2017 August
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Using Satellites to Monitor Progress toward the SDGs
- August 24, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: Archive, Internationalization
No CommentsThe plummeting cost of satellite data in the past decade has made earth observation (EO) and geospatial information more attractive than ever for addressing poverty, monitoring environmental changes, and stimulating economic growth – among other objectives. It is especially valuable in developing countries, which often do not have adequate monitoring systems to track progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and other global and national goals.
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ICEYE Raises $13M in Additional Financing to Develop SAR Microsatellite Constellation
- August 24, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Members News
Finnish-based SAR microsatellite technology leader on track for 2017 orbital missions.
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UN / WHO / Switzerland Conference on Strengthening Space Cooperation for Global Health
- August 23, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
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Sentinel-1 Speeds up crop insurance payouts
- August 18, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: Archive, EARSC News
(17 August 2017) For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts.
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UN-GGIM Welcomes Alignment of Strategic Framework with 2030 Agenda
- August 16, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
© Ana Maria Lebada Blog (4 August 2017) The UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) discussed implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during its seventh session. Senior officials and executives from national geospatial information and statistical authorities within Member States and international geospatial experts from across the globe welcomed the alignment of GGIM’s Strategic Framework with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and discussed ways to support the alignment.
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EOMALL ITT: Develop an on-line Marketplace for the EO Service sector
- August 16, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The Objective of this ITT is to develop an on-line Marketplace for the EO Service sector, as defined by EARSC study (MAEOS). Known as eoMALL, the platform will enable the interactive promotion of downstream EO-based products services focused on the needs of a global user-base. Specific attention will be given to 2 or 3 market segments with customer stakeholder involvement to ensure a use-oriented solution.
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Opportunities offered by the Copernicus data and services: The point of view of Visioterra
- August 7, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Members News
Brussels, 4 August, 2017. VisioTerra was founded in 2004, an SME oriented towards Scientific Consulting for Earth Observation. This includes not only expertise, training and communication in remote sensing, but also software development using virtual globes and the next generation of cartographic products for GIS.
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Precision farming via satellite imaging
- August 2, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: Internationalization, Members News
27 July 2017. Precision farming is set to become even more precise with a new camera drawing on satellite imaging.
Thanks to research with ESA on new cameras, hyperspectral cameras flying on drones are now able to see details as small as 4–5 cm. -
GAF AG Signs Distribution Partnership with Planet
- August 1, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Members News
28th July 2017. GAF’s GEO-Information experts have now signed up Planet, one of the global leading providers of high frequent Earth Observation data to extend GAF’s multisource satellite data and service portfolio for a new quality of timely observations.
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The Romanian Forest Inspector in the spotlight
- August 1, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Members News
July 25th, 2017. In the last couple of weeks, the Forest Inspector has raised vivid discussions in the Romanian press about the status of the platform and the mobile application. TERRASIGNA has contributed to the platform development, and the facts below present the service evolution, as well as its progress’ deployment stages.
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