• Aussie Government Invests $23.6M Towards Growing Global Space Sector

• China Siwei releases 30 cm imagery from SuperView Neo. China launched eight imaging satellites
• Cornwall Capitalizes On Space Opportunities
• ESA's Living Planet Symposium will discuss the agency's Earth observation activities. Some sessions will be webcast.
• EUSPA is the gatekeeper of the EU Space Programme. EUSPA celebrates its one-year anniversary 
• EU Space Week 2022
• Japanese Radar Constellation iQPS Selects Virgin Orbit for 2023 Orbital Launch
• US: The deputy director of national intelligence says government and industry need to work to make their datasets of geospatial data interoperable
• The United States and South Korea have agreed to cooperate on space situational awareness (SSA) for military purposes
• NASA, ESA, and JAXA Expand Earth Observing Dashboard to Include Environmental Data
• NOAA will hold meetings with various partners to discuss plans to evaluate emerging satellite and ground architecture technologies. 

• Switzerland in Space

• Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Extreme Events with Earth Blox

• Boom in Earth observation satellites creating new demands for intelligence

• BlackSky Nearly Doubles Revenue in Q1
• CENTURION: Combining Datacube Analytics and AI
• Cityscapes in the Age of Digital Twin and Metaverse

• Continuing Their Support For USAF Geospatial Intelligence Is Raytheon Intelligence & Space

• Copernicus Climate Change Service/ECMWF
• Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS). CLMS monitors the heartbeat of our vegetation
• Copernicus SEA celebrates its fifth anniversary since the starting of operations
• Copernicus Jupyter Notebook Competition
• Collaborate and Coordinate to Create New Geospatial Knowledge for Benefit of All
• Cubes in the Sky at ESA LPS
• Datacubes for Environment and Security
• Digital Earth Pacific: Addressing Development Agenda through EO
• DynAWI: Revolution of Extreme Weather Forecasting
• EARTO Paper on a New European Innovation Agenda
• Emerging Role of Geospatial ESG to Protect the Natural World
• ENVE - European Committee of the Regions
• EuroGEO- e-shape video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK7b9eF2Sps&t=7s)

• Earth Observation Data Helps Spain Manage Energy Distribution

• Europe and Canada are taking the lead in developing weather satellites to gather global data and improve observation of the Arctic
• Geospatial Intelligence for ESG Transparency
• GKI: Collaborate and Coordinate to Create New Geospatial Knowledge for Benefit of All
• GWF 2022 concludes after three exciting days

• Collaboration Among Agencies Transforming the Mapping Scene - Geospatial World

• How Earth Observation Data Can Support The Greening Of Agricultural Policies In Europe

• How satellites create enterprise opportunity for geospatial machine learning

• Introducing Planetary Variables: Soil Water Content, Land Surface Temperature, And Vegetation Biomass
• Innovations in Land Administration for Investment and Sustainable Growth
• Living Planet Symposium 2022 - NewSpace and EO (Commercial Market). Read more
  
• Mapping Agencies Set the Way for Development
• Maximizing Benefits of Geospatial Innovation and Addressing Sustainability Issues
• Megatrends in Land Administration
• Next-Generation PlanetScope Available
• New Planetary Variables Products Available
• NOAA seeks input on new satellite sensors and digital twin

• Open Maps For Europe releases open cadastral map prototype and data updates

• Partnerships, Vertical Integration to Drive Space Sector
• Planet's Data Supports Safe and Sustainable Mining Management  
• Planet’s Data Helps Amnesty International Tackle Deforestation In Cambodia

• PlanetScope Data Leveraged to Map and Monitor the Forests of the Czech Republic

• PredaSAR wins SAR satellite conceptual design agreement from DARPA

• Remote Sensing Satellite Imagery Assists Minderoo Foundation In ID’ing Thousands Of Waste Sites Across 25 Countries

• satellite analytics services for utilities: Pipeline Shield, Line Shield and Biodiversity Watch
• Satellogic announced a contract with SpaceX Wednesday to launch 68 imaging satellites
• Synthetic imagery can help train algorithms looking for rarely seen objects in real satellite imagery

• Systemic integration of Earth observation applications into national risk reduction decision

• Space Operations Summit 2022

• UP42 Announces Copernicus Masters Challenge for Sustainable Urban Planning

• Tiny Satellites and a New View of Humanity
• Top 5 Earth Observation Business Cases For Utilities O&M in 2022
• The 10 Hottest Satellite Companies in 2022
• The Fight Against Climate Change From Space

• The Earth Observation Portal: User Community Survey - Eversis

• The tiny satellites detecting and helping put out wildfires

• VIDA wins prestigious innovation award from German government

• ways Copernicus, Galileo and GOVSATCOM can help prevent and mitigate natural and manmade disasters
• Watch our short documentary film to learn more about how the EU Space Programme is working to ensure a greener, more sustainable future for everyone. 

• AI tool tracks plastic waste from space

• Boosting Smallsats to Geostationary Orbit With GeoJump’s Isa Fritz
• Cloud Computing via Satellite, 3^rd Edition 
• Geospatial Value Impact – Agriculture Sector.  European State of the Climate report . link
• Europe Mid-IR Lasers Market Size
• InSAR Market Size And Forecast
• Kleos Space is offering customers dedicated, taskable radio frequency monitoring capabilities
• Latest European State of the Climate shows that 2021 was a year of contrasts

• Nasa takes off with SES for near-Earth satellite broadband

• New MLA Signed By Satellogic For Their Next 68 Satellites To Be Launched By SpaceX
• Percepto unveils world’s largest autonomous commercial drone deployment
• REPowerEU
• Space Platform
• SpaceX employees are offering to sell shares in the company in a private placement that would value the company at $125 billion
• Spire Global is sending five satellites to orbit on the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission later this month
• Tomorrow.io says adding microwave sounders to its planned weather satellites will not delay their deployment. 

• UK offers low-cost precision satellite navigation system to rival Galileo

• Viridix launches next-gen precision irrigation system with AI-based autonomous capabilities

• CASSINI Hackathon
• Catapult's Small Satellite Market Intelligence Report.
• Earth Observation Market Overview, High Growth Opportunities, Segmentation, Trends By 2022-2028
• Earth Observation Market Analysis
• EUSPA achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.   
• Euroconsult High Throughput Satellites report
• InSAR Market Size And Forecast

• Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) Market 2022 Segments

• Geo
• Global Geospatial Industry Outlook report
• GeoBuiz 22: Global Geospatial Industry Outlook report. 

• Nanosatellite and Microsatellite Market Size will Observe

• OECD study supported by EARTO analyses the evolution of the funding, governance, and policy context of Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)

• Satellite Based Earth Observation Market 2022 Industry Dynamic Forces

• 2022 EUSPA EO & GNSS Market Report

• Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Extreme Events with Earth Blox.Register Now >

• Become an LPS22 sponsor or exhibitor
  • Finance and EO: what you’ll find at LPS22. Read more
  • Health and EO: what you’ll find at LPS22. Read more
• CAPIGI- Let the power of data improve farm performance!
• CASSINI Matchmaking programme. Read more
• CASSINI Hackathon, which is taking place 12 – 14 May
• Copernicus Masters Kick-off on 27 April 2022
• Copernicus Masters
• ESA’s Industry Space Days 2022. Read more
• EGU General Assembly 2022
• Euroconsult's WSBW 2022
• Eurisy events page
• INNOspace Masters Conference and Awards Ceremony on 5 July 2022.
• Introduction to Geospatial Technologies for Achieving SDGs 2022 – Food Security
• Industry Space Days 2022
• Geospatial World Forum
• GeoBuiz Europe Summit: Geospatial World Forum 2022. Happening 10 – 12 May in Amsterdam
• GEOINT 2022, Descartes Labs Government Will Present Tradecraft Competition + Two Workshops
• Paris Space Week 2022 →
• Space start-ups and SMEs won’t want to miss our 27 April workshop on funding opportunities with the European Innovation Council. The online event will look at the EIC’s added-value funding instruments, with a particular focus on the EIC Accelerator. 
• SWF Provides Scholarships for Young Professionals to Attend IAC
• Webinar on partnerships for Earth Observation
• 2022 Living Planet Symposium
• CODES: The Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES) is a global platform that advances action by governments, companies, and civil society as part of the implementation process for the UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation. It brings together a multi-stakeholder community to co-design and deliver collaborative action towards achieving a digital planet for global sustainability. Join here. 
• The Future of REDD+ Financing

• Methods for exploiting data and knowledge for extremely precise outcomes (analysis, prediction, decision support), reducing complexity and presenting insights in understandable way (RIA) (Deadline 05/04/22) [Read here]
• Extreme data mining, aggregation and analytics technologies and solutions (RIA) (Deadline 05/04/22) [Read here]
• Innovative tools and business models (Deadline 07/04/22) [Read here]
• Artificial intelligence, big data and democracy (Deadline 20/04/22) [Read here]
• Scaling up multi-party computation, data anonymisation techniques, and synthetic data generation (Deadline 21/04/22) [Read here]
• Technologies and solutions for data trading, monetizing, exchange and interoperability (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (IA) (Deadline 22/04/22) [Read here]
• Replicable solutions for a cross sector compliant energy ecosystem (Deadline 26/04/22) [Read here]
• Federated European infrastructure for cancer images data (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Call for proposals - Data for Cultural Heritage (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• Security (law enforcement): AI-based pilot (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! GovTech Incubator (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Advanced Dgital Skills (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Cloud Data and Testing and Experimentation Facilities (Several calls) (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]

• A Roadmap for the Next-Generation IoT in Europe (Read here)
• The 4th Call for Active and Healthy Ageing Reference Sites is now open (Read here)
• Connecting Europe Facility - Digital: calls for proposals' deadline extended until 20 April 2022 (Read here)
• New Transitions Performance Index 2021: EU shows strong performance in its transition towards sustainability (Read here)
• EU ministers reinforce the need for common values and principles in international research and innovation (Read here)

• European Digital Identity: Online consultation platform on European Digital Identity Wallets (Deadline n/a) [More info here]
• Cyber resilience act – new cybersecurity rules for digital products and ancillary services (Deadline 25/05/22) [More info here]

• Towards a Standard for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence (Read here)
• Announcing the 2022 AI Index Report (Read here)
• DMA: EU lawmakers ready to trade digital governance for tighter obligations (Read here)
• What will Europe’s digital economy look like after the Digital Services Act? (Read here)
• Education key to closing digital skills and gender gaps, say stakeholders (Read here)
• EU negotiators prepare to close in on Digital Markets Act (Read here)
• Commission invites citizens and organisations to share their views on the European Cyber Resilience Act (Read here)
• EIC Tech to Market Innovation Talks: Webinar Series (Read here)

• Commercial imagery satellites have played a key role in "shaping worldviews of the crisis" caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) said
• Crises such as the pandemic, climate change and the war in Ukraine are fueling demand for geospatial information in general. 

• Maxar’s Satellite Imagery Brings To Light Additional Damage To The Ukraine By Russian Attack Forces

• Space Industry Raises Nearly $1M for Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid 
• The National Reconnaissance Office has also made extensive use of commercial satellite imagery during the invasion.

• Internships at Planet
• First two of UNEP senior positions within the Digital Transformations Programme now open for applications
• PhD position on explainable semi-supervised learning for analyzing SAR imagery at DLR, Germany
• PhD position for artificial intelligence supported remote sensing of summer green and evergreen needle leaf forest types in cold forest biomes at AWI, Potsdam
• PhD and Postdoc positions for CV and RS at the Multimodal Vision Research Laboratory, US
• Postdoc in Earth Science at Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Netherlands
• Postdoc for global burned area time series at University of Idaho, US
• Expert on satellite data analysis at CMCC REMHI, Italy
• Senior Project Manager Space/Space Application bavAIRia, Germany
• Research Assistant Professor position on remote sensing cities, geospatial AI, and urban hazards at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
• Director of the Remote Sensing Technology Institute, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Full Professor of Remote Sensing Technology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany

• Aussie SMEs team up to launch Earth observation microsats
• Australian Space Agency signs on NASA for Earth observation mission.  Australia and the US to secure data via Earth Observation
• Israeli Earth Observation Firm Expands in San Diego
• Indian remote sensing startup Pixxel has raised $25 million to help it build a satellite constellation
• China launches new satellite for Earth observation
• EU to develop a digital twin of Earth to better predict climate impact
• ESA will launch the Sentinel-1C radar imaging satellite on a Vega C next year. 
• Finland’s 1st Science Smallsat, Foresail-1, Is Ready For Space + A Summer SpaceX Launch
• Geospatial, Space Tech Pivotal to US Budget Push to Address Climate Change
• Mitigating climate change - what governments can do now
• New Action Plan Underway to Harness Digital Tools for Planetary Sustainability
• New Developments in the Space Sector: Dr. Josef Aschbacher
• NOAA to Release Solicitation for Commercial Space Weather Data Pilot
• RIT Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing Lab teams with Rendered.ai to power
• See the value of your nation's land
• Synergies between Copernicus and the Group on Earth Observations
• UK Space Sector Employment Grew Nearly 7 Percent Between 2019 and 2020 
• U.S. intelligence agencies more than doubled their procurement of commercial satellite imagery ahead of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 
• The National Space Administration has set up a remote sensing data center in Wenchang, Hainan

• AI-Driven Earth Observation Partnership Ecosystem
• Amid a surge in demand for satellite imagery, BlackSky wants to expand its national security and defense business.
• BlackSky expands constellation to 14 satellites and increases capacity over critical locations

• Boom in Earth observation satellites creating new demands for intelligence

• Businesses in Cornwall using AI to Commercialize Space Data
• CGG Expands High-Performance Computing Capacity with New UK HPC Hub
• Cosmo-SkyMed 2nd Generation FM2 delivers first images. Read more
• Coupling AI with Earth Observation for Deep Insights
• Copernicus emergency response and disaster risk management. Visit CEMS website
  
• The CopernicusEMS Rapid Mapping component celebrates its tenth anniversary
• Creation of the European Centre for Space Economy and Commerce (ECSECO). Read more
  
• Crop Expansion Accelerates in Africa
• Detailed Mapping of Lava and Ash Deposits at Indonesian Volcanoes by Means of VHR PlanetScope Change Detection

• Detecting Agricultural Croplands from Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery. Read more »
  

• Edgybees Enhances The Accuracy Of Satellite Imagery With The Release Of Satellite Software

• Earth Sciences, Orbital Debris, Defense Focus of Biden’s Space Budget
• E-Space sheds more light on sustainable megaconstellation plan
• Enhancing LiDAR Performance for Better Data Collection
• EO Open Science
• Earth Observation and Satellite Navigation data across 17 market segments?
• Earth Observation Satellite Professional Market Forecast Report 2022 – 2028
• Europe to develop digital Earth to address climate change

• Enabling Agricultural Dataflows in Radiant MLHub for Geospatial Machine Learning Analytics. Read more »
  

• Flexible Multi-Temporal and Multi-Modal Framework for Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Analysis Ready Data
• German hyperspectral EnMAP satellite ready for launch
• GEOINT Satellite Operators Look Toward an Increasingly Commercial Future
• Geospatial leaders to reinforce climate action commitment at Cambridge Conference
• Globecast Becomes An Official Amazon Web Services Partner Following A Successful FTR
• Harnessing satellite technology for more strategic hydropower planning
• Hope fading for recovery of European radar imaging satellite
• How Earth Observation Data Can Support the Greening of Agricultural Policies in Europe
• How to use UN Biodiversity Lab platform to Monitor the Pulse of the Planet
• Hyperspectral EO Smallsats Development Via LatConnect 60 + Gilmour Space Team Up
• Industry partner ecosystem growth delivers new Azure Space capabilities
• learn about all the benefits that the EU Space Programme brings to the Arctic region by watching our short documentary film.
• Maxar says it's facing a capacity crunch given high demand for its satellite imagery. 
• Methane detected over Poland’s coal mines
• NASA, ULA launch NOAA’s newest Earth observing satellite
• New Series A Funding For Pixxel For Production Of Hyperspectral Smallsat Constellation
• OCRE launched the Earth Observation Catalogue. Read more
  
