• Downstream data services boost ground segment market
• Global Satellite Remote Sensing Market Size, Status and Forecast 2021-2027  

• Earth Observation Satellite Market Is Booming Worldwide

• Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar(InSAR) Market 2021-2026 Innovation

• High Altitude Platform Market 2021

• Remote Sensing Hyperspectral Imaging Market

• Remote Sensing Satellite Market Global Status and Forecast Analysis 2021-2025

• Remote Sensing Services Market Impressive Gains including key players Antrix Corporation (India)

• Satellite Based Earth Observation Market Global Analysis

• Space in Africa 2021 African Space Industry Report

• NASA expands access to Planet Data to all US Federal Civilian agencies
• National Reconnaissance Office Renews Contract with Planet Federal  
• Spire Signs $6M Contract Extension With NASA  . Spire Awarded Contract for Earth Observation Data

• Canadian Space Tech Companies Partner to Deliver Next-Generation Earth Observation Data

• China and Europe pulling ahead of U.S. in commercial satellite imaging
• China launches new remote-sensing satellite group

• CSIRO's Australian Satellite Opens

• DE Africa is Making Sentinel-1 Analysis Ready Data Available for Africa

• European Commission agrees to reduced space budget

• EUMETSAT at the centre of a global network sharing weather and climate data

• EUMETSAT Becomes The Largest Operator Of Sentinel Missions

• EU launches its €13bn integrated space programme
• EU Space is making Europe fit for the Digital Age with the European Connectivity Initiative
• EU experts highlight practical features of European Earth Observation Programme
• EUSPA Administrative Board (AB) team completed. 
• ESA and NASA partner in Earth science to respond to climate change  
• ESA adds Iceye data to Third Party Mission portfolio

• Esri Commends European Union's Open Data Directive

• Lisbon Manifesto on EO for Africa and Europe; Excerpts

• unlocking the full potential of EO in Africa through EU Space synergies

• Indian states embrace GIS tools for infrastructure development.

• GISAT-1: India's earth observation satellite likely to be launched in August

• Mercator Ocean will continue to implement and develop the Copernicus Marine Service for another 7 years. link
• NASA & ESA partnership sounds “all-hands-on-deck” climate change alarm  
• Portugal handed over the space baton to Slovenia. 
• Space in Africa Data Portal 
• With a budget of €14.88 billion the new EU Space Programme has now become a reality marking a new era for Europe in space. The signature of the Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) last week in Brussels anchors the European Union leadership in Space, and defines the roles and the cooperation between EUSPA, the European Commission and ESA.
• Lately, the EU Space Programme has gone through a paradigm shift. For a quick overview, check out the European Council “Why an EU space policy?”, and its infographic.  

• A First for Fugro as SpaceStar Satellite Positioning Service Heads Into Space

• Amazon Acquires Part of Facebook's Connectivity Team

• Artificial intelligence for disaster management: that's how we stand

• Data centre sustainability: leading from the front
• Esri Enters Memorandum of Understanding with Ibn Zohr University

• Geospatial Solutions Market Size By Top Key Vendors

• How Artificial Intelligence and Location Intelligence are changing lives

• NorthStar developing prototype Earth observation system for marine and coastal tracking

• One ton of European satellites launched into space

• Parsons Parlays AFRL + SDA Interest Into Contract Commitments

• Pixxel Establishes Their First Smallsat Launch For September

• Satellogic Launches 4 Additional Satellites on SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

• SPACEBEL Contributing Extensively to an International Planetary Defence Mission

• Swift Navigation and KDDI announce partnership to build on precise positioning

• 5 tech trends that are driving the new age software development efforts

• A Satellite Assembly Line Case Study
• A New Era in Actionable Earth Intelligence
• Copernicus system activated to map burned area on Kefalonia  
• Copernicus Marine Service supports the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
• Copernicus users videos
• The Copernicus Emergency Management Service supports the management of natural disasters, man-made emergency situations, and humanitarian crises by providing timely and accurate geo-spatial information derived from satellite remote sensing. It was recently activated to map burned area on Kefalonia and to track the massive floods in Europe.
• Earth Observation imagery from Copernicus combined with EGNOS and Galileo data enable smart and sustainable farming. Watch this short video to understand how farmers benefit from using EU satellite technologies.   
• Earth is trapping twice as much heat as it did in 2005
• Esri releases new 2020 global land cover map. esri joins with Infutor to improve Geocoding Services
• ESA Impact 2021: An interactive showcase highlighting ESA’s activities
• ERS-1 launch: The Birth of European Earth Observation
• Experts Discuss Greening Aid for Trade to Reach Sustainable Development
• Geospatial World Magazine

