Earth Observation Data Management System (EODMS)

What is EODMS?

The Earth Observation Data Management System (EODMS) is a geospatial platform provided by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) open to the general public to discover and download authoritative Canadian Earth Observation (EO) raster data. Check out our EODMS How-To Guide and our [prezi.com/p/1zp4tsgyn7uz/ Prezi]. The site is located at https://eodms-sgdot.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

Figure: The EODMS allows users to discover, preview, and download a variety of Earth Observation (EO) data from many satellites and sensors.

History

With the second largest landmass on earth and the longest coastline in the world, Canada relies on satellite technology to monitor its land and borders. Providing access to this technology is a core mandate of NRCan's Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO). Through partnerships across government, strong links to academia and the private sector, including international collaborations, CCMEO ensures that satellite data is available to serve the needs of the GC and all Canadians. Since 1971, CCMEO has accumulated an EO data archive in excess of 2 PB. This data originated from many satellites and airborne sensors. The 2012 Canadian Federal Budget included NRCan’s revitalization plan which sought to improve Canada’s EO satellite capacity and access to this data. This plan was realised through the purchase and installation of four (4) new satellite antennas as well as the brand new EODMS which replaced several legacy systems.

Data Services

NRCan continues its role as Data Steward for many EO datasets providing services in support of GC priorities on the economic development of Canada's natural resources, the North, safety, security, sovereignty, and environmental monitoring.

EODMS

Data services delivered by EODMS include:

PUBLIC

RAW RADARSAT-1, RAW RADARSAT-2 footprints and previews.
The discovery and download of RADARSAT-1 Open Data Products (File:README-LISEZMOI.txt) as well as Thematic Data Sets,
RADARSAT-1 Level 1 COGs on AWS: https://registry.opendata.aws/radarsat-1/
National Air Photo Library (NAPL)
- NOTE: The Ring of Fire region of Ontario and the Tuktoyuktuk NWT regions are free for digital download.
Canada Lands Air Photos
RCM. Registered public users can download GRD and GCD products which are limited to the Canada Landmass, coarser or equal to 16 m. and World Maritime - coarser than or equal to 100 m. Products over non-Canadian landmasses will not be available. The scene has to be completely within the Canadian Landmass. This includes inland water (e.g. Great Lakes in Canada), but excludes and must not contain / overlap at all with coastline (inc. Arctic) waters and St-Lawrence river. Checkout our Canada Landmass Map Boundary Google Map
Emergency Flood and Ice-Breakup Maps produced by the Emergency Geomatics Service (EGS) for the Government Operations Centre at Public Safety Canada
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Data from NOAA c/o Environment Canada

GC Only

NMSO CSI: COSMO-SKYMED, Disaster Monitoring Constellation, Gaofen-1, GeoEye-1, IKONOS, Indian Remote Sensing, NOAA, PlanetScope, QuickBird-2, RADARSAT-2 Products, RapidEye, SPOT, TERRASAR-X, WorldView-1, WorldView-2, WorldView-3, WorldView-4
HTTPS/FTP download-only of *all ordered NMSO commercial satellite imagery* For users looking for an alternative to the website search, we invite users to check out this article Text-Searching EODMS Server with Filezilla
RADARSAT 2 (R2) Products.
Copernicus data as described below in the COPERNICUS national mirror
JAXA ALOS-2: NRCan is pleased to announce on 2022-10-17 that ALOS-2 🗾now has top-tier support in EODMS including spatial search 🗺, narrowing search criteria 🔍, as well as automation in the official command line interface, eodms-cli 💻. This integration builds on increased partnership between JAXA and the GC 🥂.

Amazon Web Services, So What!?

In 2022, EODMS was moved from an on-premise SSC data centre to Amazon Web Services (AWS) GCCloud Environment.

So What?

EO data will get to you faster, with more stability and consistency. Here is why:

EODMS lag time from order submission to staging is a function of volume in the system and size of the files being ordered. Users experience wait times due to a combination of high volumes as well as SSC data centre issues. The data-centre part will improve with AWS cloud. We have also worked with high volume partners to ensure they are downloading in an efficient manner.

EODMS lag time from staged-orders to final client download is a function of Internet speeds between Barrie and the end user. This part will improve with cloud.

The “EODMS Connection Error” is a common error we observe due to unstable SSC internet access. API users see it more if they hit the API all the time. This part will improve with cloud.

