The EU Space Programme covers satellite navigation and the Earth observation system, which provides regular imagery and data on the surface, atmosphere, climate and state of the land. What matters for companies is that a large part of this data is available free of charge. It is applied in agriculture for monitoring crop condition and soil moisture, in forestry, in construction and infrastructure monitoring, in insurance for assessing damage after natural events, in transport, and in spatial planning. The programme also finances the development of applications built on this data, which is an opportunity for technology companies. For projects focused on the environment and climate, satellite data serves as a verifiable basis both for the baseline state and for measuring the result.
See also: Open data and public registers, AI in Agriculture, Grants for Innovation.
