It’s a great time to work in Earth Observation, with an unprecedented number of missions acquiring high-quality, freely accessible data. These are complemented by a whole ecosystem of analytic tools and software. The ESA Earth Observation Program (EOP) supports EO downstream industry in developing novel applications, and numerous innovative results are generated every year in …
One of the most limiting factors in applying AI to EO is the complex and labour-intensive process of gathering and labelling EO data. This process is time-consuming and expensive, often requiring domain experts or in-situ verification to ensure accurate annotations. The Earth Observation Training Data Lab (EOTDL), developed in the context of an EO …
The ESA Green Transition Information Factories initiative enables the development of an ecosystem of EO-integrated solutions addressing key needs and challenges for the green transition and climate adaptation. It leverages Earth Observation data products, together with geospatial and interdisciplinary data, advanced analytics and cloud services to co-develop user-driven capabilities and services. Through the ongoing GTIF-AT and …
Building on the success of Austria’s first Green Transition Information Factory (GTIF) demonstration last year, this pioneering concept is advancing its mission to support national priorities in their Net Zero journey. The initiative is set to broaden its impact by fostering open innovation and scalability across diverse regions and sectors while empowering stakeholders to drive …
The Geohazards Exploitation Platform (GEP) is the outcome of an ESA initiative to implement Thematic Exploitation Platforms, i.e. advanced on-line processing environments dedicated to user communities in specific thematic areas. The GEP is looking at geological and hydrogeological hazards with a focus on terrain motion mapping. In the context of its current evolution, the GEP …
EarthCODE (Earth Science Collaborative Open Development Environment) is an environment with the objective to enable adoption of FAIR Open Science Principles throughout ESA-funded Earth System Science activities, to deliver long-term persistence of data, code and documentation, aiding reproducibility, reuse and consumption of research outputs by a wider community. Get selected as a supplier EarthCODE is being …
Scheduled for November 6-9 at the Austria Center Vienna, the Big Data from Space 2023 conference (BiDS’23) sets a stage for thought leaders, industry experts, and professionals from academia, EU entities, and government. The objective is clear: to engage in meaningful dialogue, reveal user requirements, exchange scholarly and practical ideas, and showcase the advancements in …
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have formalized their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) in July 2023. This meaningful step solidifies their longstanding active engagement through various joint activities, including mutual support at code sprints, conferences, and contributions to free and open-source geospatial projects. OSGeo, a …
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 …
ESA, NASA, and JAXA joined forces at FOSS4G 2023, the largest global gathering for Free and Open-Source Software for Geospatial, to organize a successful hands-on workshop on “Open Science with NASA-ESA-JAXA EO Dashboard”. The workshop highlighted their collaborative effort, the EO Dashboard, an open-access resource illustrating global changes in the environment, economy, and agriculture using …
