DEFINITION:

Technologies associated with provision of Science and Exploration missions based data and information to user communities, support to data utilisation, applications and services, creation of higher level information products and the creation and provision of information-based services.

(Source: PAE own elaboration)

SUBDOMAINS:

1.  Science Data and Information Processing and Exploitation: Covers specific aspects of Science missions related to data and information acquisition, archiving, processing, dissemination, and quality control, and to mission planning. Also covers exploitation of federated and collaborative data with special emphasis on fusion with ground based data (i.e.: coming from on-ground telescopes) and data dissemination.
2. Exploration Data and Information Processing and Exploitation: Covers specific aspects of Exploration missions related to data and information acquisition, archiving, processing, dissemination, and quality control, and to mission planning. Also covers exploitation of federated and collaborative data.