• OC4-SO: A New Chlorophyll-a Algorithm for the Western Antarctic Peninsula Using Multi-Sensor Satellite Data
• Planet's Data Helps Amnesty International Tackle Deforestation In Cambodia.  Amnesty International Partners With Planet to Tackle Deforestation in Cambodia
• Planet Debuts Planetary Variables Product With Soil, Temperature, and Biomass Data 
• Planet Joins ESA Third Party Mission Programme for Open Access to High-Frequency, High-Resolution Imagery
• ScanWorld(and SPACEBEL) Joining ConstellR  to Optimize Sustainable Farming Worldwide. More info https://www.spacebel.com
  
•  SAR: A recent article covers everything you ever wanted to know about SAR satellite data but were too afraid to ask.
• Satellites for Disaster Response and Sustainability
• Satellite-Derived Bathymetric Products From TCarta Will Be On Display At GEOINT 2022
• Satellite images show significant shrinkage of Lake Powell over 4-year span
• Sentinel-3 data coming to the Data Store
• Spatial Digital Twins
• Space Workforce 2030 
• Space Investments Capacity Building Programme 2022. Read more
  
• Swedish Space Corporation introduces SSC CONNECT - a new brand to group SSC's ground segment offering
• The future of geointelligence is about information dominance, not data - SpaceNews
• Uncertainty-Guided Depth Fusion from Multi-View Satellite Images to Improve the Accuracy in Large-Scale DSM Generation
• Why Argentina is Investing in a Future-Focused, Government-Supported Space Economy

• 2022 Leading Women in ML4EO. Read more »

• A New LEO Constellation Is Introduced By Rivada Space Networks
• Airbus is attracting customers for derivatives of the small satellites it builds for OneWeb’s broadband constellation through the Airbus OneWeb Satellites joint venture. 
• Amazon announced Tuesday it is buying up to 83 launches from Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance to deploy much of its Project Kuiper megaconstellation. Amazon CEO Estimates Total Market Size for Kuiper Constellation at 300-400 Million Customers  
• Ansys’ Digital Mission Engineering and Space Domain Awareness Protects National and Global Security
• ASTERRA Responds to Rapid Growth with Key Hire and Strategic Promotions.  ASTERRA Satellite Data Company Promos Two + Adds A New VP Of Marketing
• Ball Aerospace + Microsoft Azure To Explore On-Orbit Computing
• BlackSky Appoints Top Defense + Intelligence Experts To New Advisory Group
• Boeing eyes investment candidates at Satellite 2022
• Boeing expands cloud partnerships to accelerate digitization
• Building the World’s First Blockchain Geospatial Network Backed with Cryptography
• Capella Space Announces New Data Products to Automate SAR Imagery Analysis
• Commission awards over €1 billion to innovative projects for the EU climate transition. Read more
• CGG and Kent Announce Strategic Carbon Capture & Hydrogen Partnership to Accelerate Global Decarbonisation
• Copernicus in the European Year of Youth
• Did you know that there are more than 30,000 space debris in Earth's orbit?
• Driving Smallholders Towards Digital Farming
• Leostella, a joint venture between BlackSky and Thales Alenia Space, supplies satellites for BlackSky and sells its LEO-100 commercial satellite bus to other customers. 
• Learn how EUSPA helps Slovenian companies
• Hyperspectral EO Smallsats Development Via LatConnect 60 + Gilmour Space Team Up
• Japanese startup ArkEdge Space has raised $18.7 million this year to continue developing nanosatellite technologies.
• Microsoft, SES + Nokia Demo Satellite + 5G Integration For Australian Defence
• Monitoring assets and pipes for the largest water company in Brazil. Read more
  
• Neuraspace raises €2.5 million to prevent satellite collisions
• Our Planet is Incredibly Complex and Ever Changing
• Planet Collaborates with Captain Planet Foundation for 2022 Earth Day Fundraiser
• Planet Partners with SynMax to Provide Energy Intelligence and Monitor Dark Vessels
• Six American Companies Selected By NASA To Collaborate on Space Communications By 2025
• Satellite Data From Spire Global To ID RF +GPS Interferences For Military Applications
• SpaceX has launched 40 satellites on its latest rideshare rocket
• Ship­wreck of the 'En­durance' found – safe nav­i­ga­tion thanks to satel­lite da­ta
• SSTL Wins UK Space Command Deal for Minerva Satellite
• Terra Drone raises $70M funding to accelerate growth
• Terran Orbital Goes Public; Interview with CEO Marc Bell
• The Terran Orbit Corporation Business Combo With Tailwind Two Acquisition Is Now Complete
• The Orbital Reef Commercial Space Station Achieves A Design Milestone
• VIDA partners with the IFC in a pioneering Congo urban electrification project

• Ansys’ Digital Mission Engineering and Space Domain Awareness Protects National and Global Security
• UK’s Geospatial Commission launches project to support EV chargepoint infrastructure
• UK space specialists hit new heights with ten contract wins

• Airborne UAV Remote Sensing Market Innovative Strategy by 2030
• Earth Observation Satellite Market 2022 Insights and Business Scenario
• Europe Precision Farming Market 2022
• EUSPA EO & GNSS Market Report.
• InSAR Market to Witness Huge Growth by 2030
• Global Geospatial Industry Outlook
• GeoBuiz 22: Global Geospatial Industry Outlook Report.
• Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Market Size 2022.  Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Consumption Market Size, Share, Outlook And Forecast 2022-2030
• PlanetWatchers analyzes crop damage through satellite technology
• Remote Sensing UAV Market 2022 To 2028 With Top Countries Data Industry
• Satellite-Based Earth Observation Market Recent Growth, Rising Trends 2027
• Satellite Based Earth Observation Market 2022 Business Strategies
• 2021 Space for the Great Reset Outcome Report.

• 12 April, EUSPA is gathering the EU Space innovation community
• Become an LPS22 sponsor or exhibitor
  • Finance and EO: what you’ll find at LPS22. Read more
    
  • Health and EO: what you’ll find at LPS22. Read more
    
• CASSINI Matchmaking programme. Read more
  
• Copernicus Masters Kick-off on 27 April 2022
• Copernicus Masters
• ESA’s Industry Space Days 2022. Read more
  
• EGU General Assembly 2022
• Introduction to Geospatial Technologies for Achieving SDGs 2022 – Food Security
• Industry Space Days 2022
• Geospatial World Forum 2022. Happening 10 – 12 May in Amsterdam
• GEOINT 2022, Descartes Labs Government Will Present Tradecraft Competition + Two Workshops
• Paris Space Week 2022 →
• Space start-ups and SMEs won’t want to miss our 27 April workshop on funding opportunities with the European Innovation Council. The online event will look at the EIC’s added-value funding instruments, with a particular focus on the EIC Accelerator. 
• Webinar on partnerships for Earth Observation
• 2022 Living Planet Symposium
• CODES: The Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES) is a global platform that advances action by governments, companies, and civil society as part of the implementation process for the UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation. It brings together a multi-stakeholder community to co-design and deliver collaborative action towards achieving a digital planet for global sustainability. Join here. 

• Methods for exploiting data and knowledge for extremely precise outcomes (analysis, prediction, decision support), reducing complexity and presenting insights in understandable way (RIA) (Deadline 05/04/22) [Read here]
• Extreme data mining, aggregation and analytics technologies and solutions (RIA) (Deadline 05/04/22) [Read here]
• Innovative tools and business models (Deadline 07/04/22) [Read here]
• Artificial intelligence, big data and democracy (Deadline 20/04/22) [Read here]
• Scaling up multi-party computation, data anonymisation techniques, and synthetic data generation (Deadline 21/04/22) [Read here]
• Technologies and solutions for data trading, monetizing, exchange and interoperability (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (IA) (Deadline 22/04/22) [Read here]
• Replicable solutions for a cross sector compliant energy ecosystem (Deadline 26/04/22) [Read here]
• Federated European infrastructure for cancer images data (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Call for proposals - Data for Cultural Heritage (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• Security (law enforcement): AI-based pilot (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! GovTech Incubator (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Advanced Dgital Skills (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Cloud Data and Testing and Experimentation Facilities (Several calls) (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]

• A Roadmap for the Next-Generation IoT in Europe (Read here)
• The 4th Call for Active and Healthy Ageing Reference Sites is now open (Read here)
• Connecting Europe Facility - Digital: calls for proposals' deadline extended until 20 April 2022 (Read here)
• New Transitions Performance Index 2021: EU shows strong performance in its transition towards sustainability (Read here)
• EU ministers reinforce the need for common values and principles in international research and innovation (Read here)

• European Digital Identity: Online consultation platform on European Digital Identity Wallets (Deadline n/a) [More info here]
• Cyber resilience act – new cybersecurity rules for digital products and ancillary services (Deadline 25/05/22) [More info here]

• Towards a Standard for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence (Read here)
• Announcing the 2022 AI Index Report (Read here)
• DMA: EU lawmakers ready to trade digital governance for tighter obligations (Read here)
• What will Europe’s digital economy look like after the Digital Services Act? (Read here)
• Education key to closing digital skills and gender gaps, say stakeholders (Read here)
• EU negotiators prepare to close in on Digital Markets Act (Read here)
• Commission invites citizens and organisations to share their views on the European Cyber Resilience Act (Read here)
• EIC Tech to Market Innovation Talks: Webinar Series (Read here)

• EUSPA is leading an effort to leverage EU space applications and solutions to help provide humanitarian aid to those affected by the war in Ukraine.
  
• Maxar’s Satellite Imagery Captures Russian Redeployments + Offensive Movement Into Eastern Ukraine And Supply Depots
• Maxar’s Satellite Imagery Reveals Excavations In Second Cemetery In Mariupol Area.  Satellite imagery points to mass grave site near besieged Mariupol
• Satellogic and HFX collaborate to equip Ukraine with satellite tasking capabilities
• Satcube Provides Mission-Critical Satellite Comms For Humanitarian Organizations In Ukraine

• Internships at Planet
• First two of UNEP senior positions within the Digital Transformations Programme now open for applications
• PhD position on explainable semi-supervised learning for analyzing SAR imagery at DLR, Germany
• PhD position for artificial intelligence supported remote sensing of summer green and evergreen needle leaf forest types in cold forest biomes at AWI, Potsdam
• PhD and Postdoc positions for CV and RS at the Multimodal Vision Research Laboratory, US
• Postdoc in Earth Science at Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Netherlands
• Postdoc for global burned area time series at University of Idaho, US
• Expert on satellite data analysis at CMCC REMHI, Italy
• Senior Project Manager Space/Space Application bavAIRia, Germany
• Research Assistant Professor position on remote sensing cities, geospatial AI, and urban hazards at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
• Director of the Remote Sensing Technology Institute, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Full Professor of Remote Sensing Technology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany

• African Union Commissioner for ESTI speaks on the need for a coordinated approach in the management of natural resources

• Brazilian Space Agency Partners with AWS to Boost Nation’s Space Sector 

• Commercial spy satellites put Russia’s Ukraine invasion in the public eye

• China launches new L-SAR 01B land observation satellite

• China planning global system for precision meteorological monitoring

• China plans more than 50 space launches in 2022
• EU approves security, defense plan of action in next decade

• EU to invest €6 billion in Space communications

• EUSPA & UNOOSA
• EUSPA recently welcomed representatives from the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) to its Prague headquarters. Speaking to the media afterwards, Romanian MEP and ITRE Chair Cristian Bușoi said: “The mix of spatial data and digital technologies offers significant opportunities for businesses across the EU.”

• European Centre for Space Economy and Commerce (ECSEC)to provide a European platform for interdisciplinary discussion and research on space economy and commerce.Read more

• ESA hosts new office to coordinate global climate modelling push

• India unveils its Arctic policy, focuses on combating climate change

• NASA supports research for Earth Science via a new prize competition
• New Industry Group ‘Space Canada’ Formed to Advocate for National Space Industry 
• Nigeria and SA may join forces on space activities

• North Korea Launches ‘Spy Satellite’

• Optical Imaging Sensors for Earth Observation Market Is Expected to Boom - ZNews Africa
• Statement by Thierry Breton - European Commission
• Strategic Compass for a stronger EU security and defence in the next decade - Consilium
• Space synergies were also a topic of discussion at the Copernicus Horizon 2035 conference, where EUSPA Executive Director Rodrigo da Costa outlined how Copernicus complements other components of the EU Space Programme, including Galileo and EGNOS. For example, construction companies can use EGNSS, together with Earth Observation, to first select locations with the best conditions and then monitor the building or infrastructure asset over its entire lifespan. 

• UNOOSA and EUSPA sign agreement to advance the understanding of and access to space benefits

• USGS opens door for Landsat 9 data

• €750M funding gap could curtail ambitions for Copernicus from mid-2024

• AAC Clyde Space’s Encore With Satisfied Client’s Power Subsystem For New Type Of Mission

• AE Industrial Partners to Acquire Stake in Firefly Aerospace

• Al Seer Marine and Yahsat’s MoU Offers Interoperable Next Generation Satellite Communications Capabilities for Maritime Vessels

• Building a Smart Digital Reality with Metaverse
• China launched a set of technology demonstration satellites for a broadband constellation Saturday. 

• Copernicus at Salon International de l’Agriculture 2022 in Paris

• CODES Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age to be launched at UNEA
• Creating Impact: Innovation in the Space Economy
• Drones for the Geospatial Industry

• ESA and AI Sweden Open Space Lab in Gothenburg

• Firefly Aerospace raised $75 million as it prepares for its second launch. 

• GeoOptics' New European Subsidiary And Expands Global Satellite Services

• Innovation to Impact

• NASA to Share Tools, Resources at Upcoming Agriculture Conference

• NGA will begin a major upgrade of its cloud computing infrastructure after a protest over a $4.5 billion cloud-services contract was withdrawn by one of the competitors.
• NOAA is seeking information on commercial space situational awareness (SSA) data. 
• Orbital Sidekick is seeing strong interest in hyperspectral imagery. 

• Role of the Metaverse, AI and digitalization — Are Brands and Consumers Prepared?

• Satellite supply chains coming under increasing scrutiny

• SES Enables Awareness Of Major Climate Action In Antarctica Thru Connectivity

• Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is buying managed services provider AXESS Networks
• SpaceX Launches More Starlink Satellites as Service Operates in Ukraine  
• Spire Beats Revised 2021 Revenue Guidance, Wins Eight-Figure Defense Contract
• Slingshot Aerospace Raises $25M in Oversubscribed Series A-1 Funding Round

• SkyLabs Signs A New Collaboration Agreement With Elecnor Deimos

• UK tech partnership to launch world-first service letting farmers see through clouds
• The 10 Hottest Satellite Companies in 2022

• Assessing the State of Pilgrimage Routes Through Europe

• Before and after satellite images of destructions caused across Ukraine

• Building a Digital Twin for Germany

• Capella Space Adds Their Satellite Imaging Of The Russian-Ukrainian War

• Celebrating Women in Satellite

• Canada answers Ukraine's call for satellite radar imagery

• Critical EO Data Will Be Distributed To The Ukrainian Government By Satellogic + Astraea

• Carbon Call Initiative by Microsoft: We Can’t Fix What We Can’t Measure

• Capella Space Publishes SAR Imagery Of The Ukraine-Russia Crisis

• CGG Delivers New Multi-Client Study for Screening Geothermal Resources

• CGG Wins Another Major 4D OBN Imaging Contract Offshore Brazi

• Commercial satellite imagery is helping track Russian actions in Ukraine but is less helpful in understanding intent. While many companies are sharing satellite imagery with Ukraine, one South Korean company is not. 
• Copernicus Marine Service web portal makes ocean science accessible to all

• Data from space unveil a global view of animals on the move

• DEA Land Cover: Many views of Australia's vegetation. See how it works on a map >. DEA Fractional Cover Annual Percentiles (Landsat) and DEA Mangrove Canopy Cover (Landsat)
• Discover satellite analytics services to monitor power transmission and distribution lines
• EARTO Analysis of Horizon Europe Pre-Draft AGA - Financial Aspects

• EO Data Delivery To Be Transformed Through New Ellipsis Drive + Arlula Partnership

• EOS Data Analytics Archives

• ESA, top research organisations pile on extra sanctions against Russia

• ESA officials said the situation with the malfunctioning Sentinel-1B radar imaging satellite "doesn't look very good.

