The presentations for this workshop are available in the MATERIAL section (in the top menu). You can find photos of the event at this link (password: 4741).
Objective: The workshop intends to explore how the Copernicus programme can support now and in the future a number of applications for cities and urban developments, with reference to the Urban agenda for the EU. In particular, the workshop will:
This event is open and free to registered participants. Please go to “Register now” to sign up. The registration will close on 5 November 2018. Note that in case the number of participants reaches the maximum capacity of the venue, registration might close at an earlier date.
Summary
Language: English Cost: Free of charge
Venue: Breydel Auditorium, DG GROW Address: Avenue d'Auderghem 45, Belgium City: 1049 Brussels
Draft Agenda |
09:00 - 09:30 Registration and welcome coffee 09:30 - 09:40 Welcome by Mauro Facchini, Head of the Copernicus Unit at DG GROW
Moderator: Thomas Kemper, DG JRC 09:40 - 10:40 Session I – Setting the scene
09:40 Urban Agenda and the importance of evidence-based policy making and green urban infrastructure - Hugo Poelman, DG REGIO 09:55 Cities & future cities within the Urban Agenda for the EU - Benjamin Caspar, DG ENV 10:10 Impacts of climate change in European cities, the Climate-ADAPT perspective - Sandro Nieto-Silleras, DG CLIMA 10:25 Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) - Piotr Rapacz, DG MOVE 10:40 - 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 - 12:15 Session II - The Copernicus offer for future cities
11:00 Offer and use cases of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) Pan-European and Local components - Hans Dufourmont, EEA 11:30 Offer and use cases of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) Global Land component & The Global Human Settlement Layer – Michael Cherlet and Thomas Kemper, DG JRC 11:45 Offer and use cases of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) – Juan Garcés de Marcilla, ECMWF 12:15 - 12:30 Discussion 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break 13:30 - 14:45 Session III – Cities challenges, user needs and innovation paths
13:30 The potential of Earth Observation: the ESA perspective – Marc Paganini, ESA 13:45 Use of Copernicus air quality data in smart cities – Leonor Tarrasón, NILU 14:00 Contributions of HR and VHR satellite imagery for urban issues – Anne Puissant, University of Strasbourg 14:15 Observing changes in the urban thermal environment from space – Prof. John Remedios, University of Leicester 14:30 European Health Service – Filip Lefebre, VITO 14:45 - 15:15 Discussion 15:15 - 15:40 Coffee break 15:40 - 16:40 Session III - Cities challenges, user needs and innovation paths
15:40 Earth Observation for urban energy exchanges monitoring at local scale – Nektarios Chrysoulakis, FORTH 15:55 Space for Cities: challenges and opportunities of using EO in cities – Grazia Fiore, Eurisy 16:10 Smart Urban Solutions for air quality, disasters and city growth (SMURBS) – Evangelos Gerasopoulos, NOA 16:25 A Detailed Outline of The Future That We Don't Want – Markus Berensson, C40 Cities 16:40 - 17:20 Concluding discussion 17:20 Concluding remarks by DG GROW 17:30 End of meeting |
TravelThe workshop venue is walking distance (5 minutes) from Schuman metro station. There is a train connection between Schuman and BRU Airport and the journey takes about 35 minutes. To check timetables and book tickets please click here. The website of STIB-MIVB provides real-time information and updates about public transport and has a supporting smartphone app.
Further informationPlease write to: support@copernicus.eu |