• Growing market for EO satellites

• Fostering synergies between uses of Copernicus and Galileo can strongly benefit the EU space ecosystem. Solutions that combine data from both programmes can power green and digital transitions in many market segments, such as agriculture, urban planning, transport or environmental management and monitoring.
• Grassland habitats in Europe are facing an overall decline in terms of extent and biodiversity. The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service helps to protect these species-rich habitats. Want to know how? Read it here.
• Four mission ideas to compete for Earth Explorer 11

• How will AI change the space industry

• IGAD launches Hazards Watch for East Africa  

• Informing decisions: why imagery quality matters

• Increasing role and relevance of geospatial technologies in defense and security

• LANDSAT Celebrates 49th Birthday
• Machine Learning Offers New Opportunities for Geospatial Applications.   Machine and Deep Learning for Earth Observation Data Analysis  

• Major Ocean-Observing Satellite Starts. Read more...

• ML Model Doubles Accuracy of Global Landslide ‘Nowcasts’

• NorthStar is working on a prototype Earth observation technology for tracking marine and coastal

• OGC considering CoverageJSON as community standard; seeks public comment

• Pomerium: satellites, drones and 5G to protect the historic center of Rome
• Satellites over Europe track massive floods in Germany and Belgium  

• Sentinel 6 satellite is now tracking Earth's rising sea levels with unprecedented accuracy

• Spire Lands Smallsat Data Delivery Contract Extension From NASA

• SULITEST SDG14 LAUNCH.  Sulitest 

• Studying climate change from space
• Synergies between Earth Observation and navigation are key in the preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation of natural disasters. Space data from Copernicus, EGNOS and Galileo enable development of new services and applications that can act as a protective shield to the ecosystems of our planet.  
• Tracing the key achievements of the Copernicus Marine Service
• Update to regional plan to examine coastal issues  
• Valuable data is flowing rapidly from Earth observing satellites back to the planet, thanks to the most sophisticated laser communication network ever built
• WGIC report on Geospatial AI/ML applications and policies
• Witnessing the Second Digital Transformation
• What is the contribution of EU Space to the EU Green Deal? Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus are a decisive resource of the European Union in the fight against climate change. Take a look at our recently launched #EUSpace 4 our planet campaign!

• What’s new in the latest GloFAS 3.1 release?

• WHAT are EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITES?   What Can Today's Satellites Do? Understanding New Services & Capabilities
• WorldView Legion: A New Era in Actionable Earth Intelligence
• Would you like to know how a space-based platform could prevent marine pollution incidents?Download the draft agenda (link)
• 3D Reconstruction of Vancouver City for Disaster Management

• AfriGEO and Esri invite you to a webinar on the Africa Geoportal and an EO for Health. Please confirm your attendance via Registration
• A road to being a New Space female Entrepreneur
• Bolsas de Investigação para Doutoramento em Observação da Terra
• CEOS Jupyter Notebooks for Capacity Development Webinar
• EIC opportunities for space SMEs workshop?

• EU-Japan: Survey on Trade in Digital Goods and Services

• EU cluster support platforms. here to participate in the survey.

• EUROPEAN ASSISTANCE FOR INNOVATION PROCUREMENT opens its 2nd call for applications! Apply now!
• Effectively Use Geospatial Data in the Disaster Management Cycle
• Esri User Conference 2021 Virtual
• ESA's Space App Camp 2021

• ESA Φ-week 2021

• Earth Observations for citizens and the planet; 29 June. link.

• First calls under Horizon Europe to be launched by the ERC
• Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE)

• InSAR Webinar

• On June 29 the “Digital, Industry and Space” cluster will provide first-hand information on EU Space related calls. Find out more here.
• Open call for proposals (FUTURE EO-1 programme). Read more

• Real Solutions To Real Problems – Connecting Earth Observation To The Protection Of Biodiversity. High level panel and recording here.

• RACE Dashboard Challenges 2021. Read more
• Space for Smart and Circular Cities. Read more. Read more
• Space-based Innovation and Digitalisation for the School of Tomorrow

• UN-SPIDER Virtual Regional Expert Meeting for Southern Africa, 13 to 15 July 2021. https://forms.office.com/r/4wYzzJv1MF

• UN WORLD DATA FORUM 2021 | BERN, SWITZERLAND | 3 to 6 OCTOBER 2021

• VC funding for early stage deep tech startup

• 4TH RCMRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (RIC 2021), 17-19th August.  ric2021.rcmrd.org.

