2008 June
Facebook 'dipping' craze irks pool owners
- June 18, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
No CommentsSpace for European innovation
- June 17, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The EU has transformed space into a strategic policy area. The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative is among its major success stories and is reaping a wealth of environmental and social benefits, as well as stimulating space research and generating downstream commercial applications.
Is GMES an opportunity for the service industry?
- June 17, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
PRESENTATIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS WORKSHOP 19-03-08. More Information
Jason-2 satellite targeted for launch on 20 June
- June 16, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
The launch of the Jason-2 ocean altimetry satellite scheduled for 15 June has been postponed.
FME Addresses INSPIRE’s Critical Challenges: Semantic Translation and Data Sharing
- June 16, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Vancouver, BC, June 16, 2008 – Safe Software, the leader in spatial ETL (extract, transform and load) is helping organizations involved in the INSPIRE spatial data infrastructure (SDI) initiative overcome two critical challenges: semantic translation and data sharing.
Volker Liebig at environmentalresearchweb
- June 13, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
For more than 40 years, Earth observing satellites have delivered valuable data about our planet and enabled a better understanding and improved management of the Earth and its environment. Demands for these data are increasing daily as decision-makers are faced with the need to respond to environmental change, manage sustainable development and react to natural disasters and civil security issues.
EU Space Governance Overhaul Urged
- June 13, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
(June 13). A dedicated space budget line and a separate space directorate are among a growing chorus of recommendations aimed at changing the way the European Union (EU) manages its space activities.
Supporting the implementation of an operational GMES service in the field of emergency management
- June 10, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The European Commission has published a call for tender to support the implementation of an operational GMES service in the field of emergency management.
Africa: Satellite Images Tell Striking Story of Change
- June 10, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
“Africa: Atlas of our Changing Environment,” a publication which reveals stories of how environmental change is affecting more than 100 locations in every country in the continent, was launched in Johannesburg on June 10.
Earth Observation Data: an essential asset to be preserved
- June 10, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The demand for historical Earth Observation (EO) data series has strongly increased in the last ten years, mainly for long term science and environmental monitoring applications.