• Estimating Volume Changes for Floodplain Harvesting in New South Wales, Australia

• EUSPA at Geospatial World Magazine’s recent edition. 
• EUSPA has launched several funding opportunities, including Horizon Europe Calls and innovation competitions.
• FrontierSI collaborating on European EO project
• Geospatial Industry Technology Trends and Directions
• Geospatial World reveals its list of 50 Rising Stars for year 2022  
• GISCafe Voice Industry Predictions 2022 – Part 5
• Growing Reliance on Space Data and Analytics Drives Better Decision Making on Earth

• How satellites are helping us to understand deadly avalanches

• Industry is urging the Defense Department to address supply risks in the space sector, given the market's volatility
• Maxar Publishes Latest Satellite Imagery Captures Of The Russian Ukrainian Invasion. Maxar Technologies’ Continued Satellite Image Captures of the Russian-Ukrainian War. Maxar’s Satellite Imagery Captures Mariupol Area Russian Attack Damage + Flooding North Of Kyiv
• Maxar Imagery Continues To Reveal The Extent Of The Russian Attack On Ukraine
• Metasurface turns any camera into polarisation imager

• MDA To Provide Satellite Imagery For International Efforts In Ukraine. MDA of Canada will provide satellite radar imagery

• Meet the 2022 Startup Space Pitch Contest Competitors
• NASA has completed a key review of a satellite servicing technology demonstration mission. 

• New Satellites From Satellogic To Launch Onboard The SpaceX Transporter-4 Mission

• Northrop Grumman Wins $341M Space Force Contract for Space Domain Awareness Radar Program
• New space-based weather instruments start gathering data

• Opinion on Geospatial Commission’s Geospatial Data Assessment

• Portfolio Company Satellite Vu Successfully Closed Series A Round

• Ukraine uses Argentine nanosatellites to know how the Russian army moves

• Urgent need to adapt to massive impacts of climate change highlighted in latest IPCC report
• UN Biodiversity Lab 2.0 side event at UNEA-5.2 on 2 of March at 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. EAT
• UN-SPIDER and partners are collecting Good Practices on Early Warning Systems with Focus on Multi-Hazards.

• Ursa Space raises $16 million in Series C round

• phytoplankton bloom in the Indian Ocean

• Quilty Analytics Releases Report That Details The Impacts of the Russian-Ukraine Conflict On The Industry

• Raising the Satellite Return Technology Bar from the Ground Up

• Researchers develop innovative approach to measure shallow water depth with satellite data

• Russian Space Agency Suspends Cooperation at European Launch Facility

• Russia's Ukraine War sets off another Space Race

• Satellite Vu’s Series A Closes + Brings Total Investments In Company To Million£s

• Satellogic and Astraea Enable Direct Collection Access for Emergency Response in Ukraine

• Satellite Technology of the Year Nominees for 2021

• Satellite observations support latest IPCC climate report

• SDA Awards Contracts For 126 Satellites

• SmallSats and the Democratization of Space

• Solving the Problem of Cloud Cover in Satellite Imagery

• Soar.Earth
• Spottitt and National Grid to explore the capabilities of satellites for overhead power line management

• SpaceFounders, the Factory of Future Space Champions

• Standards Lie at the Heart of Data Integration
• TanDEM-X again In operation
• Tomorrow.io Co-Founder Explains Backing out of SPAC, Maintains Satellite Constellation Plans

• Towards the Implementation of an EU Strategy for Technology Infrastructures. Download

• The Russia-Ukraine crisis in Soar.Earth maps
• The hyperspectral view from space | Imaging and Machine Vision Europe
• VASER – Making Emergency Response Better and More Efficient
• Washington state's space economy is rapidly growing. 
• water management and protection from space. 30cm native resolution satellite imagery by Pléiades Neo
• The 10 Hottest Satellite Companies in 2022

• Consortium of GAF, GeoVille and VITO starts land cover project

• GMV guarantees PAZ satellite services

• NorthStar Earth & Space is working with Spire Global to field an initial fleet of space situational awareness satellites.

• NOVELSAT To Provide Ground Network For Major Earth Observation Constellation

• Spire will develop cubesats for NorthStar Earth & Space to collect space situational awareness (SSA) data. 

• BlackSky Grows Revenue 61% in 2021 
• Constellations Market Assessment: SATCOM & EO, 4^th Edition 
• Geospatial Artha Report 2021. India’s current and projected geospatial market, challenges faced by the geospatial industry. DOWNLOAD THE REPORT
• Geospatial Industry Advancing Sustainable Development Goals. DOWNLOAD THE REPORT 
• Green Deal: EU invests over €110 million in LIFE projects for environment and climate in 11 EU countries

• GEO Satellite Market – Expectation Surges with Rising Demand and Changing Trends

• Global Satellite Earth Observation Market Worth $15.9 Billion by 2032

• Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (Insar) Market Size And Forecast

• NSR Satellite & Space Market Survey

• Precision Farming Market worth $15.6 billion by 2030, at CAGR of 7.9%

• Satellite Remote Sensing Market Scope 2022 Forecast By 2029

• Seizing the Future: Geospatial Industry Trends and Directions
• Think EUR 200 billion is a lot? In the next 10 years that same downstream market is forecasted to reach nearly half a trillion euros – making space a very lucrative investment opportunity.
• To ensure you have all the information and market intelligence you need to take advantage of this opportunity, EUSPA is organising a series of capacity building workshops, the first of which is happening 28 March.

• Become an LPS22 sponsor or exhibitor
• EGU General Assembly 2022
• EUSPA Head of Market Development Fiammetta Diani joined EOcafe to discuss how the future of Copernicus is in women’s hands. The event was part of the Women in Copernicus project, which promotes an inclusive and gender-balanced education and working environment in Copernicus. You can read more about the topic here.  
• Geospatial World Forum 2022. Happening 10 – 12 May in Amsterdam, 
• Meet the 2022 Startup Space Pitch Contest Competitors
• MOOC-EO OPEN DATA SCIENCE – EXPRO+. Read more
• Satellite Executive of the Year Nominees for 2021
• SMILE – Startups Meet Industry
• Space Crossroads is where space and great ideas meet. Hosted by EUSPA, this online event brings together businesses, thought leaders, start-ups, policy makers, entrepreneurs and investors to discuss the many benefits of the EU Space Programme.
• SNAP TOOLBOX MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT – EXPRO+. Read more
• Paris Space Week 2022 →
• Public Hearing on "Long term vision for rural areas", 16 March. Meeting Documents
• Women & Copernicus: together towards a better world
• 2022 Living Planet Symposium
• 1st ESA Workshop on Sustainable Technologies for SatCom Constellations event 
• 2nd Climate Observation Conference

Digital Transformation and Green Economy. Read more

KICK-START THEMATIC CALL: CARBON CAPTURE, STORAGE AND SEQUESTRATION. Read more

New and open funding opportunities: 

The next deadline for the Horizon Europe Cluster 4 – World leading data and computing technologies (Destination 3) calls is set for 05/04/2022 [Read here]

The next deadline for the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) is set for 17/05/2022 [Read here]

• Methods for exploiting data and knowledge for extremely precise outcomes (analysis, prediction, decision support), reducing complexity and presenting insights in understandable way (RIA) (Deadline 05/04/22) [Read here]
• Extreme data mining, aggregation and analytics technologies and solutions (RIA) (Deadline 05/04/22) [Read here]
• Innovative tools and business models (Deadline 07/04/22) [Read here]
• Artificial intelligence, big data and democracy (Deadline 20/04/22) [Read here]
• Scaling up multi-party computation, data anonymisation techniques, and synthetic data generation (Deadline 21/04/22) [Read here]
• Technologies and solutions for data trading, monetizing, exchange and interoperability (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (IA) (Deadline 22/04/22) [Read here]
• Replicable solutions for a cross sector compliant energy ecosystem (Deadline 26/04/22) [Read here]
• Federated European infrastructure for cancer images data (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Call for proposals - Data for Cultural Heritage (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• Security (law enforcement): AI-based pilot (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! GovTech Incubator (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Advanced Dgital Skills (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Cloud Data and Testing and Experimentation Facilities (Several calls) (Deadline 17/05/22) [Read here]

Policy initiatives, announcements and briefings (all NEW):

• A Roadmap for the Next-Generation IoT in Europe (Read here)
• The 4th Call for Active and Healthy Ageing Reference Sites is now open (Read here)
• Connecting Europe Facility - Digital: calls for proposals' deadline extended until 20 April 2022 (Read here)
• New Transitions Performance Index 2021: EU shows strong performance in its transition towards sustainability (Read here)
• EU ministers reinforce the need for common values and principles in international research and innovation (Read here)

Open Public consultations:

• European Digital Identity: Online consultation platform on European Digital Identity Wallets (Deadline n/a) [More info here]
• Cyber resilience act – new cybersecurity rules for digital products and ancillary services (Deadline 25/05/22) [More info here]

Newspaper articles/publications/reports (all NEW):

• Towards a Standard for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence (Read here)
• Announcing the 2022 AI Index Report (Read here)
• DMA: EU lawmakers ready to trade digital governance for tighter obligations (Read here)
• What will Europe’s digital economy look like after the Digital Services Act? (Read here)
• Education key to closing digital skills and gender gaps, say stakeholders (Read here)
• EU negotiators prepare to close in on Digital Markets Act (Read here)
• Commission invites citizens and organisations to share their views on the European Cyber Resilience Act (Read here)
• EIC Tech to Market Innovation Talks: Webinar Series (Read here)

• Asia’s Satellite Bandwidth Market Prepares for a Post-COVID Rebound
• Revealing Covid-19 impact on Remote Sensing Technologies market growth over 2021-2027

• The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to showcase the power of satellite imagery
  • Astraea and Satellogic Launch Ukraine Observer - GlobeNewswire 
  • Maxar multispectral imagery showed the muzzle flash of an artillery gun firing and smoke from guns nearby. 
  • BlackSky zoomed in on a residential building burning and a damaged factory near Kyiv.
  • Planet revealed the flooded landscape north of Kyiv and a Russian oligarch's yacht anchored near the Seychelles.
  • Satellogic began sharing daily imagery of Ukraine with humanitarian and nongovernmental organizations.  
  • The Canadian government approved MDA's plan to collect SAR imagery and share it with the Ukrainian government. 
  • Umbra, a SAR operator based in Santa Barbara, California, said demand for satellite imagery is 400% greater than what all existing commercial satellites can fulfill.

• PhD position on explainable semi-supervised learning for analyzing SAR imagery at DLR, Germany
• PhD position on remote sensing of tropical forests in the East African Mountains at University of Hong Kong, China
• OSWD Ph.D. Fellowship for women scientists from science- and technology-lagging countries
• Scientific Programmer to support the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network at the Atlantic International Research Centre, Portugal
• Postdoc Position for NISAR retrieval algorithms at JPL, USA
• Tenure-track in Geodesy at the Australian National University, Australia
• Earth Observation and Climate Change expert at GeoVille, Austria
• Researcher/Engineer for image and data simulation at RIT DIRS Lab, USA
• Project Officer for the Earth Observation Laboratory of the Atlantic International Research Centre, Portugal

• Brazilian Space Agency and AWS Sign Agreement

• Companies that went public through SPAC deals only to see their stock prices plummet could become acquisition targets. 

• EOMAP Awarded New Survey Contract By UKHO

• GeoOptics Award of NOAA Data Order

• GMV Wins Eumetsat Deal for Optical Data Services for Meteosat Satellites

• NASA to continue buying Earth-observation datasets

• Spire Global Awarded NOAA Contract

•  Action Plan on Synergies between civil, defence and space industries, 

• Canada unveils new earth observation strategy to help fight climate change

• China launches new satellite for Earth observation.  China to improve space infrastructure with new satellites, technologies: white paper

• CNES/AFD Partnership

• Conclusions of the informal meeting of European ministers responsible for space

• Copernicus Horizon 2035

• Defining European space ambitions  

• Defense and space industries join calls to speed up UK association to Horizon Europe

• EUSPA publishes EO and GNSS market report

• EUSPA: At last week’s Copernicus Horizon 2035 conference, EUSPA Executive Director Rodrigo da Costa outlined how European businesses can benefit from Copernicus’ Earth observation services, data and information.
• EU space-based connectivity infrastructure

• EU Satellite Constellation Plans.  EU states agree on need to build own satellite constellation. Europe needs to defend its sovereignty in space -

• EU Space Policy: New challenges, new opportunities - The Parliament Magazine

• EU launches billion euro fund for space startups - Geospatial World

• EU launches plan for independent low-earth orbit satellite broadband communication system

• European strategy for Space Traffic Management

• European Space Agency announced plans to host an international office to coordinate global climate modeling efforts for at least five years.

• EU's Earth-observation programme to be 'rethought'

• EU's Strategic Compass is a defining moment for European defense. EU Commissioner Breton Calls for Europe to Boost Competitiveness

• Europe is launching an initiative to support space startups. 

• Kratos Releases Earth Observation & Remote Sensing Service Chain Enhancements

• India launched an Earth observation spacecraft and two smallsats Sunday. Hopes and expectations from new ISRO chairman.   India launches earth observation satellite  

• Malta's road map to space

• NASA awarded contracts to a dozen companies for smallsat launch services.

• NASA says it is committed to buying commercial Earth observation data. NASA intends to continue buying data gathered by commercial Earth-observation satellites.

• The European Union will release its satellite broadband plans in the next few weeks. 

• U.S. on Remote Sensing at the 2022 COPUOS STSC

• Space: EU initiates a satellite-based connectivity system and boosts action on management of space traffic for a more digital and resilient Europe

• Switzerland seeks to join EU’s Copernicus Earth observation programme

• Alén Space launches a support program

• A2I Roadmap – AI for Automation of mission operations. Read more

• A shortage of skilled workers has delayed the launch of the first ViaSat-3 broadband satellite.

• Broadband megaconstellation operator OneWeb has become a customer of LeoLabs

• Cerberus Tech Adds Sydney Teleport

• Data processor launched to orbit by the Space Development Agency has performed an early demonstration of autonomous data fusion in space, said one of the companies supporting the experiment

• EU launches plan for independent low-earth orbit satellite broadband communication system

• Europe Maritime VSAT Market Segmentation in Detailed By 2028

• Inmarsat Works With Harvest Technology Group on Opportunity in the UAV Market

• Last week, at the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism meeting, EUSPA Executive Director Rodrigo da Costa spoke about EU Space as an enabler for a smart and cleaner transport. Discover the key insights here

• Greg Wyler raises $50 million in funding for E-Space

• GNSS and Correction Services Add to Big Wins for Oil Companies

• One of the EU Green Deal key steps is to transform aviation towards an eco-friendlier transport mode. To make it a reality, preliminary studies have been conducted on modelled flights arriving at Almería airport in Spain and Akureyri airport in Iceland. Read here about the studies

• Operators of smallsat constellations believe they can provide resilient communications and Earth observation services in disasters. 

• Protecting GNSS

• Russian entrepreneur who founded several space companies has secured funding for a hypersonic plane startup. 

• Startup Copernic Space unveiled a blockchain-powered platform for selling space assets. 

• Spanish internet-of-things startup Sateliot has raised 10 million euros ($11.4 million) in a Series A round. 

• SES and Jio Platforms Announce Joint Venture for Satellite-Based Broadband Services Across India

• Sony putting camera in orbit for shutterbugs, not scientists

• Technology Will Always Lead the Market

• The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 expects to plant 3 billion additional trees in the EU by 2030. Galileo and EGNOS in synergy with Copernicus, enable solutions that are key to protecting our natural habitats, from monitoring forest changes to assisting with accurate plot sampling.

• The State and Future of LEO Satellite Internet Connectivity in Africa

• The Pentagon says it will strengthen oversight of proposed mergers in the defense and aerospace industries. 

• The European Union is moving ahead with a broadband constellation despite two negative internal assessments of it.

