General Assembly

Bringing together the e-shape community

The General Assembly brings together the e-shape community to capture and share best practices and lessons learned, identify future priorities and set development goals.

Visit the dedicated General Assembly webpages to explore insights and discover how we e-shape the future by harnessing the unlimited Earth Observation power.

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An e-shape labelled webinar series from our partner DYNACROP

Our e-shape pilot 1.7 | DynaCrop- unlocking EO intelligence across the food value chain is launching a new webinar series about PRECISION AG WITH SPACE DATA from April 13th to 27th 2023....

e-shape at the Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing & Geoinformation of Environment

On the 3 rd -5 th of April, 2023 our e-shape partner Ioannis Manakos (CERTH) will participate in the Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of Environment in Cyprus, Ayia Napa with a presentation entitled “Inundation mapping in service of land cover evidence-based change monitoring”....

Final e-shape General Assembly

Τhe final e-shape General Assembly preparations are in full swing! With a united message “Blazing new trails for the EO market” that encapsulates and conveys the project’s mission for the way forward, the e-shape consortium, in this final General Assembly, will shed light on the project's legacy showcasing successful results and new services....

Meet the e-shape legacy through the GEO Knowledge Hub

As a European flagship project contributing to EuroGEO, the e-shape project has linked with the GEO Knowledge Hub (GKH) to support the promotion and the results dissemination of the 37 pilots, from 7 showcases, which have been developed during the project life time....

e-shape solutions: Unlocking the potential of Earth Observation data for climate change & urban areas

On the 24 February 2023 (08:30-13.30 CET) in Kalkara, Malta an e-shape labeled event will be held, hosted by the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST), that will present the Space Research Fund, providing financial support for Maltese entities interested in research, development and innovation in the downstream Satellite Earth Observation (EO) sector, and will introduce the objectives and actions of the Space Thematic Programme for 2023....

e-shape at the online event "ЕO for management of natural disasters & accidents & environmental monitoring"

The Center for National Security and Defence Research (CNSDR) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) is organising an Online information session: “EO for management of natural disasters and accidents and environmental monitoring”, which will be held on February 1, 2023 at 13:30h CET....

e-shape at Copernicus Land User Event

Our e-shape pilot Vegetation-Index Crop-Insurance in Ethiopia successfully participated in the Copernicus Land User Event that was held on the 17 th -18 th November 2022 in Brussels....

e-shape solutions: Earth Observation for biodiversity & water management

On the 14th of February, 2023 (09:30-17.00 CET) in Hague, Netherlands an e-shape labeled event will be held that will present some of the project’s pilots related to biodiversity and water management....

e-shape Capacity Building: Commercialisation of Intellectual Property

e-shape IP and Innovation Office (Evenflow) together with European IP Helpdesk and EARSC would like to invite the EuroGEO community and specifically e-shape pilots to a third webinar on the commercialization of intellectual property that will be held online on the 19 th January 2023 at 14:00 CET....

e-shape Capacity Building: Reach potential clients & partners with effective communication

Evenflow together with EARSC would like to invite the EuroGEO community and specifically e-shape pilots to a webinar on effective communication that will be held online on the 31 st of January 2023 at 15:00 CET....

The vision of the e-shape partners for the future of EuroGEO

A position paper is put together by the Executive Board of e-shape on behalf of all partners, the European Flagship project supporting EuroGEO. Its aim is to share the vision of the e-shape partners for the future of EuroGEO....

e-shape shakes the EuroGEO Workshop 2022 by blazing new trails for the EO market

e-shape, as a flagship European project, is in the frontline at this year’s edition of EuroGEO Workshop 2022 held in Athens, Greece, from 7 th -9 th December 2022....

e-shape project beyond the frontiers! NASA event

Our colleague Ioannis Manakos from the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH project partner) exquisitely represented the flagship H2020 project e-shape at the 2021 -22 NASA LCLUC Science Team Meeting & Silver Jubilee Celebration on the 18 th to 20 th of October, 2022 in Maryland, USA....

e-shape at GEO Week 2022

e-shape project, once again, left its mark on the GEO Week 2022 held in Ghana-Accra....

e-shape pilot nextSENSE beyond European boarders!

Our partner Ilias Fountoulakis, from the National Observatory of Athens and PMOD-WRC, virtually participated on the 6 th of September at the event “Current and future opportunities for EU-Africa cooperation in the Space domain” held at Pretoria - South Africa, with the presentation entitled “Solar energy nowcasting and forecasting with nextSENSE”....

