Company Highlights

Belgian company SpaceBel forms hyperspectral imaging spinoff
Business Models
Capella Space Partners With Rocket Lab For Sequoia SAR Smallsat Launch
Intel and Google Cloud enable ClimaCell to disrupt the weather-prediction industry
KSAT Ground Systems Support Mission to Monitor Toxic Algae in Norway
Near Space Labs to Supply Geospatial Imagery to Arturo for Insurance
OHB will leverage building government Earth observation payloads into a data-services business
OneWeb Will Foster Innovation in UK Space Industry
Orbital Insight introduces its real estate foot traffic analytics product
PCI Geomatics Releases New Features & Full ICEYE SAR Sensor Support in Geomatica Banff
Planet Labs completes high-resolution Earth imaging constellation
Telespazio and e-GEOS’s new platform for defeating coronavirus
Today, tech giants, including Apple, Google, and Facebook, are investing heavily in SLAM technology (Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping) to get ahead in their tech game.

African Space Industry Top 10 Under 30 – Class 2020
African Institutions to Benefit from Free Access to Copernicus Data
Africa's Private EO and Geospatial Sector Is Growing Rapidly, New Report Says
Can Less Developed Countries Catch up With the African Union's 2063 Space Agenda?
China launches website on summer flood data
China To Launch Ethiopia’s Second China-Funded Satellite
China’s Latest EO Satellite Heads To Orbit
Earth and marine observation worth billions to Asia Pacific
European Commission agrees to reduced space budget
EU launches Geomatics on the Move competition
Latvia becomes ESA Associate Member State
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute and NASA have signed an agreement to confirm their mutual interest in cooperation in the field of space geodesy.
Funding collective issues RFP for labeled agricultural datasets to support ML in Africa
German space policy
Global Space Industry 2019 Insights
Italian Space Agency (ASI), which is the owner of the mission, has adopted a free data access policy with few restrictions. For general information on the PRISMA mission you can visit the site here: http://prisma-i.it/index.php/en/
India's first Earth-imaging satellite startup raises $5 million; first launch planned for later this year
Japanese SpaceTech startup Warpspace raises USD $3 Million
NASA invests $51 Million in innovative ideas from US small businesses
National Earth Observation Satellite RASAT Entered Its 9th Year in Orbit
Remote Sensing UAV Market
Satellite monitor of NZ's algal blooms
Startups in U.K., Switzerland, led Europe in space investment last year
Turkmenistan to create geo-information center, introduce digital systems
The benefits of the Copernicus Networks: international collaboration, synergies and development capacity building
Upcoming launch of the Argentinian satellite, SAOCOM 1B (Falcon 9 - SpaceX)
UAE celebrates 11th launch anniversary of DubaiSat-1
UK Space Sector Urged To Continue Building The Nation’s Launch Sector
UK space launch sector builds foundation for collaborative future

Airship company picks New Mexico for base
Airbus adds new satellite to its SpaceDataHighway constellation
Atkins partners with AI start-up nPlan
Amazon lines up $10 bn for satellite-based Internet project Kupier
Benefits of using drones in construction
Bring the professional drone operations market into perspective. More information in English.
China’s BeiDou Satellite Navigation System Is Live
Choosing the right sensors for Surveillance Drones
Cubesat demonstrates Earth science instrument
CSIRO maps grain belt paddock boundaries from space
Galileo4Mobility, supporting the introduction of Galileo within the Mobility as a Service (MaaS), has come to an end. Read more about its contribution to the public transport and urban mobility.
GomSpace + ESA Working Together To Implement Juventas Smallsat For Hera Mission
Google faces charges for breaching data privacy rules again
iDirect Modems Deployed For Pan-African Connectivity By Paratus
Environmental management in the upstream oil and gas industry. IOGP Bookstore.
ESA estimates the total number of Space debris orbiting Earth at around 29,000 for sizes larger than 10 cm and more than 170 million for sizes larger than 1 mm!
From Amazon Software to Space-Based Blockchain with Aravind Ravichandran
Myanmar's first earth observation satellite
NASA's DEVELOP Program is Building Bridges to Bhutan
OECD report warned that Space debris are becoming a growing problem.
Pentagon selects SpaceX and ULA to remain its primary launch providers
Pinkmatter's New User Interface For FarEarth Systems Is Launched
SpaceX launches 57 satellites for its Starlink network
SpaceX and Amazon Are Making Space Crowded and Dangerous With So Many Satellites
Smallsat reliability is growing. 87% of smallsats launched between 2009 and 2018 completed their missions successfully.
UK Space Agency, ESA and DCMS Open Call For 5G + Space Proposals
170 projects funded by ATTRACT

