User uptake

Belgian Space Applications for Disaster Risk Management Showcased Under the Shadow of the Dinosaurs

On 11 December 2023, the European Union Space Programme Agency (EUSPA), in collaboration with Eurisy and the Belgium Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO), organised the workshop on “Satellite-Based Services for Disaster Risk Management” at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels, Belgium. The workshop aimed at bringing together high-level decision-makers and policy experts, a range of service providers, as well as representatives of end-user communities, on the uses, benefits, and challenges of utilising satellite technologies to protect populations from disaster threats. By fostering dialogue and understanding of both the capabilities on offer, as well as the needs and requirements of users, the workshop series supports Eurisy’s core aim of bridging space and society.

Workshop Connects Slovakian Service Providers and Stakeholders Protecting the Country from Growing Disaster Risks

On 30 November 2023, public authorities, researchers, civil institutions, private companies, and other relevant stakeholders gathered at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava to discuss local challenges related to natural hazards and how local entities could make the best use of the European space infrastructure to improve preparedness, strengthen prevention, optimise response, innovate recovery and overall boost resilience.

A talk with the winners of the Spatial Data for Biodiversity Hackathon

After the announcement of the winners of the Spatial Data for Biodiversity Hackathon, Eurisy interviewed two participants of the winning teams, who shared with us their motivations to join the challenge and their impressions about the event.

Eurisy Members’ Corner: Focus on the Netherlands Space Office

Not everyone is yet aware of the added value that satellite data can have to better prepare societies to the effects of climate change. The Netherlands Space Office supports companies willing to develop solutions that respond to the emerging needs of public bodies. In this webinar, four companies benefitting from the NSO innovation programme presented products using satellite data to prevent and manage congestions on the electricity grid, to monitor the health of urban trees, to better prepare to floods, and to support agroforestry.

e-shape solutions: Earth Observation for biodiversity and water management

The presentations of the e-shape Workshop in Malta are now online

Eurisy Members’ Corner: Focus on the German Aerospace Center

The World Settlement Footprint provides five products that monitor the changing dynamics of urban areas. Such products help policy makers to take informed decisions to make cities more sustainable and resilient to future changes.

Eurisy Members’ Corner: New focus on the Slovak Space Office

As the newest associate member of the European Space Agency, the Slovak Space Office intends to leverage on international opportunities to boost the development and use of space-based services locally.

Eurisy Members’ Corner: Focus on the Malta Council for Science and Technology

Focusing on concrete needs and empowering local administrations are the foundational elements of the strategy of the Malta Council for Science and Technology to develop a competitive space sector.

Eurisy Members’ Corner: Focus on the French National Centre for Space Studies

Space applications can transform the maritime domains, by providing data and information that will foster a sustainable blue economy, and help protecting the ocean and preserving its resources. CNES wants to be at the forefront of the creation of a global “Sea & Space” strategy that federates public and private stakeholders to put science at the service of society.