#Space4Cities

Eurisy Members’ Corner: Focus on the Netherlands Space Office

Not everyone is yet aware of the added value that satellite data can have to better prepare societies to the effects of climate change. The Netherlands Space Office supports companies willing to develop solutions that respond to the emerging needs of public bodies. In this webinar, four companies benefitting from the NSO innovation programme presented products using satellite data to prevent and manage congestions on the electricity grid, to monitor the health of urban trees, to better prepare to floods, and to support agroforestry.

Eurisy Members’ Corner: Focus on the German Aerospace Center

The World Settlement Footprint provides five products that monitor the changing dynamics of urban areas. Such products help policy makers to take informed decisions to make cities more sustainable and resilient to future changes.

Eurisy Members’ Corner: New focus on the Slovak Space Office

As the newest associate member of the European Space Agency, the Slovak Space Office intends to leverage on international opportunities to boost the development and use of space-based services locally.

Prague: Copernicus to mitigate the effects of climate change at public transport stops

Eurisy Members’ Corner: Focus on the Belgian Science Policy Office

Foster the development of innovative applications, bridge the gap between research and real-world needs, and establish international cooperation. This is the formula of the STEREO programme of BELSPO to support research in Earth observation.

Vienna: Adapting urban planning to climate change with the support of satellite imagery

A talk about concrete uses of satellite data and services to support cities

In this brief overview we collect the main opportunities and challenges related to the uptake of operational satellite-based services in cities as presented by the different speakers during the workshop "From innovation to operation: a talk about concrete uses of satellite data and services to support cities’ resilience and sustainability".