This page provides the top-level structure for the breakdown (taxonomy) of the EO Services markets. There are 22 market sectors identified grouped into 6 categories (titles on the tabs) organised according to the EARSC Taxonomy. The information is organised by:

Market Sector: this defines the area of the market for which EO services apply.
Composition: gives examples of the types of organisation that make up the market sector. It helps define the sector.
EO Services: each EO service is unique within the thematic services taxonomy but may apply in several different market segments. For each EO service, there may be many specific products which are being offered and which are described in a section on the application service page.

Managed Living Resources

Users in managed living resources refer to human activities exploiting natural organic resources. Knowledge and information products to forge a viable strategy for the user’s operations such as the assessment of the status of the resource due to natural or human activities for effective commercial exploitation and conservation. This includes agriculture, fishing and forestry sectors.

Market Sector

Composition

EO Services

Agriculture

Agricultural commodities/trading,
agricultural production / horticulture,
agricultural services,
agriculture machinery,
agriculture and rural development policy,
agri chemicals / plants & fertilizers,
animal production / livestock/ stock traders on commodity price like wheat, coffee.

The EO/GI users also include agriculture and rural policy makers and insurers.

Assess environmental impact of farming

Assess crop damage due to storms

Monitor crop disease and stress

Assess crop acreage and yield harvest

Monitor specific crop types

Forecast crop yields

Monitor water use on crops and horticulture

Detect illegal or undesired crops

Measure land use statistics

Forestry

Forest management,
forest Services,
commodities,
logging industry,
wood, paper and pulp industry,
forest policy,
forest machinery,
forest policy makers.

Assess deforestation / forest degradation

Assess environmental impact of forestry

Assess forest damage due to storms or insects

Assess changes in the carbon balance

Detect and monitor wildfires

Assess forest types

Monitor forest resources

Detect illegal forest activities

Fisheries

Fish stock management,
fishing fleets,
fishery distribution logistics,
aquaculture / fish farms,
coastal management agencies,
fisheries authorities / policy makers.

Map water depth / charting

Forecast and map large waves

Map fish shoals

Detect and monitor illegal fishing

Forecast and monitor current movement and drift

Detect and monitor oil slicks

Monitor pollution at sea

Energy & Mineral Resources

Users in energy and mineral resources deal with the harvesting of energy from renewable resources and extractive industries including oil and gas and raw materials. EO information helps them in exploring potential locations to build new mines or power plants, in identifying risks from infrastructure and in managing the environmental impact of their operations. Uses that apply to the extractive industries: a study of landforms, structures, and the subsurface, to understand physical processes creating and modifying the Earth's crust.

Market Sector

Composition

EO Services

Oil and Gas

Offshore & onshore exploration and production,
drilling and support services,
oil and gas commodities trading,
energy planners.

Assess environmental impact of human activities

Asset infrastructure monitoring

Map water depth / charting

Monitor construction and buildings

Monitor ocean quality and productivity

Monitor the coast line

Monitor atmosphere composition

Monitor land ecosystems and biodiversity

Forecast and monitor current movement and drift

Baseline mapping

Monitor vegetation encroachment

Map geological features

Measure detect land surface change

Map and assess flooding

Monitor forest resources

Detect and monitor wildfires

Detect and monitor hurricanes and typhoons

Identify hydrocarbon seeps in soil

Assess ground water and run-off

Detect and monitor ice risk at sea

Monitor land cover and detect change

Forecast and monitor ocean winds and waves

Detect and monitor oil slicks

Monitor coastal ecosystem

Monitor air quality & emissions

Monitor marine habitats

Forecast and map large waves

Monitor ice on rivers and lakes

Monitor oil rigs and flares

Forecasting sunlight exposure

Forecast weather

Monitor pollution at sea

Monitor urban areas

Monitor sensitive risk areas

Assess and monitor water bodies

Detect and monitor ground movement

Assess dredging operation impacts

Map seismic survey operations

Map and monitor transport networks

Renewable Energy

Solar energy providers,
wind energy providers,
tidal energy providers,
energy and carbon traders,
local and regional planners,
national policy makers.

Assess changes in the carbon balance

Map and monitor solar energy (solar farms)

Forecast and monitor current movement and drift

Map and monitor wind energy (wind farms)

Forecast and monitor ocean winds and waves

Map hydroelectric sources

Raw Materials

Mining and quarrying companies,
exploration and survey specialists,
commodities traders,
exploration and extraction equipment suppliers,
drilling,
excavation and support services,
regional planners / policy makers.

