What is the ORFEO Accompaniment Program?
Beside the Pleiades (PHR) and Cosmo-Skymed (CSK) systems developments forming ORFEO, the dual and bilateral system (France – Italy) for Earth Observation, the ORFEO Accompaniment Program was set up, to prepare, accompany and promote the use and the exploitation of the images derived from these sensors. The creation of a preparatory program is needed because of : • the new capabilities and performances of the ORFEO systems (optical and radar high resolution, access capability, data quality, possibility to acquire simultaneously in optic and radar), • the implied need of new methodological developments : new processing methods, or adaptation of existing methods, • the need to realize those new developments in very close cooperation with the final users, the integration of new products in their systems. This program was initiated by CNES mid-2003 and will last until 2009. It consists in two parts, between which it is necessary to keep a strong interaction: • A Methodological part, • A The