Artificial Intelligence and Space
An increasingly vibrant European EO data market
ATLAS and BlackSky Harness Expanded Earth Observation Capabilities
BlackSky Delivers Images from New Satellites Within 58 Hours of Launch
BlackSky’s Freshly Orbited Fifth + Sixth Satellites Already Capturing Imagery
Bringing Satellite Observations Down to Earth
CEOS and MMF collaborate on community-based water monitoring
Cubesat demonstrates Earth science instrument
CryoSat taken to new heights for ice science
BEIRUT, LEBANON: Satellite Images Show Explosion Damage
FG adopts satellite earth observation to address flooding
Further Raising Awareness.
Free and open access to the Italian PRISMA satellite mission products
GeoInformation Research in Cardiff
Geoscience Australia’s Digital Earth Australia (DEA) program transforms free and open satellite imagery into insights about changes in Australia’s natural and built environments.
Green Deal Call – General Presentation by the European Commission. The presentation is available here.
GHGSat is a New Space initiative that draws on Copernicus Sentinel-5P data to monitoring and control industrial emissions of methane and help combat climate change.
Horizon 2020 Space Calls Evaluations Completed
Earth imaging satellites get bigger role in pandemic
ENVI SARscape Extracts Damage from Beirut Explosion. Read this blog
Environmental Quality Assessment of Urban Areas Using Geoinformation Technologies
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) published the SurSeaNet requirement. Read more & access tender documents.
European Sentinel satellites to map global CO2 emissions
ESA and NASA aligned their CryoSat and ICESat-2 satellites in orbit to benefit from enhanced measurements of ice on Earth.
ESA project focuses on merging satellite data for water management and drought forecasting
ESA releases call for Earth Explorer 11 mission ideas
Future Growth Of Remote Sensing Satellites Market By New Business Developments
how can Europe use climate information to manage dry river spells?
How does Copernicus help monitor chlorophyll concentration and sea colour in the Baltic sea?
Journalism from Sky
KSAT To Support HYPSO-1 Smallsat With Ground Station Support
Land Cover and Land Use: Driving Solutions with Planet Data
Mauritius oil spill: Wrecked MV Wakashio breaks up
Maxar’s WorldView Satellites Reveal The Before + After Of Beirut Explosion
Make your voice heard in the GEO Community Survey
Milne Ice Shelf: Satellites capture Arctic ice split
NASA announces 2020 invention and software of the Year awards
NASA satellites show two views of California's Apple Fire
NextGEOSS – Towards a European Earth Observation data hub and platform
New Nottingham Space projects to boost global sustainable development.
OGC invites you to its Earth Observation Applications-to-the-Data Architecture Presentation Webinar
PCI Geomatics’ Geomatica Banff Offers New Features and Full ICEYE SAR Sensor Support
PHIDIAS - Prototype of HPC/Data Infrastructure for On-demand Services,
Preventing the Next Pandemic: Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission.
Reasons Industries to Thrive Post-Pandemic! Satellite based Earth Observation Services Market
SatRevolution announces Shared Earth-observation Mission with Multi-spectral Capability
Satellite images show Europe facing droughts
SAR Smallsat From PredaSAR To Launch Via SpaceX Falcon 9
Sensors for early disease symptom detection in European fruit cultivation
Sentinel-1C Radar Antenna Spreads its Wings for the First Time
Setting-up a European Strategy for Technology Infrastructure. Read the full EARTO Paper
Space Dynamics Lab SmallSat Sees Big Picture
Space Weather Bill Clears Senate, Creates Pilot Program at NOAA
Space Technology Hall of Fame Nominations Extends Deadline
Strategies & Recommendations for National Geospatial & Earth Observation Industrial
The Commercial Case for Geospatial Intelligence
The Great Digital Divide and Two Bits of Good News
The Geomatics on the Move competition: space-driven EU innovation
The Space Force moves to define itself and its mission
The European Green Deal Brings Opportunities for the Satellite Services Industry
The EU Commission Has Financed an AI Platform for Mines that Uses Earth Observation
Trade and climate change increase pest threat to Europe's forests
Towards a Balanced Approach Between IPRs and Open Science Policy. Set of recommendations
Trade and climate change increase pest threat to Europe's forests
UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
Using Geolocation Technology to Fight Covid-19 and Climate Change
Wildfires Increase in California and NASA's Terra Satellite Captures the Scene
What is spatial resolution in remote sensing?
What Drives Satellite Flexibility: Necessity or Opportunity?artificial intelligence and autonomous satellite models.

2nd Summit for Space Sustainability (SWF)!
2020 America's Symposium
AFCEA Europe Space workshop (link)
AIAA's ASCEND Event Launches Space-Themed Summits
AfriGEO webinar:AfriGEO COVID-19 Virtual Workshop on 20th August 2020 from 11:00-13:00 EAT. Please Register from this link
Are your cities ready for crowd economy? Co-creating Cities: Transforming Urban Design and Development
Aspire with ESA. Apply here for funding. Attend ASPIRE WITH ESA APPLY NOW! webinar
Copernicus MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences – CAJG 2020 (www.cajg.org)
COSPAR
Creating a Robust Drone Ecosystem for Defense and Security
CyberSatGov
Esri and UN create COVID-19 population vulnerability dashboard
EARSeL Liège 2021 – Earth Observation for sustainable cities and communities
#GWF2021 Webinar Series(link)
GEOBIM. topics / submit abstract
Geomatics on the Move competition
Industry Space Days 2020. please see here to register.
NSR webinars. Register
OGC invites you to its Earth Observation Applications-to-the-Data Architecture Presentation Webinar
Oil & Gas Digital Week
The GNSS Advancements for AEC Virtual Conference Experience (VCX)
UN-SPIDER and CEPREDENAC raise awareness about space-based products for monitoring 2020 forest fire season in Honduras
Serving Society with Space Data - SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth. here
SCLA Global Forum on Data Protection and National Security
Space Forum! September 15th & 16th
Summer webinars begin at European Center for Space Law

COVID-19: A look at global geospatial challenges and achievements
COVID-19 Demographic and Economic Resources from the US Census Bureau
Covid-19 has left its mark on the food supply chain. Now, satellite technology is helping alleviate the situation.
Esri and United Nations create COVID-19 population vulnerability dashboard
New NASA research projects probe COVID-19 impacts
Pandemic gives EU space to rethink economic models
Space Technology in Extreme Mining Environments. Click here to register
UNESCAP publishes report on protecting the most vulnerable from climate extremes and COVID-19 in South Asia
Using Geolocation Technology to Fight Covid-19 and Climate Change