The 7Th Framework Programme for Research in the Areas of GMES Services, Space Exploration, Critical Technologies and Coordination and Support Actions

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GMES Service Activities

= ASIMUTH = FreshMon = MEDEO = PRE-EARTHQUAKES = SIDARUS = BIO_SOS = GLOWASIS = MOCCCASIN = RECOVER = SIMTISYS = CoBiOS = GRAAL = MS.MONINA = REDDAF = SIRIUS = CryoLand = HELM = MyWater = REDD-FLAME = WatPLAN = DOLPHIN = ISAC = NEREIDS = REDDINESS = ENDORSE = MAIRES = OPERR = SeaU = EUFODOS = MALAREO = PanGeo = SEMEP

Space Exploration

= BIOSMHARS = HYSP = RITD = SPARTAN = ZAPÁS = ESAIL = LIROC = ROV-E = SpWRT = FOSTERNAV = Microthrust = SACOMAR = TransHyBeriAN

Space Weather

= AFFECTS = COSMESEP = PLASMON = SPACECAST = ATMOP = EURISGIC = SIDER = SWIFF

Space Debris

= BETs = CLEANSPACE = DEORBITSAIL = P2-ROTECT = ReVus

SPACE DATA EXPLOITATION

= ECLAT = EUNAWE = IMPEx = SEPServer = SPACE-DATA = ESPACE = HESPE = POPDAT ROUTERS

DEVELOPING CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES

= CESAR = E-SQUID = MAGDRIVE = SOC2 = DSPACE = HarmLES = SMARTEES y e COORDINATION AND SUPPORT ACTIONS

= ACCORD = DORIS_Net = SPA o u r n A European Journey is the fourth in a series of brochures featuring EU Space Research projects. J

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European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es ASIMUTH is set to develop short-term forecasts of harmful algal algal harmful of forecasts coast. Atlantic Europe’s along short-term blooms develop to set is ASIMUTH means ofmobilephoneandinternet technology. by aquaculturalists to directly forecasts such deliver to foresees coasts. project Atlantic TheEuropean the along events algal harmful of forecasts short-term for demand age analysis, the ASIMUTH project is set to respond to the im- satellite and modelling both of combination a Using temporarily while a HAB passes through a particular area. operations or altering practices husbandry at finfish sites preventive measures, e.g. planning protective harvesting take to aquaculturalists enabling impact, negative their mitigate help to set is occur might blooms such when and where of predictions reliable future However,the in cause devastation for Europe’s and aquaculture industries. shores, EU along periodically occur blooms These The ASIMUTHtakesonthisforecasting project challenge. predicted. be can they knowhow and technology right the with but prevented be cannot they nature, of Part Europe. throughout fish farmed kill and sometimes can toxic shellfish make (HABs) blooms algal Harmful Countering harmful algal blooms algal harmful Countering ASIMUTH understanding oftoxic algalblooms andharmful Applied simulations andIntegrated modellingfor the Aerial viewofred tideoffthe coast ©ASIMUTH Portuguese the GMES marine domain. the GMESmarine in services downstream of tential po- the demonstrate and industry, fish-shellfish European the of ness services that foster the competitive- develop to set is project this shore, es from along all of Europe’s Atlantic business- and institutions scientific of consortium a together Bringing along theshores ofallEurope. potentially Europe,but of shores Atlantic the along only not future, the in blooms such forecasting successfully conditions that bring about algal blooms are essential to the knowing since blooms, algal of origins the track to set is project the temperature, water and chlorophyll of images monitoring data, satellite sensing remote Using price offish. fluctuations stabilise may project the consumer, todecrease effort.a fishing the in For due lost been historically have jobs where regions coastal peripheral in aquaculture for impact economic The willhave project apositive socio- citizens? European benefit work your does How between countries.co-operation on depends much very project the of success therefore borders respect not do Blooms industry. aquaculture wide European the across felt are blooms algal harmful of impacts The Europe? for important project this is Why their increase productivity. turn in and losses potential reduce to order in time, in practices harvesting and culture their adapt to farmers shellfish fish and allow will This blooms. algal harmful for system warning early Wewouldlikehaveoperationalto an project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is J

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Daithi O’ Murchu Marine Research Station Ltd., Ireland = Marine Institute, Ireland = FREMER, France = Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Spain = The Scottish Association for Marine Science, United Kingdom = Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal = Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos I.P. INRB, Portugal = Hocer SAS, France = Nowcasting International Ltd., Ireland = Starlab Barcelona SL, Spain = Numerics Warehouse Ltd., Ireland

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

Daithi O’ Murchu Marine Research Station Ltd., Dr. Julie Maguire Ireland Tel: +353 27 61276 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION es Applied simulations and integrated modelling for the understanding of toxic and harmful algal blooms. (ASIMUTH) r v i c Contract no: 261860 Starting date: 01/12/2010 se Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 2.485.244 m Estimated total cost: € 3.237.137 a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es CoBiOS intends to monitor and predict high biomass blooms in in blooms biomass shores. high Baltic and Northern predict Europe’s along waters and coastal monitor to intends CoBiOS to ecosystem collapse. lead can turn in which zones dead and waters) depleted (oxygen- hypoxia as such nutrients, the of wake the in challenges environmental similar face regions these of majority The regions. many in gaps information the-art state-of- significantly, causing varies information calised lo- of degree the level regional at yet known, are ments develop- such experience that areas the level, global At ton, causingeutrophication. leads to excessive growth of microalgae and phytoplank- within follow presence nutrient of reactions impact the Initially, ecosystem. the of number a systems coastal penetrate activities human by caused nutrients When ing developments within the eutrophicated ecosystems. predict- for images satellite quality high use models cal aims at creating a new monitoring system where ecologi- CoBiOS challenges, these monitoring of importance the ing causes of such water quality destruction. Recognising ture, andindustry population growth represent the lead- Agricul- seas. the in zones dead to lead may that ication sustainable levels, creating the phenomenon of eutroph- exceeded has environments aquatic in phosphorus and nitrogen of concentration the years, 50 past the During inging light to to light inging B r CoBiOS Coastal Biomass Observatory Services Coastal BiomassObservatory d e ath zones in seas in zones ath Green algaeover beach©Adem - Fotolia.com Demir marine domain marine GMES the in services stream down- of potential the shows and companies aquaculture enhanced European of foster competitiveness that ices serv- develop to set is CoBiOS from services. GMESmaritime information combines which and ed to a large variety of coastal types, ice based on satellite images adapt- validates a water transparency serv- oxygen. The CoBiOS project harmonizes and dissolved and nutrients phytoplankton, organisms’ of tions distribu- and processes ecological ecological and images models, predict and describe which satellite of combination a use will CoBiOSmodels, predictive such establish toorder In of thenegative that nutrientshave impacts onourseas. assessments better for allow would This regions. across data homogeneous and reliable more providing zones, such within developments future of understanding our The services foreseen by the CoBiOS project will enhance prevent damageandlosses. to and events bloom for prepare and anticipate to blooms biomass high on information the use may etc. tries indus- and makers policy fishermen, divers, Tourists, citizens. European all to accessible services formation in- threshold low up set will CoBiOS citizens? European benefit work your does How lines suchastheMarineStrategy. guide- European implementing help to information important provide will system CoBiOS The velopment. de- biomass in trends term long and short-term the know to important is it warming global and seas coastal Withincreasing pressures Europe’son Europe? for important project this is Why the fate oftheseblooms. weecologicalmodels want to predict and observation Earth Using seas, coastal in formation zone dead and use recreational and aquacultural of disruption cause they before blooms systemto identifyalgal biomass high a achieve to wants team CoBiOS The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q S uestions teef is

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Coastal Biomass Observatory Services

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Vereniging voor Christelijk Hoger Onderwijs Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek en Patientenzorg, The Netherlands = Universität Hamburg, Germany = Suomen Ymparistokeskus, Finland = Water Insight BV, The Netherlands = DHI, Denmark = Brockmann Consult GmbH, Germany = Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Belgium = Geographic Resource Analysis & Science A/S, Denmark = Stichting Deltares, The Netherlands

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

Vereniging voor Christelijk Hoger Onderwijs Dr. Steef W.M. Peters Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek en Patientenzorg, Tel: +31 20 5989547 / +31 20 5989505 The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION es Coastal Biomass Observatory Services (CoBiOS) Contract no: 263295 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 36 months r v i c EU Contribution: € 2.499.025 Estimated total cost: € 3.285.000 se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es CryoLand aims to develop near-real-time sustainable services for for services ice. land and sustainable snow monitoring near-real-time develop to aims CryoLand observa- detailed spatially for tools of set a providing The project respondsCryoLand to these new challenges, snow example ofsucheffects. depthsisonecritical and cover snow in changes from resorts skiing and ism tour- winter on impact The impacts. socio-economic of number Moreover,a havesnow-coverwinter in changes ing theeffective management of water resources. assist- fortool valuable a provide will depletion and tion accumula- snow on intelligence reliable Indeed, clear. increasingly become has phenomena these monitoring of importance the decades, two past water the Earth’s During of cycle. elements vital most the of one being Snow and ice melt plays a crucial role for water discharge, lake/river ice. toring the extent and state of snow cover, glacier ice and moni- for services new develops CryoLand challenges, environments.surrounding these Takingthe on on fects ef- dramatic with ice, and snow of retreat to lead tures tempera- Rising environments. based cover snow and ice glacier on impact enormous an has change Climate ng ng ser O b CryoLand GMES Service Snow andLandIce GMES Service late summer snow line 2009 glacier outline 2009 glacier outline 1985 v i c h anges in i in anges Extent ofglaciatedExtent areas inStubaier Alps derived from satellite data ©CryoLand c e water and hydropower sector. the of benefit the at also tion informa- important will which provide service, ice land and snow pioneering a tablish es- to set is CryoLand Indeed, ices. service and snow pre-operational operating in experience valuable hold rel- that field the in together players evant brings project The satellite images. guidelines and use data from GEOSS CryoLand services adhere to INSPIRE techniques for snow andice monitoring. lenge by means of fast and cost effective remote sensing chal- change climate the with effectively more dealing in industries affected and authorities public European cal environmental thereby data.services assist CryoLand criti- of processing automatic facilitates project the so, doing In measurements. based ground with integrated data, satellite on based glaciers and cover snow of tions flood hazards, andclimate change. renewable energy, agriculture, traffic, quality, and supply water to related policies EC support to intend also but level, national at users for interest of only not are project the in oped devel- be to services CryoLand The citizens? European benefit work your does How hydrology andtraffic. management, water for important also is ice river economic and Lake activities. other and generation hydropower agriculture, sumption, con- human for water with Europe of parts many supplying resources, valuable are glaciers and cover Snow Europe? for important project this is Why time, tailored to thecustomer needs. ute snow and ice products in near real toapplied be will process distrib- and technology information Advanced satellitedata. observation Earth from glaciers, and lake and river ice derived snow, seasonal on products geospatial for service a be will CryoLand project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is T

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GMES Service Snow and Land Ice

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Daithi O’ Murchu Marine Research Station Ltd., Ireland = ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Austria = EOX IT Services GmbH, Austria = Suomen Ymparistokeskus, Finland = Ilmatieteen Laitos, Finland = Kongsberg Satellite Services AS, Norway = Norsk Regnesentral Stiftelse, Norway = Northern Research Institute Tromso AS, Norway = Administratia Nationala De Meteorologie R.A., Romania = Gamma Remote Sensing Research and Consulting AG, Switzerland = Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut, Sweden

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Thomas Nagler Austria Tel: +43 512 507 4830 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION es GMES Service Snow and Land Ice (CryoLand) Starting date: 02/02/2011 Duration: 48 months r v i c EU Contribution: € 2.201.182 Estimated total cost: € 2.828.859 se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es solar, wind and biomass energy, to promote them in buildings, buildings, in them management. promote grid and resources: to production energy, electricity renewable biomass on and wind intelligence solar, critical provides ENDORSE rate evaluation and forecasts of renewable resources. vidingpublicauthorities private andinvestors accu-with pro- to view a withprojectsSAFERMACC, Geoland2and GMES theatmosphere, land and emergency fromresponse service information combines project ENDORSE The enhance thereliability ofsuchdata.tential to further po- the has satellites from Information operations. and planning system power of terms in analysis intelligence factors. mate careful requires exploitation effective Their cli- regional and local on dependent is energy for gies technolo- biomass and solar,wind new of potential The nesses andpublicauthorities. busi- European to information valuable such deliver to return on green investments. Europe’sThe ENDORSE project is set optimise to needed are tools user-orientated as well as resourcesrenewable of potential the of mates esti- reliable more yet sector, growth a is energy Green tting the most of rene of most the tting resour G e ENDORSE Providing energy components for GMES c e s s w a ble ble energy regulation policies. as well as retrofitting or sign controlsystems in building de- optimizethe use ofdaylight with to essential is daylight available of evaluation Accurate light. artificial of usereducedaylight theto of use Low-energy buildings rely on a large cal blackouts. lo- subsequent and instability grid prevent to few prerequisite a are hours next the within resources of forecasts locally-detailed and rate in- face creasing grids shares of renewable sources in their grids. distribution Accu- electricity of operators The ing large lossesinproduction. and issuing early warning to managers, thereby prevent- operation plant in failures detecting in helps It produce. may plants the much how and profitable are vestments in- where determinesresources on intelligence Reliable ©ENDORSE ing to employment. contribut- indirectly thus sector, this of sustainability economic the port sup- also will ENDORSE citizens. for energy renewable of costs in crease de- a thus energy, of production the in efficiency greater a yields sources renewable on intelligence Reliable citizens? European benefit work your does How excellence inthespace sector. ropecontributesand Europeanto the Eu- sustainable a towards efforts the supports It suppliers. non-European and fuels fossil on Europe of ency depend- decreasing a with sources, renewable of use increasing an at aiming tools realise will ENDORSE Europe? for important project this is Why the renewable energy sector. in use their stimulating and Services demonstrating the value of the GMES developed, be will services entated user-ori- and Methods surface. at temperature air and radiation solar on focus a with achieved be will ling model- environmental in Advances project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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Providing energy components for GMES

LIST OF PARTNERS

= DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.), Germany = iCons, Italy = Transvalor, France = Flyby, Italy = Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Germany = University of Genoa, Italy = Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat, France = 3E, Belgium = Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Italy

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

A rmines, France Lucien Wald Tel: +(33) 493957449 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Providing energy components for GMES - Energy DOwnstReam Services (ENDORSE) es Contract no: 262892 Starting date: 01/01/2010 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 2.409.500 r v i c Estimated total cost: € 3.176.340 se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es timely information to mitigate negative impacts of climate change. climate of impacts negative mitigate to information timely providing Europe, across damage at look a forest takes closer EUFODOS authorities. forest European by demanded is forests our of state the In order to mitigate this challenge, timely information on damage across thecontinent. forestincreased to lead could change climate by caused damages biotic other and Infestations for forests.Europe’s risk new a poses change climate decades, past the during stopped been has deforestation Whilst Europe. in percent 30 average currently cover forest and gone, is forest ancient this of half than Today,more green. in terranean. Until 90 percent of the continent was covered Once forests covered Europe from the Arctic to the Medi- such risks. mitigate to authorities forest to information timely with challenge this to responds EUFODOS project The ages. dam- forest increased to lead may environment. change climate our Yet for paramount are forests Europe’s ng our forests green forests our ng Kee EUFODOS Improved Information onForest StructureandDamages European Forest – Downstream Services p i Bark beetle©EUFODOS Bark will beused. technology LIDAR demands these fulfil to order In forests. within understorage and ture struc- vertical on information deliver can also which data resolution high process to tial essen- is it goal To this achieve stability. forests tection proof planning proper for parameters functional of forest derivation the is EU- FODOS by anticipated new services the of aspect Another age inhighresolution. dam- and degradation forest of mapping rapid producing at aims also project the ing, sens- remoteMoreover, using are sustainable. they that such cases service the developing of feasibility economic the of assessment the and community; search re- the and providers service the community, user the of representation/involvement effective includes which (SN) Network Service functional a of GMES the Forest Core as products; the formation well as data in-situ and (EO) Observation Earth bines com- that approach an on based be will which developmentslogical technical/methodo- foundations: 3 on based is programme FDS The density and forest change detection. forest classes, forest area, forest as refine the use of existing GMES land service projects such forests,thein EUFODOSpromisesdeliver to services that Combiningdata from satellites andsituin measurements parameter mapping.functions forest and assessment degradation forest of form (FDS) the in Services Downstream Forest GMES of set a with demand this to respond to set is EUFODOS project The curacy andreliability.curacy ac- cost-efficiency, of terms in zens citi- European the of benefit the for service operational an delivering is EUFODOS development. efficient and sustainable a achieve to order in text con- European the in task important an is areas forest of monitoring The citizens? European benefit work your does How applied withinEuropean countries. be can which software and methods deliver to assigned are FDS ational pre-oper- EUFODOS The measures. planning for and events disastrous after way reliable and fast a in estry for- on information gather to users European of need strong a is There Europe? for important project this is Why parameters. functional forest mapping and age dam- forest of assessment to related are FDS specific The manner. viable economically an in users European by required urgently are that (FDS) Services Downstream Forest specific develop to EUFODOS of aim the is It project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions M is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Joanneum Research, Austria = Valitonen Teknillinen Tutkiuskeskus, Finland = Gesellschaft für Angewandte Fernerkundung, Germany = Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Germany = Accademia Europea di Bolzano, Italy = RapidEye, Germany = Remote Sensing Application Center, Bulgaria = Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Austria

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

Joanneum Research, Austria Univ. Prof. Dr. Mathias Schardt Tel: +43 316 8761754 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

European Forest Downstream Services – Improved Information on Forest Structure and Damages (EUFODOS) es Contract no: 262786 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 2.499.723 r v i c Estimated total cost: € 3.402.150 se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es stituents and water depth in Europe’s fresh water system. from authorities for reliable informationdemand about thewater con- to respond will project the respect, this In ponents. com- modelling hydrodynamic and parameters logical bio- of measurements in-situ Observation, Earth of tion for services quality rivers and lakes based on the integra- provideTheFreshMonand implementwater will project and river in order to sustain these aquatic ecosystems. ent and comprehensive overview of the state of each lake ment monitoring programmes in order to obtain a imple- coher- to authorities national and regional obliges tive water.WaterEUimportantly, FrameworktheMostDirec- Europe’sof qualityprotecting thededicatedto is EU The inland waters. our protect to need authorities that tools new deliver to opment and climate change. The project FreshMon is set devel- economical agriculture, from pressure significant under are ecosystems yet rich these lakes, continent, and the rivers across of thousands to home is Europe land water quality in rivers and lakes. and rivers in quality water land infor responsible authorities European and national support to ices serv- quality water based (EO) Observation Earth offer will FreshMon ing inlan ing Prote FreshMon FreshMon GMES Downstream Services High Resolution Freshwater Monitoring: c t d

w a ters ogy worldwide. exploitation of GMES technol- economic the to stimuli vide pro- and SMEs value-adding for model business operational an develop will FreshMon context, this In services. downstream driven customer- and services lic-funded clear and precise separation of pub- a by achieved be downstream only may service GMES the of ability self-sustain- long-term A end-users. and providers service water ropean a European business network of Eu- establish to intends also FreshMon services, of marketing and development the to Further protection oftheseecosystems. the for responsible authorities amongst practices of best exchange the and comparisons facilitating thereby lake, com- and river each and of state the coherentof overview prehensive a of Europe in establishment the facilitates measurements in-situ to data space Adding elbe©Dreadlock -Fotolia.com pean competitivity. Euro-strengthenand worldwide ogy technol- GMES of exploitationnomic eco- the to stimuli provide will this long-term the On promoted. be will legislation environmental European of implementation the monitoring, up-to-date operational providing By citizens? European benefit work your does How nel will be prepared. Senti-programmesatelliteEuropean efficient exploitation the of upcoming components.Further,the in-situ and modelling integrating by products Observation Earth of acceptance the improve and community User pean Euro- the enlarge will FRESHMON Europe? for important project this is Why count. ac- into taken are sector, public and service,the demands ofboth, industry coastalzones.GMESdownstreama As and bathymetry quality in inland waters, rivers water and of monitoring providersservicesatelliteoffor based network a establish will FRESHMON project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Brockmann Consult GmbH, Germany = Water Insight BV, The Netherlands = Suomen ympäristökeskus (SYKE), Finland = Eidgenössische Anstalt für Wasserversorgung, Abwasserreinigung und Gewässerschutz (EAWAG), Switzerland

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

EOMA P GmbH&Co.KG, Germany Claudius Mott Tel: +49 8105 3707782 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

High Resolution Freshwater Monitoring: FreshMon GMES Downstream Services (FreshMon) Contract no: 263287 Starting date: 01/12/2010 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 2.155.367.40 Estimated total cost: € 2.714.300 es r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es OPERR will develop an operational real-time river discharge model model Europe. of discharge all covering river real-time operational an develop will OPERR ecosystems. Secondly, the project will validate and apply coastal in on effects negative have may water, which flood nutrients of concentrations high predicted on data as well as for events, flooding data of warning provide and monitoring will project the Firstly, support. fold two- provide to set is project OPERR the respect, this In river-runoffmeasurements produces isnecessary. that model hydrological daily a seas, into run rivers where areas populated very often the in droughts and flood of magnitude and frequency the timing, the predict to able and prepared be to der or- In droughts. to leading all, at fall not does rain when or floods, causing snow; of instead fall rain of amounts large when instance for precipitation, extreme to leads which temperatures, increasing causes It hydro- cycle. the logical to consequences vast has change Climate fore necessary. The OPERR project takes on this challenge. cast data as well as predict daily river-runoff data is there- providehind- canhydrologicalscarcity. thatterAmodel large increases in flood flows whilst othersface experience areas wa- Some change. climate to due discharge river in changesexperience world the in areas populated All nitoring the im the nitoring c M h o OPERR Operational Pan-European RiverRunoff ange on ri on ange v e r r d i p s a c c h t arge arge of of c l imate imate shelf seamodelling. management and operational coastal with dealing nesses busi- small and institutes environmental both by be used can that service GMES a approach, OPERR will develop integrated an such Applying CORINE database. the and products GMES other from taken data cover land and type soil to linked parameters other grating inte- by model existing the to value add will OPERR Moreover, OSPAR. and HELCOM as such commissions environmentalregional of work the and models, ocean coastal hance en- to needs service downstream GMES to responding by capability existing this to value project for the Baltic Sea. The new OPERR system will add service Geoland2 GMES the by discharge developed HYPE, model, river running already an on based is OPERR degree ofriver discharge. regional ocean models, which are effected by the relative data for shelf sea models, supporting the performance of ©SMHI and water changes. quality flooding severe of warnings for used be can discharge river of Forecasts citizens? European benefit work your does How and coastal management. climatefor used be scenarios can ERR OP- from data Hindcast bottoms. ed oxygen-deplet- and algae harmful of blooming increased to leading areas coastal affects also This loads. trient by flooding events and increasing nu- affected are Europe of parts Several Europe? for important project this is Why areas. coastal to loads nutrient and runoff of estimates reasonable for need ing press- a addresses It seas. shelf and areas land both to discharge river of data hindcast and forecast of ability avail- the in gap important an in fill will project OPERR the of result The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q L uestions ennart is

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Operational Pan-European River Runoff

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut, Sweden = Meteorologisk Institut, Norway = Havforskningsinstituttet, Norway = Fundacion AZTI/AZTI Fundazioa, Spain = Marine Hydrophysical Institute - Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine

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SMHI , Sweden Lennart Funkquist Tel: +46114958289 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Operational Pan-European River Runoff (OPERR) Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 396.031 Estimated total cost: € 591.653 es r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es Atlas maps. Urban GMES the to value further adding thereby tion, encompassing some 13% of the EU’s total urban popula- towns, largest 52 the for layer a data geohazard validated through information geohazard to access open and free provide to set is project PanGeo the respect, this In implementing better mitigation againstgeohazards. for tool effective an as used be also may they opment, devel- sustainable for practices best of detection quent planning, urban subse- and cities, between comparisons forbetter enabling useful only not are data Such ies. cit- of hundreds of composition the about information detailed provides Atlas Urban GMES the Europe, Across . The PanGeo aimsto project provide that improvement. geohazards. such of location and nature the on mation infor- improved given significantly limited be can losses these of extent However,the losses. environmental and - can kill and injure people and cause substantial financial Urban geohazards – subsidence, landslides, earthquakes, information for the 52 largest towns in Europe. in towns largest 52 the for information hazard geological to access open and free enable to intends PanGeo abling im abling E mation about urban geohazar urban about mation n PanGeo Enabling access to geological information in support of GMES OpticalUSAPSIintegration 3ddisplay printout ©PanGeo p r o v e d

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Enabling access to geological information in support of GMES

