Category: Incubed

Sat4Flood online workshop

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In co-operation with the Dutch Network Levee Monitoring, the Dutch company Miramap is organising an online workshop dedicated to the ESA InCubed co-funded activity Sat4Flood.

The workshop will be on Thursday November 26th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm and held entirely in Dutch.

The speakers will explain the functioning of Sat4Flood and show a demo of this product. Two proof of Concept participants, Vlaamse Waterweg (BE) and Arcadis (NL), will also present their first experiences with the application.

To register, please send an e-mail to netwerk@dijkmonitoring.nl

When: 26 November 2020
Where: online

To know more, see the full programme and register: http://www.dijkmonitoring.nl/

Announcement of an InCubed call for Greek companies and possible international partners

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ESA InCubed programme just published an open call for Greek companies and partners.

The aim of the Investing in Industrial Innovation (InCubed) programme is to support and develop the Earth Observation (EO) commercial sector. The objective is to de-risk innovative and commercially viable products and services based on EO data.

The focus of Greece within the InCubed is to develop national end-to-end spaceborne capabilities aiming to contribute to a dedicated satellite constellation to provide commercial Earth observation products and services, through international cooperation and focused on addressing national needs

For more information please go to ideas.esa.int, register on the platform and follow the specific Greek InCubed campaign channel.

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AARSE Conference 2020

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The 13th AARSE International Conference – Earth Observations and Geospatial Science in service of Sustainable Development Goals will be held in Kigali (Rwanda), from 29th March to 2nd April, 2021.

Under the theme “Space and geospatial technologies for the Africa”, this conference will be a major event in the African and international community of Earth Observation and geo-spatial information science in 2020.

The event is organised by the Institut d’Enseignement Supérieur de Ruhengeri (Ines-Ruhengeri) and AARSE. The primary objective of this non-political scientific organisation is to increase the awareness of African governments, the private sector and society at large, about the empowering and enhancing benefits of developing, applying and responsibly utilising the products and services of EO Systems and Geo-information Technology. AARSE members includes professional individuals, institutions and national associations from across Africa and worldwide. These members work in domains related to remote sensing, photogrammetry, and geographical information science.

The AARSE international conference is conducted biennially across Africa, alternately with the AfricaGIS conference, and is the premier forum in the continent for research on remote sensing technologies and geospatial information science, gathering leading scholars from the remote sensing and related communities.

When: 29 March – 2 April 2021
Where: Kigali, Rwanda

To know more about it: https://aarse2020.org/index.php

ESA Space Optics Instrument Design &Technology Course

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Optical engineering for space is a highly specialised profession in need of trained and experienced professionals. Technology evolution and market dynamics require the profession to stay up to date with new methodologies for the designing, manufacturing, and commissioning of high performance space optical instruments.

This inspired the European Space Agency (ESA) to organise two types of courses for professionals operating in the space optical engineering sector. The first is dedicated to “Space Optics Instrument Design” and the second to “Space Optics Instrument Technology”. The two courses alternate each year with the 2021 course focussing on Space Optics Instrument Technology.

The course lecturers consist of professionals with long standing experience in the sector. Their accessibility during the course gives participants a unique opportunity to deepen their knowledge with one-to-one meetings as well as planned lectures.

The course also gives plenty of opportunities for participants to develop a professional network. Sharing problems and discussing solutions is the way to develop optical engineers for the space community and space sector as a whole.

When: 09 – 14 May 2021
Where: Poltu Quatu, Italy

To know more about it: https://atpi.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/soidt2020/home

NeurIPS 2020 Workshop – Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning

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The Conference and Workshop on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) is one of the premier conferences on machine learning that attracts researchers and practitioners in academia, industry, and other related fields. This year’s event takes place virtually on 11 and 12 December 2020.

It is possible to attend the workshop without either presenting at or attending the main NeurIPS conference. Please register at https://neurips.cc/Register/view-registration

When: 11 – 12 December 2020
Where: online

To know more, see the full programme and register: https://www.climatechange.ai/events/neurips2020#submission-mentorship-program 

MICRORAD 2020

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MICRORAD 2020 – Microwave Radiometry And Remote Sensing Of The Environment

Organised by the Italian Centro di Telerilevamento a Microonde and Instituto di Fisica Applicata (IFAC-CNCR), the 16th Specialist Meeting on Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment (MICRORAD 2020) will be held in Florence from 16-20 November 2020.

When: 16 – 20 November 2020
Where: Florence, Italy

To know more about it: http://www.microrad2020.it/

TechWorks Marine introductory online workshop on CoastEO

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The Irish company TechWorks Marine signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) Investing in Industrial Innovation (InCubed) programme to develop an innovative coastal monitoring solution using Earth Observation (EO).

