DEIMOS Engenharia is a company set up by DEIMOS Space and a group of Portuguese Investors in 2002. DEIMOS Engenharia provides all the capabilities and expertise of DEIMOS Space, thanks to the transfer of key personnel, technology and expertise from DEIMOS Space to DEIMOS Engenharia. DEIMOS staff is well known to ESA, as they have been involved in programs with ESA for many years, in particular in Earth Observation Programs. DEIMOS staff has been highly involved in the development of key facilities of different Payload Data Segments.

DLR, the German Aerospace Center, is Germany‘s national research center for aeronautics, space, energy, transport, defense and security. It has more than 8.000 staff in 32 institutes at 16 sites in Germany. Within DLR, the Earth Observation Center (EOC) of DLR is doing research, development and operations in Earth Observation data and management, ground segments, algorithm and processor development. It supports science and industry as well as the general public. The EOC is composed of the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) and the Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF) of DLR and has about 350 staff in Oberpfaffenhofen and Neustrelitz, with additional working groups in Bremen and Berlin. It is strongly liaised to universities (especially Munich and Würzburg) as well as doing projects and operations for and with commercial partners.

The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) was established in 1842 and is the oldest research institute in Greece. It carries out state-of-the-art basic and applied research in collaboration with other world-leading research centers.  NOA offers critical social services and has been historically nominated by the Greek government as the sole institution in charge of natural disasters monitoring, with a clear mandate to conduct innovative research for the benefit of the Greek citizens, such as a daily monitoring of seismicity and issuing earthquake alerts to the Greek State Authorities on a 24/7 basis, weather forecasting, forest fires monitoring, ionospheric activity recording and archiving of a 150 years long climatic datasets. It also provides the national gate to the European Space Agency (ESA).

The Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV (VITO) remote sensing research unit (TAP) is active in the domains of i) Know-how and complete set of operational image processing environments, (ii) service provision in remote sensing applications with a focus on global vegetation, agriculture, coastal/inland water and biodiversity assessment, (iii) remote sensing instruments. Most relevant for this project is VITO’s strong expertise in software and hardware related to Earth Observation processing chains, distribution and exploitation platforms, and activities related to Food Security and Agriculture.

The Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, part of the Federal Department of the Interior, has contributed to safety and prosperity in Switzerland and beyond for over 130 years. The general public, industry and science all benefit from the wide range of services provided by a dedicated team of 360 employees in Zurich, Geneva, Locarno, Payerne and Arosa.On behalf of the Federal Government, MeteoSwiss operates the national surface and weather radar measurement network and collects, manages and analyses weather and climate data. MeteoSwiss operates a state-of-the-art, 24/7 data warehouse and provides data services in near-real time. MeteoSwiss produces weather forecasts and climate scenarios, informs, warns and advises the public, other government bodies as well as private companies in all matters related to weather and climate. MeteoSwiss is involved in research and develops tailor-made products and services, including satellite and other remote-sensing products.

WMO is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system’s authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources. The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 191 Member States and Territories.WMO promotes cooperation in the establishment of networks for making meteorological, climatological, hydrological and geophysical observations, as well as the exchange, processing and standardization of related data, and assists technology transfer, training and research. It also fosters collaboration between the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of its Members and furthers the application of meteorology to public weather services, agriculture, aviation, shipping, the environment, water issues and the mitigation of the impacts of natural disasters. The International Committee for Weight and Measures recognises the responsibilities of WMO in the field of meteorology, hydrology and other related geophysical sciences. Hence, WMO is the standardising organisation for atmospheric measurements. The Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Programme of WMO is a global atmospheric composition programme that involves more than 100 nations worldwide. It is a complete end-to-end programme with observations (hundreds of stations), quality control and calibration, data archiving and value-added products, such as the WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin and the WMO Antarctic Ozone Bulletin. WMO is the obvious organisation for the standardisation of measurements of atmospheric parameters, including the chemical composition of the atmosphere.

Viderum, renamed as Datopian as of March 1st 2019, is an open data solutions provider, an internationally recognised company to empower and improve the lives of citizens around the world. Datopian’s mission is to make the world’s public data discoverable and accessible to everyone. Datopian provides services and products for governments, institutions, and local authorities to publish open data. Specifically, Datopian offers low-cost CKAN hosting on a scalable cloud-based infrastructure, CKAN technical support, custom open data website and CKAN extension development, and technical consulting related to open data. CKAN is a data management system that makes data accessible – by providing tools to publish, share, find and use data. CKAN is aimed at data publishers (national and regional governments, companies and organizations) wanting to make their data open and available. For more on how we use CKAN, please go to the CKAN Cloud section.