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Fugro NPA Ltd, United Kingdom = Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, = Natural Environment Research Council Denmark (British Geological Survey), United Kingdom = Eesti Geoloogiakeskus OÜ, Estonia = Landmark Information Group. United Kingdom = Geologian tutkimuskeskus, Finland = Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast = Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO), Germany The Netherlands = Instituto Geologikon Kai Metalleytikon Ereynon, Greece. = Systèmes d’Information à Référence Spatiale (SIRS), = Magyar Állami Földtani Intézet, Hungary France = Department of Communications, Energy and Natural = Consorci Institut de Geomatica (Institute of Resources, Ireland Geomatics), Spain = Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca = Bureau de Recherches Géologiques at Minières Ambientale, Italy (BRGM), France = Latvijas Universitate, Latvia = EuroGeoSurveys, Pan-European = Lietuvos geologijos tarnyba prie Aplinkos ministerijos, = Federation Europeenne des Geologues, EU Lithuania = AB Consulting, United Kingdom = Administration des Ponts et Chaussees Direction, = Tele-Rilevamento Europa, Italy Luxembourg = Gamma Remote Sensing, Switzerland = Malta Resources Authority, Malta = Altamira Information, Spain = Panstwowy Instytut Geologiczny, Poland = Geologische Bundesanstalt, Austria = Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal = Institut Royal des Sciences Naturellesde Belgique, = Institutul Geologic Al Romaniei, Romania Belgium = Statny Geologicky Ustav Dionyza Stura, Slovakia = Ministry of Environment and Water, Bulgaria = Geološkega zavoda Slovenije, Slovenia = Ministry Agriculture, Natural Resources and = Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain Environment of Cyprus = Sveriges Geologiska Undersokning, Sweden es = Ceska Geologicka Sluzba, Czech Republic r v i c

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F ugro NPA Ltd, United Kingdom Ren Capes m Tel: +44 (0)1732 865023 a E-mail: [email protected] e t r PROJECT INFORMATION s

Enabling access to geological information in support of GMES (PanGeo) Contract no: 262371 Starting date: 01/02/2011 d o w n Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 2.404.925 Estimated total cost: € 3.225.066 GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es SeaU will improve the current state-of-art methodology for Earth Earth monitoring. for spill oil marine methodology based Observation state-of-art current the improve will SeaU domain. in themarine interpretationdataprocessingsatellite and image the of number of false alarms that are currently associated with the reduce to aims project the particular, In sea. at ices oil and spill assess detection environmental serv- impact The SeaU project will provide new techniques to improve environment. marine the of state the of assessment comprehensive a re- framework toobtaining quiresprogrammesview monitoring a with legal This Directive. Framework related Water the and Directive Framework Strategy Marine the of means by environments marine healthy achieve to aims Union the pre- 2021, By assets. these environmental cious preserving to determined is by EU covered The is water. surface Earth’s of cent per one Seventy pollutant -oil. main the monitoring for technology art the of state the develop further and improve to determined is project SeaU The activities. human by disrupted is environment marine the of balance de- fragile the However, sustainable velopment. for fundamental are seas and Oceans ing marine e marine ing Prote SeaU Oil Pollution andSource Monitoring Identification SatelliteMultisensor Technologies for c t c o systems ice project. Serv- Marine GMES MyOcean project the with synergies the strong has and services, ing monitor- spill oil operational of ers Europeanprovid-leading including consortium, strong a by led is SeaU ecosystems.marine the of protection the for sponsible re- governments trans- as well as porters oil producers, oil offshore of work the on impacts positive economic significant have to set is project the measurements, in-situ to data space Adding of thisservice. amelioration and development further the in assist will Agency (EMSA), which was launched in 2007. The project oil monitoring run service based by the European Maritime Safety satellite European pan a (CNS) CleanSeaNet the of functionality the enhance will SeaU so, doing In Oil spillat sea©SeaU be dealtwithoff-shore. can spills if environmentreduced the to damages and saved be can Money shore. on drifts oil the before actions warning of spills are crucial to initiate accurate and Swift service. detection oil based satellite accurate and able reli- more a establish to is aim The citizens? European benefit work your does How detection service provided by EMSA. spill Europeanoil the offunctionality improveprojectwillenhancethe and the from Results detection. spill oil idatenewmethods forsatellite based used to develop, demonstrate and val- Feedbackfrom European users willbe Europe? for important project this is Why from MarineCore (MyOcean). Service products of advantage full take will monised pan-European which service har- a towards work also will SeaU groups. user new to service the duce intro- and detection spill oil based satellite for methodology of-the-art improveshall current state- the SeaU project? this with achieve to want you do What Q G uestions is unnar

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Kongsberg Satellite Services, Norway = e-GEOS, Italy = Collecte Localisation Satellites, France = Norwegian Computing Centre, Norway = Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre, Norway = EDISOFT, Portugal = ACRI-ST, France

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Kongsberg Satellite Services, Norway Gunnar PEdersen Tel: +(47) 776 00264 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Multisensor Satellite Technologies for Oil Pollution Monitoring and Source Identification (SeaU) Contract no: 263246 Starting date: 01/02/2011 es Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.982.400 Estimated total cost: € 3.078.441 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es SIDARUS seeks to establish a set of sea ice services for climate climate for regions. services Arctic Antarctic and ice the in sea monitoring of environmental and set safety marine a research, establish to seeks SIDARUS in coastal areas. levels, sea increased to populations on effects term long severehave can which lead oceans the of warming with combined ice land of melting The data. thickness ice sea of provision as well as forecasting and mapping iceberg and ice sea improved on focus will services The vironmental monitoring. en- and safety marine research, climate for services new seas. backgroundthis ice-covered On SIDARUS develops the for systemsforecasting and monitoring the improve to necessary is it regions these in development tainable climate Antarctic. Toand sus- ensureArctic the in both ronment with envi- combined vulnerable the on impact significant have change activities human Growing safetymarine andenvironmental monitoring. research, climate for services ice new develops SIDARUS creases. de- ice land and summer the during retreating is ice sea globe. the Temperatureof increasing,parts is other than change climate by affected more are regions Arctic The es on the the on es E y SIDARUS Arctic andAntarctic Users andStakeholders for IceSea Downstream Services A r ti c s ot xrm aes f the world we live in. of areas extreme most the of some of derstanding un- our enhance will service which ice sustainable and innovative an proposes RUS SIDA- field, challenging this in Europe in organisations ing Bringing together some of the lead- satellites. from images ice sea detailed with combining ARGOS satellite tracking by challenges, environmental new the with cope - seals and whales - mammals marine how monitor to SIDARUS will also provide a method pipeline shouldbeminimized. or tanker,platform a from environmental spill oil an by caused damage of risk The safety. marine of standards higher require will regions polar in traffic ship Increased and improved access to natural resources. Arctic the in routes sea sailing new as such portunities op- new bring also can regions polar in change Climate © z576-Fotolia.com will beprovided. icebergs and ice sea on data olution high-res- new, because services the frombenefit technologyArcticwill of development and operations ice sea forecasting, and monitoring ice sea with working scientists and panies com-Europeanagencies,operational citizens? European benefit work your does How GEO) using European satellites. (GMES, system observing global the to contribute will Europe activities. human environmentand the on pact im- its and change climate of result a as growing is groups user many by Antarctic and Arctic the in formation in- ice sea improved for demand The Europe? for important project this is Why ice usingnon-satellite products data. regional models and validation of sea from forecasting ice products, ice sea satellite-derived new with services GMES present the extend will RUS and environmental monitoring. SIDA- safety marine research, climate of area the in services downstream ice sea of set a implement will SIDARUS project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is S

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC), Norway = Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany = Collecte Localisation Satellites SA (CLS), France = University of Bremen, Institute of Environmental Physics UB), Germany = University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (UCAM), United Kingdom = Norwegian Meteorological Institute (met.no), Norway = Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NIERSC), Russia = B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics (IP-NASB), Belarus

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Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center Prof. Stein Sandven (NERSC), Norway Tel: +4755205800 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Sea Ice Downstream Services for Arctic and Antarctic es Users and Stakeholders (SIDARUS) Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: €2.498.507 r v i c Estimated total cost: € 3.474.730 se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es change detection and biodiversity monitoring in areas next to, or or to, next sites. 2000 areas NATURA in become to waiting monitoring for biodiversity maps and habitat detection and change cover land definition high provides BIO_SOS be identified inatimelymanner. impacts on current and proposed NATURA 2000 sites can events,comparing ‘before’ By such and of ‘after’ images take appropriate action against environmental offenders. to authorities local enable will which data, in-situ with combined technology satellite definition high on based system operational providing an‘change maps’through The willrespond BIO_SOSproject to thischallengeby changethelandscape. where suchactivities actly ex- establish that maps resolution high without difficult is ‘spillover’activities or ‘sunset’such Countering waste. of spillage and poaching mining, logging, fires, forest of rates average than higher including abuse, vironmental en- illegal to prone particularly are sites such become to set and sites 2000 NATURA protected bordering Areas differpact significantly. im- and character their and gradual are changes many targeted to become a protected NATURA 2000 site, since area an in place takes change when so particularly but challenge a always is change managing and Detecting ing en ing Cat from s from BIO_SOS From Space TO Species Multi-SourceBIOdiversity System: Monitoring c h p a c e v i ronmental offen ronmental d Dalyan Wetland Turkey ©anemone-Fotolia.com e rs rs partner from India. partner a of consortium project the in inclusion forest the and Brazil Amazon of the in sites test of inclusion EU of means by the and the Mediterranean beyond im- goes positive that a pact have to set are results BIO_SOS Moreover, nal activities crimi- to linked are which of some years,recent in abuses vironmental number of forest fires increased and other en- an to subject been has on the Mediterranean region, which placed be will emphasis Particular pacts of human-induced pressures. tors which will allow for a deeper understanding of the im- framework for automated provision of biodiversity indica- coverchange. proceduresThe modellingwithinwillsita tion EO data to generate better maps of habitats and land resolu-spectralspatialand high very and high on based automatednovel,proceduresoperational inand as Europe state-of-the-art current operational the develop beyond will methodologies BIO_SOS service, a such For authorities. also be delivered to national and local will information relevant that ensure will stakeholders of participation The base of citizens’ health and well-being. the at are whichservices, its and sity biodiver-managing of processwhole the to central become will BIO-SOS citizens? European benefit work your does How and GMES international programmes. vide an original contribution to GEOSS pro- will system operational posed pro- The projects. FP6/FP7 on-going with cooperation close in Directive Habitat the and Strategy Biodiversity European the CBD, the for reporting the support strongly will BIO-SOS Europe? for important project this is Why Biodiversity. on pressures of types combined to exposed areas in surroundings their monitoringNATURAof sites2000 and timely and effective for suitable tem sys- modeling ecological automatic operational an of development The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is P

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy = University of Ioannina - Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, Greece = Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece = Alterra, Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek, The Netherlands = Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, India = Planetek Italia s.r.l., Italy = Altamira Information SL, Spain = Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro - Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Vegetali, Italy = Instituto de Ciencias e Tecnologias Agraria e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal. = Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Ambiente e del Territorio, Italy = Aberystwyth University, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, UK = Institute de Recherche pour le Développement, France = Planetek Hellas e.p.e., Greece = Italian Space Agency, Italy = Baraldi Consultancy in Remote Sensing, Italy

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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. Palma Blonda Istituto di Studi sui Sistemi Intelligenti per Tel: +39 080 5929433 l’Automazione, Italy E-mail: [email protected] es

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se BIOdiversity Multi-Source Monitoring System: From Space TO Species (BIO_SOS) m Contract no: 263435

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European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es global water scarcity information. scarcity on water portal global information European open-standard an create to models forecasting data and hydrological satellite in-situ combines GLOWASIS be- balance sustainable a ensure which taken, are tions ac- that requires directive The quality. and quantity ter piecewasfirst legislationthe of that addressed both wa- Directive Framework Water EU’s the level, European At ter scarcity anddroughts. EU’s wa- the by affected of arethird population a almost reality in Europe. Today, all Mediterranean countries, and er confined to developing countries in theSouth is a new forgranted.taken However,be long- no is waterscarcity can that something not is water enough and clean safe, that imagine to hard is it life”,us is of “Water most for so scarcity anddroughts policies. Europeanwaterfutureforway pavethe that activities ry demand studies, and strengthensfor support preparato- water and drought climate, supports therefore project GLOWASISMediterranean. The the in particular in gions, re- many in situations critical creating change, climate by exacerbated supply on strains with collides demand In Europe, water scarcity is a growing problem. Increased E Dealing u GLOWASIS a GMESGlobal Water Information Service Scarcity A collaborative of aimedat project pre-validation ro p e w i th th w a ter s ter c a r c i ty in in ty land2 andMyOcean. Geo- projects service marine and land GMES the by provided information of sources data, existing in-situ to value further adding and EO model, ard open-stand- of provision need the with this to answers needed. GLOWASIS are situation this toring moni- data use to easy and reliable HenceEurope. in health public and ecosystems all on effects negative have droughts and scarcity Water fected by climate change. af- is it how water,and resource,environmental portant im- most our into insights new us bringing States,whilst Member all in Directive Framework Water the of tation implemen- the evaluate help to set is it as respect this in assistance valuable provides project GLOWASIS The dedicated monitoring of progress in each Member State. requires directive this of implementation Effective plies. sup- of replenishment the and abstraction water tween © GLOWASIS issues. data transboundary other or delays negotiation format data unnecessary by hindered being without droughts combating when data valuable this from profit will citizens European portal. information friendly user ent transpar- a providing thus standards, open with information scarcity water of provision for aim will GLOWASIS citizens? European benefit work your does How ing on a European and global scale. forecast- climate and term short and able use in water scarcity assessments and presented for easy and interoper- of water parameters will be combined Europe’s GMES data on a diverse range Europe? for important project this is Why the public. and researchers managers, water for models forecasting hydrological and with standardized in-situ and satellite data combined are data demand water statistical and governmental where portal information scarcity water dedicated a be will GLOWASIS project? this with achieve to want you do What Q R uestions o is g

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Stichting Deltares, Netherlands = Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Italy = European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts, United Kingdom = JRC – Joint Research Centre – European Commission, Belgium = Netherlands Geomatics & Earth Observation B.V, Netherlands = Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands = Technische Universitaet Wien, Austria = Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek – TNO, Netherlands = Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain = Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej, Poland = University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

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S tichting Deltares, Netherlands Rogier Westerhoff Tel: +31 88 335 7775 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION es A collaborative project aimed at pre-validation of a GMES Global Water Scarcity Information Service (GLOWASIS) Contract no: 262255 r v i c Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 24 months se EU Contribution: € 2.315.525 Estimated total cost: € 2.983.402 m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es ISAC supports European and African authorities and the insurance insurance the agriculture. and monitoring in sector authorities African and European supports ISAC Union’s response emergency mechanism are means that the and policy development EU starvation. and famines to vulnerable more populations make disasters natural other and droughtsworld developing the Meanwhile,in result ofclimatic changes. a as importance gaining is which mitigation, and ment tural insurances provide means for drought risk manage- agricul- private and (CAP), Policy Agricultural Common the through regulated is agriculture Europe, In ments. develop- dramatic these of characteristic being important deforestation an planet, our of face the change to Todayabout Earth’sis of use extensivesurface terrestrial tural monitoring. in- agricul-for project state-of-the-art currentimproveto the tends ISAC the challenge, this on Taking surface. terrestrial Earth’s in changes rapid and unprecedented seen has decades two last the yet essentials, other and food obtain to land of use made always have Humans c Dealing l ISAC imate imate Information Service onAgricultural Change Information Service c w h i ange th th d r oughts in an era of of era an in oughts andSAFER. Geoland2 projects service GMES isting plements the outputs from ex- environmentISACdomain, com- in the agro Service Response gency and the itoring GMES Service Emer- capabilities of the GMES Land Mon- the expand to set are that sensors DMC/Deimos recent from data lite satel- resolution high upon Based opia) drought conditions. (Ethi- risk extreme to severe(Spain) over (Belgium) risk mild from sites of range broad a covers project the Hence sector. ance insur- the and,of Africa, in developingcountries,as such in and Europe in authorities of benefit the at designed is It change. climate with effectively more deal to efforts such of support in TheISACdevelop will services project changes outside Europe. these of impact negative the mitigate to aim © ISAC ous climate change scenarios. vari- to according productivity tural agricul- and droughtconcerningrisks informationspatial with actors tarian humani- and planners companies, development insurance and governments provide will ISAC citizen. every of concern a is change Climate citizens? European benefit work your does How have themostimpact. to expected is change climate where developing countries, such as in Africa to assistance provide to mitments com- made EU the Further, Europe. in environment on agro changing information our reliable and ent transpar- for need clear a is There Europe? for important project this is Why data withhighspatial detail. satellite available frequently of use be significantly improved through the involved.will methodologies Existing insurers and authorities the of needs the of support in change ricultural ag- and stress drought on services information develop to aims ISAC project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is I sabelle

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= Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO) N.V., Belgium = Deimos Imaging S.L., Spain = Internationales Institut für Angewandte Systemanalyse (IIASA), Austria = GeoSAS Consulting Service PLC, Ethiopia = Infoterra Limited, United Kingdom

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Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek Isabelle Piccard (VITO), Belgium Tel: +32 14 336845 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Information Service on Agricultural Change (ISAC) Contract no: 262937 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 30 months EU Contribution: € 1.250.757 es Estimated total cost: € 1.656.762 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es MS.MONINA supports European, national and local authorities in in authorities local of interest’. sites nature and ‘community of European state the monitoring national European, supports MS.MONINA but authorities, national of benefit the at only not ices, The MS.MONINA project is designed to provide such serv- the environment withinsuchsites isondemand. of state the about information operational priced economically and objective, enable that services Therefore, sites.NATURA 2000 their within habitats natural of state the on report to have states member EU years, six Every NATURA 2000 network covers some 18 percent of the EU. Today,resilient. the and healthy remain systems natural Europe’sthat ensures and safeguardsservices ecosystem numerous that infrastructure green wide continent a NATURAthe of basis legal provideswhich network, 2000 the form Directives Birds and Habitats the level, ropean local, integratingEu- At instruments. and policies approach, European and national, track multi a follows ion Un- European the in biodiversity and nature Protecting this positive record. enhance further to services develops MS.MONINA goals. one of the world’s most effective means to achieve these become has interest community of eco-systems and eas (CBD). In Europe, the NATURA 2000 network of natural ar- Diversity Biological on Convention the adopting vation, 1992 in Rio, the world united for enhanced nature conser- nitoring nitoring e M c o MS.MONINA o NATURA 2000Habitats ofEuropean Community Interest for Monitoring Service Multi-scale systems E u ro p e ’s most most ’s p r e c i ous ous diversity withintheEU. Biological on Convention the of implementation the on ing report- wide region supports At European level MS.MONINA Directive. Habitats the im- of the plementation on reporting for sible ered to national authorities respon- deliv- habitats, and sites sensitive on reporting complete project in engages the level, national the At habitatreflect status andchanges. high from resolution satellite images and derived are products These managers. site of requirements the meeting information products with At site the local levelmonitoring the will project support at thesites. measurements in-situ and satellites from data tegrating in- services; of kinds different three provide to designed is project the Hence programme. 2000 NATURA the of and EU authorities that oversee the overall development sites, these manage that authorities local at aimed also © MS.MONINA citizen. in lifepart supporting for every single integral an ensure will ecosystems precious of conservation the term areas of this technology. In the longer benefit societal critical the of one is It monitoring.biodiversity for tool erful pow- a is EO that realise will Citizens citizens? European benefit work your does How islation inthespirit oftheCBD. other countriesenvironmentalsuch for leg- encourage will tools toring Europe’s outstanding EO-based moni- of implementation. levels different on succeed 2000 NATURA as such instruments ambitious helps concept service multi-level integrated The Europe? for important project this is Why the lossofbiodiversity. reduce to areas protected of network existing the outside precioushabitats observe also will tools Our Europe. in legislation environmental tering fos- thus and interest community of sites nature monitor effectively to technology EO use shall project The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg, Austria = Universidad de Málaga, Spain = Centre national du machinisme agricole, du genie rural, des eaux et des forets (CEMAGREF), France = Vlaams Gewest (INBO), Belgium = EFTAS Fernerkundung Technologietransfer GmbH, Germany = Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek n.v., Belgium = National Observatory of Athens, Greece = Accademia Europea per la Ricerca Applicata ed il Perfezionamento Professionale Bolzano, Italy = Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany = Instytut geodezji i kartografii, Poland = Technische Universität Berlin, Germany = Eovision GmbH, Austria = Specto Natura Limited, United Kingdom = Mouseio goulandri fysikis istorias, Greece = Lup-Luftbild Umwelt Planung GmbH, Germany = Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Ländliche Räume des Landes Schleswig-Holstein, Germany = Conservatoire des espaces naturels du Languedoc Roussillon Association, France

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a Contract no: 263479

e Starting date: 01/12/2010 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.963.037,20 t r Estimated total cost: € 2.528.215,70 s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es reliable information on water quantity, quality and usage for for usage and quality quantity, management. water water appropriate on information reliable providing to devoted platform information an implements MyWater of water for andconsumption. humanproduction availability assure to order in taken be to measures necessary expect citizens that and socio- activities, for economic essential is availability water that aware are who makers, decision for valuable is information Such to integratebility theeffectofthese variables. the consequences of land use changes requires the capa- of assessment reliable Therefore, content. matter ganic or- soil and eva- production - biomass water, variables potranspirated watershed three the impact changes Such use. land in changes important drive velopment de- economic and change climate agriculture, irrigated of growth,expansion population world, the Throughout of information to better assesshydrological processes. types different combines that platform information new a implementing challenges, these to responds project needs.resourcesMyWater waterThe changing matically quate access to water, whilst climate changes lead to dra- ade- without people billion 2.5 sees reality century 21st y y s a I n c MyWater a for reliable information on Water Merging Hydrologic modelsandEOdata r d c r e

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= GMVIS Skysoft SA, Portugal = Instituto superior técnico, Portugal = Hidromod modelacao em engenharia LDA, Portugal = UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands = Hydrologic research BV, Netherlands = Joint Research Centre - European Commission, EU = Instituto nacional de pesquisas espaciais, Brazil = Pannon egyetem, Hungary = Αριστοτελειο πανεπιστημιο θεσσαλονικησ, Greece = Universidade eduardo mondlane, Mozambique

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

GMS VI Skysoft SA, Portugal Paulo Gomes Tel: +351 21 3829366 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Merging Hydrological models and EO data for reliable es information on Water (MyWater) Contract no: 263188 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 36 months r v i c EU Contribution: € 2.273.832 Estimated total cost: € 2.915.842 se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es in thetropicalregion. ReCover the supports fight against deforestation and forest degradation der to generate forest intelligence products. fromsatellites, togethermeasurementssituinwith or- in The project will use optical and radar remote sensing data change,tionand wellenhanced asas biomassestimates. the generation enablesmorereliableofestimates forestfor degrada- that procedure assessment accuracy and conceptstatistical sound a develop to is focus research The ReCover project supports the REDD initiative. Its main forests as planetary carbon sinks has been acknowledged. ofimportance KyotoglobalProtocol.recentyears,the In a crucial role as part of the successor regime to the current climate change negotiations; as such, it is expected to play Degradation(REDD)initiative integralanglobalis of part Forest and Deforestation from Emissions Reducing The enhanced forest monitoring. for capabilities service state-of-the-art develop to set is project ReCover the phenomena, these Fighting sions. emis- gas greenhouse global of percent 15 than more for responsible is degradation forest and Deforestation rest intelligen rest F o VER R sustainable forest management intropical region REDDand toScience basedremote support sensingservices e C o c e to sa to v e trees foret, laos © J-F Perigois - Fotolia.com ment ingeneral. manage- environmental and ment, forestmanage- sustainable market, greeneconomy, carbon the as such the for services Observation Earth European of competitiveness sustainability and future step the major towards a constitute also ReCover will successful, if Moreover, those factors. countering in role major a play mayReCover by services to deforestationforestand degradation. Forest intelligence contribute often factors cultural and ethical nomic, Socio-eco- management. forest sustainable furthering when region tropical world’s the in para- particular in mount is forests by provided “services” storage the carbon of measurements precise more obtaining Indeed, decreasing thelikelihood ofconflicts. thus societies the of stability the as well as opportunities employment and business both improve will ity sustainabil- interest.everybody’sThe in is management resources natural in globally development Sustainable citizens? European benefit work your does How Observation. Earth in services added valueEuropean the of competitiveness the increases also runner of sustainable development. It fore- the as Europe of position tional interna- the improve will ReCover Europe? for important project this is Why forest management. sustainable practise to and radation deg- forest deforestation and fight to users the help will system based data satellite The reliability. and accuracy the improving by biomass its and forest tropical of monitoring the for concept novel a create to want We project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland = Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany = Arbonaut, Finland = Colegio de Postgraduados, Mexico = El Colegio de de la Frontera Sur, Mexico = GMV Aerospace and Defence SA Unipersonal, Spain = Northern Research Institute Tromsø, Norway = University of Wageningen, Netherlands

