In the framework of the Earth Observation Applications projects, this activity specifically responds to the open consultation process with Civil Society Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations (CSOs/NGOs) on Conservation and Restoration that ESA carried out in 2022, and it is linked to a number of key international and European policies: the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the Kunming-Montreal …
The European Space Agency (ESA) is delighted to announce the reopening of the Sentinel-3A World Fire Atlas, now upscaled at global level, providing the latest data on fire occurrences since June 2016. Following a successful prototyping phase in summer 2019, during which it supported European civil protection agencies and firefighter forces, the Atlas is now …
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to build a collaborative Open Science environment called the Open Science Persistent Demonstrator (OSPD). The OSPD aims to test and demonstrate interoperability among Earth Science technologies and infrastructures, fostering collaborative research and reusability of existing components to enhance Earth Science communication and research …
Europe has made significant progress in improving health outcomes, with increased life expectancy and better management of diseases. However, the continent still faces challenges such as an aging population, a higher prevalence of chronic diseases, and the need to strengthen the resilience of healthcare systems in the wake of pandemics, such as the COVID-19 crisis. …
In Q4 2022, ESA organised an open Information Day to address Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)/ Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) with presentations on the potential of EO in support to ecosystems restoration and conservation. The event was attended by around 60 CSOs/NGOs. The Consultation was complemented with a questionnaire circulated to participants and interested stakeholders to capture …
Following the public release of the beta version Green Transition Information Factory (GTIF) demonstrator for Austria one month ago, ESA and the Austrian BMK Ministry invited various Green Transition implementers for a GTIF user consultation workshop in Vienna on March 6th . More than 125 people from over 40 different organisations attended the event taking …
ESA announced the Space for a Green Future (S4GF) Accelerator in 2021, as one of the instruments to drive Europe’s innovation and use of space to respond to the global climate and sustainability crisis. In particular, the S4GF initiative is meant to accelerate the Green Transition towards a carbon-neutral, sustainable, and resilient society. Green Transition …
One year ago, on 20 October 2021, the new baseline global land cover product at 10 m resolution, exploiting Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data, showing 11 land cover classes with unprecedented detail, was launched. Last 28 October 2022, 9 months from the last data take, the global product with data from year 2021 was released. Read …
The European Space Agency (ESA) invites all civil society organisations (CSOs) / non governmental organisation (NGOs) with an environmental focus to a knowledge-sharing webinar to discuss the potential of Earth Observation (EO) data exploitation for ecosystem conservation and restoration. The webinar is part of an Open Consultation process with CSOs / NGOs. This is an …
Abstract submission is now open (12 Jul – 12 Sep) for the upcoming online workshop on Earth Observation for Ecosystem Accounting 2022, to take place in the afternoons (13:00 – 17:00 CET Rome time, 07:00 – 11:00 NY time) from 28 Nov to 1 Dec. The workshop will feature invited talks, open sessions with oral …
