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EARSC promotes the understanding
of our Planet for societal benefits
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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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2nd Europe INNOVA Conference on 22-24 October 2008 in Lyon, France
ACCELERATING INNOVATION IN EUROPE
Facebook 'dipping' craze irks pool owners
“Teenagers are using internet satellite images to spot outdoor swimming pools before meeting for late-night dips. The new craze, known as ‘dipping’, involves people using pictures from Google Earth to identify homes that have large outdoor pools.” (The Telegraph)
Space for European innovation
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?
PRESENTATIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS WORKSHOP 19-03-08. More Information
Volker Liebig at environmentalresearchweb
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). 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
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
“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
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.
Google, Microsoft and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
The introduction of geospatial technologies such as Google Earth™, Microsoft® Virtual Earth™, ESRI’s ArcGIS™ Explorer and other Earth visualization systems has greatly increased the number of computer users who think about geography and Earth Observations (EO).
Disaster Response Imagery Ample, but Distribution Still Tough
By Peter B. De Selding, Berlin, Space News Staff Writer (June 9, 2008)
Speech by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin before the Parliamentary Group on Space, French National Assembly
President Accoyer, distinguished members of the Parliamentary Group on Space, and guests, thank you for the opportunity to address you today. I am honored to be with you and look forward to the opportunity to discuss bilateral cooperation with France as well as more general European space collaboration with NASA, and my perspective on the
The Open Geospatial Consortium: Fostering a Climate for Collaboration
The mission of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is “to serve as a global forum for the collaboration of developers and users of spatial data products and services, and to advance the development of international standards for geospatial interoperability.”
Earth observation highlighted at UN biological diversity conference
Addressing the global issue of biodiversity loss, participants from all over the world recently gathered in Germany to attend the UN’s Convention of Biological Diversity Conference of Parties.
The French Connection to GEOSS
Whether for surface imagery, altimetry, studies of aerosols and clouds or recording the Earth’s magnetic field, satellites permit a global view of our Earth and in combination with more precise local in situ measurements offer enormous potential in understanding how the Earth ’system’ works from the planet’s core out to the stratosphere, helping us to manage our Earth.
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