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

VT T Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland Tuomas Häme Tel: +358 20 722 6282 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Science based remote sensing services to support REDD and sustainable forest management in tropical region (ReCover) es Contract no: 263075 Starting date: 01/11/2010 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 2.499.560 r v i c Estimated total cost: € 3.592.028 se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es deforestation and forest degradation more effectively. more degradation forest and deforestation monitoring in Basin Congo African the in countries supports REDDAF = Central African Republic. The main activities proposed are: andCameroon in servicesmonitoringoperationalforest pre- developto aimsprojectREDDAF challenge, the this to Respondingmanagement. forest for data timely and accurate spatially on based systems monitoring proved im- need specificallyactivities. Morethey REDDplement im- to supportrequire BasinCongo the incountries The importance. global of sink carbon a forest: tropical est larg- second world’s the of site the is Basin Congo The reduce deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). FCCC)introducingis Post-Kyotoa Protocol mechanism to NationsFrameworkConvention(UN-Climate Changeon United the mitigation, change climate of context the In and the related increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.legal and illegal logging, which all lead to a loss in biomass these forests are posed by tochanges in Threats land levels. use, forest global fires, and regional at macroclimates micro-and cycles, water biodiversity, on impacts temic sys- haveecosystems thatimportant Tropicalare forests ed o saeodr i trs f ntttn REDD instituting of terms projects; in stakeholders of needs in the Congo Congo the in GMES

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= GAF AG, Germany = MESAconsult, Germany = SIRS, France = University Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, CESBIO, France = Joanneum Reseach, Austria = Geospatial Technology Group SARL, Cameroon = University of Bangui, Central African Republic

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

GAFG A , Germany Dr. Thomas Häusler Tel: +49 89 121528 0 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Africa (REDDAF) Contract no: 262775 Starting date: 01/01/2011 es Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 2.469.597 Estimated total cost: € 3.638.915 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es support of food production inwater-scarce offood production support environments. in services management resource water efficient develop will SIRIUS ofentirefect theeconomic andsocialstability regions. af- adversely can water of Lack diets. changing and tion popula- increasing with growing keeps demand its and uses all among share largest the far by represents tion produc- food increasing.forWater sectors competing in uses of range the and quality and quantity in minishing di- resources available with regions, many in arising are Water is a critical resource worldwide and water conflicts agriculture. The takesonthischallenge. SIRIUSproject sustainable to paramount is management resource ter Yetscarcea resource.wateris too Thereforeefficient wa- to keep crops growing during the warm summer months. As production. temperatures rise, irrigation water foodis increasingly needed impacts directly change Climate ng foo ng o G r onments r SIRIUS Campo irrigato con di riflesso coloreRobbic - © Fotolia.com River-basin governance: Services User-driven Implementing waterSustainable Irrigation management and w i d

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Integrated Resources Management (IRM) Company Limited, Malta = Fundação da Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal = Infoterra Limited, United Kingdom = Istituto Nazionale di Economia Agraria, Italy = ARIESPACE SRL, Italy = Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain = Diputación de Alicante, Spain = Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France = Institutul National De Cercetare - Dezvoltare Pentru = Imbunatatiri Funciare - I.N.C.D.I.F. - “ISPIF” Bucuresti, Romania = Institute of Agricultural Economics, Romania = Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut, Sweden = EA-TEK Uluslararasi Arastirma Gelistirme Muhendislik Yazilim ve Danismanlik Limited Sirketi, Turkey = Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Egypt = Colegio de Postgraduados, Mexico = Servicios de Estudios en Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A. de C.V., Mexico = Bangalore University, India = Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaçiais, Brazil

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

es U niversidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Dr. Anna Osann Tel: +34 967 599286 E-mail: [email protected] r v i c PROJECT INFORMATION se Sustainable Irrigation water management and River- m basin governance: Implementing User-driven Services

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e Contract no: 262902 Starting date: 01/10/2010 Duration: 36 months t r EU Contribution: € 2.499.997 s Estimated total cost: € 2.934.817 d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es The DOLPHIN project addresses technological shortfalls that limit limit that sea. at shortfalls enforcement law effective technological addresses project DOLPHIN The as- space of use the by enhanced be can awareness situational maritime how explores DOPHIN project The enforcement activities. law other and borders external of control environment, and rity safety, fisheries control, protection of the marine monitoring and tracking systems used for maritime secu- existing together bringing means sea at Interoperability a more interoperable system. surveillance enabling technologies of development the through enhanced be may sea at sensing remote of field this in surveillance. Yetsuch state-of-the-art fa- cilitatecurrent the to means important provide technologies Satellite law enforcement activities along the EU’s maritime fisheriesborders. control, and marine environmental efficient protection, fromto challenges, contemporary multiple dress ad- to order in needed Effective surveillancemaritime is pavesPHIN project theway for theirdevelopment. challenge. DOL-this addressThe to needed are nologies and security at sea along its maritime borders. New tech- safety enhancing to committed is Union European The tter la tter B e DOLPHIN Highly Innovative Maritime Surveillance Capabilities Innovative Surveillance Highly Maritime for Services Development ofPre-operational w

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= e -GEOS Spa, Italy = Kongsberg Satellite Services As, Norway = Qinetiq Limited, United Kingdom = Syseco Sprl, Belgium = Space Hellas S.A., Greece = Collecte Localisation Satellites, France = Forsvarets Forskninginstitutt, Norway = Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek – TNO, The Netherlands = Deutsches Zentrum Fuer Luft - Und Raumfahrt Ev, Germamy = Selex Sistemi Integrati Spa, Italy = Edisoft-Empresa De Serviços E Desenvolvimento De Software As, Portugal = European Union Satellite Centre, EU = Thales Alenia Space France, France = Aster, Italy = Universita Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Italy = Università Degli Studi Di Roma La Sapienza, Italy = Instituto De Telecomunicacoes, Portugal = Oceanwaves Gmbh, Germany = Thales Alenia Space Italia Spa, Italy = Gauss Gesellschaft Fur Angewandten Umweltschutz Und Sicherheit Im Seeverkehr Mbh, Germany

es COORDINATOR CAONT CT

e- Geos SpA, Italy Paola Nicolosi Tel: +(39) (09) (18451394)

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e Highly Innovative Maritime Surveillance Capabilities (DOLPHIN) Contract no: 263079 t r Duration: 30 months s EU Contribution: € 3.992.375 Estimated total cost: € 7.053.006 d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es NEREIDS develops a toolbox for the use of GMES in the context of of context the in GMES of surveillance use maritime the for toolbox a develops NEREIDS Global Europe’s into achievements technological such hancing such surveillance, with the potential to integrate remote of enfor means promising means a is satellitesfrom data sensing by awareness situational Maritime challenges–astated aimoftheESS. rity capable”and fective secu- contemporary with dealing in Europe making ef- “moreof part pivotal a is surveillance cent of its trade, enhancing the effectiveness of maritime With the world economy relying on sea routes for 90 per- strategies (ESS). security 2008 and 2003 EU’s the in such as recognised been have and States, Member its and EU key the to threats piracy constitute and beings of human trafficking smuggling, drugs Illegal sea. at challenges security tant impor- with faced is Union European the Africa, of Horn From the mid-Atlantic through the Mediterranean to the through surveillance. maritime The security enhance potential.to ways new explores project NEREIDS this harvesting for outlet GMES important in S an the and world, safer a for means a is Space for a more effe more a for c Sp a a NEREIDS Advanced Surveillance Maritime Capabilities for IntegratedNew Service and p c a e ble ble E u ro p e at sea at c t i v e an d

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= GMV Aerospace and Defence S.A.U, Spain = Eosphere Limited, United Kingdom = Aratos Anonymos Eteria Anaptyxis, Paragogis & Emporias Proionton Pliroforikis & Ipsilis Technologias (Aratos Technologies S.A.), Greece = JRC –Joint Reasearch Centre – European Commission, Belgium = Universitat Politecnica de Calalunya, Spain = Znanstvenoraziskovalni center Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti, Slovenia = GMVIS Skysoft SA, Portugal = Nederlanse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschaoppelijk Onderzoek – TNO, Netherlands = NATO Undersea Research Centre, Italy = Thales Communications S.A., France = Fraunhofer-Gesellschaftzur Foerderung Der Angewndten Forschung E.V, Germany = European Union Satellite Centre, Spain = Advanced Computer Systems A.C.S. S.P.A., Italy = Guardia Civil Española, Spain = Active Space Technologies GmbH, Germany = Aerospace Innovation GmbH, Germany

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

GM V Aerospace and Defence S.A.U, Spain Celestino Gómez-Cid

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se New Service Capabilities for Integrated and Advanced Maritime Surveillance (NEREIDS)

m Contract no: 263468 Duration: 36 months a EU Contribution: € 3.999.852 e Estimated total cost: € 6.015.352 t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es environmental monitoring. and security citizen for level Quality Service the improve to capabilities satellite Radar generation next of development the supports SIMTISYS information rescue during operations. critical of source a and environments,challenging these (LEO) Orbit of policing enhancedfor means invaluableEarth become may Low in flying satellites on mounted radars seas, and oceans the of waters open the Above veillance. theirdevelopment. SIMITSYS supports sur- maritime efficient undertake to capabilities service formation- EU’s the enhancing for pivotal role a play satellites or flying single on mounted radars Space-borne su Sp a SIMTISYS Simulator for Moving Target IndicatorSystem c e p p o rt to to rt Dangerous world ©Argus -Fotolia.com M a j o r r T o m practical terms.practical and technological both in ble valua- very Project this of put out- the rendering demands, user concrete to response in solutions technological plore ex- to SIMITSYS allows NEWA, in conducted interviews the through groups, user these of involvement the Indeed, scenarios. defined in vessels small of ing track- and detection the with authorities, guard coast and protection civil as such users, the helps which tool, powerful and useful a provide will SIMITSYS area of moving target identification. the in services operational vanced ad- of development the for cursor pre- important an is which system, MTI an for simulator a implement NEWA’s on work, basedand it will develop is and project SIMITSYS The in EUcompetences for MTI SBRtechnologies. project NEWA has initiated a review of the state of the art control. space researchActually, FP7 fishery the and tion protec- environmental monitoring, traffic maritime to surveillance, border from purposes, policy of range a in (MTI exploited Radar be could which priority, a is technologies SBR) Based Space by Indication Target Moving effective for capabilities European of development The way. ferent platforms in a unique and clear dif- from coming data of integration the support and data space the of ity providersservice to improve the qual- the and users the help will SIMTISYS Surveillance, Maritime on Focussed citizens? European benefit work your does How dimensioned. correctly data platform other tegrate in- also can It sensors. space ferent dif- all including expanded be can and MTI system an of configuration the in step first the is SIMTISYS etc. disasters, human and vessels,natural both cooperative and non cooperative of monitoring the in Union European the support can technique MTI The Europe? for important project this is Why natural disaster. a after activities recovery the support also should It use. dual allow ticular, par- in should, System Surveillance Maritime integrated and global A project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is C

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Simulator for Moving Target Indicator System

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy = Università di Roma “La Sapienza” dept. DIIET, Italy = Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain = DEIMOS Space, Spain = Sistematica SpA, Italy = VEGA Space, United Kingdom = D’Appolonia, Italy

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

T hales Alenia Space Italia, Italy I ng. Claudio Catallo Tel: +39 06 4151 2551 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Simulator for Moving Target Indicator SYStem (SIMTISYS) Contract no: 263268 Duration: 30 months es EU Contribution: € 1.643.701 Estimated total cost: € 2.489.926 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es of Arctic glaciers, sea ice and icebergs, using Russian and European European and Russian satellites. using icebergs, and ice sea glaciers, Arctic of monitoring satellite for methodologies new develop to set is MAIRES with collision to due disasters, human and ronmental envi- of risks significant has route sailing However,this icefree inthesummer. becomes Ocean Arctic the of most if further even ened short- be might it decades next the In channel. Suez the and Asia is some 6000 km shorter than the route through Europe between route sailing shore.This Arctic Russia’s along Passage Northeast have fabled the ships through travelled European commercial summers recent In the ice cover. of changes the disclose to satellites European and sian Rus- from data use will project MAIRES The ice. sea and land the effect will this much how unknown is it but tic, temperatureArc-increasethe the will in Climatechange for a more effe more a for c Sp a a MAIRES Russian andEuropean Satellites Ice ArcticLandandSea using Monitoring p c a e ble ble E u ro p e at sea at c t i v e an d

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC), Norway = Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH (JR), Austria = Scientific foundation Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre (NIERSC), Russia = Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAiK), Russia

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

N ansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center Prof. Stein Sandven (NERSC), Norway Tel: + 4755205800 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Monitoring Arctic Land and Sea Ice using Russian and European Satellites (MAIRES) Contract no: 63165 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 499.990 Estimated total cost: € 639.563 es r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es malaria vector control and management programs in southern southern in programs management and Africa. control within vector capacities (EO) malaria Observation Earth implement will MALAREO landscapes, vast observe to possible is it space from but satellites, from mosquitoes see not can one Indeed, fight the against thisdeadlykiller. winning to solution the of part be therefore featuresmonitoringthese fully affectedthe in areas may Care- emerges. eventually it where determine changes economic and populations of movements urbanization, irrigation, deforestation, like factors anthropogenictory, While the climate is largely determining the malaria terri- the continent. percent of these cases happen in the sub-Saharan part of 90 year,Africa, every Within people 800,000 to close ing annual kill- Africa, in happen million 212 million some malaria, of cases 225 approximately the From tributed. dis- unevenly most is which burden, heavy a is Malaria to explore thispotential. set is respect. project this MALAREOThe in tools portant satellitestechnologiesfromprovideim- sensing Remote mortality. halving to committed are nations African and preventable, is disease deadly Yet this malaria. from risk at are people million 600 than more Africa, in year Every People from the South-Africa Malaria Vector Control Programme are preparing for IRS (Indoor Residual Spraying). IRS is a proven and highly effective malaria control measure that involves the coordinated, timely spraying of the ng malaria from s from malaria ng stri ri malaria S t MALAREO EO in Malaria EO inMalaria Vector Control andManagement k interior walls of homes with insecticides. In 2009, IRS protected 75 million people in sub-saharan Africa. i k e s s p e o p l e on on e p a c E e a , before before , rth © South-African Medical Research Council. conditions for malaria. breathing optimal the of tion localisa- the identify to used parameters the refine further laria control programmes, and ma- national existing of work daily the supporting cell ing monitor-EO permanent a within Africa insights EO applying to view a with in development capacity facilitate to both seeks MALAREO range andefficiency.impact, their programmes,increasingment malaria vector control and manage- malaria into feed may of spacy from areas risk monitoring Detailed programs Africa. insouthern management and control vector malaria within pacities ca- (EO) observation Earth implementing and nologies, tech- developing by continent, the on mortality malaria halve to efforts African supports project MALAREO The tify where conditions are prone for to malaria occur. monitor the areas that are under vector control and iden- which would benefitusall. development,sustainable African ing hamper- is malaria because also but areas, malaria-risk to travelling are we where case the in only Not zens. citi- European benefit will Reducing malaria malaria. of elimination and control the supports MALAREO citizens? European benefit work your does How in healthandspace areas. cooperation sustainable and strong a towardscooperation active to alogue di- movement political fromlatesthe stimu- project EU.The the and Africa South between Partnership Strategic Lisbon Africa”on processand “GMESthe and the with aligns MALAREO Europe? for important project this is Why laria experience to achieve this. ma- African with capacity EO GMES European combining are We range. and effect efficiency, their increase can this that believewe because rica, Af- Southern in programmes control malaria the in knowhow and niques MALAREO wants to integrate EO tech- project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is I

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EO in Malaria Vector Control and Management

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Eurosense, Belgium = South African Medical Research Council, South Africa = Ministry of Health, Swaziland = Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH, Germany = University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa = Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut, Switzerland

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

E urosense, Belgium Ides Bauwens Tel: +32 (0) 2 460 70 00 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

EO in Malaria Vector Control and Management (MALAREO) Contract no: 262887 Starting date: 01/02/2011 Duration: 24 months es EU Contribution: € 497.326 Estimated total cost: € 580.279 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es to existing Earth Observation (EO) data bases in the EU and Russia. and EU the in bases data (EO) Observation Earth existing to access reciprocal for allow to methods and tools develop will MEDEO sets out to break down this existing technological divide. project MEDEO programmes, the application and entific velopment of joint Russian and European cooperative sci- Seeking to enhance the framework conditions for the de- tion is still subject to significant technical challenges. other.Today, valuable informa-efficient this exchange of each toeyeblind Russia’sa andhavehad sky the ineyes Yet, whilst looking at the same planet – our Earth - Europe’stions,from crisis management to agricultural monitoring. Earth, which are useful for a great deal of societal applica- day, every obtaining valuable planet information ourabout the state orbit of the satellites Russian and European MEDEO The EU. seeksto thisdivide.project bridge the and Russia between sets data EO valuable of exchange efficient the challenge barriers cal with growing market opportunities. Yet currently, techni- innovation, for force driving a is (EO) observation Earth an obser EU MEDEO in theEUandRussia. andtoolsMethods for dualaccess to theEOdatabases

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Technical University of Berlin, Germany = Engineering, Consulting and Management Office, Germany = Aratos Technologies S.A., Greece = State Research and Production Space-Rocket Center of the Russian Space Agency “TsSKB-Progress”, Russia = Ryazan State Radiotechnical University, Russia

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

T echnical of University Berlin, Germany Klaus Briess Tel: +(49) (30) (314 21339) E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Methods and Tools for dual access to the EO databases of the EU and Russia (MEDEO) Contract no: 261952 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 499.436 es Estimated total cost: € 619.468 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es MOCCCASIN provides for improved quantitative predictions of of predictions quantitative yield. improved winter-wheat Russian for provides MOCCCASIN try’s winter-wheat yield. facilitating improved quantitative of predictions of this coun- challenge the on takes project MOCCCASIN The impact. Hence the state of Russia’s wheat production has a global commodities such as rice, maize, and sorghum. put interruptions in Russia had knock-on impacts on other followingpricesout-wheatglobal in rise 56% a 2010, in to be even more closely monitored and managed. Indeed, withhigha burden ofpoverty andmalnutrition will need ing to the World Bank, the risks of price spikes in countries caused ‘tortilla riots’ in some developing countries. Accord- modities suddenly rise. In the past, such phenomena have poorestthe countries, whenmarketprices forbasic com- havedevastating consequences for the poorest people in nomicgrowth. Imbalances globalinfood production can Foodstabilityparamount is forpolitical stabilityeco- and such asinRussia. climates,continental in yield winter-wheat predict to ity abil- our enhancing by stability food improving to utes contrib- project MOCCCASIN The hardest. the hit were production agricultural lead to the ‘food crisis’. global As market prices rose, the poorest in imbalances 2007, In nting tortilla riots tortilla nting Pre MOCCCASIN of Satellite INformation CropsMonitoring inContinental Climates through Assimilation v e production forecasts.production food for tools enhanced with continent the across planners providingwhilst food security scientists, Russian and pean Euro- between knowledge of transfer win-win a it facilitates as Dialogue, Space Russia EU- the contribution positive provides a project the so, doing In crop yield. on impact assess that models update and damage ter-kill win- of maps produce to satellites Observation Earth European and Russian both from data using fall, short- this addresses MOCCCASIN MCYFS forecasting model. the into are currently integrated adequately not ‘winter-kill’ such of effects the However, negativelysummer. during production wheat country’s winter the impact during temperatures low Russia, In EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). the by operated is which (MCYFS), System Forecasting YieldCrop MARS existing the improving at aims project the Russia, and EU the from scientists together Bringing ©MOCCCASIN stabilize consumer prices. to helps which production crop bal glo- monitoringto European capacity improvesMOCCCASIN super-markets. the in prices the impact will markets commodity on prices rising though al- crises, food recent from suffered directly not have citizens European citizens? European benefit work your does How through thisproject. enhanced be will researchers Russian Moreover, ties between European and monitoring.agricultural global for ity capac- European to contributes fore there- welland as China and Asia tral project is applicable over most of Cen- this in gained be can thatKnowledge Europe? for important project this is Why and yieldprediction. assessment impact real-time for put in- vital a be will observations ellite Sat- system. agricultural their about yield knowledge Russian with and forecasting modelling crop about knowledge European combine can we if successful be will MOCCCASIN project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is A

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Alterra, Wageningen University & Research Centre, The Netherlands = Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium = Russian Institute of Agricultural Meteorology, Russia. = Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Russia

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

A lterra, Wageningen University & Research Centre, Allard de Wit The Netherlands Tel: +31 317 481914 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Monitoring Crops in Continental Climates through Assimilation of Satellite INformation (MOCCCASIN) Starting date: 01/12/2010 Duration: 30 months EU Contribution: € 495.659 Estimated total cost: € 685.410 es r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es Observation data, enhancing short-term earthquake prediction prediction earthquake short-term capabilities. enhancing data, Earth Russian and Observation European cross-validate will PRE-EARTHQUAKES precursors. PRE-EARTHQUAKES’ aim is to demonstrate earthquakethe of field researchfrontier the in cooperation such of potential high the explore will project the key, andTur- RussiaEU, the scientistsfromtogetherBringing data. ROSCOSMOS and ESA ofcross-validation facilitate to aims project PRE-EARTHQUAKES The unfold. quakes earth- that powers destructives all the of face that benefit countries the at insights new important generate may data these Combining data. Observation Earth of full archives satellite extensive established have MOS) (ROSCOS- Agency Space Russian the and (ESA), Space Agency European the Independently, challenge. quake earth- the on take jointly international to paramount Hence is cooperation world. many the in citizens throughout for countries hazard major a are Earthquakes bilities at thebenefitofcitizens. could improve methods present short-term earthquake prediction capa- observational different of thereal-time integration much how to evaluate striving effort its concentrate will project PRE-EARTHQUAKES the where areas test the be will regions.They seismic highly all are The Sakhalin region in Far Eastern Russia, Italy and Turkey gether for better earthqua better for gether T p o r PRE-EARTHQUAKES for earthquake precursors Studiesfor earthquake Processing RussianandEuropean observations EARTH e d i c t ion k e

Systems (GEOSS). of System Observation Earth Global the of component ed dedicat- a as (EQuOS) System Observation Earthquake wide world- a of development the further may results QUAKES’ PRE-EARTH- term, longer the In odologies will yield the best results. meth- and observations different of integration proposed project’s the where areas, test regions suitable as – monitored well and mic seis- highly all – Europe in and Turkey Italy and East, Far Russia’s in region Sakhalin the selected and identified has PRE-EARTHQUAKES tion of this field, and represent important costs for society. alarms rates that impact negatively on the public percep- false the reduce to intends also project theprecision, of degree enhanced an for Aiming level.pre-operational a ty and precision of short-term earthquake prediction until tion of independent parameters can improve the reliabili- integra- systematic such which to extent and feasibility ©PRE-EARTHQUAKES for European citizens. of protection open new opportunities perhaps and knowledge our increase surely will phenomena preparatory earthquakes of study that,the for ing wait- However, danger. earthquake against action prevention presently best the is houses safe build To citizens? European benefit work your does How ofGEOSS. to builtaspart System (EQuOS) that the project want to start Observation Earthquake worldwide the in role central a play to opportunity the it to offering ics geophys- and seismology in tradition prestigiousEuropeanand the long en strength- and exploit will project The Europe? for important project this is Why oftheproject.will bethefocus before,earthquakes,after and during phases of earthquakes. Observations, preparatory of study the prejudices without and rigorously face to tries coun- different of researchers join to attempt first a is PRE-EARTHQUAKES project? this with achieve to want you do What Q V uestions alerio is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Universita’ degli Studi della Basilicata, Italy = TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Turkey = Deutsches Zentrum Fürr Luft - Und Raumfahrt, Germany = Fiodorov Institute of Applied Geophysics, Russian Federation = Russian Space Systems, Russian Federation = Geospazio Italia s.r.l., Italy = Pushkov Institute of terrestrial magnetism, ionosphere and radio wave propagation of the Russian academy of sciences Western Department, Russian Federation

