The Strategic Roadmap developed under the FIREFORUM project reflects the research and innovation strategy, with the EC and Member State funding agencies in mind as the prime audience. Download the pdf version of the road map for the following sectors

AGRICULTURE	INFRASTRUCTURE	MARINE & MARITIME	RAW MATERIALS	URBAN DEVELOPMENT	WIND ENERGY

• California has unveiled regulations that mandate pollution disclosures, including supply chain greenhouse gas emissions for companies with annual revenues over $1 billion
• EO solution provider GAF and the ESA have started a project to enable long-term preservation and public accessibility to data from Indian EO satellites, IRS-1C and IRS-1D, providing data from the pre-Sentinel era
• ESA article on how the combined capabilities of Sentinel-5P and Sentinel-2 satellites, automatically discover methane super-emitter plumes.
• Flood risk analytics firm Fathom unveiled FABDEM+, a high-resolution, global, digital elevation model

• Maxar, Copernicus Emergency Management Service and UN Disaster Charter among others activated their open data and mapping programs to support damage assessments in the wake of the earthquake in Morocco.

• Major UK Methane Greenhouse Gas Leak Spotted from Space. Read More

• Saudi Green Initiative: satellite monitoring of forest growth in Saudi Arabia. download the press release
  

• Spiral Blue's Cobalt platform revolutionises flood risk management and bushfire recovery
• Satellite-based Earth Observation Market Is Expected to Boom
• Satellite data has shown that the sea ice surrounding Antarctica is well below any previously recorded winter level, alarming experts

• Satellogic sign multipath optical comms data transmission agreement

• UK major methane leak spotted from space

• UN’s Marine Sand Watch, the first-ever global data platform on sand and other sediment extraction in the marine environment, found that about 6 billion tons of sand is extracted annually, impacting marine life;

• Using GHGSat satellite data, the University of Leeds identified an unusually large methane source emitting a rate of over 200 kg/hr.
• This piece on TerraWatch, which discusses the applications of L-band SAR in the mining sector, through case studies from Israeli startup ASTERRA
• This piece from The Guardian showing how satellite imagery was used to identify and track vessels transporting sanctioned oil around the world
• Array Labs is scanning the Earth from space to equip autonomous vehicles with 3D maps
• Can satellite data services tackle pollution and biodiversity threats?
• Capella's Earth-imaging satellites are deorbiting faster than expected
• Geospatial Intelligence Drives the Future
• Generation Space Index Q2 2023 is released
• How Upstream Tech's Lens Platform and Planet Imagery Help One Tree Planted Visualize
• Maxar unveils new Maxar Geospatial Platform | Geo Week News
• NASA scraps study to use lidar space sensors for climate monitoring of aerosols
• Satellites Detect Methane Leak in Kazakhstan Raising Climate Concerns
• Scientific Innovation and an Evolving Industry Landscape
• SAR satellites from Capella Space are falling back to Earth much sooner than the three years they were anticipated to operate, due to a combination of issues with the propulsion system and increased solar activity
• Planet Joins BARSC. Planet has announced a layoff of 117 employees, about 10% of its ~1,000 employees
• Planet Labs and MAXAR images provide updates of Maui fires’ devastation

• American Airlines, through a collaboration with Breakthrough Energy and Google, demonstrated a method to reduce aircraft contrails ¹using data from weather satellites (but scaling this might not be an easy task)

• Delos Insurance, which offers wildfire insurance products based on EO has raised $7.3M in a seed extension round;

• EO data distributor SkyFi has unveiled geospatial analytics features on its platform, called SkyFi Insights, as well as the availability of open EO data;

• Ground segment provider KSAT is implementing an integrated satellite tasking, data reception and processing platform for near real-time delivery of ship detection services;

• Location platform MapBox has closed $280M in a Series E funding round, led by SoftBank to expand its map offerings for the automotive industry
• New Partnership To Bring Transparency To Forest Carbon Projects
• Satellogic Selects Skyloom Optimal Terminals for EO Satellites
• Techstars announced the 12 startups joining its Space Accelerator, including EO startups Esper, Little Place Labs and PierSight Space

