Month: August 2023

EUSPA Industry Days: CASSINI Hackathons & Matchmaking Procurement in a nutshell

CASSINI is the European Union’s initiative to support entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs in the space industry, including New Space, during 2021-2027. The initiative is open to all areas of the EU Space Programme, and covers both upstream (i.e. nanosats, launchers, etc. and downstream (i.e. products/services enabled by space data, etc.). CASSINI includes a €1 billion…
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I/NAV improvements are now available to all Galileo Open Service users

The Galileo OS has been upgraded with three new features added to its I/NAV message, one of the four message types broadcast by Galileo satellites. Collectively referred to simply as I/NAV improvements, these features are now available to all Galileo Open Service users. Starting on 12 August 2023, the gradual process of upgrading the operational…
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Is the Mediterranean becoming too hot to handle?

The Mediterranean is in hot water – and we don’t mean that figuratively.  According to Copernicus data, last summer was a particularly hot one for the Mediterranean. Not only did the entire region see record-breaking marine heat waves in terms of intensity, duration and area of impact, the western Med experienced at least one marine…
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