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

U niversita’ degli Studi della Basilicata, Italy Dr. Valerio Tramutoli Tel: +(39) (0971) (205205) E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Processing Russian and European EARTH observations for earthquake precursors Studies (PRE-EARTHQUAKES) Contract no: 263502 es Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 499.490 Estimated total cost: € 745.658 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es mlmn a aelt sse fr oioig rpcl n sub- and and tropical design monitoring for will forests. system tropical REDD-FLAME satellite a activities, implement logging on Focussing financial value storedto thecarbon in forests. a assign to aims Programme,which Degradation)Forest and Deforestation from Emissions (Reducing UN-REDD the initiated has Nations United the this, to response In change. climate of effects the exacerbate and emissions gas greenhouse global to contribute also which dation, biodiversity is at risk from deforestation and forest degra- many of which we have yet to discover. Yet this immense species, of thousands of hundredsto home are belts ical The immense forests in the world’s tropical and sub-trop- project REDD-FLAME will assess such threats from space. breathe.The to Earth allow that forests sub-tropical and tropical large the of sustainability the to and diversity, bio- to threat critical a represents logging Unmanaged nitoring tro nitoring M o REDD-FLAME REDD Fast Logging Assessment Environment &Monitoring p i c a l forests l Jungle © Galyna Andrushko -Fotolia.com Jungle©Galyna logging is currently very significant. illegal from threat the where Asia, East South in Indonesia to Africa in Mozambique in and America Brazil South from continents, three on spots hot logging monitor will the enhanced system, REDD-FLAME Implementing imagery. resolution lower use that systems monitoring satelliteforest existing to value add will project ar-X,the from radar satellites and such as COSMO-SkyMed TerraS- data resolution high very Usingdamage. prevent lasting to environments valuable and fragile these of agement man- better and authorities the by intervention earlier allow thus and logging illegal of signs first the identify quickly tosystem deforestationcombat a developing by to effort global this supports project REDD-FLAME The citizens ofthewhole World. will have far-reaching benefits for the which actions deforestation, future limit and – change climate of effects the moderating therefore – gases greenhouse of emission the control under bring to efforts global ongoing to contribute will project The citizens? European benefit work your does How Plan,FLEGT.Action EU the under certification timber of control the for relevance immediate of be and portfolio, service toring the definitionofGSE Forest Moni- to contribution its through GMES, en strength-to help also will project the UN-REDD, to contributing as well As Europe? for important project this is Why radar data. resolution high using monitoring est for- for capabilities transferrable and new developingdeforestation, whilst and forests tropical of management we hope to gain new insights into the countries, tropical and European in experts with collaboration Through project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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REDD Fast Logging Assessment & Monitoring Environment

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Remote Sensing Applications Consultants Ltd, United Kingdom = SarVision B.V., The Netherlands = TerraSphere Imaging & GIS B.V., The Netherlands = Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands = Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH, Germany = Amazon Conservation Team (Equipe de Conservacao da Amazonia), Brazil = Borneo Orang-utan Survival Foundation (Yayasan Penyelamatan Orang-utan Borneo), Indonesia = Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

R emote Sensing Applications Consultants Ltd, UK Tim Pearson Tel: +44 1962 736150 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

REDD Fast Logging Assessment & Monitoring Environment (REDD-FLAME) Contract no: 263142 es Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 498.901 Estimated total cost: € 620.678 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es accurate reporting on the rate of deforestation. of rate the on reporting undertaking in accurate Congo of Republic the and Gabon assists REDDINESS Africa’s forests are needed. of value the of estimates accurate more and monitoring enhanced goal, this reach to order In 2017. by percent 0.10 to today percent 0.19 from deforestation of rate al have committed themselves to almost halving the annu- Congo of Republic the and Gabon of governments The sinks. carbon asimportant also serve forests these biodiversity, of treasures world as ognised is part of foreststhe solution to the climate big change Africa’schallenge. Rec- of preservation the securing ing, warm- global combat to efforts international of part As helps monitoring thisdevelopment. project REDDINESS The percent. 0.10 to 0.19 from tion ratedeforesta-tedthemselvesannual toreducingof the By 2017, Gabon and the Republic of Congo have commit- ghting ghting F i REDDINESS in Central Africa for REDD forest monitoring andcarbon EO-driven Support c l imate imate c h ange in in ange A f ri c choppingwood ©Sergey YAkovlev -Fotolia.com a potential carbon transactions. en- to hancingtheir ability to negotiate view a with market, trade carbon the join to countries the of readiness the increase to work and alsoundertake knowledge transfers will REDDINESS project,velopment essential tools in MRV systems. A de- as seen are techniques (EO) vation Obser- Earth Up-to-date emission. carbon and state forest in changes map,timely reportand verify (MRV) gional forest monitoring systems that accurately measure, radation -REDD- must rely on operational national and re- Deg- forest andDeforestation from Emissions Reducing on agreements International estimations. trend carbon and mappingsforestassessments, forest undertaking in CongoRepublicof the andmonitoring Gaboncentres in to enhance the existing capabilities within national forest aiming challenge, this on takes project REDDINESS The situation. this improve to attempt European a is REDDiness corruption. and logging illegal practices, forestry sustainable un- of risk the increased has demand global growing Fastresources. forest our manage better to aim mitigation REDD negotiations for climate change citizens? European benefit work your does How regional observatory. the and project FORAF the as such region the in expertise EC existing to refers REDDiness (SICA). Action tion Coopera- International Specific this through partners European and can increased collaboration between Afri- for call EC the to responds REDDiness Europe? for important project this is Why tion andforest degradation. deforesta- assessing and changes est robustmonitoringin methods EO for- optimal transfer to aim Weschemes. ness to join potential carbon payment readi- their improving in Congo of lic actors to assist Gabon and the Repub- regional African on relies REDDiness project? this with achieve to want you do What Q N uestions icolas is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= EUROSENSE, Belgium = Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente, The Netherlands = Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France = Observatoire Satellital des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale, The Democratic Republic of Congo = Centre National d’Inventaire et d’Aménagement des Ressources Forestières et Fauniques, Republic of the Congo = Ministère des eaux et forêts, Gabon

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

EUROSENSE, Belgium Nicolas Dosselaere Tel: +32 2 4607000 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Support EO-driven forest and carbon monitoring in Central Africa for REDD (REDDINESS) Contract no: 263005 Starting date: 01/02/2011 Duration: 24 months es EU Contribution: € 499.769 Estimated total cost: € 642.501 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es SEMEP will investigate precursor electromagnetic phenomena phenomena electromagnetic precursor earthquakes. to related investigate will SEMEP electromag- perturbations magnetic and electric arethe effects netic seismo The observations. ground-based and satellite simultaneous using system coupled sphere in earthquakes the global lithosphere-atmosphere-iono- large to related phenomena electromagnetic investi- of the gation is project SEMEP the of concept main The such forecasting. enabling methodology new a forwaypave the maylites satel-from observations space with measurements such combining Yet,measurements. in-situ on based casting attempts to develop reliable term short fore- earthquake Previousseismic-region. highly a the is EU,Southern-Europe In earthquake. an by hit being of risk constant with the live citizens of thousands world, the Throughout ing in-situmeasurements andspace data from satellites. combin- the by earthquakes investigate to precursors will electromagnetic project SEMEP The lives. of sands thou- save could forecasts earthquake short-term able reli- predict. Yet to difficult notoriously are Earthquakes stening out for earthqua for out stening L i SEMEP combining satellite andground-based facilities Precursors Earthquake Search for Electro-Magnetic k terremoto -Fotolia.com abruzzo 10©puckillustrations e s benefits to populations. and consequences with enormous breakthrough major a constitute would results its id, val- is approach SEMAP the case atin prediction, of earthquake tempted domain controversial the in high is failure of risk the Whilst data. Observation Earth European and Russian both processing and using methodologies existing validating cross- at aimed effort joint a in sia, the across world, from in particular Europe and Rus- together partners brings project The asprecursors toena observed earthquakes. phenom- electromagnetic of propagation and currence oc- the investigate to SEMAP enables modelling retical satellite and ground-based datasets, together with theo- earth- as quakes and volcanic such eruptions. The combined analysis of activity geophysical natural by caused ing in seismically active zones. active ing inseismically citizensliv- livesof and infrastructure the on have earthquakes that impact tointoput be operation to reduce the plans methodology action mitigation allow would forecast reliable A citizens? European benefit work your does How in l’Aquila, Italy. occurred as such lifestyle modern our of infrastructure the on have quakes earth- large that effects the mitigate and lives save to help could diction pre- for method reliable a because Europe to important is project This for call EC the to responds REDDiness Europe? for important project this is Why tool.casting fore- a as observations such use to solidly established, it may be possible be can link a If unclear. is link a such of occurrence the Currently, activity. earthquake to precursor a as eration gen- possible the and ionosphere the within perturbations magnetic electro- of to observations is investigate project the behind idea The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is S

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= University of Sheffield, United Kingdom = Institute of Physics of the Earth RAS, Russia = Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l’Environnement et de l’Espace, France = Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics of Far Eastern Branch of RAS, Russia = Space Research Institute of RAS, Russia

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

U niversity of Sheffield,U nited Kingdom Simon Walker Tel: +44 (0)114 222 5234 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Search for Electro-Magnetic Earthquake Precursors combining satellite and ground-based facilities (SEMEP) Contract no: 262005 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 452.515 es Estimated total cost: € 728.376 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es from the Incomati river. Incomati water the of from use sustainable the facilitating to contribute will WatPLAN facilitatingirrigation, crop production. sourcefora as needed arelowlands dry the in especially nificant pressure on the waters from theIncomati, which, sig- puts deficit water This mm. 1,900 some to amounts evaporation potential whilst mm, 740 at estimated is sin ba- the in precipitation annual mean – March to tober Oc- – region rainfall summer the within situated Entirely approximately of area 47,000 km². an covers basin river Incomati The countries. African southern by shared are that sins ba- river international 15 of one forms it Hence sea. the through the Kingdom of Swaziland on its decent towards humid and runs hot river Incomati the Mozambique, southern the of plains to Africa, South eastern in ocean the above meters 2000 Highveld dry and cool the From river’s limited resources. the of use sustainable for way the accounting’, paving outstrips supply. The WatPLAN project undertakes ‘water river Africa’sIncomati Southern from water for demand Located within an area of intense development pressure, e on the the on e E y WatPLAN and water allocation intheinternational IncomatiBasin monitoring for planning observation Spatial earth I n c o mati ri mati v e r Mangrove tree, Mozambique ©EcoView -Fotolia.com System (GEOSS) database. of System Observation Earth feed its findings alsointo the Global and basin, Incomati the authorities in and users water among data such share tively buildonlinean platform effec-to undertaken.be toWatPLANing will effective forneeded account-water tored by satellites, providing the data moni-bebiomasswill production – and moisture soil use, landrainfall, evaporation, and use water – tors indica- Five waters. Incomati the of provideweekly updates on the state observationearthGMES projectwill EU-Africa joint this satellites – nese resolution satellite data – including data obtained ‘waterfromaccounting Chi- system’. meansBymediumof andhigh The WatPLAN project is set to implement such an advanced sustainable manner. a in used Incomati’sare resourcesthe that secure to der enhanced ‘wateraccounting’ or- measuresin are needed so too, limited are Incomati the of waters the However, and environmental sustainability. alleviation, poverty allocation, water efficient and security,equitable more greateras wayscitizenssuch in water Europeanbenefit Europe will in PLAN to Wat-similar project a out Carrying citizens? European benefit work your does How sustainable utilization ofwater. for issues key are use water of cation verifi- and allocation water which in be repeated for European river basins, catchment,the WatPLANmay project AfterimplementationIncomati the in Europe? for important project this is Why tional river basin. interna- an of context the in lization uti- water sustainable and allocation water on making decision rational and transparent supports that tem sys- monitoring earth operational an implement and develop to want We project? this with achieve to want you do What Q W uestions is im

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Basfood B.V., the Netherlands = Prezent Internet B.V., the Netherlands = Hidrosoph Lda., Portugal = WE Consult Lda., Mozambique = University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa = GeoTerraImage (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

WaterWatch B.V., the Netherlands W.G.M. (Wim) Bastiaanssen Tel: +(31)(317)(423401) E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Spatial earth observation monitoring for planning and water allocation in the international Incomati Basin (WatPLAN) Contract no: 262949 Starting date: 01/02/2011 es Duration: 30 months EU Contribution: € 491.571,60 Estimated total cost: € 575.581,20 r v i c se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es authorities and Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and and Environment for programme. (GMES) Monitoring Security Global Europe’s and authorities regional and local European between matchmaker as act will GRAAL takesonthesechallenges.GRAAL reached. be must sides Demand and Offer the between balance a and enhanced further be to needs level local at brings GMES that benefits the However,of awareness environment, health, safety andsecurity. the concerning areas in choices informed make authorities and makers decision helps GMES measurements, quality water or maps, cover land fined re- alerts, and forecasts quality air local of form the take services GMES Whether continent. the across thorities au- regional and local offer to lot a has (GMES) Security and EnvironmentEurope’sfor system Monitoring Global regional levels. at Europeanthe atand local connections such aims establishing project GRAAL The task. challenging a is vices ser- downstream GMES for demand and supply Linking th th te A

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= SYSECO, Belgium = Planetek, Italy = Starlab, Spain = France Développement Conseil (FDC), France = Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany = ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA PROTEZIONE E LA RICERCA AMBIENTALE, ISPRA, Italy = European Regions Research and Innovation Network, ERRIN, International = Paris-Lodron-Universitat Salzburg, PLUS, Austria = GISAT, Czech Republic = Specto Natura, United Kingdom

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SYSE CO, Belgium S téphane Ourevitch Tel: +33 6 98 33 05 25 E-mail: [email protected]

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GMES for Regions: Awareness and Access Link (GRAAL) es Contract no: 263186 Starting date: 01/02/11 Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 999.000 r v i c Estimated total cost: € 1.272.854,60 se m a e t r s d o w n GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry GMES d o w n s t r e a m se r v i c es HELM will enhance coordination between sub-national, national national field. this in sub-national, actors European between and coordination enhance will HELM monitoring, land for responsible authorities European of network A cooperation, mutual enhanced for exists that the potential exploit and levels, European and national local, at In order to address the risk of duplication between actors and water catchment area management. tourism, forestry, policy, agricultural protection, nature planning, spatial as such fields, of range a within ment develop- sustainable the foster to efforts aid maps Such areal photography, satellite sources.and further imagery of interpretation the on based maps, thematic of form the take and refined be may which information, date to up generate regularly to necessary is it managed, well be to monitoring such for order In it. on impacts man hu- and environment, the of state the assessing when important is use its and surface land the of Monitoring isneeded, andHELMaddressesforts thischallenge. ef- of coordination More levels. European and national local, at both performed is monitoring land Europe, LIn gether for better lan better for gether in T o HELM Harmonised EuropeanHarmonised LandMonitoring E u ro p e d

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= Environment Agency Austria, Austria = CENIA –Czech Environmental Information Agency, Czech Rep. = Finnish Environment Institute, Finland = Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing, Hungary = European Centre for Research and Financing, Israel = Geoville Environmental Services, Luxembourg = Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, Norway = Portuguese Geographic Institute, Portugal = National Geographic Institute, Spain = ETC Land Use and Spatial Information, EU = European Forestry Institute, EU = FOTEC Research- and Technology Transfer, Austria = Flemish Geographical Information Agency, Belgium = Remote Sensing Application Centre, Bulgaria = GISAT S.R.O., Czech Republic. = French National Mapping Agency, France = Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy, Germany = Informus, Germany = National Land Survey, Island = Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy = European Academy Bozen/Bolzano, Italy = Stichting Service for Agricultural Research, Netherlands = Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Romania = Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland = Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, Switzerland es = Specto Natura, United Kingdom r v i c

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Harmonised European Land Monitoring (HELM) Contract no: 261562 Starting date: 01/01/11 Duration: 36 months d o w n EU Contribution: € 1.000.000 Estimated total cost: € 1.207.912 GMES

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n BIOSMHARS seeks to facilitate better biocontamination control control biocontamination better spacecraft. manned for facilitate strategies to seeks BIOSMHARS spacecrafts. manned inside biocontamination of issue challenging the to approach comprehensive ade- and quate an establish to order in needed are that tools cal technologi- and scientific the developing at aims which effort, research EU-Russia joint a of phase first repre- the sents project BIOSMHARS The equipment.. on-board for crewresultthe risk of a health forin the and both the may control contamination sound to adhere to Failure control measures whennecessary. biocontamination effective foresee and space, in ments harmonious, there is a need to monitor biologic develop- sci- ence equipment. In order and for such co-existence to remain astronauts alongside existence an developed board the International Space Station (ISS), bacteria have On forms. new takes it space, to goes life organic When new challenge. this on takes project BIOSMHARS measures.The control spacecraft, there is a need for effective biocontamination manned On bacteria. do so space, to go humans When e on ba on e E y BIOSMHARS Related to Space BIOcontaminationModeling inHabitats Specific c t eria in s in eria gloved -Fotolia.com tubes©Alexander Raths handswiththelaboratory p a c e applications in the fields of health andsecurity. fields terrestrial the in of applications range a have potentially also may field this in space environment, insights gained Whilst directly relevant for life in the countermeasures. and control, modelling, biocontamination of area environmental the in leadership global EU-Russia joint establishing sibly pos- potential, high a have project this of results the scientists, ropean Eu- and Russian leading of consortium a of Composed Krasnoyarsk. confinement BIOS-3 at facility Russian the in bio- calibrated be will BIOSMHARS model contamination The countermeasures. appropriate develop to and environment, closed a in transportation bioaerosols of the predicting allow will which model, mathematical a calibrate and develop will project The related to terrorist biological attacks. biocontamination against strategies define to well as help may project the from resulting model predictive preliminary The security. for and tor sec- health the for both potential application the through first citizens European to benefit will work This citizens? European benefit work your does How leading positionsinthisfield. at scientists Russian and European maintain to help and strategies tion biocontamina- for development and research innovative undertake deed in- will It Europe. the of competitiveness increase first will project This Europe? for important project this is Why on-ground, without human activities. biocontamination,rentfirst spreadof concur- the and environment closed a in bioaerosols of transportation the date a mathematical model to predict vali- to and calibrate to develop, to intends consortium BIOSMHARS The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions A is udrey

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= MEDES, France. = Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Belgium = Institute of Biophysics, Russia = IBMP, Russia = University of Eastern Finland, Department of Environmental Science, Finland = VTT, Finland

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MES DE , Institut de Médecine et Physiologie A udrey Berthier Spatiales, France Tel: +33 (0)5 34 31 96 03 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

BIOcontamination Specific Modeling in Habitats Related to Space (BIOSMHARS) Contract no: 263076 Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 493.345 Estimated total cost: € 742.342 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n propulsion system - the electric sail, E-sail powered by the solar solar the by powered E-sail sail, wind. electric the - system propulsion space new a of components key the for prototypes develop will ESAIL is believed to endat theouter limitofoursolarsystem. wind solar the where heliopause the to way the all ther fur- missions space take potentialto the has fuels,which by powered those than faster and lighter smaller, craft, ergy may pave the way for different a very kind of space- en- of source natural this of power the Harvesting tion. Sun’s gravity because of their energy,high kinetic or mo- the escaped have that protons and electrons of consists Sun. mostly the fromwind This ejected arethat particles charged of stream a of consists wind solar the wind; of kind different a is there magnetosphereEarth’s Outside spacecraft powered byof thesolarwind. kind new a for prototype a develop to set is project (ESAIL) Sail Wind Solar Electric The worlds. new to craft space- European take may wind solar the future the in Just like the wind took Europeans to America in the past, ans SSF ESAIL Electric sailpropulsion technology Electric

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= Ilmatieteen laitos, Finland = Helsingin yliopisto, Finland = Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland = Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Germany = Uppsala Universitet, Sweden = NanoSpace, Sweden = Tartu Observatory – Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Estonia = Universita di Pisà, Italy = Alta SPA, Italy

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I lmatieteen laitos, Finland W.G.M. (Wim) Bastiaanssen Tel: +358-9-19294635 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Electric sail propulsion technology (ESAIL) Contract no: 262733 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.747.393 Estimated total cost: € 2.413.184 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n navigation and control of spacecraft. of control and navigation guidance, on-board for sensor a optical novel develop will FOSTERNAV on payloads scientific sensitive deploy to and precisely posi- spacecraft and softly land controlto altitude systemsused and tion of robustness and miniaturization of TheFOSTERNAV designedtoimproveis project levelthe understanding oftheuniverse we live in. our enhance to designed assets vulnerable and pensive ex- missions,carrying such successof forparamountthe are (NEOs) objects of near-Earth and moons planets, surface other the on landings soft and Precise major challenge. a is environments extreme such in Touchdown exploration missions. space European for destinations possible amongst are asteroids even and Mars Moon, the future, Europe is committed to exploring our solar system. In the environments. challenging most the in spacecrafts landing for way the pave may that technology sensor develop will TERNAV FOS- swift. and soft precise, be teroid.Touchdown must Imagine a spacecraft landing on another planet or an as- other terrestrial bo an ft terrestrial other S o FOSTERNAV Flash for OpticalSensor Terrain Relative Navigation Robotic d

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology, Switzerland = Technical Research Center of Finland, Finland = EADS Astrium, France = Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- and Raumfahrt, Germany = Modulight, Finland

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S wiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology, A lexandre Pollini Switzerland Tel: +41 32 720 5965 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Flash Optical Sensor for Terrain Relative Robotic Navigation (FOSTERNAV) Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.953.289 Estimated total cost: € 2.662.263 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n compared to the solid propellants used today. used propellants solid performance the to higher compared 10% with propellant, solid a develop will HISP and more effective propellants. new develop to is challenge the Thus costly. very them makes also turn in which heavy, too and slow too are spacecraft Our missions. exploration space for tors fac- limiting significant are mass and Today,time there. us take would that spacecraft the power to needed are propellants new journeys, exploration space future for out sets Europe as planets; away far towards race a It’s exploration missions. future on systems propulsion improve to set is project HISP per- travel.The interplanetary for high propellants formance with dimension new a takes race space The ng u ng e Sp HISP e High Performance PropellantsHigh Solid for Propulsion In-Space Solid propellant Solid isconsidered for ascend theMars vehicle. d i p

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High Performance Solid Propellants for In-Space Propulsion

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut (FOI), Sweden = Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V (ICT), Germany = The Inner Arch (TIA), France = Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), Italy = Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO), Netherlands = Sibtermokhim (STK), Russian Federation = EURENCO Bofors AB (EUB), Sweden = Avio S.p.A. (AVIO), Italy = EURENCO France (EUF), France

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S wedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), Sweden Niklas Wingborg Tel: +46 8 5550 4181 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

High Performance Solid Propellants for In-Space Propulsion (HISP) Contract no: 262099 Starting date: 01/03/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.975.683 Estimated total cost: € 2.823.326 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n the upper stages of rocket launches. rocket of stages upper the during combustion initiate be may ignition laser how explores LIROC current state-of-the-art. enhance to means possible as emerged have nologies tech- laser orbit, its the in safely for deployed be optimal to spacecraft most is it when precisely undertaken are launches stage upper these that secure to order In upper the stages ofsuchrockets isachallenging exercise. of firing the and other, each of top on bled sta- rockets of series a is rocket a Indeed, times. merous nu- fired are rockets modern atmosphere, the upper of stages the through travelling launch, its after Minutes ofthese the quality “upper stagelaunches” further. exploresenhance technologycan project laser how new it atmosphere LIROC launches. The upper further of series a of form the the takes in eye, human the of scope the beyond once. Yet, fired is rocket a Earth, from Seen ing ro ing un L a LIROC Laser Ignition Technology for Engines Rocket c h rocket takeoff© Stephen Sweet - Fotolia.com c k e ts more effe more ts c t i v e ly ala a okt s be to able into orbit. carry is rocket a much payload how on impact cant signifi- a have will launches stages upper of performance the in increase slight a Even of therockets. stages upper the of firing the combustion initiate to order in chamber, rocket the main inside focused be lasers may how explores LIROC launch vehicles. of stages upper cryogenic the be used to initiate combustion in may they how exploring to view a with technologies such addresses therefore project LIROC The lenge. as possible means to solve this chal- emerged have technologies Laser requirements. stringent same the satisfy must but conditions different under occurs ignition each as challenging comes be- Re-ignition engine. stage the in changes inducing change, conditions environmental atmosphere, the of layers upper the through soar stages upper launcher As margins. minimal within repeatable are which ignitions successful ensure to importance paramount of is esses proc- such Mastering changes. is undergoing behaviour constantly flow which during phases transient gine en- during occur they as complex are processes Ignition quality of life. improvingensuringandthusthis and capabilities launcher of improving to systemsisoffundamental importance Europe’scitizens. Improving of ignition spin-offs enhance the quality life of of as well as directly space bothtechnologies European world, today’s In citizens? European benefit work your does How improving Europe’s access to space. and enhancing at aims LIROClatter. plays an important role in ensuring the importanceand space related research utter of are proliferation economic and advances Scientific world. the in Europe of sovereignty the ensure to importance fundamental to of is space access reliable and Unlimited Europe? for important project this is Why and thus enhance Europe’s leading role. capabilities launch European current mentationlaserofsystems improveto doing so to pave the way for the imple- reliablyreproducibly,wellasas in and upperstage liquid rocket engines both implementedsuccessfullybeto ignite can system laser a how examine To project? this with achieve to want you do What Q M uestions is ichael

