RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Scheduling Agile Earth Observation Satellites with Onboard Processing and Real-Time Monitoring
A1 Mercado-Martínez, Antonio Manuel
A1 Soret, Beatriz
A1 Jurado-Navas, Antonio
A1 Jurado-Navas, Antonio
K1 AEOSs (Satélites artificiales)
AB The emergence of Agile Earth Observation Satellites (AEOSs) has marked a significant turning point in the field of Earth Observation (EO), offering enhanced flexibility in data acquisition. Concurrently, advancements in onboard satellite computing and communication technologies have greatly enhanced data compression efficiency, reducing network latency and congestion while supporting near real-time information delivery. In this paper, we propose a framework for addressing the Agile Earth Observation Satellite Scheduling Problem (AEOSSP) in a real-time remote monitoring scenario integrating onboard data processing. The AEOSSP consists of determining the optimal sequence of target observations to maximize overall observation profit, and, to this end, we define a set of priority indicators and develop a constructive heuristic method, further enhanced with a Local Search (LS) strategy. The results show that the proposed algorithm provides high-quality information by increasing the spatial resolution of the collected frames by up to 18.6% on average, while reducing the variance in the monitoring frequency of the targets within the instance by up to 84%, ensuring more up-to-date information across the entire set compared to First-In First-Out (FIFO) and genetic algorithm (GA)-based methods.
PB IEEE
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/45180
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/45180
LA eng
NO Partially supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación under grant PID2022-136269OB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and “ERDF A way of making Europe”. The work of A.M. Mercado-Martínez is also partially supported by Grant DGP PRED_2024_01603, funded by the Consejería de Universidad, Investigación e Innovación of Junta de Andalucía and the European Union
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 2 mar 2026