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Geospatial intelligence and satellite data in defence: the strategic role of open data in Spain
In an increasingly interconnected and complex world, geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) has become an essential tool for defence and security decision-making . The ability to collect, analyse and interpret geospatial data enables armed forces and security agencies to better understand the operational…
Satellite Data Analysis: A Window on the World from Space - Application in Fisheries Monitoring and Management
Satellite data has become a fundamental tool for understanding and monitoring our planet from a unique perspective. This data, collected by satellites in orbit around the Earth, provides a global and detailed view of various terrestrial, maritime and atmospheric phenomena that have applications in m…
Building footprints: open data that saves lives in emergencies
In a world increasingly exposed to natural hazards and humanitarian crises, accurate and up-to-date geospatial data can make the difference between effective response and delayed reaction. The building footprints, i.e. the contours of buildings as they appear on the ground, are one of the most valua…
DGT datasets to help improve traffic and road safety
The General direction of traffic (DGT in its Spanish acronym) is the body responsible for ensuring safety and fluidity on the roads in Spain. Among other activities, it is responsible for the issuing of permits, traffic control and the management of infringements.
As a result of its activity, a larg…
PET technologies: how to use protected data in a privacy-sensitive way
As organisations seek to harness the potential of data to make decisions, innovate and improve their services, a fundamental challenge arises: how can data collection and use be balanced with respect for privacy? PET technologies attempt to address this challenge. In this post, we will explore what…
Data intermediaries and their role in the Data Governance Act
Data is a key part of Europe''s digital economy. This is recognised in the Data Strategy, which aims to create a single market that allows free movement of data in order to foster digital transformation and technological innovation. However, achieving this goal involves overcoming a number of obstac…
The challenge of boosting the Data Economy by deploying the EU's digital diplomacy at the global level
The growing importance of data goes beyond the economic and social spheres at state level to a multinational dimension that raises the challenges, opportunities, threats and uncertainties surrounding the development of the Data Economy to a global scale. In the case of the European Union, the issue…
Challenges and uncertainties for the deployment of the Data Economy in Europe
Four years after the publication of the European Commission's Communication 'A Data Strategy', the European Commission has published a Communication on the European Commission's 'Data Strategy'A Data Strategy' (February 2020) (February 2020) - setting out the broad outlines of the broad outlines of…
Why data spaces?
A data space is the place where value is generated around data through voluntary sharing in an environment of sovereignty, trust and security. The data space enables you to determine who accesses what data and under what conditions, thus facilitating the deployment of different use cases to mee…
European support and coordination actions for the deployment of Data Spaces
Data has become the great transforming power of society. Beyond the more mercantilist view, its capacity to generate knowledge, drive innovation and empower individuals and communities is undeniable. Indeed, it is a resource with which to address, from an innovative perspective, major environmental,…
