The European Commission has unveiled its plans for the Seventh
Framework Programme (FP7), which propose a duration of seven years
(2007 to 2013), a budget of 73 billion euro and a structure based on
four specific programmes: Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities.
For further information, please consult the following web address:
http://www.cordis.lu/fp7/
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en.cfm
The European Commission has published a call for proposals for
‘Space 2005’ under the Sixth Framework Programme‘s ‘Aeronautics and
Space’ activity. This is one of the areas covered by the ‘Integrating
and strengthening the European Research Area’ specific programme.
The areas covered by this call are: GMES (global monitoring for
environment and security): water resources; security; long-term
sustainability of GMES; data harmonisation for geo-information in
support of integrated GMEWS/INSPIRE services; education and
training; networking the users; international cooperation.
Satellite Telecommunications: convergence and integration of satellite
telecommunications with GMES; convergence and integration of satellite
telecommunications with Galileo; end-to-end satellite
telecommunications systems; analysis of future potential combined
Galileo/satellite telecommunications services; international
cooperation.
In specifying the instruments to be used in these areas, the call
requests the use of Integrated Projects (IP), specific targeted
research projects (STREP), coordination actions (CA), and specific
support actions (SSA). Proposers are advised to consult the full call
text at the address below in order to find out the particular
instruments requested for each area.
The total indicative budget for this call is 45 million euro.
Remarks: The deadline for submitting proposal documents is 13.7.2005.
Before contacting the Commission, proposers are strongly advised to
consult the original call text in the Official Journal of the European
Union at the reference below.
Data Source Provider: Official Journal of the European Union
Document Reference: OJ No C79 of 01.4.2005, p.34
Programme Acronym: FRAMEWORK 6C; FP6-INTEGRATING;
FP6-AEROSPACE
Subject Index : Scientific Research; Aerospace
Technology
To see the call text, please visit this site.
INSPIRE is an EU initiative to establish an infrastructure for
spatial information in Europe that will help to make spatial or
geographical information more accessible and interoperable for a wide
range of purposes supporting sustainable development.
The EIROforum paper on science policy describes their collective
vision on the future of European scientific research in order to
support the Lisbon Process by working, alongside the Commission, for
the implementation of the European Research Area. In combination with
the individual success and expertise of each of the EIROforum partners,
this provides a strong boost to European Research and thus to the
Lisbon Goals of developing a knowledge-based economy. The EIROforum is
a collaboration between seven European intergovernmental scientific
research organisations that are responsible for infrastructures and
laboratories. As world leaders within their respective fields of
science, the seven member organisations of the EIROforum constitute the
vanguard of European science, enabling European scientists to engage in
truly cutting-edge research and be competitive on a global scale. These
organisations have a vital role to play in the future of European
research.
For more information, go to EIROforum.
As part of ESA‘s Living Planet Programme, the Earth Explorer
series of satellites are designed to address critical environmental
issues and, as such, are an important contribution to the global
endeavour to further our understanding of the Earth.
By tabling the first “Competitiveness and Innovation framework
Programme (CIP)” the Commission has adopted a coherent and integrated
response to the objectives of the renewed Lisbon strategy. Running from
2007 to 2013, it proposes a budget of more than EUR 4 billion over the
7 year period.
The objective of this work is to establish the Payload Data Ground
Segment architecture for the Sentinel satellites following the
principles of the Open Operational Ground Segment enabling seamless
access to different satellite data to large user communities. The work
shall define the integration of each Sentinel satellite mission in the
existing multi-mission infrastructure, defining the related evolutions
in a way to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the
Sentinel satellite missions and the continuity of the services for the
ESA Earth Observation users. Furthermore, the specification work shall
ensure interoperability with other European and International missions
relevant for the objectives of the GMES, implementing related
interfaces, and shall consider the impact of requirements coming from
the security community. The work shall be carried out in tight
coordination with the Sentinel system definition and with the ESA
activities related to the interoperability.