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Published by Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES)
"Le temps n'est que l'activité de l'espace."
Elsa Triolet
« I declare
The Toulouse Space Show opened »
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Yesterday evening, Valérie Pecresse, French
Minister for Higher education and the Research,
inaugurated officially the first edition of The
Toulouse Space Show in the presence of all the
institutional partners of the Region, Claude
Terrazzoni, President of the Toulouse Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Pierre Cohen, President
of Grand Toulouse and Mayor of Toulouse, Alain
Fillola, General Councellor of Haute Garonne,
Martin Malvy, Former Minister and President of the
Midi- Pyrénées Region, Yannick d’Escatha, CNES
President. All reminded the role of the region MidiPyrénées in the space domain. By congratulating
itself on the very good reception makes by the
participants for this first "Toulouse Space Show ",
the wish was emitted to repeat the experience.
The evening continued with the Ice Breaker where
the 92 exhibitors as well as the 11 00 participants of
the conferences were invited to celebrate this new
"Space" meeting.
Thanks for taking your ticket for space, and keep it
safe for the next Toulouse Space Show in 201 0.
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« Je déclare le Toulouse Space Show ouvert ».
Hier soir, Valérie Pecresse, Ministre de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la
Recherche, a inauguré officiellement la première édition du Toulouse Space
Show en présence de tous les partenaires institutionnels de la Région, Claude Terrazzoni, President de
la Chambre de commerce et d'industrie, Pierre Cohen, President du Grand Toulouse et Maire de la ville,
Alain Fillola, Conseiller Général de Haute Garonne, Martin Malvy, Ancien ministre et Président de la
région Midi Pyrénées, Yannick d’Escatha, président du CNES
Tous ont rappelé le rôle de la région Midi Pyrénées dans le domaine spatial. En se félicitant du très bon
accueil fait par les participants à ce premier « Toulouse Space Show », le souhait a été émis de réitérer
l’expérience.
La soirée s’est poursuivie avec le « Ice Breaker » où les 92 exposants ainsi que les 11 00 congressistes
étaient conviés pour célébrer ce nouveau rendez vous mondial de l’Espace.
Merci d’avoir pris votre ticket pour l’Espace, conservez le pour le prochain « Toulouse Space Show en
201 0.
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PARTNERS
Thales Alenia Space
LIAISON- Appli NAV
GALILEO
Thales Alenia Space promoted Galileo system as
soon as year 2000, starting with system studies. This
navigation systems benefit from TAS experience in
EGNOS ( fully operational since 2005 ) for the ground
system and GIOVE for the satellite. Today, more than
1 00 Thales engineers from france, italy, spain,
germany and Belgium are working for this very
ambitious project in order to give Europe a self
controlled navigation system. The final system will
have 30 satellites and will achieve a tremendous
performance of 30cm while ensuring a high reliability
and integrity of the signal in order to be available to support all services including safety of line
service. The first units and subsystems of IOV ( a first demonstration system with 4 satellites) are
designed and under production. All space industry is concentrating their efforts to achieve a first
satellite delivery beginning of 201 0. Recently Europe decided to finance by public fundings the
deployment of the full system for a 2.4 billion euro. Thales is fully involved in the answer to
Europe for this phase of the program that is expected throughout this year. This will allow
Europe to master the European navigation system by the end of year 201 3.
How to offer more safety and security for Civil Security forces, how to
increase the efficiency of Waste Collection Companies, those are the
challenges addressed by the project LIAISON, funded by the European
Commission.
“LIAISON began in 2003 at a time when the market for Location-Based
Services was in its infancy,” says Remi Challamel, a project manager at
ThalesAleniaSpace and coordinator of LIAISON. “The aim was to give the
professional market for LBS solutions a boost through the development of
suitable, reliable and affordable technologies.” 5 years later, after 6 test cases
successfully deployed on real operational conditions, the first generation of
solutions is available. The project has enabled the development of advanced
technologies like the Enhanced Assisted GPS system (for outdoor and light
indoor environment), and has
pioneered indoor LBS. The
LIAISON project has definitely
ushered in the first generation
of LBS and laid the foundation
for more accurate secondgeneration devices capable of
better indoor penetration.
EADS Astrium
Notes
Astrium designs and manufactures a range of versatile satellite platforms, optical
and radar instruments and ground segment equipment for meteorological and Earth
observation missions.
EADS Astrium helps to contribute to one of man's most ambitious goals - the
scientific exploration of space. A key partner for ESA programs, Astrium has
established a worldwide reputation for space expertise and is playing a major role in
the design and development of the new European global satellite navigation system,
Galileo, scheduled to be operational by 2008.