EODMS will continue to evolve its ground segment data services in line with the [Government of Canada’s Directive on Service and Digital https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32601].

MULTI-MISSION ARCHIVE (MMA)

The storage backbone of EODMS is CCMEO’s Multi-Mission Archive (MMA) which is the Canadian authorized archive RADARSAT, air photos and NMSO commercial imagery. The data is archived in accordance with NRCan's obligations to the Remote Sensing Space Systems Act

EURO-CANADIAN EO RELAY

ESA/COPERNICUS

In 2015, Canada joined the Sentinel collaborative ground segment to facilitate Near-realtime (NRT) access to Sentinel satellite data. CCMEO retrieves Sentinel-1,2,3,6 data from the Copernicus Collaborative Hub over a high speed science network and stages it our site with reliable download speeds for Canadian users.

Figure: Copernicus Canadian Relay

EUMETSAT

Our collection of Sentinel-3 OLCI L2 WFR products is from EUMETSAT, seasonally over Canada, from https://eoportal.eumetsat.int/cas/login.

PRESENT AND FUTURE

CCMEO provides this service using a transfer system to pull EO products from ESA's servers in Europe and then stages the data on EODMS with a life of 14 days. While this access has operationalized the use of European data in key GC programs, *public* NRT access is being rolled out in 2023. Please contact us for more info: mailto:eodms-sgdot@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

RCM, RADARSAT-2, NMSO

RADARSAT CONSTELLATION MISSION (RCM)

For FREE GC/VETTED ACCESS to RCM:

Create an EODMS account
Check the "I have an OHS Identifier" checkbox in your profile.

Submit your application:
- For NON-GOVERNMENT users, please submit an application to How to become a user.
- For GOVERNMENT of CANADA users submit your EODMS username to the Canadian Space Agency in an email to r-sat@asc-csa.gc.ca
Finally, you will receive an email when your EODMS account is ready.

NOTE: Ensure the ORGANIZATION NAME you specify on your VETTING APPLICATION exactly matches the organization name entered in your EODMS ACCOUNT registration

NMSO Commercial Satellite Imagery (Free)

The NMSO-CSI is a GC initiative to cut down on the procurement of duplicate commercial satellite imagery across the public service. All departments with commercial satellite imagery needs should route all procurement through NMSO E60SQ-120001 after which imagery will be loaded on to EODMS to be re-used by the whole of government. All GC employees can have free access to NMSO Commercial Satellite Imagery (CSI) already purchased by the GC. Simply create an EODMS account and then send a request to your Department NMSO point of contact (PoC) for your added privileges using the form on our GCPedia (Government-only) page, EODMS Account Approvals for Government and Special Access

ACTIVE NMSO CSI Providers

https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/award-notice/PW-SS-052-27640-001?order=award_date&sort=desc#award_date

CURRENT NMSO CSI AGREEMENT

https://buyandsell.gc.ca/cds/public/2019/01/25/2a5fb27b2fd266c9d0a0a4f56808662d/rfso_refresh_-_en.pdf. See See Annex D, Section 8 for CALL UP PROCEDURE

License Details

APPENDIX E TO ANNEX A - Designated Government FTP/SFTP directory path to deliver Product Delivery Package

The Offeror must use the Designated Government FTP directory structure to deliver the Product Delivery Package. From the Offeror FTP/SFTP account, the delivery directory path is defined as follow: /<dept>/<satellite>/<sensor>, where <dept> : correspond to the government department name of the Identified User (available on the Call-Up) as described in Table E.1, <satellite> is satellite name (to be defined at issuance of NMSO), <sensor> is sensor name (to be defined at issuance of NMSO),

License Levels
License Level	License Level Description
Level A	The project level, at which a License Class allows Identified Users to only share the data with the designated sharing entities identified in Table A, “License Class Designations”, more specifically “Included Entities” on a project basis; and
Level B	The broad level, at which a License Class allows Identified Users to share the data with all users of the designated sharing entities identified in Table A “License Class Designations”, more specifically “Included Entities”.

