVUK
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on
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behalf
...
of
...
ESA
...
will
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provide
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cost-sharing
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funds
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to
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partially
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offset
...
expenses
...
uniquely
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associated
...
with
...
the
...
Exploitation
...
Platform
...
Thread.
...
The
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intended
...
procurement
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runs
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in
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parallel
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with
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OGC
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Testbed
...
15
...
Call
...
For
...
Participation
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(CFP),
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which
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is
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planned
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to
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be
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published
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on
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7th
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January
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2019.
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The
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anticipated
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start
...
date
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for
...
the
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project
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is
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2-4th
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April
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2019
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with
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a
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Kick-off
...
Workshop
...
Event.
...
Bidders
...
wishing
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to
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participate
...
in
...
other
...
Testbed
...
15
...
threads
...
should
...
submit
...
a
...
separate
...
bid
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directly
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to
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OGC’s
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CFP
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published
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on
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7th
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January
...
2019
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at
...
...
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SPONSORED
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TESTBED
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15
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CONTEXT
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Testbed-15
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supports
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the
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development
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of
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ESA’s
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Exploitation
...
Platform
...
Common
...
Architecture
...
–
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building
...
upon
...
the
...
outcomes
...
of
...
Testbed-13/14
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in
...
which
...
applications
...
are
...
packaged
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as
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Docker
...
containers
...
and
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deployed/executed
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through
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a
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WPS
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interface.
...
The
...
focus
...
of
...
this
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Testbed-15
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activity
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is
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to
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define
...
the
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building
...
blocks
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through
...
which
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such
...
applications/services
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can
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be
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exposed
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through
...
a
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Catalogue
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to
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facilitate
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user
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discovery,
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parameterisation
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and
...
invocation.
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The
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goal
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is
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to
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develop
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a
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Data
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Model
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and
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associated
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interoperable
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software
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for
...
user
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search/discovery
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with
...
management
...
interfaces
...
for
...
providers
...
to
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create/update/delete
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their
...
applications.
...
The
...
outcome
...
will
...
provide
...
recommendations
...
for
...
evolution
...
of
...
the
...
existing
...
standards
...
baseline.
...
The
...
ITT
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is published
...
by
...
TVUK
...
Limited
...
on
...
EMITS.
http://emits.sso.esa.int/emits/owa/emits_external.showsum?typ1=8317&user=Anonymous&ctr=