- Accurate positioning at all times and in all places,
safe and precise navigation, and efficient route
planning – in future, all this will be synonymous with
one name above all: Galileo. The programme’s
second test satellite, Giove-B, develop by Astrium,
is scheduled to be launched on 27 April.
- Astrium has been appointed by ESA to be the
prime contractor to build Sentinel-2, the first optical
satellite in the Sentinel series. The main industrial
contract worth €1 95 million was signed today, by
Volker Liebig, ESA´s Director of Earth observation,
Evert Dudok, CEO Astrium Satellites and Uwe
Minne, Astrium´s Director of Earth Observation and
Science in Friedrichshafen (Germany).
Geo-information and Navigation: the heart of Astrium
Demand for geo-information is ever increasing as it proves to be an essential asset
in so many walks of life. Supporting sustainable development in ‘old’ and ‘new’ countries, making the right decisions at the right
time, particularly in event of crises, such as during severe flooding and in situations where humanitarian aid is required, depends
on having up-to-date local and global information. Providing such data is what EADS Astrium’s subsidiary Infoterra is all about.
Marc Tondriaux, Head of Infoterra
“Our aim is to develop our satellite service applications to increase profitability and, moreover, to generate additional demand for
data and future Earth observation satellite systems (e.g. the GMES, Global Monitoring for
Environment and Security, initiative) – indeed, we are already positioned as the European leader for three of the four primary
GMES areas: land-cover, natural risk management and humanitarian aid. Europe will obviously still be our primary base, but we
will have established subsidiaries and/or partner networks in Asia and the US, with partnerships worldwide, generating 40–50% of
our turnover outside Europe. Another objective we have, together with Spot Image, is to fund either entirely or in part the
development of Earth observation satellites. Overall, I firmly believe that Infoterra has a bright and promising future ahead and is a
key element of EADS Astrium’s future Earth observation business."
Outreach
The Toulouse Space Show is the opportunity for the city and its region to welcome diverse events to all the public to make accessible the Space and its scientific innovations.
With conferences, animations and exhibitions, Toulouse is more than ever this month, the Space European Capital.
The subjects developed during these conference are the
same that those treated during the colloquiums but within
the reach of the General public. On Wednesday April 1 6th,
Gérard Brachet and Jean, members of Academie de l’Air et
de l’Espace reminded the role Europe in the conquest of
Space in front of 1 50 persons. On April 21 st, Yvon Le Maho
spoke about the environmental constraints of the penguins.
This conference of Yvon Le Maho, écophisiologist and
Member of the Academy of the Sciences and the National
Academy of Pharmacy, was simultaneously translated for
the deaf persons. On subjects so diverse as playful, the
other conferences will be held this week with the coming of
two other eminent speakers.
Signature of the regional Space plan
How perpetuate a reputation and a regional knowledge? The Region Midi-Pyrénées, first
spatial pole in Europe with about 9000 jobs and two major industrial sites (Thales Alenia
Space and EADS Astrium) signed its new regional Spatial plan(shot) yesterday. The stakes
are important: This new plan indeed has to harmonize the actions of all the economic actors
involved in the development of the space sector in Midi-Pyrénées, whether it is the big
research companies, the manufacturers and the local authorities. This plan also aims at
facilitating the regional development of the economy, notably in the field of the space
applications, and so at preserving its rank of first European pole.
Space evening in « Le bikini »
Last Thursday, the Concert hall " Le Bikini ", which welcomes on its stage the biggest groups
of music, was this time the place of a quite particular evening dedicated to the Space and its
innovations. In front of a room of
about 200 persons, short films
about the Space were commented
by Daniel Hernandez and Jacques
Arnoult members from the CNES.
The audience was then invited to
ask questions to the speakers to
pursue the debate. This evening
was the proof which the space
research and its stakes gets a
wide audience and not only
researchers and engineers.
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Conferences to the General public
TOULOUSE SPACE SHOW DAILY GAZETTE
Midi-Pyrenees Expansion,
the Regional Development
Agency of Midi-Pyrenees
European Navigation Conference
in the Toulouse Space Show
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- Assist with location of new businesses in
Midi-Pyrenees, and improve the region's
business reception offer
- Develop the region's priority business
sectors and anticipate economic changes
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With 28 technical sessions, the ENC-GNSS conference
will allow attendees to be informed on the latest
development in navigation and positioning systems,
techniques and their applications. The status of the main
GNSS programmes worldwide will be presented during the
plenary on Wednesday. High-level scientific activities will
be highlighted during the conference. The performances of
the GNSS systems, their space and ground segments and
the user equipments are steadily improving to fulfil the
need for information on location everywhere, including outdoor and in-door areas. Associated with mobile
communication terminals, the new navigation systems
offer the opportunity to design an infinite number of new
services.