• Wyler raises $50 million for “sustainable” megaconstellation

• 23 French space companies launch the SpaceEarth initiative

• Accelerating the Use of Space in Europe

• Building a better planet with satellite data

• Copernicus4regions webinars September 2021-February 2022 (link) : forestry (link), water management (link) biodiversity (link), prevention of natural disasters (link), and innovating public policies (link). Webinars at (link).

• Copernicus satellites continue to keep an eye on the world’s 600 known active volcanoes. The data can be used to detect even the slightest sign of crustal deformation, which helps to predict eruptions and give authorities more time to evacuate an area.

• CGG Joins CCUS Monitoring Research Program Led by Carbon Management Canada

• Copernicus Climate and Atmosphere services provide 2021 climate insights on a global scale

• Copernicus Sentinel satellites bring new insight to volcano monitoring

• Digital Twin for Delivering High-speed Rail Project in Italy

• Earthimages-on-Demand

• European Space Imaging Renews Contract With Maxar Technologies To Provide Europe With The World’s Best Resolution Commercial Satellite Imagery

• ESA boosts space entrepreneurship in Turin (link).

• EnMAP will see our Earth in more than just colour

• Falcon 9 launched an Italian radar imaging satellite after days of delays.

• Geoawesomeness 

• GISCafe Voice Industry Predictions for 2022 – Part 3

• GISCafe Voice Industry Predictions 2022 – Part 4

• How Earth Observation Technology can interact with startups – Interview with Pierre-Philippe Mathieu, Head of the ESA Φ-lab Explore Office

• Images from space show huge Saharan dust cloud crossing Mediterranean

• Massive methane emissions by oil and gas industry detected from space

• Maxar Extends Capacity Agreements With Two WorldView Customers 

• Maxar Extends Satellite Capacity Agreement with European Space Imaging and Space

• Microsoft has released new and updated building footprints

• New NASA chief scientist to focus on climate change

• Oman Partners With SatRevolution and Virgin Orbit for Country's First Satellite Launch

• OGC Publishes Best Practice for Earth Observation Application Packages

• Planet Becomes a Carbon Neutral Company  

• Planet launches 44 SuperDove satellites on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

• Satellite Imagery for Everyone

• Satellite Applications Catapult welcomes His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to Harwell

• Satellogic completes SPAC merger

• Space Technologies for Farming 

• Strategic Alliance Between Synspective + AMH Philippines For SatSAR Support

• Switzerland’s RUAG Space is teaming up with a software provider to run artificial intelligence solutions on its Lynx

• Striving for Sustainability with Digital Twin

• TanDEM-X Acquisitions are Suspended

• Tech firm makes satellite data available to all through groundbreaking innovation

• Thanks to Copernicus Climate and Atmosphere services, we have access to climate insights on a global scale every year. The Copernicus Sentinels record a very large number of daily observations, making it the largest space data provider in the world.

• The bipartisan leadership of a House committee is drafting legislation to update satellite licensing rules. 

• Tomorrow.io Co-Founder Explains Why the Software Company Turned to Space

• UK Unveils its First Defense Space Strategy and New Defense Satellite Programs

• What are Earth Observation Satellites?

• A special Space Crossroads episode is coming on 10 February: this time, on the occasion of the EO and GNSS Market Report launch, EUSPA Market Development Officer, Martin Sunkevic, will present some of the key insights of the report. Join us here.

• APAC, Europe, America region to generate massive revenues for Artificial Intelligence

• BryceTech’s Carissa Christensen Shares the Science of Space Industry Soothsaying

• D-Orbit to Go Public In $1.3B SPAC Deal 

• EUSPA Market Report Focuses On EU Satellite Navigation And Earth Observation Technologies

• Futuristics Overview of InSAR Market: Industry Insights and Forecast 2022-2028 by MDA

• GNSS and Earth Observation Market Report Finds 200 Billion Euro

• Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (Insar) Market to Witness Huge Growth by 2027

• In-Orbit Services: Satellite Servicing, ADR, and SSA, 5th Edition (IoSM5)I

• NSR’s Global Space Economy Report Projects $1.25 Trillion in Revenue by 2030. NSR’s Global Space Economy, 2^nd Edition (NGSE2) 

• Satellite-based Earth Observation Services Market 2022

• Seraphim 2022 Space Predictions

• The EIC accelerator fund selects more space start-ups for funding

• 14th European Space Conference: Day 1, Stage A / Stage B || Day 2, Stage A / Stage B

• How can we build Space from scratch?

• GeoBuiz Summit has been rescheduled for June 2-3

EO TRAINING DATASET PLATFORM – EXPRO+. Read more

MOOC-EO OPEN DATA SCIENCE – EXPRO+Read more

SNAP TOOLBOX MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT – EXPRO+Read more

From EUROGINew and open funding opportunities: 

• New technologies for acquiring in-situ observation datasets to address climate change effects (Deadline 15/02/22) [Read here]

• Piloting approaches and tools to empower citizens to exercise their “data rights” in the area of food and nutrition (Deadline 15/02/22) [Read here]

• Preparatory actions for the AI-on-demand platform (Deadline 22/02/22) [Read here]

• Testing and Experimentation Facility for Edge AI (Deadline 22/02/22) [Read here]

• Cognitive Cloud: AI-enabled computing continuum from Cloud to Edge (RIA) (Deadline 22/02/22) [Read here]

• Digital Transformation Accelerator for the network of EDIH (Deadline 04/03/22) [Read here]

• New technologies for acquiring in-situ observation datasets to address climate change effects (Deadline 10/03/22) [Read here]

• Extreme data mining, aggregation and analytics technologies and solutions (RIA) (Deadline 05/04/22) [Read here]

• Interconnection of backbone networks for cloud federations with other cloud, HPC and edge infrastructures – Studies (Deadline 22/03/2022) [Read here]

• Interconnection of backbone networks for cloud federations – Works (Deadline 22/03/2022) [Read here]

• Equipping backbone networks with high-performance and secure DNS resolution infrastructures – Works (Deadline 22/03/2022) [Read here]

• Technologies and solutions for data trading, monetizing, exchange and interoperability (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (IA) (Deadline 22/04/22) [Read here]

• Replicable solutions for a cross sector compliant energy ecosystem (Deadline 22/04/22) [Read here]

Policy initiatives, announcements and briefings (all NEW):

• Commission puts forward declaration on digital rights and principles for everyone in the EU [Read here]

• European Commission appoints the new members of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies [Read here]

• Process towards an agreement on reforming research assessment [Read here]

Open Public consultations:

• NEW! Cross-border taking of evidence in civil/commercial matters – new IT system for exchanging data, deadline 22/02/2022 [Participate here]

• Modernising judicial cooperation between EU countries – use of digital technology, deadline 10/03/22 [Participate here]

Newspaper articles/publications/reports (all NEW):

• MEPs adopt Digital Services Act with significant last-minute changes [Read here]

• Campaigner: Digitalisation opens ‘new era of transparency’ for climate policy [Read here]

• Voice assistants under fire in IoT competition report [Read here]

• Data Re-Use and Collaboration for Development [Read here]

• How digital transformation is driving economic change [Read here]

• Cities and the Climate-Data Gap [Read here]

• PhD position for learning and analyzing spatio-temporal objects from high resolution satellite image time series at IRISA, France

• Postdoc for AI in land cover dynamics at University of Florida, USA

• Postdoc for computational electromagnetics for microwave scattering at the University of Florida, USA

• Postdoc for remote sensing and machine learning applications for agriculture and food security at University of Strasbourg, France

• Postdoc on GeoArchaeology/Computer Vision for Earth Observation data at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy

• Postdoc on satellite-based classification of crops and irrigated agricultural land at Agroscope, Switzerland

• Postdoc for remote sensing of urban climate, ecosystem and environment at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

• Hardware Support Research Staff at the RIT Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing laboratory, USA

• Scientific Programmer at the Department of Geography of University of Zurich, Switzerland

• Software Engineer for maps data backend engineering at SnapInc, USA

• Senior Developer Relations Manager for geospatial computing at NVIDIA, USA

• Research scientific programmer for automated machine learning for spatio-temporal Earth Observation datasets at Leiden University, Netherlands

• Research Fellow in Future Mission Earth Science at ESA, Netherlands

• Research Fellow in EO for Earth System Science at ESA, Italy

• Analyst to work on the Data Handling System at ECMWF, Italy

• Scientist for atmospheric composition developments at ECMWF, Germany

• Scientist for uncertainty quantification for Destination Earth using statistical post-processing methods at ECMWF, Germany

• Junior Professorship on Earth Observation and Data Science for agricultural and environmental applications at INRIA, France

• CGG Signed a Binding Offer for the Sale and Leaseback of its Headquarter Building

• Capella Space Receives NRO Contract To Demo SAR Satellite Capabilities

• ICEYE Receives NRO Contract To Demo SAR Satellite Capabilities

• NRO Awards Commercial Radar Contracts to Airbus, Capella Space, Iceye, and Others

• Algerian Space Sector

• AAS Australia in Space plan presents 10-year vision

• Australian spacetech companies partner to deliver the world's first on-demand satellite. Building Australian network of satellites would reduce reliance on foreign data, scientists

• Canada unveils new earth observation strategy to help fight climate change - Geospatial World. /  Canada Announces Strategy for Satellite Earth Observation

• Chinese satellite takes PHOTOS of US cities at maximum quality in seconds
• China’s SAR satellite surge continues with new constellation plan. China launched a civilian radar-imaging satellite Tuesday
• Climate Focus Fuels Satellite Big Data

• Countdown to National Observation Satellite IMECE

• Davos Agenda Session on Space and Climate Opens Up New Frontiers

• ESA moving ahead on new Copernicus missions despite lack of UK agreement

• ESA wants to accelerate Europe's access to space

• Earth Observation: The Growth Story

• EU ministers mull climate policy, carbon border tax

• EU launches €1bn 'game changer' Cassini fund to support space start-ups - Silicon Republic
• Europe as a space power: Commissioner Breton focused on the EU Space ambitions in his keynote speech.

• Harris wants US Space Council to tackle climate crisis

• How the EU space programme could deliver bigger economic impact

• How next-gen satellites are transforming our view of climate change

• How Indian States Use Earth Observation Data for Disaster Mitigation and Response
• India Geospatial Market, Economy, and Industrial Development Strategy 
• Implementation of the CASSINI fund 

• Israel awards nearly $6 million in grants to space tech startups

• Latvian startup has plans to launch a constellation of satellites to provide commercial space weather data.

• Malaysia potential to grow spacetech ecosystem
• Malta launches first ever National Space Strategy
• NASA to launch four Earth science missions in 2022
• NASA-NOAA tech will aid marine oil spill response
• NASA faces difficulties in sending two hosted payloads into orbit on commercial satellites. The space agency is looking for a commercial host for Geostationary Carbon Cycle Observatory, an instrument to measure carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and methane over North and South America. 
• New Ambition for European Space
• NewSpace Ecosystem Propelling Earth Observation Industry
• NOAA is looking ahead to a future generation of space weather instruments. 

• Shaping an Australian Space Industrial Eco-System for Defence and Security

• The Ethiopian Space Ambition; a Country-Level Analysis
• The Sultanate of Oman, Virgin Orbit, SatRevolution and Tuatara of Poland, and Oman’s ETCO announced a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on Oman’s first deep-space mission

• Thierry Breton says bloc's Wi-Fi satellite program will exclude non-EU countries

• Ukraine seeks to launch eight satellites into orbit by 2025

• Ukrainian Space Agency announces plans to launch eight satellites by 2025

• USA Lawmakers say they support efforts to declassify some national security space activities

• Yucatan has a huge potential for the development of an aerospace cluster

• Blue Origin is buying Honeybee Robotics
• Data was, Analytics is, the New Oil
• Data Science Company RS21 Looks to Bring AI/ML Tech to Space

• DEWA signs agreement with NanoAvionics

• Digital Twin for Delivering High-speed Rail Project in Italy
• HawkEye 360 Secures $5M Investment from Leidos

• How Businesses Gain Competitive Edge With Earth Observation and Geospatial Analytics

• How Is the Satellite Industry Impacted by the Electronics Shortage?

• How Tech Innovations Can Support a More Sustainable Space Environment
• Isar Aerospace won 10 million euros ($11.3 million) in a European Union prize competition
• Mangata Networks has raised $33 million from an international mix of investors for its multi-orbit connectivity constellation plans.

• Machine Learning for Earth Observation Online Course. Read more »

• Navigating the EU's Green Deal

• OneWeb's Final Launch of 2021 Brings Constellation to 394 Satellites
• OHB's LuxSpace Enters Enterprise IoT Service MOU with OQ Technology
• Raytheon Intelligence & Space Names New Heads of Space and Blue Canyon Technologies
• Satcom 2021 in Review and Prospects for 2022

• SatRevolution’s Values Increase With Series B Funding From Virgin Orbit

• Satellite Navigation is a game changer in European Transport

• Satellite Vu Contracts SSTL To Build Their First Thermal Data Collecting Smallsat

• Satlantis launches its high-resolution camera into space on its second mission with NASA

• Space Opportunities for Climate Challenges series

• SpaceX preparing for third rideshare launch with dozens of small satellites

• SpaceBridge Connects 39 Airports for AeroCivil in Colombia 
• Telecommunications and Integrated Applications (TIA) Security Office has been launched 
• Top Satellite Launches to Watch in 2022 
• Top Stories of 2021 
• Ursa Space Becomes AWS Data Exchange Partner

• Better Regulations will Benefit Space Industry

• CGG Sells its Physical Asset Storage and Services Business to OASIS Group and Access. www.cgg.com

• Copernicus in 2021: the year in review
• Copernicus data to track volcanic sulphur dioxide emissions

• Copernicus SEA Service marks a milestone achievement with the delivery of 1000 products

• Copernicus Networks General Assembly 2021

• Copernicus: Globally, the seven hottest years on record were the last seven

• Copernicus’ eyes on the La Palma eruption. The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) was largely involved in monitoring the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma. 
• Due to the importance of monitoring the snow and ice as key indicators of climate change, the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service is launching the second part of its near real-time, High Resolution Snow and Ice Monitoring products. Learn more.
• EarthDaily Analytics has selected condosat operator Loft Orbital to build, launch and operate a fleet of 10 Earth-observation satellites on its behalf. 
• e-shape adds 5 new Pilots to their portfolio of EO solutions
• EIC Horizon Prize on Early Warning for Epidemics

• Emissions reductions hinge on AI measurements from space

• EAASI Summit Highlights Role of Aerial Survey in Technological Response to Global Challenges
• GISCafe Voice Industry Predictions for 2022 – Part 1
• GLOBE Program receives AGU award
• EARTO Paper on Capturing Official Data on the RTO Sector for a Better Understanding of the RD&I Ecosystem
• EARTO Paper on the Position of RTOs in the EU Framework Programmes

• Employing Space Technologies to Realise SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

• Europe Land Survey Equipment Market Perceptive and Comprehensive Analysis

• Kleos Space’s Third Smallsat Mission Prepped For Launch

• How Alcis Research Team Unveiled the Scale of Afghanistan’s Undeclared Economy

• ICEYE SAR Smallsats Soar To Orbit To Join The Company's On-Orbit Constellation

• Inaugural EO + Geospatial Quarterly Briefing Debuts From Quilty Analytics

• Leveraging Space Technology for SDG-14; Life Below Water

• Machine learning improves satellite imagery analysis of North Korean nuclear activity

• Mapping, Calculating, and Controlling Carbon Emissions
• Mining Group Rio Tinto to Evaluate Pixxel’s Hyperspectral Satellite Imagery 
• Nereus Copernicus4Regions (link)

• New NASA chief scientist pledges a plan to renew agency's Earth satellite fleet

• New Copernicus Land Monitoring Services: Launch of the second part of the High Resolution Snow and Ice Monitoring Products

• Nimble Chinese Satellite Grabs Hi-Res Images of US City in Seconds

• PASCO to distribute Pléiades Neo satellite imagery (airbus.com )

• Planet Fusion Offers Solutions for the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

• Planet to Launch 44 SuperDove Satellites on SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket

• Planet Fusion Offers Solutions for the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

• Pixxel Partners With Major Mining Company Rio Tinto To Investigate Hyperspectral Satellite Technology Benefits

• Opto Space & Defense is ready to manufacture a new high resolution camera

• OGC seeks public comment on Geospatial Data API .

