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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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First Egyptian scientific satellite in orbit
Egyptian authorities announced that they intend to launch the first Egyptian scientific satellite by the end of 2007 ( Source Spacedaily)
Sinequanet Workshop Programme, London, UK, December 8, 2006
In November 2005, ESA and the European Commission launched Sinequanet. The objective is to build a network able to organise, structure & deliver access to technical facilities, expert support; and training services specifically aimed at the needs of high-technology SMEs who are currently supply, or are looking to enter, the European space industry. Ultimately, the aim is to reinforce the profitable flow of innovation into and out of the European space technology business. (Source Sinequanet)
Announcement SPREEX Coordination Action Workshop on Oil Spill Response
The mid-term workshop of the Coordination Action SPREEX dealing with Oil Spill Response preparedness and efficiency research needs, includes the presentation of summaries of the State of the Art reports prepared along the first year of the Coordination Action, on OSR issues, that includes in WP 3.
Provision of NWS Info in Geospatial Format
The NWS seeks user input as it evolves its geographical data services.
To advance the environmental information enterprise, NOAA/NWS will provide information in forms accessible to the public as well as underlying data in forms convenient to additional processing, to the extent practicable and within resource constraints. (Source US National Weather Service)
GEO Plenary Meetings
The GEO Plenary is the official decision-making forum of GEO and meets at least once annually. (Source Earth Observations)
ESA joins UN climate talks in Kenya
The United Nations annual summit on climate change this week in Nairobi, Kenya, seeks to negotiate a successor to the Kyoto Protocol strategy, which becomes obsolete in 2012, to restrict emissions of heat-trapping gases that drive climate change. ESA joins the activities to share results of its satellite-based Kyoto-supporting services. (Source ESA)
Climate change:Commission looks for progress from UN ministerial conference
The European Commission will be seeking further global progress in the battle against climate change at the annual United Nations climate change conference which starts in Nairobi today and runs until 17 November. European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas will participate in the high-level segment from 15-17 November. (Source Europa-EU)
Russia's Federal space program takes first steps
MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev for RIA Novosti) Russia’s 2006-2015 federal space program includes more than 20 projects devoted to fundamental scientific research. Nevertheless, it has not yet orbited any specialized scientific payloads except for Resurs-DK1, an earth-observation satellite launched this year to perform high-resolution remote observations of the Earth. Its launch was postponed many times. Developed
MapInfo Appoints John O'Hara to Executive Vice President, International
MapInfo Corporation (Nasdaq: MAPS), the leading global provider of location intelligence solutions, today announces the appointment of John O'Hara to Executive Vice President of International Operations. (Source Spatialnews)
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) extended to Africa
On the eve of EUMETSAT??s 7th African User Forum in Maputo, Mozambique, representatives from the African Union, of the ACP Secretariat and of the 5 African Regional Economic Groupings (CEMAC, ECOWAS, IGAD, IOC and, SADC) have signed a joint declaration calling the European Commission to plan for an extension of its Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative to include Africa.(Source Eumetsat)
Future Challenges for Local & Regional Authorities:How can Space Tech.help?
16 ñ 17 April 2007 – Barcelona, Spain FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT Co-organised with by BAIE , CTAE, EARSC, Universitat PolitÈcnica de Catalunya and Co-sponsored by Ajuntament de Barcelona and Generalitat de Catalunya Aims of the Conference Local and regional Authorities are confronted with new challenges which require careful planning and effective use of new technologies: monitoring
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