New and open funding opportunities (information extracted from EUROGI)

• Scientific Support to Data Analysis and Coordination Activities of the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net) (Deadline 07/07). [Read here]
• European Parliament Pilot Project — European Green Digital Coalition (Deadline 13/07). [Read here]
• Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Extracting and Integrating Data obtained through New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Chemical Risk Assessment (Deadline 05/08). [Read here]
• Medical Technology and Devices: from Lab to Patient. (Deadline 22/09). [Read here]
• The EIC Transition calls worth €100 million are open (Deadline 22/09). [Read here]
• EIC Pathfinder – Awareness inside (Deadline 27/10). [Read here]

• (NEW) Call for tenders open: Two Santiago de Compostela pre-commercial procurements on city mobility (Deadline 22/07). [Read here]
• (NEW) Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for diagnosis and treatment of paediatric cancer (Deadline 03/08). [Read here]
• (NEW) Clinical validation of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for treatment and care (Deadline 21/09). [Read here]
• (NEW) Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Extracting and Integrating Data obtained through New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Chemical Risk Assessment (Deadline 07/09). [Read here]
• (NEW) Data economy in the field of agriculture – effects of data sharing and big data (Deadline 06/10). [Read here]

 Policy initiatives, announcements and briefings (all NEW)

• Eurobarometer: Europeans’ use and views of electronic communications in the EU. Call for tenders open: Two Santiago de Compostela pre-commercial procurements on city mobility (Deadline 22/07). [Read here]
• Horizon Europe funding for PCP and PPIDeveloping Artificial Intelligence (AI) for diagnosis and treatment of paediatric cancer (Deadline 03/08). [Read here]
• 2030 Digital Compass: Your Digital Decade [Read here]
• EC concludes first negotiation rounds on Horizon Europe association with Western Balkans, Turkey and ArmeniaExploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Extracting and Integrating Data obtained through New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Chemical Risk Assessment (Deadline 05/08). [Read here]
• European Research and Innovation Days 2021: we need EU research and innovation to ensure a sustainable Europe. [Read here]
• Defence Industry: the Commission kick-starts the European Defence Fund with €1.2 billion and awards 26 new industrial cooperation projects for more than €158 million. [Read here]

Open Public consultations:

• Sharing geospatial data on the environment – evaluation (INSPIRE Directive), deadline 12/07. [Participate here]
• Digital health data and services – the European health data space, deadline 26/07. [Participate here]
• Artificial intelligence – ethical and legal requirements, deadline 06/08 [Participate here]
• EU digital ID scheme for online transactions across Europe, deadline 31/08 [Participate here]
• Declaration of Digital Principles – the ‘European way’ for the digital society, deadline 2/09 [Participate here]
• Data Act & amended rules on the legal protection of databases, deadline 03/09 [Participate here]
• Protecting people working through platforms: Commission launches second-stage consultation of social partners, deadline 15/09 [Participate here]

• (NEW) Civil liability – adapting liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence. [Participate here]
• (NEW) Consultation and discussion forum on the EU’s 2030 Digital Decade vision. (Deadline 03/08). [Participate here]

Newspaper articles/publications/reports (all NEW):

• Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Extracting and Integrating Data obtained through New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Chemical Risk Assessment (Deadline 07/09). [Read here]
• Clinical validation of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for treatment and care (Deadline 21/09). [Read here]
• Medical Technology and Devices: from Lab to Patient. (Deadline 22/09). [Read here]
• The EIC Transition calls worth €100 million are open (Deadline 22/09). [Read here]
• Data economy in the field of agriculture – effects of data sharing and big data (Deadline 06/10). [Read here]
• EIC Pathfinder – Awareness inside (Deadline 27/10). [Read here]
• (NEW) Study on the Impact of Recent Developments in Adtech and their Impact on Privacy, the Publishers and Advertisers (Deadline 06/09). [Read here]
• (NEW) Automation in the Automotive and Garment Sectors (Deadline 13/09). [Read here]
• (NEW) New Funding Opportunities for Digital Skills Projects (First deadline 07/09). [Read here]

 Policy initiatives, announcements and briefings (all NEW)

• Eurobarometer: Europeans’ use and views of electronic communications in the EU. [Read here]
• Horizon Europe funding for PCP and PPI. [Read here]

