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VEGA Wins Multi-Million Euro Managed Service Contract for ESRIN |
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Written by Vector1Media
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PR - VEGA, a Finmeccanica company, has
been awarded a three-year contract with a potential two-year extension, by the
European Space Agency’s Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN). It is worth €3.45m during the first year, with a total
value of €9.6m over the first three years.
The IDEAS (Instrument Data quality
Evaluation and Analysis Service) consortium, headed by VEGA, will provide an operational service to
monitor the quality of Earth
Observation instrument data from ESA
satellites and some external missions. Specific tasks include the detection of
space and ground segment anomalies and trends, the provision of scientific and
technical support to users of Earth
Observation instrument data, and the
maintenance and evolution of the various instrument data processing facilities.
In addition, the service will provide a flexible and scalable environment to
support future EO missions and technology.
Building upon VEGA’s experience
and knowledge of Earth
Observation activities, and specifically of
the Sensor Performance and Product Assessment (SPPA) domain, this contract will
provide a managed service to
ESRIN with an emphasis on user–orientated service provision, as well as
providing an open multi-mission architecture working across several sites, each
with its own area of expertise. This contract is an import step for ESA as it
evolves its Earth
Observation activities in line with the
objectives of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)
programme, a joint European Union/ESA initiative to provide high-quality
environmental information to the people who need it, such as scientists,
policy-makers and aid agencies.
John Auburn, Aerospace Business Development Director for
VEGA, said: “This is a great achievement for VEGA, strengthening our position
as a key supplier within ESRIN. For this contract, we recognised the
requirement for a managed service that goes beyond the current routine data
processing and quality control activities. We have created a well respected
team of experts within the Earth Observation domain that
will focus on meeting comprehensive service level agreements, through a robust
management structure.”
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