International Bodies

Drones and HAPS bringing new opportunities closer to the Earth

2021-01-28T17:29:15+02:00

Drones are increasingly used as a source of information that complements data provided by satellite-based remote sensing (e.g. Copernicus Sentinels) and eventually in-situ data sensors. These Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) enable more flexibility, increased accuracy or specific actions or analyses (e.g. hyperspectral imaging) and their rapidly growing global commercial market size in 2018 had already [...]

Drones and HAPS bringing new opportunities closer to the Earth2021-01-28T17:29:15+02:00

Innovation Hubs

2021-01-28T17:27:46+02:00

Among larger corporations, it is fashionable to have one, whilst many cities are claiming to be one. We are talking of course of “Innovation Hubs”, a widely used term for central places where innovation activities take place. While companies often define these as dedicated offices that are designed, equipped and staffed with creativity in mind, [...]

Innovation Hubs2021-01-28T17:27:46+02:00

EO for Developing Countries

2021-01-28T17:27:04+02:00

Developing countries are defined as low and middle income countries that, compared to industrialised countries, have a less developed industrial base relative to their population. They are facing common challenges related to health, food security, lack of infrastructure and utilities (e.g. electricity, water, sewage), or pollution. Given local conditions, they may suffer from natural disasters [...]

EO for Developing Countries2021-01-28T17:27:04+02:00

Copernicus Start-up Programme

2021-02-12T11:53:00+02:00

Copernicus – the European Union's Earth Observation Programme – invests in different stages of start-ups to support the growth of Copernicus-based businesses in Europe as well as user uptake for Copernicus-based products and services. It is composed of: Copernicus Prizes, Copernicus Hackathons, Copernicus Accelerator, Copernicus Incubation. Source: Copernicus The Copernicus Prizes innovation competition (aka Copernicus [...]

Copernicus Start-up Programme2021-02-12T11:53:00+02:00

How new satellite technologies are creating market opportunities

2021-01-28T17:25:45+02:00

The Earth Observation (EO) industry as a whole is in the midst of a revolution, spurred by deregulation, smaller and cheaper electronics, innovation in launcher and sensor technologies, and advancements in Cloud Computing and data processing. The phenomenon is dubbed “NewSpace”, and it covers the whole value chain, from satellite manufacturers and operators to data [...]

How new satellite technologies are creating market opportunities2021-01-28T17:25:45+02:00

Bringing the benefits of EO in markets across the globe

2021-01-28T17:24:51+02:00

Among the greatest strengths of Earth Observation (EO) is its universal application. This aspect is manifested in two ways. Firstly, EO satellites allow the monitoring of a wide variety of natural phenomena and operational processes across the whole globe. Secondly, the decisions or actions that organisations dealing with such phenomena or operations must take are [...]

Bringing the benefits of EO in markets across the globe2021-01-28T17:24:51+02:00

High Performance Computing for Earth Observation

2021-01-28T17:24:15+02:00

The enormous increase of Earth Observation data over the past few years is bringing tremendous business opportunities for start-ups and SMEs but also calls for a fundamental paradigm shift. Thus, making the most of Big EO data, requires disrupting the traditional workflows whereby downloaded datasets are processed locally. Instead, through a multitude of web-based platforms, [...]

High Performance Computing for Earth Observation2021-01-28T17:24:15+02:00

The rise of the EO Platform Ecosystem

2021-01-28T17:23:32+02:00

Since the advent of the Copernicus Sentinels era and the rise of new, venture-backed business models relying on large fleets of small satellites, more and more data is becoming available. To unlock the insights provided by this unprecedented volume of diverse data, users need robust access, powerful computation and innovative processing methods. This need can [...]

The rise of the EO Platform Ecosystem2021-01-28T17:23:32+02:00

Big Data, big opportunities, big challenges

2021-01-28T17:22:39+02:00

“Faster, Higher, Stronger” is not only an inspirational call to start-ups and young entrepreneurs to develop and launch EO-based services in the market. It is also the reality experienced today at the interface of Earth Observation with Big Data: Higher – the volume of Earth Observation data has grown almost exponentially in the past few [...]

Big Data, big opportunities, big challenges2021-01-28T17:22:39+02:00

Common Agricultural Policy

2021-01-28T16:56:44+02:00

The EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) is a partnership between agriculture and society, and between Europe and its farmers. A common policy for all EU countries, it supports the production of food, development of rural communities, and environmentally sustainable farming. Since 1962, and throughout a series of reforms, the CAP has not only supported farmers [...]

Common Agricultural Policy2021-01-28T16:56:44+02:00

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 824478.

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