OGEO is an informal interest group with a focus on Earth Observation, bringing together the two communities of the Oil and Gas industry and the EO service provider industry. It was initiated and set up as a result of the 1st Oil & Gas Workshop organised by ESA and held in Frascati in September 2010. OGEO brings these two communities together around subjects of common interest and to facilitate the communication within and amongst the communities regarding Earth Observation in the Oil and gas industry.
A second Oil & Gas workshop was held in December 2011, also hosted by ESA at Frascati and was organised in conjunction with the annual GRSG (Geological Remote Sensing Group) meeting.
The OGEO-Portal is a web tool for these two communities to interact.To become a member of the OGEO you must be employed either by a company that is eligible to be a member of the OGP (International Association of Oil and Gas Producers) or of EARSC (European Association of Remote Sensing Companies). For the initial, pilot period of OGEO these are the criteria by which a member is judged before giving access. In the future the membership criteria will be reviewed and the OGEO will be opened to a wider membership.
The group is run through a small steering group comprising members from OGP and the EO services sector. EARSC provides the secretariat and administers the Portal.
The OGEO-Portal is a web tool for these two communities to interact.To become a member of the OGEO you must be employed either by a company that is eligible to be a member of the OGP (International Association of Oil and Gas Producers) or of EARSC (European Association of Remote Sensing Companies). For the initial, pilot period of OGEO these are the criteria by which a member is judged before giving access. In the future the membership criteria will be reviewed and the OGEO will be opened to a wider membership.
A specific section of the portal displays the results of the EO4OG - or EO services for the Oil & Gas industry - project. It was launched in 2014 by ESA to undertake a comprehensive study of the geo-information needs of the O&G sector and what EO services / products could help meet those needs.
The group is run through a small steering group comprising members from OGP and the EO services sector. EARSC provides the secretariat and administers the Portal.
If you wish to apply to join the OGEO Portal then contact secretariat@earsc.org.