Table A: License Classes Designations
License Class	Included Entities
Base/Class 0	Canadian Government Departments, Agencies, and Crown Corporations
Class 1 (A, B)	Base + Canadian Academic Research community affiliated with a recognized University or College
Class 2 (A, B)	Base + Provincial and Territorial Governments in Canada
Class 3 (A, B)	Class 2 + Local (Municipal, Aboriginal People - First Nations, Inuit, Metis or Tribal Councils) Governments in Canada. Local Governments would include two cities with over 500,000 in population and up to 20 municipalities with less than 500,000 in population
Class 4 (A, B)	Base + Local Governments (Municipal, Aboriginal People - First Nations, Inuit, Metis or Tribal Councils) in Canada. Local Governments would include two cities with over 500,000 in population and up to 20 municipalities with less than 500,000 in population
Class 5 (A, B)	Civilian Departments of the Government of Canada and their international counterparts as per their mandates. (Example: Canadian Ice Service and US National Ice Center and International Ice Patrol under the North American Ice Service [NAIS])
Class 6 (A, B)	Base + USA Government Agencies (Military and Civilian) e.g. US Department of Defense
Class 7 (A, B)	Base + Military Partners (USA, UK, AUS, New Zealand)
Class 8 (A, B)	Base + Military Partners (USA, UK, AUS, New Zealand) + 28 NATO Member Countries (See http://www.nato.int/pfp/eapc-cnt.htm.)
Class 9 (A, B)	Base + Military Partners (USA, UK, AUS, New Zealand) + 28 NATO Member Countries (See http://www.nato.int/pfp/eapc-cnt.htm .) + any of 21 NATO Partners for Peace (See http://www.nato.int/pfp/sig-cntr.htm .)
Class 10	Note: Class 10 is replaced by Class 12 below
Class 11	Base + public at large (i.e. Public Good License Class)
Class 12 (A, B)	Base + Military and Defence related organizations of foreign countries with which Canada is involved in international duties (example: United Arab Emirates forces in Afghanistan). The list of foreign countries will vary depending on the operations involved. The list of countries will be provided to the Offeror for country list approval prior to sharing. An addendum to the license shall list the countries approved for sharing.

RADARSAT-2

For free GC access to RADARSAT-2:

Create an EODMS account
Provide you username to the Canadian Space Agency at r-sat@asc-csa.gc.ca

CSA R-2 Project Programs

Did you know that CSA coordinates several [RADARSAT-2 special access programs] to encourage the use of space data. Also available is access for the The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters. Find out more here.

Qu'est-ce que SGDOT?

Le Système de données d'observation de la Terre (SGDOT) est une plate-forme géospatiale entièrement intégrée fournie au grand public par RNCan / RNCan pour la découverte et l'accès à des données faisant autorité en observation de la Terre. Consultez également le EODMS How-To Guide. Le site est situé à l'adresse https://www.eodms-sgdot.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/index_fr.jsp.

Figure: Le nouveau système EODMS permet aux utilisateurs de découvrir, de prévisualiser et de commander diverses données d'observation de la Terre provenant de nombreux satellites.

Histoire

Avec la deuxième masse terrestre la plus importante au monde et le plus long littoral du monde, le Canada s'appuie sur la technologie par satellite pour surveiller ses terres et ses frontières. Fournir l'accès à cette technologie est l'un des principaux mandats du Centre canadien de cartographie et d’observation de la Terre (CCCOT) de RNCan. Le CCCOT est le centre d’expertise du gouvernement du Canada en matière de télédétection et de géodésie. Grâce à des partenariats avec des intervenants gouvernementaux, des liens étroits avec les universités et le secteur privé, y compris des collaborations internationales, le CCMEO veille à ce que les données satellitaires soient disponibles pour répondre aux besoins du gouvernement canadien et des Canadiens. Depuis 1971, CCCOT a accumulé plus de 1 PB d'archives contenant des données d'observation de la Terre. Ces données proviennent de divers satellites et capteurs aériens. Le budget fédéral canadien de 2012 incluait le plan de revitalisation de RNCan qui visait à maintenir et à améliorer la capacité de satellites de Terre d’OE du Canada et l’accès à ces données. Ce plan a été réalisé grâce à l’achat et à l’installation de quatre (4) nouvelles antennes et du système EODMS, qui a mis hors service plusieurs systèmes existants.

Services

Aujourd’hui, le CCMEO fournit plusieurs services de données d’OT pour appuyer les priorités du gouvernement du Canada en matière de développement économique des ressources naturelles, du Nord, de sécurité, de sûreté, de souveraineté et de surveillance de l’environnement.