• These 25 Companies Own Most of the Satellites in Space

• Weather intelligence firm Tomorrow.io is expanding its recent Series E funding round by $22M (to the $87M raised in June), including from strategic investors such as the UAE’s Strategic Development Fund
• European space traffic management company Neuraspace has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program that nurtures startups revolutionizing industries with artificial intelligence
• EnduroSat Partners with Vyoma for SSA Mission
• IN-SPACe may be looking at 130 satellites
• Hesai Technology, NVIDIA Collaborate on AV System Development
• Pioneering worldwide space partnerships to boost UK innovation
• PrivacyHawk Raises $2.7 Million to Pioneer the Personal Data Protection Market
• Real-estate broker Redfin will include wind risk data provided by the non-profit firm First Street Foundation, based on current and projected wind exposure from hurricanes, for nearly every U.S. property listed on its website
• SatSure Invests in Astrogate Labs for Laser Communication Solutions
• The Next Frontier in Agriculture: Earth Observation Drones for Precision Farming
• Tilebox, an Austrian startup, building a platform for space data management raised $1.7M in pre-seed funding;
• Top Five Applications of Remote Sensing
• Quantum Space Exec Details Plan to Open Access to GEO 
10 small projects to save the planet using environmental satellite data

• Ball Aerospace was awarded a contract worth $487M to deliver a hyperspectral infrared sounder for NOAA’s GeoXO satellite constellation;

• Greenhouse monitoring EO firm GHGSat closed a Series C1 funding round of US$44M, which includes strategic investors such as the Japan Energy Fund and the Government of Québec;

• SpaceChain, a Singapore-based startup that has integrated blockchain nodes into satellites, unveiled an AI-based platform called I-Sat, an interactive tool to answer questions with Earth observation data;

• SAR satellite company Iceye was selected by the Government of Australia to supply flood and bushfire hazard data used for disaster response;

• Spire was selected by Estuaire, an aviation data analytics startup to provide satellite and terrestrial ADS-B data;

• Wildfire monitoring EO startup OroraTech, won a contract from the Forestry Corporation of New South Wales, essentially an extension of their current partnership to improve wildfire management in Australia;

• Weather forecasting startup Salient Predictions was awarded a grant from NOAA to advance their AI-driven water availability forecasting system, capable of predictions up to 52 weeks ahead.

• Google, together with Woodwell Climate Research Center, has won a $5M grant to create satellite-based analysis methods for permafrost monitoring in the Arctic, leveraging data from public and commercial sources
• Luxembourg-based radio frequency monitoring startup Kleos Space has filed for bankruptcy, due to launch delays, satellite development issues, and challenges with accessing capital
• Iceye Awarded 1st NASA Task Order Under Satellite Imagery Acquisition Contract
• Hyperspectral satellite startup Pixxel won a grant from the Ministry of Defence to manufacture miniaturized multi-payload (optical, SAR, infrared, hyperspectral) satellites for the Indian Air Force
• Space-related security and defence projects funded through the EDF
• Spire Global Extends Contract with NASA for Earth Observation Data 
• Spire won a €16M contract from ESA to demonstrate a civil aviation tracking constellation that would not rely on any global navigation satellite system
• The US Space Force will receive $40 million for a pilot program to evaluate the use of commercial imaging satellites in support of military operations
• The US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy will provide more than $1B in funding to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, which includes tools to monitor methane emissions

• Earth Observation Satellite Market 2023-2031 Market Insight

• GHGsat Access it today, and see our monitoring activity for Q2 2023

• The State of the Climate Report a peer-reviewed, international annual review of the world’s climate from more than 570 scientists in over 60 countries, was released which showed that greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level and ocean heat reached record highs in 2022.

• Planet reported revenues of $53.8M for Q2 2023, with major contracts from institutions such as the UK Rural Payments Agency and the US Space Force';

• Download ESPI Perspectives
• Spire Posts Record Revenue, Loss Reduction in 2Q 2023 Just Before Planned Stock Split
• Young space firms are driving acquisition activity

• Geospatial World Forum 2024 shall host a two-day program on GEOSPATIAL FOR CLIMATE: ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE GREEN ECONOMY.
• Geospatial Information: Accelerating Implementation of the SDGs (SDG Action Weekend, Side Event)
• GeoBuiz Summit Europe 

• ESA Open Days 2023: connecting space enthusiasts across Europe

• ©Terrawatch Space check out the list of all EO-related events, conferences and workshops remaining in 2023 from around the world
  
• The research road to net-zero industry

List of capdev meetings at CEOS