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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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Opening public procurement to SMEs
The public procurement market in the EU – covering all levels of government and public agencies – is estimated to be worth around one-sixth of total GDP in the EU. This represents a huge market, and one from which Europe’s SMEs ought to be deriving a significant share. Yet although SMEs are not specifically excluded, the procedures and practices used in many tenders have the effect of disadvantaging SMEs over larger competitors. This situation is expected to improve with the ongoing implementation by Member States of the 2004 Directives reforming public procurement rules. The European Commission is further contributing to the process by pooling Member States and stimulating the exchange and dissemination of SME friendly practices.
EU projects set out forest fire recommendations
Now the partners of the European PREVIEW and RISK-EOS projects have analysed the devastating events of the summer. The report looks at the tools and services developed by the projects, some of which were trialled in Greece during the fires
Global Environmental System Could Significantly Cut Disaster Toll
A new global Earth observation system, that could save lives in disasters such as the recent cyclone in southern Bangladash, is being reviewed at a ministerial-level summit in Cape Town this week. VOA’s Delia Robertson in Johannesburg has this report.
EU agrees to publicly fund Galileo satellite project
The Galileo positioning system, which is a European Union project, that, when completed, will be a global navigational satellite system and, thus, a competitor of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS). It will be funded with public funds after private investors refused to further fund the project.
China to establish earth-observation center to develop geomatics technologies
China’s national science think tank said on Wednesday it would establish a key scientific center for earth observation that would develop geomatics technologies, which are increasingly important in the country’s development. Geomatics technologies have been widely applied in several areas of China’s development, such as energy and resources, environment, oceanic and weather observation and city
Satellite "sentinels" to help track climate cahnges
A European project to monitor the continent’s climate from space could provide a boost in the fight against climate change.
Astrium to supply radar instrument for the “Space Sentinel”
Astrium is writing another chapter in its space radar success story: Following the radar instruments for the ERS1/2, Envisat and Metop satellites, the company is to develop and build the latest imaging radar for an ESA satellite. The devel-opment and delivery contract is to be signed in Friedrichshafen today by Massimo Di Laz-zaro, Senior Vice
PCI Geomatics to support satellites WorldView-1 and TerraSAR-X along with improvements for ALOS
PCI Geomatics to support satellites WorldView-1 and TerraSAR-X along with improvements for ALOS
Infoterra France Seals Technology Deal with Google
Infoterra France Seals Technology Deal with Google Toulouse, France, November 15th, 2007 Infoterra France, a leading provider of geo-information products and services for managing the development, environment and security of our changing world, has landed an agreement with popular search engine Google, to provide them with a unique image processing technology that will be
Chinese put up hush-hush observation satellite
China orbited a secretive Earth observation satellite during an unannounced launch Sunday from the Taiyuan space center in the northern part of the nation. Liftoff of the Yaogan 3 satellite was at 2248 GMT (5:48 p.m. EST) Sunday, or in the predawn hours Monday morning at the launch site. The Long March 4C booster left
The MINEO Project: Earth Observation of mine pollution in Europe
The MINEO Project: Earth Observation of mine pollution in Europe Stuart Marsh, Head of Remote Sensing, British Geological Survey Europe has a history of mining activity that dates back to prehistoric times. Whole regions are affected by the results of this activity, and also by the more recent industrialised phase of mine development. Increasingly, the
Central Networks signs 3-year licence agreement for GeoPerspectives aerial photography
Photography will support adherence to new BERR requirements under ESQC regulations
Melting ice to threaten shipping
During the last 25 years, satellites have been observing the Arctic and have witnessed reductions in the minimum ice extent. At the end of summer in the early 1980s this area measured approximately 8 million km²; now in 2007, this area has massively shrunk to a historic minimum of less than 4.24 million km² according to observations made by the ESA’s Envisat satellite. This change will have serious consequences for shipping in the arctic.
Satellite Imagery is Now Commonplace – So What’s Next?
Businesses and Consumers Desire Ground Level Images of Objects and Structures Seen in Satellite Photos
'Sentinels' to help fight climate battle?
Source A European project to monitor the continent’s climate from space could provide a boost in the fight against climate change. The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security project (GMES) will eventually consist of five satellites – or ‘sentinels’ – which will monitor different climate elements. The project has been jointly developed by the European
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