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= Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany = Aerospace Propulsion Research (APP), The Netherlands = SSC Keldysh Research Centre (KeRC), Russian Federation = Konstruktorskoe Buro Khimavtomatiky (KBKhA), Russian Federation

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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Michael Oschwald Germany Tel: +49 6298 28 327 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Laser Ignition Technology for Rocket Engines (LIROC) Contract no: 262874 Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 481.827 Estimated total cost: € 831.645 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n system for small-scale exploration missions. exploration small-scale for system propulsion electric miniaturized low-cost a develop will MicroThrust sions that willbesmallerbuthigh-risk. cheaper,missions therebyand allow for many moremis- space make that needed are systems new actors, more with offers space that possibilities endless the share and stage, next its to age space the take to order in Indeed, activities. exploration space of scope the limited have risks high and cost high fascinating, been have space in Whilst the risks that a generation of explorers have taken missions to the Moon and even beyond our solar system. exploration space stakes high and audacious expensive, in engaged and satellites, of thousands deployedspace, into reached have powers major prestige, national with Associated few. privileged the by undertaken been has exploration space age, space the of beginning the Since failure occur. a should stakes the lowering means, expensive less smaller and with space into reach to ways new develop to set is MicroThrust project the more, is less that Believing all size size all S m MicroThrust to Space EnableRobotic Exploration andSpace Science Micropropulsion for Electric SmallSpacecraft MEMS-Based M o on flights on moon surface ©innovari -Fotolia.commoon surface Monolithic InP-HBV chip mounted in a ible missionsimaginable. for the smallest and most flex- veloping a ‘thruster-on-a-chip’ wards the ultimate goal of de- to- works project The stamp. shrunk to the size of a postage be can head thruster the ogy, technol- micromachining Using efficiency. and miniaturization of signed to allow for the highest level co-de- are elements all integration: subsystem of degree high a with thruster colloid microfabricated a involves concept MicroThrust The a failure occurs. if impact negative the limiting little as a single instrument, thereby as carry and missions,conventional current of fraction a cost would missions asteroids.Small-size and planets by evenbeyondnear-toand Moon, the and Earth between anylocationto nano-satellites microand propelsmall to able be would system MicroThrust The system. pulsion pro- electrical small, yetperformant highly very designa to out sets it as missions, exploration space lower-cost more for need this to responds project MicroThrust The waveguide block © MicroThrust understanding ofour universe. deeper a and data, science exciting more mean missions More ploration. ex- space in involved directly be to citizens European more many allows MicroThrust missions, science tious ambi- build to countries European small few a for possible it making By citizens? European benefit work your does How lowmissions at cost. very exploration novel lead to free be will and vehicle, launch specific any on rely not will Europe satellites. small of constellations on based missions new develop rapidly and pendently inde- to Europe allow efficient will thruster highly miniaturized Our Europe? for important project this is Why weighing 1-100kg. satellites for cost low at time first the for possible become point Lagrange a to or orbit lunar to orbit Earth from going cleanup, Debris unimaginable. now till missions accomplish to lites satel- small allow to system pulsion pro- miniaturized a develop will We project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland = Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, United Kingdom = Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek – TNO, The Netherlands = Nanospace AB, Sweden = SystematIC design bv, The Netherlands

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E cole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), H erbert Shea Switzerland Tel: +41 32 720 5584 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

MEMS-Based Electric Micropropulsion for Small Spacecraft to Enable Robotic Space Exploration and Space Science (MicroThrust) Contract no: 263035 Starting date: 01/12/2010 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.992.906 Estimated total cost: € 2.842.535 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n RITD aims to customize an inflatable entry system developed for for developed system re-entry. entry Earth for Landers inflatable Mars an customize to aims RITD also profit from then when returning spacecraft to Earth. to order in technologies, inflatable such customizing of explorefeasibilitywill the project RITD toMars,the sions which has been developed for planetary exploration mis- system, (MNL) Lander MetNet inflatable the by Inspired solutions are needed. exploration,new of stage next the to on moving Indeed, andcumbersome.heavy possible. Today,planet areour systems on such material a subsequent safe landing of small payloads and loads of intoEarth’s re-entry systemsmake thatatmosphere, and ing of all the elements onboard spacecraft, including the New and smaller spacecraft designs provide for re-think- missions. exploration space focused better and friendly mentally environ-more facilitating fuel, and cost both saves mass spacecraft and Reducing smaller systems. spacecraft on flexible rely more to set are missions space Future als safely backto Earth. flexible solutions for bringing small payloads and materi- and practical more designing of challenge the on takes project RITD The unsafe. are they sometimes, and sive expen- heavy, are systems re-entry Earth Contemporary ys for a safe safe a for ys N e RITD in Russiancollaboration inflatable technology development Re-entry: w

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland = Lavochkin Association, Russia = Instituto Nacional de Tecbica Aerospacial, Spain = The Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia

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F innish Meteorological Institute, Finland A ri-Matti Harri Tel: +35850 337 5623 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Re-entry: inflatable technology development in Russian collaboration (RITD) Contract no: 263255 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 494.651 Estimated total cost: € 736.013 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n rovers. exploration lightweight for required technologies develop will ROV-E tions ofinteresting features, suchasrocks. examina- perform and territory more examine to entists Similarly, on the of surface Mars, rovers have enabled sci- thecourseduring ofafew days. covered were km 27 some and enormously, extended Rover,the explorationwaswith walking,lunar range the Moon the exploring toconstrained been had man sions, mis- previous on Whilst Moon. the of surface the across astronauts 15 Apollo took Rover Lunar first the 1971, In proves successful, they might be lighter than ever project before. ROV-E the if future, the in and rovers, ploration ex- need WeMars. and Moon the of surfaces the of tion explora- scientific successful for paramount is Flexibility signing light signing - ex R e ROV-E p Lightweight technologies for exploration rovers d l e oration ro oration v e rs w e ight ight © ROV-E future space missions. tribute to lowering the cost of con- also therefore may ogies technol- materials multifunctional and lightweight with rovers Re-designing nation. desti- requires the reach to it fuel more as costly, is kilo extra each space in Indeed, missions. the challenges of future space for fit them making diet, a on concepts rover existing puts sense a in ROV-E structures, multifunctional on based ers, rov- exploration for equipments integrated fully lightweight obtain such to required technologies the developing By once. at flexible to make the rovers both lighter and maycomponents rover existing replace materials advanced weight light- how explore to set is project the perform, to ability rovers’ the on compromising Without rovers. exploration lightweight for posal The ROV-E responds project to thischallengewithapro- lighter designs are needed. being risk and new Therefore,heavy. too rovers become and overloaded demands, scientific rising with Yet, is foreseen to taketheform ofarover. HenceEurope’s future ExoMars tomission red the planet vironmentally friendly solutions. en- and cheaper providingtherefore, aircraft weight, fuel consumption and reducing aeronautics to translated be could project this of Outputs role. key a play volume sectors and mass where to applicable directly are ROV-E in out carried Developments citizens? European benefit work your does How as technology provider. position advanced an reach to components.ROV-E allowEuropewill flight in approach this implement to nology. However, work is still required tech- disrupting a be to proved have MFS competitiveness. industry space aero- European enhance will ROV-E Europe? for important project this is Why could beintegrated inacomponent. storage and power shielding, toring, moni- health as functions additional where (MFS), structures functional multi- on based equipments integrated lightweight–fully obtain to required technologies of velopment The main objective of ROV-E is the de- project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is G

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= TECNALIA, Spain = Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy = Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany = Yuzhnoye SDO, Ukraine = Advanced Composites Group, United Kingdom = University of Southampton, United Kingdom

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TE CNalia, Spain G arbiñe Atxaga Tel: + 34 943 00 37 00 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Lightweight technologies for exploration rovers (ROV-E) Contract no: 262744 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.478.412 Estimated total cost: € 2.214.618 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n SACOMAR will perform experimental and numerical investigations conditions. investigations entry Martian numerical on and experimental perform will SACOMAR ing of the environment near Mars that a spacecraft has to TheSACOMAR toset enhanceunderstand- is our project dust content oftheatmosphere. significant and compositions gas different the of being presence this for reasons main The challenging. very a safe touch down of spacecraft on the Red Planed is still for density, lower with atmosphere an Al- has Mars though extreme. sometimes are that fluxes heat with deal do inadequate prove Shields Protection Thermal their if atmosphere the in up burn to risk spacecrafts Earth, et plan- own our of case the In missions.spaceany of parts Safely landing on a planet is one of the most challenging missions.for future entry Mars design spacecraft improve to view a with vestigations in- detailed performes SACOMAR landing. before ment environ- challenging extremely an through navigate to have Mars of towardsdescending Spacecraft surface the ng safely on on safely ng n L a SACOMAR Technologies for Safe Entry andControlled Martian d i M a rs tian entry flow conditions.tian entry Mar- at model fronta in of shock bow the behind field flow enthalpy high the in phenomena teraction in- surface gas of and study numerical experimental an perform to seek will SACOMAR respect, this In conditions. boundary by defined surfaces with gases and liquids of interaction the simulate to required calculations the form involvethat lems flows.fluid per- Computers to used are prob- analyzing and solving to view a with algorithms and methods numerical of use makes which mechanics, fluid of branch a is CFD environment. alien this of edge knowl- our enhance to means valuable a be to proven to distance has research (CFD) geographical Dynamics Fluid Computational Mars, the Given successful. be to travel through safely, for future European space missions ©SACOMAR engineering. future needs of aerospace science and the meet can that activities future on working of advantage take will ers research- of generation new A sions. mis- interplanetary European future for transferred be will project COMAR SA- the from knowledge Obtained citizens? European benefit work your does How the designofaspacecraft. derstanding of problems and improve un- better a support to tries COMAR SA- unknown. still is 2 Beagle lander The reason of the loss of the European Mars. on rover a landing and entry, Martian successful a performing in succeed not did Europe now Until Europe? for important project this is Why technologies.entry Martian of field the in Russia and EU of institutions key the between tion coopera- the intensify should project This entry. Martian safe a for tools design numerical and perimental ex- of improvement the are project SACOMAR the of objectives main The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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Technologies for Safe and Controlled Martian Entry

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= Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Germany = ASTRIUM, Germany = CIRA, Italy = Thales Alenia, Italy = TsNIImash, Russia = IPM, Russia = TsAGI, Russia = ITAM, Russia

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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Dr. Ing. Ali Gülhan Germany Tel: +49 2203 601 2363 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Technologies for Safe and Controlled Martian Entry (SACOMAR) Contract no: 263210 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 18 months EU Contribution: € 499.484,94 Estimated total cost: € 690.530,85 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n soft and precision landing. precision and soft for planetary technology propulsion throatable develop SPARTAN will features that makesuchlandingspossible. promising presents technology propulsion Throatable and withoutthepresence ofanatmosphere. with conditions difficult extremely under precisely and softly land to spacecrafts enable that technologies from –depends missions manned future of success the tually even- and - missions robotic future such of success The may soon feel the impact of our landing spacecrafts. Galileo,Jupiter’sevenEuropa,discoveredby moon1610 the and Mars Moon, the as suchworlds, new of surfaces are set for exotic destinations about our solar system. The In the next decades, European space exploration missions project develops new technologies in support of just SPARTANthat. The success. for paramount is landing precise and soft a people, or robots carries it WhetherOutpost. the Moon with the of aim of establishing surface a permanent the Lunar on down touching spacecraft a Imagine ft an ft p S o l SPARTAN anets SPAce exploration Research for Throatable Advanced eNgine d

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= Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A, Italy = Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy = NAMMO Raufoss SA, Norway = Bradford Engineering B.V., The Netherlands = Vysoke uceni technicke v Brne, Czech Republic = Politecnico di Milano, Italy = GMV Aerospace and Defence SA Unipersonal, Spain = STUDIEL, France

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T hales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A, Italy E nrico Gaia Tel: + 39 011 7180742 E-mail: [email protected]

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SPAce exploration Research for Throatable Advanced eNgine (SPARTAN) Contract no: 262837 Starting date: 01/02/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.926.631 Estimated total cost: € 3.034.339 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n in spacecraft onboard networking technologies. networking onboard spacecraft in standard EU-Russia joint new a of development the promotes SpWRT joint technology standards between space faring of nations.degree the enhancing for need a see designers craft Striving to achieve more, rapidly and at lower cost, space- wide range ofspace missionrequirements. a meet to configured be can of that components pre-build fast integration implies assembly Rapid needs. cific spe- mission to respond to order in another, to mission one from adapted be can that spacecraft build to ability the for synonym a is respect this in Flexibility demands. customer specific meet to rapidly assembled be to able our ability to design spacecraft that are both flexible and to closely linked is missions space future of success The technology field. exciting this in Russia and EU the between cooperation enhanced for way the paving demand, this to responds project SpWRT The quickly. launched and requirement mission specific a meet to assembled be can that craft sive Space”, demand is increasing for more flexible space- towardsRespon- trend“Operationally growing the With w te Joining i SpWRT SPACEWIRE-RT th less th c h nologies to to nologies d o more more SpaceWire Router Testing ©SpWRT and avionics level. payloads the at advances joint ther fur- for platform technical a strong creating thereby technologies, network plug-and-play spacecraft way for a new EU-Russia standard in the pave may developments Such layer. ofservice quality ways,of number a a adding as such in protocol SpaceWire existing the improve will SpWRT and control electronics. spacecraft avionics i.e. spacecraft onboard data-handling terministic and durable standard network technology for aimstoproject provide aflexible, robust, responsive, de- interoper- such technologies. The space Russian and promoteEU between ability to set is project SpWRT The euig hi cs, n enabling them to bebuiltmore quickly. and cost, their reducing onboardtechnologyuse forsatellites, networking standard a provide will SpaceWire-RT telecommunications. and TV, broadcast navigation, ellite sat- images, weather life: everyday of part a now is technology Space citizens? European benefit work your does How toapplicable otherapplications. it making and assembly spacecraft rapid support to it enabling level, next the to technology this take to aims project SpaceWire-RT The craft. space- many on industry space and agencies space world’s the by used technology European a is SpaceWire Europe? for important project this is Why ration between Europe andRussia. collabo- technological strengthened A spacecraft. of assembly rapid port sup- to able is which and plications, ap- control and data-handling craft service capabilities suitable for space- of quality provides that technology network SpaceWire enhanced An project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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= University of Dundee, United Kingdom = St Peterburg University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Russia = Submicron, Russia = ELVEES, Russia = Astrium GmbH, Germany

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U niversity of Dundee, United Kingdom S teve Parkes Tel: +44 1382 385194 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

SPACEWIRE-RT (SpWRT) Contract no: 263148 Duration: 18 months EU Contribution: € 499.997 Estimated total cost: € 683.233 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n space, joining European and Russian expertise. Russian and European joining from space, Accounting Carbon forestry enhanced for way the paves ZAPÁS that are at play across theseimmenselands. processes biological the of understanding better a ating gener- in interest an share Russia and EU Thesinks. bon In Eurasia, the forests in Central Siberia are important car- ments aimedat CO2 reductions. agree- international of monitoring the for important is environmentglobal the forestshavevaston that impact the quantify and balance. understand fully carbon to Earth’s ability our in Hence part pivotal a play Forests tion for forest resource assessment and monitoring. the procedures and products in the field of Earth observa- Europeanandtogether,partnerssian enhance aimingto act as valuable carbon sinks. The ZAPÁS project brings climatechange,forestsCentralofRus-timethe ofSiberia a In berian insights on global global on insights berian S i ZAPÁS in theFramework oftheEU-RussiaSpace Dialogue Assessment ofForest andMonitoring Resources Drought ©David Hands-Fotolia.com w a rming promising. bon Account for a large area is Car- Full ecosystem terrestrial velopment and validation of a de- foreseen ZAPÁS’ Indeed, Kyoto Protocol. the of implementation the on reporting European-Russian improved facilitate will which model, accounting carbon to a input as scale map cover km land 1 a generate will project the Moreover, scale. regional at maps cover land well as improved biomass and as scale, local a on 2009 and maps for the change years 2007, 2008, biomass and maps, biomass first of development col- the to lead to set laborationis This RESURS-DK1. METEOR-M and and ASAR, and Russian satellites, such as ENVISAT MERIS and European from data observation Earth of richness the exploit to intend they jointly and together, researchers Russian and European brings project The data. forestry carbon better for demand the to responds ZAPÁS project The models. accounting carbon advanced into feed and years, several over change biomass about tion omass maps. Suchmapsmay beusedto obtaininforma- Specifically, radar satellites facilitate the generation of bi- ofbiophysicalduction products. pro- enables the and areas land remote and satellites large of monitoring from sensing remote since respect, data provide this valuablein observation solutions Earth farming, forestry and fisheries sectors. operationenergytheonissues, inand industrialvitalinis investments, co- in in economic dealings. Such responsibility andsocial responsibility tothe forefront ward in bringing ecological sustainability for-necessarystepmentalissuestois betweentheEU and Russia collaboration onenviron- of intensification The citizens? European benefit work your does How gases and tackle global warming. mechanismsing reduceto greenhouse contribute, is the Kyoto Protocol, provid- tionalagreement, whichtoZAPÁS will interna- important An environment. efforts to protect the global climate and its playerinkey Parliament peana as Euro- the consideredneighbour, by is largest Union’s European the Russia, Europe? for important project this is Why servation for the environmental sciences. creasescientific credibility Earth Ob- of in- order to efforts in joining theand viaimproving the information exchange Europeancountries Russiawellinasas in development sustainable to tion TheZAPÁS project willspeed transi- up project? this with achieve to want you do What Q C uestions hristiane is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Friedrich-Schiller University, Department for Earth Observation, Jena, Germany = Internationale Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria = Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia = V.N.Sukachev Institute of Forestry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia = Joint Stock Company “Russian Space Systems”, Russia

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F riedrich-Schiller University, Department for Earth Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christiane Schmullius Observation, Jena, Germany Tel: +49 3641 9488-80/-81 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Assessment and Monitoring of Forest Resources in the Framework of the EU-Russia Space Dialogue (ZAPÁS) Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 499.990 Estimated total cost: € 669.609 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n TransHyberiAN will explore new ways to enhance the Thermal Thermal the enhance to vehicles. ways re-entry in System new Protection explore will TransHyberiAN are that vehicles re-entry future design help will which hance thelevel ofprotection that TPS offer inspacecraft, The TransHyBeriAN project will examine new ways to en- TPS for future European safer space missions. and stronger design to need a is there Therefore stage. re-entry difficult this atmosphere the during in up burned have spacecraft when happened, have disasters past, the more.In or foldthree sharply heat increase will flux a sometimes volatile; very be can shield protection the towards heat of distribution the speeds, such At cle. vehi- re-entry their in (TPS) System Protection the Thermal of strength the to equal is death and life between difference five the astronauts for than sound, of speed faster the times speeds at Earth towards Descending inspacecraftcanbemademore effective andsafe. (TPS) Systems Protection Thermal how study will project riAN TransHyBe- The disasters. to led has protection thermal inadequate past the in and mission, space any of stages dangerous most the of one is Earth to home Returning inging our astronauts safely home safely astronauts our inging B r TransHyBeriAN Hypersonic flow over a Cone By Experiments And NumericalCharacterization Simulations of Wall Temperature Effect during Transition of The plane©Kovalenko -Fotolia.com Inna sia andtheEU. Rus- from resources technical class world and human able valu- both together is bring to set TransHyBeriAN respect, this In and databases in the EU and Russia. cilities, and several numerical codes fa- hypersonic six of use make will project the research, its Pursuing numerous times. heat extreme withstand can spacecraft that require designs such Indeed, vehicles. re-entry re-usable of generation next the of development and design the for pivotal prove might findings project TransHyBeriAN re- and careful detailed search into the physics involved in hypersonic transition, undertake to effort joint researchers a European in and Russian together Bringing levels they might experience intheatmosphere. heat extreme the against protected adequately transition willbeimperative. hypersonic of understanding the aim hours. Tofour this than less in Sidney to Paris connect to expects LAPCAT project EU current The airplane. civil hypersonic a of generation new a of development the with knowledge this of benefit will citizens European citizens? European benefit work your does How transition inhypersonic. layer requiresboundary its mastering challenge. The design of a safe vehicle Space technological the European in expertise leading the confirm to crucial is Earth to return secure its of certitude the with Space access to crew human a for guaranty The Europe? for important project this is Why layer.laminar boundary a keep to us allow will mode this of amplification the delaying timately, most unstable mode of instability. Ul- the temperatureon variationwall cal lo- a by played role the specially and transition hypersonic of mechanism the highlight to expecting are We project? this with achieve to want you do What Q P uestions is atrick

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Von Karman Institute for Fluid dynamics, Belgium = Federal State Unitary Enterprise Central Research Institute for Machine Building, Russia = Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und-Raumfahrt e.V., Germany = Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Russia = Federal State Unitary Enterprise Aerohydrodynamic Institute, Russia

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Von Karman Institute for Fluid dynamics, Belgium Patrick Rambaud Tel: +32 2 359 96 22 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Characterization of Wall Temperature Effect during Transition of Hypersonic flow over a Cone By Experiments And Numerical Simulations (TransHyBeriAN) Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 499.999 Estimated total cost: € 651.373 x p l o r a t i o n e e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e w e a t h e r AFFECTS will provide advanced early space weather warning to to warning weather space systems. early communication protect advanced provide will AFFECTS weather forecasting system space is needed. and warning early advanced an Hence solar maximumaround increase. 2012suchrisks next the approach we as and real, very is jobs and lives people’s for weather space of on impact the grids Hence power Earth. and systems communication as such systems, technological many of operations the disrupt catastrophically to potential the have also They phere. natural The atmos-the hazardsspacemodify weatherof only not do system. climate atmosphere lower the to even and ionosphere, the to down magnetosphere the from environment Earth entire the affects activity Solar ing system to prepare for thischallenge. forecast-weather space advanced an develops AFFECTS Earth. poweron and grids communication networks age dam- could events weather space extreme that risks the raising 2012, around occur will maximum solar next The 24 hour hour 24 for s for AFFECTS Through Space Advanced Forecast For Communications Ensuring p a c w e

a w rning rning e ather e ather v e nts of space weather events. tent 24 (TEC) hours in advance forecasts of total electron con- sphere”provideto expected is Iono- System “Forecast AF- FECTS’ system. forecasting space weather functioning a establish to determined are scientists AFFECTS these 2012,around maximum solar Together, next the fortime in ready experts from Europe and the US. ofthe world’s leading space weather tivity. AFFECTS brings together some ionospheric ac- and electrojet roral lites in different orbits and ground-based monitoring of municationau- systems by means of measurements from satel-Earth’sionosphere andtheir subsequent impacts com-on the-artmodelling theofSun-Earth Chain Effectsof theon vulnerable,Earth.andon The project undertakes state-of- spaceweatherofspace wherebothin spacecraft alsoare system,therebymitigatingdevelopa impactsuch tothe out sets and risks, addresses these project AFFECTS The © AFFECTS systems. citizen’scommunication European of infrastructures critical protect help will system and forecast weather warning space early AFFECTS The citizens? European benefit work your does How tive space weather events. disrup- of capabilities warning early and assessment advanced prediction, providing elsewhere, and Europe in capability new entirely an is system forecast weather space AFFECTS The Europe? for important project this is Why erational manner. op- an in applications ionospheric for system forecast weather space cated dedi- first the establish will AFFECTS project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions V is olk

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= University of Göttingen, Germany = Royal Observatory of Belgium, Belgium = Space Research Institute of National Academy of Sciences and National Space Agency of Ukraine, Ukraine = Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM, Germany = University of Tromsø, Norway = German Aerospace Center Neustrelitz, Germany = Astrium ST Friedrichshafen, Germany

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U niversity of Göttingen, Germany Volker Bothmer Tel: + (49) (551) (395044) E-mail: [email protected]

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Advanced Forecast For Ensuring Communications Through Space (AFFECTS) Contract no: 263506 Starting date: 01/03/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.999.893 Estimated total cost: € 2.550.245 r e a t h e w e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e w e a t h e r enabling more precise space weather forecasts. weather model, space precise more thermosphere enabling new a of creation the towards works ATMOP activity. geomagnetic and International the on solar life impacts directly weather Space to response in idly rap- varies that environment hostile a is the thermosphere atmosphere, Earth’s of part other any than Bigger mosphere space weather model. ther- new a developing shortfall, this addresses project ATMOPprecision.The lacks it predict and monitor to ity abil- our yet rapidly, changes weather space Here tion. Sta- Space International the and satellites of thousands to home is thermosphere the space, and Earth Between ring our satellites our ring S e ATMOP c Advanced Thermosphere for Modelling Prediction Orbit u © ATMOP networks. communication and services response emergency as such satellites, on that dependent are networks based Earth for poses weather space that risk the reducing also thereby events, weather space from assets space European of rity secu- the ensuring to tributes con- ATMOP respect, this In weather forecasts. space for services operational provide and prediction phere thermos- real-time undertake to Europe enable semi-empirical and models, existing to sor succes- the becomeultimately may which (DTM), Model Temperature Drag new a develop to is aim The atmosphere. the of modelling physical and modelling, mosphere ther- semi-empirical of areas the in entists who are leading in the world sci- together brings it mosphere,as ther- the of models advanced such The ATMOP project is set to develop models for space weather ‘nowcasting’ andforecasting. better develop to paramount is it satellites, colliding by spaceand limit debris,the risk of further which is caused assets, valuable other these protect to with order In collide objects. space or lost be may that satellites of ing phere some 300 km above us. It also affects the function- Space Station, which orbits in the middle of the thermos- ground assets (re-entry). ground assets(re-entry). and collisions) loss, (track satellites to risks minimise to measures priate appro- of initiation the and objects space of tracking precise and improvedsurvey for mandatory is tation compu- drag air Precise satellites. on rely activities of number large A citizens? European benefit work your does How tions ontheUS. opera- space of dependence reduce to capability European this of ment develop- the on focuses project This propagation. orbit and computation drag precise enable to thermosphere the of model time real near pendent inde- an of lacks Europe Currently Europe? for important project this is Why state. pre-operational a into it bringing and model thermosphere empirical semi- advanced an developing by computation drag satellite predictive and modelling thermosphere precise in advantage strategic a Europe give to is ATMOP of objective main The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q N uestions oelia is

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Advanced Thermosphere Modelling for Orbit Prediction

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= DEIMOS Space S.L.U., Spain = Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France = Collecte Localisation Satellites, France = Met Office, United Kingdom = Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, France = University College London, United Kingdom = Kybertec S.R.O, Czech Republic

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D Eimos Space S.L.U., Spain N noelia Sá chez-Ortiz Tel: + 33 91 8063472 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Advanced Thermosphere Modelling for Orbit Prediction (ATMOP) Contract no: 261948 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.563.980 Estimated total cost: € 2.219.205 r e a t h e w e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e w e a t h e r geomagnetic storms and solar energetic particle events. events. particle energetic solar and storms geomagnetic of impacts negative the mitigate to tools new develop will COMESEP gate the negative effects of such extreme space weather, Space European Weather operational Alert system would be a valuable means to miti- an of development The CMEs. caused by Earth-bound storms magnetic the through Earth on power-grids and pipelines of functioning effective the impact events even may these of effects the cases Sta- extreme In Space (ISS). tion International the onboard astronauts and satellites for risks known well a are events CME and SEP forecasting ofsuchevents. better for tools new develop will project COMESEP The suchperiods.mon during com- are (SEP) particles energetic solar and (CME) tions ejec- mass coronal as such Events weather. space local our characterising energeticparticles, and flux magnetic est star commonly engages in explosive releases of mass, Sun’sTowardsnear-the our of cycle, maximum solar the sights for better s better for fore sights I n COMESEP forecasting thespace weather impact EnergeticCoronal andSolar Particles: Ejections Mass c a sts sts p a c e

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= Institut d’Aeronomie Spatiale de Belgique, Belgium = Universitaet Graz, Austria = Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België, Belgium = Hvar Observatory, Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb, Croatia = Technical University of Denmark, Denmark = National Observatory of Athens, Greece = University of Central Lancashire, U.K.

