User interface of the EnMap Ground Segment

The EnMAP Ground Segment will be implemented and operated by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The Applied Remote Sensing Cluster (DFD) at DLR is responsible for the establishment of a user interface for the future German hyperspectral satellite mission EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program). This paper provides first issues on design and functionality of the user interface. The user interface consists of two hierarchically structured online portals. The EnMAP portal is the central entry point for all users interested to learn about the EnMAP mission, its objectives, status, and results. The EnMAP Data Access Portal (EDAP) links to a set of functions for registered users that will support the international EnMAP user community. The operational services offered through the EnMAP portal will be complemented by a service team, EnMAP Application Support, offering expert advice on the exploitation of EnMAP data

On the Design of the Ground Segment for the Future Hyperspectral Satellite Mission EnMAP

The ground segment of the future German hyperspectral satellite mission EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program; www.enmap.org) is developed by the Applied Remote Sensing Cluster and the German Space Operations Center at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The launch is planned for 2013. This paper describes the EnMAP mission - being currently in its detailed design phase - and focuses at first on the analysis of the development approach for the ground segment formed by 15 subsystems. At second the ground segment and subsystems designs themselves with their relations to the space and user segments are detailed