Online workshop EO-based products to improve renewable energy forecasts

On the 27th of September 2022 our e-shape pilot nextSENSE: solar energy nowcasting & short-term forecasting system participated in the online workshop “ EO-based products to improve renewable energy forecasts ”....

e-shape workshop on EO solutions for energy, climate change & environmental management

On the 8th-9th of November 2022 (10:00 – 13:30 CET) at Warsaw, Poland an e-shape labeled event will be held that will present some of the project’s pilots related to energy, climate change, and environmental protection....

e-shape at the ITU /WMO/UNEP Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Natural Disaster Management

Dr. Haris Kontoes, Research Director of NOA and Scientific Director of the BEYOND Operational Unit of IAASARS/NOA participated in the workshop of the International Telecommunications Union on Artificial Intelligence for natural disasters management which was held on the 24 th of October 2022, at the Ministry of Digital Governance....

e-shape at the 8th World Congress on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Our partner ARMINES (OIE) had a strong presence at the 8th World Congress on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion at the Parallel event: Solar Resource and Forecast Data for Planning and Operating PV Plants (IEA PVPS Task 16) on the 27 th of September 2022....

e-shape sheds...light on the potentials of the nextSENSE system

Our e-shape pilot 3.1 | nextSENSE: solar energy nowcasting and short-term forecasting system participated in the online workshop entitled “EO-based products to improve renewable energy forecasts” held on 27 th of September, 2022....

e-shape at EU Global Action on Space | Africa

Our e-shape pilot 2.4 | EYWA - EarlY WArning System for Mosquito-Borne Diseases and pilot 3.1 | nextSENSE: solar energy nowcasting and short-term forecasting system had a strong presence at the event Current and future opportunities for EU-Africa cooperation in the Space domain , organized by the EU Global Action on Space on 6 th of September 2022....

Dialogue series on data sharing and data management principles | starting 5th of September 2022

Data sharing and data management principles need to be advocated in the EO expanding community. GEO Secretariat is launching a service to raise awareness and highlight their importance....

e-shape & WaterForCE H2020 projects in synergy

Our pilot 5.6 | EO based phytoplankton biomass for WFD reporting in synergy with the H2020 project Water-ForCE participated in the webinar that was organized on the 27 th of April 2022....

e-shape at EXPANDEO & THE FIRE FORUM 2022

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....

Ηow can you use satellite data to meet the regenerative farming requirements? Our partner DynaCrop brings an answer!

Within the framework of e-shape, our partner DynaCrop , organizes a series of individual workshops with the ultimate goal to shed light on how Earth Observation products can help monitor Soil Organic Carbon variations....

e-shape at the “National Workshop Greece: Satellite-based Services for Disaster Management”

Our e-shape pilot 6.4 | ReSAgri - Resilient & Sustainable ecosystems including Agriculture & food and Senior Research Associate Dr. Nikos Bartsotas from the National Observatory of Athens had a strong presence in EURISY’s national workshop in Greece under the thematic “Satellite-based Services for Disaster Risk Management”....

Earth Observation solutions for sustainable development: hands-on e-shape climate services

On the 7th of June 2022 (09:00 – 16:00 CET) at ITU Suleyman Demirel Cultural Center in Istanbul (Turkey) an e-shape labeled national event was held and presented some of the project’s pilots related to sustainable development and climate change....

e-shape at Earth Observation information events in Albania

A series of informative events on Earth Observation were organized in Albania on May 09-13, 2022 by the BEYOND Center of Excellence of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), in collaboration with PRAXI Network/FORTH and with the support of the Embassy of Greece in Tirana and the Consulate General in Gjirokaster....

Pilot 2.4 | EYWA at UN PSIPW - 5th International conference on the use of space technology for water resources management

Our e-shape pilot 2.4 | EYWA - EarlY WArning System for Mosquito-Borne Diseases had a strong online presence at the United Nations PSIPW - 5th International conference on the use of space technology for water resources management held in Ghana on the 11th of May, 2022....

e-shape at EGU General Assembly 2022

e-shape had a strong presence in the EGU General Assembly 2022 with a session "The e-shape project: Earth Observation based solution with and for the users. Hands-on the e-shape pilots' services" that will be held on May 26....

e-shape at GEO Virtual Symposium 2022

e-shape successfully participated at the GEO Virtual Symposium 2022 in the session "Advancing Open Data within the GWP through New Tools and Services" that was held on May 3....

Introducing EO open license compliance and challenges for the e-shape Pilots

On 19th of May 2022 (14:30 – 15:45 CET) an online webinar was held entitled “Introducing EO open license compliance and challenges for the e-shape Pilots”. This webinar focused on raising awareness to the scientific community on the application and interpretation of open-source licenses and was directed to the e-shape pilots as well as to the entire consortium however, based on the feedback, this webinar was also addressed to a broader audience....

Earth Observation solutions for smart cities, urban planning & maritime: Hands-on e-shape pilots

On the 17th of May 2022 (15:00 – 17:00 CET) at Palazzo Rasponi dalle Teste Piazza Kennedy in Ravenna (Italy) an e-shape labeled event was held in Italian and presented some of the project’s pilots related to maritime activities....

The unlimited potential of e-shape in facts!

From Space to Earth: A story that unveils the power of Earth Observation and the e-shape expertise…...

Introducing the new e-shape brochure!

Immerse yourself in the e-shape experience with our newly released brochure!...

