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CGG: Sercel Enter into Exclusive Negotiations with LISS - Low Impact Seismic Sources
CGG Awarded Equinor OBN Imaging Contract in Brazil
Esri and IBM team up to take on climate change with Call for Code
Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation.
NGA seeks enhancements in predicting overhead Geopose

Australia to create space command under RAAF
Canadian edge data centre firms merge. Quebec’s Space Economy Jumps to Lightspeed
CATALYST Enabling SANSA To Convert SPOT Archive Imagery To CARD4L Analysis Ready Data
China launches military observation satellite. China joins the global LEO satellite race
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
DE Africa, FrontierSI, COOi Studios and NGIS announce partnership to undertake Industry Engagement Study in Africa
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”
EGNOS and Galileo Integral Part of EU Digital Rail Agenda
EUSPA launch creates opportunities for more EO-GNSS synergies. Discover EUSPA here
EUSPA is here to create more made in EU Space opportunities for EU citizens, business and economy. European GNSS Agency Morphs Into European Union Agency For The Space Program (EUSPA)
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
Ethiopia Launches a New Multi-Satellite Ground Station
India faces calls to shake up its space capabilities
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
Geography Matters to NATO
Introducing ESA Agenda 2025
ISRO conducts trials for drones to deliver medicines and vegetables
Sateliot + Spanish Ministry Of Defense Involved In IoT Smallsat Constellation Project
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

Adapting to a Changing Threat Spectrum with Real-time Information
Artificial intelligence is mining the gold in satellite data. CGI Listicle can also be downloaded here.
Application of Digital Twin technology goes beyond cities and AEC
Carbon Mapper Launches Satellite Program To Pinpoint Methane And CO2 Super Emitters. Learn more about Planet’s role in Carbon Mapper here.
Carbon Farming—What is it and what does it mean for global sustainability efforts?
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 )
Data privacy trends to watch out for in 2021
Desert Dust Monitoring Service [DustHUB]
Digital Earth Africa is now a GEO initiative
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
EU Green Week Partner Event
Esri Partners with International Community to Scale GIS Technology for Sustainable Development
First Pléiades Neo EO Satellite Safely Delivered in Orbit
Geospatial data for smart growth
Geospatial information to implement Sustainable Development Goals
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
Mercator Ocean International fully engaged in the #EUGREENWEEK 2021 for #ZeroPollution
Monitoring coastal changes in Greece
National (US) Baseline of High-resolution 3D Data
NASA data helps builds resilience as disasters grow more intense
NEREUS Annual report for 2020 (link)
NICFI’s Universal Access To Satellite Monitoring Paves The Way To Protect The World’s Tropical Forests
Renewed climate change fight bodes well for Earth observation sectors
OGC appoints three new members to its Board of Directors
OGC CEO Dr Nadine Alameh Appointed to Board of UN-GGIM Private Sector Network
Online Management Presentation: Uniting Viticulture and Technology for a Greener Planet
Planet Explore 2021. Call for Speakers
Planetary computer for a sustainable future. Read more...
Pléiades Neo constellation satellite safely delivered in orbit. Pleiades Neo Launches with 30 Meter Resolutions
Preserve Our Oceans in the Portugal Space Atlantic Challenge
US Private sector seeks bigger role in NASA Earth science programs
Satellites play vital role in detecting climate change, say scientists
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-based technology that enables charities and local authorities to deliver vital support to the people who need help as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been successfully piloted in the UK.
Space Is the Next Economic Frontier
Space-Based Earth Observations for Climate Security
SpaceBridge ASAT™ WaveSwitch™ Artificial Intelligence (AI) Triggers
SAR Data Offers Unique Opportunity for GEOINT Sector
Synergies between GNSS and Earth Observation
The Commission’s Space for Infrastructure and Building Monitoring Challenge!
Two Earth-observation satellites lost in Rocketlab launch failure
Understanding and monitoring urbanisation with Copernicus
What a glacial river reveals about the Greenland ice sheet
World's largest iceberg breaks off Antarctic shelf
Working for and with the GEOINT Community

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.
Consultation EU and the Member States in designing digital rules and regulations that deliver the benefits of digitalisation for all citizens. Learn more here.
Copernicus Industry Workshop 2021 (link)
Copernicus Masters 2021 competition launched
"Digital Agriculture: Applying automated workflows and artificial intelligence.". CAPIGI.EU
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.
Education can empower the future of Europe. [Read here]
EOcafe 'Index Insurance – A new Business Opportunity?'
ESA competition to springboard SMEs into international markets - EARSC
ESA, NASA and JAXA launch EO hackathon
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)
European Research and Innovation Days. [Read here]
Forest monitoring R&D in the tropics - 14-15 June
Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam (20 – 22 October 2021).
Hack the PLanet. Competition
How a leading space agency is preparing their data for the future of analytics
Is remote sensing a replacement for ground-based monitoring of critical infrastructure?
IGARSS 2021 (link)
INSPIRE Candidate Good Practice Webinar is Online
International Conference on Digital Age & Technological Advances for sustainable development
Join Planet’s EU Green Week Partner Event: Register Now
Margrethe Vestager explains the EU's position in the global battle for data [Watch here]
MarineData4Asia: New event by the Copernicus Marine Service (link)
Nereus Horizon Europe Webinar with the Commission (link).
Networking Fridays
Sharing geospatial data on the environment – evaluation (INSPIRE Directive), deadline 12/07. [Participate here]
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
Φ-WEEK 2021 – Call for proposal : Side Events, Virtual Exhibit and E-posters
119th OGC Member Meeting

Opportunities

Calls 2022 – Tentative dates
Call for Nominations for the GEO SDG 2021 Awards!
Digital Skills and Jobs Platform: the one-stop-shop to close Europe’s digital skills gap [Read here]
GIS4Schools
Europe's Digital Decade: Commission launches consultation and discussion on EU digital principles [Read here]
European Commission launches survey to evaluate European Research Area policy framework, deadline 24/05 [Participate here]
Frontex: Framework Contract for the Provision of Services for Business Content Development Related to the Data Management and Analytics Software Used by Frontex (Deadline 09/06). [Read here]
HEurope. The programme currently has new open calls relevant for clusters.
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]
Service Contract for the Provision of ‘Study on Enhancement of the Maritime Surveillance by Applying Algorithms for Behaviour Analysis. (Deadline 29/06). [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]
ESA Business Opportunities page.› RACE Dashboard Challenges 2021
EUSPA is currently hiring 20+ motivated professionals.
› Space Systems for Safety and Security (4S) Applications
› Intelligent Transport
› Space for Urban Air Mobility
› Immersive Reality
› Smart and Uncrewed Shipping
› NHS Future Hospitals Initiative
› Space4Rail
› Open call for proposals 2020 (FUTURE EO-1 programme)
› Call for proposals for Downstream Applications in ARTES 4.0
› Space Resources
› Circular Economy
› Commercial Space Transportation Services open call for proposals
› NAVISP open call for proposals
› Investing in industrial innovation – INCUBED