- Italy | 8 August 2018
How did e-GEOS assist Italy during the August 2016 earthquake in central Italy?
During the earthquake, e-GEOS provided post-event information data to support the European Commission and the UN. They used all the space assets from the Copernicus Program, including optical and radar satellites, to create detailed maps for first level damage assessments, infrastructure checks, and directions for rescue teams.
What is the COSMO-SkyMed and how did e-GEOS become the exclusive worldwide distributor?
The COSMO-SkyMed is a constellation of four identical satellites that provide global coverage and take more than 180 images of Earth each day. It can operate under any weather conditions and provides both optical and radar images. e-GEOS became the exclusive worldwide distributor after the Italian Space Agency made an open call for a channel to commercialize data and the Telespazio group responded since they had all the geo-informational business.
Who are e-GEOS’s main clients and what services do they provide to them?
e-GEOS’s main clients are large enterprises in the oil and gas industries, local and national government institutions for agriculture and terrain and assets monitoring, global institutions such as the European Commission and the United Nations, World Bank activities in developing countries, and controlled mining and energy. They provide geo-information solutions and products to monitor infrastructure, assist with cadastre activities, and support various activities.
What is the future of geo-technology according to e-GEOS?
e-GEOS believes that the industry landscape is rapidly changing, with a transition from optical technology to radar technology, and a tendency to see a valuable combination of both. They see an increase in commercial geo-technology activities in the future, but institutional customers are currently the most important for the data and applications market. Radar imaging provides a huge asset with the ability to get readings day or night, under all weather conditions, and they predict an increase in radar technology usage in the future.
