The missions and activities of the Facility are carried out by agents from the six founding institutions of DINAMIS: CNES, IGN, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, and CIRAD. They mobilize 25 to 26 people and represent a workload equivalent to approximately nine full-time employees. They are organized by the governance bodies described below.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is composed of representatives from each of the institutions forming the DINAMIS Consortium (recurring contributors). The Committee meets once a year. It reviews the progress of activities, decides on the strategic direction of the scheme, and sets its annual roadmaps.
2025 Composition
- CNES: Jacques Beas-Garcia, Project Manager in the Strategy Department, reporting to the Deputy Director of Innovation & Connect By CNES
- IGN: Claude Pénicand, Deputy Director of Programs and Public Policy Support
- CNRS: Nicolas Arnaud, Director of the Institute of Sciences of the Universe (INSU)
- INRAE: Stéphane Aymerich, Deputy Director of Research Infrastructure
- IRD: Céline Mari, Director of the DISCO Department
- CIRAD: Pascal Bonnet, Deputy Director of the ES Department
Permanent invited Members
- Director of Data Terra Research Infrastructure
- Executive Secretary of the DINAMIS Executive Board
Executive Board
Coordinated and chaired by an Executive Secretary, the Executive Board is composed of representatives from each of the institutions forming the DINAMIS Consortium. It meets once a month.
The Executive Board is responsible for planning, implementing, managing, and reporting on all of the program’s activities.
2025 Composition
- DINAMIS Executive Secretary: Jean-François Faure, Research Engineer at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD/UMR Espace-dev)
- CNES: Nadia Landachoco, Project Manager
- IGN: Anna Cristofol, Institutional Relations Officer for Space and Earth Observation, and Jean-Paul Sempère, Program Support Officer
- CNRS: Etienne Berthier, Research Director, UMR LEGOS
- INRAE: Pierre Maurel, Research Director, UMR Tetis
- IRD: Jean-Philippe Caminade, Engineer, UMR Espace-dev
- CIRAD: Stéphane Dupuy, Engineer, UMR Tetis
The Board’s work is supported by Operational Units and Working Groups.
Operational Units
The DINAMIS Executive Board is supported by two operational units: the Tools & Services Operational Unit and the Public Relations Operation Unit.
Led and convened once a month by the Executive Secretary, the operational units review the progress of current activities and plan future actions.
The Operational Units are composed of representatives from the institutions forming the DINAMIS Consortium, invited guests, or DINAMIS contractors.
Working Groups
The DINAMIS Executive Board relies on Working Groups tasked by the Steering Committee with conducting forward-looking discussions on topics of particular interest.
2025 Working Groups
DINAMIS 2.0 WG
Chair: A. Cristofol (IGN) and F. Clément (CNES).
The WG brings together leading figures from the DINAMIS Consortium and IR Data Terra.
It conducts discussions with a view to proposing structural developments for the system to the DINAMIS Steering Committee.
DINAMIS-AFD WG
Chair: J-F. Faure (DINAMIS Executive Secretary).
The WG brings together members of the Executive Board, representatives of Data Terra, and representatives of the French Development Agency (AFD).
It conducts discussions to propose partnership scopes and methods for implementing and extending DINAMIS services in the South to the DINAMIS Steering Committee.
DINAMIS-Airbus WG
Chair: J-F. Faure (DINAMIS Executive Secretary).
The WG brings together members of the Executive Committee and representatives from Airbus. It monitors and develops the industrial partnership.
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee is composed of DINAMIS Representatives from DINAMIS Associate Contributors and members of the DINAMIS Executive Board. DINAMIS Associate Contributors are entities that contribute to the Facility’s activities through contributions in kind (data, time spent) or in cash (one-off financial contributions).
The Advisory Committee reviews the progress of the Facility’s activities, examines how Users use the Facility, and collects recommendations to inform discussions on changes to be made to its services.
Associate contributors 2025: PIGMA platform of the GIP ATGeRi (Nouvelle Aquitaine), SEAS Guyane platform of the Collectivité Territoriale de la Guyane (CTG), CEREMA.