Programme

Welcome and introduction to the User Consultation Platform 

The session will bring together aviation and drone ecosystem players to discuss key user requirements, and the latest trends like advanced air mobility or operations at higher altitudes. 

We will cover the added value of EGNOS and Galileo differentiators, such as authentication and high accuracy, and the users’ needs to improve the services. The session will also explore EO use cases, and particularly Copernicus data, to support aviation, such as aircraft emission monitoring, or drone safety assessment. For the first time, the participants will discuss their needs for SATCOM services, and how the future European Secure SATCOM can support their operations. 

This session is divided into a morning and afternoon session.

Discussions will focus on how EO data, from various sources, can address key challenges throughout a project's lifecycle. A central theme will be leveraging EO data for optimal site selection, environmental assessments, and ongoing monitoring and optimization. The session will explore how EO data empowers informed decision-making at every stage, from pinpointing ideal locations for wind or solar farms to minimizing environmental impacts and maximizing plant performance. 

This session aims to bridge the gap between EO providers and renewable energy stakeholders, fostering collaboration for a clean and sustainable energy future.

This session brings together both governmental end-users and industry, to discuss how the EU Space Programme data and services, provided by Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus, and IRIS², can evolve to better address the challenges in the field. 

The focus of the session is the ever-changing needs vis-à-vis the monitoring and response during the most frequent disasters in Europe: floods and wildfires. In the humanitarian aid domain, participants will explore ways to improve the use and uptake of EU Space data for supporting the monitoring and documentation of human rights violations. 

This session is divided into a morning and afternoon session.

This session will bring together EO service providers, insurance companies and financial institutions. 

The EO data and services for the insurance and finance market segment is expected to see an annual growth rate of 20% over the next decade, resulting in almost €1 bn in total revenues. Today, EO is increasingly used to compute indices for parametric products particularly for crops and livestock insurance, and for calibration of risk models and assessment of damage supporting both the insurance and finance stakeholders in claim management. 

In the finance domain, EO will further increase its role in the production of indices for commodities trading supporting the development of logistics strategies of organizations that exploit natural resources. The growing interest in Environmental Social Governance (ESG)-based investments in the finance sector is also driving the adoption of EO technology, as investors seek reliable data to assess environmental impact and sustainability.

The session will discuss new applications and related user requirements that could be fulfilled with the support of the EU Space data and services provided by Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus and European Secure SATCOM. 

Some topics discussed are related to ship route optimisation, autonomous vessels, and water level estimation. 

The opening for Maritime and Inland Waterways and Fisheries and Aquaculture will take place at the same time. Please consult the session agenda and enrol in the morning session.

The session will focus on the needs and requirements of city authorities, urban planners, real estate agencies and surveyors by delivering insights related to the market trends and technology readiness also leveraging on first-hand contributions from relevant market players. 

EO and GNSS are invaluable tools for the transition to smart, connected and climate-neutral cities in a wide range of applications such as environmental monitoring, smart cities operations and urban planning. 

An interactive part of the session will let participants discuss and consolidate their needs and requirements for EU Space services and data and identify Research and Innovation priorities.

We will explore the challenges faced by the infrastructure community and the new challenges that have emerged in recent years. 

The protection of infrastructure against various threats (e.g.: natural disasters, terrorist attacks, cyber threats) and the resilience of entities managing the infrastructure are crucial for modern societies. Any disruption of essential services can have cascading effects, potentially resulting in a far-reaching and long-term negative impact on the delivery of services across the internal market. Whatever the type of infrastructure (e.g., factories, power plants, water plants), GNSS and EO support the actors involved in infrastructure management in their effort to increase the safety of operations and productivity, while improving infrastructure resilience and safeguarding the environment.