• OGC Publishes Best Practice for Earth Observation Application Packages

• Quick Glance at 2021. Read more...

• Remembering 2021's Disasters. Read more...

• Satellite images show 4,000km-long Saharan dust cloud across Atlantic Ocean

• Satellites reveal record high methane concentrations despite reduction pledges

• Satellogic Expands With Manufacturing Plant in Netherlands 

• Scientists Worldwide Call for Immediate Action to Reverse Biodiversity Loss Under 2020

• Solution to cloud cover in EO data as Copernicus Masters challenge winner
• Space and remote sensing news from Esri
• The largest illicit drugs bazaar in the world. More details can be found here: https://www.alcis.org/post/banning-ephedra.
• Top Satellite Launches to Watch in 2022   

• Using LiDAR Technologies to Track Deforestation

• UNEP launched Methane Observatory to boost action on Greenhouse Gas

• Urban Flood Risk Application, Urban air quality, Urban thermal comfort application at CURE project 

• Why women in STEM need mentors. A geospatial perspective
• 10 Hottest Satellite Companies in 2021
• 10 Ways AI is Making a Difference in the Satellite Industry

• Capabilities and Limitations of Non-GEO Constellations

• Commercial Drone Market Trends 2022

• Earth Observation: The Growth Story

• Earth Observation Satellite Market is Expected to Grow

• EO satellite market analysis 2021-2026

• Earth Observation Big Data Service Market 2022

• EUSPA Earth Observation and GNSS Market Report. Watch the key highlights from da Costa’s intervention here.

• Europe Satellite Service Market 2022 New Trends

• Euroconsult Report Estimates 2021 Global Space Economy Reached Billion$$$ During 2021. Euroconsult estimates that the global space economy totaled $370 billion in 2021

• Euroconsult Projects Government Space Project Budgets To Reach $1 Billion During The Next Decade

• Euroconsult Publishes The 14th Edition Of Their Earth Observation Satellite Systems Market Report + Analysis

• Geospatial Solutions Market is Booming with Strong Growth Prospects

• Global GEO Satellite Market to Eyewitness Massive Growth by 2026

• GISCafe Geospatial Technology Wrapup – 2021
• Horizon's top stories of 2021
• Hydrogen – sustainable energy carrier in space and on Earth. New article on the impact of space innovations on agriculture, life sciences and human health

• Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (Insar) Market Size, Analysis, Forecast to 2029

• Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR)

• InSAR Market Top Vendors Analysis

• INNOspace Masters 2022 is looking for sustainable and efficient innovations for space

• Manufacturing revenues for Earth observation to grow to $76.1 billion by 2030

• Nano and Micro Satellite Market Expected to Reach Highest CAGR 2028

• Optical Imaging Sensors for Earth Observation Market Witness Stunning Growth By 2028

• Revolutionary Technologies in Space: Satellite Cameras

• Satellite-Based Earth Observation Market 2022 Growth Drivers. 

• Satellite Remote Sensing Market to Make Great Impact in Forecast Period 2021-2026

• Space Operations Market Report
• The Impact of Space Innovations on Agriculture, Life Sciences and Human Health
• The LEO Satellite Broadband Market Outlook for 2022

• The complicating role of the private sector in space

• Thematic Call, in line with ESA’s strategy and the Director General’s Agenda 2025, targets to boost commercialisation for a Digital and Green Europe, by fostering the development of digital technologies, products and applications targeted by the European Green Deal.

• Trends of Earth Observation Market Reviewed for 2021 with Industry Outlook to 2026

• What Are We Really Witnessing in the New Space Economy?

• 3rd CASSINI Hackathon. The Hackathon will take place from 12 to 14 May 2022, simultaneously in 10 locations across Europe. Interested? Take a look and take part in this initiative.
• AI4Space, Euroconsult 21-22/06/2022
• CORFU 2022, 9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, 15-18 June 2022, Corfu Island

• European Space Strategy Summit to be convened by President Macron in February.  France's Macron says he will make space policy announcements.

• LPS22: Call for Abstracts. Read more
• India to host second UNWGIC in 2022
• Identifying Hotspots of Climate and Environmental Stress with Earth Blox & Google Earth Engine
• IGARSS 2022. Read more...
• On 25 January, you are invited to the joint EUSPA and EBN Webinar “Space Technologies for Farming”. 
• On 13 January at 16:00 CET we will welcome Grega Milcinski from Sinergise and Sentinel Hub for a chat on how Copernicus and its services and data can boost startups. Add it to your calendar here.

• Planet To Present at the Needham Virtual Growth Conference on January 10th

• Space Forum 2022
• Space Operations Summit will return in-person from 16-18 May 2022 in London
• The EU Space Programme supports the #EU2022FR priorities by spurring EU innovation & creating jobs, contributing to a more digital & greener EU, and promoting collaboration between the EU Member States.
• 25-26 January 2022: 14th European Space Conference (link);
• 8-10 February 2022: Global Space and Technology Convention 2022 (link);
• 14-15 March 2022: Paris Space Week 2022: The International event of the Space sector (link);

• Digital Transformation and Green Economy. →
• Geospatial World Awards
• Space for Green Finance. Read more

Information extracted from EUROGI

New and open funding opportunities: 

• New technologies for acquiring in-situ observation datasets to address climate change effects (Deadline 15/02/22) [Read here]
• Piloting approaches and tools to empower citizens to exercise their “data rights” in the area of food and nutrition (Deadline 15/02/22) [Read here]
• Preparatory actions for the AI-on-demand platform (Deadline 22/02/22) [Read here]
• Testing and Experimentation Facility for Edge AI (Deadline 22/02/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Cognitive Cloud: AI-enabled computing continuum from Cloud to Edge (RIA) (Deadline 22/02/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Digital Transformation Accelerator for the network of EDIH (Deadline 04/03/22) [Read here]
• NEW! New technologies for acquiring in-situ observation datasets to address climate change effects (Deadline 10/03/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Extreme data mining, aggregation and analytics technologies and solutions (RIA) (Deadline 05/04/22) [Read here]
• NEW! Interconnection of backbone networks for cloud federations with other cloud, HPC and edge infrastructures – Studies (Deadline 22/03/2022) [Read here]
• NEW! Interconnection of backbone networks for cloud federations – Works (Deadline 22/03/2022) [Read here]
• NEW! Equipping backbone networks with high-performance and secure DNS resolution infrastructures – Works (Deadline 22/03/2022) [Read here]
• NEW! Technologies and solutions for data trading, monetizing, exchange and interoperability (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (IA) (Deadline 22/04/22) [Read here]
• Replicable solutions for a cross sector compliant energy ecosystem (Deadline 22/04/22) [Read here]
• Replicable solutions for a cross sector compliant energy ecosystem (Deadline 26/04/22) [Read here]

Policy initiatives, announcements and briefings (all NEW):

• Commission to invest more than €1 billion under the Connecting Europe Facility for innovative and secure connectivity [Read here]
• Launch of new calls worth €258 million to support digital connectivity infrastructures [Read here]
• Industrial alliances: Commissioner Breton chairs first meeting of European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud [Read here]
• Industry 5.0: A Transformative Vision for Europe [Read here]
• Save the date: Horizon Europe Info Days dedicated to Cluster 5 to take place on 3 February 2022 [Read here]
• Horizon Impact Award 2022 contest open: apply by 8 March 2022 [Read here]

Open Public consultations:

• Realising the energy sector – EU action plan, deadline 24/01/22 [Participate here]
• NEW! Modernising judicial cooperation between EU countries – use of digital technology, deadline 10/03/22 [Participate here]

Newspaper articles/publications/reports (all NEW):

• How participation and digitalisation can help implement EU democracy [Read here]
• France’s digital agenda [Read here]
• 2022: The turning point in EU’s digital policy [Read here]
• Artificial intelligence accelerates the hunt for cancer drivers [Read here]
• New round of funding from EIC Accelerator! [Read here]

• PhD position for mapping and interpreting wilderness from space at the University of Bonn, Germany
• Postdoc in ocean state imaging at EPFL, Switzerland
• Postdoc for classification and mapping of salt-affected soils in Morocco at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
• Postdoc for evaluation of the potential of multispectral and hyperspectral satellite archives for topsoil at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
• Postdoc for seamless coupling of kilometer-resolution weather predictions and climate simulations with hail impact assessments: Modeling hail damage to buildings and cars at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Postdoc in Earth Science at Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Netherlands
• Researcher for geoAI and human-generated data at University of Salzburg
• Research Scientist for Remote Sensing at RIT DIRS Lab, USA
• Research Scientist in Earth Sciences, Modelling, and Ecosystem analysis at the Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
• Remote Sensing Specialist at Serco, Italy
• Earth Observation Science Support Specialist at Serco, Italy
• Copernicus Operations Engineer at Serco, Italy
• Biomass Data Processing and Performance Engineer at Serco, Italy
• Assistant Professor for "Remote Sensing Applications" at the Technical University Munich, Germany
• Professor for "Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing" at the Technical University Munich, Germany

• CREODIAS – the continuation of services and development plans

• Dublin company wins contract with European Space Agency

• ICEYE announces contract with NOAA to tackle environmental hazards

• NASA Expands its Commercial Data Acquisition Program with Airbus. Read more about our Radar Constellation here.

• NanoAvionics to Build Forest Biodiversity Satellite for Chilean Startup Lemu
• SES Government Rolls Out New Hydra Platform for US Government Customers

• Spire Global Awarded Contract Under European Space Agency's NAVISP Element 2 Program

• U.S. Army turns to ICEYE for SAR mission imagery

• Africa Earth Observation Challenge announces the winners of the 2021 challenge - Space in Africa
• As a modern and mature 21st century country, Latvia must develop a forward-looking science policy

• Business Finland: New space economy ready for lift off

• BlackSky sets a 15-hour pace for refreshing space imagery

• China Launches New Satellite For Earth Observation

• China launches satellite for UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Council stresses the importance of participation of all in the space sector

• EUMETSAT consolidates its key role in Earth observation data provision
• Europe is building key space infrastructure for its sovereignty.
• EU Space Research and Innovation
• EUSPA launches €32.6 million space-focused Horizon Europe call

• ESA helps Greece to contribute to European GovSatCom

• ESA approves Resolution to accelerate the use of space in Europe
• ESA moves forward with 11 ideas for pioneering missions
• Evolving National Geospatial Strategy For The Netherlands
• Indian Geospatial Market, Economy, and Industrial Development Strategy report
• Indian geospatial market can grow at 12.8% to ₹63,100 crore by 2025

• Luxembourg-based IBISA raises €1.5 million for its climate insurtech platform

• Finland launches website dedicated to its space-related projects

• NASA selects new mission to study storms impact on climate models
• NASA considers novel business model for $500M Earth Science campaigs
• Strategy to support skills development for the space and geoinformation sector - Climate-KIC

• Scientists in Countdown to Uganda's First Satellite

• Space Agency unveils earth observation roadmap.  ASA releases EO from Space Roadmap

• Space can help to solve the biggest challenges facing our planet.

• South Africa Signs Satellite Navigation Agreement with China
• UK’s Space Strategy Casts the Nation as a Rising Space Super Power
• U.S. organizations release State of the Space Industry 2021 report
• 5^th General Assembly of the Copernicus Academy and Relays Networks took place.

• Airbus Agrees to Sell OneWeb LEO Services to Government and Military Users in Europe
• Adoption and integration of geospatial knowledge and 4IR technology in land administration workflow

• Earth Observation for Urban Mine Action

• How Tech Innovations Can Support a More Sustainable Space Environment

• Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Market

• Italian Space Agency completes the New National GNSS Frame Network

• Kinéis obtains FCC approval to offer satellite services in the U.S.

• Flexible Signal Processing Tools Contract From ESA Awarded To Spire

• Microsoft Increases Azure Space Capabilities With Industry Partners 

• New Sensor Aids Rare Earth Extraction from Acid Mine Drainage

• New Symphonie’s Consortium Awarded Concept Study For The European Commission

• PlanBlue Uses ‘Underwater Satellites’ to Map the Ocean Floor
• SatLease Capital Explains New Financing Model Aimed at Service Providers

• Satellite Build Contract Assigned To Airbus By ESA For The Ariel Mission

• Spire Global Adds 150 Customers With ExactEarth Acquisition 

• Swedish Space Corporation Joins The UN:IO European Space Consortium. press release

• Transform Hydrology by Integrating Sensors and Disciplines

• Tomorrow.io Enters Merger Agreement With SPAC Firm Pine Technology Acquisition Corp.

• UP42 Becomes A Member Of The Federation Of German Industries (BDI)

• Air Quality Platform project: how space technology can help challenge air pollution in cities. Read more
  
• Airbus Pleiades Neo Sats Make Early Start In Earth Observation. Airbus Imagery and Elevation Data Now Available in Microsoft Azure Maps. learn more about Azure Maps here.
  
• brightest EU Space entrepreneurs will gather under one roof for the annual Galileo and Copernicus Masters Awards Ceremony. Register to discover EUSPA Challenges’ winners,
• Critical data on sea level rise becomes available today. Related article
  
• Closing Ceremony of the Second Continental GMES and Africa Forum  
• Copernicus Emergency Management Service Week 2021
• commercial opening of Pléiades Neo 4 satellite imagery, through our OneAtlas platform.
• Earth Observation applications and machine learning for cultural heritage preservation. Read more
  
• Europe’s first polar-orbiting weather satellite successfully deorbited. The process of removing the satellite from its orbit
  

• Europe Precision Farming Technologies

• ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Program Welcomes UNI Students’ Applications For Two Online Training Sessions

• ESA/NASA Launch Open-Source Platform. Read more...

• EU soil mission and relevant research

• ESPI Insights

• The equivalent of a 10km ice cube is melting each year

• Future will see unprecedented demand for satellite imagery
• Geospatial data marketplace UP42
• Geospatial Industrial Development Strategy
• Geospatial is translating into a way of life

• Highlights of the Second Continental GMES and Africa Forum

• How advanced geospatial technology is changing life on Earth

• JICA and Synspective’s SAR Satellite Data Detects New Sink Risks And Ground Movement In Guatemala

• Insight into the Challenges Behind Remote Sensing Innovation

• Increasing demand for EO Data will drive the industry

• Mapping, Calculating, and Controlling Carbon Emissions

• Mapping our Human Footprint from Space. Read more...

• Meet the students from Transport and Geoinformation Technology | KTH | Sweden

• Mercator Ocean International and the Copernicus Marine Service have published the Ocean Explainers

• Meet the Winners of the AfricaGIS 2021

• NVIDIA is Building a Digital Twin of the Earth
• OGC Calling For Participation in the Federated Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Pilot
• Participating in the Digital Advertising Ecosystem
• Pioneer Earth observation applications for the environment (PEOPLE). Read more
  
• Plan Blue Uses ‘Underwater Satellites’ to Map the Ocean Floor

• QuantCube launches four new real-time economic indicators using ESA satellite data

• Remote sensing predicts potential berry-picking locations

• Release of First Landsat 9 Images. Read more...

• Satellite imagery can put an end to baseless claims of deforestation

• Satellite Industry’s 10 Most Impactful Events of 2021
• Satellites pinpoint communities at risk of permafrost thaw

• Satellite shows newest Earth images

• SpaceX set to launch Starlink mission along with 2 Earth observation satellites - Orlando Sentinel

• SWIR imaging package

• Trees have been found to reduce urban land surface area temperatures up to 12 ° C

• APAC, Europe, America region to generate massive revenues for Hyperspectral Imaging

• Earth Observation Big Data Service Market 2021

• Europe Drone Services Market 2021

• Euroconsult’s “Satellites To Be Launched” Forecast + Analysis Is Published

• Global GIS Market Analysis, Key Company Profiles, Types, Applications and Forecast to 2028

• Geospatial Imagery Analytics (GIA) Market Predicted to Hit

• InSAR Market Quality & Quantity Analysis

• Nanosatellite and Microsatellite Market Share and Size 2022 Global Industry

• NSR’s Satellite-Based Earth Observation, 13th Edition report
• More EO Data Types…But for Who?