Dynamic meeting about field campaigns!

Our e-shape pilot 1.2 | EU-CAP Support had a fruitful meeting, on the 28 th of March 2022, with the Agriculture Cooperative of Orchomenos in Voiotia Greece, for upcoming cotton cultivation period....

An e-shape experience! read the latest articles from pilot Vegetation-Index Crop-Insurance in Ethiopia

Two new articles from pilot 1.3 | Vegetation-Index Crop-Insurance in Ethiopia "Geodata for de-risking food systems" and "Continuity of Earth observation-based insurance services – an e-shape experience" have just been released....

e-shape delivers two newly developed services!

Our e-shape pilot, Nikos Bartsotas Pilot 4 | ResAGRI from BEYOND Centre of Excellence of the National Observatory of Athens, successfully presented the two new services developed for THESSTO industrial tomato cooperative....

Dive into our new onboarded pilot "FRIEND"

e-shape pilot 6.5 | FRIEND has developed an informative factsheet entitled "FLOOD RISK & IMPACT ASSESSMENT THROUGH AUTOMATIC CHANGE DETECTION OF S1+S2 IMAGES"....

Online Webinar of the "Health Surveillance Air Quality | HSAQ" Pilot

e-shape pilot 2.3 organized, on the 1 st of April, a successful dedicated webinar to the Health Surveillance Air Quality [HSAQ] pilot with the main goal to showcase success stories and results to the general audience....

A case study about our new onboarded pilot EYWA has recently been published

The case study about our pilot EYWA was developed for the European Climate and Health Observatory of the European Environment Agency, entitled “Managing mosquito borne disease through EYWA: an European tool to support public health authorities in preventing epidemics”....

e-shape at JUMP2EXCEL workshop

Our e-shape pilot 3.2 | High photovoltaic penetration at urban scale participated in the online PEARL PV Workshop WG3: Modelling of PV Potential and Performance....

Pilot 2.1 | EO-based surveillance of mercury pollution and...the air we breath

e-shape Pilot 2.1 | EO-based surveillance of mercury pollution through dedicated outreach actions sheds light on the global concern of mercury as a global pollutant....

Building a co-design methodology supporting the resilient growth of the Earth observation ecosystem

Raphaëlle Barbier from MINES ParisTech, leader of the e-shape's work package in charge of developing new co-design methods participated in the webinar “ Transforming Earth Observations to knowledge through inclusive participation ” organized by NextGEOSS....

Read the dedicated article about the EYWA system in the Horizon magazine!

How observations from space help scientists get one step ahead of the tiny but deadly mosquito?...

e-shape at Copernicus Horizon 2035 Conference!

Our Raphaëlle Barbier, PhD candidate at MINES ParisTech, successfully participated in Copernicus Horizon 2035 Conference that took place in Toulouse, on the 17 th of February, with more than 2000 participants....

e-shape pilots at the 5th H SAF User Workshop

e-shape pilot 6.2 | GEOSS for Disasters in Urban Environment had a strong presence in the 5th H SAF User Workshop supported by EUMeTrain that was held in online mode from 24th to 28th January 2022....

GEO blog article | EYWA system wins the 1st EIC Horizon Prize on Early Warning for Epidemics

Read the dedicated article in GEO blog regarding our new onboarded pilot EYWA for winning the first “ EIC Horizon Prize on Early Warning for Epidemics ”....

EYWA our new onboarded pilot wins the 1st EIC Horizon Prize on Early Warning for Epidemics

Congratulations to our new onboarded pilot EYWA for winning the first “ EIC Horizon Prize on Early Warning for Epidemics ”. This accomplishment is a significant milestone and an exceptional example of the unlimited Earth Observation power and the societal benefits that can derive from harnessing space technology....

Earth Observation services in support of agriculture & Common Agricultural Policy

Our e-shape Showcase Leader on Agriculture and Pilot 1.2 | EU-CAP Support will participate in the Clustering event that will be held on Wednesday, 9th of February, 09:00-12:00 CET....

Workshop on Air quality monitoring & management

Our pilot 2.3 | EO-based pollution-health risks profiling in the urban environment , participated in the Workshop on Air quality monitoring and management, on 17th of December, organized by University of Patras in Greece under the context of the EO4GEO program....

Read the Copernicus article for e-shape pilot 4.1 [showcase: ecosystem]

Did you know that Earth observation data from the Copernicus Sentinel satellites are fed into the Copernicus Services ? First launched in 2012 with the Land Monitoring and Emergency Management services, these services provide free and open support, in six different thematic areas....

e-shape pilots at FPCUP seminar in Greece | Thessaloniki

e-shape pilots participated in the " Info-day on ‘Copernicus’ data and services: Northern Greece event...

GEO Individual Excellence Award for our e-shape pilot!

