SAF PR image
SAF PR image - Europe's meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, will invest more than ¤58 million between 2022 and 2027 to develop innovative approaches to translate data from its satellites into services that will provide significant benefits to its users and society. The EUMETSAT Council has approved the funding allocation, which will go to EUMETSAT's eight Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs) to continue and expand their activities. The SAFs are run by consortia headed by national meteorological services in EUMETSAT's Member States, working with experts from other institutions, with each specialising in a specific field, or application area. EUMETSAT SAF Network Manager Lothar Schüller said the SAFs' services - provision of data, software and information - directly and indirectly impact the lives of citizens in the organisation's member states, and beyond, in ways they may not realise. "The SAFs' outputs are used operationally, for example, for weather forecasting, disaster management, air traffic control and firefighting - areas that need this critical information on time, reliably and with high quality," Schüller said. "The decentralised nature of the SAF network, distributed across EUMETSAT member states, allows for the involvement of institutions and experts who can apply their expertise to our satellite data to serve evolving needs. This complements the work done at the EUMETSAT headquarters in Darmstadt.
TO READ THIS ARTICLE, CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT
And extend your reading, free of charge and with no commitment.
