Living Planet Symposium 2025
June 23, 2025 - June 27, 2025
Austria Center Vienna
Background
The Living Planet Symposium 2025 (LPS25) is the latest in ESA’s triennial series of global events on Earth observation. Held every three years, these symposia have grown in both size and scope, focusing on key environmental issues. In response to the intensifying climate crisis, LPS25 will center on the theme of moving “from observation to climate action and sustainability for Earth.”
LPS25 will offer a forum for presenting and discussing the latest scientific findings and applications based on Earth observation data. It also provides a platform to review how data and technology contribute to addressing environmental and societal challenges. The symposium will highlight new products, services, missions, and initiatives, aiming to demonstrate how science, policy, business, and the economy benefit from space-based observations.
This five-day event brings together various communities interested in using Earth observation data, creating opportunities for networking and collaboration among participants from a wide range of sectors.
The symposium is open to academics, students, space industry professionals, government representatives, and members of organisations interested in Earth observation, as well as the commercial sector. The official language of the event is English, and additional resources to assist with planning attendance will be available soon.
Objectives
The Living Planet Symposium 2025 aims to unite scientists, researchers, decision-makers, and students from around the world to share and discuss the latest advancements in Earth science and observation technologies. The event will focus on several key areas:
- Earth Science Frontiers: To prove how exploiting existing and new mission data strengthens our understanding and modelling capabilities of the various interconnected systems of our planet.
- Climate Action and Sustainability Challenges: To demonstrate how Earth observation supports monitoring, mitigation and adaptation efforts to tackle environmental and societal challenges, thereby reducing the impacts of crises.
- Earth Observation Missions: To present findings from ESA’s Earth observation science, Copernicus, and meteorological missions along with results from national programmes. Additionally, present new concepts for sensors, missions, and data products.
- Digital Innovation and Green Solutions: To explore the integration of digital technologies and tools to enable green solutions to revolutionise the market landscape. Illustrate innovations in ground operational frameworks and their impact on operational efficiency, interoperability, data management and operational services.
- Partnerships with Industry for New Applications: To stress the importance of building on existing partnerships and nurturing new alliances to widen access to capital to boost commercialisation, and further encourage dialogue within the New Space ecosystem.
- Global Cooperation and Policy Support: To highlight the impact and the adoption of space infrastructures and data in supporting European and international institutions, enabling policies and cooperation across diverse sectors encompassing energy, climate and sustainability.
Key Information
- The symposium is being organised with the support of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency and Austria’s Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology.
- This event is crucial for advancing Earth science and providing evidence to support environmental and climate policies.
- It offers opportunities for networking, partnership formation, and engagement with the space industry.
- Students are encouraged to attend, learn, and participate in experiments.
Abstract Submission
The Abstract submission interface is now open, and we invite you to submit your abstract HERE. Your submission should be in line with one of the proposed sessions which can be found HERE. Abstract submissions will be considered from the 14th October – 1st December 2024.