QinetiQ’s space business has confirmed it has secured a major new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to extend Europe’s capabilities in operational Earth Observation.
Read More »UK-UAE Geospatial Company 4 Earth Intelligence Starts Business
Advances in technology for observing the earth from space have resulted in the formation of a new company which will bring a range of innovative satellite intelligence and data services to market. 4 Earth Intelligence (4EI) has pioneered the use of satellite data for smart monitoring and analysis creating city, region and countrywide data solutions for applications such as air quality, asset management, ecology and urban heat monitoring.
Read More »France’s CNES Signs Space Cooperation Agreement With Chinese Academy of Sciences
As part of the official visit to China of Frédérique Vidal, the Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Centre national d’etudes spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Bai Chunli, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), signed a framework agreement on space cooperation on 13 January 2020.
Read More »South Korea’s Chollian-2B Environmental Satellite To Launch In February 2020
South Korean environmental monitoring and oceanographic satellite Chollian-2B is expected to be launched on board an Arianespace Ariane-5 satellite launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre on 18 February 2020, according to the South Korean Ministry of Science and Information Communication Technology.
Read More »UK Creates Virtual Satellite Data Centre In Fight Against Climate Change
UK Ministers announced on 30 December 2019 backing for ground-breaking research analysing satellite images that will better predict the future impact of climate change in towns and cities and inform future government action.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: My 2019 In Review – By Dr. John B. Sheldon
These personal reviews are being published during the holiday season. This is Dr. John B. Sheldon, Chairman of ThorGroup and Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: My 2019 in a review – by Helen Jameson
These personal reviews are being published during the holiday season. This is Helen Jameson, Editor-in-Chief of SpaceWatch.Global.
Read More »European And Japanese SAR Imaging Satellites Lead The Way In Arctic Climate Change Research
Spare a thought this Christmas for researchers hunkered down on their Polarstern icebreaker, adrift in the frozen Arctic Ocean. Subjected to temperatures as low as -45 C and the perpetual darkness of the polar winter, they are willing participants in MOSAiC - the world's largest and longest polar research expedition.
Read More »France And Senegal Step Up Satellite Imagery Sharing And Cooperation, Space-Based Air Navigation
The President of the French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall, visited Dakar, Senegal, on 12 December 2019 to take part in the commemorations marking the 60th anniversary of the Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA).
Read More »France’s CNES Discusses UAE Space Cooperation At Dubai Airshow 2019
Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall was at the opening ceremony of the Dubai Airshow 2019, attended by His Royal Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai.
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