ESA and the Sustainable Development Goals
ESA's Commitment to Sustainable Development: Harnessing Space for Global Benefit
UNISPACE+50
From 18-21 June, ESA joined the international community at UNISPACE+50 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and highlight past and future Agency activities in support of the UN’s space-related actions.
Thematic Exploitation Platform (TEPs)
An ecosystem of interconnected Thematic Exploitation Platforms (TEPs) on European footing, addressing: Coastal, Forestry, Hydrology, Geohazards, Polar, Urban and Food Security challenges
Polar TEP
On-line platform services providing access to EO data, tools and ICT resources for the monitoring of the polar regions
Forestry TEP
On-line platform services providing access to EO data, tools and ICT resources for forest management
The Forestry Thematic Exploitation Platform enables commercial, governmental and research users in the forestry sector globally to efficiently access satellite data based processing services and tools for generating value-added forest information products. Via the platform, the users can create and share their own processing services, tools and generated products.
Coastal TEP
On-line platform services providing access to EO data, tools and ICT resources for coastal management
Hydrology TEP
On-line platform services providing access to EO data, tools and ICT resources for water management
The Hydrology Thematic Exploitation Platform offers:
Urban TEP
On-line platform services providing access to EO data, tools and ICT resources for urban management
The Urban Thematic Exploitation Platform offers a collaborative environment on the cloud that aims at facilitating the sustainable management of urban areas, globally, by:
Food Security TEP
On-line platform services providing access to EO data, tools and ICT resources for food security
The Thematic Exploitation Platform dedicated to Food Security supports sustainable agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries by providing access to data, processing tools and computing resources in a cloud environment. It facilitates collaborative research and bench marking of methods, development of innovative Apps and services, as well as uptake of EO data in processes of end-users in the food security sectors.
EO4SD Agriculture and rural development
Facilitating the uptake of EO-derived information in sustainable development projects related to Agricultural and rural development