Eomag! - RSS http://www.eomag.eu/ The European Association of Remote Sensing Companies Newsletter en Copyright 2010 EARSC. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:46:20 GMT Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:46:20 GMT http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Issue 22: Summer 2010 http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=22 I have recently been reading The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb a book that many of you might know. It provides a fascinating insight into how we are incapable of expecting the unexpected. To explain this seemingly obvious statement, Taleb explains how we are conditioned in our thinking to only look for signs that confirm what we already believe. We should really be looking for signs that confirm the contrary ie if we believe that all swans are white, seeing one more white swan only reconfirms our belief and it is only by looking for non-white swans and not finding any can we ultimately prove it is true.

Keep reading...]]> http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=22 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:46:20 GMT Issue 21: Spring 2010 http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=21 Welcome to the Spring 2010 edition of the EARSC EOMag! The year has certainly got off to a very busy start both for EARSC and for the European remote sensing industry, and this is evident from the number and quality of news articles you will see in this edition of the EOMag.

Keep reading...]]> http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=21 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:50:03 GMT Issue 20: Winter 2009/2010 http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=20 As chairman of EARSC I like to welcome you to the first edition of our earth observation magazine EOmag of 2010 but overall I like to wish you –also on behalf of all directors of EARSC- a very good business year 2010.

Keep reading...]]> http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=20 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:23:52 GMT Issue 19: Autumn 2009 http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=19 Beyond Sentinel Data Policy
The EO Data Policy envisaged by ESA proposes a free and unlimited access to Sentinel satellite data. This is expected to stimulate the value added services sector far beyond a successful implementation of operational GMES services.

However, it must not be forgotten that the Sentinels have been designed to ensure data continuity, filling gaps in existing international, national, and commercial missions. Consequently, the successful implementation of GMES services that correspond precisely to the user needs defined in the early stages of GMES, requires a non-discriminatory access to data from all these missions. Thus, a comprehensive GMES data policy needs to go beyond the Sentinels.

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Keep reading...]]> http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=18 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:13:33 GMT Issue 17: Spring 2009 http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=17 “… eoVox2 initiative is expected to be another breakthrough to improve even further the representation of European Earth Observation Industry in a variety of contexts. In the very near future EARSC will update you on the specific actions it is taking to coordinate the eoVox2 efforts. As we move forward with these plans, we will do in a dialog form, and united by a commitment to working in partnership with industry and stakeholders…”

Keep reading...]]> http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=17 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:35:50 GMT Issue 16: Winter 2008/2009 http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=16 We will celebrate this year the twentieth anniversary of our Association. Twenty years ago, in 1989, remote sensing was already somewhat mature in terms of technologies and there were strong hopes for a rapid market development. This led several companies with the support of European institutions to create EARSC.

Keep reading...]]> http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=16 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:09:43 GMT Issue 15: Autumn 2008 http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=15 Since the closing of the summer period our Earth Observation and Geo-information community has gained some strong additional momentum. The GMES conference in Lille organized under the French Presidency of the European Union has not only been a success in terms of organization and networking with about 860 participants, but also it has demonstrated the maturity of several applications and the support of all the important European institutions for GMES-KOPERNIKUS.

Keep reading...]]> http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=15 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:17:14 GMT Issue 14: Summer 2008 http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=14 Summer 2008 is a period of intense discussion around GMES. Indeed, it is the time for all European delegations to polish their contributions to the November 2008 Ministerial Space conference and especially for the so-called Segment 2 of GMES. The Segment 2 of GMES is particularly important because on the one hand it will start the financing of the recurring models of the first sentinels satellites, the first step in making GMES a truly operational programme, and second because it will introduce concretely in it the Sentinel 4 and 5 elements and the topic of atmospheric chemistry.

Keep reading...]]> http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=14 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:07:47 GMT Issue 13: Spring 2008 http://www.eomag.eu/issues?i=13 While the environmental consciousness is increasing in the public and in political circles, the remote sensing techniques and systems are considered more and more as essential tools to help manage our planet. With the start by the European institutions and Industry of the Sentinels satellite programs, in 2007 for Sentinel-1 and in April 2008 for Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3, Europe is setting the cornerstone of its future operational Earth Observation program of Global Monitoring of Environment and Security, in the footsteps of the successful European Meteorological operational program.

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