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Virtual Mission Operations Center VMOC Disaster Response - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Virtual Mission Operations Center VMOC Disaster Response - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Virtual Mission Operations Center VMOC Disaster Response Intelligent Controller for Integrating Distributed Emergency Response Satellite Operations. IEEE Aerospace conference March 2013 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Todays Objective
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USGS
As a part of an international relief effort, the USGS coordinates data collection in response to emergencies (hurricanes, typhoons, forest fires, floods, earthquakes, …) Access to free sensor data is currently provided by a whole host of national, military, and international providers (each with different interface requirements) Due to the complexity and uniqueness of space systems, considerable manual coordination is required to obtain data products, creating bottlenecks and delays in obtaining critical information
– Example: following hurricane Katrina it took 5 days and a lot of phone calls to
- btain the first overhead images
NRL, USAF TENCAP, HDDS, & NASA have been exploring system concepts to alleviate these issues
– e.g., Possible use of NGA: standard for the procurement of commercial imagery.
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Background
USAFSBL and General Dynamics developed the Virtual Mission Operations Center to support theater warfighters. It was implemented
- n a classified system, but could easily be fielded for civil applications
USGS was contacted by US Air Force Space Battle Lab during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to discuss ways to improve their workflows for ordering disaster imagery
– The current process requires expert knowledge on what systems are available for tasking, how to task those systems, what tasking information needs to be provided and in what format for each system (as they are all different), and who to contact to ensure the task was issued and whether or not the task was executed (often there is no feedback).
VMOC Deployed Locations
– SIPRNet ATO SOC-11 Schriever AFB (ORS-1 launched 29 Jun 2011) – SIPRNet ATO Blossom Point Gnd Station (TacSat-4 launched 27 Sep 2011) – NASA GRC
NASA grant money was used to develop an unclassified demo version
- f the system for civil satellite tasking
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What is VMOC?
Virtual Mission Operations Center (VMOC) – Sensor Visualization, Tasking, and Scheduling Tool – The VMOC is a collection of web-based tools designed to integrate flight systems and automate flight processes This particular VMOC implementation streamlines the USGS process for discovering satellite services and submitting orders for satellite imagery during disasters VMOC captures the USGS expert’s knowledge and automates tasking VMOC ensures that the first responders are provided with the “right data”
– Not every possible scene, just the scenes that are actually needed for a given set of circumstances Reduces costs by only requesting data that is needed – Good steward of resources (reduced data requests) – makes this a more partner friendly system – VMOC reduces system latency and improves operational responsiveness
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EMERGENCY REQUEST FLOW: ASTER via NASA
USGS Emergency Response
email (submit and close request)
HDDS
FTP PULL
email (notify delivery) email (confirm support; confirm scheduling)
ASTER FTP (Expedited)
Ingest /Archive Processing
USGS (Emergency Response) NASA (ASTER Project)
ASTER POC Scheduling ASTER Scheduling Staff Capture, Processing, And Delivery
email (confirm scheduling) email/phone request
END USER
System Flow (data request)
Supporting communications
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EMERGENCY REQUEST FLOW: Landsat via USGS
USGS Emergency Response
email (submit and close request)
HDDS
FTP PULL
email (notify delivery) email (confirm support; confirm scheduling)
System Flow (data request)
Supporting communications
EarthExplorer
email/phone request Ingest /Archive Processing
USGS (Emergency Response) USGS (Landsat Project)
Landsat POC Scheduling Landsat Scheduling Staff Capture, Processing, And Delivery
email (confirm scheduling)
END USER
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EMERGENCY REQUEST FLOW: SPOT 4/5 via EagleVision
USGS Emergency Response
email (submit and close request)
Scheduling
Scheduling
Vendor HDDS
FTP PUSH
email (confirm scheduling) email (confirm support) Supporting communications
EagleVision System(s)
Ingest /Archive Processing email (image confirmation; notify delivery)
USGS EagleVision Vendor (Astrium)
(copy)
EagleVision Technical Staff EagleVision POC EagleVision Technical Staff Capture/ Processing/ Delivery END USER
email/phone request
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Vendors
EMERGENCY REQUEST FLOW: High-Res Commercial via NGA
GIMS USGS Emergency Operations USGS CAC DRO NGA SSA
email (submit request; close request)
GIMS entry
Scheduling
NGA System
NGA approval NGA system entry NGA request transmission
GIN transmission
Vendor 1 (Digital Globe)
Processing/Delivery
HDDS
FTP PULL (Vendor sites)
email (confirm receipt) email (?) (confirm scheduling) email (confirm scheduling)
System Flow (data request)
Supporting communications
NGA WARP
FTP PUSH (?)
email (confirm GIN entry and receipt) Ingest /Archive Processing Ingest /Archive Processing email (FTP PULL delivery notification)
USGS NGA Vendors
(copy) (copy)
Vendor 2 (GeoEye) Vendor 1 (Digital Globe) Vendor 2 (GeoEye) END USER
email/phone request
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USGS Tools Desired
USGS is particularly interested in tools designed to: – Perform first order analysis of which satellite assets will be available
- ver a given location under a given set of circumstances
– Recommend, via established configurable priorities, which of the potential sensor (and associated processing centers) would best be able to provide the data needed for a particular emergency – Have machine-to-machine negotiations
- Determine if a particular asset is available for use
– Currently tasking via standard vendor specified formats
- Schedule following authorization
– Disseminate data to interested parties Hazard Data Distribution System (HDDS) – Provide feedback status and situational awareness
- Example: FedEx Tracking
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USGS Emergency Response
Web submission
HDDS
FTP PULL
email (notify delivery) Confirm support; Confirm scheduling
System Flow (data request)
Supporting communications email/phone request Ingest /Archive Processing
USGS (Emergency Response) USGS (VMOC)
EMERGENCY REQUEST FLOW: Using VMOC
VMOC Web Storefront Quickbird2 Management Mission Specific Capture, Processing, And Delivery
Mission Progress Feedback
END USER VMOC Scheduler EO-1 Management ASTER Management
Tasking Submission Tasking Requests
Mission Vendor Mission Vendor Mission Vendor
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VMOC Web Based Tools
Integrated Mission Security and Situational Awareness
– Right person access to the right system, command, or data at the right time – CM support to mission operations, senior mgmt, and data response teams to quickly ascertain assets that can support specific needs or requests – Ensuring that integrated system security is not compromised
Operations automation
– Low cost machine-to-machine interfaces and interactions – Reduced latency and improved operational responsiveness – Support disparate systems communication and cross-command – Allow “Requests for Effects” enabling tasking by non-space professionals
Technology Readiness
– TRL-9: DOD sys on the SIPRNET tasking TacSat-4 and ORS-1 – TRL-7: The USGS Demo system is currently being implemented in an unclassified environment and is located at Glenn Research Center and has new features relative to the DOD system
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Today’s Demonstration
Use Collection Requirements (CR) Management to create collection events (Tasking)
– Polyline – Multipoint
Submit Approve Run Scheduler Show Schedule Show resulting HDDS data products Now look under the hood
Not practical to show in a quick demonstration. Orbital dynamics dictates when a sensor can take data. Approving may result in a bill.
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