2005 June
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Governments should use space more effectively to address society's needs
- June 23, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
No CommentsThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has
published a report advising governments to use space technology more
wisely in order to address civil needs.
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EU-US Summit promotes cooperation using civilian space-based technologies
- June 21, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
On 20 June 2005, a summit between the European Union and the United States of America brought together the Prime Minister and current President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, Commission President Jos?à Manuel Barroso, and US President George W. Bush in Washington D.C. The leaders explored means to eliminate impediments to further economic integration and to develop a forward-looking strategy to enhance the EU-US economic partnership.
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Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Concludes 48th Sess in Vienna
- June 21, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
Agreement on Contribution to the 2005 World Summit Reached; Space and
Water Discussed VIENNA, 20 June (UN Information Service) — During its
48th session, which was held in Vienna from 8 to 17 June, the United
Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) agreed
on a text that could be transmitted to the President of the United
Nations General Assembly by Member States of COPUOS for incorporation
into the draft outcome document of the 2005 World Summit, to be held
from 14 to 16 September 2005. Info extracted from Spaceref. -
EO to improve risk management of landslides and floods in Alpine regions
- June 20, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Under the 6th Framework Programme for Research (FP6) activity ?´Global
Monitoring for Environment and Security?? (GMES), the Commission will
provide ?Ñ1.1m support for a new research project, called ?¨ASSIST?Æ, on
improving risk warning and risk management of landslides, avalanches,
debris flows and floods in Alpine regions. The results of this project
can easily be extended to other mountainous areas. Under GMES, the
Commission is currently funding 14 projects. ASSIST is the latest and
fifteenth project. Info extracted from Europa – RapidPress. -
Environmental Research: Group on Earth Observations
- June 19, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
A major section on the subject of Earth Observation (EO) has been added
to the EU Environment Research website. Several new pages are now
accessible via the website’s homepage, comprising background
information and up-to-date reports on the activities of the Group on
Earth Observations (GEO) and the EO Summits, the most recent of which
took place in Brussels in February 2005 during Earth & Space Week.
Info extracted from EU-DG research. -
Taking a virtual view of the world
- June 18, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Skimming virtually around 3D scenery is no longer the preserve of experts. New software developed in Europe lets users browse and interact in three dimensions with any part of our planet. Everyone from tourists to land planners stand to benefit.
Terabytes of data daily flow downwards from remote-sensing satellites. Other useful data come from aerial photos and base maps. This information is commonly used for everything from town and country planning to tourism development.
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Research and development co-operation between Italy and Canada
- June 17, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Italy and Canada have stepped up their scientific co-operation by signing a series of agreements on research and development
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UN-OOSA: Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)
- June 16, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
United Nations Programme on Space Applications, OOSA would like to
provide support to projects or activities using solutions based on
space technology for Disaster Management activities in Southeast Asian
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Next generation of automated coastal maps
- June 14, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
The COASTCHART project, led by LogicaCMG, is entirely funded through
the Data User Element (DUE) of the European Space Agency??s (ESA) Earth
Observation Envelope Programme (EOEP). Once completed, the project will
allow for the delineation of 6,000 kilometers of western African
coastline, and will also enable standard navigation charts to be
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UNEP Atlas – One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environmet
- June 9, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with NASA,
United Geological Survey (USGS) and University of Maryland launched One
Planet, Many People: Atlas for our Changing Environment – a publication
that provides visual evidence of environmental change using satellite
images, graphisc and text. The focus is on the status and trends over
several decades, both in physical and human geography. The volume
presents visual evidence of global environmental changes resulting from
natural processes and human-induced activities. www.na.unep.net
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