Assess environmental impact of human activities

Map geological features

Detect and monitor ground movement

Measure land use statistics

Monitor land pollution

Monitor mineral extraction

Infrastructure & Transport

Users in transport and infrastructure apply to all manufacturing and physical supply in land but also marine domains including transport & logistics, utilities, construction, communication & connectivity, and tourism. They oversee assets, monitor competition, build competitive advantage and source ground-truthing data.

Market Sector	Composition	EO Services
Utilities & Supplies	Power station operators, water plants operators, survey companies, hydroelectric suppliers, regulatory Bodies, distribution companies, landfill and waste, regional planners / policy makers.	Monitor pollution in rivers and lakes Assess changes in the carbon balance Assess environmental impact of human activities Monitor land pollution Assess and monitor water quality Assess ground water and run-off
Construction	Construction companies, civil engineering consultancies, architect and design companies, planning authorities, national land agencies.	Monitor building development Assess environmental impact of human activities Map and assess flooding Detect land movement, subsidence, heave Monitor land-use statistics
Transport & Logistics	Road transport operators, haulage, road infrastructure operators, tolls airport operators, rail operators, airlines and airline services, transport engineers.	Assess environmental impact of human activities Map and assess flooding Detect land movement, subsidence, heave Assess changes to urban and rural areas Assess and monitor volcanic activity Monitor ice on rivers and lakes Monitor ice free passages for ships
Marine & Maritime	Ports & harbors administration, bulk cargo carriers, cruise liners operators, ferry operators, naval operations, rescue and safety at sea.	Monitor water quality and productivity Monitor pollution at sea Forecast and map large waves Detect and monitor oil slicks Detect and monitor ice-risk at sea Monitor ice free passages for ships Forecast and monitor ocean movement and drift Forecast and monitor ocean winds and waves Map water depth / charting Monitor ship movements
Communications & Connectivity	Construction companies, civil engineering consultancies, architect and design companies, planning authorities, national land agencies.	Monitor building development Assess changes to urban and rural areas Map line of sight visibility (terrain height, land cover)
Travel & Tourism	Tour operators, leisure service providers, hotels, parks etc., offices of tourism, travel agencies, ski and coastal resorts, surfers & sailors.

Financial & Digital Services

Users in financial and digital services cover a broad area of activity that touches on many other market sectors such as insurance & real estate, retail, news & media and digital interfaces. They look to better understand risks, accelerate claims, and detect fraud. The categories included are identifiable as a “service” for the tertiary sector which provides advice, access, experience activities and knowledge and there are not part of the physical supply of goods.

Market Sector	Composition	EO Services
Insurance & Real Estate	Primary insurance companies, re-insurance sector, insurance brokers, insurance service suppliers, commercial banks, major projects, international financial institution.	Assess crop damage due to storms Monitor building development Assess damage from earthquakes Forecast and map large waves Detect and monitor wildfires Map and assess flooding Detect land movement, subsidence, heave Forecast and assess landslides
Retail & Geo-marketing	Navigation and LBS, retail centres, advertising and marketing agencies, shopping chains, logistics.	Assess land value, ownership, type, use Monitor high risk areas Map urban areas
News & Media	Television companies, broadcasting providers, news and Information agencies, web service providers, entertainment software providers	Assess damage from earthquakes Forecast and map large waves Detect and monitor wildfires Detect sensitive risk areas Forecast and assess landslides Monitor high risk areas Assess and monitor volcanic activity
ICT, Knowledge & Digital Interfaces	Fixed and mobile telecommunications providers
Travel, Tourism and Leisure	Tour operators, Leisure service providers, hotels, parks etc, Offices of tourism, Travel agencies, Ski and coastal resorts, Surfers & sailors.	Monitor pollution in rivers and lakes Assess changes in land use and quality Map and assess flooding Forecast and monitor ocean winds and waves

Defence & Security

Users in defence and security work in the field of military, emergency and social protection and define, collect, analyse information to provide intelligence & safety (monitor events, improve response and drive resilience). Some examples are activities under humanitarian response such as border control organisations, police and rescue forces, coast guards, civil protection, military services, and intelligence services which can use EO services to detect and monitor high risk areas produced naturally or by humans, monitor border incursions or maritime movements.

Market Sector

Composition

EO Services

Emergency & Social Protection

Coast guards,
ambulance services,
fire services,
police services,
civil protection organisations,
rescue services.

