Programme

19-Feb - 21-Feb 2020

Rome, Italy

19 February 2020

19 February 2020
13:00	Coffee and welcome
14:00	Start of Meeting
	Introduction
10 min	Welcome and Introduction	P. Goryl, ESA (Italy)
20 min	ESA QA4EO general framework and service	J. Swinton, TVUK (UK)
20 min	The QA4EO Task 2 Cal/Val framework: Vision, Overview and Objectives	F. Niro, Serco (Italy)
20 min	The EDAP Framework to Assess Commercial Satellite Mission Quality	N. Fox, NPL (UK)
20 min	ONDA-DIAS platform enabling users to host data and build their applications in the Cloud	M. D'Alessio, Serco (Italy)
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee break
	Metrology and Traceability
20 min	Metrological and Traceability in Space: Motivations, Challenges and Methodologies	N. Fox, NPL (UK)
20 min	SI-Traceable ground-based observations for ozone and aerosol properties retrieval	J. Gröbner, PMOD (Switzerland)
20 min	Improving Traceability and calibration in the frame of AERONET-Europe network	P. Goloub, LOA (France)
20 min	Eradiate: 3D radiative transfer community model to support metrological applications	Y. Govaerts, Rayference (Belgium)
20 min	Statistically based approach for estimation of sensor performance indicators: status and way forward	S. Mackin, EOSense (UK)
20 min	The CEOS Cal/Val portal: status and updates	P. Castracane, RHEA (Italy)
18:30	Icebreaker in University La Sapienza

20 February 2020

20 February 2020
	Atmosphere Cal/Val (start at 09:00)
20 min	Boundary-layer Air Quality-analysis Using Network of Instruments Super-Site (BAQUNIN)	A. Iannarelli, S. Casadio, Serco/Uni. La Sapienza (Italy)
20 min	Ground-based validation of satellite-derived Aerosol Layer Height and Ozone profiles	D. Balis, U. Thessaloniki (Greece)
20 min	Aerosol field campaigns validation using advanced exploratory platforms	P. Goloub, LOA (France)
20 min	Generalized Retrieval of Aerosol and Surface Properties (GRASP): status and way forward	O. Dubovik, LOA (France)
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee break
20 min	Improved uncertainty estimation in support to Pandonia Global Network (PGN)	A. Cede, Luftblick (Austria)
20 min	Retrieval of advanced atmospheric parameters from Pandora-2S observations	J. Fischer, SpectralEarth (Germany)
20 min	Advanced Clouds, Aerosols and Water vapour products (CAWA-2): Status and updates	Y. Carol, GRASP (France)
20 min	Advanced InfraRed Water Vapour Estimator (AIRWAVE): Status and updates	M. Valeri, Serco/ISAC (Italy)
20 min	ESA Fundamental Data Records for Atmospheric Composition (FDR4ATMOS): status and updates	G. Brizzi, Serco (Italy)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch break
	VISIT to BAQUININ Super-site facilities (14:00 – 14:30)
	Land Cal/Val
20 min	Land Cal/Val activities in the Mer Bleue Arctic Surrogate Simulation Site (MBASSS)	R. Soffer, NRCC (Canada)
20 min	UAV-based Land Cal/Val activities over temperate and tropical forest sites	B. Brede, M. Herold, WUR (Netherlands)
20 min	UAV-based multi-spectral/multi-looking observations for Surface BRDF characterization	F. Del Frate, Uni. Tor Vergata (Italy)
20 min	The International Soil Moisture Network (ISMN) for satellite-based products validation	I. Himmelbauer, TUW (Austria)
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee break
20 min	Atmospheric Correction and Cloud mask Inter-comparison for S-2 and L-8 (ACIX-II/CMIX)	Serco (Italy)
20 min	Ground-based sky-camera observations for cloud-mask validation in support to CMIX	C. Brockmann, Brockmann Consult (Germany)
	Cryosphere Cal/Val
20 min	Towards the concept of Analysis Ready Data (ARD) for SAR: applications to Snow mapping	D. Small, Uni. Zurich (Switzerland)
20 min	Advanced algorithms and Cal/Val protocols for satellite-based Snow products	K. Luojus, FMI (Finland)
20:00	Social Dinner in Rome

21 February 2020

Water Cal/Val (start at 09:00)
21 February 2020
20 min	Advanced retrieval methods and uncertainties estimation for Ocean Color products	C. Mazeran, Solvo (France)
20 min	Advances in Radiative Transfer methods for Ocean Color applications	F. Zagolki, ParBleu (Canada)
20 min	Towards new concepts for Coastal Altimetry validation: status and updates	M. Meloni, Serco (Italy)
Other R&D activities
20 min	Red-Lab Serco R&D framework for EO: overview and current projects: Solar Flux from SMOS, Sentinels for agriculture, Air quality monitoring	R. Crapolicchio, Serco (Italy)
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee break
	Discussion
90 min	QA4EO Cal/Val: synergies, opportunities and way forward	ESA, ALL
30 min	Meeting Wrap-up	ESA, ALL
	End of Meeting

List of Participants

	Name	Affiliation	Country
1.	Philippe Goryl	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
2;	Angelika Dehn	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
3.	Jonas Von Bismarck	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
4.	Steffen Dransfeld	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
5.	Valentina Boccia	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
6.	Philippe Goloub	LOA	France
7.	Oleg Dubovick	LOA	France
8.	David Fuertes	GRASP	France
9.	Yana Karol	GRASP	France
10.	Constant Mazeran	Solvo	France
11.	David Small	Uni. Zurich	Switzerland
12.	Julian Groebner	PMOD-WRC	Switzerland
13.	Raymond Soffer	NRC	Canada
14.	Francis Zagoslki	ParBleu	Canada
15.	Nigel Fox	NPL	UK
16.	Pieter de Vis	NPL	UK
17.	Steve Mackin	EOSense	UK
18.	John Swinton	Telespazio Vega	UK
19.	Alexander Cede	Luftblick	Austria
20.	Irene Himmelbauer	TU Wien	Austria
21.	Juergen Fischer	FUB	Germany
22.	Carsten Brockmann	Brockmann	Germany
23.	Benjamin Brede	Uni. Wageningen	Netherlands
24.	Yves Govaerts	Rayference	Belgium
25.	Kari Luojus	FMI	Finland
26.	Matias Takala	FMI	Finland
27.	Hiltunen Mwaba	FMI	Finland
28.	Dimitris Balis	Uni. Thessaloniki	Greece
29.	Fabrizio Niro	Serco	Italy
30.	Stefano Casadio	Serco	Italy
31.	Raffaele Crapolicchio	Serco	Italy
32.	Gabriele Brizzi	Serco	Italy
33.	Marco Meloni	Serco	Italy
34.	Erminia De Grandis	Serco	Italy
35.	Annamaria Iannarelli	Serco	Italy
36.	Gabriele Mevi	Serco	Italy
37.	Alessandro Piro	Serco	Italy
38.	Massimo Valeri	Serco	Italy
39.	Paolo Castracane	REHA	Italy
40.	Marco Cacciani	Uni. La Sapienza	Italy
41.	Fabio Del Frate	Uni. Tor-Vergata	Italy
42.	Daniele Latini	GEO-K	Italy
43.	Cristiana Bassani	IIA	Italy