Phase 3 was launched in October 2024 ! a two year extension
In October 2024 ESA World Emission has entered a new 2-year phase (#3) in which the consortium will primarily:
- Continue and improve the current World Emission service and products
- Demonstrate that EO-based GHG and air pollutants top-down inventories can support countries’ s reports
- Enhance Stakeholder Engagement, as well as synergies & service assessments
- Include developments in two new areas: Maritime Emissions and Methane R&D.
This will allow the continuation of the services provided which initially in March 2022.
On this new phase, the consortium maintains its core members: GMV, LCSE, KAYRROS, MPIC, ULB, BSC and The Cyprus Institute, as well as incorporating two new members: Science Partners and Citepa.
Phase 1 and Phase 2 lasted two years
The project was organised initially in two phases:
Phase 1 focused on setting up the system and establish the product specification. Phase 1 is cyclically organised with a set of stages that are sequentially executed: i) requirements & specification definition; ii) system design; iii) system coding, implementation and configuration; iv)system validation and verification, and user assessment.
Phase 2 operated the service. Such operation involved a set of tasks dedicated to implementing the final operational version of all the elements and analytical modules of the service; running operations and maintenance according to an SLA to be agreed with ESA; and turning end-users feedback and lessons learnt into a roadmap including incoming initiatives at short- and mid-term.
In both, interactions with a large user community was pursued to get feedback and recommendations about system requirements, specifications, and performance. Usability and integration in current emission reporting procedures was also assessed as the ultimate goal of the current project.
