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European Commission tables first elements for a European Space Policy
- May 24, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
No CommentsThe European Commission has now outlined the first elements for a
European Space Policy, which is expected to be devised and approved
before the end of 2005. Today??s communication (COM(2005)208 final
identifies the roles and responsibilities in space policy of the EU,
Member States, the European Space Agency (ESA) and other stakeholders
and the relevant funding sources and instruments. The Commission also
specifies priorities, funding principles and an approach to developing
a broad industry policy for Europe as a whole. Info resource European
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NERC to review ESA contributions
- May 24, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
A consultation meeting to review achievements of NERC??s investments
into ESA??s environmental science programmes and future requirements for
EOEP-3
The Natural Environment Research Council is to hold a consultation
meeting on 27 June in London to review its spending on the European
Space Agency’s environmental science programmes and future requirements
for the Earth Observation Envelope Programme. Info extracted from NERC
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Space: Research and Business Sector
- May 22, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
(AGI) – Ancona, May 20 – The industry of the future cannot ignore space
as a business factor, as well as European countries cannot do otherwise
than overcome terrestrial frontiers to look for new strategies in
quality of life. This perspective implies consistent investments in
research and technology some do not want to face as the represent a
certain risk potential. These were topics discussed at Ancona
University during the conference of Italian university rectors,
covering all topics related to space activities in five sessions. After
Genoa and Naples the expert group arrived in Ancona to discuss “a
European space policy: new strategies for innovation and
competitiveness”. Discussion was based on the seventh EU programme
waiting to be definitely approved by the European Parliament. Info
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European Space Imaging joins forces with Euromap
- May 22, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
European Space Imaging announced that the company has started the
distribution of imagery from the new IRS-RESOURCESAT-1 satellite to
customers in Europe and North Africa. RESOURCESAT-1 collects imagery at
resolutions ranging from 5 to 60 meter which complements European Space
Imaging??s product suite of very high resolution IKONOS imagery of up to
80 cm resolution. Point of contact for media:
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EADS Astrium awarded Korea??s 1st geostationary multifunctional sat contract
- May 19, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
EADS Astrium has been awarded a contract from the Korea Aerospace and
Research Institute, KARI, to design and manufacture the first Korean
multi-function geostationary satellite ?®COMS?∆. The highly advanced COMS
satellite has three payloads; one for meteorology, one for ocean
observation and one for communications. Info source at www.eads.net -
New UNOSAT website with enhanced ergonomy, functionalities and databases
- May 17, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
UNOSAT is a United Nations initiative to provide the humanitarian community with access to satellite imagery and Geographic Information System (GIS) services.
The goal of UNOSAT is to make satellite imagery and geographic information easily accessible to the humanitarian community and to experts worldwide working to reduce disasters and plan sustainable development. To do this UNOSAT Group acquire satellite images from all commercial providers. -
In an increasingly global and complex world, standards are a vital
- May 12, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Various pieces of research have proved that they bring benefits, including significant economic benefits, to all stakeholders in a community, and to the community in its entirety. What is vital, however, is that the standards produced are appropriate, in particular that they meet the needs of the sector, are workable, and are produced and revised in a timely manner. This requires ongoing liaison with all stakeholders. The development of standards in the area of geographic information has been ongoing for some years now, with a considerable number of standards in the ISO 19100 series developed by ISO/ Technical Committee (TC) 211 and published since 2000.
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EUROGI's report on National Geographic Information Associations
- May 11, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: Archive, European EO Industry
This survey contains not only all European countries with an existing
NGIA, but also those which are still trying to establish one.
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Alcatel and Finmeccanica Receive Approval from European Commission
- May 1, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Alcatel and Finmeccanica are delighted with the
decision of the European Commission which has given its approval for the
creation of the two companies, Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio.source at spacenewsfeed
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A new CIP Framework programme (2007-2013)
- April 25, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive