EuroGeographics and EuroSDR have today (6 March 2015) announced that they will work together to provide a framework for European spatial data research and development. The cooperation agreement will further the development of the EuroSDR Research Plan and the...
Three New Copernicus Services to Reach Operational Status in 2015
The Copernicus Climate Change, Marine Environment and Atmosphere Monitoring services will start operations in 2015. Hence, three Delegation Agreements, for the implementation and management of the services, have been signed by the European Commission and the service...
European Commission Awards the Deployment of the pan-European Open Data Portal
Feb. 12, 2015—Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has announced that the European Commission has awarded a three-year contract, worth several million Euros, for the deployment of an EU open data core...
Book Provides Progress Report on Creating Spatial Data Infrastructures in Europe
Redlands, Calif., Feb. 11, 2015—The third edition of Building European Spatial Data Infrastructures presents an update on the efforts of the European Union (EU) to create a system for spatial data sharing among the 28 EU member nations. Building a spatial data...
MapAction Emergency Teams to Benefit from Authoritative Data from EuroGeographics
Feb. 9, 2015—Leading humanitarian mapping charity, MapAction can now rely on data from national mapping, land registry and cadastral authorities when responding to humanitarian emergencies across Europe. As a result of an agreement with EuroGeographics, staff and...
36 Years of Radar Vision
Feb. 6, 2015—ESA has recently recovered imagery from the oldest synthetic aperture radar – or SAR – in space, renewing our view of a changing Earth. Comparing data from three generations of radar missions – Seasat, ERS and Sentinel-1 – the retreat of two...
Carol Agius named Administrator for UN-GGIM: Europe as EuroGeographics signs SLA with Kadaster
Feb. 3, 2015—EuroGeographics has signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with The Netherlands' Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster) to provide a secretariat for UN-GGIM: Europe. As a result geospatial professional, Carol Agius has been appointed...
63rd Successful Launch of Ariane 5, the European Heavy Launcher
Ariane 5 has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, for the 63rd time in a row, once again confirming the reliability of the European launcher developed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s number two space technology company. The...
Airbus Defence and Space: Historic Decisions Taken by European Space Agency Member States in Luxembourg
Airbus Defence and Space, number two worldwide in space technologies, hails a series of decisions taken at European Space Agency (ESA) Ministerial Council meeting in Luxembourg that underline the member states’ support for, and commitment to safeguarding Europe’s...
European Space Imaging Completes VHR Data Supply in Record Time
MUNICH, Nov. 28, 2014—European Space Imaging (EUSI) has successfully completed another year’s CwRS campaign in record time supplying almost cloud-free imagery well inside collection windows in keeping with their reputation for speedy delivery of high-quality data....
