The Global Forest Observation Initiative (GFOI) is an informal partnership to help coordinate international support to developing countries on forest monitoring and greenhouse gas accounting for REDD+ and related activities. Together with “Data Coordination”, “Methods and Guidance Documentation” and “Capacity Building”, the “R&D Coordination” is one of the four pillars of the GFOI. The purpose …
The Black sea is located in the north-eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a semi-closed basin that communicates with the Planetary Ocean through the Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits. The water balance is highly imposed by the freshwater inputs from some of the biggest rivers in Europe in terms of solid and liquid discharge: …
The ESA Earth Observation Science for Society programmatic element introduces a new series of projects under a single framework titled Pioneer Earth Observation apPLications for the Environment (PEOPLE). The objective of the PEOPLE series is to develop innovative high-quality EO-based products, indicators methods, tools and/or services, targeting specific high-priority research and development (R&D) matters raised …
The objective of the call is to provide a framework to rapidly respond to new innovative ideas. The scope of the call covers elements of Block 4 of Future EO-1 Segment 1. The particular focus for innovative activities under each element is as follows: Grand Science Challenges EO for a Resilient Society Artificial Intelligence for …
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 …
WorldCover provides a new baseline global land cover product at 10 m resolution for 2020 based on Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data, developed and validated in 9 months from last data take. Key end-users, such as FAO, OECD, UNCCD, WRI, CGIAR, and EU DEFIS were an integral part of the project, following the whole project workflow …
Focusing on the New Space economy and innovations in Earth observation, ESA’s fourth Φ-week kicks off on Monday 11 October. A number of articles will be published on ESA web pages providing insights from the event. Not to miss any of them, you will find a dynamic, increasingly up-to-date list with links to the articles …
The main theme of Φ-week 2021 is the NewSpace economy and associated innovations – a global trend of emerging investment and entrepreneurial philosophy that, together with key technological advancements, is enabling a private space industry largely driven by commercial motivations and will eventually evolve into EO Commercial Space. The event will highlight how the NewSpace …
Historically, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has represented the biggest share of the EU budget. From more than 70 percent of finances in the 1980s to about 40 percent, the CAP provides farmers with direct payments to make their businesses more profitable, reduce risks associated with weather and guarantee food supply chains across the continent. …
