GEOLAND: GMES products & services, integrating EO monitoring capacities to support the implementation of European directives and policies related to land cover and vegetation (GEOLAND I & II)

Description:

GEOLAND I and II have been a joint initiative of European Commission (EC) and European Space Agency (ESA), aiming at building up a European capacity for Global Monitoring of Environment and Security.

The GEOLAND consortium, with 56 partners, has developed and demonstrated a range of reliable, affordable and cost efficient European geo-information services, based on available Earth Observation resources in combination with in-situ measurements, supporting the implementation of European directives and their national implementation, as well as European and International policies.

Project information

Lead

AIRBUS DS GMBHGermany ROBERT KOCH STRASSE 1 82024 TAUFKIRCHEN Germany

Partners

56 partners

Source of funding

EU FP6 Call and EU FP7 Space