Deputy Director of the Space Research Institute of Ukraine Prof. Nataliia Kussul won GEO Individual Excellence Award for outstanding personal contribution to the activities GEO....

e-shape at GEO Week 2021

e-shape once again had a strong presence in GEO Week 2021 accentuating the project's contribution to GEO and EuroGEO at Side event: e-shape project contribution to GEO, EuroGEO and the GEO WP....

Check out our latest success story from ecosystem!

e-shape pilot mySPACE introduces us to the importance of estimating canopy height over large areas for sustainable ecosystem management....

e-shape adds 5 new Pilots to their portfolio of Earth Observation solutions

Following the second Call for EO-based products, e-shape has selected 5 new Pilots that will join the project, expanding the EuroGEO community....

e-shape side event at 19th European Week of Regions and Cities

Earth Observation solutions for smarter and greener regions and cities: hands-on e- shape pilots 10 November 2021 10:00-11h30 cet Online webinar (zoom platform)...

e-shape at Φ-week 2021 | 11–15 October 2021

Our e-shape, partner from OGC, Marie-Françoise Voidrot we’ll be giving a talk on the "European Exploitation Platform Ecosystem” and participate in a round table at the ESA Phi Week: https://phiweek.esa.int /....

From Space to Ground | Renewable energies & environmental impacts event

6 academic scientists and researchers from Greece and France joined forces to share their experiences and research results and discuss the most resent innovations from Space to Ground, for renewable energy to environmental impacts assessments....

e-shape at EuroGEO workshop 2021

Join us on Tuesday 21 September 2021 [09:00-12:30] Demo Session: "Advances made in EuroGEO to deliver user-oriented solutions"...

EuroGEO workshop “Technology transfer in the EO sector in Europe” side event

Join us on Tuesday 21 September 2021 [14:00 - 16:00] at a session organized by e-shape. This webinar will introduce participants to key elements and concepts in the domains of knowledge and technology transfer....

e-shape side event at Photonic Applications Week

SATELLITE EARTH OBSERVATION DATA SUPPORTING SMART AND RESILIENT AGRICULTURE:THE e-shape SERVICES Photonic Applications Week | Smart Farming Conference 1 October 2021 | Time: 10h30-12pm CET Virtual event (zoom)...

Final e-shape boarding call for...onboarding 2021!

Final boarding call for onboarding! Be the next Horizon2020-e-shape partner. Deadline 3rd of September!...

What happens on the fields? Monitoring the crop calendars

Read the interesting article, from the e-shape pilot GEOGLAM and "dig" into the importance of crop calendars and how Earth Observation is a key lever for monitoring and detecting what is happening on the field....

e-shape at IGARSS 2021

Join us in the dedicated session "MO1.O-17: e-shape and EuroGEO Regional Initiative: Developing a Conducive Environment to Develop Earth Observation Operational Services" on Monday 12 July 2021!...

e-shape at GEO Symposium 2021 | 21-24 June

The theme of this year’s symposium is Strengthening inclusive partnerships across the GEO Work Programme (GWP)....

Agrowth | stay tuned and don't miss the launch of our new e-shape web platform

Agrowth , is a platform which is designed and developed in the context of e-shape's ' S1P2 EU-CAP Support ' pilot....

2nd Virtual EXCELSIOR Workshop: Atmospheric & Climate Research in the EMMENA Region

Don't miss the 2nd Virtual International Workshop on "Atmospheric & Climate Research in the EMMENA Region"...

Sargassum Podcast | Predicting Sargassum landings using satellites

Our pilot Pilot 5.4 Sargassum detection for seasonal planning provides insight into the use of Earth Observation marine data through diverse environmental monitoring and drift modelling applications....

e-shape project at Wind Energy Science Conference | 28th May 15:30-17:10 CEST

Our e-shape partner DTU - Ioanna Karagli, will give an oral speech on "Earth Observation ocean winds for wind energy”...

e-shape at EXPANDEO | 16th-17th June 2021

e-shape is hosting the workshop " Expanding the Copernicus Services ecosystem: the e-shape contribution ", 17 June 2021....

e-shape at European Maritime Day | Online: 21 May 2021 [11.05-12.20pm]

Satellite-based applications in the maritime domain: hands-on the e-shape project...

The next revolution in satellite data exploitation, after GPS & weather forecast

Read the interesting article, from our pilot EO-based surveillance of mercury pollution , published in the United Academics Magazine....

BEYOND Center of Excellence established a new collaboration with the Agriculture Cooperative of Orchomenos

e-shape ’s S1P2 EU-CAP Support pilot, in collaboration with S6P4 ReSAgri pilot, support the member-farmers of ASOO with a cotton growth monitoring service that daily provides new maps that indicate the areas of optimal seeding conditions....

e-shape at EGU General Assembly | 26 April 2021

Webinar: Earth Observation based solution supporting disaster resilience: hands-on the e-shape user-centric approach...

EuroGEO Action Group | EO for Epidemics of Vector-borne Diseases delivers!

The Stairway to Excellence...

