Vom 12. bis zum 15. Mai 2014 fand im Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, US-Bundesstaat Florida, eine Tagung der Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) statt. Hierbei handelte es sich um eine der weltweit größten Tagungen im Bereich von UAS. Mehr als 600 Aussteller, über 8000 Teilnehmer aus 55 Nationen waren ... Weiterlesen
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Mai2014
ESA and Greece agreed on an arrangement that establishes access to Sentinel data, marking a significant step forward in their exploitation. The Sentinel satellites are developed to meet the operational needs of Europe’s environment monitoring programme, Copernicus.
Under the agreement, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) intends to set up a ... Weiterlesen
16 Mai 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
15
Mai2014
As of June 1, Russia is going to suspend the operation of American GPS stations on its territory. Back in 2012, Russia’s Space Agency had requested a permit from the US government to build several Russian GLONASS stations on US territory. So far, no agreement on that issue has been ... Weiterlesen
15 Mai 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
14
Mai2014
Am Dienstag entschied der Europäische Gerichtshof unter Verweis auf die EU-Datenschutzrichtlinie, dass der Suchmaschinenbetreiber Google dazu verpflichtet werden kann, Verweise auf Webseiten mit sensiblen persönlichen Daten aus seiner Ergebnisliste zu streichen, wenn diese Informationen die Persönlichkeitsrechte betroffener Personen verletzten. Nach Ansicht des Gerichts ist der Suchmaschinenbetreiber für die Verarbeitung personenbezogener ... Weiterlesen
14 Mai 2014Dr. Roderic Ortner
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Mai2014
ESA and Greece agreed on an arrangement that establishes access to Sentinel data, marking a significant step forward in their exploitation. The Sentinel satellites are developed to meet the operational needs of Europe’s environment monitoring programme, Copernicus.
Under the agreement, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) intends to set up a ... Weiterlesen
12 Mai 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
07
Mai2014
Russia and Iran have reportedly signed a secret deal on wide cooperation in space exploration. The alleged deal covers training of Iranian cosmonauts in Russia, and possible production of Earth observation and telecommunication satellites for Iran.
“A protocol on cooperation was signed on April 10 in Tehran after the fifth ... Weiterlesen
7 Mai 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
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Mai2014
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
1 Mai 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann
28
Apr2014
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
25
Apr2014
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
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Apr2014
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
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Apr2014
With a most recent decision the ECJ declares the Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC invalid. Already in 2010 had the German Federal Constitutional Court declared the unwarranted retention of telecommunication data incompatible with the German Constitution. Accordingly, Germany stopped its national data retention requirements under the German Telecommunications Act (TKG) and ... Weiterlesen
9 April 2014Dr. Roderic Ortner
04
Apr2014
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
03
Apr2014
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
03
Apr2014
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
03
Apr2014
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