In June 2017 meeting of the Interdepartmental commission on the acceptance of the core design for creation of a system for providing of consumers with Earth remote sensing data from space (SIS PC ERSD) took place in Moscow. The head developer of the project is Joint-Stock Company «Research Institute of Precision Instruments» (JSC «RI PI»).

The commission was headed by representatives of ROSCOSMOS and included representatives of more than 10 interested ministries and departments – potential users of the system.

Chief Researcher, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Viacheslav Zelentsov and Senior Researcher, Candidate of Technical Sciences Semyon Potryasaev took part in the meeting and successfully defended the results obtained.

As part of this project, SPIIRAS has developed the following:

• List detailed and functional characteristics of geodata services generated using Earth remote sensing data for regional and municipal authorities to implement their duties, and proposals on the stages of these services creation.
• Proposals for the architecture and technological solutions for the interface of SIS PC ERSD providing interaction with information systems of regional authorities, municipal authorities and also with other regional consumers.
• Proposals for stepwise development, composition and requirements to the thematic services in the following areas: Forest cover, Water resources, Ecosystems and biological diversity, Emergencies, Objects of transport and energy systems. A total of 20 thematic services are being developed.

The Commission recommended to continue the work on creation of the SIS PC ERSD.