EODC Network of Resources Funding

Next to the openEO platform offering, EODC also offers IaaS and the Sentinel-1 sigma naught datacube on the Network of Resources (NoR). Users are able to book services for pre-commercial, research and educational purposes. For non-ESA projects the sponsoring is limited to the Sentinel-1 datacube and 5,000 EUR as well one year duration request.

To apply for a NoR sponsorship please follow the guidelines below:

1. Navigate to the website

• Go to the discover website: https://nor-discover.org/

• Scroll down to ‘ESA offers sponsorship to eligible entities to cover the costs of trying out the various services.’

• Click ESA offers sponsorship

• On the Sponsoring Page scroll all the way down to the NoR PORTFOLIO Button

2. EODC Sponsoring

• On the nor-discover page find the EODC entry and select Pricing Wizard

3. Prizing Wizard

• In the Prizing Wizard you select your project type

• Select the packages you would like to book as well as the number of units and the subscription duration

4. ESA Sponsorship

• At the bottom you can ask ESA for a sponsorship

• If your project is an ESA project, please select yes in the dropdown menu ‘ESA Project’

• If your project is not an ESA project, you cannot book IaaS

• Decide if you want to co-fund the costs and move on by clicking on the button Ask ESA for Sponsorship

5. Finalize your application

• On a new pageDetails of the organization/company and the project must then be entered.

• When all required fields have been filled in export your sponsoring request and send it to NoR@esa.int.