Category: EU News

Follow-up: Safety and security dimension of space, the European Defence Fund and its multiannual perspective on 17 November 2022

NEREUS organized on the 17th November 2022 the first session on “The safety and security dimension of space, the European Defence Fund, and its multiannual perspective”.  The goal of the webinar and the next one to come (on the 30th of January 2023) is to introduce the participants to the safety and security dimension of…
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The 2022 Copernicus Emergency Management Service General Assembly: positive user feedback and many innovations in the pipeline

The 2022 Copernicus Emergency Management Service General Assembly: positive user feedback and many innovations in the pipeline otero@spacetec… Thu, 17/11/2022 – 11:16 Introduction This year’s CEMS General Assembly provided the perfect opportunity to celebrate the service’s 10th anniversary, remember past milestones and deliver in-depth insight into current CEMS activities and planned future evolutions and product…
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Kicking-off the festive season with EUSPA Open Days 2022!

This year we invite our guests to see, navigate and communicate with the help of the EU Space Programme. Can we reverse climate change by looking in on earth from space? Are autonomous driving cars fact or fiction? Would we still be able to communicate if ground networks become unavailable? Well thanks to Galileo, Copernicus…
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Attention all GNSS signal simulator manufacturers

Signal simulators play a critical role within the GNSS product pipeline. Chipset and receiver manufacturers depend on them to provide the relevant scenarios necessary to accurately test and certify their products. Laboratories also rely on GNSS simulators to run specific tests and to develop new standards. The challenge, however, is that chipset and receiver manufacturers…
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Copernicus supports the Finance and Insurance Sectors in Monitoring climate-related risks

Copernicus supports the Finance and Insurance Sectors in Monitoring climate-related risks nee@spacetec.p… Thu, 10/11/2022 – 10:23 Why climate-related risks cannot be overlooked by the finance sector In support of its awareness-raising efforts, the scientific community has presented data on the outcomes of inaction vis-à-vis climate change adaption and mitigation. In its Special Report: Global Warming…
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NEREUS Webinar 2nd December, 11-12 CET: EUSPA’s Pre-Commercial Procurement opportunity in the new Horizon Europe call

NEREUS organises a webinar on the HORIZON Pre-commercial Procurement call ‘Strategic autonomy in developing, deploying and using global space-based infrastructures, services, applications and data’. Ultimately, the goal of the webinar would be to inform the regional stakeholder how to benefit and better access EUSPA’s funding opportunities, build a consortium, and exchange with the public user.  …
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Second Horizon Europe call seeks to develop innovative space downstream applications

The second Horizon Europe call is officially open for submissions. With an overall budget of EUR 48.1 million, the EUSPA-managed call aims to support the development of innovative downstream applications that leverage the data and services offered by the EU Space Programme.  The deadline for applications is 2 March 2023. This is the first Horizon Europe call to include GOVSATCOM,…
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Follow-up: Education and training webinar in the space sector on 7th November 2022!

NEREUS organized on 7th of November 2022 the second session on “Education and training in the space sector: new trends, partnerships, and opportunities”.  The goal of these infosessions is to introduce NEREUS associate members in the education and training sector, and to enhance partnership and cooperation between them, identifying common goals, opportunities, educational programmes, and areas…
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ENTRUSTED consortium representatives discuss the next GOVSATCOM phase in Prague

Secure and robust satellite communications that can be rapidly deployed are key for governmental actors, especially when terrestrial network is compromised, there is lack of service coverage (e.g. in open-seas or Arctic regions) as well as to support humanitarian missions in hostile territories. To address this kind of challenges and shield its space autonomy, the…
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OBSERVER: Monitoring Glaciers from Space

OBSERVER: Monitoring Glaciers from Space nee@spacetec.p… Thu, 03/11/2022 – 11:46 A warming climate European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the Alpine glaciers in 2022 Glaciers are essential to enabling life on Earth. As frozen towering giants, they act as freshwater reservoirs providing potable water for human consumption. Meltwater that is released by the melting of…
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