• Optical Imaging Sensors for Earth Observation Market Size 2021-2028

• Remote Sensing Services Market Rising Trends and Technology Advancements 2021-2027

• Satellite Industry’s 10 Most Impactful Events of 2021

• 3rd CASSINI Hackathon. The Hackathon will take place from 12 to 14 May 2022, simultaneously in 10 locations across Europe. Interested? Take a look and take part in this initiative.
• AI4Space, Euroconsult 21-22/06/2022
• Conference on the Future of Europe is a unique and timely opportunity for EU citizens to debate on Europe’s challenges and priorities. Take a look at the topics, choose your cause and share your opinion.
• Copernicus4Regions webinars. Register here (link)! Please find more information in the programme here (link).
• CORFU 2022, 9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, 15-18 June 2022, Corfu Island
• DigiGreen. Towards and Beyond the Green and Digital Transition
• Earth Observation solutions for smarter and greener regions and cities: hands-on e-shape pilots
• EURISY WEBINARS - (more information on the leaflet)
• EUSPA’s first Space Downstream Innovation Days are set for 8-9 November. 
• EUSPA Open Space 2021 
• LPS22: Call for Abstracts. Read more
• ESA Φ-week 2021
• ESA Industry Space Days 2021> 7 – 8 December 2021 →
• ESA_CALL for ideas
• EUSPA Space Downstream Innovation Days! During today and tomorrow, EUSPA presents its latest funding and research opportunities, including the newly launched Horizon Europe Space Call with an overall budget of €32.6mln. Check the agenda and join us online here.
• Geospatial World Forum 2021 Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam from 20-22 October
• Global Space Markets Challenge
• Horizon Europe funding for pre-commercial procurements on green digital solutions. Open PCP call
  
• India to host second UNWGIC in 2022
• Industry Space Days 2021 →
• Invitation to Participate in the November 2021 Geospatial API Virtual Code Sprint
• MOOC on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Earth Monitoring
• New Space Economy European Forum on 9 December.
• One Integrated Marine Debris Observing System for a Clean Ocean
• Space for Our Planet — S4OP
• Space2Earth Accelerator.  ESA Investors Forum. Apply FREE now
• Space Forum 2022
• Space Pitches and Space Awards. 
• Copernicus Masters and Galileo Masters! copernicus-masters.com/awards and galileo-masters.com/awards.
• Switch to Space
• UN WORLD DATA FORUM 2021 | BERN, SWITZERLAND | 3 to 6 OCTOBER 2021
• WSBW 2021, Westin on December 13-16
• On 8-9 November, EUSPA will present its latest funding and research opportunities, including the soon-to-be-launched Horizon Europe Space Call at the Space Downstream Innovation Days. The event will take place both in Prague and online, learn more here.
• 14th European Space Conference - Save the Date 25-26 Jan 2022. External
• 2^nd CASSINI Hackathon is almost here and will tackle the challenge of connecting the Arctic with European satellite technologies. It is set for 5-7 November simultaneously across 10 different locations. From Croatia to Iceland, this pan-European project is set to make an impact in the Artic.
• 4 November 2021: CAPIGI Webinar: “The Challenges of EO/GIS Skills” (link);
• 8-9 November 2021: EUROPEAN SPACE FORUM 2021: TIME TO RETHINK EUROPE’S SPACE AMBITIONS? (link);
• 8-9 November 2021: Space Downstream Innovation Days (link);
• 8-9 November 2021: 2nd Horizon Europe Space Brokerage Event (link);
• 10 November 2021: Earth Observation solutions for smarter and greener regions and cities: hands-on e- shape pilots (link);
• 16-17 November 2021: ONLINE WORKSHOP - Copernicus commercial satellite data and European new space (Copernicus Contributing Missions) (link);
• 16-18 November 2021: Europe’s Meeting Place for Space Business, Technology & Innovation (link);
• 18-19 November 2021: Invitation to SeBS Results Workshop - The Story of how Copernicus benefits European citizens (link);
• 23-25 November 2021: EU Open Data Days (link);
• 25 November 2021: Webinar: The Copernicus programme and its benefits for Mexico and Central America (link);
• 26 November 2021: Webinar: Benefits of the Copernicus programme for South America (link);
• 2 December 2021: EGNOS Annual Workshop (link);
• 9 December 2021: How Copernicus helps Europe’s regions to innovate public administrations and the delivery of public policies (link);
• 9-11 December: New Space Economy European Forum (link);
• 13-16 December 2021: World Satellite Business Week by Euroconsult (link);
• 25-26 January 2022: 14th European Space Conference (link);
• 8-10 February 2022: Global Space and Technology Convention 2022 (link);
• 14-15 March 2022: Paris Space Week 2022: The International event of the Space sector (link);

• New and open funding opportunities: 
  • Interoperability community (Deadline 19/10) [Read here]
  • Establish the grounds for a common European energy data space (19/10) [Read here]
  • Scalable privacy-preserving technologies for cross-border federated computation in Europe involving personal data (Deadline 21/10) [Read here]
  • AI for cybersecurity reinforcement (Deadline 21/10) [Read here]
  • Feasibility Study, Design and Prototype Development for a Mapping Platform on COVID-19 Therapeutics in the EU (Deadline 29/10) [Read here]
  • NEW! Emerging Risks Analysis Platform (ERAP) (Deadline 03/11) [Read here]
  • Horizon Europe Project: Machine Learning Application Approval (Tender released by European Union Aviation Safety Agency, deadline 04/11) [Read here]
  • Terrorism and other forms of serious crime countered using travel intelligence (Deadline 23/11) [Read here]
  • Enhanced assessment of disaster risks, adaptive capabilities and scenario building based on available historical data and projections (Deadline 23/11) [Read here]
  • Improving cyber defence and incident management with artificial intelligence (Deadline 09/12) [Read here]
  • Frugal learning for rapid adaptation of AI systems (Deadline 09/12) [Read here]
  • Reinforcing digitalisation related know how of local energy ecosystems (Deadline 05/01/22) [Read here]
  • NEW! Canarias pre-commercial procurement on big data for personalised medicine (Deadline TBD) [Read here]
  Policy initiatives, announcements and briefings (all NEW):
  • Commission launches EU missions to tackle major challenges [Read here]
  • Questions and answers: EU missions [Read here]
  • MEPs debate AI and the data strategy [Read here]
  • Trade and Technology Council: Inaugural meeting agrees on important deliverables and outlines areas for future EU-US cooperation [Read here]
  • ENISA's New Tool to secure the Digital Future of SMEs [Read here]
  • EU and the Western Balkans launch a joint strategy to strengthen cooperation in innovation, research, education, culture, youth and sport [Read here]
  Open Public consultations:
  • NEW! Digital services integrating different transport modes,  deadline 02/11 [Participate here]
  • Policy programme - Digital Decade Compass, deadline 23/11 [Participate here]
  • NEW! Digitalising the energy sector – EU action plan, deadline 24/01/22 [Participate here]
  Newspaper articles/publications/reports (all NEW):
  • EU countries green light new data governance framework [Read here]
  • Europeans strongly support science and technology according to new Eurobarometer survey [Read here]
  • Promoting industry-academia knowledge exchange through co-creation teams [Read here]
  • MEPs demand strict rules over AI applications in criminal matters [Read here]
  • Horizon Europe funding for PCP and PPI [Read here]

• Covid-19 effects on Earth’s environment

• African Research Fellowships Call for Earth Observation
• GEOCento hiring
• Job Vacancies in Planetek. Join our team
• PostDoc Position in AI for Remote Sensing at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Post-Doc Imagery Analyst for Albatross Project at the British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom
• Senior scientist for quality assurance in Earth observation at the National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom
• Higher Scientific Officer for Geospatial Modelling at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, United Kingdom
• Geospatial Data Engineer at Radiant Earth Foundation based in either the USA, Ghana, Ivory Coast, or Senegal
• Remote Sensing Specialist for Forest Monitoring Tasks at GAF AG, Germany
• Consultant Space Sector at SpaceTec Partners, Germany
• Remote Sensing Project Manager at Space4Good, Netherlands
• Senior Project Manager for Forest and Climate Change at GAF AG, Germany
• Project Task Manager for EO-based Urban Planning at GAF AG, Germany
• PhD positions for geospatial analytics, remote sensing, GeoAI, human mobility, social sensing, hazard modeling, and human-environment interactions at the University of Arkansas, USA
• PhD position for forest ecology and remote sensing at University of Florida, USA
• PhD position for remote sensing of ecosystem resilience at the University of Tasmania, Australia
• PhD position for hyperspectral drone remote sensing at the University of Tasmania, Australia
• PhD position for remote sensing for tracking of bulk cargo at the Arctic University of Norway, Norway
• PhD position for 3D point cloud segmentation at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany
• Postdoc for remote sensing and crop water productivity at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands
• Postdoc position for forest management and ecology at the University of Florida, USA
• Postdoc position as imagery analyst in the Albatross Project at British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom
• Postdoc position for high resolution remote densing for Hawaii Decision Support at the the ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Hawaiʻi, USA
• Postdoc position in the Carbon Mapper Mission Science Applications Team at the Arizona State University, USA
• Earth observations processing system infrastructure software engineer at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Earth observations calibration/validation analyst at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Remote sensing analyst (general EO scientist) at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Remote sensing analyst (agronomist, crop modeler) at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• SAR data specialist at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Machine learning engineer / data scientist at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Geospatial data engineer at Radiant Earth Foundation based in either USA, Ghana, Ivory Coast, or Senegal
• Multiple faculty positions for radio-frequency systems at the University of Colorado Boulder
• Researcher / lecturer for deep learning on UAV / on-board and cloud computing for UAV mapping at the University of Twente, Netherlands
• Research associate for forest cover change monitoring at University of Leicester, UK
• Development officer for Earth observation at IGN FI, France
• Research leadership for the Carbon Mapper Mission Deputy Science Team Leader at the Arizona State University, USA
• Project manager for Earth observation at Thales, Portugal
• Experienced remote sensing project manager at Space4Good, Netherlands
• Product manager for Earth intelligence at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Research assistant professorship in coral reef ecology and management at the Arizona State University, USA
• PhD position on Deep Learning in Remote Sensing at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, USA
• 100+ PhD positions in different fields including Earth and Climate sciences in the ELLIS PhD Program
• ESA Junior Professional Programme
• Earth Observation Digital Platform Engineer at ESA, Italy
• Software Engineer, Maps Data Backend Engineer at SnapInc, USA
• RF Microwave Engineer at JPL, USA
• Geospatial Data Scientist at KBR Inc, USA 
• Data Scout at ICEYE, Finland
• Technical Program Manager for hyperspectral data at Planet, USA
• Earth observation faculty position at the University of Iowa, USA
• PostDoc on Watershed Hydrology and Sediment Transport at University of California, USA
• PostDoc on Microwave Radiance Assimilation for Numerical Weather Prediction at EUMETSAT, UK
• PostDoc on ocean observation technology at the University of Bergen, Norway 
• PostDoc in (coastal/marine) geoscientific modelling and data analysis at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany
• PostDoc on remote sensing, biodiversity and forest resilience at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Italy
• Tenure Track position at University of Florida in Machine Learning and Climate, USA
• Program director at Trillium Technologies, USA
• UNCCD- VA76 - Consultancy - international data experts to support UNCCD reporting (10 positions)
• UNCCD - VA77 – Consultancy – team leader position
  • EU Funding and tender opportunities (link) & (link);
  • Horizon Europe factsheets (link);
  • Apply now for the 2021 YGT opportunities (link);
  • Luxembourg Space Agency hires:
• Project Manager - Science, exploration and education (m/f)
  Project Manager - Telecommunications (m/f)
  Project Officer– Communication (m/f)
• Two PhD positions on Large-scale Habitat Suitability Mapping with Machine Learning at EPFL, Switzerland
• Junior Professional in Earth Observation Atmospheric Composition Applications at ESA, Italy
• Studentship on Machine Learning for Geophysical Hazard Sequences at University of East Anglia, UK
• Researcher in Geo-health at University of Twente, Netherlands
• 10 new research, data science, and management positions at Technical University of Munich (ML4Earth), Germany
• Postdoc for Telecommunications and Integrated Applications at ESA, UK
• Postdoc for AI for Geospatial Analytics at IBM, Switzerland
• Postdoc in Ocean State Imaging at EPFL, Switzerland
• Postdoc in Machine Learning and Environmental Modeling at the Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain
• Postdoc in Semantics and Environmental Modeling at the Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain
• Postdoc for Instrument Development and Signal Processing with Applications in Groundwater Research at Aarhus University, Denmark
• Postdoc for Atmospheric Turbulence over Complex Topography at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Postdoc on Subsurface Utility Data Quality Visualisation at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Postdoc in Environmental Geophysics at University of Lausanne, Switzerland
• Postdoc in Environmental Seismology at University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France
• Several Postdocs at the Image and Signal Processing group at the Universitat de València, Spain
• Researcher Ethical Artificial Intelligence for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at University of Twente, Netherlands
• Data Scientist at Ursa Space Systems (Remote)
• Ocean and Hydrology Earth Observation Scientist at ESA, Netherlands
• Scientist for Boundary Layer, Turbulence and Drag Processes at ECMWF, UK/Germany
• Senior Scientific Officer for in-situ Observations for the Copernicus Climate Change Service at ECMWF, Germany
• Geospatial Sales Engineer at Maxar, UK
• Expert in Automated Geodata Analysis in Cloud Environments at GAF AG, Germany
• Faculty Position in Environmental Sensing Technologies at EPFL, Switzerland
• Assistant Professor in Applied Geosciences at the German University of Technology in Oman, Oman
• VP Engineering at Indigo, USA/Remote
• Head of Earth System Modelling Section at ECMWF, Uk/Germany
• Head of Earth System Assimilation Section at ECMWF, Uk/Germany
• Director of Carlson Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

• BlackSky makes a deal to sell satellite imagery to NASA

• CGG, PGS and TGS Announce Versal, a Unified Ecosystem for Accessing Multi-Client Seismic Data across Multiple Vendors

• ICEYE Contracted By NOAA For SAR Monitoring Of Maritime Hazards

• Iceye, Army Sign Collaborative R&D Agreement on Synthetic Aperture Radar Tech .  ICEYE and U.S. Army to Pursue Collaborative Research and Development

• Iceye to Supply McKenzie Intelligence Services With Flood Monitoring Service

• NASA Assigns A Five Year Satellite Imaging Purchasing Agreement To BlackSky

• NGA renews Maxar contract for satellite imagery
• NOAA awards Dewberry $49-million Coastal Geospatial Services Contract
• Planet Federal Signs Contract Extension with National Reconnaissance Office  

• African governments advised to invest in Earth Observation Systems

• Chinese partnership to create Tianxian SAR satellite constellation

• China launches Earth observation satellite to support sustainable development

• Destination Earth is moving forward at the European Space Agency

• European Space Agency and Cyprus sign European Cooperating State Agreement

• EU, UNEP launch International Methane Emissions Observatory

• ESA's Worldcover Map. Read more...

• ESA and NASA launch revolutionary open-source platform

• ESA and NASA launch open-source biomass platform

• ESA moves forward with Destination Earth Initiative

• ESA ministers approve strategy to work on terrestrial and space safety issues

• Exploring new frontiers in India’s geological applications

• European Space Agency launches new mission to measure climate change

• FAO using Earth Observations data to produce annual land cover maps

• free-satellite-data-access-in-africa  

• Harris Announces New Space Cooperation with France

• NASA releases climate action plan
• NASA turns to the cloud for help with next-generation Earth missions
• The Copernicus Program & Sentinel satellites
• The Nippon Foundation And ARGANS Plan To Map The Earth’s Ocean By 2030

• PhilSA highlights role of satellite images in disaster risk management

• Planet Arrives at COP26 to Enable Systems Change

• Polish companies to cooperate with Oman in space programme

• Satellogic To Develop Satellite Constellation For Paraguayan Space Agency
• Scottish Space Sector Talks Growth Strategies at the Ignite Space Conference

• Swiss data cube, analysis ready data archive using earth observations of Switzerland

• UK and Canada to share space activities and data. UK and Canada Space agencies sign MOU on joint activities and information sharing
• UK-Led TRUTH Mission to Fight Climate Change Moves to Early Design Phase

• World leaders pledge a crackdown on methane emissions

• Bell and Esri Canada deliver Integrated Smart City Ecosystem to empower Canadian communities of all sizes

• Better climate data through ten times more accurate satellite navigation

• Brno Receives Award For Modern Use of Territorial Geo Information

• Can Europe compete in the quantum 'space race'?

