Speaker
Martin Ditter
(European Space Agency)
Description
For many years Europe has invested significantly in infrastructure and technologies for space enabled services. While the telecommunication and location sectors are booming, the geo-information sector is lagging behind. The advent of Copernicus and free and open data policies is seen as a unique opportunity to change this. A new paradigm providing Information as a Service and built around a federation of partners such as Helix Nebula could further support the emergence of a new ecosystem for scientific innovation and new business alike. This talk will outline the current status of access to Earth Observation information and discuss opportunities to meet the challenges ahead.
