Next Generation Architectures for Earth Observation Data

The video explains the challenges faced when managing vast quantities of satellite data, for the benefit of humankind, to address a range of environmental, social and agricultural issues. The video introduces the architecture of the Australian Geoscience Data Cube as a key tool for unlocking Earth observation satellite data, to better manage and store vast amounts of data. The Data Cube has already been used to for understanding water observations from Space and its related application for better flood management. The video also provides a case study of developing a satellite data management infrastructure for Kenya. This video was used to launch Australia’s tenure as the Chair of the Committee of Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) at the 2015 Plenary CEOS meeting held in Kyoto, Japan in November 2015.

Detailed production information:
Concept development: Alex Held (CSIRO), Jonathon Ross (Geoscience Australia), Stephen Ward (Symbios Communications), Bobby Cerini (GA), Stuart Minchin (GA), Alexis McIntyre (GA), Chris McKay (CSIRO)
Scriptwriter: Bobby Cerini (Geoscience Australia)
Production management/ Direction: Bobby Cerini (Geoscience Australia), Adrian King (Redboat)
Post production: Adrian King (Redboat), Peter Butz (Redboat), Woro Larasati (Geoscience Australia), Neil Caldwell (Geoscience Australia), CSIRO Land and Water
Animation: Neil Caldwell (Geoscience Australia), Stanislav Galan (Redboat), Artjom Zenevich (Redboat), Adrian King (Redboat), NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre Scientific Visualization Laboratory
Videography: Andy Wong (Redboat), Michael O'Rourke (Geoscience Australia)
Photography: NASA-SEO, Clinton Climate Initiative, Stephen Ward (Symbios Communications)
Voice recording: AbesAudio
Subtitles: Neil Caldwell (Geoscience Australia), Chantelle Farrar (Geoscience Australia)