• Demo’ing SAR OISL Capability With The SDA’s National Defense Space Architecture Is Capella Space

• Did you know that Copernicus data and products support these sectors?
• How Flexible is the GEO Satellite Market?
• How marine geospatial data can support our oceans and make a difference in shipping industry
• How accurate geospatial data can improve firewall effectiveness

• India Will Soon Have Satellite Based Quantum Communications Systems

• Link knowledge and action networks to tackle disasters

• Spire Boosts Revenue 33% in First-Ever Quarterly Financials
• Technology is making mining industry safer
• Top five misconceptions about satellite imagery for agriculture
• The Growing Future of Ground Segment as a Service

• Ursa Space Joins Amazon Web Services Partner Network

• Viasat To Acquire Inmarsat For Billion$

• Air pollution continues to kill hundreds of thousands in Europe

• Assessment of the Lump Sum Pilot 2018 - 2020: Analysis of qualitative and quantitative feedback

• BlackSky’s New Chief Commercial Officer To Expand Its Global Footprint Across Vertical Markets

• Can a digital replica of Earth save the world from climate disaster?

• Climate data driven Use Cases shine at C3S Gala

• CGG Launches TailingsPulse Monitoring Solution for Tailings Storage Facilities

• CGG, TGS and BGP Commence Acquisition of Suriname 3D Phase

• CGG Delivers New Multi-Client Screening Study for CO2 Storage Sites in UK and Norway Northern North Sea

• Copernicus, a European legacy for a better world

• Copernicus Contribution to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report
• Copernicus, the Media, and Reaching a Wider Public

• Continuing NASA's Earth Observation Legacy with Landsat 9

• Commission vows 'significant investments' to improve satellite climate models

• Copernicus Emergency Management Service was activated to monitor the fires and assess their impact to support the local fire brigades and authorities.

• COP26: Invest in nature to win on climate

• Discover here how the European Earth Observation programme has contributed to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.  

• Destination Earth is moving forward at the European Space Agency

• Esri releases a new book, “Moving Forward: GIS for Transportation”
• ESPI - European Space Policy Institute
• ESA is helping to develop the end-to-end protection of government data exchanged via commercial satellites.

• ESA to accelerate space use for climate impacts

• ESA accelerates space-based climate action at COP26

• ESA boosts space entrepreneurship in Turin

• ESA/EU Datacube Survey: Request for Contribution

• ESA members define space “accelerators” and “inspirators”

• Europe to define new space ambitions at February summit - EUobserver

• Download ESPI Insights
• Intermap Makes Geospatial and Analytical Data Accessible to Everybody

• Impact of Geostationary Sounder on Typhoon Forecasts

• Isar Aerospace to provide launch services to European institutions

• First Light Images From Landsat 9 Are Released By NASA

• FAO enhancing land cover monitoring capacities in Lesotho using Earth Observations data

• Fugro expands remote operations capability in India

• Geospatial Intelligence Community Should Leverage More Commercial Technology

• Green Deal agenda and the role of Copernicus for the green and digital transition in Europe (link). forestry (link), water management (link) and biodiversity (link).
• Geospatial, Digital Twin solutions for construction & infrastructure
• How satellites help us monitor eruptions
• HOw Indian States Use Earth Observation Data for Disaster Mitigation and Response

• How tracking forest biomass change from space informs carbon cycling models

• Keynote lineup announced for Geo Week 2022
• MarineData4Africa
• Mapping, calculating, and controlling carbon emissions

• Mapping our human footprint from space

• Measure Progress Towards CO2 Goals

• NASA Assigns A Five Year Satellite Imaging Purchasing Agreement To BlackSky

• next chapter at OGC with our new video,

• New space mission will measure how much heat Earth is trapping from climate change

• New Earth-observing spacecraft sends first images of the planet

• New trucks could be exceeding EU air pollution limits

• Obituary Dr. Rupert Haydn – a pioneer in applied earth observation
• Pleiades Neo geospatial imagery is now available on UP42 marketplace
• Planet's Earth Observation Data Contributes to Over 1,500 Scientific Publications
• Planet Federal signs contract extension with National Reconnaissance Office

• Planet Builds Business in State and Local Government Sector

• Prague has become a center for European space research

• Satellite-Based Earth Observation,13th Edition

• Satellites discover huge amounts of undeclared methane emissions

• Satellite-Based Water Data Resource. Read more...

• Satellites can track if emissions pledges made at COP26 climate summit are being kept

• Space Tech Expo: Earth observation from a CubeSat

• Space mission to monitor carbon dioxide will be led by a team of Edinburgh experts

• Spire Global Names Theresa Condor as First COO  . Spire Boosts Revenue 33% in First-Ever Quarterly Financials

• Terran Orbital Enters A SPAC Business Combo Agreement With Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp

• The role of urban trees in reducing land surface temperatures in European cities

• The Growing Demand for Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure
• Toward environmental accountability: transforming satellite date into action (link)
• UN Committee Votes ‘Yes’ On UK-US-Backed Space Rules Group published at Breaking Defense (link)
• What new geospatial guidelines mean for India

• 2021 Africa Earth Observation Challenge Final Pitching Den

• 60% of all soils are unhealthy in EU

• Earth Observation Satellite Market Trends.  Earth Observation Market 2021 High Growth Forecast due to Rising Demand and Future Trends

• Earth Observation Big Data Service Market To Watch

• Earth Observation Big Service Market SWOT Analysis by Key Players

• Europe Precision Farming Market Share

• InSAR Market 2021 SWOT Analysis.  InSAR Market Competition Analysis 2021

• Remote Sensing Services Market By Key Players

• AI4Space, Euroconsult 21-22/06/2022
• Copernicus4Regions webinars. Register here (link)! Please find more information in the programme here (link).
• CORFU 2022, 9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, 15-18 June 2022, Corfu Island
• Earth Observation solutions for smarter and greener regions and cities: hands-on e-shape pilots
• EURISY WEBINARS - (more information on the leaflet)
• EUSPA’s first Space Downstream Innovation Days are set for 8-9 November. 
• EUSPA Open Space 2021 
• LPS22: Call for Abstracts. Read more
• ESA Φ-week 2021
• ESA Industry Space Days 2021> 7 – 8 December 2021 →
• ESA_CALL for ideas
• EUSPA Space Downstream Innovation Days! During today and tomorrow, EUSPA presents its latest funding and research opportunities, including the newly launched Horizon Europe Space Call with an overall budget of €32.6mln. Check the agenda and join us online here.
• Geospatial World Forum 2021 Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam from 20-22 October
• Global Space Markets Challenge,
• India to host second UNWGIC in 2022
• Industry Space Days 2021 →
• Invitation to Participate in the November 2021 Geospatial API Virtual Code Sprint
• MOOC on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Earth Monitoring
• One Integrated Marine Debris Observing System for a Clean Ocean
• Space for Our Planet — S4OP
• Space2Earth Accelerator.  ESA Investors Forum. Apply FREE now
• Space Forum 2022
• Copernicus Masters and Galileo Masters! copernicus-masters.com/awards and galileo-masters.com/awards.
• Switch to Space
• UN WORLD DATA FORUM 2021 | BERN, SWITZERLAND | 3 to 6 OCTOBER 2021
• WSBW 2021, Westin on December 13-16
• On 8-9 November, EUSPA will present its latest funding and research opportunities, including the soon-to-be-launched Horizon Europe Space Call at the Space Downstream Innovation Days. The event will take place both in Prague and online, learn more here.
• 14th European Space Conference - Save the Date 25-26 Jan 2022. External
• 2^nd CASSINI Hackathon is almost here and will tackle the challenge of connecting the Arctic with European satellite technologies. It is set for 5-7 November simultaneously across 10 different locations. From Croatia to Iceland, this pan-European project is set to make an impact in the Artic.
• 4 November 2021: CAPIGI Webinar: “The Challenges of EO/GIS Skills” (link);
• 8-9 November 2021: EUROPEAN SPACE FORUM 2021: TIME TO RETHINK EUROPE’S SPACE AMBITIONS? (link);
• 8-9 November 2021: Space Downstream Innovation Days (link);
• 8-9 November 2021: 2nd Horizon Europe Space Brokerage Event (link);
• 10 November 2021: Earth Observation solutions for smarter and greener regions and cities: hands-on e- shape pilots (link);
• 16-17 November 2021: ONLINE WORKSHOP - Copernicus commercial satellite data and European new space (Copernicus Contributing Missions) (link);
• 16-18 November 2021: Europe’s Meeting Place for Space Business, Technology & Innovation (link);
• 18-19 November 2021: Invitation to SeBS Results Workshop - The Story of how Copernicus benefits European citizens (link);
• 23-25 November 2021: EU Open Data Days (link);
• 25 November 2021: Webinar: The Copernicus programme and its benefits for Mexico and Central America (link);
• 26 November 2021: Webinar: Benefits of the Copernicus programme for South America (link);
• 2 December 2021: EGNOS Annual Workshop (link);
• 9 December 2021: How Copernicus helps Europe’s regions to innovate public administrations and the delivery of public policies (link);
• 9-11 December: New Space Economy European Forum (link);
• 13-16 December 2021: World Satellite Business Week by Euroconsult (link);
• 25-26 January 2022: 14th European Space Conference (link);
• 8-10 February 2022: Global Space and Technology Convention 2022 (link);
• 14-15 March 2022: Paris Space Week 2022: The International event of the Space sector (link);

• New and open funding opportunities: 
  • Interoperability community (Deadline 19/10) [Read here]
  • Establish the grounds for a common European energy data space (19/10) [Read here]
  • Scalable privacy-preserving technologies for cross-border federated computation in Europe involving personal data (Deadline 21/10) [Read here]
  • AI for cybersecurity reinforcement (Deadline 21/10) [Read here]
  • Feasibility Study, Design and Prototype Development for a Mapping Platform on COVID-19 Therapeutics in the EU (Deadline 29/10) [Read here]
  • NEW! Emerging Risks Analysis Platform (ERAP) (Deadline 03/11) [Read here]
  • Horizon Europe Project: Machine Learning Application Approval (Tender released by European Union Aviation Safety Agency, deadline 04/11) [Read here]
  • Terrorism and other forms of serious crime countered using travel intelligence (Deadline 23/11) [Read here]
  • Enhanced assessment of disaster risks, adaptive capabilities and scenario building based on available historical data and projections (Deadline 23/11) [Read here]
  • Improving cyber defence and incident management with artificial intelligence (Deadline 09/12) [Read here]
  • Frugal learning for rapid adaptation of AI systems (Deadline 09/12) [Read here]
  • Reinforcing digitalisation related know how of local energy ecosystems (Deadline 05/01/22) [Read here]
  • NEW! Canarias pre-commercial procurement on big data for personalised medicine (Deadline TBD) [Read here]
  Policy initiatives, announcements and briefings (all NEW):
  • Commission launches EU missions to tackle major challenges [Read here]
  • Questions and answers: EU missions [Read here]
  • MEPs debate AI and the data strategy [Read here]
  • Trade and Technology Council: Inaugural meeting agrees on important deliverables and outlines areas for future EU-US cooperation [Read here]
  • ENISA's New Tool to secure the Digital Future of SMEs [Read here]
  • EU and the Western Balkans launch a joint strategy to strengthen cooperation in innovation, research, education, culture, youth and sport [Read here]
  Open Public consultations:
  • NEW! Digital services integrating different transport modes,  deadline 02/11 [Participate here]
  • Policy programme - Digital Decade Compass, deadline 23/11 [Participate here]
  • NEW! Digitalising the energy sector – EU action plan, deadline 24/01/22 [Participate here]
  Newspaper articles/publications/reports (all NEW):
  • EU countries green light new data governance framework [Read here]
  • Europeans strongly support science and technology according to new Eurobarometer survey [Read here]
  • Promoting industry-academia knowledge exchange through co-creation teams [Read here]
  • MEPs demand strict rules over AI applications in criminal matters [Read here]
  • Horizon Europe funding for PCP and PPI [Read here]

• Covid-19 effects on Earth’s environment

• African Research Fellowships Call for Earth Observation
• GEOCento hiring
• Job Vacancies in Planetek. Join our team
• PostDoc Position in AI for Remote Sensing at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Post-Doc Imagery Analyst for Albatross Project at the British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom
• Senior scientist for quality assurance in Earth observation at the National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom
• Higher Scientific Officer for Geospatial Modelling at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, United Kingdom
• Geospatial Data Engineer at Radiant Earth Foundation based in either the USA, Ghana, Ivory Coast, or Senegal
• Remote Sensing Specialist for Forest Monitoring Tasks at GAF AG, Germany
• Consultant Space Sector at SpaceTec Partners, Germany
• Remote Sensing Project Manager at Space4Good, Netherlands
• Senior Project Manager for Forest and Climate Change at GAF AG, Germany
• Project Task Manager for EO-based Urban Planning at GAF AG, Germany
• PhD positions for geospatial analytics, remote sensing, GeoAI, human mobility, social sensing, hazard modeling, and human-environment interactions at the University of Arkansas, USA
• PhD position for forest ecology and remote sensing at University of Florida, USA
• PhD position for remote sensing of ecosystem resilience at the University of Tasmania, Australia
• PhD position for hyperspectral drone remote sensing at the University of Tasmania, Australia
• PhD position for remote sensing for tracking of bulk cargo at the Arctic University of Norway, Norway
• PhD position for 3D point cloud segmentation at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany
• Postdoc for remote sensing and crop water productivity at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands
• Postdoc position for forest management and ecology at the University of Florida, USA
• Postdoc position as imagery analyst in the Albatross Project at British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom
• Postdoc position for high resolution remote densing for Hawaii Decision Support at the the ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Hawaiʻi, USA
• Postdoc position in the Carbon Mapper Mission Science Applications Team at the Arizona State University, USA
• Earth observations processing system infrastructure software engineer at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Earth observations calibration/validation analyst at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Remote sensing analyst (general EO scientist) at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Remote sensing analyst (agronomist, crop modeler) at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• SAR data specialist at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Machine learning engineer / data scientist at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Geospatial data engineer at Radiant Earth Foundation based in either USA, Ghana, Ivory Coast, or Senegal
• Multiple faculty positions for radio-frequency systems at the University of Colorado Boulder
• Researcher / lecturer for deep learning on UAV / on-board and cloud computing for UAV mapping at the University of Twente, Netherlands
• Research associate for forest cover change monitoring at University of Leicester, UK
• Development officer for Earth observation at IGN FI, France
• Research leadership for the Carbon Mapper Mission Deputy Science Team Leader at the Arizona State University, USA
• Project manager for Earth observation at Thales, Portugal
• Experienced remote sensing project manager at Space4Good, Netherlands
• Product manager for Earth intelligence at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Research assistant professorship in coral reef ecology and management at the Arizona State University, USA
• PhD position on Deep Learning in Remote Sensing at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, USA
• 100+ PhD positions in different fields including Earth and Climate sciences in the ELLIS PhD Program
• ESA Junior Professional Programme
• Earth Observation Digital Platform Engineer at ESA, Italy
• Software Engineer, Maps Data Backend Engineer at SnapInc, USA
• RF Microwave Engineer at JPL, USA
• Geospatial Data Scientist at KBR Inc, USA 
• Data Scout at ICEYE, Finland
• Technical Program Manager for hyperspectral data at Planet, USA
• Earth observation faculty position at the University of Iowa, USA
• PostDoc on Watershed Hydrology and Sediment Transport at University of California, USA
• PostDoc on Microwave Radiance Assimilation for Numerical Weather Prediction at EUMETSAT, UK
• PostDoc on ocean observation technology at the University of Bergen, Norway 
• PostDoc in (coastal/marine) geoscientific modelling and data analysis at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany
• PostDoc on remote sensing, biodiversity and forest resilience at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Italy
• Tenure Track position at University of Florida in Machine Learning and Climate, USA
• Program director at Trillium Technologies, USA
• UNCCD- VA76 - Consultancy - international data experts to support UNCCD reporting (10 positions)
• UNCCD - VA77 – Consultancy – team leader position
  • EU Funding and tender opportunities (link) & (link);
  • Horizon Europe factsheets (link);
  • Apply now for the 2021 YGT opportunities (link);
  • Luxembourg Space Agency hires:
• Project Manager - Science, exploration and education (m/f)
  Project Manager - Telecommunications (m/f)
  Project Officer– Communication (m/f)

• Earth Observation Market to Generate $73 Billion by 2030 via Convergence of Trends

• Euroconsult Projects A $7.5 Billion Earth Observation Data & Service Market By 2030

• Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR)
• Global Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR)

• Global Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Market 2021 Expanding Current Industry

• GWF2021: A geospatial strategy for growth and development

• Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Market Size & Share

• Precision Farming Market Insights into the Competitive Scenario of the Market 2021 – 2027

• report by Swiss Re, a leading reinsurance company, the effects of climate change can be expected to shave 11-14% off global economic output by 2050

• Remote Sensing Satellite Market 2021

• Remote Sensing Services Market SWOT Analysis Review 2021

• Satellite Data Service Market to Generate $45.85 Billion by 2030
• NSR’s Satellite-Based Earth Observation, 13^th Edition (EO13)
• 5th Edition of the Ocean State Repot

• 2021 Machine Learning for Earth Observation Market Map Release. Read more

• CLS wins maritime surveillance contract with drones, not satellites, purchases wind-forecast service

• Fugro signs pact with Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
• Planet provides data to federal civilian agencies under NASA contract. Planet collaborates with Google Earth. Read more...
  
