EnMAP Ground Segment Integration and Technical Verfification: Design and Current Status

Abstract

EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program) is a German hyperspectral satellite mission. The Ground Segment comprises all facilities required on Earth to operate the mission. This includes commanding of the satellite, ordering and receiving data, and processing, archiving and distribution of data. This paper gives an overview of the design of the Integration and Technical Verification and Validation (ITVV) phase of the Ground Segment. It starts with the design of the Ground Segment, consisting of the requirements, the product tree with its contributing subsystems, and the interfaces connecting them. This view of the Ground Segment is complemented with use cases allowing to characterize the Ground Segment by its dynamic behavior. Based on the above knowledge the different stages of the ITVV Phase are presented and the dependencies between the phases are pointed out, with a report on the actual verification status.