[CivicAccess-discuss] ESA [Europe Space Agency] Member States approve full and open Sentinel data policy principles

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

This is really big news.  Most satellite and radar systems are either
privately owned or have shared ownership with the government, at other times
ground stations are negotiated and agreed to in a variety of countries, and
often, the data are given to the government while the IP remains with
satellite or radar owners, therefore prohibiting the state from sharing
those data freely and therefore the public still having to purchase imagery.

Google maps satellite data for instance are created by and owned by private
companies with some government data in the mix.


> *ESA [Europe Space Agency] Member States approve full and open Sentinel
> data policy principles*
>
> 27 November 2009
> ESA Member States have recently approved the new principles for the
> Sentinel Data Policy, which establishes full and open access to data
> acquired by the upcoming Sentinel satellite missions.
>
> The Sentinels comprise five new missions being developed by ESA
> specifically for the operational needs of the Global Monitoring for
> Environment and Security programme (GMES). GMES is an EC-led initiative to
> ensure the provision of Earth observation (EO) services that are tailored to
> the needs of users, both public policymakers and citizens, on a sustainable
> basis. As part of the...
>

http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMXK570A2G_environment_0.html

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Tracey P. Lauriault
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