Simplifying EO Application Development Through A Domain Specific Language

Abstract:
The rapid growth of Earth Observation (EO) data, especially in the last decade, combined with the ever-increasing development of analytical theories and tools, has generated a wide range of practical applications covering land, maritime, climate change and atmospheric monitoring. In the meantime, analytical solutions based mainly on Earth imagery have also affected a wide range of traditional industries, from defence and government to insurance, commercial and health applications, while it has signified the emergence of a dynamic sector of EO SMEs and startups that brings to the foreground a large diversity of processes, services and geospatial products by utilizing satellite data. The purpose of this work is to present a Workflow Editor for EO data offering ubiquitous access to EO services and data offerings from various sources to users to enhance access and usability of environmental observation information.