ESA and AXA signed a Memorandum of Intent on October 14, 2019, to work together on healthcare in Africa. The text cites affordability and coverage gaps in emerging countries.
ESA initiated dialogue with user communities and stakeholders to demonstrate the benefits of combining space and 5G technologies. The announcement originated from collaboration agreements involving ESA, Roma Capitale, the University of L’Aquila and the Abruzzo Region.
ESA BASS held its first joint meeting with its partner network in Coimbra, Portugal, and marked the fifth anniversary of the Portuguese Space Solutions Centre, hosted by Instituto Pedro Nunes.
Polish company SmallGIS is trialling a solution developed under ESA’s Business Applications programme that uses space data to spot and fight fires in national park forests.
Since 2010, Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) has supported companies through more than 1,000 studies and 750 projects. As part of the ACCESS programme, ESA BASS supports European businesses developing commercially viable products and services using space technologies, assets or data.
