ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO10159
Open Date: 19/02/2020
Closing Date: 14/04/2020 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 19.155.18
Prog. Ref.: EO-Science for Socie
Budget Ref.: E/E105-E5 – EO-Science for Socie
Special Prov.: AT+BE+CZ+DK+EE+FI+FR+DE+GR+HU+IE+IT+LU+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+ES+SE+CH+GB+CA+SI
Tender Type: C
Price Range: > 500 KEURO
Products: Satellites & Probes / Other
Technology Domains: Others
Establishment: ESRIN
Directorate: Directorate of EO Programmes
Department: Science, Applications & Climate Dep.
Division: Data Applications Division
Contract Officer: Boisard, Nathalie
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 19/02/2020
Update Reason: Tender issue

WorldSoils aims at developing, in close cooperation with users and stakeholders, a global Earth Observation-Soil Monitoring System (EO-SMS) on a suitable cloud environment utilizing open source and information available from operational, in situ and reference data and additional variables and/or indices derived from EO data together with blending and modelling techniques. The development shall be based on monitoring top soil organic carbon and implemented in a modular way allowing its future extension to additional soil indices. It is anticipated that an EO-SMS will provide essential baseline information for manifold downstream research, institutionaland commercial applications as e.g. for the implementation of urgently needed soil management systems and as such supporting national and international policy making and monitoring.