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I nstitut d’Aeronomie Spatiale de Belgique, Belgium N orma B. Crosby Tel: +(32) (2) (3730406) E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Coronal Mass Ejections and Solar Energetic Particles: forecasting the space weather impact (COMESEP) Contract no: 263252 Starting date: 01/02/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.798.718 Estimated total cost: € 2.518.021 r e a t h e w e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e w e a t h e r geomagnetically induced currents (GIC) threatening critical critical of threatening warnings (GIC) forecast grids. power as currents such minute infrastructure, induced 30-60 develop geomagnetically will EURISGIC power in GIC of service forecast prototype real-time European-wide first the produce will project the Indeed, for 30-60minute leadtimeforecasts ofGICevents. Europe, with a view to establishing a European capability challenge, throughout grids major transmission power in this GIC modelling on takes project EURISGIC The bility in GIC modelling, forecasting and mitigation. ronment that lead to GICs, and the development of a capa- understandingofphenomena inthe solar-terrestrial envi- exacerbated.Henceneedgreaterthere foraais scientific theriskfrom fallout caused byGICsduring solar storms is nected and geographically wide power transmission grids, With the progressive integration across Europe of intercon- ing European capability for GIC forecasting and warning. GIC project seeks to mitigate this natural hazard, develop- Europeglobe.acrosstheinandmissiongrids EURIS-The solar from storms (GICs) pose a major risk to the operation of power trans- currents induced Geomagnetically ing ing Prote in in EURISGIC European from Currents Risk Geomagnetically Induced E u ro c t p e c r iti c a l infrastru l c t ure ure infrastructure worldwide. critical of security the hance en- to potential the have which to project achieve EURISGIC’s this ambitious goals, in will together work countries European several and Russia, US, the from Partners of Europe’s infrastructure. critical protection the enhancing and ers transform- of destruction avoiding thereby represents, GICs that the risk mitigating to contribute will EURISGIC by provided assessments scenario worst-case and maps risk forecasts, warning early combination, In GIC throughout Europe. large of risk statistical the of map first the derive will GIC EURIS- recordings, geomagnetic utilising by Moreover, magnetosphere. Earth’s of simulations comprehensive and observations wind solar in-situ on based systems, sunearth ©EURISGIC sunearth gate problems in power transmission. miti- help to EURISGIC of results the exploit will which industry power is audience target special A infrastructures. ground-based on effects er weath- space of awarenessEuropean The EURISGIC project will improve the citizens? European benefit work your does How than before. larger is effects GIC continental-scale harmful from risk the grids, power between interconnection increasing vere space weather storms. Due to the se- during Earth whole the affect do not respect national borders, but they do currents induced Geomagnetically Europe? for important project this is Why the GICriskinEurope. statistically assess torecordings netic geomag- of archives long-term able valu- the analyse also will We scale. Pan-European a on currents induced geomagnetically forecasting in ity provideto capabil- nationalexpertise EURISGIC will integrate the best inter- project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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= Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland = British Geological Survey,Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom = NeuroSpace, Sweden = Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Sweden = Geodetic and Geophysical Research Institute, Hungary = Polar Geophysical Institute of the Kola Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia = The Catholic University of America, United States

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F innish Meteorological Institute, Finland A ri Viljanen Tel: +358 9 19294668 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

European Risk from Geomagnetically Induced Currents (EURISGIC) Contract no: 260330 Starting date: 01/03/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.056.184 Estimated total cost: € 1.561.175 r e a t h e w e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e w e a t h e r to monitor the changing composition of the plasmasphere. the of composition changing densities the mass and monitor to electron plasmaspheric measure will PLASMON standing of Earth’s plasmasphere. under- our enhancing at Zealand,aimed New and Africa America, Europe, world from of institutions scientific consortium renowned a by undertaken effort national inter- coordinated a represents project PLASMON The Galileo and GMES satellite constellations. foreseen the particular infrastructures,in spacegrowing its protect to determined is which EU, the for priority a is forecasting weather space enhanced space, in curity Europe’sse- Pursuinginfrastructure.for spacerisks pose weather space extreme Such danger. grave face space in humans and satellites storm, geomagnetic a During hidden properties of the plasmasphere. uncoverto attempts regarding project PLASMON structure. The its knowledge adequate lack we currently, yet environment, this impacts strongly plasmasphere The belts. radiation Earth’s in environment particle charged The security of space assets is affected by the high energy asmas hi the I n d PLASMON a critical contributionmodellingfora critical Belt to Radiation Space Weather purposes A new, ground baseddata-assimilative modellingofEarth’s plasmasphere – d e n se n p l c r ets p h ere, loo ere, k i ng for for ng plasma ball © Schiller Renatoplasma ball©Schiller -Fotolia.com at nee t scr our space assets. secure to needed casts enhanced space weather fore- for way the pave to attempts PLASMON worldwide, ployed de- and ranges VLF and the ULF in operating stations, tion observa- of network a Using Earth. from plasmasphere the of position com- the monitor to attempt an in densities, mass and electron pheric resolved measurements of plasmas- longitudinally- regular therefore undertakes project PLASMON The properties of the plasmasphere. the governedbyare that (REP) tion ticularly the phenomenon of relativistic electron precipita- gered by radiation is determined by loss mechanisms, par- the length and time during which space assets are endan- known as the Van Allen belts. During a geomagnetic storm pactsthenature ofwave activity inEarth’s radiation belts, low energy plasma. It is believed that the plasmasphere atmosphere,im- theplasmasphere regionisa that consists of Situated just underneath the magnetosphere in the upper results project. obtained inPLASMON futurethe bythe in supported be will technology this of operation smooth the and security the –, etc. travels, telecommunication,air navigation, – technology satellite by shot invisibly EuropeanThecitizens’ is life everyday citizens? European benefit work your does How service. a such towards step important an be to intended is PLASMON service. ing - has no own Space Weather forecast- has an increasing number of satellites fects of Space Weather. EU – though it ef- the to sensitive are that systems satellite tech high on relies Europe including civilization, modern The Europe? for important project this is Why in theRadiation Belts. phenomenon REP the and masphere plas- the modelling and mapping for data real-time provide to networks AARDDVARK and the EMMA AWDANet, establish fully and extend to is PLASMON of objective main The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q J ános uestions is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary = Natural Environment Research Council, British Antarctic Survey, UK = Eötvös Loránd Geophysical Institute, Hungary = University of L’Aquila, Italy = Univeristy of Oulu, Sodankyla Geophysical Observatory, Finland = University of Otago, New Zealand = National Research Foundation, Hermanus Magnetic Observatory, South Africa = New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA = Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland = University of Washington, USA = Los Alamos National Security LLC, USA

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E ötvös Loránd University, Hungary Dr. János Lichtenberger Tel: + 36 1 3722934 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

A new, ground based data-assimilative modelling of Earth’s plasmasphere – a critical contribution to Radiation Belt modelling for Space Weather purposes (PLASMON) Starting date: 01/02/2011 Duration: 42 months EU Contribution: € 1.972.050 Estimated total cost: € 2.626.263 r e a t h e w e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e w e a t h e r protect against radiation in space. in of radiation against to protect behaviour structures composite shielding improved develop and radiation structures the composite improve to proposes SIDER weight penalties. significant in resulting strength, that structural exceed for required substantially can shielding for aluminium necessary of thickness the electronics, of rating dose the and inclination, and altitude mission on Depending forstructures better andlighter radiation shields. es this challenge with research into improved composite address- SIDER cost. a is radiation such against shielding for risk a satellitesis space, in humans and Radiation and tter tter B e SIDER Radiation shieldingofcompositeRadiation space enclosures contaminacion espacial©juanjotugores -Fotolia.com p r ote c t ion against ra against ion d i © SIDER ation well beyond the space sector. exploitation commercial for coveries hold a great potential dis- SIDER potential Indeed, improved health care technology. of benefit the at particular in sector, space the outside trans- domains into ferred be may technology such since Earth, on people benefits directly radiation protection better Moreover, for communication satellites. market the on leadership bal struc- Europe’ssustainingtures, glo- composite better of development the from profit also might industry satellite European themissions, ration explo- space future on space deep into further travel may lighter spacecraft possible that making to Furthernumerous. endeavourarethis inceeding suc- from benefits Potential ers and nano-conductive materials. native materials such as tungsten lay- uate the protective potential of alter- Indoing so, the project is set to eval- structures. lightweight, composite reliable and obtain robust safe, to required tools and technologies the oping devel- by shields radiation lighter driver. The aimsat SIDERproject paving theway for such design primary a considered is which attenuation, tion as aluminium - composites provide 30 to 40 % less radia- materials shielding radiation efficient as not are posites com- epoxy graphite conventional However, housings. composite on based designs advanced using of bilities possi- the show satellites lightweight for concepts New housings Electronic are on the spacecraft. a massive part employment ofskilled professionals. market, foroffering the opportunities are essential to increase the European tools Technologiesand industry. tical pharmaceu- and nuclear the as such markets and sectors other to ferred trans- be also could project SIDER the in obtained results and Findings citizens? European benefit work your does How access andexploit space. toEurope’s on capability impact cant signifi- very a generating thus sions commercial and utilitarian space mis- benefit will developments The tions. compositematerials spacein applica- of use broad a get to obstacle last the surpassing allow will study This Europe? for important project this is Why posite structures’ behaviour. com- improving and understanding Thisintends project to solve issue this als provide a poor radiation shielding. materi- these Nevertheless, concern. a really is mass where applications, space many to solution promising a are materials composite Organic project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is G

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= TECNALIA, Spain = Aalto-Korkeakoulusaation, Finland = Anturikeskus OY, Finland = Yuzhnoye Design Office named after Mikhail Yangel, Ukraine = Université de Liège, Belgium

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TE CNalia, Spain G arbiñe Atxaga Tel: + 34 943 105 115 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Radiation shielding of composite space enclosures (SIDER) Contract no: 262746 Starting date: 01/12/2010 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.067.329 Estimated total cost: € 1.440.726 r e a t h e w e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e w e a t h e r SPACECAST will deliver a European space weather forecasting forecasting weather space European a capability. deliver will SPACECAST en- high the of forecasts develop could Europe models computer new with But data satellite together bringing to predict. by difficult notoriously is which weather In the past Europe has relied heavily on the USA for space major events suchasthe2012London OlympicGames. of running smooth the with interfering potentiallygrids, electricity and navigation satellite TV, satellite systems, communication terrestrial impact also may storms solar Moreover,(ISS). Station Space International the and lites threat for security a spaceis assets,satel- as such activity its climax, bringing solar toactivity its highest level. Solar to reach expected is cycle solar the 2013-2014, Between space industry. growing a protect help to forecasts weather space pean Euro- deliver will SPACECASTproject The systems. tion causing damage to satellites, and terrestrial communica- potentially activity, solar in climax a see will 2013-2014 2012, fore 2012, I n SPACECAST European dynamic modelling and forecasting capabilities Protecting space assets from high energy particles by developing c a sting solar storms solar sting weather in the radiation space belts. for model forecasting plementthefirst near real time im- toproject theallow will that research constitutes a necessary step physicalSecuringsuchinsights, this the particles respond to solar activity. improving our understanding of how Earth’sradiation belts, with aview in to processes loss and acceleration particlesource,studiestransport,of targeted undertake will project the so, doing In system. forecasting er weath-operational European space time of the project, and which will lay the foundation life- the beyond continue for willforecasting an capability that SPACECASTThe spaceprojectweatherdeliverwillasuch operations manoeuvres. suchasorbit or re-schedule systems non-essential off switching by damage the limit would enable satellite operators to be foralert problems, forecasts These spacecraft. damage that particles ergy ©SPACECAST tion for future applications. founda- the lay will which research from the knowledge gained, and new es, a more competitive space industry servic- satellite of delivery improved European citizens will benefit from an citizens? European benefit work your does How weather hazards. space of forms all from assets space these protect to means the develops Europe that important is It reasons. security and economic strategic, for GMES and Galileo as such grammes pro- space new developing is and space in heavily invested has Europe Europe? for important project this is Why and mannedspacecraft. vehicles space for hazards important most the of two addresses project The risk. high of periods forecasting and models European developing by the Sun and the Earth’s radiation belts from particles energy high from craft space- protect help will SPACECAST project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is R

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= British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom = Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland = Ilmatieteen Laitos, Finland = Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, France = Universitat de Barcelona, Spain = Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium = DH Consultancy, Belgium

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B ritish Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom Prof. Richard Horne Tel: +44 1223 221542 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Protecting space assets from high energy particles by developing European dynamic modelling and forecasting capabilities (SPACECAST) Contract no: 262468 Starting date: 01/03/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.965.071 Estimated total cost: € 2.539.991 r e a t h e w e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e w e a t h e r SWIFF will develop a physics-based simulation basis for space space for basis simulation physics-based forecasting. weather a develop will SWIFF drive this phenomenon still need to be further understood.fundamental electricitygrids,thephysicsmajorthat and functioning of major communication systems, such as GPS casting. Whilstspace weather is understood to impact the fore- weather space solid and sound for basisadequate an create not do forecasting weather space for models Existing precision. lacks it about knowledge our and er, What happens between the Sun and Earth is space weath- for better space weather forecasting. life on Earth. The SWIFF project is set to establish a model increasingly the Sun’s activities are understood to impact Space weather rarely makes it into the evening news, yet sting the sun the sting re F o SWIFF Space Weather Integrated Forecasting Framework c3D MHDsimulation following aCMEfrom thelower solar c a corona up to the orbit of the Earth. ©SWIFF corona upto oftheEarth. theorbit Solar activity ©Ig0rZh-Fotolia.com activity Solar findings. in project disseminate start to order its after years school two modelling weather space a organise to dertaken weather,space un- of importance has and the about ness aware- raising activi- at aimed ties outreach extensive in engages also project The be effective. to forecasting weather for space needed is which cilities, fa- supercomputing in ence experi- extensive have who Europe, across from experts by aided be will project the so doing in and Earth, on has weather it effects the to space Sun the from of evolution the of aspects all cover will SWIFF weather. models, space of context the in applied yet meteorological in regular commonplace now is what equivalent of the form to the is of project aim ultimate The casting. fore- weather space enhanced for infrastructure software integrated a implement common hand,finally at and models to the will proceed to develop computational algorithms target of space weather processes. Then in a second step, SWIFF models mathematical first develop will projects the ics, space weather. Thus starting from of the fundamental phys- modelling the for framework integrated an develop deter- is It mined to go back to basics – that challenge. is back to physics – and this on takes SWIFF project The els ofthespace environment the state of the on art computer mod- space industry. SWIFF pushes forward and computing performance high technology: modern of areas portant im- most the of two in led be than rather lead to need Europeans the economy global competitive our In citizens? European benefit work your does How in space. activities human the on and assets space the on impact the predict to space in developing processes the cy accura- with simulateto ability the is this of aspect One technology. space forefrontthe atin be Europeto needs Europe? for important project this is Why space weather forecasting inEurope. for basis the form to software design and methods computational produce er. on these Based models, SWIFF will models of the physics of space mathematical weath- develop will SWIFF project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions G is io

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Space Weather Integrated Forecasting Framework

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= Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium = Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Belgium = Università di Pisa, Italy = Københavns Universitet, Denmark = Astronomical Observatory Turin - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Italy = Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic = University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium G iovanni Lapenta Tel: +32 16 327965 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Space Weather Integrated Forecasting Framework (SWIFF) Starting date: 01/02/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.559.005,56 Estimated total cost: € 1.991.474,08 r e a t h e w e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d e b r i s BETs aims at developing an efficient deorbit system for future future for system deorbit efficient an spacecrafts. developing at aims BETs spacecraft. future on carried be can that system deorbiting efficient an for proposal a with demand this to responds project BETs the and recognised, been has debris of space sources future the limit to order in retire that satellites for system deorbiting effective an implement to need The spaceharmful debris. very potentially still yet smaller of amounts larger ating cre- challenge,waste space the multiplies satellites such between collisions Moreover, (ISS). Station Space Interna- tional the on crew the and satellites functioning for hazards represents such as and control, of out are most fuel, of out Earth; orbit satellites retired of thousands So operation. in still are 800 about launched Today,only space. been into have satellites 6000 some 1958, Since systemorbiting for future satellites. Station (ISS). The BETs project proposes an innovative de- risk for satellites functioning and the International Space a is which debris, of amounts increasing create and lide col- satellites Old space. in problem growing a is Waste fe retirement for satellites for retirement fe S a BETs bare tethers electrodynamic Propellantless ofspace by deorbiting debris Crowded Space ©Paul Fleet -Fotolia.com ol hv te egh of length some 4-10 km when unfolded. the have would which space, in tether tional opera- an of deployment and design eventual the for way the representativepave would It environment. a in tests ground undertaking 4-5, Level Readiness Technologyonto concept de- its velop to determined is project The supply. power no and propellant no uses system The tether. conductive ing current-carry- involves a on drag systemmagnetic proposed BETs phere. Earth’sin atmos- satellite old the of destruction sequent sub- and re-entry faster the leading altitude, decrease thereby and energy, orbital remove to lives useful their of end the at spacecraft by deployed be to tether netic electromag- an of design and long study the ambitious objective: term but single a on focused is project The entities. political other in proportion creasing inin- originated debris with dangerously filled be would otherwise space ways,which multiple in use for clean find will citizens European citizens? European benefit work your does How Outer Space. of Uses Peaceful the on Committee UN the by approval in culminating movement political and social, nical, tech- a head will Europe application. universal of development technology a of forefront the at be will Europe Europe? for important project this is Why times lighter 30 but rocket/electrical-thrusters, as active and Front-AreaxDeorbit-Time, in smaller times 10000 but air-drag enhanced as passive system, both is deorbiting which a provide To project? this with achieve to want you do What Q J uan uestions is

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= Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain = Universitá di Padova, Italy = ONERA-Toulouse, France = Colorado State University, United States = Emxys, Spain = DLR-Bremen, Germany = INASMET, Spain

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U niversidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Juan R. Sanmartín Tel: + 34 91 3366302 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Propellantless deorbiting of space debris by bare electrodynamic tethers (BETs) Contract no: 262972 Starting date: 01/11/2010 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.772.801 Estimated total cost: € 2.337.317 s b r i e d e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d e b r i s CLEANSPACE will develop a concept allowing for removal of small- of waste. removal space for seized allowing concept a develop will CLEANSPACE the safe forremoval of small seized allow space waste – wouldbetween 1 which concept a develop to proposes and challenge, this addresses project CLEANSPACE The effective space removal debris technologies isparamount. of development the satellites, GMES and leo protect Europe’s space infrastructure, such as future Gali- and waste, space of proliferation the address to order In centimetres. 10 and 1 between is debris space such of majority vast exponential.becomeincreaseto collide,the leading The pieces existing as junk space of pieces smaller and more of small seized space is increasing. debris The trend is for abovefew a hundredpopulationus,kilometres Only the ogy to do aproper cleanup. The CLEANSPACE project anticipates using laser technol- satellites.for hazardous is debris Such Earth. orbit waste an old satellite. Thousands of small seized pieces of space from off broken antenna an of piece a glove, a screw, A me for a a for me T i CLEANSPACE and complementary technology and complementary removalSmall debris by laserillumination c l ean u ean p

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= CILAS, Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers, France = Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR, Germany = Astrium – Space Transportation, France = Rovira i Virgili University, Spain = Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux Luminescents, France = Institute of Low Temperature and Structure, Poland = Adam Mickiewicz University, Astronomical Observatory, Poland = Université de Limoges, France = Astri-Polska, Poland

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C Ilas, Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers, France Christophe JACQUELARD Tel: +33 2 38 64 40 25 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Small debris removal by laser illumination and complementary technology (CLEANSPACE) Contract no: 263044 Starting date: 01/05/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.958.962 Estimated total cost: € 2.868.723 s b r i e d e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d e b r i s DEORBITSAIL develops and tests a novel device for de-orbiting of of de-orbiting for spacecraft. Orbit device Earth novel Low a tests and develops DEORBITSAIL collisions increase. possible of number the as time over raise would which percentage a – year per percent 5 of order the in rate growth a with grow will particles debris of number the that estimated is it lifetime, their of end the at craft space- of de-orbiting safe for systems effective of ment establish- the and practice of change a without Indeed, spacecraft. retired other of pieces by hit when of break increasesamountthe debris,of piecesas satellitesold of of turn in which collide, debris Such pieces Earth. orbit junk space of thousands and spacecraft. satellites old for of risk Hundreds a poses debris space Increasingly, time. life- their of end the at spacecraft of de-orbiting safe the allowing system, innovative an proposes DEORBITSAIL in waste the future, Orbit. In Low space this must practice change. Earth of tones 8,500 left has lifetime their end of the at satellites abandoning of practice Historical ng s ng T a DEORBITSAIL k De Orbiting ofSatellites Orbiting Sails De usingSolar i p a c e c r aft home aft Satellite © inorbit Terry -Fotolia.com Morris future debris by 70 percent. cepthas the potential to reduce seize spacecraft, the proposed con- (ESA),anddeployed onallnew small tionsbytheEuropean Space Agency recommenda- established to heres ad- de-orbiting period year 25 The atmosphere, Earth’s where itwould offsafely. burn into home spacecraft the taking spacecraft downwards, the drive would wind solar the years, 25 Within sail. this deploy would spacecraft retired the lifetime, its of end lar Sail, which would weight no more than 3 kg. Upon the DEORBITSAIL proposes to develop a 25 square metre So- culate Earth in Low Earth Orbit less than 900 km above us. for smaller spacecraft with a mass less than 500 kg that cir- set to develop a novel low cost low risk de-orbiting device TheDEORBITSAIL project addresses thischallenge, isit as number andmassofdebris inorbit. the reducing towards contribute also will It environment. and the protecting collisions, space from assets space European and astronauts ing protect- thus Orbit, LowEarth in junk space deorbit to capability a unique demonstrate will DEORBITSAIL citizens? European benefit work your does How Earth’s atmosphere. eventually burn up through in friction can they so Earth to closer debris ing bring- sail, drag a as sail solar ultra light cost, low a using junk space deorbit to ability the demonstrate to mission space European prehensive com- first the be will DEORBITSAIL Europe? for important project this is Why cubesat nanosatellite platform. light 5x5m sail, which will fit in a 3 kg ultra an of deployment the through deorbiting satellite demonstrate will which mission, space end-to-end cost low a is project DEORBITSAILThe project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= University of Surrey, United Kingdom = California Institute of Technology, U.S.A. = Astrium S.A.S. , France = Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt e.v., Germany = Stellenbosch University, South Africa = University of Patras, Greece = Athena Research and Innovation Center in Information Communication & Knowledge Technologies, Greece = Middle East Technical University, Turkey = Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, United Kingdom = Innovative Solutions In Space BV, Netherlands