The activity, called CoastEO or Coastal Ocean Assessment, was kicked off in January 2020 with a duration of eighteen months.

On Wednesday 9 September 2020, TechWorks Marine is holding an online introductory workshop, 10:00-11:00 (CEST). The workshop is of interest to anyone who uses water quality information in their work or research. It will consist of a short 25 minute presentation followed by an open Q&A session.

The aim of CoastEO is to provide a complete coastal monitoring service by incorporating reliable in‑situ measurements and validated satellite EO data. This flexible service can be adapted to measured parameters, deployment methods and geographic coverage.

CoastEO’s purpose is to mitigate the common cost and coverage issues surrounding coastal and marine monitoring and provide robust data. CoastEO Mini-Buoy (1.23 m in height) can be easily deployed in coastal and freshwater environments and immediately start transmitting real-time data.

For further information, please visit the TechWorksMarine website or email queries to eimear.tuohy@techworks.ie.

When: 09 September 2020
Where: online

To know more, see the full programme and register: https://bit.ly/3aVBQ3K

ESA-CNES 7th International Workshop on On-Board Payload Data Compression

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The On-Board Payload Data Compression (OBPDC) workshop brings together professionals working in the field of Payload Data Compression to share the latest ideas and developments, and pave the way to tackle future technological challenges.

This virtual Workshop is co-organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) and CNES with the support of the National University of Athens (https://en.uoa.gr/), and will take place on 21-23 September 2020.

It includes:

  • Free virtual participation with high interaction between presenters and attendees
  • 3 half-days to ease attendance of OBPDC main contributors
  • Round tables on selected topics to foster innovation and idea generation
  • Participation via social networks such as LinkedIn and Twitter #OBPDC2020
  • Collaboration with the MDPI Remote Sensing journal’s special issue entitled “Remote Sensing Data Compression” through the workshops Journal Special Section

When: 21 – 23 September 2020
Where: online

To know more about it: https://atpi.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/obpdc-2020/eventwebsite

ESA Φ-week gets digital

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The Φ-week is an interactive conference organised by ESA with a focus on Earth Observation (EO) Open Science and Future EO. The conference is an opportunity for emerging space investors, tech leaders, entrepreneurs, space scientists and EO researchers to explore new prospects for cutting-edge technologies.

The Φ-week is hosted at the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ESRIN site in Italy. In 2019, the event gathered 600 people from 38 countries and included over 80 oral presentations, 150 posters, and 40 exhibitors. The Φ-week also included a variety of side events such as workshops, round tables, hackathons and start up tables.

This year’s event will be entirely virtual due to the COVID-19 restrictions and focus on the concept of “Digital Twin Earth’’ – an Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven digital replica of our planet. This replica leverages the full power of AI, Earth Science and Modelling, cloud computing and Earth-scale environmental, societal and economic data into actionable insights for scientists, political and economic decision makers.

Follow InCubed at the ɸ-week 2020:

  • “Downstream Industry for Digital Twin Earth – II” Session

Wednesday 30 September

Amanda Reagan, Head of the ɸ-lab Invest Office and responsible for InCubed management, will chair a session dedicated to the Downstream Industry for Digital Twin Earth with representatives of a few companies co-funded by InCubed such as Charlotte Kelly (Techworks Marine), and other commercial actors such as Peter Platzer (Spire), Adina Gillespie (GHG sat) and Marco Esposito (Cosine).

  • “Growing European Earth Observation Business: Funding Opportunities and the Investor Perspective” side event

Friday 2 October

The Φ-lab Invest Office team, responsible for the management of InCubed programme, will present the different opportunities of funding for activities related to EO. Some venture capitalist will also give their perspective, and time will be left for interaction with the audience and attendee’s questions.

When: 28 September – 02 October 2020
Where: online

To know more, see the full programme and register: https://phiweek.esa.int/

The Portuguese InCubed Proposals Campaign has been launched

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Investing in Industrial Innovation – InCubed Call for Portuguese companies – focused on developing end-to-end spaceborne capabilities to provide commercial products and services related to the Atlantic Chapter of the Blue Worlds is now open.

This Campaign is a means for Portuguese organisations interested in submitting an Idea Pitch to InCubed.

The focus of Portugal within the InCubed is to develop national end-to-end spaceborne capabilities aiming to contribute to a dedicated satellite constellation to provide commercial products and services related to the Atlantic region, through international cooperation, and contributing towards the Blue Worlds vision.

Activities submitted will have to comply with the guidelines where some of the expected topics coming from the Blue Worlds vision are considered together with other expected specific national objectives for the activity to be proposed.

Portuguese companies have time to submit their proposals on ideas.esa.int until September, 10th .

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