EARSC News
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GMES User Workshops on pilot services
- November 24, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
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No CommentsThe European Commission has recently conducted a series of user workshops to define initial Europe-wide pilot services within the GMES (Global monitoring for Environment and Security) initiative. The three events on Land, Marine and Crisis/Emergency services attracted a well represented user European community, underlining the will to have a first set of services operational by 2008, as requested by the Council of the Member States. (Credits Europa)
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The British National Space Centre and DMC join the International Charter
- November 16, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
In London on Tuesday, the British National Space Centre (BNSC) formally
became a Partner Agency of the International Charter ‘Space and Major
Disasters’ on behalf of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC)
Consortium.(Credits ESA) -
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security: First concrete steps
- November 14, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
On the 10th of November, the European Commission adopted a new
Communication on Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES):
From concept to reality. This Communication that will be on the agenda
of the next European Space Council, plans to introduce the first three
earth observation services: emergency management, land monitoring and
marine services. After GALILEO, the Global Monitoring for Environment
and Security (GMES) has become the second EU flagship in space policy.
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International Council for Science: natural disaster mitigation initiative
- November 7, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
Recognising that scientific research has ‘not lived up to its full
potential in addressing some of society’s most pressing concerns’, the
International Council for Science (ICSU) has announced a strategic plan
to strengthen science for the benefit of society. (Credits Cordis) -
Implementing European Space Policy: Key ESA/EC agreement on EO data
- October 27, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
An agreement on space-based information services and access to, and
provision of, Earth Observation data was signed by ESA and the Joint
Research Centre of the European Commission. The signature took place at
ESRIN, the ESA Earth Observation Centre in Frascati, Italy.(Credits ESA) -
How Europe can benefit from Increased Globalisation of R&D
- October 27, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
How Europe can benefit from Increased Globalisation of R&D
Royal Technology- Forum
Stockholm, 27 October 2005. Janez POTOČNIK, European Commissioner for Science and Research. (Credits Europa) -
Tracking desertification with satellites highlighted at UNCCD COP
- October 24, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
With a quarter of the Earth’s land surface affected, the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification regards desertification as a
worldwide problem. (Credits ESA) -
Integration of the New EU Member Countries into the GMES Programme
- October 22, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme
will establish an operational capacity in 2008.
It shall integrate space-, air-, ground- and sea-based observation
platforms for regional and global monitoring, providing essential
information for policy- and decision-makers and to European citizens. (Credits EURISY) -
ESA tender opportunity opens for the evolution of GMES Services
- October 21, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
ESA has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to analyse the evolution
of GMES Services over the next decade. This ITT (05.1AE.08 on the EMITS
system) was issued on 17-Oct and will close on 25-Nov 12:00 am. A
single contract (of 1.5 MEuro maximum, & duration 12 months) is
planned to analyse the evolution of GMES services over the next decade,
assess the requirements arising from this evolution and formulate
designs for operational implementation of service production, delivery
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Commissioner Potočnik meets new Scientific Council at its inaugural meeting
- October 18, 2005
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- Category: EARSC News
Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research, will
meet the new 22-member Scientific Council, which has been established
to head up the future European Research Council, at its inaugural
meeting in Brussels today. The European Research Council will fund the
best of European science and scholarship, as assessed by peer review,
starting from 2007. The new Scientific Council – made up of scientists,
engineers, scholars and research leaders ?± will play a key role in
strengthening the quality and autonomy of scientific advice which
underpins the research funding decisions made.(Credits EUROPA-EU)