The International Space Innovation Centre Overview Barbara Ghinelli Executive Chair, ISIC & Harwell Space Cluster Lead
Feb 15, 2016
The International Space Innovation CentreOverview
Barbara GhinelliExecutive Chair, ISIC &Harwell Space Cluster Lead
Space – A growth market UK Space Agency strategy – focus on growth Global Space market predicted to be >4 times larger by 2030
85% of this growth will come from downstream applications How do we:
Engage and inspire downstream sectors? Ensure positive links between up- and downstream?
Industry-led Space Innovation & Growth Strategy recommended the formation of ISIC to
foster national and international collaboration and innovation promote the development of new Space applications & services
What is ISIC?
Independent not-for-profit organisation owned and run by its members
Member organisations (currently 15) are drawn from Industry, Academia and Government
ISIC has access to the wide range of skills, capabilities and facilities contained within its membership
Members work together within a badge-less environment to engage customers to capture requirements and identify new solutions
ISIC accelerates innovation by brokering new relationships and providing access to facilities
ISIC works in partnership with the UK Space Agency and UK Trade & Investment, promoting UK space-related organisations globally and showcasing UK capability to overseas companies and organisations looking to invest in the UK.
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Academia
Public SectorIndustry
ISICVision: “To create a positive environment where government, universities and industry can work together to accelerate the development and commercialisation of space technologies and applications, creating growth for the economy.”
Location
ISIC HQ located on Harwell Oxford Science & Innovation Campus
International Science Centre and home of a growing Space cluster
600 acre 50-50 Public-Private Joint Venture Built around major public sector investment in science facilities
Co-located Academic, Industry & National Laboratory staff
International Critical Mass working within an Open Innovation environment
Hub & spokes model tapping in to national & international capability
10,000 new high-skill employees within 10 yrs
Harwell Oxford Campus
ISIS pulsed neutron & muon source
Diamond Light Source
RAL SpaceCentral Laser
Facility
ESA Centre
ISIC
Harwell = Multidisciplinary Research = Innovation & Enterprise = Investment = Ambition!
Health Protection Agency
Medical Research Council
Value Proposition ISIC can marshal the strength and breadth of its members to:
Influence Policy shape new initiatives, including the Satellite Applications
Catapult Centre and the National Space Technology Programme. Independent and neutral advice
Develop National Capability Articulate case for large capital investment e.g. CEMS
Shape National and International opportunities One-stop-shop for international collaboration & investment
Drive Innovation Support for SMEs, broker the right skills Collective knowledge/expertise to populate integrated project
teams capable of rapid, effective deliveryCEMS
Precision Agriculture
Market Focus
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… investment will focus on developing a portfolio of strategic programmes to support demand for technology and service across these key areas
Provide an integrated response to customer driven requirements across the following areas …
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Climate• Understanding and countering climate
change
Security• Ensuring the Security of space systems
and services
Earth Observation• Integrating use of data for Downstream
applications
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End-to-End capability
Service Offerings – delivering innovation:
Project/Programme Delivery Facilities Events Training Facilitation
Satellite & Instrument
Design
Satellite Operations
Data Downlink & Processing
Exploitation & Application
Academia
Public SectorIndustry
ISIC
ISIC Facilities
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ISIC Surrey Lab Facility
Concurrent Design Facility
Visualisation
Applications & Innovations
Centre
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Overview of CEMS (Climate & Environmental Monitoring from Space)
• CEMS is an ISIC facility to enable innovative climate and environmental services to be developed, hosted and served to users- for use by public and private sector organisations in UK and internationally,
supporting excellent science and generating commercial revenues
• What is unique about CEMS?- It will make the data from satellites, ground and airborne sources accessible in
native & common formats- It will provide tools and information to ensure the integrity of the data –
science and commercial users will be able to rely on the information - It will provide a scalable model by hosting services and applications close to
very large quantities of source data- It will provide key data-sets in close proximity to cutting edge high
performance computing facilities
Examples of CEMS Users
European Space Agency – Calibration and Validation Service EUMETSAT – Image Processing Testbed Environment European Commission – Platform to Connect Data Repositories Logica – Crop Monitoring Service and Virtual Environment Service Astrium Geo-services – Data hosting and Processing Services National Physical Laboratory – Carbon Assets Data Integrity Project Vega – Sea Surface Temperature Data Integrity Project Technical University of Denmark – Ice Sheets Climate Products Magellium – Satellite Image Alignment Service RAL Space – Hosting of Environmental Data Centres National Centre for Earth Observation – Land Surface Temperature Demo UK Met Office – Open Data Platform InitiativeOngoing discussions with Google, Microsoft, Defence Customers
ISIC Emergency Response Centre Dealing with emergencies at sea
Extensive ocean infrastructure of pipelines, cables, platforms, hubs, shipping, offshore wind generators…etc.
Increased incidence of major accidents and incidents at sea• Explosions, Oil spills, Gas leaks, Collisions
ISIC ER to provide a common picture of weather and ocean, offering:• Training • Emergency Response • Evaluation and Forensic Analysis
In house resources:• Meteorological and oceanographic models & (NRT) satellite observations of
wind, waves currents, oil spills etc to get a common picture• Models to predict oil spill, gas leaks dispersion, vessel responses, search &
rescue,….• Coordination and Communication Centre to support operations
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Oil Spill Information System Outputs
• GIS-based outputs showing slick trajectory, spread and contours of thickness or dispersed concentrations
• Status panels showing spill volume, viscosity, flash point
• Beaching locations
• On screen graphs track history of volumes, viscosity, flash point