https://spacewatch.global/space-for-earth-1/space-for-earth-videos/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:31:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/space-for-earth-1/space-for-earth-videos/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/11/czech-space-week-adela-boranova-on-growing-startups-bigger-funding-and-why-europe-needs-upstream/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=79955 From Czech Space Week in Prague, ESA BIC Czech Republic Programme Manager Adéla Boranová joins Daniela Jovic to share the growth of the Liftoff Challenge, news of a third incubator programme with increased funding per startup, and her call for more upstream innovation in Europe.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/deftech-day-2026-daniel-seidel-of-liveeo-on-germanys-first-truly-sovereign-imagery-capability/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=79442 From DefTech Day 2026 in Erding, LiveEO co-founder Daniel Seidel joins Torsten Kriening to discuss the new alliance with Airbus, IABG and IBM Germany, demonstrate 3D terrain models built from satellite data in minutes, and explain why Germany still lacks its own commercial high-resolution optical imagery capability.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/cassini-entrepreneurship-days-fiammetta-diani-on-building-a-space-market-not-just-space-technology/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78545 From the CASSINI Entrepreneurship Days in Prague, EUSPA's Fiammetta Diani joins Daniela Jovic to chart the event's growth from four investors in a lobby to hundreds of startups, explain why excellent technology is no longer enough, and introduce Make It With Space - a new demand-driven scheme for European scale-ups.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/cassini-entrepreneurship-days-weiyi-ding-on-what-cities-actually-need-from-space-data/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78536 From the CASSINI Entrepreneurship Days in Prague, Weiyi Ding, data scientist at the City of Amsterdam, joins Daniela Jovic to explain the Space for Cities project, how five European cities are piloting satellite data for urban challenges, and the gap still separating what startups offer from what public institutions need.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/mission-vigilant-owl-inside-baumfalke-the-bundeswehrs-electronic-warfare-prototype/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75470 Embedded with a German Bundeswehr electronic warfare unit during Mission Vigilant Owl in Lithuania, Torsten Kriening gets an exclusive look at *Baumfalke*, a soldier-driven prototype designed to detect and geolocate signals in the electromagnetic spectrum. More than a new piece of equipment, it is a compelling example of bottom-up military innovation moving from concept to operational deployment. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/mission-vigilant-owl-why-electronic-warfare-has-become-decisive-bundeswehr-ew-unit-in-lithuania/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75459 Embedded with a German Bundeswehr electronic warfare unit during Mission Vigilant Owl in Lithuania, Torsten Kriening explores the invisible battlefield of the electromagnetic spectrum. As the war in Ukraine has shown, electronic warfare has become a decisive factor in modern conflict. Watch this candid discussion on why mobility, adaptability, and spectrum dominance matter more than ever.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-the-invisible-infrastructure-watching-over-earth-hyperspectral-eyes-climate-the-final-frontier-dlrs-prof-heinz-wilhelm-huebers/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75003 At ILA 2026, DLR's Prof. Heinz-Wilhelm Huebers joins SpaceWatch.Global's Rosa Schmidt and Space.Table's Ralf Nestler to reveal how Earth observation - from hyperspectral EnMAP to climate monitoring and the upper-atmosphere frontier - quietly safeguards life on Earth.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-day-1-who-is-allowed-to-see-the-earth-the-hidden-law-of-watching-the-planet/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74885 At ILA 2026, ESA's Prof. Kai-Uwe Schrogl joins SpaceWatch.Global's Torsten Kriening to answer a deceptively simple question — who is allowed to see the Earth? — unpacking the Outer Space Treaty, shutter control, dual use and the future of Earth observation law.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-simonetta-cheli-on-sentinel-next-generation-copernicus-and-watching-a-changing-planet/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74877 From ILA 2026 in Berlin, ESA's Director of Earth Observation Simonetta Cheli joins Torsten Kriening to mark the first next-generation Sentinel-1 contract, explain the Switzerland–Copernicus situation, and showcase the deep synergy between ESA and national missions watching over a changing planet.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-jaan-praks-aalto-university-and-the-winter-satellite-workshop-magic/ Fri, 29 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74386 Torsten Kriening talks with Professor Jaan Praks of Aalto University at SmallSat Europe in Amsterdam about the rapid pace of European space, the booming Nordic ecosystem, and why the Winter Satellite Workshop in Helsinki is the heart of the Nordic and Baltic space community.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-radian-systems-cloud-based-thermal-analysis-from-spain/ Thu, 28 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74332 Thermal analysis rarely gets the spotlight. Yet many spacecraft problems begin the moment it is treated as an afterthought.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-scanways-oskar-zdunek-polish-optical-payloads-going-global/ Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74337 For Scanway, the challenge is not building optical payloads. It is keeping pace with a market where speed increasingly determines who wins the next contract.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/geoint-2026-day-two-dr-tara-mott-learn-geoint-in-14-weeks-and-esris-national-security-power/ Fri, 08 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73738 Dr. Tara Mott discusses GEOINT education, Esri’s role in operational intelligence, and how training is aligning more closely with real-world use.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/atspace-symposium-2026-earthdailys-ai-ready-data-100tb-day-everywhere-with-donald-osborneat/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73121 At Space Symposium 2026, Laura Todd spoke with Don Osborne, CEO of EarthDaily, about how the company is rethinking Earth observation from the ground up.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/space-symposium-2026-wildfire-intelligence-from-space-thats-is-saving-lives-with-steve-maisonet/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72888 Yvette Gonzalez visits OroraTech US in Denver to see how their satellite-based wildfire intelligence platform is giving fire agencies real-time detection and response capabilities when it matters most.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/amsterdam-space-symposium-why-earth-observation-must-escape-the-pilot-trap-with-dr-pooja-mahapatra/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71714 During day two of the inaugural Amsterdam Space Symposium, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Pooja Mahapatra, Head of Product for Climate and Nature at Fugro.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/amsterdam-space-symposium-the-dna-of-europes-space-agency-with-rodrigo-da-costa/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71679 At the inaugural Amsterdam Space Symposium, SpaceWatch.Global publisherTorsten Kriening reconnects with Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/dgi2026-day-1-its-getting-serious-europes-wake-up-call-on-sovereign-intelligence/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71494 Day one at DGI 2026, the world’s leading international geospatial intelligence event, delivered a clear and consistent message. From the opening sessions at the QE2 Centre in London, it became evident that the era of relying on others for critical intelligence capabilities is coming to an end.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-ororatech-from-wildfires-to-dual-use-with-thomas-gruebler/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71247 In this Space Café episode from the 62nd Munich Security Conference, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening visits OroraTech co-founder Thomas Grübler for an up-close look at one of Germany's most dynamic New Space companies - and its expanding mission beyond wildfire detection.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/wsw-2026-why-the-nordics-are-shaping-europes-eo-future-with-gordon-campbell/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70565 Daniela Jovic sits down with Gordon Campbell, Engineer at European Space Agency (ESA), to unpack why the Nordics have become a true innovation engine for Earth Observation and beyond.]]>