Karin Schenk is leading the water quality section at EOMAP and has over 15 years of professional experience in the fields of earth observation services and applied solutions. As a graduate geographer with a focus on remote sensing and GIS from the University of Tuebingen, she developed successful commercial water monitoring services for various environmental agencies and industry clients in the water management sector. During the past decade, she further led or participated in large EU and ESA-funded projects such as EOSmart, HYPOS, FRESHMON or SPACE-O to innovate satellite-based services.