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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.
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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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Metop-A – Europeís first operational climate monitoring satellite takes up
The first science data were received as early as two days after the end of the Launch and Early-Orbit Phase; now the full data flow from the 11 instruments is available to users on an operational basis, offering unprecedented accuracy and resolution of different variables such as temperature and humidity, wind speed, ozone and measurements
ESA presents the sharpest ever satellite map of Earth
The most detailed portraits ever of the Earth’s land surface have been created with ESA’s Envisat environmental satellite. The portraits are the first products produced as part of the ESA-initiated GlobCover project and are available online. Bimonthly global composites for May to June 2005 and March to April 2006 can be accessed through a newly
Rapid post-disaster mapping to mark GMES progress
European civil protection and humanitarian aid units could soon have access to a rapid mapping service available at any time and in any place in the world. This service óto be delivered as part of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiativeó would consist of two types of maps: reference maps, to be
Useful Information for the FP7 Space Call
For your information please note that the reports from the three Fast-Track Services implementation groups are now available on the web as well as guidelines for development and validation of pre-operational GMES Fast-Track Services and a working document on correspondence between services developed under ESA GSE and GMES Fast-Track/Core Services. These documents can be downloaded
The EC has adopted the European Space Policy
The European Commission has adopted the European Space Policy, which reflects the key strategic importance that space systems and space applications have for Europe, in order to live up to its global leadership aspirations in selected areas. This Communication marks a milestone for the development of space policy in Europe providing a European identity to
EU needs powerful space policy to face global challenges
Emergency services and communications, navigation systems, live sports, news and weather coverage and financial transactions: day-to-day life in Europe depends more and more on space applications. A comprehensive political framework for the development of a viable and strong space sector has been tabled jointly today by the Commission and the Director General of the European
INSPIRE Directive has been published in the Official Journal
The INSPIRE Directive was published in the Official Journal, yesterday, the 25th April 2007. This means that the INSPIRE directive will enter into force on the 15th May 2007. Full text of the directive (EN). The directive is available in the official languages in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Europe Launching Sat Observation System
Europe’s plans to become a space power will see it install a fully-functioning global observation system consisting of 30 satellites by 2014. This system, known as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES), will supply the EU with independent environment, climate change and security information reducing the bloc’s dependence on outside sources for information. Once
FP7 Information and Networking day
This is a reminder about our main Information and Networking Day which is organised in Prague on 21 May 2007 by the Information Society and Media Directorate-General with the kind support of the Ministry of the Environment and the Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. The focus is this event
GMES Conference in Munich
Within the framework of the German EU Presidency, a conference on the European initiative Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) is taking place on Tuesday 2007-04-17 in Munich. Together with Commission Vice-President G¸nter Verheugen the Federal Minister of Transport Wolfgang Tiefensee opened the conference titled The Way to the European Earth Observation System GMES
Bridging the gap between Space and Local and Regional Users
Future Challenges for Local and Regional Authorities: How can Space Technology help?, to be held on 29-30 May 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. The aim of the Eurisy programme dedicated to Local and Regional Authorities is to facilitate the use by European regions and cities of the existing services providing solutions to some of the challenges
New Satellite Coverage for Natural Disasters
The NOAA administrator and the Brazilian ambassador to the United States, joined by dignitaries from Argentina and Brazil, will host a news conference to announce the successful repositioning of a NOAA environmental monitoring and weather observing satellite. South Americans and many millions of other people in the Western Hemisphere will benefit from the shift, which
Govt needs satellite rethink / Plight of Radar No. 1
Keiko Chino / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Writer One of the government’s four intelligence-gathering satellites has ceased to operate due to a breakdown of its power source, bringing to light many problems that have to be addressed. An official of the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center said while the center has not given up trying to reestablish
Germany Hopes To Unveil EU Space Policy
Despite recent setbacks and a two-year delay in getting an agreement among members, the European Union appears ready to unveil what kind of collective space policy its 27 member nations should pursue. Germany aims to show the first-time European space strategy before its six-month term as EU president expires in July. Though mainly geared to
MEMBERS NEWS
New Job Opportunity at GAF AG Munich – “Project Manager Earth Observation & Copernicus LCLU downstream Services”
GAF AG is an internationally successfully operating company for cross-platform EO-based geoinformation solutions and for the development of innovative GIS and database applications. In addition to the reception and distribution of geodata, GAF holds a leading position in the areas of data refinement and geoconsulting due to its many years of expertise. With an international and
EARSC Board of Directors Election – Apply to Become One of the EARSC Directors 2024!
According to the Article 11 of the EARSC Statutes, the Board of Directors shall be renewed during the Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held in Brussels on June 13, 2024, during EXPANDEO 2024. The 9 Directors will be elected this year for a term of 2 years. The election is an opportunity for EARSC Full members to be involved in the
European cooperation on satellite mapping: The Danish Geodata Agency and EOMAP join efforts in mapping the shallow waters of Denmark.
Nørresundby (DK) / Seefeld (D) – By using Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (SDB), the Danish Geodata Agency and EOMAP are joining forces to contribute to the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Bathymetry partnership, and to integrate the SDB data into the Danish Depth Model (DDM) “Finding new ways to map shallow waters, where we only have very