The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) is an Agency of the Council of the European Union (EU) whose mission is to support the decision making and actions of the EU in the field of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and in particular the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), including EU crisis management missions and operations, by providing (at the request of the Council of the EU or the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) products and services resulting from the exploitation of relevant space assets and collateral data, including satellite and aerial imagery, and related services. SatCen is a key institution linking Space and Security but also a primary user of satellite data with great expertise on managing and disseminating products derived by the exploitation of Earth Observation (EO) data coming from commercial providers and from governmental systems as well.

Terradue Srl addresses the Earth Sciences research & education sector, with core competencies aimed at engineering distributed systems and Cloud services, providing consultancy for international organizations, and developing partners programs in support of Terradue’s Open Source Platforms and Standardization strategy. Terradue is a leading Cloud Services provider with current developments focusing on empowering researchers within seamless eScience infrastructures, for curating and delivering scientific information, and to create Cloud marketplaces for environmental data analytics and promoting a vision where scientific publications are fully reproducible, verifiable experiments and part of an interoperable ecosystem.

The University of Reading is ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world. We are a global University that enjoys a world-class reputation for teaching, research and enterprise. The University was established in 1892, received its Royal Charter in 1926, and has developed into a leading force in British and international higher education. The University hosts the Institute for Environmental Analytics (http://www.the-iea.org), a new partnership of 20 academic and industrial organisations, collaborating to better transform scientific research outcomes into activities that directly benefit society.

Euroconsult is the leading global consulting firm specializing in space markets. As a privately-owned, fully independent firm, we provide first-class strategic consulting, develop comprehensive research and organize executive-level annual summits and training programs for the satellite industry. With over 30 years of experience, Euroconsult is trusted by 600 clients in over 50 countries. We rely on a multi-cultural team of over 30 full-time experts based in France, the United States, Canada and Japan, complemented by a network of senior affiliate consultants. Euroconsult’s core business, since its creation, has been to provide independent assessment and decision-making assistance to the institutional, industrial and financial organizations involved in the space sector. Consulting services include independent assessments of business plans and government programs and policies, market analysis and forecasts, financial valuations, risk assessment, due diligence, feasibility studies and operations management services. Euroconsult’s research division focuses on the assessment of the space and satellite industry including its structure, market players, revenues and dynamics. Our research products include long-term trends, commercial, programmatic and economic benchmarking, up-to-date information, and 10-year forecasts supported by key ratios. Our research has been used as a key reference tool for three decades by most public and private stakeholders involved in the sector.

Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) is a French Société Anonyme created in 1986 and an international group of 600 staff.
CLS’ core activities are focused on satellite-based services for governmental and commercial operators. CLS is the operator of the ARGOS system. A large part of CLS activities is related to the maritime domain:

Sustainable management of marine resources (incl. control of fisheries);
Environmental monitoring (oceanography, wildlife tracking);
Maritime security.

CLS is a subsidiary of the French Space Agency CNES and has two main offices in France:

CLS Headquarters located near Toulouse;
VIGISAT radar applications centre located near Brest.”

Stiftelsen Nansen Senter for Fjernmaaling (Eng. Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, NERSC) is a non-profit research center affiliated with the University of Bergen, with focus on marine and Arctic science. NERSC is a project-based center with major funding from the Norwegian Research Council, the European Union research programmes, the European Space Agency, the Norwegian Space Center, industry and other governmental and international agencies. From 2012, NERSC became a national environmental institute with basic funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Environment. The main research areas of the Nansen Center include:

Climate processes, variability and change;
Arctic and Marine remote sensing;
Ocean modelling, data assimilation and forecasting;
Societal impact of global change.

The Open Geospatial Consortium (Europe), London, United Kingdom, is a subsidiary of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). The Open Geospatial Consortium is an international industry consortium of over 500 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface standards. OGC® Standards support interoperable solutions that “geo-enable” the Web, wireless and location-based services and mainstream IT. The standards empower technology developers to make complexspatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications. OGC-Europe was formed in 2001 as a non-profit with the purpose to conduct business in Europe on behalf of the OGC’s mission.

BLB is a Norwegian SME that facilitates the translation of science, focusing on the use of Earth observations in application areas such as environment, climate change, water and disaster management. BLB has an affiliate network of experts from Norway, Switzerland and France, covering data management, standardization, Earth sciences, space and social sciences.

BLB is developing service products based on Copernicus data and services for the Arctic region, forestry, agricultural and areal planning, and environmental management in urban areas.

Elecnor Deimos is the technology branch of Elecnor Group. Elecnor is a large Spanish group specialised in integrated management and promotion of projects and infrastructure development. Founded in 1958, Elecnor is traded in Madrid Stock Exchange and currently covers a total of 12 sectors within four large business areas: Networks and Infrastructures, Telecommunications and IT, Renewable Energies, and Concessions.In 2009, it became a satellite operator and provider of Earth Observation data by means of the Elecnor Deimos owned high resolution EO satellite DEIMOS-1. Later, DEIMOS-2, a very high resolution EO satellite was integrated at Elecnor Deimos facilities and successfully launched in June 2014. Elecnor Deimos was also responsible for the complete ground segment development, the procurement of the launch services as well as the system insurance, becoming a provider of end-to-end Earth Observation systems.

ALTERRA Wageningen UR is the research institute for our green living environment and part of the Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek at Wageningen University and Research Centre. Alterra offers a combination of practical and scientific research in a multitude of disciplines related to the environment and the sustainable use of it. Alterra is renowned for its interdisciplinary approach to research and its ability to translate fundamental scientific developments and insights into applicable solutions, particularly in the context of sustainable development. Alterra’s mission is to provide outstanding science, education and consultancy in the Geoinformation, to advance scientific frontiers, to improve Earth Observation practices, especially with regard to Biodiversity and agriculture monitoring, and to advice on sustainable and equitable policies.

Partner no 18 in this project is the University of Twente (UT), Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Department of Natural Resources, The Netherlands. The PI, Prof. Andrew Skidmore, has a permanent appointment as full professor at the Department of Natural Resources.High tech, human touch. That is the University of Twente. Some 3,300 scientists and other professionals working together on cutting-edge research, innovations with real-world relevance and inspiring education for more than 9,000 students. The enterprising university encourages students to develop an entrepreneurial spirit. UT is a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities. In 2013, UT has a total income of € 322 million.

NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research was founded in 1969 and is an independent non-profit institute specializing in climate and air pollution research. The institute has about 180 employees.In the last years, NILU has been involved in more than 90 EU and ESA financed projects relevant to Arctic-UNION (e.g. ACTRIS, InGOS, MACC2, GEOMON, EUCAARI, EUSAAR, ACCENT, EARLINET-ASOS, ENVRI+, SCOUT-O3, MEGAPOLI) ESFRI initiatives (ICOS and SIOS) and ESA-CCIs. NILU has coordinated a number of them in addition to being present in the steering committees of several international programs (CLRTAP-EMEP, GAW). NILU serves as the EMEP Chemical Coordination Centre (EMEP-CCC). The EMEP program comprise more than 40 Parties and forms the basis for UNECE CLRTAP abatement policies, as well as for the EU policies on Air Quality (www.emep.int). NILU is a member to the European Topic Centre for Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation (ETC/ACM). NILU plays central roles in the WMO – GAW program, and is represented in 3 of the Scientific Advisory Groups (on Aerosols, Reactive Gases and Precipitation Chemistry respectively) as well as hosting the World Data Centre for Aerosols (GAW-WDCA) and the World Data Centre for Reactive Gases (WDCRG).

ARMINES is a private non-profit research and technological organisation (RTO) funded in 1967 at the instigation of its partner engineering schools, the Ecoles des Mines network. ARMINES currently shares 48 Joint Research Units (Common Research Centres) with its partner schools, where each legal entity, either private or public, provides personnel, investment and operating resources for common research purpose. Under the supervision of the French Ministry for Productive Recovery, ARMINES is bound by French government-approved agreements to its partner schools of the Ecoles des Mines network: Paris (Mines ParisTech), Albi-Carmaux (Mines Albi-Carmaux), Alès (Mines Alès), Douai (Mines Douai), Nantes (Mines Nantes) and Saint-Etienne (ENSM-SE). ARMINES also collaborates with ENSTA ParisTech.In this specific context, ARMINES operates within the framework of the law of 18 April 2006 which allows public sector higher education or research establishments to entrust private-sector organisations with their contractual research activities.

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) was founded in 1968 and since 2009 is recognized as a campus of international excellence by the Ministries for Education (MEC) and for Science and Innovation (MICINN) of the Spanish Government. The UAB is in the 10th position worldwide, the 2nd at European level, and the first Spanish university in the ranking QS Top 50 under 50 that classifies Top 50 universities of the world younger than 50 years old. GRUMETS research group, leaded by the Department of Geography, aims to propose new algorithms, methodologies and operational tools for Remote Sensing (RS), Cartography, and land dynamics, agriculture and water management through RS applications. The group has broad experience in image processing of remote sensors and researching in RS methods and big data management with images of low, medium and high spatial resolution from both satellite and airborne sensors. Moreover, the group has broad experience in standardization, metadata and user-feedback documentation. The members of the research group have published hundreds of scientific papers, participated in more than hundred research projects and contracts, and have obtained several national and international awards. Previous experience of the group matches the tasks in the proposal about community feedback mechanism, remote sensing methods, data and metadata standards, desktop big data tools development (www.miramon.cat) and link to communities and users.

