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 areas and the deepest seafloor. Human activities affect negatively 93 % of Europe’s sea area According to the EEA briefing, the […]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 to 2020 and beyond, set by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). One of these targets, for example, […]Read More
As part of the General Assembly of the Copernicus Networks dotSpace Foundation organises a networking table around the topic of Earth Observation for investigative journalism. Objective of this networking event is to introduce investigative and research journalism as an application area for space data. Speakers at the event include space data specialists from the dotSpace […]Read More
The Stichtsche Cricket & Hockey Club The Stichtsche Cricket and Hockey Club (SCHC) is a Dutch sports club based in Utrecht. The club exists since 1906 and is best known for its field hockey department. While their men’s hockey team currently plays in the second division, the women’s team has played at the highest level […]Read More
Remote sensing experts recently pitched the concept called ‘StedenDoek’ at the Copernicus Climate Smart City Hackethon in the city of Amersfoort. Piet Mondriaan, one of Amersfoort’s famous historical residents, famous for his abstract paintings which contain horizontal and vertical lines filled with primary colors is the inspiration to come up with a plan to act […]Read More
Brainstorm to bring together space data and applications in a smart cities environmentRead More
Satellites offer reliable and objective information on soil, air, vegetation, and assets, which can be compared over time. This increases the amount and quality of data that city managers need to implement sustainable development strategies. Eurisy organises an online workshop to present and discuss solutions to use satellite data and signals, which can make a […]Read More
As part of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC), the Geospatial Cities initiative started a consultation to find out which satellite-based services are (most) useful for cities – for those who manage the city’s infrastructure and functions and those who live, play and work there. The initiative and consultation are run […]Read More
~ registration closed ~ Huge amounts of data from space, the kind produced by the European Earth observation programme Copernicus and its fleet of Sentinel satellites, offer countless opportunities in connection with mobile applications. The Space App Camp 2020 bring programmers together to develop creative and innovative apps that make Earth observation data – particularly […]Read More
Save the Date – 22-24 September 2020 – Virtual Event Europe’s flagship event for research & innovation is coming back this year, as a virtual event packed full with information and interactive session. In addition to plenary sessions, the event has 10 thematic break-out “hubs”: Hub 1: PolicyHub 2: Green dealHub 3: DigitalHub 4: Horizon […]Read More







