From Space to Society. And Back.

Eurisy General Assembly 2023

On June 19th the brand-new ESA headquarter opened its doors to the Eurisy community to host its 2023 General Assembly. The General Assembly is the key annual meeting to take stock of the activities performed by the secretariat to meet the objectives set and to share information, exchange experiences, discuss potential partnerships. To address all possible needs the event has been organised in hybrid format counting 25 participants present on site and 17 members participating remotely, altogether representing 19 countries and 23 organisations. 

Emerging Space 2023: the conference launched a new European cooperation initiative

Emerging Space is a bi-annual flagship event organised by the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO). Held on the 30th of May in Bratislava, the conference gathered about 400 online and in-person participants from around the world with the objective to help emerging space ecosystems grow and be valuable members of the global space community.

FOSS4G 2023: The world’s largest global conference on open-source geospatial technology is coming to Prizren, Kosovo

FOSS4G is the annual event organized by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) since 2006 and is one of the largest global gatherings for geospatial software professionals of the year. FOSS4G 2023 will be organized by FLOSSK, a Kosovo-based NGO promoting open-source software since 2009. 

Eurisy Members’ Corner: Focus on the BEYOND Center of EO research and satellite remote sensing

The EarlY WArning System for Mosquito-borne Diseases (EYWA) was developed in the context of the EuroGEO Action Group "Earth Observation for Epidemics of Vector-borne Diseases - EO4EViDence". EYWA is a game changer in the domain of epidemics. The solution enhances mosquito surveillance and control at various spatio-temporal scales and in different climatic zones, and guides day-to-day prevention and mitigation actions. EYWA significantly reduces the entomological risk and results in the aversion of human cases in thousands of villages where it is employed.

The role of space technology in supporting national decision-makers in disaster management. Highlights from the Satellite-based Services for Disaster Risk Management workshop in Cyprus

On May 17th, the second national workshop Satellite-based Services for Disaster Risk Management was held in Nicosia (Cyprus), co-organised by Eurisy and EUSPA, in cooperation with the Cypriot Department of Electronic Communications, Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy.

Space for Defence and Security: Balkans and Black Sea perspectives II

On the 24th of March, Eurisy supported the National Security and Defence Research Center at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences to organise, in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence, the conference Space for Defence and Security: Balkans and Black Sea perspectives II, in Sofia.

Video: Monitoring plant health from space

A new video from Eurisy and ESA highlights the potential contributions of EO data to enhance the monitoring of plant health.

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.

Meet our new member, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme: Interview with Rodrigo da Costa

In December 2022, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme joined the Eurisy Network. We interviewed their Executive Director, Mr Rodrigo da Costa, to know more about EUSPA and their reasons to become a member of Eurisy.

Eurisy at the 5th IAF International Space Forum at Ministerial Level