• Planetek will provide Eni with satellite data and services for the next three years. Read more
  
• NGA Renews Maxar's G-EGD Imagery Contract for Second Option Year

• Spire Global Selected To Assist With Maritime Collision Avoidance Research

• An Australian + Two Philippine Smallsats Launched From ISS
• Bangladesh plans Earth observation satellite
• China launches Gaofen environmental monitoring satellite
• CMS - Road map 2021-2027
  
• Cost benefit for ESG loans in Europe yet to emerge  
• Esri UK and Met Office join forces to create climate change teaching resources
• ESA Establishes New Commercialization Unit to Grow European Presence in Space Industry
• ESA to Integrate Iceye’s SAR Data into Copernicus Mission
• Going hyperspectral for CHIME
• India To Launch 75 Student Smallsats In A Single Mission

• India, Australia set to strengthen Space partnership

• first joint EUSPA EC ESA meeting
• Hancom Group to launch Sejong-1 satellite in 2022, opening the world’s first three-tiered remote sensing image data service
•  Machine Learning for Earth Observation Market Map
• NASA launches new mission to monitor Earth’s landscapes
• Norway's Public-Private Partnership Shows How Satellite Can Fight Deforestation
• PerúSAT-1: Five years serving Peru | MarketScreener
• Pentagon extends intelligence agency program that helps track wildfires

• Sansa to host programme office for Earth observation data and products service for Africa

• Satellogic Joins The International Disasters Charter

• Swedish Space Corporation invests to finalize satellite launch capability at Esrange Space Center – first satellite to be launched in 2022. More
  

• Synspective Starts SAR Demo in Guatemala for Disaster Prevention 

• Sweden leads opposition to EU forest regime

• Three New Directors Named By ESA

• Turkey Unveils Space Agencys Strategic Plan For 2022-26

• UK announces its National Space Strategy - SpaceWatch.Global  
• US Space Force Seeks Better Awareness of GEO

• Agricultural Use Cases for Satellite Push Beyond GPS, to Analytics and Telecom

• Capella Space announces new research contract with US Army - Geospatial World

• Could offshore UAVs turn the tide for wind farms?
• Exploring circular agriculture for the future
• HawkEye 360 reaches milestone for space-based radio frequency mapping
• How healthy is the market from VHR EO?
  
• Phantom Space announces agreement to build and launch 72 satellite constellation for Ingenu
• Tech adoption is a must for sustainable urban development
• RUAG Space partners with the UAE’s MBRSC to provide satellite navigation services
• Satellite Connectivity & Video Market 
• Spire Signs Myriota as a Space Service Customer . Spire Upgrades Maritime Data Platform with Open-Source Query Support
• Spaceflight’s new launch contracts growth of Space infra

• A long-term strategy for skills development in the EO*GI sector. Link

• Artificial intelligence for Earth observation

• AWS, Satellogic Space-Cloud Collaboration Yields Reduction in Data Processing Time Copernicus programme, with its full, free and open data policy has been a game changer for Earth Observation. Copernicus data cubes make this information accessible and user-friendly to all types of users.

• Australian + Two Philippine Smallsats Launched From ISS

• Challenges of EO/GIS skills: The case of The Icon Group
• Cleaning our oceans from plastic debris using satellite data
• Complementing, Not Competing with Each Other
• Copernicus to monitor activities and changes in the Arctic
• Datacubes on Steroids: rasdaman Goes Intergeo
• Descartes Labs Names New Head Of Government Business

• Demo Initiated For Disaster Prevention Management System In Guatemala Using SAR Satellite Data

• Data was, Analytics is, the New Oil
• Digital Twin?
• Digital Twin for Delivering High-speed Rail Project in Italy
• ECFAS: building the European Coastal Flood Awareness System. Read more
  

• Earth observation is expanding into new markets

• Earth-Observing Landsat 9 takes off from California
• Earth Observation: The Growth Story
• Eai: Now Everyone Can Apply AI in Earth Observation - Geospatial World
• ENVI Deep Learning. Watch a short demo Five ways in which geospatial technology is supporting circular economy practices

• Expert calls for regional land-use planning

• First Copernicus satellite exceeds design working life

• Fragility and beauty of space against climate change

• Geospatial World magazine
• Geospatial infrastructure to address current, future challenges
• Geospatial tech for present and future
• Geospatial, Digital Twin solutions for construction & infrastructure
• GIS4Schools project
• GNSS SBAS and Earth Observation Satellites Help Improve Farm Soil Drainage
• How Alcis Research Team Unveiled the Scale of Afghanistan’s Undeclared Economy
• How can we leverage space innovation to take climate action on Earth?
• Improving our understanding of the changing ocean and marine ecosystems

• Integration of geospatial technologies is a necessity for urban planning

• Klaus Hasselmann, the 2021 Physics Nobel winner is father of Europe's Earth observation ...
• Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation
• OGC Seeks Authors to Edit Spatial Data Infrastructures for Big Geospatial Sensing Data Article. reserve your spot now.

• Maxar’s Growing Adoption Of Its Cloud-Based Weather Forecasting Services

• MDA releases first details of its next generation commercial Earth observation mission
• NASA releases climate action plan
• NASA Climate Action Plan Aims to Update Agency’s Climate Modeling 

• NGA plans annual survey of international Earth imagery leaders

• NRO to Start New Procurement Effort to Take Advantage of Commercial Capabilities
• Planet Works to Accelerate Sustainable Development and Progress on the SDGs
• PLanetek Supporting the SME Africa Initiative. Read more
• Taking airborne LiDAR surveying to next level
• TCarta Dives Underwater to Provide Satellite-Derived Bathymetry
• Tracking oil spills with Copernicus by Copernicus Maritime Surveillance Service (CMS). More info
• Tecta America Zero Company Uses Nearmap to Add Value to Roofing Projects

• Terrafuse AI Launches New Platform to Visualize California Wildfire Risk

• satellite services for sustainable tourism. Read more
• Satellite Imagery Analysis for Settlement Planning with UNHCR  
• Sea levels are rising at an alarming rate
• Scientists gather virtually to discuss advances in Earth observation
• Six reasons why energy transmission & distribution utilities need Digital Twin technology
• Spottitt CEO selected as EO Evangelist for Infrastructure. Find out more 
• Space Platform Dashboard. Click here for more information and/or watch the video.
  

• Space startups from around the world see Denver area as recruiting ground

• Solving infrastructure monitoring challenges with satellite data

• Using Geodesign to Balance Tourism and Conservation in Belize
• urban transition to climate neutrality. Read more

• Unlocking The Benefits Of Earth Observation Data For All

• Unprecedented mobilisation of Copernicus EMS during the 2021 Mediterranean Wildfire crisis . European Forest Fire Information System 
  
• use of geospatial data and technologies to monitor United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
• Using geospatial data to monitor SDG progress, support circular economy. more info
• Vexcel Data Program Enhances Wide Area Capture Program in U.S. and Europ
• water pollution and enhanced preparedness for water-related climate change impacts. Read more
• Why Geospatial is So Important for Smart Cities

• WorldDEM Neo, refreshed and refined global Digital Elevation Model. Get more information on WorldDEM Neo here

• ZINGSA to Tackle Local Socio-Economic Problems Using Geospatial and Space technologies
• 5th  edition of the Copernicus Ocean State Report and Summary.

• 25 years of successful cooperation between GAF AG, DLR and Antrix - Directions Magazine

• 30 striking images of natural disasters captured from space

• AI4Space, Euroconsult 21-22/06/2022
• Copernicus4Regions webinars. Register here (link)! Please find more information in the programme here (link).

• CORFU 2022, 9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, 15-18 June 2022, Corfu Island,

• EURISY WEBINARS - (more information on the leaflet)
• EUSPA’s first Space Downstream Innovation Days are set for 8-9 November. 
• LPS22: Call for Abstracts. Read more
• ESA Φ-week 2021
• ESA Industry Space Days 2021> 7 – 8 December 2021 →

• ESA_CALL for ideas

• Geospatial World Forum 2021 Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam from 20-22 October
• Global Space Markets Challenge,
• India to host second UNWGIC in 2022

• MOOC on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Earth Monitoring

• Space for Our Planet — S4OP
• Space Forum 2022
  
• Switch to Space
• UN WORLD DATA FORUM 2021 | BERN, SWITZERLAND | 3 to 6 OCTOBER 2021
• WSBW 2021, Westin on December 13-16
• On 8-9 November, EUSPA will present its latest funding and research opportunities, including the soon-to-be-launched Horizon Europe Space Call at the Space Downstream Innovation Days. The event will take place both in Prague and online, learn more here.
• 14th European Space Conference - Save the Date 25-26 Jan 2022. External
• 2^nd CASSINI Hackathon is almost here and will tackle the challenge of connecting the Arctic with European satellite technologies. It is set for 5-7 November simultaneously across 10 different locations. From Croatia to Iceland, this pan-European project is set to make an impact in the Artic.

Information extracted from EUROGI

• New and open funding opportunities: 

  • Interoperability community (Deadline 19/10) [Read here]
  • Establish the grounds for a common European energy data space (19/10) [Read here]
  • Scalable privacy-preserving technologies for cross-border federated computation in Europe involving personal data (Deadline 21/10) [Read here]
  • AI for cybersecurity reinforcement (Deadline 21/10) [Read here]
  • Feasibility Study, Design and Prototype Development for a Mapping Platform on COVID-19 Therapeutics in the EU (Deadline 29/10) [Read here]
  • NEW! Emerging Risks Analysis Platform (ERAP) (Deadline 03/11) [Read here]
  • Horizon Europe Project: Machine Learning Application Approval (Tender released by European Union Aviation Safety Agency, deadline 04/11) [Read here]
  • Terrorism and other forms of serious crime countered using travel intelligence (Deadline 23/11) [Read here]
  • Enhanced assessment of disaster risks, adaptive capabilities and scenario building based on available historical data and projections (Deadline 23/11) [Read here]
  • Improving cyber defence and incident management with artificial intelligence (Deadline 09/12) [Read here]
  • Frugal learning for rapid adaptation of AI systems (Deadline 09/12) [Read here]
  • Reinforcing digitalisation related know how of local energy ecosystems (Deadline 05/01/22) [Read here]
  • NEW! Canarias pre-commercial procurement on big data for personalised medicine (Deadline TBD) [Read here]

  Policy initiatives, announcements and briefings (all NEW):

  • Commission launches EU missions to tackle major challenges [Read here]
  • Questions and answers: EU missions [Read here]
  • MEPs debate AI and the data strategy [Read here]
  • Trade and Technology Council: Inaugural meeting agrees on important deliverables and outlines areas for future EU-US cooperation [Read here]
  • ENISA's New Tool to secure the Digital Future of SMEs [Read here]
  • EU and the Western Balkans launch a joint strategy to strengthen cooperation in innovation, research, education, culture, youth and sport [Read here]

  Open Public consultations:

  • NEW! Digital services integrating different transport modes,  deadline 02/11 [Participate here]
  • Policy programme - Digital Decade Compass, deadline 23/11 [Participate here]
  • NEW! Digitalising the energy sector – EU action plan, deadline 24/01/22 [Participate here]

  Newspaper articles/publications/reports (all NEW):

  • EU countries green light new data governance framework [Read here]
  • Europeans strongly support science and technology according to new Eurobarometer survey [Read here]
  • Promoting industry-academia knowledge exchange through co-creation teams [Read here]
  • MEPs demand strict rules over AI applications in criminal matters [Read here]
  • Horizon Europe funding for PCP and PPI [Read here]

•   Europe's Post-Pandemic Economic Challenges
• How Space can help to fight the COVID-19? 

• African Research Fellowships Call for Earth Observation
• GEOCento hiring
• Job Vacancies in Planetek. Join our team
  
• PostDoc Position in AI for Remote Sensing at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Post-Doc Imagery Analyst for Albatross Project at the British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom
• Senior scientist for quality assurance in Earth observation at the National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom
• Higher Scientific Officer for Geospatial Modelling at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, United Kingdom
• Geospatial Data Engineer at Radiant Earth Foundation based in either the USA, Ghana, Ivory Coast, or Senegal
• Remote Sensing Specialist for Forest Monitoring Tasks at GAF AG, Germany
• Consultant Space Sector at SpaceTec Partners, Germany
• Remote Sensing Project Manager at Space4Good, Netherlands
• Senior Project Manager for Forest and Climate Change at GAF AG, Germany
• Project Task Manager for EO-based Urban Planning at GAF AG, Germany
• PhD positions for geospatial analytics, remote sensing, GeoAI, human mobility, social sensing, hazard modeling, and human-environment interactions at the University of Arkansas, USA
• PhD position for forest ecology and remote sensing at University of Florida, USA
• PhD position for remote sensing of ecosystem resilience at the University of Tasmania, Australia
• PhD position for hyperspectral drone remote sensing at the University of Tasmania, Australia
• PhD position for remote sensing for tracking of bulk cargo at the Arctic University of Norway, Norway
• PhD position for 3D point cloud segmentation at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany
• Postdoc for remote sensing and crop water productivity at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands
• Postdoc position for forest management and ecology at the University of Florida, USA
• Postdoc position as imagery analyst in the Albatross Project at British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom
• Postdoc position for high resolution remote densing for Hawaii Decision Support at the the ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Hawaiʻi, USA
• Postdoc position in the Carbon Mapper Mission Science Applications Team at the Arizona State University, USA
• Earth observations processing system infrastructure software engineer at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Earth observations calibration/validation analyst at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Remote sensing analyst (general EO scientist) at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Remote sensing analyst (agronomist, crop modeler) at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• SAR data specialist at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Machine learning engineer / data scientist at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Geospatial data engineer at Radiant Earth Foundation based in either USA, Ghana, Ivory Coast, or Senegal
• Multiple faculty positions for radio-frequency systems at the University of Colorado Boulder
• Researcher / lecturer for deep learning on UAV / on-board and cloud computing for UAV mapping at the University of Twente, Netherlands
• Research associate for forest cover change monitoring at University of Leicester, UK
• Development officer for Earth observation at IGN FI, France
• Research leadership for the Carbon Mapper Mission Deputy Science Team Leader at the Arizona State University, USA
• Project manager for Earth observation at Thales, Portugal
• Experienced remote sensing project manager at Space4Good, Netherlands
• Product manager for Earth intelligence at Spire Global, Luxembourg
• Research assistant professorship in coral reef ecology and management at the Arizona State University, USA

eoMAG summer 2021