Round Tables with international key representatives

Earth Observation Data Access - The Future of GMES

• Status of GMES funding, latest news
• Possible limitation of the satellite services offered by GMES
• Guarantee of programme survival in the long term
• Related risks for private sector investment, the specific case of SMEs
• Access to data for end users (scientific community, organizations, industry, non European countries)

Earth Observation, A Strategic Vision for Europe - What about Small Missions ?

• Mission objectives, priorities (Disasters, Health, Energy, Climate, Water, Weather, Agriculture, Biodiversity…)
• Link with defence applications
• Technology tools. Small or big missions? Mission duration?
• Funding: general trends, CE participation
• Management of national interests
• Emerging countries - Cooperation ?

Workshops: Paper Presentations by Wallonie Espace Members & Guest Speakers

Instrumentation

Representatives of Research Centres and European Industry will provide an overview of their current and future developments in Earth observation instrumentation, including instruments dedicated to microsatellite missions. Challenges in the design of new generation Earth observation instruments will be explained.

Data & Image Processing

Our planet Earth can be observed using either SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) technology or hyperspectral data. Examples of data processing methods and techniques will be presented for both domains. Related services are offered to the scientific community as well as  to any actor involved in the field of risk management, observation, prevention and actions against environmental impacts, development and sustainability of mineral or agricultural resources, improvement of situation awareness and surveillance capability.

Applications

This workshop will focus on a range of possibilities to bring added value to Earth observation information addressing the needs of various end-users in fields such as forest management, atmospheric chemistry, food security , sustainable use of wetlands, …