When AURORA looks at possibile applications, the focus is services utilising satellite data for preventive health care, especially in relation to air pollution and ultraviolet (UV) exposure. In this article, we provide a short overview of some of the commercial opportunities in relation to AURORA [...]
An AURORA pilot project (called AIR-Portal 4 Florence), aimed at monitoring ozone concentrations in the Florence urban area, started in August 2018 and will run for 1 year. The first 3 months are dedicated to development, followed by a 3 month validation period. The actual operational pilot will [...]
By popular demand, we have decided to extend the deadline for the Call for Ideas! Interested applicants now have until 30th November to submit their fabulous ideas for applications to use satellite data. Access all the necessary information [...]
AURORA is really excited to see the first data coming from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite. Following months of tests and careful evaluation, the first data on air pollutants have been released. These first maps show a range of trace gases that affect air quality such as carbon monoxide, [...]
With the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite set for liftoff on 13 October at 09:27 GMT (11:27 CEST), ESA are inviting 25 social media users to apply to join them at the launch event at ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre in Noordwijk, ESTEC, the Netherlands. Information and [...]
The first Copernicus satellite dedicated to monitoring air pollution (Sentinel-5P) is set to launch in October. Click here to discover more about Sentinel-5P, about the preparation for launch and about the data it will provide to help us monitor air [...]
This summer the Copernicus services recognised the practical impact of the work being carried out within the AURORA project. Within the article “Still on Holiday – Discover how Copernicus can improve your summertime experience!”, they cited both the Happy Sun application [...]
The European Commission (EC) has launched an initiative to develop Copernicus Data and Information Access Services (DIAS) that facilitate access to Copernicus data and information from the Copernicus services. By providing data and information access alongside processing resources, tools and other [...]
AURORA, particularly her industrial partners, watch with interest the developments of EUGENIUS, an association founded by a group of European SMEs providing Earth Observation Services. They work together to design, create and deliver services and applications for natural resource management, using [...]
Thanks to a satellite network and ground-based stations, it is now possible to get information about pollution in cities through an app on our mobile phones. See more about this project from the University of Bremen here, or in this article, in Italian, where you can also find information about [...]
ESA’s online Urban Thematic Exploitation Platform (U-TEP) has been launched and makes information from satellite data available for non-expert users to monitor the urban environment. The new processing tool bundles information contained in large amounts of satellite data. It is paving the way [...]
AURORA can benefit many different types of stakeholders. In January 2017, the AURORA innovation manager met up with a number of organisations in the Tuscany region (Italy) to explore how AURORA could benefit them. These included the civil protection agency, the center for melanoma, the Tuscana [...]
From May 9th to May 13th there has been the ESA Living Planet Symposium 2016, a great event organized in Prague (Czech Republic) by the European Space Agency (ESA). The first worldwide UV dosimeter dedicated to healthy sunbathing has been presented to the scientific world: the HappySun App. [...]
The AURORA project will further improve the performance of HappySun, the innovative smart solution for solar photoprotection. HappySun is the satellite-based system for personal solar photoprotection: the innovative integrated solution for sun exposure through a specific smartphone app allowing for [...]
The abstract ‘The AURORA H2020 project: Advanced Ultraviolet Radiation and Ozone Retrieval for Applications‘ has been accepted as a poster presentation at the Living Planet Symposium 2016. The 2016 ESA (European Space Agency) Living Planet Symposium will be held in Prague, Czech [...]