Enlarging and spreading the use of the outcomes of Earth Observation missions by easing the semantic identification of relevant / useful Earth Observation resources, also from non-Earth Observation domains: an ontology based system, relying on a common, shared terminology, should allow the user, from his domain of interest or expertise and using terms familiar to him, to easily identify relevant Earth Observation resources.

Simplifying the interactions among the partners of the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) Space Component Ground Segment through the use of a shared ontology / terminology reflecting the types and relations of ground segment components univocally described by a shared semantic terminology.