The VIIth «Earth from Space» International Conference, one of the key events in geoinformation sector, started on December 1 in Moscow.
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The Conference was opened by Mikhail Khailov, Deputy CEO of «Roscosmos» State Corporation for Space Activities. He greeted participants and outlined the most recent trends in the Russian space sector.
Valeriy Zaichko, Deputy Head of «Roscosmos» Division for Automated Space Facilities and Systems, detailed plans to develop Russian
Andrey Shumakov, SCANEX Group Director on Global Markets, briefed the audience on market changes and greater importance of
The next speakers’ presentations logically extended and confirmed ideas put forward by Andrey Shumakov. Representatives of leading global satellite data operators (Airbus DS, Digital Globe, MDA and UrtheCast) discussed new opportunities offered by
The Plenary Session set the pace for the second part of the business agenda. The participants of sessions on operational monitoring, agriculture, geoanalytics and nature use, discussed practical application and prospects of spatial data addressing specific tasks. More detailed information on the specialized sessions will be presented in the next news bulletins.
The meeting with Sergey Avdeev, the 74th astronaut and a Hero of Russia, one of the global
The first day of «Earth from Space» Conference was crowned by a gala dinner, where participants went on discussing
The VIIth «Earth from Space» International Conference will resume its work on December 2. The program will include a plenary session and specialized sections addressing the role of satellite data in education, environmental protection and expert assessment as well as technologies required to handle spatial data.