C.O.C.
The Center of Competence is a cooperation of CNES, DLR and Telecom ParisTech in the field of Information Extraction and Image Understanding for Earth Observation. The Center of Competence carries advanced research needed to design algorithms and methods for future information extraction systems to facilitate the access to unexploited information in high resolution Earth Observation images, both optical and Synthetic Apperture Radar.
The main topics of research are:
- Multidimensional signals modelling and estimation of high resolution satellite images
- Information theoretical approaches for data processing and analysis
- Information mining in large satellite image archives
- Scene understanding
- Machine learning and context aware image understanding
- Image semantics and knowledge representation
The objectives of the Center of Competence are to:
- Carry out scientific and technological joint projects as allocated by CNES and DLR
- Provide tools and practical solutions for CNES' and DLR's Earth Observation systems
- Propose to CNES and DLR new scientific and technologic concepts
- Create a critical mass by cumulating part of the existing resources of the partners
- Develop scientific expertise, foster academic education and achieve scientific results
- Promote and develop a leading-edge research and academic focal point
- In the mid-term, carry out joint projects with third party funding, subject to separate agreements which will need to be concluded for such project
The joint research activities within the Competence Centre will be performed by:
- A DLR-CNES academic Chair and a research team located at GET-Telecom ParisTech premises in Paris
- A research and development team located at DLR premises in Oberpfaffenhofen
- A research and development team located at CNES premises in Toulouse
