NEREUS – the Network of European Region Using Space

Technologies

ASITA Meeting, Brescia.

Thursday 11 November 2010

Professor Alan WellsUniversity of Leicester, UK

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What is NEREUS?

The Voice of European Regions for the Application of Space Technology

A key source of information on space matters in Europe for its members

An advocate for the regions in matters of space policy

A network focussed on USING space technologies

26 European regions (Full Members) and 27 Associate Members

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26 Full Members

1.) Abruzzo (I)2.) Andalusia (Spain)3.) Apulia (I) 4.) Aquitaine (F)5.) Azores (Portugal)6.) Baden-Württemberg (D)7.) Basilicata (I)8.) Bavaria (D)9.) Brandenburg (D)10.) Brittany (F)11.) Brussels Capital (B)12.) Castilla y Leon (Spain)13.) City of Vienna (AU)14.) East Midlands (UK)15.) Free Hanseatic City of

Bremen (D)16.) Guyana (F)17.) Hesse (D)

18.) Lombardy (Italy)19.) Madrid (Spain)20.) Mazovia (Poland)21.) Mecklenburg-Vor-

pommern (D)22.) Midi-Pyrenees (F)23.) Molise (Italy)24.) Piedmont (Italy)25.) Veneto (Italy)26.) Wallonia (B)

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NEREUS-Platform

The NEREUS platform exists for: enhancing the role of citizens in the

development of European space policy and markets

for information and knowledge exchange

for networking and building strong partnerships

for facilitating high quality projects and activities among its members

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Dialogue with European Institutions

European Institutions

Member States

European Citizen

European Regions

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Dialogue with European Institutions

European Institutions

Member States

European Citizen

European Regions

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European Decision making Process for

Space policy

European Regions using space technologies

(Nereus’ Members)

Industrial Actors

= 1 voice

Research & Education

Local institutions

(Nereus’ Associates)

NEREUS

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Political Dialogue. Some examples

17 November 2009. Debate with MEP on proposed GIO-Regulation.

28 January 2010 NEREUS-Evening with EU-27 Permanent Representations

25 March 2010 Breakfast Debate with Kangaroo-Group: "GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) - IMPACT ON REGIONS"

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Outlook – 2010

GMES-Event under Belgian Presidency on 01 December 2010 in Brussels:“The future of GMES after 2014 from a regional perspective”with Brussels Capital and RIB-Brussels

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What are our aims?

Exploiting the potential of space applications for the benefit of the region for quality of life of European citizens as well as regional economic competitiveness.

Voicing the regional dimension of space policies at a political level to ensure regional priorities for using space technologies are recognised.

Enhancing regional opportunities for the construction and development of space technology markets.

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Global Satellite

navigation

Working Groups

NEREUS-WG-Education, Training, COM

Earth Observation

/GMES

Telecom

Regional Policy

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Priorities 2010

Consolidation NEREUS-Working Groups

Continuing Political Dialogue Supporting NEREUS-partners to mobilise

projects that are relevant for core mission of network

NEREUS-Communication Strategy – Communicating Space to the broad public

Mobilising Young Professionals, Graduates etc.

25 Uses of GMES inin theNEREUS Regions

A regionally based consultation

undertaken by the NEREUS EO/GMES

Working Group

Intended purpose “25 Uses”

Provide reference to a representative sample of the GMES market in the regions.

Promote GMES to regional end users.

Inform “policy shakers and movers” about GMES markets applications and opportunities.

Case Studies of actual current uses of GMES in the Regions.

Wide regional interest to contribute.

-34 case studies offered from 17 regions. 25 selected.

Strong motivation from the Working group members to identify their regional involvements in GMES.

-Wide diversity of applications have been presented.

Three Different Motivations Have Emerged

Operational projects in support of regional priorities.

-Fire and Flood Risk, -Coast, Land and Water Management

Projects driven by EU directives and programmesMapping-CORINE and GMES Urban AtlasNATURA-biodiversityMaritime SecurityCivil Protection

Applications driven by research priorities.Climate Change-regional impacts.Urban Air Quality – Citizens’ Health.

Clustering of Shared Interests between Regions

Mapping with GMESUrban Atlas, Agricultural Land

Use, Coastlines.

20042004 20052005

Monitoring Forest Clearance. MoliseGMES Urban Atlas. x10 Corinne Resolution.

Veneto Coastline Monitoring Aquitaine

GMES for Maritime Security and Marine

Economy

TerraSAR Ship Detection Mecklenburg Vorpommern

Daily sea ice maps derived from EO data. Bremen.

Daily Estimation of Oil Slicks around the Azores Islands

Civil Protection MeasuresFires, Floods, Landslip.

Forest Fires Early detection .. Basilicata region

Mapping of flooding from satellite images. Bavaria.Geological landslip detections with SAR. Lombardia.

Urban Quality of LifeAir Quality and Urban

Heat Islands.

Traffic induced NOx pollution superimposed on imported emissions from adjacent territories. East Midlands, UK. Urban Heat Island effects with EO thermal imaging. Madrid

Water and Land Management

Snow cover monitoring for water reserve forecasting. Midi PyreneesFertiliser management by EO in crop growth cycle. Midi Pyrenees

GMES systems and services from service providers are not always meeting the needs of regional and local administrations and potential end-users.

Regional/local administrations and commercial enterprises, as potential end users, may be unfamiliar with existing EO/GMES data systems and services and their potential for use outside the space sector.

Indicates need for more focussed communications, wider-based dialogue and better training facilities.

Provisional findings.

Emerging Roles for Regional Consortia

Consortia are being constructed around industry (esp. SME’s), academic and regional authority partnerships.

Different modelsDifferent funding arrangements

Policy role: consortia members as advisers to regional authorities on uses of EO/GMES capabilities to deliver regional development strategies.

Consortia delivering pre-operational demonstration projects.

Regional technology demonstrators are key steps towards the wider market.

Regional Roles in GMES Operational

Implementation Phase

“25 Uses” offers evidence that the regional connection offers a significant delivery mechanisms for enhancing

exploitation of EO/GMES across Europe.

The regions are closely connected to a wider and more diverse range of potential end users.

NEREUS is ready to contribute to widening the scope of GMES in its forthcoming Operational Implementation

Phase.

Target for 2012. “NEREUS identifies 50 operational uses of GMES in the Regions”