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    Title

    Earth Observation Societal and Economic Applications, Challenges and Benefits

    type

    oral

    Description

    The focus of the session is on generating information and delivering applications and services using Earth Observations data for meeting sustainable development challenges, addressing socio-economic benefits, and delivering commercial services. Presentation of analyses, methods, algorithms, processors, case studies and results from developing and operating applications and services (e.g., including consideration of investment cost, economic return, and societal benefits, especially leveraging innovative approaches), are encouraged. Optimized application satellite constellations, that emphasize the socio-economic aspects of these collective systems rather than focusing on individual techniques or single satellites are also encouraged.

    Date

    2025-10-02

    Time

    10:15

    Room

    Room C4.9

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Dr. Na Yao, Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), China;

    • Co-Chair: Mr. Luís Ferreira, Airbus Defence and Space, Germany;

    • Rapporteur: Dr. Masami Onoda, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan;

    • Rapporteur: Dr. Michael Kern, ESA, France;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    10:15

    Kanyini R&D: Innovative EO Applications Adding Socio-Economic Impact to an Australian CubeSat

    10

    Dr. Carl Seubert

    SmartSat CRC

    Australia

    2

    10:25

    Showcasing EO’s Impact Through Innovative Storytelling

    10

    Dr. Emma Gatti

    Italy

    3

    10:35

    IGNIS: Monitoring lighting and fires from the ground, air and space

    10

    Prof.Dr. Paulo de Souza

    Australia

    4

    10:45

    Sentinel-6: High Accuracy Altimetry Continuity for High Value Societal Applications

    10

    Mr. JOHN OSWALD

    NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    United States

    5

    10:55

    remote sensing use in insurance companies to manage natural disasters policies - iride constellation case study

    10

    Mr. Giuseppe Di Bella

    Politecnico di Milano

    Italy

    6

    11:05

    Ethiopia’s Earth Observation Services: Applications, Challenges, and Benefits for Sustainable Development

    10

    Mr. ESHET TESFAYE TAFES

    Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI)

    Ethiopia

    7

    11:15

    Assessment of surface ecological conditions of human settlements using remote sensing data

    10

    Ms. Naledzani Mudau

    South African National Space Agency (SANSA)

    South Africa

    8

    11:25

    A Machine Learning Framework for Predicting Mining-driven Land use changes: A Case Study for Sustainable Resource Management in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe

    10

    Ms. Muongeni Tamara Manda

    Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

    Zimbabwe

    9

    11:35

    Harnessing Earth observation capabilities to advance global health

    10

    Ms. Ivy Mayor

    Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

    Sweden

    10

    11:45

    Scaling AI-Driven Earth Observation for Global Health: Bridging Data Governance and Interoperability for Impact

    10

    Ms. Renata Prôa

    Harvard University

    United States

    11

    11:55

    Using Satellite Imagery for Property Tax Assessment - A Case Study of Luanda Province, Angola

    10

    Mr. Luciano Costa Dembue Lupedia

    Angolan National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN)

    Angola

    12

    12:05

    Evaluating Satellite Constellation Designs for Earth Observation Data Utility in Support of the UN SDGs

    10

    Mr. John Mackintosh

    University of Manchester

    United Kingdom

    13*

    12:15

    An Earth Observation Data Cube System for Monitoring Deforestation and Urban Development Trends in Kenya

    10

    Mr. Kirop Kanda Kenneth

    Kenya Space Agency

    Kenya

    14*

    12:15

    Evaluating and maximising sustainability benefits in Earth Observation programmes

    10

    Mrs. Marta Caterina Salieri Lopez

    European Space Agency (ESA)

    France

    15*

    12:15

    Evaluating Traffic Congestion Patterns in Kathmandu: A Synergistic Analysis Using Speed, Travel Time

    10

    Ms. Salina Gurung

    Kathmandu University

    Nepal