GCRI · Foundry
NXS-EOP
NXS-EOP (earth observation and digital twins) is the Earth observation and geospatial evidence system: satellite, aerial and in-situ data processed into analysis-ready layers and digital-twin views with their accuracy stated.
The workspace for NXS-EOP.
Pipeline
NXS-EOP · Workspace WS-04 · Example interface, not a record
Stages
- Ingest5 sources
- Validateschema · licence
- Transformversioned
- ModelHigh-performance
- Testheld-out
- Releasewith limits
Artefacts
| Job scheduler log | v2.7 | Open | OBSERVED |
| Model registry | v5.0 | Open | Published statistics |
| Tile cache manifest | v6.1 | Open | VERSIONED |
| Usage meter | v2.1 | Open | OBSERVED |
Compute quota
share used vs alert level
Foundry · Pipeline. Pipeline: example names and illustrative values, not a record.
NXS-EOP serves these platforms.
- Water NexusInstitutionGCRI
- Food NexusInstitutionGCRI
- Biodiversity NexusInstitutionGCRI
- FoundryInstitutionGCRI
- Climate and HazardsInstitutionGCRI
- Cities and Built EnvironmentInstitutionGCRI
- Oceans and CoastsInstitutionGCRI
- Space and Earth ObservationInstitutionGCRI
- Insurance NexusInstitutionGRA
- Reinsurance and CatastropheInstitutionGRA
- Climate and Nature Financial RiskInstitutionGRA
Imagery is not evidence until its accuracy is known.
NXS-EOP is defined in system profile NRS-S7 of the Nexus Standards. Flood extents, crop condition and land change derived from imagery are used in decisions with real consequences. Each product needs its processing chain, accuracy assessment and temporal reference attached, or it will be over-read.
- Analysis-ready data processing to CEOS specifications.
- Accuracy assessment for each classified product.
- Catalogue entries following STAC.
The standards a design like this is read against.
| Reference | Relevance |
|---|---|
| CEOS Analysis Ready Data | Processing standards |
| OGC standards and STAC | Interoperable services and catalogues |
| International Charter Space and Major Disasters | Emergency acquisition |
What it exchanges with the other systems.
The ten rooms of NXS-EOP.
NXS-EOP has the eight rooms every Foundry system shares, set to its own authority, and two specialist rooms, Acquisition and Change. Each is described by the work it is designed for; the public register records NXS-EOP as declared, not deployed.
| Room | Kind | Designed to |
|---|---|---|
| Station | Shared | Operate, inspect and correct authoritative domain posture for Earth observation, geospatial computation, imagery and observational twins |
| Mission | Shared | Coordinate bounded objective-oriented intelligence and human handoff for Earth observation, geospatial computation, imagery and observational twins |
| Builder | Shared | Design, engineer and prepare governed changes and artefacts for Earth observation, geospatial computation, imagery and observational twins |
| Maps | Shared | Inspect and compose spatial, temporal and world-model intelligence for Earth observation, geospatial computation, imagery and observational twins |
| Data | Shared | Work with data, ontology, Chronotopes, graphs, scientific methods and risk for Earth observation, geospatial computation, imagery and observational twins |
| Commons | Shared | Work with policy, law, standards, clauses, obligations and assurance for Earth observation, geospatial computation, imagery and observational twins |
| Reports | Shared | Compute, model, synthesise and visualise governed analytical products and reproducible reports for Earth observation, geospatial computation, imagery and observational twins |
| Knowledge | Shared | Work with institutional memory, records, citations, runbooks and learning for Earth observation, geospatial computation, imagery and observational twins |
| Acquisition | Specialist | Translate observation needs into feasible collection and acquisition plans and verify delivered products |
| Change | Specialist | Produce reproducible observational-change products from comparable Earth-observation inputs |
Authorised projects only.
Access requires an authorised project with an accountable owner, data terms and a review plan. Enquiries go to the contact form.
Where NXS-EOP subjects are taught.
Risk Academy, led by the Nexus Consortium, teaches the subjects practised in NXS-EOP in these disciplines; the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) links to the Academy as a partner and does not provide its courses.
- Water security and hydrologyFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Food systems and agricultureFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Biodiversity and ecosystemsFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-EOP roomsChange, Maps
- Land, forests and soilsFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-EOP roomsChange, Maps
- Climate science, variability and changeFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Oceans and coastsFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-EOP roomsChange, Maps
- Cryosphere and mountain systemsFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Earth observation and Earth system dataFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-EOP roomsAcquisition, Change
- Atmosphere and air chemistryFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and landslidesFacultyFaculty of Hazards, Disasters and ResilienceNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Floods, storms and tropical cyclonesFacultyFaculty of Hazards, Disasters and ResilienceNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Heat, drought and wildfireFacultyFaculty of Hazards, Disasters and ResilienceNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Cities, housing and the built environmentFacultyFaculty of Infrastructure, Energy and IndustryNXS-EOP roomsMaps, Change
- Critical minerals, mining and extractivesFacultyFaculty of Infrastructure, Energy and IndustryNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Space systems, space weather and navigationFacultyFaculty of Technology and Digital SystemsNXS-EOP roomsAcquisition
- Pollution and environmental healthFacultyFaculty of Health and SocietyNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Asset management, private markets and institutional investorsFacultyFaculty of Finance and EconomicsNXS-EOP roomsMaps
- Climate and nature financial riskFacultyFaculty of Finance and EconomicsNXS-EOP roomsChange
- Catastrophe, exposure and vulnerability modellingFacultyFaculty of Risk Science and MethodsNXS-EOP roomsMaps
- Geospatial analysis, Earth observation and GeoAIFacultyFaculty of Risk Science and MethodsNXS-EOP roomsAcquisition, Change, Maps
- Water-energy-food-ecosystems nexusFacultyFaculty of Systems and Nexus StudiesNXS-EOP roomsChange
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