We are pleased to announce that in collaboration with the AUC, the ESA EO AFRICA R&D Facility has launched a call for research proposals to support African–European collaborative efforts to develop innovative, open-source EO algorithms and applications adapted to African solutions to African challenges by leveraging cutting-edge cloud-based data access and computing infrastructure. 15 research …
ESA is pleased to invite you to join the EO AFRICA community, and future ESA Africa-related activities as a research partner and collaborator. Being part of such community will allow us to timely inform you about the different research calls, innovation collaborations and training opportunities. Please confirm your interest and willingness to join the network …
In April 2019 ESA awarded the Euro Data Cube (EDC) contract to a consortium of partners led by Sinergise. Rather than funding the development of a completely new service, the project was based on the integration of existing operational capabilities run by the project team, up to the creation of an EO Information Factory. Such …
In nowadays rapidly changing global landscape, Earth observation is playing an ever more prominent role and new actors, new technologies, new business models and new downstream needs are entering the picture. A number of sessions will focus on EO industry present and future at next year’s Living Planet Symposium, one of the largest events worldwide …
At ongoing COP26 in Glasgow, a number of highlights are related to the energy sector. More than 40 world leaders, representing more than 70% of the world’s economy and every region, have signed up to a new international plan – the Breakthrough Agenda – that aims to make clean technologies the most affordable, accessible and …
The role of finance in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies is undisputed. On the one hand, most vulnerable countries are fighting for developed nations commitments on climate financing for adaptation and discussing liability and compensation for “loss and damage” caused by massive floods, devastating wildfires, and rising seas; on the other hand, in Europe, …
The pandemic stroke particularly hard on cultural heritage, with the collapse in tourism revenues, increased vulnerability of sites to looting, suspension of rehabilitation, conservation and archaeological exploration works. Geo-hazards, extreme events and expected climate change consequences are pending threats to be taken into account. This led organisations to rethinking their models for protecting heritage sites …
Most recent add-on to the collection of online MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) dedicated to Earth observation data, techniques and applications is Land in Focus, launched last 4 October. This MOOC, funded by ESA, has been developed by experts from various internationally renowned institutes such as EOS Jena, WUR Wageningen, RUB Bochum, FSU Jena, Sinergise, …
ESA’s Φ-week fourth edition took place last 11-15 October, focusing on the New Space economy and its associated innovations. Recordings of the sessions from this hybrid formula event (virtual for the public and in person for invited speakers) are now publicly available. Find here below direct links to recordings of a selection of EO science …
A research, carried out as part of the Polar+ Surface Mass Balance Feasibility project, which used measurements from the Agency’s ice mission CryoSat, showed how Greenland’s meltwater runoff has risen by 21% over the past four decades, and has become 60% more erratic from one summer to the next. Results have just been published …
