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EARSC 4 Pillars
Representing the Members
The core pillar of our activities is to support and promote our members. We achieve this goal mainly through projects which we undertake (see projects). Members’ views are gathered through a series of ad-hoc working groups dedicated to important topics. We inform our members through a monthly report and a dedicated portal about important news and information, as announced bid opportunities – and dedicated e-mails for key items.
Read MoreMarket development & Internationalization
EARSC is engaged in a wide range of activities to develop new markets and business opportunities for our members. Our strategy is to engage users, identify needs and stimulate demand for European EO services both in Europe and abroad with complementary commercial and geographical approaches.
Read MorePromoting the industry
EARSC employs a range of sophisticated digital tools to promote the European EO sector. EARSC has three main digital tools which cover creating a shared vocabulary (EARSC TAXONOMY) , providing a common space to find EO companies, and a common space to discover ‘online’ EO services.
Read MoreShowing the value of Earth Observation
The Earth observation sector delivers a wide range of social and environmental and economic benefits to citizens of Europe and the world. To properly and consistently value these impacts, EARSC leads the Sentinel Benefits Study (SeBS) project in which we measure the total societal impact of products and services coming from Sentinel satellite data.
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A glimpse of future GMES Sentinel-1 radar images
A newly initiated campaign marks an important step in preparing for how data from the Sentinel-1 European Radar Observatory will be used for applications such as land-cover mapping and crop management. Sentinel-1 is the first of the five missions that ESA is developing for the GMES initiative. Sentinel-1 is a constellation of two C-band radar
India launches radar-imaging satellite
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) — India on Monday launched a radar-imaging satellite built with Israeli assistance and equipped with all-weather and night-vision capabilities. The Indian Space Research Organization, which last year launched an unmanned mission to the moon, said RISAT-2 would boost its Earth observation, especially during natural disasters such as floods, cyclones and landslides.
Nigerian engineers learn to map African resources using NigeriaSat-1
Nigeria will soon be able to map and monitor African resources with local expertise. Nigeria’s first satellite imaging engineers are receiving hands-on training at DMCii in Guildford, UK, to manage and process the images NigeriaSat-1 and the future NigeriaSat-2 and NX satellites upon their return to Nigeria. Now in training, Oludare Mabogunje and Kennedy Uti
Cassegrain Camera Enables High Resolution Satellite Mapping
(10 April 2009) Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced that it has supplied, to Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), a Cassegrain Camera that will be a key component of the satellite platform being prepared for the NigeriaSat-2 program. Due for launch in early 2010, NigeriaSat-2 is being built by SSTL for the National Space Research and
EUMETSAT’s contribution to the marine user community
At the occasion of the MyOcean kick-off meeting held in Toulouse on 1 April, EUMETSAT stressed its contribution to the marine user community, by providing key operational data and products for MyOcean to build its services on (2008-2010). Additionally, EUMETSAT will operate the GMES Sentinel-3 satellites, one of the key missions for the marine community.
Falcon 9 Flight For Twin SAOCOMs
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has signed an agreement with CONAE, Argentina’s National Commission on Space Activity, for two launches aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 medium-to-heavy lift vehicle. Falcon 9 launch vehicle (SpaceX) The flights will send the SAOCOM 1A (SAR Observation & Communications Satellite) and 1B Earth observation satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, where they will provide
Practical Guide to EU Funding Opportunities for Research and Innovation
The goal of this guide is to help potential applicants for EU funding for research and innovation to find their way to relevant information on funding opportunities in order to identify the most suitable choices among the relevant EU programmes (FP7, Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and Structural funds). practical-guide-rev2_en.pdf
Volume 2 in "Studies in Space Policy" available
“Threats, Risks and Sustainability – Answers by Space” is now available as volume 2 in the book series “Studies in Space Policy” edited by ESPI and published by SpringerWien NewYork. Building on a conference organised by ESPI in December 2007 in Vienna, this book provides an interdisciplinary analysis/perspectives on how space can contribute to solving
From V1: Is Real-time Geodata Important?
Written by Jeff Thurston, Friday, 10 April 2009. Ten year’s ago real-time geodata was more or less a dream. Five year’s ago most people began to see more real-time data and were talking about it, but it was still something for the adventurous with deep pockets, who could afford to acquire it, process it and
BARSC Workshop 2009: Presentations and open forum on Remote Sensing in the Green Economy (Applications and Opportunities)
Thursday 21st May 2009, 09:30-16:30 BERR Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London First Announcement The drive to monitor and mitigate global climate change, improve energy efficiency, reduce waste, prevent environmental pollution, and protect the Earth’s natural resources is set to create numerous new jobs and substantial wealth for the remote sensing community through a variety
Societal Security conferences in Stockholm in September-October 2009
Fourth European Security Research Conference (SRC09) September 29-30 and
First Euro-Atlantic Stakeholder Conference October 1-2, Sweden
2009 best practices for spatial data infrastructures
The objective of the eSDI-NET+ project is to establish a network for communication and knowledge exchange of best practices on European Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI), which will enhance the use of geographic information provided by the GMES. Recently, a call for submission of best practices on SDI’s has been launched, focusing on sub national level,
ESA – VAE gets off to a strong start!
More than 140 proposals were received in response to the first three Invitations To Tender issued in 2008 under the new program VAE (Value Adding Element). This confirms that issues of high interest for the EO service industry are being addressed in VAE. VAE is an element of the ESA Earth Observation Envelope Program (EOEP-3).
LIMES end Users engagement Workshop in Paris, 26 March 2009
“Lessons to be learned after the Land&Infrastructure and Maritime Surveillance related demos”. The Workshop will take place in Paris on 26 March 2009. It aims to present the results of the first development cycle of the LIMES project mainly to Users and Stakeholder not directly involved into the LIMES Services Demonstration performed last year. Since
ESA hosts GMES session at ‘Towards eEnvironment’ conference
The exchange of environmental information will be the focus of the ‘Towards eEnvironment’ conference held this week in Prague. ESA will host a GMES session to discuss the status of the programme and demonstrate how its services are helping users. The conference, held in the framework of the Czech Republic’s European Union presidency, is dedicated
India Set To Launch Imaging Satellite With Israeli Support
India is all set to launch a radar imaging satellite (RISAT) built with “substantial inputs” from the Israel aerospace industry from Sriharikota spaceport, an ISRO official said. Israel has supplied Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which is in fact “heart” of the 1780-kg remote sensing satellite, the official told PTI on condition of anonymity. “Israel has
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