EARSeL Joint Workshop 2021 EO for sustainable cities and communities

Our e-shape partner EARSC will participate in the EARSeL Joint Workshop 2021 EO for sustainable cities and communities | PLENARY 6: Sustainable Development Goals [4-6 pm CET]....

e-shape at CAMS online user workshop in Norway

Our partners from ARMINES Lionel Menard and Philippe Blanc participated in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) virtual workshop held on 25th of March 2021....

e-shape at WaterMarketEurope event

Our e-shape pilot Pilot 5.1 | Improved historical water availability & quality information service and our partners EARSC and Eurisy participated in the the WaterMarketEurope event on March 24th 2021....

The 12-03-2021 Etna eruption through the eyes of e-shape

Since February 2021, Etna is experiencing a numerous number of eruptions and emitting volcanic ash into atmosphere....

First release of the e-shape pilot on "High photovoltaic penetration at urban scale"

The first version of pilot 3.2 was developed within the framework of the e-shape project, funded by the European Commission under the H2020 program....

e-shape at PARSEC's user & technology talks

Our e-shape partner from Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental research presented the Showcase ecosystem at User and Technology Talks: ENVIRONMENT PARSEC ECOSYSTEM....

Challenges of the Blue World | Introducing e-shape!

How space technology contribute to the management of offshore wind energy products within the Maritime Spatial Planning process?...

How can e-shape project provide in real time a pan European solar radiation forecast?

Watch the video of our nextSENSE pilot and find out!...

Check out the recent publication of our nextSENSE pilot!

The proposed system aims to support the distributed solar plant energy production management, as well as electricity handling entities and smart grid operations....

Check out the latest publication of our e-shape pilot 6.1

A stand-alone lidar-based method for detecting airborne hazards for aviation in near real time (NRT) is presented by our e-shape pilot: EO4D_ASH - EO Data for Detection, Discrimination & Distribution (4D) of Volcanic ash....

AGU Fall Meeting | online 1-4 Dec 2020

AGU20 Fall Meeting will be one of the world's largest virtual scientific conferences, with exciting programming and events....

e-shape pilot Merging Offshore Wind Products at the Wind Energy Hamburg Conference | 1-4 Dec 2020

With this year’s switch to the virtual sphere, WindEnergy Hamburg will air on WindTV....

e-shape project features at Science Impact Magazine!

Deep dives with e-shape at Science Impact Magazine! Our e-shape article "Shaping our understanding of planet Earth" has been published!...

Join us for a week-long showcase on the impact of open Earth observations! When: 2-6 November 2020 Where: Online...

Space for Cities | online workshop 27 Oct 2020

This workshop will present and discuss solutions to use satellite data and signals, which can make a real difference for public managers willing to increase cities’ sustainability and resilience to climate change and critical events....

e-shape selects the 5 new pilots of the Call for EO-based products 2020

e-shape has welcomed during the annual General Assembly from 19-21 October 2020, the 5 new pilots of the Call for EO-based products 2020 that will join the e-shape consortium expanding the EuroGEO community....

EARSC - Space Climate Observatory | webinar 14 Oct 2020

"Earth Observation solutions contributing to EuroGEO: cross-benefits benefits e-shape and SCO communities" In cooperation with the Space Climate Observatory (SCO), EARSC is organising a webinar on the 14 th of October at 1h30-3PM....

Online Smart Farming Conference | 9 Oct 2020

Our e-shape collegues from NOA will participate in the round table at the Online Smart Farming Conference, on October 9th 2020, which is hosted by EARSC and EURISY....

Check out the publication of our e-shape pilot 2.1

With a joint effort of e-shape and ERA_PLANET / iGOSP projects a step forward was made on the development of a tool in support of the effectiveness evaluation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury....

e-shape: bridging Earth observation communities to change lives

The Innovation News Network Magazine #Issue 3 features the work of our partner "National Observatory of Athens" and their role in the H2020 project, e-shape. Research Directors Evangelos Gerasopoulos and Charalampos (Haris) Kontoes discuss how the institution plan to coordinate earth observation in order to improve upon global sustainability and deliver robust environmental information....

e-shape | one of the nine EU-funded Environmental Observations projects

e-shape is one of the nine EU-funded Environmental Observations projects that contribute to upscale Europe’s Environmental Observations capacities and develop solutions meeting specific users’ needs....

Symposium: "Space Applications for Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action"

The 2020 UN/Austria Symposium "Space Applications for Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action" takes place from 1-3 September. It discusses how space technologies support climate action....

The nextSENSE groundbreaking web service is here!

The nextSENSE service was implemented, after long research, in the framework of the EuroGEO e-shape’s renewable energy showcase ( nextSENSE pilot ) and provides continuous monitoring and short-term forecasting of solar energy in real-time for Europe and North Africa....

Check out the publication of our e-shape pilot 6.1

The recent publication on satellite and ground-based observations of volcanic plumes produced during the Etna activity between 24 and 30 December 2018, was carried out in the frame of the e-shape project....

