Are you interested in the role of EO in the finance downstream market sector? Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about it by attending the upcoming Living Planet Symposium in Bonn, next 23 -27 May – registration is now open. Here’s a selection of scientific sessions and agora discussions you may want not to miss. …
Amongst all medal winners and a number of exciting athletes personal stories at the Beijing winter Olympics, now coming to an end, a prominent actor has raised to the podium: snow. Being it for the environmental impact of the almost entirely human-made snow of the ski and snowboarding courses or for the athletes struggling in …
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 …
ESA’s next Living Planet Symposium is set to take place on 23–27 May 2022 in Bonn, Germany. In gearing up for this prestigious event, it’s now time to submit abstracts to ensure a much sought-after slot to present topics such as the latest scientific findings on our planet, novel Earth observing technologies and new opportunities …
Don’t miss the first VANTAGE coding challenge on The Urban Environment! VANTAGE is a new, online, cloud-based platform for analysis and exploitation of video from space. It includes a repository of high-definition videos captured from EO satellites, and a suite of analytical tools for extracting value and insight from the videos, plus support for user-defined …