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U niversity of Surrey, United Kingdom Dr Vaios Lappas Tel: +(44)(1483)(683412) E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

De Orbiting of Satellites using Solar Sails (DEORBITSAIL) Starting date: 01/02/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.997.342 Estimated total cost: € 2.830.721 s b r i e d e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d e b r i s satellite infrastructure, and proposes new means to mitigate such such mitigate to means risks. new proposes and Europe’s for infrastructure, poses debris satellite space that risks the calculates P2-ROTECT a precondition for suchprotection to bemosteffective. Orbit (GEO) Orbit (MEO) and Geostationary dium is Earth Me- (LEO), Orbit Earth Low in both with faced are lites satel-that awarenessrisks situationalspace the Better of must beprotected againsthazardous space debris. blocks building its are valuable that such satellites the of infrastructure, potential full the harvest to order In for EU businesses and help us deal with climate change. GMES space initiatives will open new market opportunities navigationsatellites. andand Galileo vationflagship The obser- Earth of series a of launch theinfrastructure with satelliteits expand to set is Europeyears,coming the In to makeEurope’s satellites theyfly. safer everywhere insights comprehensive provide will project P2-ROTECT The environments. different these between varies lites satel- to debris space from risk The Orbit. Geostationary High in as well as Orbit, Earth Medium and Low in ture infrastruc- satellite its building is Europe Progressively, ing ing Prote P2-ROTECT to Collision Threats Prediction, Protection ofOrbiTal &Reduction Exposure c t E u ro p e ’s satellites ’s Trackable ©ESA Orbit inLow objects Earth liding with small scale space debris. col- satellites impacts negative the limit would that designs new into recommendationsprovide also will project the Moreover, surveillance. space effective undertake to bility tion, thus enhancing Europe’s capa- predic- collision for methods isting ex- improve to is aim The severity. viding access to sensitive terms of collision probability or km, P2-ROTECT will assess its degree of vulnerability, pro- above us, or is geostationary at an altitude of some 35,786 Whether a satellite is flying in LEO some 100 and 2000km satellites andspace in thesedifferent debris orbits. ing to assess the risks associated with collisions between aim- challenge, this to responds project P2-ROTECT The ability offutureability space systems. reli- the to contribute will cost, and efficiency between made with trade-offs vulnerability their reducing of ways better recommending work, more and more on space systems. This Life of European citizens is depending citizens? European benefit work your does How them. reducing of ways better recommend the risks depending on orbits and will assess will project This threats. tual ac- are debris space to due collisions on-orbit that shown have examples for applications.defenceRecent and civil Europe, in growing is systems space of importance strategic The Europe? for important project this is Why vulnerability of future space missions. reduce to - environment debris on better prediction, better protection or action - solutions possible mend recom- will and GEO and MEO LEO, in collisions debris space to due risks the assess will project P²-ROTECT The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is T

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Onera, France = OHB-System AG, Germany = Thales Alenia Space – Italia, Italy = Fraunhofer EMI (Ernst-Mach-Institut), Germany = TUBITAK Uzay, Turkey = Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany = TELINT RTD Consultancy Services, United Kingdom

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O nera, France T hérèse Donath Tel: + 33 (0)1 8038 6631 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Prediction, Protection & Reduction of OrbiTal Exposure to Collision Threats (P2-ROTECT) Contract no: 262820 Duration: 30 months EU Contribution: € 1.995.781 Estimated total cost: € 2.933.485 s b r i e d e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d e b r i s ReVuS undertakes a study to reduce vulnerability of satellites satellites of vulnerability reduce debris. space to small against study a undertakes ReVuS of forcemanufacturers would which level,unacceptable an reach could debris such by caused damage of ability waste create more and smaller pieces of debris, the prob- in the years to come, as collisions between existing space Withforeseenpopulationspace the of debris to increase can causesignificant damage. seize-range this in debris space although impact, of risk the mitigate to place in system a cm, not currently 10 is and there cm 0.1 between seized junk space for Yet foreseen. is cm 10 than larger waste space with collision a when ex- systems way harms and of outsteered be cm,canspacecraftwhereby ist 0.1 than smaller is which debris Today’ssatellites arerobust enough resistto impactform pact cannot be avoided. ReVuS addresses this challenge. ing of satellites are also needed to protect them when im- shield-better or rulesdesign newultimately debris, and clean up in space, and avoid collisions between spacecraft hazardSpacewasteafor satellites.is efforts spiteto ofIn tter shiel tter B e ReVus Reducing the Reducing Vulnerability ofSpace Systems d s against s against p a c e

d e bris lite manufacturers. satel- class Europe’sworld for useful extremely be may that is foreseen to generate results project the undertaken, been yet not has spacecraft of ability atic approach to reduce the vulner- system- a such currently that Given recom- mendations. and solutions proposed the evaluate and analysis, re- silience out new carry test materials, and shielding rules design new define to set is ReVuS so, doing In satellites. (routing/ level architecture segregation design rules), iii) or a at better shielding for LEO ii) functions), the ating (fraction- level at system i) solutions provide to efforts The of ReVuSa such study in support project undertakes more robust designs. and new introduce to (LEO) Orbit Earth Low in satellites © ReVus ices to the citizens. maintain the continuity of these serv- to allows debris to vulnerability ellite sat- the Reducing citizens. to benefit end the at that systems, security and defense monitoring, resources tion, observa- Earth like services provide to Orbit Earth Low using is Europe citizens? European benefit work your does How and satellite manufacturers. universities institutes, research cies, agen- European stakeholder, user to protectionconcepts. Theybenefit will and rules design new totems, thanks sys- space European the of tiveness competi- and performance the ing enhanc- allow will results ReVuS The Europe? for important project this is Why developed andtested. be will arrangements shielding new and materials shielding new ticular, par- In satellites. on debris small of impacts the minimise to solutions architecture satellite different assess and define will manufacturer, lite satel- as Astrium, project, this With project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions C is laude

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= Astrium SAS, France = Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V., Germany = Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany = University of Southampton, United Kingdom = University of Surrey, United Kingdom = Astrium GmbH, Germany = PHS Space Limited, United Kingdom = Ten Cate Advanced Composites BV, The Netherlands = Hiscox Assurances Services, France = Astri Polska Sp. Z.o.o., Poland

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

A strium Sas, France Claude COugnet Tel: +33 (0)5 62 19 60 65 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Reducing the Vulnerability of Space Systems (ReVus) Starting date: 01/03/2011 Duration: 28 months EU Contribution: € 1.971.271 Estimated total cost: € 3.191.058 s b r i e d e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d a t a e xploitation ECLAT will provide supporting data for the ESA Cluster Active Active and Cluster plasma physics ESA space of terrestrial the solar analysis the for for toolkit a data develop and Archive supporting provide will ECLAT and globalscales. meso-, micro-, on modelling and observations, remote- sensing measurements, situ in with engage scientists as challenges new generates magnetosphere the from data scientific of volume sheer environment,the plasma space observed best the Now connection. Sun-Earth the of impact environmental the exploring are who world, the throughout scientists from attention intense to ject sub- is magnetosphere the later years 50 some Today, trol over the motions of gas and fast charged particles”. which the magnetic field of the earth has a dominant con- cist Thomas Gold, it is “the region above the ionosphere in Explorersatellite.1 Baptised 1959 by Austrian astrophysi- US the by 1958 discovered was magnetosphereEarth’s of theSun. of this critical space where interacts Earth with the forces understanding our enhance further to tools new velop universe. The ECLAT project aims to provide data and de- the in environment plasma space observed best the to is believed to be paramount for Earth’s climate. It is home magnetospherethe wind, solar the from Earth Shielding en en t a B e c ECLAT European Cluster Assimilation Technology l w oser loo oser e S u n an n k

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= University of Leicester, United Kingdom = Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Austria = Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland = St. Petersburg State University, Russia = Institutet för rymdfysik, Sweden

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U niversity of Leicester, United Kingdom S teve Milan Tel: +44 116 2231896 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

European Cluster Assimilation Technology (ECLAT) Contract no: 263325 Starting date: 01/03/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.577.144 Estimated total cost: € 2.045.723,4 xploitation e d a t a e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d a t a e xploitation of ephemerides and reference systems for natural satellites and and satellites domain natural for the in systems spacecrafts. reference and collaboration ephemerides European of strengthen will ESPACE ground-based classical with data these combine and es, The ESPACE project plans to profit from such novel sourc- also beobtainedfrom space measurements. than ever before in further our solar system, travelling astrometric data can spacecraft and orbit, in satellites day modern with Yet Earth. from measurements of means by generated been always have values such past, the In of stellar measurements andmotion. science the ago.is treemillennia some Astrometry times Babylonian since used been has objects astronomical of positions the gives that values of table a of form the ing for the natives on the island. Indeed, this ancient tool tak- used an ephemeris to successfully predict a lunar eclipse Columbus Christopher 1504, in Jamaica Shipwreckedon dynamics. inplanetary network pean expertise Euro- a initiate intends ESPACE project The worlds. new on Now Earth. they also guide spacecrafts on missions to navigation guided ephemerides past, the In planets. the of orbits the mapped has Man years, of thousands For ls of motion in s in motion of ls M o ESPACE European Satellite PArtnership for Computing Ephemerides d e Artist viewofIo’s Artist emissioninduced highthermal by Jupiter’s tide©ESPACE p a c e ploration efforts. ex- space ambitious Europe’s matches that network pertise tive activities and create an ex- collabora- strengthen to order in dynamics and sciences space in European research centres involved main seven together bringing by ESPACEefforts these to contributes when discovering theNew World. precisely more navigate to explorers European past by made forts future of ef- the to comparable is spacecraft orbits the improving mount for the planning of future space missions. Indeed, para- is asteroids of course the or Mars of Moons the of orbits the of knowledge accurate and motion, is Space low even for theintegrating oftheirrotation properties. al- will satellites,which planetary severalnatural of obits ate new dynamical models predicting more precisely the measurements. In doing so, the project intends to gener- mission and can savemission andcan money! interplanetary the of management the improve may tracking spacecraft the or models orbital satellite ing Improv- exists. benefit indirect but obvious, not is citizen European for benefit Direct missions. space of turn re- scientific the increase to Wewant citizens? European benefit work your does How tospace agencies. tools new provide could which domain dynamics the in expertise of be a first brick for a European network bital modeling. This project intends to of spacecraft and natural satellites or- domain the in expertise of exchange of efficiency the improveto wantWe Europe? for important project this is Why and to give andfitnewmodels. ones ground-based to jointly data space old exploit to intend we goals these tracking.For spacecraft for gies technolo- new experiment or apply to and satellites, natural and craft space- some of models orbital the of knowledge our improve to want We project? this with achieve to want you do What Q W uestions is illiam

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European Satellite PArtnership for Computing Ephemerides

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= Institut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides, France = Royal Observatory of Belgium, Belgium = Technical University of Berlin, Germany = Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe, The Netherlands = Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, France = Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. , Germany = Technology University of Delft , The Netherlands

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I nstitut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des William Thuillot éphémérides , France Tel: +(33)(1)(40512262) E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

European Satellite PArtnership for Computing Ephemerides (ESPACE) Contract no: 263466 Duration: 48 months EU Contribution: € 1.980.967 Estimated total cost: € 2.518.500 xploitation e d a t a e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d a t a e xploitation partner countries. partner space topics intheclassroom. young children in science and technology and stimulate European European citizenship. stimulate and global and technology and science in interest to children sciences young space of aspects inspirational use will EUNAWE = = Specifically, EUNAWE will: Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK - and South Africa. The project will focus on 5 European countries - Germany, curiosity is high and their value systems are being formed. inspire, excite and stimulate children at an age when their peanandSouthAfrican astronomy andspace sciences to tronomy.EUNAWE exploitachievementswillthe Euro- of stone of the successful UN-ratified International Year of corner-As- a wascountries and40 years.in activeUNAWE is uniqueprovenand programme a forchildren10 to 4aged (UNAWE), Awareness Universe on builds project The minds and stimulate European and global citizenship. technology,theirbroaden and science inchildren leged omy and space sciences to interest very young underprivi- EUNAWE will use the inspiration and excitement of astron- Thinking about the Universe and space fascinates children. ration for for ration s I

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Leiden University, The Netherlands = Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg, Germany = Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya, Spain = Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (Arcetri Observatory), Italy = National Research Foundation (South African Astronomical Observatory), South Africa = Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, United Kingdom

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L eiden University, The Netherlands G eorge Miley Tel: +31715275849 / +31715275833 / +31715231672 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Building on the International Year of Astronomy: Making young children aware of the Universe (EUNAWE) Contract no: 263239 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.903.577 Estimated total cost: € 2.534.312 xploitation e d a t a e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d a t a e xploitation HESPE aims to mainstream the exploitation of high energy solar solar energy high of Europe. in data exploitation physics the mainstream to aims HESPE the understanding that physics of these most powerful events is a demonstrated necessary pre- clearly it And threat.natural of type this to vulnerable increasingly ing becom- are societies technology-based modern that ity real- the home brought event to one This latitudes. rerouted lower were flights airlin- trans-polar degraded; for scheduled was ers systems navigation satellite of accuracy the grid; distribution power the of blackouts caused currents induced geomagnetically strong sion, explo- the after hours 19 km/hour. million 8 of velocity a with Earth, the towards mass straight directed was coronal ejection a halo flare, intense an Following years. many for events eruptive solar of effects dramatic most the of one experienced Earth the 2003, October 28 On escaping from theSunto Earth. ter understanding of the sources of high energy particles our on planet. HESPE takes on this challenge, repercussions allowing for a bet- direct have can eruptions Solar ring se ring U n HESPE High Energy Physics Solar High Data inEurope c o v e c r ets of the the of ets S u n Fiery Glowing Sun© TheSupe87 -Fotolia.com community. physics solar the to science-ready products and providing for algorithms tools (ICT) nology Tech- Communication and mation Infor- sophisticated utilize to and analysis, data high-energy solar for methods computational plement im- and formulate to is project this of rationale The adopted. be must procedures analysis data complex with together techniques vational from it that nonconventional obser- information useful extract to difficult so it makes diation ra- this solar of nature of peculiar the Unfortunately, mechanisms eruptions. basic the understanding in crucial role a play observations high-energy that program space the of days early the since recognized been has It damaging effectsinspace andontheEarth. requisite to predict their occurrence and their potentially on ourtechnology-based society. effects their reducetoeventually and eruptions solar to associated storms This will help to forecast geomagnetic Earth. to Sun fromthe escaping ticles energypar- sourceshigh the of of ing HESPE will allow a better understand- citizens? European benefit work your does How of suchdata products. Europe in the sustainable exploitation of positioning term long and stable a weatherguaranteewill and scientists space and helio solar, European the of potential of disposal at data solar high-energy the put will HESPE Europe? for important project this is Why tools.nological tech- and computational theoretical, utilize will HESPE goal, this achieve Toscience. space and helio solar, ing will help to initiate original, challeng- that products science-ready and data solar energy high state-of-the-art for home a becoming at aims HESPE project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is M

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High Energy Solar Physics Data in Europe

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Universita di Genova, Italy = Fachhochschule Nortwestschweiz, Switzerland = University of Glasgow, United Kingdom = Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), France = Universitaet Graz, Austria = University of California at Berkeley, USA

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U niversita di Genova, Italy M ichele Piana Tel: +390103536939 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

High Energy Solar Physics Data in Europe (HESPE) Starting date: 01/12/2010 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.569.808 Estimated total cost: € 2.213.164 xploitation e d a t a e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d a t a e xploitation of space missions’ data, superimposing them with the advanced advanced the with them models. computational superimposing data, missions’ exploitation space better for of framework interactive an create will IMPEx IM- endeavours. exploration European the to value ing add- thereby shortfall, this addresses project IMPEx The for the processing of the data that are returned to Earth. integratedan oflackframework theresult of alimited as pensive and exciting space exploration missions has been However, in the past, scientific return on even the most ex- sions to expand our understanding of the Solar System. mis- on spacecraft European by approached be to set is with Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Titan, the gas giant for future European space exploration missions. Together destinations foreseen the amongst is Jupiter System, lar planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the So- Look into the sky and sometimes you see Jupiter; the fifth IMPEx prepares to deliver justthat. takeoff. before needed is missions such from back get would we data the of integrated processing an better Yet,for framework system. solar our of space vast the about journeys exciting on embark to prepares Europe tter sharing an sharing tter s B p e a IMPEx Integrated Exploration for Medium Planetary c e mission results mission d

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Integrated Medium for Planetary Exploration

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= Institut für Weltraumforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (IWF-OeAW), Austria = Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Finland = Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France = Nauchno Issledovatelskii Institut Yadernoi Fiziki imeni D.V. Skobelitsyna, Moskovskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta imeni M.V., Russia

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I nstitut für Weltraumforschung, Österreichische M axim Khodachenko Akademie der Wissenschaften (IWF-OeAW), Austria Tel: + 43-316-4120661 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Integrated Medium for Planetary Exploration (IMPEx) Contract no: 262863 Duration: 48 months EU Contribution: € 1.998.719 Estimated total cost: € 2.564.606 xploitation e d a t a e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d a t a e xploitation from Earth’s ionosphere. Earth’s data of from processing better for tools mining data new creates POPDAT form data-mining withinapoolofcoordinated datasets. and user friendly tools that would allow scientists to per- missions is currently impeded satelliteby the absence of effective ionospheric past and data observational from gained insights from fully profit to ability our However, disasters alsohasapotential. man-made and natural of monitoring ionospheric tive, initia- (GMES) Security and Environment Global for Europe’s Monitoring of context the in predict and Weather, and Space understand to attempts for environment critical a is ionosphere the Also, Earth. throughout tion propaga- radio influence here developments and tricity elec- atmospheric of scene the is it important; iono- is sphere The Sun. the from radiation by ions into formed trans- are atoms ionosphere the in the atmosphere, upper in exosphere the and thermosphere the Between DAT attempts projects to facilitate theirintegration. fragmented.arePOP- atmosphereThe upper the of part this to missions satellite past fromHowever, data GMES. including initiatives, satellite European major of benefit the at insights critical provide ionosphere the from Data insights into the ionos the into insights N e POPDAT for Ionosphere Exploration Problem-oriented Processing andDatabase Creation w

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Technical University Berlin, Germany = Space and Solar-Terrestrial Research Institute, Bulgaria = NOVELTIS SAS, France = Engineering, Consulting and Management Office, Germany = Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary = Space Research Institute of Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland = Lviv Center of Space Research Institute, Ukraine = Space Research Institute of National Academy of Sciences and National Space Agency of Ukraine, Ukraine

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

T echnical University Berlin, Germany Klaus Briess Tel: +(49) (30) (314 21339) E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Problem-oriented Processing and Database Creation for Ionosphere Exploration (POPDAT) Contract no: 263240 Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 1.374.209 Estimated total cost: € 1.712.528 xploitation e d a t a e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d a t a e xploitation solar energetic particle data and analysis tools. analysis and to data interface particle web-based energetic solar integrated an establish to aims SEPServer and missions space existing several to value at aims adding project the shortfall; this addresses SEPServer value ofthisimmensework islessthanoptimal. the data, SEP to access open fully and approach dinated coor- a of However,short events. SEP observe scientists Therefore, flights. polar on aircrew the for cases extreme in and (ISS), Station Space International the board on- astronauts the for satellites, for hazard a is weather space Earth, on humans by noticeable not Whilst tions. condi- weather extreme more provokingincrease, to set ing, the number of solar energetic (SEP) particle events is Sun. approach-With cycle solar the of high the and 2012 the – star nearest our of behaviour extreme sometimes Throughout the world, scientists strive to understand the to better understandsuchevents. at risk. The SEPServer project satelliteswill combine fragmented data of functioning the putting weather, extreme space provoke events (SEP) particle energetic Solar The Sun is both a source of all life and significant hazards. rstan U n SEPServer Events andRelated Electromagnetic Emissions andAnalysis Data Services Tools for Energetic Solar Particle d e d i ng extreme s extreme ng p a c e

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Helsingin yliopisto, Finland = Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany = Centre national de la recherche scientifique, France = Universitat de Barcelona, Spain = Turun yliopisto, Finland = Oulun yliopisto, Finland = Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Germany = National Observatory of Athens, Greece = University of Ioannina, Greece = Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, Germany = DH Consultancy BVBA, Belgium

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

H elsingin yliopisto, Finland R ami Vainio Tel: +358 9 19150676 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Data Services and Analysis Tools for Solar Energetic Particle Events and Related Electromagnetic Emissions (SEPServer) Contract no: 262773 Starting date: 01/12/2010 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.932.173 Estimated total cost: € 2.484.126 xploitation e d a t a e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry S p a c e d a t a e xploitation Space-Data Routers establishes a means for enhanced sharing of of sharing enhanced missions. for space from means data a establishes Routers Space-Data knowledge scientific forward. to return space data to with Earth the aim to take human is missions space most of objective ultimate the Indeed, ure ofthefragmented globalspace community. fail- collective significant a represents data space of ing shar- Inadequate Earth. on degree fullest the to ploited ex- yet not are space in gain we insights the today Yet bal efforts to enhance our understanding of the universe. glo- represent missions Such powers. space major other in spaceports from Europe’s from or off spaceport, takes spacecraft a time every excitement and aspiration, tion, anticipa- intense in culminate preparation of Yearsing. Space missions are costly, challenging and time consum- es thisfailure. address- to tools technological new provides project ers Rout- Space-Data progress. The scientific hampers sions mis- exploration space from data of sharing Inadequate aring s aring S h SPACE-DATA ROUTERS Space-Data Routers ForSpace-Data ExploitingSpace Data p a c e

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Democritus University of Thrace, Greece = VEGA IT GmbH, Germany = Space Internetworks Ltd., Greece = National Observatory of Athens, Greece = University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Vassilis Tsaoussidis Tel: +302541079553 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Space-Data Routers For Exploiting Space Data (SPACE-DATA ROUTERS) Contract no: 263330 Starting date: 01/11/2010 Duration: 42 months EU Contribution: € 1.686.477 Estimated total cost: € 2.253.972 xploitation e d a t a e p a c S

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry D e v e l o p i n g c r i t i c a l t e c h n o l o g i es signal processing capabilities at the heart of the detectors. the of heart the at capabilities processing with arrays signal detector temperature ultra-low new provide will CESAR cooled detectors to the distant (10 m) warm electronics. ever-growingthebywires, sumedthe linking numberof ture, in space conditions. The power budget is mainly con- the restricted amount of available power, at low by tempera- down slowed are developments these Nevertheless and 2009. 1999 in ESA by launched missions Herschel and Planck XMM-Newton, the of successes great the of sequence con- a sensitivity.is signal This and pixels of number the enhancing arrays, detector improved with programsfields both in scheduled has Agency Space European the decade, coming the In zero. absolute to close matter of properties physical of advantage taking by astronomy Infrared far and X-ray in performances unprecedented provide (T<0.1K) sensors temperature Today,Ultra-Low in thisdomain. solutions new explores project CESAR The sensors. sion preci- high for used electronics cryogenic of velopment de- the for challenge major a is environment space The ol, shar ol, A

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Cryogenic Electronics for Space Applications and Research

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives (CEA), France = Interuniversity MicroElectronics Centre (IMEC), Belgium = Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France = University of Palermo (UNIPA), Italy = Konkoly Observatory (KO), Hungary = Imperial College (IC), United Kingdom

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et Energies Louis Rodriguez Alternatives (CEA), France E-mail: [email protected]

es PROJECT INFORMATION i g Cryogenic Electronics for Space Applications and Research (CESAR) Contract no: 263455 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.998.050,10 Estimated total cost: € 2.633.933,80 c h n o l o e t c r i t i c a l g l o p i n e v e D

