Booth 8: ESA – EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (PLATINUM SPONSOR)
Website: http://www.esa.com
The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space.
ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission
to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure
that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe
and the world.
ESA will soon have 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, of whom 18 are Member
States of the EU. ESA has Cooperation Agreements with eight other Member
States of the EU and is discussing an Agreement with the one remaining
(Bulgaria). Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under
a Cooperation Agreement.
By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members,
ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope
of any single European country. ESA develops the launchers, spacecraft
and ground facilities needed to keep Europe at the forefront of global space
activities. Today, it launches satellites for Earth observation, navigation,
telecommunications and astronomy, sends probes to the far reaches
of the Solar System and cooperates in the human exploration of space.
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Booth 7: GOOGLE
Website: http://www.google.com
Google Earth Engine brings together the world's satellite imagery — trillions of scientific measurements dating back over 40 years — and makes it available online with tools for scientists, independent researchers, and nations to mine this massive warehouse of data to detect changes, map trends and quantify differences on the Earth's surface. Applications include: detecting deforestation, classifying land cover, estimating forest biomass and carbon, and mapping the world’s roadless areas.
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