PPI for EO ServicesGeoff Sawyer: EARSC Secretary General

EARSC is a trade association (non-profit Belgian company), founded in 1989, which represents European companies covering the full value chain from data to information and including infrastructure.

Our focus is on remote sensing from space-based platforms (satellites) but we also have members which are aircraft and RPAS operators.

Our mission is:

• to foster the development of the European Geo-Information Service Industry

• to represent European geo-information providers, creating a sustainable network between industry, decision makers and users

What is EARSC?

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67 full members, 9 observers

Members: commercial company engaged in the supply or use of Remote Sensing

based in a European country which contributes to the European Space Agency or which is a member of the European Union

Observer: any organisation which does not qualify to become a full member of the Association

Network

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EARSC composition

EARSC has 76 Members from 20 countries

o Large (>50): 18 companies

o Medium: 23 companies

o Small (<10): 26 companies

o Observers: 9 organizations

Full Members from 19 countries: Austria (2), Belgium (4), Bulgaria (3), Czech Republic (1), Denmark (1), Estonia (1), France (8), Germany (10), Italy (6), Lithuania (1), Luxemburg (2), Netherlands (4), Norway (4), Poland (1), Romania (1), Slovakia (1), Spain (5), Sweden (2), UK(11),

Observers from 7 countries:Belgium (1), Bulgaria (1), France (2), Germany (1), Netherlands (2), UK (1), USA (1),

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EARSC EO Services Industry Survey

Second survey conducted by EARSC

Provides a comprehensive view of the European EO Services Industry

Covers the full range of EO service activities from satellite operators to value-adding and GI companies

Coverage of Europe and Canada

In 2014:451 companies; 95% <50 people6811 employees€911m revenuesgrowth of around 8% per annum.

2013

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Satellites Benefiting CitizensA showcase: Winter Navigation in the Baltic

Geoff Sawyer & Marc de Vries

From the Copernicus Economic Benefit Study performed under an assignment from the European Space Agency

“Finland is an Island!”

The Study shows that the Finnish & Swedish economies benefit from the

use of satellite imagery coming from Copernicus;

Between €24m and €116m of economic benefit is made each year.

€2.1-€3.3m pa

€2.3m pa

Icebreakers use imagery to find the best routes through the ice

Ships save fuel and time

Ports are able to operate more efficiently

Factories are able to operate all year round

Citizens can be sure that the supermarkets (and petrol stations and pharmacies) are stocked.

From Satellites to Supermarkets

€6.3-€63m pa

€3.5-€17.5m pa

€5.8-€9.4m pa

The Economic Benefits

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Oil&Gas Community: EO4OGA comprehensive resource for the O&G Industry224 Challenges, 94 EO Products, 19 Use Cases

EARSC Taxonomy of EO Services

Energy & Nat. Resources

Alt. EnergyOil & Gas Mining

Managed Living Resources

Agriculture Forestry Fisheries

Utilities Construction Transport Maritime Communication

Industry

Services

Insurance & Finance

Real-Estate Management

News & Media

Travel Tourism Leisure

Public Authorities

Local Planners

Emergency Services

Research & Education

Security & Defence

Humanitarian Operations

International Bodies

Environment, Climate & Pollution

Markets &

Sectors

Serving Many

Markets

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50% of revenues are coming from public sector operational customers at different levels (plus 15% R&D).

Around 4% comes from International organisations.

Around 30% of revenues is coming from sales to other industrial customers.

This shows an aggregate picture of 2012 & 2014.

Public Sector is a key customer

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Concept of a European Marketplace

Build a European Platform for EO Services around which to organise a coherent and efficient offer to a global market. Platform needs 2 elements:

1.An infrastructure / platform to give access to data and users access to products (EO Innovation Europe is one element)

2.An organisation / Marketplace to ensure that users needs are met. EARSC propose to create a Marketplace Alliance for EO Services.

PPI provides the ideal way to reflect public demand and establish the basis to provide access to a global market

Overall, provide a European alternative to the US IT giants built on European values providing access to data and information

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EAFIP Paris, 27th October 2015

PPI for the European Marketplace

• Single Digital Market: Address complexity of procurement at the European level

• A European solution to overcome the fragmentation and build upon the diversity of skills

• PPI focus on local government and regions

• Digital services addressing many sectoral applications

• Access to many data types

• satellites, UAV, in-situ,

• open data and commercially licensed data

• Big Data ie take user to data not data to user

• geospatial products

• E-commerce built upon European values; respect IPR, privacy, security etc

For Information on EARSC and access to all reports:

www.earsc.eu / www.eomag.eu

For information on EO applications and the industry:

www.earsc-portal.eu / www.eopages.eu

For more Information

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