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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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 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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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 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 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 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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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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Copernicus Jupyter Notebook Competition: Help others to start their journeys with EO data motta@spacetec… Thu, 12/05/2022 – 11:20 The onset of the humanity’s spacefaring era irreversibly changed our perspective on our planet. With the deployment of the first Earth Observation (EO) satellites came a paradigm shift to studying and tackling issues of global importance. Technological…
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The EU Agency for the Space Programme celebrates its first anniversary with new services, a new satellite and even more end users. Time flies when you’re busy getting things done. And in the first year of its existence, the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has gotten a lot of things done. “EUSPA’s launch…
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