The National Institutional Facility for Shared Access to Satellite Imagery (DINAMIS) is a cross-functional service of the Data Terra National Research Infrastructure.
Created in 2017 at the initiative of six founding organizations (CNES, CNRS, IGN, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD), DINAMIS’s mission is to facilitate access to and increase the use of Very High Spatial Resolution (VHR) Earth Observation satellite data for scientific research applications and the implementation of institutional policies for environmental management and land use planning in France.
As a cross-cutting component of the Data Terra research infrastructure, the Facilty supplies VHR satellite images to the Theia (continental surfaces), ODATIS (ocean), FormaTerre (solid earth), AERIS (atmosphere), and PNDB (biodiversity) data centers.
As a national institutional Facility, DINAMIS is aimed at all institutional players in France and their service providers, as well as innovation and R&D project leaders in the French private sector.
It contributes to the development of new thematic products and services derived from Earth observation for use in environmental and territorial public policy.
DINAMIS has taken over from the pioneering existing Facilities dedicated to accessing very high spatial resolution data (ISIS, GEOSUD, DSP Pléiades, etc.) by harmonizing and pooling their resources: data, reception facilities, IT infrastructure, and organization.
A unified portal for access to VHR data
The DINAMIS Catalog offers a single web interface for consulting various catalogs hosting satellite images relevant for institutional use: commercial optical data with very high spatial resolution, and high-resolution optical and radar data from public satellite missions.
This data is made available to authorized user communities subject to membership in their respective entities: see eligibility requirements.
To view all DINAMIS services, visit the page dedicated to the presentation of DINAMIS services.
A Consortium open to partnerships
The Consortium of DINAMIS founding members (CNES, IGN, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, and CIRAD) is open to any public entity wishing to join the Facility to participate in co-financing its operation and management.
A public entity wishing to contribute to the Facility on a recurring basis undertakes to become a party to the DINAMIS Agreement and participates in the meetings of its Steering Committee.
A public entity wishing to contribute to the Facility in an associated capacity becomes a member of the DINAMIS Advisory Committee and participates in the meetings of the Advisory Committee.
In both cases, an Application must be sent to the DINAMIS Executive Board.
For more information, please contact DINAMIS.
Main partners of DINAMIS
Airbus is DINAMIS’s main industrial data provider partner.
The program has established operational or financial partnerships with the following organizations:
 | Relay Partner (New Aquitaine Région, France) |
 | Contributions in data and to joint operation (French Guiana Region, France) |
 | Financial support, communication partner, regional expertise |
GIP AtGeRi, CTG, and CEREMA are members of the DINAMIS Advisory Committee.
The initiative is currently working to establish partnerships with the French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) and the French Development Agency (AFD).
DINAMIS and the Global South
As part of its founding missions, the Facility carries out actions to promote, raise awareness and extend DINAMIS services to scientific communities in countries known as the Global South.
CIRAD, IRD, CNES, and all DINAMIS founding members are committed to this goal, with the support of Data Terra (GeoDEV Regional Thematic Coordination), in a partnership under construction with the French Development Agency.
For more information, contact the DINAMIS Executive Board.
A Facility at the Service of Its Users
DINAMIS puts its Users at the heart of its missions and activities. Please feel free to send us your comments via the Contact page at the bottom of each page.
Specific DINAMIS & YOU pages gives access to Resources enabling Users to better handle and benefit DINAMIS (available in French). These specific pages will soon be made available to our English-speaking users.