Copernicus Relay and Academy monthly teleconference

e-shape participated in the Copernicus Relay and Academy monthly teleconference on the 16th of July....

A successful presentation from our e-shape partner | SC-6 (disasters)

EuroGEO Disaster Resilience Action Group Overview...

e-shape synergies! our contribution to eLTER

How does e-shape project contributes to eLTER? an article by Ulf Mallast...

EuroGEO Action Group | EO for Epidemics of Vector-borne Diseases

Early Warning for Epidemics Virtual Webinar 9&14 July 2020 Earth Observation creates opportunities for Health & Epidemics...

Co-design process: a user-centric go-to-market strategy

Athens co-design workshop takes place virtually 1st of July! Co-design is used as a toolbox to support the development of the 27 e-shape services in a user-centric approach....

Harvester Seasons | New climate service to help with estimating conditions for harvesting timber

Harvesting machines weigh about 20 tons and require good bearing capacity of the terrain to avoid the machines from getting stuck. Only sufficient soil conditions prevent damaging the topsoil of the forest floor and negatively impacting the biosphere....

EARSC virtual EOcafe: Growing your Next Earth Observation Business

Would you like to know how e-shape can support European companies to develop? Join us on June 25, 2020 at 16:00- 16h45 ( CET ) to listen from two e-shape partners why this project is an opportunity and how you can benefit from it....

Don't miss our free webinar "First snapshot of the European Infrastructures and platforms for EuroGEO"

During this free webinar you will learn about: European infrastructures and platforms for Earth observations | Different types of platforms | Platforms based on Ellip | Platforms for the industry | the eoMall | How you can strengthen or join the EuroGEO community - in projects and in GEO...

Check out the publication of our e-shape pilot 3.1

In the framework of the EuroGEO e-shape's renewable energy showcase, the NOA in collaboration with Indian technological institutes and a renewable energy constructor published a paper dealing with a roof-top photovoltaic energy production management exploiting Earth Observation data and technologies....

e-shape Market Trends Observatory launched

e-shape has launched its Market Trends Observatory, an activity aiming at providing knowledge to the e-shape Showcases and Pilots as well as to the wider Earth Observation community about relevant developments and trends in markets and technology....

Call for EO-based products 2020 | APPLY NOW!

Are you the next e-shape partner? Do you want to get access to up to 50k in funding, co-design, development, and sustainability booster activities, and a wide EO community? e-shape launched the Call for EO-based products 2020 on June 8 th to onboard further partners in the e-shape consortium and expand the EuroGEO community....

A story about agriculture, food security, e-shape, EuroGEO, GEO by Sven Gilliams/VITO

Just past the first anniversary of the e-shape project, you should by now all know our slogan; We e-shape EuroGEO !! But what does it mean? What is e-shape? What is EuroGEO and what does it mean for the agricultural services in Europe?...

e-shape at EuroGEO Webinar | Monday 08 June 10:00 – 16:30 CET

As EuroGEO brings together a large part of the European Earth Observation community, it was essential to maintain the momentum and seize this opportunity to reflect on the initiative and how we can increase its role into GEO and better leverage the benefits GEO can bring to Europe....

Are you the next e-shape partner? Join Us!

Do you deliver Earth Observation-based services or products contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement or Sendai Framework and want to join the EuroGEO community? Be ready to become a new e-shape partner, the leading project expanding the EuroGEO initiative....

The EO-tailored water information services success story!

Upscaling water services from national to global scales. We are continuing to work on improving the main infrastructures which are: 1) existing setups of the hydrological model HYPE for different areas of interest, and 2) corresponding operational applications at SMHI for historical and near-realtime analyses and forecasts....

Check out the publication of our e-shape pilots 1.1 & 1.2 in Elsevier

There is a growing realization amongst policy-makers that reliable and accurate soil monitoring information is required at scales ranging from regional to global to support ecosystem functions and services in a sustainable manner under the amplifying climate change enabling countries in target setting of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

Check out the publication of our e-shape pilots 1.1 & 1.2

This paper aims to present a novel EO-based soil monitoring approach leveraging open-access Copernicus Sentinel data and Google Earth Engine platform. Building on key results from existing data mining approaches to extract bare soil reflectance values the current study delivers valuable insights on the synergistic use of open access optical and radar images....

Check out the publication of our e-shape pilot 4.1

The publication is part of the Showcase 4 (myEcoSystem) for which it is essential to have reliable data products over various scales to investigate ecosystem status and possible changes over time....

The GEOGLAM success story!

In the Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture showcase, the first pilot is dedicated towards support of the Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM). Read a GEOGLAM success story!...

The PARSEC Accelerator Open Call 2 is launched!

Equity-free funding and support for SMEs innovating in food, energy or environment: PARSEC Open Call 2...

nextSENSE Southern Asia success story!

The solar energy nowcasting system of the nextSENSE showcase was introduced in southern Asia....

10 years from Eyjafjallajökull Eruption!

