Knowledge
Space technology explained, with sources
The knowledge section explains the terms and technologies behind satellite-based services for readers outside the space sector: what space-enabled solutions are, how Earth observation, satellite navigation and satellite communication work, and how to procure such services. Each page lists the public sources behind its statements.
01Learn
Where to start
If you are new to the field, read the definition of space-enabled solutions first: it shows how the three space technologies and AI fit together. Then read the page on the technology your task depends on. When you are planning a purchase, the procurement guide takes you from the decision the data must support to the evaluation of offers.
The definition, the building blocks, the European programmes behind them and how an organisation introduces a solution.
Six steps for cities and companies, from the decision to the evaluation of offers, with a checklist for each step.
02Technology
The three space technologies
Each page explains one technology: how it works, what it is used for, which European programmes provide it and where its limits are.
Optical and radar data, resolution and revisit, Copernicus and free data, and commercial imagery.
Satellite navigation: positioning, navigation and timing, and the European systems Galileo and EGNOS.
How satellite links work, GEO and LEO satellites, when satellite connectivity makes sense for a business, and GOVSATCOM and IRIS².
03Next steps
Where to go next
- Browse use casesApplications of space technology by industry, technology and challenge.
- Our consultingFrom the first question to a solution in operation.
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