The main goal of the AEROS Constellation is to develop, build, launch and demonstrate in orbit a prototype for an Earth Observation constellation.
PROJECT DESIGNATION | AEROS Constellation |
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PROJECT CODE | POCI-01-0247-FEDER-45911 |
MAIN OBJECTIVE | Development, Construction, Launch and In-Orbit Validation of an Earth Observation Constellation prototype. |
INTERVENTION REGION | Norte, Lisboa and Algarve |
BENEFICIARIES ENTITIES | EDISOFT, CEIIA, SPIN.WORKS S.A., DSTELECOM S.A., UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO, UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE, INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO, +ATLANTIC |
APPROVAL DATE | 01-10-2020 |
BEGIN DATE | 01-07-2020 |
CONCLUSION DATE | 30-06-2023 |
TOTAL COST | 2.786.748,71 EUR (Project), 432.236,08 EUR (Spin.Works) |
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM EU | FEDER – 1.884.426,49 EUR (Projeto), 323.340,59 EUR (Spin.Works) |
One of the most valuable global resources we have to protect is the oceans. The oceans play a prominent role in the Earth’s ecosystem, covering almost the entire surface of the Earth, containing millions of plants and animals, influencing the global climate and producing around 70% of the oxygen we breathe. The oceans are, therefore, essential for technological, scientific, economic and social development, allowing exploration and trade for hundreds of years.
With Portugal taking a more assertive steps with regard to space activities, the Consortium seeks to develop new space technologies and seize new opportunities to explore, monitor and value the Oceans in a sustainable way, aligned both with the “Atlantic Interactions” research agenda and with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
AEROS is an integrated system of resources and capabilities, including different existing operational platforms to be improved and developed in the Oceans and Space, equipped with state-of-the-art sensors and technologies, all linked through a data collection, processing and dissemination system. AEROS combines private companies such as Edisoft, Spin.Works and DST, universities, UMinho, FCUP, UAlgarve, IST and IMAR, and research and interface institutions, including CEiiA and +Atlantic. To accelerate the innovation and industrial development and internationalization that AEROS aims to achieve, national entities formed partnerships with researchers from different areas within MIT.
The goals to be achieved with the execution of the AEROS project are:
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