Satellite Data Hackathon online? Never gonna happen, except now it will! A hackathon has be considered as an event of any duration where people come together and form groups for problem solving. And where the getting-together has been an important source of that special positive energy. The Covid-19 pandemic of the spring 2020 made it […]
The winning team IceWise plans to combine Sentinel-1 data with ice thickness measurements made by citizens. Part of the app would be a map where layers with different data could be displayed on. For example, the map could show if there is any ice cover as well as the type of the ice. The satellite […]
WeSeaChallenge idea competition aimed to produce novel solutions for supporting the sustainable planning and monitoring of marine environment by applying Copernicus-based satellite data used together with other sources of information. The idea competition was aimed to higher education students and other diverse talents around the Baltic Sea inspired by science, business, technology, design, communications, or […]
Do want to tell a story about your city, country, or your planet? Are you an Earth and Space data enthusiast? Want to use global data and satellite images to address problems that are relevant for you, your country or for the whole world? This year Earth Observation Data is the main topic of the […]
A great deal of work is carried out by the Baltic Sea region countries with the goal of improving the condition of their maritime environment and the Baltic Sea at large. In many ways, the situation has taken a turn for the better. An awareness of the environmental conditions and factors affecting them builds a […]
The Hack for Sweden was heldon 4–6 April in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish National Space Agency SNSA was promoting space data in general and Copernicus data in particular. The visitors showed great interest of Copernicus data at the SNSA’s showcase. The SNSA also held a Keynote Speech during the event. The Hack for Sweden has […]
On 26 – 27 April 2019 the BalticSatApps Workshop was organized at the Cracow University of Technology, Poland. The aim of the event was to find a solution with help of services based on access and processing of satellite data in the Baltic Sea region in one of five determined challenges: Education based on satellite […]
As part of the work to promote the ESA BIC Sweden, the Swedish National Space Agency participated in Stockholm on 28 January 2019 in a 24-hour business development and pitch contest at Antler. The Antler program fosters and identifies becoming start-up founders and was started by some of the early investors in Spotify. There are 66 […]