To ensure that the services developed in EO4PORT are discoverable, accessible and reusable, they are integrated with ESA’s APEx and Geospatial Explorer environments, which provide:
a hosted environment for running and managing EO workflows,
tools for visualising, exploring and downloading the results, and
the possibility to link EO-derived layers with other geospatial information used by ports.
In this context:
APEx supports the deployment and orchestration of EO processing chains developed in EO4PORT, making it easier to reproduce and extend them.
Geospatial Explorer offers an intuitive interface for viewing maps, time-series and indicators generated by the services, enabling port stakeholders to interact with the results without needing specialised EO software.
By using these ESA platforms, EO4PORT shows how services derived from the roadmap can be:
operated in cloud-based, scalable environments,
accessed via standard web interfaces and APIs, and
transferred and adapted to additional ports beyond the initial pilot cases.
This integration step is a key element of the EO4PORT roadmap, demonstrating how co-designed services can move from concept to an operational setting that is ready to support wider uptake in the port sector.