Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems of our time. According to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), air pollution now contributes to one in eight deaths in Europe. Observations from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite have been vital in tracking the evolution of air pollution, Read more…
Joint Nature Conservation Committee Free online workshop and training course 13th – 14th October Products derived from Copernicus satellite data have many applications in aquatic environments including; seabed mapping, predicting species distribution, detecting eutrophication and toxic algal blooms, tracking oil spills, quantifying plastic pollution and helping to predict responses to Read more…
Worldwide, transport demand is growing at unprecedented rates. In parallel, CO2 emissions, climate change, and security of energy supply are some of the major challenges to be addressed at European and global scale in the years to come. The railway sector can play a pivotal role in addressing the increased Read more…
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced ICEYE as a data provider under assessment through its Earthnet Third Party Mission programme. ICEYE, global leader in small satellite synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) technology, is providing its satellite data for assessment via ESA’s Earthnet Third Party Mission (TPM). Through this programme, ESA sponsors the Read more…
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has successfully demonstrated GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) from its 18kg DoT-1 satellite. SSTL has pioneered the new field of GNSS-R with successful payloads on board TechDemoSat-1 and the CYGNSS constellation, and is continuing to develop the technology and data analysis in pursuit of this new science. The Read more…
The UK Space Agency invites proposals for activity to develop the maturity of an early-stage local space cluster in line with its ambitions to grow the space sector across the whole of the UK. Space can drive growth and productivity across many areas of the wider UK economy. The UK Read more…
Applications to the Copernicus Accelerator 2021 are now open Do you have an early-stage business idea that could benefit from an enriching environment and a fresh perspective? This is your moment! The Copernicus Accelerator 2021 is growing its community of Earth observation innovators. Now is your opportunity to join 50 Read more…
Launch Event for the European Space Agency Business Applications Regional Ambassador Platform for the Midlands and North East England The University of Nottingham is officially launching the ESA Business Applications Regional Ambassador Platform for the Midlands and North East England (RAP-MNE). Join this online workshop to find out how your Read more…
Start-up tech companies and inventors will get the chance to pitch directly to UK and US military leaders for the $1-million investment to fast-track their ideas for cutting-edge Space innovations. International Space Pitch Day was launched by UK Director Space Air Vice-Marshal Harv Smyth and is a joint UK-US initiative Read more…
The European Space Agency’s InCubed (Investing in Industrial Innovation) programme, which is designed to support the development of new commercial earth observation products with funding, has has recently announced their latest round. Companies or consortia applying to ESA for InCubed funding require the support of their national delegation – which Read more…