Evaluation of the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI): Interim Report

Table of Contents

• Evaluation of the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation CEOI 1
• Theodora Ogden Billy Bryan Michelle Qu Dominic Yiangou Katie OBrien Greg Sadlier Alyssa Frayling Luca Niccolai Luca Budello Aravind Ravichandran Deepika Ravishankar and Scott Mackie 1
• Preface 3
• Summary 4
• Table of contents 8
• Figures 10
• Tables 11
• Abbreviations 12
• 1. Introduction 14
• 1.1. The CEOI programme 14
• 1.2. Study objectives 15
• 1.3. Methodology 16
• 1.4. Caveats and limitations 18
• 2. The CEOI programmes design and delivery 19
• 2.1. The CEOIs design and configuration 19
• 2.2. The CEOI funding mechanism 21
• 2.3. CEOI processes 24
• 2.4. Projects to date 28
• 2.5. Upscaling the CEOI 32
• 3. CEOI project outcomes 34
• 3.1. TRL increase 34
• 3.2. Collaborations and partnerships 36
• 3.3. Business growth 37
• 3.4. Skills jobs and knowledge 39
• 3.5. End-user utility 40
• 4. Case studies in capabilities UK and global perspectives 44
• 4.1. The UK 46
• 4.2. International case studies Key takeaways 58
• 4.3. Conclusion 71
• 5. Conclusions and lessons 75
• 5.1. Conclusions 75
• 5.2. Lessons 76
• 6. Next steps 78
• References 79
• Annex A. Interview overview 106
• A.1. Interviewed organisations 106
• A.2. Interview protocol example 107
• Annex B. Survey overview 114
• B.1. Surveyed organisations 114
• B.2. Survey questions 115
• Annex C. International Case studies 130
• C.1. France 130
• C.2. Germany 136
• C.3. Canada 141
• C.4. Japan 147
• C.5. Australia 152
• C.6. Republic of Korea 156
• C.7. Norway 160
• C.8. Finland 162