MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), a global communications and information company providing technology solutions to commercial and government organisations worldwide, and DigitalGlobe, a global leader in Earth imagery and information...

The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the candidate Earth Observation Metadata Profile of the OGC Observations and Measurements (O&M) Standard. It is intended to...

Euroconsult, the leading global consulting firm specialising in the space and Earth observation sector, announced the recipients of its annual Earth Observation Business Awards during its Summit on Earth Observation...

Using satellites to improve the exploitation of water resources is just one of the innovative ideas developed over the week-long 'camp' dedicated to creating mobile apps drawing on Earth observation...

DigitalGlobe, a leading provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, has announced the successful launch of WorldView-3, the company's sixth and most advanced super-spectral, high-resolution commercial satellite....

The European Council has secured Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme funding through 2020. The multi-annual financial framework – MFF – is a seven-year plan for the EU’s...

According to Euroconsult’s latest research report, 'Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Market Prospects to 2021', the market for commercial Earth Observation (EO) data slowed significantly in 2011 with growth of just 6%...

GAF, Germany, has teamed up with DLR (German Aerospace Center, Germany) and IES (Institute for Environmental Security, The Netherlands), to carry out a contract to use optical and radar remote-sensing...

GeoEye has been named Earth Observation Operator of the Year by Euroconsult. The award was presented to Matt O'Connell, GeoEye's chief executive officer and president, in Paris during the World...

Transforming the raw data gathered by Earth-observing instruments into actionable knowledge is a challenging task, especially when instruments have to decide for themselves which data points are most important. Engineers...