The project Cloud and Big Data Services engineering and operations support started in 2021 and aims to continue the established portfolio of data services featuring innovative data access and discovery capabilities at EUMETSAT. The operational version of the EUMETSAT Data Store – a scalable and extensible architecture for providing online access to EUMETSAT’s products – will be maintained and developed further. Besides the Data Store, additional components play an important role: e.g., a workflow engine for improving the internal data processing pipelines and established services, such as the Product Navigator. The consortium, led by CGI Deutschland, is also responsible for the maintenance and operation of the components. con terra and 52°North provide third-level support for specific architecture components.

In 2022, 52°North focused on the development of EUMETSAT’s new User Portal. It defines a holistic approach to information and data discovery and supersedes the Product Navigator (jointly developed by con terra and 52°North), the EOPortal, as well as the user management system. After a thorough design phase, 52°North used agile software development methods to start the realization. The final User Portal architecture consists of a content management system based on a customized Strapi and a platform user interface developed on top of Angular and Bootstrap.

Alongside the User Portal development, the team worked on operational and maintenance responsibilities, by which the evolution of existing services, such as the EUMETSAT Data Store, played a central role.