Month: May 2022

Help us improve the EUSPA user experience

EUSPA is revamping its online presence – and we need your help! Take part in our study and let us know how we can build a better website user experience for you. When the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) was launched in May 2021, it represented the start of a new era for…
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EU Space is the key to disaster risk management and response

When it comes to weather-related events, 2021 was a record-breaking year for Europe. The summer the hottest on record – with a part of Sicily setting a provisional heat record for Europe at 48.8 degrees Celsius in August – translating into a very dry Mediterranean region. This extreme heatwave ignited wildfires across countries like Greece…
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Follow-up: NEREUS Virtual General Assembly on Friday 20 May 2022!

  The 2022 digital General Assembly took place on Friday 20 May, from 14:00-16:00 pm! The event is by invitation only and reserved for NEREUS members.   NEREUS President Thierry Cotelle emphasized how regions play an important role in the current and future space developments. Invited speaker Mr. Benoit De Vrieze presented on behalf of the…
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The EU at the Living Planet Symposium 2022 in Bonn

The EU at the Living Planet Symposium 2022 in Bonn motta@spacetec… Wed, 25/05/2022 – 12:06 2022 Living Planet Symposium: Alexander Gerst (ESA astronaut) and Lea Albrecht (Deutsche Welle journalist and moderator of the opening ceremony). The Living Planet Symposium, held every three years, is amongst the leading global events for Earth Observation (EO). The 2022…
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Entrepreneurship Day a not-to-be-missed event for start-ups, scale-ups, innovators and investors

If you’re a European start-up, scale-up, SME, entrepreneur, innovator or investor and aren’t taking advantage of the EU Space Programme then listen up: you’re missing out on a big opportunity. Just how big are we talking? According to research conducted by the experts at the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), the GNSS and…
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Copernicus to expand its user-base with new demonstrators (Webinar)

Copernicus has been monitoring the Earth’s environment from several years now, providing a unique combination of full, free and open data and services in six thematic areas: Land, Marine, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Emergency and Security. The Copernicus system consists of three main components: a space component, which delivers data from a fleet of dedicated observation…
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Copernicus to expand its user-base with new demonstrators

Copernicus has been monitoring the Earth’s environment from several years now, providing a unique combination of full, free and open data and services in six thematic areas: Land, Marine, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Emergency and Security. The Copernicus system consists of three main components: a space component, which delivers data from a fleet of dedicated observation…
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Copernicus SEA celebrates its fifth anniversary since the starting of operations

Copernicus SEA celebrates its fifth anniversary since the starting of operations motta@spacetec… Thu, 19/05/2022 – 10:40 The Copernicus Security Service is an integral part of the Copernicus component of the EU Space Programme. This service provides the European Union with vital information to respond to the security challenges Europe faces and assists non-EU countries in…
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New chair-elect for the Security Accreditation Board (SAB) of EUSPA

During the 52nd meeting of EUSPA’s Security Accreditation Board, Mr Philippe Bertrand, European affairs DGA coordinator, was elected as its new chair by the Member States representatives. Philippe Bertrand has a vast experience in space-related activities and more specifically in satellite navigation. He has held several managerial positions in the public sector, namely in the…
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EO Africa F2F Training #3: Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses

The third F2F course of he EO AFRICA R&D Facility will take place in Rabat in close cooperation with CRASTE-LF (African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology in French Language). Deadline for applications: 30th May 2022 This course introduces participants to Cloud Computing and its usage for Earth Observation (EO) data analyses. It starts…
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