Clouds or not, satellites always keep an eye on plants, with the support of Dutch innovation. As of today, farmers from all over the world can monitor their crops via satellites, even when it is Read More
In our monthly Open Campus ‘Space Opportunities for Climate Challenges’ webinar series Eurisy and Groundstation.Space organise a free webinar on ‘Space for Energy’, on Wednesday 3 February, from 16:00 to 17:00 CET. The Space for Climate initiative Read More
HiSea is an EU-funded project that develops services to provide high resolution Earth Observation-based data of water quality at sea, to provide solutions for ports and aquaculture industries. The HiSea services incorporate Copernicus Marine, Land Read More
New Horizon 2020 project Water-ForCE (Water scenarios For Copernicus Exploitation) kicked off earlier this week, with strong Dutch input. The Water-ForCE consortium is led by the University of Tartu (Estonia) and consists of 20 organisations from all Read More
Virgin Orbit will launch the first Dutch military satellite into orbit in mid-March. It is a so-called nanosatellite that is slightly larger than a carton of milk. Named after the first Dutch military aircraft, the Read More
Dutch space technology for laser communication will be tested on the Norwegian satellite NorSat-TD, due for launch in 2022. This partnership was stated in an agreement signed this morning by the directors of both space agencies, Read More
Horizon Europe is the European Union’s newest seven-year research and innovation programme. Running from 2021 to 2027, its design will allow Horizon Europe to serve all the headline ambitions of the Political Guidelines of the European Read More
Copernicus Data and AI to Protect the World’s Coral Reefs Celebrating its 10th iteration in 2020, the international innovation competition Copernicus Masters awarded prizes in 22 categories to outstanding products and services based on Earth observation Read More
Many different human activities on land and at sea cause pressures on Europe’s seas. A European Environment Agency’s (EEA) briefing, published in December 2020, shows that these pressures have now reached the outermost sea Read More
Improve the quality of available information Scientists agree that global biodiversity loss is intensifying. Nevertheless, as an article in Nature claimed back in 2015, it is hard to assess progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets for 2011 Read More
