EUSPA celebrates Europe Day – a chance to highlight European integration and values and how the EU Space Programme is helping build an even better EU for tomorrow. Today, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) joins citizens across the EU in celebrating Europe. Known as Europe Day, the 9th of May marks…
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EUSPA published a procurement on “Engineering Services” for the Galileo Programme. To encourage the widest participation possible, the agency is organizing an industry day to present all the procurement details on 13 May 2022 at 16:00. The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) is playing a key role in the Galileo Programme, the…
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After a challenging Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) and Testing campaign during the pandemic times, Galileo satellite “Nikolina” (GSAT0223) is entering service provision as of today. The satellite will reinforce the performance and robustness of the EU’s satellite-based positioning system. GSAT0223 was brought into space on 05/12/2021 with Galileo launch L11 after the usual…
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A new Memorandum of Understanding aims to better leverage Galileo and Copernicus to further the goals of the Common Fisheries Policy and the EU’s Green Deal. Today, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), the EU agency responsible for coordinating national operational activities in fisheries and…
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This third session of Space 4 Critical Infrastructure invites the European Commission to share opportunities and views for the green and digital transition in the construction sector. Two examples will then be given of cooperative projects in the sector of infrastructure. One national project related to the use of satellite technology for monitoring the stability…
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The second webinar on “Space 4 Critical Infrastructures” organised on the 26th of April shed light on what can be considered as critical infrastructure and on specific satellite-based technologies currently used by the competent bodies dealing with monitoring and maintenance. The collapse of the Morandi bridge opened a European wide reflection on how to modernise…
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EU Space Week, the go-to event of for Europe’s space community, is happening 3 – 6 October 2022 in Prague, Czech Republic. After two years of online-only editions, EU Space Week 2022 is set to bring together the entire European Union space community. From policymakers to industry, start-ups, public authorities, investors and users, EU Space Week…
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An initiative in the Netherlands leverages Galileo’s enhanced accuracy and positioning to conduct a comprehensive safety assessment of local bicycle paths. The Dutch love their bikes. In fact, according to a European Commission report on quality transportation, 36% of Dutch people say biking is their preferred method for getting around. Bolstered by a robust cycling…
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The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a planned call to develop the European GNSS Service Demonstrator (ESD) providing a centralised platform for the demonstration of new and enhanced end-to-end European Global Navigation Satellite System (EGNSS) services The European Commission is currently specifying the long-term…
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Speaking at CYSAT, EUSPA highlighted how its security apparatus helps protect the space-based data we depend on against malicious cyberattacks. The number of critical services and everyday devices that depend on satellite-based data continues to increase. But with this increase comes new challenges – including cybersecurity. Satellites have historically been designed to be reliable –…
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