[Excerpt] The growth in demand for Earth observation (EO) data has triggered significant interest by established operators and NewSpace companies whose strategies are a mixture of higher resolution and higher revisit. There are two main options: the high end approach, with increased imagery resolution for customers acknowledging the value of these products and the service approach, which assumes that value comes from the information and services derived from EO data. Expanding on their first article on disruptive trends in EO (ROOM, Summer 2017), the authors now add a prospective dimension, reviewing possible scenarios and their consequences, addressing the convergence between commercial capacities and defence needs and identifying threats and growth opportunities for European actors.
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Brussels, Munich, Montreal, Paris, Sydney, Toulouse, Tokyo, Washington D.C., April 15, 2024 – The satellite communications market has seen significant changes across its value chain, bringing forth new technological innovations...
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