Full text: XVIIIth Congress (Part B4)

  
2.2 MISSION Tasks 
2.2.1 Datapool: Implementation of a network-based 
provision of information and dissemination of data amongst 
all MISSION participant, under responsibility of Institute of 
Computer Graphics at Graz University of Technology. Most 
important partner is the topographic division of the Austrian 
Federal Mapping Agency, providing major parts of their 
digital database. More on concept and goals: See 3. 
2.2.2 Biotop Mapping: Locating and classification of 
species of botanic communities, in specific in mountainous 
regions. Performed by Institute of Digital Image Processing 
at Joanneum Research in Graz, supported by Institute of 
Spatial Information Processing at the Austrian Academy of 
sciences and a botanist at Graz University. Partners are 
the environmental department of the provincial government 
of Styria and the Federal Environmental Agency (Vienna). 
2.2.3 Landuse Mapping: Assessment and monitoring of 
actual landuse in urban and rural areas. The division for 
Environmental Planning at the Austrian Research Centre 
Seibersdorf (in cooperation with TU Vienna) will provide 
the required data to the regional planning section of the 
provincial government in Upper Austria. 
2.2.4 Forestry: The capabilities of high resolution 
spaceborne for acquisition of forest-relevant primary data 
will be compared to methods based on aerial photography. 
This task is lead by the Institute of Geodesy, Remote 
Sensing and Geoinformation at the University of Agriculture 
in Vienna, in cooperation with a consultant office. The 
Forest Research Agency of the Federal Ministry of 
Agriculture will use the data for their forest inventories. 
2.2.5 Hydrology: Prediction of water-runoff from 
monitoring snow and glaciers in a high mountain area. 
Specialists from the Institute of Meteorology at Innsbruck 
University will use optical and SAR-data of a testsite in the 
Zillertal (Tyrol). In addition to the local water power plants 
(providing terrestrial measurements), the research section 
of the National Energy Suppliers is partner in this task. 
2.2.6 Topographic Mapping: Acquisition of topographic 
data from MOMS-02-data. The Institute of Photogrammetry 
and Remote Sensing at Vienna University of Technology 
(in cooperation with the Seibersdorf Research Centre) will 
provide spaceborne data to the Federal Mapping Agency, 
which is looking for means of data acquisition alternative to 
and supplementig traditional photogrammetric methods. 
2.2.7 Environmental Monitoring: Thematic mapping of 
alpine pastures and forest-structures in a High Mountain 
National Park. This work is performed by Geospace Ltd. 
(Salzburg), cooperating with the "Nationalpark Hohe 
Tauern management, responsible for the surroundings of 
Grossglockner, the highest peak of the Austrian Alps. 
2.2.8 Geology and Micro-Tectonics: Mapping details of 
micro-tectonical features close to the surface for supporting 
geophysical and hydrological investigations. This task is 
performed on an equal basis by the Federal Geological 
Agency and Arsenal Research Centre, located in Vienna. 
428 
  
  
  
Fig 1: Planned targets and possible coverage with high 
resolution (6m) MOMS-02-data at one pass of MIR 
2.3 Temporal Aspects 
As by now (March 1996), the launches as well of the 
Priroda-module which will house the MOMS-sensor, as of 
the sensor itself on board of a Progress supply ship are 
scheduled for the very weeks to come. First imagery from 
the sensor are expected for the summer months, with the 
regular operation starting in early autumn. The full amount 
of data is expected not before 1997, where the major 
results will be obtained. Since MISSION is scheduled for 
two years, it will end by early 1998. Still, as the space 
segment might continue operation, some of the tasks may 
be prolonged, based on alternative funding. 
2.4 Cooperative Aspects 
From the breakdown in 2.2, the interdisciplinary 
composition of the MISSION-group is apparent. It is 
expected that this structure will lead to additional cross- 
links, as well as to sharing and exchange of value-added 
products. Since most topics are within the field of 
environmental monitoring, there is an apparent need for 
multitemporal, multispectral and multisensoral data. 
Another key issue is the exploitation and regular updating 
of databases which already are existing at the users. 
As mentioned before, 1996 will provide some test-images, 
but not yet the full amount of data which is necessary in 
specific for multitemporal studies. Therefore, the 1st year 
is dedicated to preparations by establishing links amongst 
all partners within and across the tasks involved: 
Hard- and software-level: 
o Defining formats and media for data-exchange; 
o exchange of methods and software; 
o establishing network-based data-links. 
Data level: 
o  Exchanging and explaining structure and contents of 
the datasets used by the partners as by now; 
o generating simulated satellite-data and products; 
o investigating primary data acquired already in 1996; 
O ordering and assessing remote sensing data to 
supplement or possibly replace MOMS-imagery. 
Human level: 
o Understanding each other's "language"; 
o communicating expecatations, goals and problems; 
O discussing possibilities and limitations of simulated 
and future data or derived value added products. 
International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Vol. XXXI, Part B4. Vienna 1996 
  
  
Par 
leas 
ma) 
digi 
fron 
The 
and 
corn 
Dat: 
facil 
just 
Mod 
of tl 
Eart 
esta 
CEC 
3.1 
By 1 
appl 
Cont 
dece 
mark 
of ne 
estal 
open 
servi 
of ce 
edit r 
servi 
data- 
Acco! 
MISS
	        
Waiting...

Note to user

Dear user,

In response to current developments in the web technology used by the Goobi viewer, the software no longer supports your browser.

Please use one of the following browsers to display this page correctly.

Thank you.