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Lake Balkhash, Kazakhastan, Sentinel 2 - processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
EARSC promotes the understanding
of our Planet for societal benefits
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EARSC 4 Pillars
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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.
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Market 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.
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Promoting 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.
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Showing 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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Ministerial Council 2008
Europe’s excellence in space, its increased recognition worldwide and the recent successes are all the result of decisions and investments made by European Ministers years and even decades ago. To better understand the importance of the decisions which are on the agenda of the upcoming Ministerial Council Meeting which will take place in The Hague
EU space policy contributes strongly to a European identity
MEPs adopted (443 in favour 65 against and 16 abstentions) a resolution on European space policy: how to bring space down to earth, which stresses the importance of developing a space-related industrial policy as a means of ensuring Europe’s political, technological and operational autonomy. MEPs welcome the Council commitment to the development of a European
Next Generation Of Earth Scientists Fostered By ESA
ESA has launched a new initiative – the Changing Earth Science Network – to support young scientists undertaking leading-edge research activities aimed at advancing our understanding of the Earth System. Although the Earth has undergone significant changes in the past, there is mounting evidence that the changes imposed, mostly by human activity, during the last
Romania to host meeting of group on earth-observation
Romania will play host, November 19-20, to the 5th annual plenary session of the Group on Earth Observation (GEO), to be organised by the Romanian Space Agency and the National Authority for Scientific Research. Nearly 300 officials from the Group on Earth Observations’ member governments and organisations will meet here to plan the next three-year
Ingenio Sat Electronic Goodies To Come From Thales' Sub
Thales Alenia Space’ Spanish subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space Espana, has been awarded a 17 million euro contract by Sener, the payload prime contractor, to supply the electronics for the optical observation Instrument on the Ingenio satellite. Ingenio’s primary mission is to ensure regular coverage of emerged areas to deliver high-resolution images to a wide array
Infoterra develops an online geographical asset management system for Stanfords
20th November 2008 – Infoterra, a leader in the provision of geospatial products and services, has partnered with Stanfords Business Mapping, a leading retail supplier of paper mapping and map data for businesses, to develop a cost-effective new geographical asset management system – Stanfords GIS – for organisations managing property portfolios. This new system incorporates
China's Feng Yun-3 A satellite starts trial business operation
BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — China’s new polar orbiting meteorological satellite, Feng Yun-3 A and its ground application system, started business runs on Tuesday, said China Meteorological Administration (CMA). The CMA said it would actively sell data and services provided by the satellite to domestic and overseas users. It supplies a wide range of information
Ministers Meet To Define The Role Of Space In Delivering Global Objectives
Ministers in charge of space activities within the now 18 ESA Member States and Canada will meet in The Hague (the Netherlands) on 25 and 26 November to implement the European Space Policy, setting out the start of future programmes and taking decisions on the next phases of on-going programmes. This Council meeting at ministerial
Space Agency Awards Design Contract for Satellite Fleet
Canada’s space agency awarded a $40-million contract last Friday to the company that operates Radarsat-2, Canada’s earth observation satellite, to design the satellite’s successors. MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), based in Richmond, B.C., received the 16-month contract to complete the preliminary design of the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM), a fleet of three satellites that
NRL's SHIMMER successfully observes Earth's highest clouds
The Naval Research Laboratory’s Spatial Heterodyne Imager for Mesospheric Radicals (SHIMMER) has successfully observed a second northern season of Polar Mesospheric Clouds (PMCs), which are the Earth’s highest clouds. This successful observation fulfills the primary goal of the Space Test Programme Satellite-1 (STPSat-1) Extended Mission. SHIMMER was originally launched as the primary payload of STPSat-1
Events
Start Date End Date Event Web Venue 19-nov-08 20-nov-08 GeoMatics Atlantic 2008 – Discovering the Way to a Sustainable Future web New Brunswick,Canada 25-nov-08 26-nov-08 ESA Council meeting at ministerial level web The Hague, Netherlands 26-nov-08 28-nov-08 5th International Symposium on LBS & TeleCartography web Salzburg, Austria 26-nov-08 29-nov-08 Eurocities 2008 web The Hague, Netherlands
PCI Geomatics Delivers Automated Image Correction Solution to Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Richmond Hill, Ontario – PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of software and solutions for geospatial imaging applications, is pleased to announce the completion of a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to build an automated production system for the orthorectification, mosaicking and pansharpening of KOMPSAT-2 satellite imagery. This fully automated system is built
The OGC(R) Announces Updated OGC Reference Model
Wayland, Massachusetts – The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) announced the completion and availability of Version 2.0 of the OGC Reference Model (ORM) at http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/orm. The ORM provides a framework for the ongoing work of the OGC and a guide for those who seek to implement interoperable solutions and applications for geospatial services and data. The
What are the considerations between buying geospatial technologies directly as compared to services?
V1 Perspectives Jeff Thurston We are at a point in time along the geospatial maturity curve where product development and innovation has been mastered to a high degree for many technologies. The focus for many people has changed from tightening and adjusting the nuts and bolts under the hood, to one of acting to solve
GAF to Establish a Computerized Mining Title Cadastre and Registry for Mongolia
Munich – GAF has been awarded a contract to design and establish the new automated and countrywide Mining Registry and Cadastre System for Mongolia. After the successful completion of contract negotiations GAF will start work on-site in November 2008. The project under the Governance Assistance Program (GAP) aims to improve governance in the mining sector,
British Transport Police to use ERDAS APOLLO
17th November 2008 – Infoterra, a leader in the provision of geospatial products and services, is working with British Transport Police to implement ERDAS APOLLO 2009, a unified enterprise platform for managing and serving large volumes of geospatial data across an organisation.
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