Airbus, Orange, and Capgemini Launch Sobloo, a Copernicus Data and Information Access ServiceLaunch of sobloo - a Copernicus Data and Information Access Service (DIAS)Airbus,
Orange Business Services and Capgemini launch the collaborative
platform sobloo to pave the way to a new era of exploitation of Earth
Observation (EO) data. To citizens, businesses and organisations from all over the world,
sobloo allows easy access to all Copernicus data/information and to
additional EO and Non-EO data collections. At
the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the European Union's Earth
Observation programme Copernicus in Baveno (Italy), Airbus and its
partners Orange
Business Services and Capgemini officially launched sobloo, a Copernicus
Data and Information Access Service (DIAS). Copernicus
is the most ambitious Earth Observation programme to date providing
accurate, timely and easily accessible information to improve the
management
of the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate
change and ensure civil security. To
foster data dissemination and address a strong need for simplification,
the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) decided to
launch
DIAS in order to offer users the capability to exploit Copernicus data
and information without having to manage transfer and storage on their
own computer systems. sobloo: a highly experienced consortium led by Airbus, Orange Business Services and Capgemini
sobloo
is designed to broaden and diversify the Earth Observation ecosystem by
providing easy access to all Copernicus data and information to the
scientific
community, general public, entrepreneurs and start-ups who wish to
process the data to provide their own Copernicus based services. As a
collaborative platform, sobloo aims to expand and diversify the data
collection (Earth Observation commercial imagery, thematic
layers, mobile, IoT, etc.), foster interactions and innovation,
establish a sustainable economy and further develop the European cloud. The
sobloo platform has been designed to suit all types of users’ profiles
with different entry points and capabilities. It is an open geospatial
community
for people looking for data and related services, as well as developers
looking for a dedicated environment to create new applications. Truly
collaborative and innovative, sobloo offers the opportunity to co-create
and mutually enrich the platform. Early adopters
have already started to use sobloo and give their feedback in order to
improve the overall user experience for the future community. Today’s
platform opens to first functionalities and datasets; in the coming
months, it will evolve to integrate more Earth Observation
and geo-information layers, analytics and a full offer of services. The
services of sobloo already include APIs (Application Programming
Interface) and connectors to smoothly access a rich data catalogue,
cloud-based resources
with large storage and impressive computation power, generic cloud
managed services, dedicated EO tools and platform toolbox to set up a
convenient development environment. sobloo
was created with the aspiration to improve data access and facilitate
data sharing. Its services are based on a cross-fertilization principle.
The platform allows users to benefit from a large services catalogue on
several activities domains. sobloo gives access to a development
environment offering both the simplicity and the performance of today’s
cloud technologies. sobloo’s
easy-to-use marketplace provides a high visibility for users’ solutions
and supports commercialisation through a variety of managed services
and convenient billing. “Airbus
has been a strong partner of the Copernicus programme from the very
beginning and I am glad to see our adventure continues with sobloo, the
Copernicus DIAS platform we are launching
with our partners Orange Business Services and Capgemini. As prime
contractor, we are committed to providing a reliable tool to simplify
the data access for European citizens and boost the creation of new
business models based on Earth Observation,”
“Orange
Business Services is proud to provide its global public cloud solution
based on Flexible Engine for sobloo. This platform will allow to create
new services and applications around the
Copernicus information and push the Earth Observation further.”
“Industry
is increasingly starting to recognize the benefits of Earth Observation
data. Satellite imagery can be used across all industry verticals. It
is a fully-fledged component of the data
revolution for all our customers,” says “Capgemini’s role in sobloo is
to support industry and the public sector to harness and apply the power
of Earth Observation data and beyond. We will be leveraging Group’s
extensive digital capabilities to help our customers
expand their business and unleash further innovation,”
Visit sobloo at https://sobloo.eu/ |