Les sentinelles de la Terre : un tour du monde en images avec Copernicus
Info
The Friends of the Cité de l’Espace Association invites attendees to a major end-of-year 2024 conference, organized in collaboration with Cité de l’Espace, the Academy of Air and Space, and the French Aeronautics and Astronautics Association.
The agenda includes discussions on the Sentinel missions and the European Copernicus program, showcasing concrete examples of applications for environmental service and stunning visuals on the giant screen of the Imax theater at Cité de l'Espace.
Free entry with prior registration. If the Imax theater reaches full capacity, the conference will be broadcast in the Vega room.
Conference Summary:
Launched as part of an initiative in 1998, the European Copernicus program became operational in 2014 with the first Sentinel satellite launch following its earlier version known as GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) in 2001.
Ten years subsequently, Copernicus has established itself as an international benchmark in Earth observation related to environmental and climate matters.
The program leverages a constellation of satellites named Sentinel, delivering services on global, regional, and local scales across six main areas: land, oceans, atmosphere, climate, security, and emergency management.
With a policy of free, open, and accessible data, Copernicus has also spurred the growth of commercial services using Earth observation data.
After a general overview of the program, its organization, and the Sentinel missions, speakers will present specific application examples, particularly in agriculture and forestry, as well as maritime surveillance (pollution detection, ship tracking, ice detection).
More than just a conference, it offers a visual journey around the world on the grand screen of the Imax theater at Cité de l’Espace...
Speakers Overview:
Engineer at Airbus Defence and Space, Gil Denis has substantial experience in processing images from Earth observation satellites. He is heavily involved in developing services utilizing this data, including contributing to the establishment of Copernicus services in emergencies and agriculture. He has also led technological development activities for Airbus in information processing and communications. Gil Denis runs the blog A Different View of Earth and conducts outreach activities related to spatial science and Earth observation. He is the president of the Friends of the Cité de l’Espace Association.
David Hello boasts over thirty years of experience in Earth observation applications. He started in the 1990s at Matra as a software developer for satellite image processing. He actively participated in developing the European Copernicus program in the 2000s as project coordinator for precursor services in Emergency Management to support natural disaster response. In 2014, he co-founded TerraNIS, a small company based in Ramonville, that specializes in decision-making tools using spatial data for agriculture and environmental use.
Vincent Kerbaol heads the Brest branch of CLS, a company headquartered in Toulouse. CLS specializes in satellite system operations and recently in drones, providing value-added products and services across various sectors, including maritime security, environmental monitoring, sustainable fisheries management, mobility, and energy & infrastructures. At CLS, Vincent Kerbaol focuses particularly on innovations and solutions for the Maritime Security Business Unit. In 2002, he founded BOOST Technologies, focusing on radar satellite imaging for maritime surveillance. In 2008, he joined CLS with his team to establish VIGISAT, the first and only high-resolution radar satellite image reception station dedicated to 24/7 maritime monitoring.
When
Where
Entrance
Other events events in Toulouse France
