• Chinese Space sector continues world-leading post-Covid rebound: Euroconsult quarterly report. China Space Industry

• Euroconsult: Assessment + Forecast: The Small Satellite Market. Read

• Geographic Information System (GIS) Market SWOT Analysis, Trends by Types and Application

• Global Earth Observation Satellite, Data and Service Market 2021

• Mobile Value-added Services (MVAS) Market In-depth Segmentation Analysis 2021-2028

• Satellite-based Earth Observation Services Market

• CGG: Sercel Enter into Exclusive Negotiations with LISS - Low Impact Seismic Sources
• CGG Awarded Equinor OBN Imaging Contract in Brazil

• Canadian edge data centre firms merge

• CATALYST Enabling SANSA To Convert SPOT Archive Imagery To CARD4L Analysis Ready Data

• China launches military observation satellite

• Council adopts position on €14.8 billion EU space programme for 2021-2027 (link)

• CGI To Define PDGS For Airbus' TRUTHS

• Data from China's Fengyun meteorological satellites available to global Earth system science

• EARTO complementary insights on the Interregional Innovation Investments (I3). Read the full Paper

• EARTO latest recommendations on “Making the New ERA for R&I a Reality”

• EU Space Regulation ready to take off

• European Parliament approved the new EU Space regulation. The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), now a reality, will continue linking EU Space to user needs and will create synergies among Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus, and the upcoming GOVSATCOM.

• 'Europe’s new space chief is on a mission to reinvigorate the agency' published at Financial Times (link)

• EU Space technology while addressing climate challenges. Read his piece on EURACTIV here (Manuel Heitor, Portuguese Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education)

• EU consultation: New EU urban mobility framework roadmap. Read more here.
  
• EU launches AI blueprint in bid to become world leader [Read here]
• ESA’s new Arctic Weather Satellite flies with a power system by RUAG Space

• Lithuania to become ESA Associate Member state

• GSA and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are cooperating to encourage investment in the space-based service economy for Europe. In 2019, the GSA and EIB signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), exploring the investment potential for the New Space Economy.

• Germany's launch startups race to grow their launch manifests

• Introducing ESA Agenda 2025

• ISRO conducts trials for drones to deliver medicines and vegetables

• The EU's new €14.8bn space programme is ready to take off

• The need for free and open data in Earth observation activities

• UN in Thailand launches Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) online campaign

• US Dept. of Education kick starts CTE Mission: CubeSat Flight Week

• BlackSky Set For Weekend Launch of 8th and 9th Satellites
• Eutelsat, Facebook Expand Express Wi-Fi Coverage in Africa
• Oculii raises $55 million to accelerate the future of autonomy with AI-powered radar

• Adapting to a Changing Threat Spectrum with Real-time Information

• CGG Delivers 9,300 sq km of Data from Agata Reimaging to Support Brazil’s 7th Bidding Round

• conversation with Awais Ahmed, co-founder and CEO of Pixxel

• Copernicus, a solution to the challenges of Public Administrations"! In this video (link)

• Data forest (an open data platform containing a wealth of information on forest resources, a main report with the detailed findings of the data analysis, a digital report: a fresh perspective with a summary overview of the world's forests – a five-minute read )

• Desert Dust Monitoring Service [DustHUB]

• EARTO Communication on “A New Industrial Strategy for Europe”

• Epirus Region: How satellite imagery helped in identifying the risk of coastal water eutrophication. Read more

• European State of the Climate edition prepared by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2020 has been the hottest year ever recorded in Europe

• First Pléiades Neo EO Satellite Safely Delivered in Orbit

• Geospatial data for smart growth

• Here’s how NASA keeps track of Earth’s cryosphere

• 'Interstellar vision: Europe's space business plan' published at euronews. (link)

• Incorporating "Where" in Open Scientific Analysis to Understand Earth Systems Processes

• Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation to further strengthen evidence-based policymaking (link)

• Measuring NOx levels as an indicator of economic activity
• National (US) Baseline of High-resolution 3D Data​

• NASA data helps builds resilience as disasters grow more intense

• NEREUS Annual report for 2020 (link)

• Renewed climate change fight bodes well for Earth observation sectors

• OGC appoints three new members to its Board of Directors
• Online Management Presentation: Uniting Viticulture and Technology for a Greener Planet

• Planetary computer for a sustainable future. Read more...

• Pléiades Neo constellation satellite safely delivered in orbit

• Preserve Our Oceans in the Portugal Space Atlantic Challenge

• Satellite measurements of air quality and greenhouse gases: application to regulatory activities

• Satellite imagery key to Google Earth. Read more...

• Saving the planet from space: how satellite observation can help tackle climate change

• Seismic Data Firm CGG Launches Pollution Monitoring Solution
• Space Is the Next Economic Frontier
• SpaceBridge ASAT™ WaveSwitch™ Artificial Intelligence (AI) Triggers 

• Synergies between GNSS and Earth Observation

• The Commission’s Space for Infrastructure and Building Monitoring Challenge!

• Understanding and monitoring urbanisation with Copernicus

• What a glacial river reveals about the Greenland ice sheet

• CAPIGI Webinar co-organised with Planet. Click here

• CAPIGI will host a webinar "Digital Agriculture: Applying automated workflows and artificial intelligence". Register here and learn more about this topic.

• Copernicus Industry Workshop 2021 (link)

• Copernicus Masters 2021 competition launched

• e-GEOS that focusses on the New frontiers of Radar based applications COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation: the best SAR constellation on the market integrated with SAOCOM in a unique combination of SAR Systems clicking here.

• EMEA + Asia Digital Forum

• EO4GEO- Skills development in Earth Observation and Copernicus User Uptake: the present and future of Coastal and Maritime sector- The Azorean case (link)

• EU Green Week 2021 (link)

• Is remote sensing a replacement for ground-based monitoring of critical infrastructure?

• IGARSS 2021 (link)

• International Conference on Digital Age  & Technological Advances for sustainable development 

• MarineData4Asia: New event by the Copernicus Marine Service (link)

• Nereus Horizon Europe Webinar with the Commission (link).

• Networking Fridays

• SWF Summit for Space Sustainability

• Switch to Space (YOU Space)

• UN COPUOS Guidelines for the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities – Dr. P. Martinez & S. Di Pippo (link)

• 4th New Space Atlantic Summit - 8th June 2021

Opportunities

• Calls 2022 – Tentative dates

• Call for Nominations for the GEO SDG 2021 Awards!

• GIS4Schools 

• European Commission launches survey to evaluate European Research Area policy framework, deadline 24/05 [Participate here]
• Multiple Framework Contract with Reopening of Competition for Provision of Services for Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Intelligence/Imagery Intelligence Consultancy-under T&M Conditions. (Deadline 18/04). [Read here]
• Sharing geospatial data on the environment – evaluation (INSPIRE Directive), deadline 12/07. [Participate here]
• 3rd IMPACT EdTech open call is now open (Deadline 30/06). [Read here]

• Impact of Covid-19 on Satellite Based Earth Observation Market 2020-2028

• Impact of Covid-19 on Remote Sensing Laser Systems

• Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Industrial Operational Intelligence Solutions Market