The Council of Ministers adopted the regulation on the GMES programme and its initial operations (2011-2013)
At the occasion of the General Affairs Council meeting that took place on 13 September 2010, EU Ministers adopted the proposal for a regulation on the European Earth observation programme (GMES) and its initial operations (2011-2013). The adoption, which follows the agreement...
Activation of the G-MOSAIC Rapid Geospatial Reporting service following the Chile earthquake and tsunami. Damage Assessment and Infrastructure Analysis products have been delivered to the United Nations and to European users.Read more
The Council of Ministers adopted the regulation on the GMES programme and its initial operations (2011-2013) at the General Affairs Council meeting that took place on September 13. Access to the GMES Regulation news
Following the dramatic Port-au-Prince earthquake, the G-MOSAIC consortium delivered hundreds of maps, data sets and Briefing Notes to the United Nations Division of Field Support and to various European Ministries.Read more.
On 27 February 2010, a 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile followed by 122 aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 or greater. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake hit 56 miles northeast of the city of Concepcion at a depth of 22 miles.
Afterwards a tsunami hit the coastal town of Constitucion (Maule region) imposing additional damages and killing about 350 people. The...
Following the dramatic Port-au-Prince earthquake (12/01/2010), the G-MOSAIC consortium delivered hundreds of maps, data sets and Briefing Notes to the United Nations Division of Field Support and to various European Ministries.
The data and products delivered include:
Preliminary road classification analyses (Free Go, No Go, Restricted Go),
Preliminary damage assessment analyses (five...
The 2nd G-MOSAIC User Workshop was held in Madrid on the 20th-22nd of June 2011, at the premises of the host organisation, the European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC). Attendees represented a range of current and potential users including EU Council entities, various UN agencies and organisations, Member State national ministries, and national and international civil organisations. In...
Peacekeeping, nuclear proliferation, piracy at sea, illegal immigration, drug trafficking, protection of vital infrastructure such as pipelines, and assistance to European residents in crisis areas, are but some of the areas where GMES can provide Europe with an autonomous source of information and with products and services that will deliver timely and reliable information to European decision-makers.
GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) is the name of the Earth Observation programme launched by the European Commission and the European Space Agency.
GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) is the name of the Earth Observation programme launched by the European Commission and the European Space Agency. 
