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Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging Expands T-Kartor’s Channel to Finland
- December 8, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
No CommentsLeica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging today announced that T-Kartor is the authorized distributor of Leica Geosystems’ solutions in Finland, effective January 1, 2008.
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Meteosat Third Generation On Track
- December 7, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes, Dr Volker Liebig, and Eumetsat Director General, Dr Lars Prahm, have exchanged letters to document the understanding achieved between the two organisations on co-operation and co-ordination regarding the approval process of the respective Meteosat Third Generation programmes.
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SA boosts earth observation
- December 7, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
South Africa’s earth observation capabilities have been given a boost with the establishment of the South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), which will gather various data to ensure better management of existing resources and promote sustainable development.
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IAP Information Day – 15 Jan 2008, Brussels
- December 5, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
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Opening public procurement to SMEs
- November 30, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
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.
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EU projects set out forest fire recommendations
- November 30, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
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
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Global Environmental System Could Significantly Cut Disaster Toll
- November 29, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
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.
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The Observatory of European SMEs
- November 29, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
The Observatory of European SMEs was established by the Commission in December 1992 in order to improve the monitoring of the economic performance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe. Its task is to provide information on SMEs to policy-makers, researchers, economists and SMEs themselves.
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Five Years In Orbit For First DMC Satellite Alsat-1
- November 27, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Algeria celebrates the 5th anniversary of its first satellite, AlSAT-1 which marked the beginning of the country’s national space programme.
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Sentinel-1 will contribute to Earth Observation from 2011
- November 27, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: Archive, European EO Industry
Sentinel-1, one element in the GMES programme, has been specifically designed to cover a wide range of environmental and security tasks. Sentinel-1 will also be used for the observation of environmental events such as forest fires and for reconnaissance and support in critical situations where up-to-the-minute data is needed at extremely short notice.