The DESCA (Development of a Simplified Consortium Agreement) Core Group – represented by ANRT, EARTO, Eurochambres, KoWi, LERU, VTT, ZENIT and coordinated by Fraunhofer and the Helmholtz Association – has developed a comprehensive Model Consortium Agreement for Horizon 2020. The Model Consortium Agreement was initiated by key FP7 stakeholders and updated for Horizon ... Weiterlesen
Dr. Ingo Baumann
New Zealand’s most current publicly-owned aerial imagery, covering 95% of the country, is now available online under an open license through the LINZ Data Service. This policy is well in line with the government’s goal to make publicly-owned data available on a free, full, and open basis.
“Releasing publicly held ... Weiterlesen
28 April 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
Today the Copernicus Regulation has been published in the Offical Journal of the European Union (L 122/44). The Regulation establishing the Copernicus Programme has been adopted by both the European Parliament and the Council. The EU’s Earth Observation Programme Copernicus will provide valuable data for various environmental and security applications ... Weiterlesen
25 April 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
Just two weeks after all satellites of Russia’s GLONASS satellite navigation system broadcast inaccurate data for more than 10 hours the system suffered another major disruption. As reported by the Moscow Times eight GLONASS satellites malfunctioned for half-hour period beginning shortly after 1 a.m. Moscow time on April 15, 2014. ... Weiterlesen
16 April 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
Today’s successful launch marks a major milestone for EU’s Earth observation programme Copernicus. Sentinel 1A, the first satellite dedicated to the programme, was put into orbit after a successful launch at 23:02 on 3 April from Europe’s spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana.
This represents a significant achievement, not just for the ... Weiterlesen
4 April 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
The New Indian Express published a report on major discrepancies of maps of Ecological Sensitive Areas in the State of Kerala, prepared by the Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSREC). These discrepancies include showcasing of Mathikettan Shola, a national park, as agricultural, the exclusion of human settlements, plantations ... Weiterlesen
3 April 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
The growing number of satellites and amounts of debris in the space surrounding our planet makes the risk of collision a serious threat to the sustainable operation of EU space infrastructure. Today the European Commission welcomed the European Parliament vote in favour of a proposal to create a European Space ... Weiterlesen
3 April 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
The growing number of satellites and amounts of debris in the space surrounding our planet makes the risk of collision a serious threat to the sustainable operation of EU space infrastructure. Today the European Commission welcomed the European Parliament vote in favour of a proposal to create a European Space ... Weiterlesen
3 April 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
The satellite ASTRA 5B lifted off on March 22, 2014 aboard the Ariane 5 ECA rocket from the European Spaceport near Kourou, French Guiana, carrying also a payload for the EGNOS GNSS augmentation system. This successful launch will ensure the replacement of another aging EGNOS satellite payload, providing augmented navigation ... Weiterlesen
2 April 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
This year the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit took place on March 25, 26 and 27 in “Der Residenz, München” in Bavaria.
It annually gathers people involved with GNSS from around the world to report on current status and progress of numerous radio navigation systems.
As in past years, the 2014’s Summit ... Weiterlesen
1 April 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann