8:30 – 9:30
Registration & Welcome Coffee
9:30 – 10:00
Setting the scene
The event will be opened by the General Secretary of EARSC and coordinator of the H2020 FIRE project, Emmanuel Pajot, followed by powerful video message by Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market. The keynote speech will be delivered by Paraskevi Papantoniou, Director for Space (acting), European Commission.
The recording is available here.
10:00 – 11:00
The now and tomorrow of Earth Observation
This session will highlight where Earth Observation activities stand today and where do we want them to be. The content of the presentations will build on the findings in the FIRE Focus Groups in the sectors of Agriculture, Wind Energy, Infrastructure, Marine and Maritime, Raw Materials, and Urban Development. The key highlights will be presented by the EO Evangelists, a group of individuals championing the use of EO in the respective sectors.
The recording is available here.
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee Break & Networking
11:15 – 12:00
“Getting there” – Deep dive in the latest R&D trends and priorities
This session will shed light on the hottest R&D trends that will drive the development of new EO solutions across the various sectors covered by FIRE. Three invited experts will engage in a lively discussion with the session moderator. The session will close with a brief open Q&A with the audience.
The recording is available here.
12:00 – 13:00
“Getting there” – Incorporation of EO in the different stages of policy making
This session will focus on how EO can support informed policy making from design to implementation and continuous monitoring. Invited experts from the six FIRE sectors will discuss with the session moderator how key objectives of the EU reflected in their own policy domains can benefit from the incorporation of EO as a key enabling tool, and cover both the current uptake and future perspectives. The session will close with a brief open Q&A with the audience.
The recording is available here.
13:00 am – 14:00 pm
Lunching together & Networking
14:00 – 14:45
“Getting there” – Evolution of the underlying infrastructure for the exploitation of EO
This session will analyse the different aspects of underlying infrastructure (e.g. data access, storage and processing) for unlocking the full potential of EO. Invited experts will exchange with the session moderator on the latest technological capabilities, common challenges and future perspectives. The session will close with a brief open Q&A with the audience.
The recording is available here.
14:45 – 15:30
“Getting there” – Developing the necessary capacity among different stakeholders
This session will highlight the key dimensions of capacity building an essential aspect when considering the optimal uptake of EO in the different FIRE sectors. The session moderator will discuss with invited experts on topics such as institutional capacity, skills availability in the workforce and best practices from recent projects. The session will close with a brief open Q&A with the audience.
The recording is available here.
15:30 – 15:45
Coffee Break & Networking
15:45 – 16:30
“Getting there” – Modern ways to raise awareness on key topics with the help of EO
How can EO be used to inform the public on current events of global impact? How can we raise awareness among user communities on the solutions offered by EO? What are the most impactful ways to tell “geospatial stories”? Invited experts will provide their insights in relation to these topics, through a lively discussion with the session moderator. The session will close with a brief open Q&A with the audience.
The recording is available here.
16:30 – 17:15
“Getting there” – Developing the market
This session will underline impactful ways to develop the market for EO services and products. Invited experts will share best practices, analyse common challenges and discuss with the session moderator future plans towards building a thriving EO ecosystem. The session will close with a brief open Q&A with the audience.
The recording is available here.
17:15 – 17:20
Wrap Up & Closing Remarks of FIRE Forum 2022
18:30 – 21:30
EARSC AWARDS Ceremony @BELvue Museum
9:30 – 10:30
AGM (only for EARSC Members)
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break / Networking
11:00 – 11:45
EO For Green Deal Policies
The European Commission is demonstrating unprecedented leadership with the Green Deal flagship to tackle climate change and will require an abundance of resources, including viable data and information which will allow governments to identify risks, tailor policy response and resource allocation, monitor progress and identify trends. This session will go deep into the overall objective of raising awareness on the use of Earth Observation data and services to achieve the ambitious EU climate targets.
This block will discuss how do we establish a dialogue with the policy process. First discussion on the New EU framework to forest monitoring and strategic plans, the Legislative act to reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas and coal sectors and Certifying Carbon removals.
The “EO4GreenDealPolicies” is part of the interactive “Green Deal Dialogue” session dedicated to facilitating conversation and exchange views on the contribution of satellite-EO based services for the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) on certain policies as well as to deliver crucial information to support the Green Deal agenda.
The recording is available here.
11:45 – 12:25
Accounts For Green Deal
Protecting ecosystems and biodiversity are key policy targets in the EU’s biodiversity strategy for 2030 and the European Green Deal. This section will discuss about EU and national policy makers needs of information on the extent and condition of ecosystems to improve their management, environmental statistics or how EO is supporting the 2030 agenda.
This block will discuss about the how EO could be integrated into the official statistics from three perspectives: Environmental indicators, SDGs indicators and SEEA-Ecosystem Accounting.
The “Accounts4GreenDeal” is part of the interactive “Green Deal Dialogue” session dedicated to facilitating conversation and exchange views on the contribution of satellite-EO based services for the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) on certain policies as well as to deliver crucial information to support the Green Deal agenda.
The recording is available here.
12:25 – 13:15
Global Development For Green Deal
The European Space Agency implements the Global Development Assistance (GDA) programme in partnership with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank with the mission to accelerate impact by mainstreaming the use of EO into international development assistance activities and operations (incl. supporting integration in country policies). This section will further discuss with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships how to capitalise on Earth Observation information through their programs in partner countries across the world to achieve sustainable development.
This block will discuss how to capitalise on EO information to achieve sustainable development presenting ESA initiatives such the EO4SD Forest Management cluster and the GDA AID Climate Resilience cluster.
The “GlobalDevelopment4GreenDeal” is part of the interactive “Green Deal Dialogue” session dedicated to facilitating conversation and exchange views on the contribution of satellite-EO based services for the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) on certain policies as well as to deliver crucial information to support the Green Deal agenda.
The recording is available here.
13:15 – 14:00
Lunching together / Networking
14:00 – 15:00
Fighting climate change in urban environment: a multi-scalar endeavor
Harmonia’s workshop will focus on shedding light on the various administrative levels that contribute to tackling Climate Change within the project, from the pilot cities to the national and European levels. The aim of this workshop is to connect the urban and Earth Observation (EO) communities as well as increase awareness in regards to EO-based solutions tackling climate change in an urban environment.
The recording is available here.
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee break / Networking
15:15 – 17:00
User communities engagement supporting the green transition: the e-shape project
e-shape, the EU-funded H2020 flagship project, promotes and upscales EO solutions in Europe and beyond supporting the sustainable delivery of EO-based benefits to users. Three years into the project, this workshop seeks to capitalise the knowledge and the value gathered, by unifying the community of users and discuss the expansion and the sustainability of the e-shape pilots across the seven e-shape thematic, with a focus on the energy and water resources sector.
The e-shape workshop will:
- Introduce EO-based applications developed through the project within the e-shape seven thematic showcases: Agriculture, Health, Energy, Ecosystem, Water resources, Disaster Resilience, Climate
- Bring together research, end users and civil society that want to benefit from the understanding and entering the EuroGEO initiative
- Inform the participants about what the pilot’s service will grant access to in terms of Copernicus data and user’s benefit with examples on e-shape pilots support from a co-design, uptake, and sustainability approach (added values and solutions)
- What’s next? Developing the EuroGEO.
The e-shape workshop will try to address the following questions:
- What are the challenges for a convincing user / market uptake strategy
- How to develop relations among EO and non- EO communities that will drive the sustainability of the EO service
- How the public, research and private sector can strengthen EUROGEO and Copernicus and contribute to GEO/Geo
The recording is available here.
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