EARSC, the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies is a membership-based, not for profit European organization which coordinates and promotes activities of European companies engaged in delivering EO geo-information services. EARSC’s key goal is to help promote the industry and to help develop the market for EO services. EARSC is representing the European providers of geo-information services in its broadest sense creating a network between industry, decision makers and users and covering the full EO value chain from data acquisition through processing, fusion, analysis to final geo-information products & services.EARSC currently has around 80 members and the network contains all the leading European suppliers of EO data and value-added products as well as many small and micro-enterprises. EARSC provides its members with information on current and prospective European programs, legislative actions as well as the news on the market for EO services, maintains facts about the industry (industry survey 2013 and 2015), offers help for companies wishing to become ISO certified and promotes the industry to potential customer communities (ie the oil and gas sector) and to public stakeholders.

Help Service Remote Sensing (HSRS) is a Czech SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) that has been for more than 20 years involved in the Czech and European spatial data market. HSRS offers wide range of services dealing with the creation of geoinformation systems, SDI (Spatial Data Infrastructure) products and spatial applications.

HSRS is one of the two Czech members of Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).
HSRS has a representative in the INSPIRE Drafting Team.
HSRS is a member of two Czech research networks including Czech Centre for Science and Society (CCSS) and WirelessInfo.
HSRS is active in the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGEO).
HSRS is now one from leading organisation in Czech Republic in Open Data.

Stichting EGI (abbreviated EGI.eu) is a not-for-profit foundation established under the Dutch law to coordinate EGI. EGI is an international collaboration that federates the digital capabilities, resources and expertise of national and international research communities in Europe and worldwide. The main goal is to empower researchers from all disciplines to collaborate and to carry out data- and compute-intensive science and innovation.EGI offering includes a federated IaaS cloud to run compute- or data-intensive tasks and host online services in virtual machines or docker containers on IT resources accessible via a uniform interface; high-throughput data analysis to run compute-intensive tasks for producing and analysing large datasets and store/retrieve research data efficiently across multiple service providers; federated operations to manage service access and operations from heterogeneous distributed infrastructures and integrate resources from multiple independent providers with technologies, processes and expertise offered by EGI; consultancy for user-driven innovation to assess research computing needs and provide tailored solutions for advanced computing.

The National Research Council (CNR) is the main public research entity in Italy with more than 100 Institutes grouped in 7 Departments. The Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), a CNR institute, incorporates a Microwave Remote Sensing Group that is active since 1987. Its main research interest is SAR and Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR), with two main aims: (1) development of effective tools for detecting and monitoring the Earth’s surface deformations; (2) application of the developed techniques in real scenarios.For its activities on ground motion detection, CNR-IREA acts as a Centre of Competence for the Italian Civil Protection Department (DPC) for seismic and volcanic risk assessment, as well as Consultant of the Ministry of the Economic Development (MISE) on oil&gas extraction induced displacement monitoring at national scale.

Deimos Imaging (DMI), a subsidiary of UrtheCast Corp.(Canada), is a private Spanish company specialized in the operation and commercial exploitation of Earth Observation Systems, and in the development, generation and delivery of remote sensing products and services. Deimos Imaging currently employees more than 100 staff, comprised of degree-qualified professionals each with a proven and enviable track record in the space business, with many years of experience working on programmes with space agencies. The DMI staff is displayed in three different locations in Spain: Puertollano (Ciudad Real), Boecillo (Valladolid) and Tres Cantos (Madrid).

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS SA (ED) is a leading European software vendor and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) services provider, operating internationally through its offices and antennas in Alicante, Athens, Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Nicosia, Stockholm, Tunis, etc. The company designs, develops, supports and promotes software ICT applications using integrated, state-of-art technology to governments, public organizations and private enterprises in more than 27 countries in the world.  Customers include government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes.  ED has an extended expertise in the areas of e-Government (they include Taxation, Customs, Statistics, Intellectual Property, Trade Marks, Patents, Pharmaceuticals, Health, Justice, etc.), e-Business, e- Procurement, e-Collaboration, groupware and workflow, content, document and knowledge management, communications middleware, ICT security. Own software products and tools have been developed in these domains. All the products and services are offered for web, intranet and Internet environments and are based on open architectures and state-of-the-art technologies.