EUMETSAT and ESA sign GMES Framework Agreement

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EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, on 20 July signed a Framework Agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) on the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme

EU calls for dialogue with European meteorological community

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Today’s meeting of the European Space Council, which was attended by the EUMETSAT Director-General, Dr. Lars Prahm, recognised the importance space makes to innovation and competitiveness in the context of the European Plan for Innovation and the European Economic Recovery Plan

First anniversary of Rapid Scanning Service on Meteosat-8

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Today marks the first anniversary of the beginning of the Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) on EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-8 geostationary weather satellite, which for one year now has been successfully delivering this vital service in support of Nowcasting of severe weather events

EUMETCast reception station inaugurated in Africa

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Today, the inauguration ceremony took place of a reception station recently installed in Ethopia’s capital to supply the African Union Commission (AUC) with real-time data, images and products from EUMETSAT satellites and from other data providers through EUMETCast, EUMETSAT’s data dissemination system

Metop-A satellite resumes Fast Data Service

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The Advanced High Resolution Picture Transmission (AHRPT) system on EUMETSAT’s Metop-A polar-orbiting satellite is operational again following a successful two-month trial in October-November
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