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry D e v e l o p i n g c r i t i c a l t e c h n o l o g i es stand-alone signal processor into embedded systems or as building building as or component. systems embedded into processor signal a as used stand-alone be to applications space for DSP a develop to aims DSPACE with DSPs performance high general-purpose European of generation the next of development the makes rope, Eu- outside from technologies critical on dependence the reduce to need the with together requirement, This much highercomputing power. sufficient a few years ago, future applications will require andmore noticeablyto20 MFLOPS. 60 wasAlthoughit considered MIPS of 20 power computing typical a offer modules based (DSP) Processor Signal Digital Available ac- the quired information before sending itto Earth. elaborate to order in capability calculation cal numeri- on-board high a demands flows data increasing trigger procedure and a compression algorithm. The ever process to levelfirst a both applying boardmissions,whilst on data ability the includes handling Such data. of amounts large handle to capability the require missions scientific and missions exploration planetary missions, sounding atmospheric missions, observation Earth New DSPACE addresses thischallenge. needed. is (DSP) Processors Signal Digital of generation next missions. the space from of flows development The data increasing handle to have will Europefuture, the In Dealing better better Dealing DSPACE DSP for Space Applications w i th s th p a c e

d a ta high technology -Fotolia.com background Kiev ©Mike velopment Environment. De- SW complete a with able avail- made demon- and board strator be FPGA a will on housed core DSPACE The common space scenarios. of representative benchmarks with together developed be to expected is layer, optimiser code level low a including environment, A software technology. front/back-end complete space today’s European of limitations and requirements the account into taking designed be will Core DSP new A ing the computational capability. as a building component for increas- stand-alonesignal processor into embedded systems as and both used be conceived to is - features usabilityand scalability,meetingtheGFLOPs - multi-purposethat1 to developahigh performance DSP for space application up The DSPACE project responds to this challenge, as it aims to ment environment mandatory. develop- SWapplication reliable and efficient linked a devices are indispensable. efficient more and calculations board on- high-capacity where fields All applications. observations) (heart ic as CT, MRI, ultrasound,..) and scientif- images through (Diagnosis medical commercial (telephony, electronic music), within used widely are DSP citizens? European benefit work your does How unrestricted access to this technology. and free guaranteeing for importantmilestone an be will applications the DSPACE data signal processor line, for space this Along technologies. space in independent Europe make to is competitiveness European ing increas- for conditio-sine-qua-non A Europe? for important project this is Why applications. commercial and space in used be to features, usability and multi-purpose near to 1 GFLOPS, meeting scalability, capability with component (DSP) sor Proces- Signal Digital new a of ment The purpose of DSPACE is the develop- project? this with achieve to want you do What Q A uestions nnamaria is

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= SITAEL AEROSPACE, Italy = INTECS Informatica e Tecnologia del Software, Italy = Consorzio Pisa Ricerche, Italy = Space Applications Services, Belgium = Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

SITAEL AerosPACE, Italy Annamaria Colonna Tel: +39 050 9912116 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

es DSP for Space Applications (DSPACE) i Duration: 24 months g EU Contribution: € 1.177.067,50 Estimated total cost: € 1.615.865 c h n o l o e t c r i t i c a l g l o p i n e v e D

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry D e v e l o p i n g c r i t i c a l t e c h n o l o g i es for large X-ray to Infrared detector arrays in space research. space in arrays suitable detector readout Infrared to X-ray SQUID-based large for improved an develop will E-SQUID Universe after the Big Bang, and the infrared light of cool early the in gas hot very the and holes black first the of glow faint the of details the detect can that devices ing X-rayseek plans sky. the sens- in Mission faintestobjects and distant most the of observations by traced which be can Universe, the of evolution the and past solving mysterious on focuses research astrophysics Present take Europe to the top in this critical technology domain. will project E-SQUID The indispensable. are zero solute ray sensing devices working at temperatures close to ab- X- Universe, the of stages earliest the into back Looking ng ba ng o L o E-SQUID X-ray imaging detector arrays in astronomical research from space Development of SQUID-based multiplexers for large Infrared-to- k i c k

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= University of Helsinki, Finland = University of Leicester, United Kingdom = SRON, The Netherlands = MPG, Germany = VTT, Finland = IPHT, Germany = Aivon Oy, Finland = Supracon AG, Germany

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U niversity of Helsinki, Finland Juhanio Hu velin Tel: +358 9 19122948 E-mail: [email protected] es i PROJECT INFORMATION g Development of SQUID-based multiplexers for large Infrared-to-X-ray imaging detector arrays in astronomical research from space (E-SQUID) Contract no: 262947 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 38 months

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European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry D e v e l o p i n g c r i t i c a l t e c h n o l o g i es HarmLES will develop new solid lubricating coatings for for coatings lubricating solid new drives. develop harmonic will HarmLES of costs Lower feasible. be would 50.000 EUR of tion reduc- cost a units, 2-4 with satellite typical a for - costs ing spacecraft mass leads to a strong reduc- reduction of launch terms, financial In field. technology this in ship leader- world-wide obtain to potential the has Europe successful,prove HarmLES should Indeed, technologies. is European non-dependence in this area of critical space project this of Furtherimpact major a to reduction, mass monic drives. The HarmLES project takes on this challenge. ment of new solid lubricating coatings are needed for har- develop-respect,the this in drives,andsmaller for goes spacecrafttrendglobalmass.The the onhave they pact compositionand thesedrivesparamountofis im-thefor needed.Harmonictime,designdrivesareTheperiodsof moved into the right position, and kept be therespacecrafttohaveantennas on Arraysorfor Solar When prolonged the cost and massofspacecraft. down bringing at aimed technologies critical veloping de- of challenge the on takes project HarmLES cost. The lower means mass lower so cost, equals mass space In ss mass for more s more for mass ss L e HarmLES Dry lubricated Drives Harmonic for spaceDry applications p a c e Drives inspace. forcoatingsHarmonic bricant lu- solid of development the on focus will enhance it as record, this to project seeks HarmLES Therefore, situation. contact and mechanical differing harmonic gears, due to the strongly space bearings - did not lead to success in in used partially - coatings lubricating solid conventional ply ap- to trials first the However, its. lim- these all overcomes bricants lu- solid of use The temperatures. certain under gasses usage the such limit also and spacecraft a of parts other of contamination outgassing, of risk the to linked are greases space, In lubrication. grease of need the by limited presently is Drives Harmonic of use The tions suchasmonitoring ofdeforestation. applica- other and (ECV), variables climate essential of for enhanced usage of such means for better monitoring provide would programs observation Earth for satellites ©HarmLES cants inmachining. lubri- cooling of need reducethe also may product This etc. health, forest Earth observation improves climate control, for satellites of costs Lower Europe. in employment secures try Strengthening European space indus- citizens? European benefit work your does How specific product. this in leadership world-wide reach would Europe successful, is project Moreover,space activities. pean the if which is a permanent danger to Euro- ITAR-regulations, by blocked be can export US-suppliers dependence”. “non-is strategy European main One Europe? for important project this is Why therefore launch costs. and satellites, of mass reduce would and now than tions applica- more much in drives monic har- use to enable would drives.This harmonic for especially developed be shall coatings lubricant dry New project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is E

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Dry lubricated Harmonic Drives for space applications

LIST OF PARTNERS

= Austrian Center of Competence for Tribology (AC2T); Austria = Aerospace and Advanced Composites (AAC), Austria = Harmonic Drive AG, Germany = Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Spain

COORDINATOR CAONT CT

A ustrian Center of Competence for Tribology E rnst Janotka (AC2T), Austria Tel: +43 2622 81600 215 E-mail: [email protected] Andreas Merstallinger Scientific Coordinator Tel: +43 2622 90550 300 PROJECT INFORMATION E-mail: [email protected]

es Dry lubricated Harmonic Drives for space applications i (HarmLES) g Contract no: 263162 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.166.833 Estimated total cost: € 1.695.464 c h n o l o e t c r i t i c a l g l o p i n e v e D

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry D e v e l o p i n g c r i t i c a l technologies SMARTEES addressees the development of advanced ceramic ceramic advanced of re-entry. atmospheric for development structures the composites addressees SMARTEES ic composites and porous structures and will be aided by ceramadvancedincorporate- will design SMARTEES The tween TRL 4and5. be Level Readiness Technology a of achievement the completion of the validation of the TPS performance and the of result the be project. will Thisthe within provided be will design TPS proof-of A re-entry. atmospheric ing environmentextreme dur conditionsthe withstand can respect, this which architecture, TPS reusable in and novel a solution on based new a proposes SMARTEES protection systems istherefore acontinuous challenge. toenhancethermal spaceage, the striving In spacecraft. any for challenge major a is Earth’satmosphere into try - re-en during temperatures high very the Withstanding technology for protection systems thermal (TPS). autonomous European a of development the achieve to aims SMARTEES Therefore, level. European at required is technologies space critical to access Non-dependent spac th Enhancing SMARTEES in space applications components forMultifunctional aggressive environments e craft e rmal prot rmal e ction for for ction Shefex II atmospheric re-entry ©DLR Shefex IIatmosphericre-entry - - eurmns n environment specifications. and requirements TPS of outputs the with son compari- in reviewed be will outputs testing ground The the sub-structure of a spacecraft. into fluxes heat the and insulation thermal the of efficiency the sess as- and failure, of modes possible identify the TPS, of performance all over the into insight give will step mechanisms.degradation final This the and performance fundamental tions. The testing condi - will determine the re-entry the simulating ity be tested in a relevant ground facil- will sample technology the stage final a In parameters. design critical calculate to help will work this of output system.the of capability insulation the of simulation The realistic and accurate an obtain to help will This ranges. temperature different over carried-out be also will part this of characterisation thermo-mechanical the The system. of part each of model real a obtain to used be will tomographycomputedtechnique A modelling. material - the International Space Station (ISS). from return reliable and safe fective, space return vehicles, i.e. for a cost ef crew and cargo in use its for tential po high a is technologies.There TPS reusable novel the of advantage take may general in exploration Space citizens? European benefit work your does How trial supplychain. the creation of an independent indus- contributionto the is asset important Another concept. this of advantage take will (NGL) launcher generation next The technologies. critical space to access its improving by SMARTEES Europe will benefit from the results of Europe? for important project this is Why porous structures. and composites ceramic advanced of architectureTPSuse combinethe will The resistance. oxidation and lation insu i.e. properties. multifunctional withconcept (TPS) systemprotection thermal reusability” “proof-of novel a obtaining attargeted is project The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is J

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= Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Spain = Politecnico di Torino, Italy = Erbicol SA, Switzerland = National Center for Scientific Research “DEMOKRITOS”, Greece = EADS Deutschland GmbH, Germany = Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Switzerland = Aerospace & Advanced Composites GmbH, Austria

COORDINATOR CONTACT

Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Spain Jorge Barcena Tel: +34-943-003700 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Multifunctional components for aggressive environments in space applications (SMARTEES) Contract no: 262749 Starting date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.971.938 Estimated total cost: € 2.688.900 technologies c r i t i c a l e v e l o p i n g D

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LIST OF PARTNERS

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European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry D e v e l o p i n g c r i t i c a l t e c h n o l o g i es SOC2 will demonstrate transportable optical atomic clocks with with clocks. clocks microwave atomic beyond optical significantly performance transportable demonstrate will SOC2 demonstratorsclockrelativehaving frequency opticalinstability lattice transportable ultra-precise confidence“, “engineering two develop will project SOC2 the space, for clocks optical towards step necessary a Undertaking tors for inspace. radio ranging andinterferometry oscilla- local as such – astronomy in applications tential ping of the gravitational potentialas wellof Earth, as po- map- geophysicsthe through serve clocks atomic based space.Also,in space clock master a of operation the and clocks terrestrial distant of comparison the of means by metrology frequency and time to Relativity General of Einstein’sTheory of tests from physics, fundamental of fields the covering applications new of range a al- for will low space in clocks optical ultra-precise of use The reliable designs. and compact developing by on takes project SOC2 the which challenge, new a is space in clocks atomic of The use ones. optical particular in technologies, quantum new with achieved be to levels precision higher always for strive and clocks atomic use we today times; earliest Measuring time is a sincehuman undertaken activity the allenge of time of allenge e T h SOC2 transportable and breadboard optical clocks and advanced subsystems Towards Neutral-atom Space Optical Clocks: Development of high-performance c h in relevant environments. idate crucial laser components levels. Also, the project high will val- robustness and compactness particularly towards developed be will systems ser beimplemented. Someof thela- will requirements mass and power Novel solutions with reduced space, term reliability, andaccuracy. stability, frequency long- linewidth, power, of terms in adapted - tems will develop the necessary laser sys- SOC2 goals, the achieve to order In frequency standards. bycomparison with laboratory optical clocks and primary establishedenvironmentbeperformanceratory will and abreadboard. Thetwo systems will be validated in a labo- neutral Ytterbium and Strontium atoms. One device will trappedbe on basedbility,respectively. be willdevices The today’sbesttransportable clocks, inaccuracyin andinsta- Thisgoal performance is about 1 and 2 orders better than < 1×10-15at 1 s integration time and inaccuracy < 5×10-17. ©SOC2 climate research. to contribute possibly and Earth our of understanding deeper a to lead day one may which precision, high with potentials gravitational the and distances measuring for approach new a up open will work Our long term. the on expected be only can large at population the for benefit A citizens? European benefit work your does How future satellite missions. with space in experiments precision novel allow perform to scientists European and space in high-performance clocks atomic in leadership Europe’s consolidate further will It Europe? for important project this is Why together inasynergistic way. brought groups research of number will build on the experience of a large for their future use in space. work Our way the opening thereby way, pact com- a in built be can clocks atomic optical that demonstrate to wantWe project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions S is tephan

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LIST OF PARTNERS

= Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany = Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany = Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany = Observatoire de Paris, France = Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy = Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy = University of Birmingham, United Kingdom = National Physical Laboratory Teddington, United Kingdom = TOPTICA Photonics AG, Germany = Kayser-Threde GmbH, Germany = EADS Astrium Friedrichshafen, Germany = Menlo Systems GmbH, Germany = Kayser Italia Srl, Italy = Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland = Centre Suisse d’ Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, Switzerland = Ecole Polytechniques Fédérales Lausanne, Switzerland es i

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H einrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany Prof. Stephan Schiller Tel: +49-211-8112317 E-mail: [email protected]

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Development of high-performance transportable and breadboard optical clocks and advanced subsystems (SOC2) Contract no: 263500 Starting date: 01/03/2011 Duration: 48 months EU Contribution: € 1.999.331 Estimated total cost: € 2.719.635,87 c r i t i c a l g l o p i n e v e D

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry D e v e l o p i n g c r i t i c a l t e c h n o l o g i es MAGDRIVE will design, build and test a magnetic-superconductor drive. harmonic contact magnetic-superconductor non a test cryogenic and build design, will MAGDRIVE to expected is mechanism of kind This drive. harmonic non-contact cryogenic magnetic-superconductor a test and build design, therefore will project MAGDRIVE The is ahard requirement for thesemechanisms. maintenance of unavailability the and temperature low very of combination the However, monitoring. mental environ- as such applications, sensing remote of range wide a performing zero, absolute to close temperatures at work interferometers infrared like instruments sitivity nisms in space is continuously increasing. Such high sen- Onboard spacecraft, the use of reliable cryogenic mecha- nomaintenance.virtually needs which drive, challenge.harmonic a develop major will MAGDRIVE a is space as in such mechanisms cryogenic components satellite critical of Maintenance more reliable satellite satellite reliable more r T c o o MAGDRIVE Drive Harmonic Non-contact Magnetic-Superconductor Cryogenic w m a p o d nents s magnetic earth © artSILENSEcom -Fotolia.com ©artSILENSEcom magnetic earth ronmental applications. ments for health, and industry envi- perspectives for high quality instru- new up open and satellites, future on used instruments of the reliability increase to set is project The ment instead of being crushed by it. environ- space harsh the from iting tential of natural forces in space, prof- Indeed, MAGDRIVE will explore new ways to harvest the po- elements willbethebasisfor thedevice. conducting materials are to be used.super- Forces among and these magnetic objective this achieve to order In no virtually maintenance andnolubrication. need to and fatigue and wearing prevent applications. environmental and industry health, for instruments quality high for tives perspec- new them. open will of it Secondly, cost overall the to reduce subsequently and satellites in instruments the of reliability the overall increase to help will it Firstly, citizens? European benefit work your does How existing drives. the of life working the overpass will and reliability and performances the improve will Theydevices. other and interferometers infrared like ments instru- sensitive are highly for mechanisms needed of kinds These Europe? for important project this is Why to need lubrication or maintenance. not intended is forces.Itmagnetic on based environment space and genic of non-contact drive suitable for cryo- kind newWe atest and wantbuildto project? this with achieve to want you do What Q J osé uestions is

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= Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain = Universitá degli studi di Cassino, Italy = CNR-SPIN, Italy. = CAN Superconductors SRO, Czech Republic = BPE e. K., Germany = LIDAX INGENIERÍA S.L, Spain = SIM -F.C.Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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U niversidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain José- Luis Pérez-Díaz Tel: +34 616689298 E-mail: [email protected]

es PROJECT INFORMATION i g Magnetic-Superconductor Cryogenic Non-contact Harmonic Drive (MAGDRIVE) Contract no: 263014 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 1.961.965 Estimated total cost: € 2.475.432 c h n o l o e t c r i t i c a l g l o p i n e v e D

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry C oordination a n d s u p p o r t a c t i o n s the barriers to effective space debris mitigation. debris remove space and effective to quantify barriers identify, the help to method a presents ACCORD effective- the quantify to aims project ACCORD The ers. oth- technological constraints, and amongst financial by limited is guidelines these apply to industry space pean Euro- process.However,of this capability of the part key a is guidelines mitigation debris space of adoption the and infrastructure space Europe’s protect to important is Clearly,it future. the in debris space of source primary larger fragments than 1 cm, and these events are expected to become the hazardous potentially of thousands produce can space in objects large between Collisions CORD addresses project thissignificant challenge. size particles can result in the loss of a spacecraft. The AC- centimetre- from impacts Even this. exceeds greatly cles cm are known to exist whilst the number of smaller parti- 10 than larger objects 20,000 operations.Nearly satellite to risk significant a represent to known is debris Space ng on on ng T a ACCORD k Reducing Debris Reducing Alignment for andCapacity ofCapability of theObjective i d e bris in s in bris p a c e DEBRIS_2001_SOUTHAMPTON ©ACCORD space. to access and European future securing environment near-Earth the stabilising to view a with liferation pro- debris curbing at aimed lines possible future international guide- and policy EU of support in sights indoing useful provide will study the so, In creation. debris reduce that measures implement to ability industry’s of capacity and capability the review and vey of Europe’ssupport space industry. objective is Its to sur- in mechanism alignment and diagnostic a is study The andgovernments.space industry non-European and European to findings key these cate communi- to and capability Europeanstrengthen to ties ness of current mitigation efforts, identify the opportuni- is vital. ACCORDtureas throughsuch projects improvingEuropeaninfrastruc- space and protecting Therefore, for example. sat-nav, forecasts, weather life – everyday ubiquitous into embedded is and it services; based space- on depend citizens European citizens? European benefit work your does How by European space industry. obstaclesfaced the aboutlearning by to support Europe’s role into the future mains.ACCORD ourWe expectproject Space debris is a challenge in both do- terms of utilisation and guiding policy. in space, in role key a plays Europe Europe? for important project this is Why crucial area. this in capability our improve to ties opportuni- identify to and measures mitigation of adoption the limiting issues of understanding improved an achieve to hope we other organisations, and governments industry, European with closely working By project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions is

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= University of Southampton, UK = PHS Space Ltd, UK

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U niversity of Southampton, UK Hs ugh Lewi Tel: +44 23 80 59 38 80 E-mail: [email protected]

PROJECT INFORMATION

Alignment of Capability and Capacity for the Objective s of Reducing Debris (ACCORD) Contract no: 262824 Starting date: 01/12/10 Duration: 36 months EU Contribution: € 425.114,21 Estimated total cost: € 560.744,60 a c t i o n u p p o r t s a n d oordination C

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry C oordination a n d s u p p o r t a c t i o n s users, and deepening links between regional and European GMES GMES European and regional stakeholders. between to links directly deepening Platform, services and and users, Service products GMES on Downstream information GMES a facilitating develop will DORIS_Net regional level. the a found be to are which of many needs, user vidual indi- to customized be may services downstream GMES domains, various the in services GMES global from vices ser- and products data, Refining importance. great of is sector service downstream GMES a of development the results, GMES of harvesting optimal secure to order In complex, andmultifaceted programme. a is initiative (GMES) Security and Environment for ring local, levels,EuropeanEurope’s at and regional,national Monito- making decision informed facilitate to view a emergency response, climate change and security – with Addressing the key domains – atmosphere, land, marine, ties. helps keeping them up to date with new GMES possibili- DORIS_Net services. and products GMES of beneficiaries main the among are authorities regional Europe,Across ng ng lo d De o DORIS_Net In Space -Network In organised by Regions active Downstream Observatory v w e n stream e stream p i E u ro c o p nomy e ’s ’s View onEurope from aheight ofsatellites ©Anton Balazh -Fotolia.com G MES

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= CEON GmbH- Centre for Communication, Earth Observation and Navigation Services, Germany = University of Leicester (G-STEP), United Kingdom = Centre d’ Études Techniques du Sud-Ouest, France = Capital High Tech, France = Secretaria Regional da Ciência Tecnologia e Equipamentos, Portugal = Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Lombardia, Italy = Tecnologie per le Osservazioni della Terra ed i Rischi Naturali, Italy = Research in Brussels ASBL, Belgium = ADEuropa Foundation, Spain = Madrid Cluster Aerospace, Spain = Forum Luft und Raumfahrt Baden-Württemberg e.V, Germany = Pole Mere Bretagne, France = Guyane Technopole, Fr. Guyana, France s COORDINATOR CAONT CT

C bEon Gm H- Centre for Communication, Earth Volkerc S humacher Observation and Navigation Services, Germany Tel: +49-421-24420-292 E-mail: [email protected] a c t i o n

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Downstream Observatory organised by Regions active In Space (DORIS_Net) Contract no: 262789 u p p o r t Starting date: 01/02/11 s Duration: 24 months EU Contribution: € 999.745 Estimated total cost: € 1.119.837 a n d oordination C

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry C oordination a n d s u p p o r t a c t i o n s way for a European system for space situational awareness (SSA). awareness situational space for system European the a for preparing way objects, space of tracking the studies project SPA The paramount to avoid collisions inspace. reliable information on the positioning is of such objects Earth, circling debris space and satellites of number ing increas- an with Indeed, orbit. in positioning when and space entering when avoid to have satellites European that hazards represent elements these of All weather. space and objects Earth near debris, space satellites, al operation- of positioning the including objects, space of function and location the environmentand space the of curing such access. This concept refers to the knowledge se- in element important an is SSA Eu- policy. spacerope’s of part integral an is space to access Independent system for enhanced space situational awareness (SSA). of orbit tracking, preparing the way for a future European and old satellites mingle. The SPA operational project takes us on a above study Earth; orbit objects of Thousands safer na safer r T o SPA Support to PrecursorSupport SSAServices w a d s v i gation in s in gation p a c e developed by ESA. be to system prototype SSA an ing host- by prediction, re-entry debris satellite over-flight and space alerts warnings, conjunction satellite as such services, SSA precursor critical of validation the in participate to and SSA of definition technical the enhance to set is EUSC the study, SPA the Through standards. security highest the within products derived and data disseminating and analysing handling, in possesses EUSC the that expertise existing ty Policy (CFSP) of the EU, the SPA Centre study benefits from the Satellite Union (EUSC), which supports the Common EuropeanForeign and Securi- the by Undertaken SSA. for possible system European operational the an of functioning into study a undertakes project SPA The Bee-Hive-6_H ©SPA Bee-Hive-6_H to European external operations. spaceservices,including thoserelated critical have to ability the as well as economicsavings for European citizens protectioner translates into important ties of modern societies and their prop- Space assets are essential for the activi- citizens? European benefit work your does How European SSA capability. a of implementation operational an towards transition smooth a viding pre-operationaling services,SSApro- benefit from the experience of operat- tentialsystem,SSAownersthe willof as ownersspaceofassets futureand po- States, Member its and EU The Europe? for important project this is Why tional andEuropean assets. na- existing on based initially debris, space of and infrastructure space its of surveillance and monitoring the for capability European a of opment devel- the backing by Policy Space European the of implementation the to contribute will project SPA The project? this with achieve to want you do What Q uestions J is uan

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= European Union Satellite Centre, Spain

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E uropean Union Satellite Centre, Spain Juan- Luis Valero Tel: 34 91 6786042 E-mail: [email protected]

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Support to Precursor SSA Services (SPA) Contract no: 262930 s Starting date: 01/03/11 Duration: 18 months EU Contribution: € 500.000 Estimated total cost: € 655.910 a c t i o n u p p o r t s a n d oordination C

European Commission © European Communities, 2011 - Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Enterprise and Industry