Algorithm Services
Transform your project outcomes into scalable and reusable EO services
APEx aims to bridge the gap between Earth Observation (EO) research and operational cloud-based services. While many EO projects generate valuable algorithms, workflows, applications, and value-added products, these innovations often go underutilized after the project lifecycle ends.
To address this, APEx provides tailored support to preserve, enhance, and transform EO project outcomes into scalable, reusable services, ensuring they remain impactful and drive future innovation. By focusing on key stages of the project lifecycle, APEx supports the development, deployment, and optimization of EO services tailored to your project needs.
Through the adoption of FAIR principles, APEx enables the seamless integration of algorithms, workflows, and applications into modern cloud platforms, ensuring their long-term accessibility and usability beyond the project’s conclusion.
Tailored support to deploy your EO services
Developing cloud-based EO services can be a challenging task. How can you improve your algorithm performance? How do you transform your code into a service? And how do you make your services FAIR compliant? APEx can support you in every step, helping you identify the services best suited to meet your specific needs. Here's an overview of the APEx services designed to support your project:
- Refactoring source code into openEO process graphs
- Packaging algorithms as OGC Application Packages
- Integrating services into the APEx Algorithm Services Catalogue
- Migrating desktop toolboxes to the cloud
- Optimizing the technical performance of source code or services for improved scalability and efficiency
- Deploying and hosting services on established EO platforms
- Integrating commercial offerings into the ESA Network of Resources
- Preserving and ensuring long-term accessibility via the ESA Project Results Repository (PRR)
How to get started?
APEx empowers project teams to turn their innovative ideas into impactful, cloud-ready solutions. Discover how to get started.
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Step 1
Let’s connect
Submit a request after your project’s official kick-off. The APEx team will get in touch to discuss your project objectives and preferred support, and explore how our services can best assist you.
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Step 2
Customized pathways
Each project request is analysed to understand its unique requirements. This enables us to design a customized support pathway for your project.
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Step 3
Deploy your services
After approval by ESA, the APEx team will initiate the necessary support to turn your project outcomes into scalable and reusable EO services - ensuring your intellectual property rights remain fully protected.