• 2030 Digital Compass: Your Digital Decade [Read here]
• EC concludes first negotiation rounds on Horizon Europe association with Western Balkans, Turkey and Armenia. [Read here]
• European Research and Innovation Days 2021: we need EU research and innovation to ensure a sustainable Europe. [Read here]
• Defence Industry: the Commission kick-starts the European Defence Fund with €1.2 billion and awards 26 new industrial cooperation projects for more than €158 million. [Read here]
• Adoption of the Council Regulation to establish the new EuroHPC JU. [Read here]
• Call for applications for the selection of members: the Strategic Advisory Board for the Destination Earth Initiative - deadline 2 August 2021. [Read here]
• EOSC Future Call for Evaluators. [Read here]
• Defence Industry: the Commission kick-starts the European Defence Fund with €1.2 billion and awards 26 new industrial cooperation projects for more than €158 million [Read here]
• Digital Opportunity Traineeships: the initiative scales-up after a successful pilot [Read here]

Open Public consultations:

• Sharing geospatial data on the environment – evaluation (INSPIRE Directive), deadline 12/07. [Participate here]
• Digital health data and services – the European health data space, deadline 26/07. [Participate here]
• Artificial intelligence – ethical and legal requirements, deadline 06/08 [Participate here]
• EU digital ID scheme for online transactions across Europe, deadline 31/08 [Participate here]
• Declaration of Digital Principles – the ‘European way’ for the digital society, deadline 2/09 [Participate here]
• Data Act & amended rules on the legal protection of databases, deadline 03/09 [Participate here]
• Protecting people working through platforms: Commission launches second-stage consultation of social partners, deadline 15/09 [Participate here]

• (NEW) Civil liability – adapting liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence. [Participate here]
• (NEW) Consultation and discussion forum on the EU’s 2030 Digital Decade vision. (Deadline 03/08). [Participate here]
• Digital health data and services – the European health data space, deadline 26/07. [Participate here]
• Civil liability – adapting liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence, deadline 28/07. [Participate here]
• Consultation and discussion forum on the EU’s 2030 Digital Decade vision, deadline 03/08. [Participate here]
• Artificial intelligence – ethical and legal requirements, deadline 06/08 [Participate here]
• EU digital ID scheme for online transactions across Europe, deadline 31/08 [Participate here]
• Declaration of Digital Principles – the ‘European way’ for the digital society, deadline 2/09 [Participate here]
• Data Act & amended rules on the legal protection of databases, deadline 03/09 [Participate here]
• Protecting people working through platforms: Commission launches second-stage consultation of social partners, deadline 15/09 [Participate here]
• (NEW) Energy statistics - updates for annual, monthly and short-term monthly data, deadline 04/08 [Participate here]
• (NEW) Standardisation strategy, deadline 09/08. [Participate here]

Newspaper articles/publications/reports (all NEW):

• Slovenia's Janez Jansa takes over EU presidency. [Read here]
• New results from the Community Innovation Survey. [Read here]
• Bloomberg Innovation Index 2021. [Read here]
• Artificial intelligence in EU enterprises. [Read here]
• 2021 AI Index Report. [Read here]
• EU digital agenda to foster trust in digital technologies, Vestager says. [Read here]
• EDPS - EDPB Joint Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act). [Read here]
• Report: Europe may lose €2 trillion in 10 years if uncertainty over data transfers continues. [Read here]
• State of implementation of the OECD AI Principles [Read here]
• Digital, greener and more resilient: Insights from Cedefop’s European skills forecast (2021) [Read here]
• OECD Digital Education Outlook 2021: How digital technologies improve education. [Read here]
• Assess full effects of technology on work before regulating, warns EU tech lawmaker [Read here]
• New European laws must protect children’s data. [Read here]
• EDPB adopts Guidelines on Codes of Conduct as a tool for transfers. [Read here]
• The rise and rise of biometric surveillance in the EU. [Read here]
• Artificial Intelligence at EU borders. Overview of applications and key issues. [Read here]
• Commission to invest €14.7 billion from Horizon Europe for a healthier, greener and more digital Europe.
• Slovenia's Janez Jansa takes over EU presidency. [Read here]
• New results from the Community Innovation Survey. [Read here]
• Bloomberg Innovation Index 2021. [Read here]
• Artificial intelligence in EU enterprises. [Read here]
• 2021 AI Index Report. [Read here]
• EU digital agenda to foster trust in digital technologies, Vestager says. [Read here]
• EDPS - EDPB Joint Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act). [Read here]
• Report: Europe may lose €2 trillion in 10 years if uncertainty over data transfers continues. [Read here]
• State of implementation of the OECD AI Principles [Read here]

•   Coronavirus grounded Indian space sector in first half of 2021