Integration of earth observation into information systems

The Space Applications Institute (part of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre) has recently published a call for tenders to address the objective of moving existing earth observation products and services towards operational and commercial use. This will essential...

The Space Applications Institute (part of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre) has recently published a call for tenders to address the objective of moving existing earth observation products and services towards operational and commercial use.

This will essentially be a progression of work carried out by the Centre for Earth Observation (CEO) during the Fourth RTD Framework Programme (1994-98).

Proposals should focus on:

- Integrating earth observation products or services into wider information services such as GIS, routing/navigation, mapping and multimedia;
- Adopting appropriate business concepts, such as alliances with non-earth observation organisations, new distribution channels, new supply mechanisms and customer service schemes;
- Building on previous work undertaken by the CEO programme, focusing on the economic sectors identified as having high potential of agribusiness, insurance, software, travel tourism/leisure and intergovernmental bodies.

Other economic sectors may also be proposed, together with a justification of why they have significant economic potential for the use of earth observation information.
For further information, please contact:

European Commission
Joint Research Centre
Mr P Churchill
TP 261
I-21020 Ispra (VA)
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