Detect and monitor arid areas

Detect and monitor wildfires

Map and assess flooding

Forecast and assess landslides

Assess and monitor volcanic activity

Forecast and map large waves

Assess damage from earthquakes

Monitor snow cover

Detect and monitor hurricanes and typhoons

Security, Defence & Military

Border control organisations,
police and rescue forces,
military services,
intelligence Services.

Monitor land border incursions

Detect sensitive risk areas

Monitor high risk areas

Assess pressures on populations and migrations

Detect ships in critical areas.

Humanitarian Operations

Humanitarian aid and support organisations such as:

European level (DG RELEX; DG ECHO, DG ENV / MIC),
UN level (OCHA, UNHCR, UNDPKO, UNDP, UNOPS, UNITAR, UNICEF, UNESCO, WFP),
international level (IFRC, WHO, WB, donor organisations),
national level (Civil Protection Agencies, Ministries of Internal Affairs / Civil Protection Department, Development and Aid Agencies).

Detect and monitor arid areas

Detect sensitive risk areas

Map disaster areas (Situation Awareness)

Monitor water use on crops and horticulture

Monitor humanitarian movement and camps

Assess pressures on populations and migration

Monitor air quality

Forecasting epidemics and diseases

Forecasting sunlight exposure

Environmental, Climate & Health

Users in the public administrations or private organizations using EO to increase the environmental or climate change impact on policy making decisions which are key to our safety and our economy i.e., assisting in developing monitoring to evaluate and deliver policy goals, provide an assessment of ecosystems, rapid response to major environmental risk events, or those associated with health security & care. These users are largely related to international treaties and hence a strong international collaboration.

Market Sector

Composition

EO Services

Environmental Ecosystems & Pollution

Coast guards,
ambulance services,
fire services,
police services,
civil protection organisations,
rescue services.

Assess environmental impact of farming

Monitor air quality

Assess Change in the carbon balance

Assess climate change risk

Assess crop acreage and yield harvest

Forecast crop yields

Assess environmental impact of human activities

Detect changes in glaciers

Monitor water use on crops and horticulture

Assess land value, ownership, type use etc

Assess changes in land use and quality

Measure land-use statistics

Detect and monitor oil slicks

Monitor land pollution

Assess dredging operations impacts

Detect and monitor ice-risk at sea

Forecast and monitor ocean movement and drift

Health Care

Public administration personnel,
civil servants,
public health community
(working on health issues such as air quality, forecasting sunlight exposure, forecasting epidemics, diseases).

Meteo & Climate

Meteorologists in range of downstream applications.

Urban Development

Users in urban development and users involved in the development of rural settlements perform tasks at local and regional scales (to the scale of nations) on mapping land use and monitoring urbanization. These users benefit from EO information to manage the use of land & its impacts. Users include experts in e.g. urban planners, architects, spatial planning offices, urban policy makers in public/private sectors in smart cities or generic urban local/regional planning belong to this category.

Market Sector

Composition

EO Services

Local & Regional Planning

Spatial planning departments of municipalities,
spatial planning offices,
spatial planning policy makers.

Monitor air quality

Monitor pollution in rivers and lakes

Monitor building development

Assess land value, ownership, type, use

Assess changes in land use and quality

Detect land movement; subsidence, heave

Measure land-use statistics

Monitor high risk areas

Assess pressures on populations and migration

Assess changes to urban and rural areas

Map urban areas

Monitor urban development

Smart Cities

Urban planners,
architects,
spatial planning offices,
urban policy makers.

Monitor air quality

Monitor pollution in rivers and lakes

Monitor building development

Assess land value, ownership, type, use

Assess changes in land use and quality

Detect land movement; subsidence, heave

Measure land-use statistics

Monitor high risk areas

Assess pressures on populations and migration

Assess changes to urban and rural areas

Map urban areas

Monitor urban development

Citizens & Society

Citizens and society in general use and engage with EO services through mobile devices, social media platforms and apps. We also categorize in this section the users in education, research and training providing knowledge and learning outcomes.

Market Sector

Composition

EO Services

Consumer Solutions

Mobile devices,
social media platforms,
app developers.

Leisure

People oriented to basic public understanding on EO services for their leisure activities.

Education, Training & Research

Schools and education authorities,
universities,
research organisations,
professional training organisations.

Assess changes in the carbon balance

Assess climate change risk

Map geological features

Monitor high risk areas

Assess changes to urban and rural areas

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Managed Living Resources

Energy & Mineral Resources

Infrastructure & Transport

Financial & Digital Services

Defence & Security

Environmental, Climate & Health

Urban Development

Citizens & Society

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