Τen years have passed since the 2010 eruption in Eyjafjallajökull. On 14 April 2010, the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted explosively, hurling volcanic ash several kilometers into the atmosphere....

Earth Day 50th Anniversary

During the COVID-19 lockdown period, atmospheric pollution dramatically reduced in most parts of the world, becoming particularly evident over cities and industrial agglomerations. This observation has been enabled by Copernicus!...

Check out the publication of our e-shape pilot 5.1

In a recent investigation by Musuuza et al. (2020), SMHI researchers demonstrate how earth observations (EO) can fill the spatial and temporal gaps in ground-based observations, whilst satellite assimilation produced consistent hydrological model outputs in a mountainous river basin in Sweden....

Climate change impacts: Space innovation at the service of the citizen

We are excited to announce that o ur partner BEYOND EO Center introduced Horizon2020-e-shape at the French Institute of Athens, Greece with great success!...

Launch of a new Special Issue in Remote Sensing for Smart Renewable Cities

As cities around the world strive to become smart, renewable solar and wind power can play a crucial role in helping them provide reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible energy and hence, reducing climate change and air pollution....

nextSENSE at Southern Asia

We are proud to announce the first completed activity of e-shape first sprint for the energy Showcase!...

Announcing the new Help Desk system for e-shape project H2020!

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Help Desk platform for the e-shape project, available immediately to all of our visitors-users....

AGU Fall Meeting 2019

e-shape in motion! In the framework of the e-shape project, our pilot on solar energy nowcasting & short-term forecasting system (nextSENSE) is participating in the AGU Fall Meeting 2019 in San Francisco, CA, USA....

Tracking mercury to save lives - article in GEO blog

Our pilot for EO-based surveillance of mercury pollution is supporting the GEO Flagship GOS4M....

Let your idea take flight with PARSEC

Evenflow is taking part in the Horizon 2020 project Parsec Accelerator . Deadline for applications is the 20th of December 2019 at 17:00 CET....

Multiple Purpose Forestry Seminars in Romania

Two invited seminars of 'Improving future ecosystem benefits through Earth Observations - from EO to ecosystem services modelling'....

Linking Earth Observation data & Sustainable Development across the Atlantic - Workshop

Our e-shape partner DEIMOS suceessfully participated and introduced e-shape project during the Linking Earth Observation data and Sustainable Development across the Atlantic Workshop, held in Estoril-Portugal, on 3-5th December 2019....

Smart solutions for solar energy planning and management from space

A team from the National Observatory of Athens in collaboration with the World Radiation Center in Switzerland have developed an holistic solar energy estimation mechanism which exploits the nowadays Earth Observation data sources and technologies....

Tenth meeting of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group

Our e-shape partner CNR, participated in the 10th meeting of the Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group which took place on Saturday, 23 November 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland, back to back with the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention and its preceding preparatory meetings, which will be held from 24 to 29 November 2019....

Remote Sensing course tutored at CIHEAM

The course of 'Remote Sensing' at the 'Geoinformation in Environmental Management' MSc of the International Centre for Advanced Meditarrenean Agronomic Studies at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, GR, is successfully concluded by Dr. I. Manakos....

e-shape at GEO WEEK 2019

2019 GEO Week / Ministerial Summit! Another summit of thought-provoking presentations and productive networking was accomplished....

FAO - GLOSOLAN | 3rd meeting of the Global soil laboratory network

Our partner IBEC successfully participated in the 3rd meeting of the Global soil laboratory network , held in FAO headquarters Rome-Italy, on the 28-30th of October....

e-shape goes Canberra for GEO Week 2019

e-shape is pleased to announce its participation at this year’s GEO Week 2019 / Ministerial Summit held at Canberra, Australia, 4-9th November, that will unite tycoons from different scientific areas....

Save the date 18th October 15:00 CEST for a joint e-shape - NextGEOSS webinar

Save the date 18th October 15:00 CEST for a joint e-shape - NextGEOSS webinar on Standards compliance: Benefits, Tools and Return on Experience....

e-shape at Researchers Night 2019

e-shape participated in the "Researchers' Night 2019”, held on 27th September! Researchers' Night is an annual event celebrating science and research, which takes place simultaneously in several hundred cities across Europe and beyond....

e-shape at OceanObs'19

Our e-shape partner, DTU Wind Energy (SC3), participated in the OceanObs19 conference, in Honolulu, on 16-21/9/2019 and presented pioneering H2020 project e-shape and specifically the main activities of the pilot "Merging offshore wind products"....

e-shape @ Side meeting at 15th GEO Program Board

OGCE has enjoyed a F2F meeting in JRC to invite INSPIRE experts to participate in a webinar currently under construction in cooperation with NextGEOSS H2020 Project....

InfoDay Space H2020

Our project coordinator ,Thierry Ranchin, participated in the H2020 InfoDay Space, organized by ARMINES & SAFE CLUSTER in Sofia, Antipolis on 17/9/2019. and presented pioneering H2020 project e-shape....

