Space Services for Resilience Workshop in Estonia

Crises don’t stop at borders. Severe weather, maritime emergencies, communication disruptions, GNSS interference, critical infrastructure failures and hybrid threats increasingly require authorities to work together across borders.

The Regional Workshop on Space for Resilience will bring together public authorities and operational users from the Baltic Region to explore how EU Space Programme services can strengthen preparedness, situational awareness and cross-border cooperation when it matters most.

Taking place as Day 0 of the Software Defined Space Conference (SDSC), the workshop will launch the first edition of this regional initiative and create a space for practical exchange, collaboration and new connections.

Join us in Tallinn and be part of the conversation on building a more resilient Baltic Region.

The workshop will explore the practical use of Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus and GOVSATCOM for:

• disaster preparedness and emergency response;
• critical infrastructure protection;
• border and maritime security;
• secure communications and continuity of essential services;
• search and rescue; and
• GNSS interference and hybrid threats.

 

A central question will guide the discussions:

How can cross-border public authorities use EU Space Programme services collectively to anticipate risks, maintain situational awareness and continue operating during emergencies and security crises?

A cross-border scenario will run throughout the workshop, combining challenges such as severe weather, GNSS interference, communications disruption, drones and threats to critical infrastructure.

Through demonstrations and a practical exercise, participants will explore how EU Space services can support decision-making, coordination and operations across borders.

The workshop will provide an opportunity to identify common user needs, capability gaps, barriers to uptake and training requirements, as well as opportunities for joint exercises and regional cooperation.

The aim is to support the integration of EU Space services into national procedures, contingency plans and cross-border exercises.

The workshop will bring together civil protection, emergency management, defence, border and maritime authorities, crisis management centres, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure organisations, alongside European and national space stakeholders.

Following the user-centred approach promoted by Eurisy, the workshop will focus on practical applications, operational needs and concrete opportunities for cooperation.