STEAM/G-CLASS/Hydroterra Open Science Meeting

Our partner CIMA Research Foundation participated in the open science meeting STEAM/G-CLASS/Hydroterra at ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk the Nederlands on 10th of October....

e-shape @ Phi Week 2019

Our partners EARSC & VITO, organized during Phi Week a dedicated side event "Modernising Farming: Earth Observation to Support Crop Growth Cycle", 10/9/2019, Frascati, Italy...

e-shape @Coordinators'Day 2019

Our project coordinator ,Thierry Ranchin, participated in the H2020 Coordinators' Day, organized by EASME and presented pioneering H2020 project e-shape providing the opportunity for potential synergies with other newly funded projects....

GEO WEEK 2019, 4-9 November 2019, Canberra, Australia

In November 2019, Ministers from GEO’s 105 Member governments, business leaders, heads of international non-profits and passionate experts will meet in Canberra, Australia for GEO Week 2019 and the GEO Ministerial Summit....

Industry Track launches at GEO Week 2019

GEO Secretariat launches the Industry Track! Technology and space companies from around the world are invited to participate in GEO Week 2019 as part of the brand new Industry Track....

e-shape @FOSS4G Bucharest 2019

The FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) 2019, unfolded over 5 days, 26 to 30th of July 2019, in Romania, Bucharest. Evenflow has attended and introduced the e-shape project to a community of highly skilled software developers from all corners of the world who could potentially contribute to user uptake in their respective areas. More info: https://2019.foss4g.org/schedule/full-schedule/...

e-shape @ EuroGEOSS 2019, 3-5 July 2019, Lisbon, Portugal

The EuroGEOSS Workshop took place from 3 to 5 July 2019 at the Pavilhão do Conhecimento in Lisbon (Portugal). The event was co-organised by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the European Commission....

e-shape @World Soils 2019 User Consultation Meeting

A user consultation workshop on space-based EO tools for mapping and monitoring soils took place from 02 - 03 July 2019 at ESA ESRIN, Frascati, Italy with the aim to bring together stakeholders from the policy and user domain with remote sensing experts to discuss the necessary steps to develop such a system....

e-shape will attend EuroGEOSS Workshop 2019 in Lisbon, from 3-5 of July!

The EuroGEOSS Workshop will take place in Lisbon (Portugal), from 3rd to 5th of July 2019, at the Pavilhão do Conhecimento. The event is co-organised by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the European Commission....

Our first e-shape article in GEO blog!

To strengthen Europe’s contribution to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), EuroGEO has launched e-shape. With a user-centric approach to Earth observation (EO) data sharing, the system aims to improve forecasting capabilities for sound decision-making....

Our first e-shape result has “erupted” !

Mount Etna, Europe's most active and “youngest” volcano, spewed ash once again, on May 30th, 2019. PollyXT lidar at PANGEA-NOA station of Antikythera Greece (35.86N, 23.31E) was the first to capture the fingerprint of the activity and the dispersion of volcanic emissions is simulated with the FLEXPART-WRF model....

e-shape at EXPANDEO 2019 "A day with EO Conference" 20th of June 2019, Brussels, Belgium

On the 20th and 21st of June EARSC held the first edition of its annual EXPANDEO event, bringing together the Earth Observation market. In total, the event hosted 160 attendees that either work in the EO industry, are institutional stakeholders or others who are affiliated with the Earth Observation Sector. This year was a special edition for EARSC since they also celebrated their 30 years anniversary!...

e-shape @ Kerkini Lake Protected Area Authority, 10th of June 2019, Kerkini Lake, Greece

Technical meeting held at the premises of Kerkini Lake Protected Area in Greece....

BEYOND Center of Excellence prominently features at the pioneering e-shape project

Disaster resilience is officially a high priority on the portfolio of the e-shape project and BEYOND Center of Excellence is an important player in this initiative....

e-shape @ ESA Living Planet Symposium, 15th of May 2019, Milan, Italy

This symposium focused on how Earth Observation contributes to science and society, and how disruptive technologies and actors are changing the traditional Earth Observation landscape, which is also creating new opportunities for public and private sector interactions. e-shape participated in this symposium and was introduced the e-shape Food security and sustainable agriculture pilots to the GEOGLAM executive committee....

e-shape General Assembly Meeting, 7-9 May 2019, Cannes, France

e-shape (EuroGEOSS Showcases: Applications Powered by Europe) , a new project coordinated by ARMINES and funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme was successfully launched in Cannes, France on 9-10 May 2019....

Launch of the new H2020 project e-shape

Launch of the new H2020 project e-shape for strengthening the benefits for Europe of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) – establishing ‘EuroGEOSS’ e-shape (EuroGEOSS Showcases: Applications Powered by Europe), a new project coordinated by ARMINES and funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme was successfully launched in Cannes, France on 9-10 May 2019....

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The e-shape project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 820852