Created and financed by the MidiPyrenees Region, Midi-Pyrenees
Expansion participates in the
implementation of regional economic
policy. The Regional Development
Agency has two missions:
•
For companies, Midi-Pyrenees
Expansion offers personalized assistance
in:
- Strategic advice and information on the
major regional projects
- Selection of available buildings and sites
for corporate relocation
- Information on human resources, the
industrial environment and R&D
- Introductions to potential partners
- Assistance with financial aid applications
• For local authorities , Midi-Pyrenees
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Since 1 996, the European Group of Institutes of
Navigation (EUGIN) organizes a yearly European
Navigation Conference, ENC-GNSS. In 2008, the
conference will take place in Toulouse on behalf of EUGIN
and IFN (The French Institute of Navigation) and will be
held within the international week of space applications,
Toulouse Space Show'08. During this event, engineers,
researchers and decision makers of the satellite navigation
community will have the unique opportunity to attend the
ENC-GNSS conference but also sessions of the European
and Frequency Time Forum conference and a conference
on Space Applications. A large exhibition will offer a global
overview of the main key actors in the satellite navigation
sector.
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Expansion provides consulting and helps
you to define and build your economic
development projects: territorial plans for
economic infrastructures, creation and
extension of business zones, commercial
real estate through business centers and
incubator projects.
Education in Earth Observation
Earth observation
made possible by
satellite has been
since the launch of
the
first
meteorological
satellite TIROS-1 in
1 960 a continuously
refined
space
technology
to
observe
Planet
Earth and its hugely
complex physical and biological interactions. Remote
sensing satellites and overall missions have evolved to
such a sophisticated level for studying our environment
at a global as well as highly localised scale that at present
it is unthinkable to study the Earth system without them.
The use of Earth Observation data is however still
reserved to a limited number of countries that are host
to research institutes as well as companies specialising
in the analysis of remote sensing data. There is a need
particularly in developing countries who tend to be mostly
threatened by water scarcity, natural disasters and
climate change impacts to gain more knowledge about
Earth Observation applications. This need had been
recognised by the Committee on Earth Observation
Satellites (CEOS), an international coordinating
mechanism established in 1 984 and charged with
coordinating international civil spaceborne missions
designed to observe and study planet Earth. CEOS
created a Working Group on Education, Training, and
Capacity Building (WGEdu) in 2003 whose goal is to
facilitate activities that enhance international education
and training in Earth Observation (EO) techniques, data
analysis, interpretation and applications. All of the
contributions to this session are therefore leaning onto
the suggestions delivered by WG-Edu by establishing
teaching resources that can be integrated into capacity
building courses worldwide for marine, terrestrial and
atmospheric remote sensing aimed at audiences ranging
from secondary schools to university level as well as
institutes, environmental agencies and other NGOs.
A further coordinating body is the GEO (Group on Earth
Observations) Capacity Building Committee with very
similar aims as CEOS to strengthen the capability of all
countries, in particular developing countries, to use Earth
Observation data and products in a sustainable manner.
CEOS and its members participate in this committee via
one representative of the CEOS WG Edu.
At national level many of the major space agencies
(CNES, DLR, ASI, NASA, CSA, etc.) have their own
educational programme to which WGEdu provides a
coordinating mechanism to assure fruitful
complementarities.
Close cooperations exist between the agencies and
national universities (University ofHeidelberg, University
of Berlin, University of Delft, International Institute for
Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation ITC,
University ofStanford) and industries such as SpotImage
or Brockman Consult. On the university level there is a
multitude of projects linking different institutes for
providing resources for EO
education such as the
Science Education through
Earth Observation for High
Schools SEOS project.
SEOS combines 11 partners
to create 1 5 electronic
learning
tutorials
for
secondary education. Some
ofthe partners are present at
this session.
In general EO educational resources consist ofelectronic
learning tutorials that are available via internet and
therefore accessible world wide such as ESA’s Eduspace
Website or also the SEOS project once completed. Their
material may be used by students directly or by teachers
in the classroom. Research institutes and space
agencies also provide additional capacity building
courses and PhD curricula for suitable candidates.
At ESA the Dragon and Tiger programmes as well as
capacity building projects from the International
Relations Department in cooperation with the Earth
Observation Programme, consisting of short 2 week
courses for EO education worldwide has been
established for a number of years and proved to be an
invaluable effort in training local groups in the spacebased management of their own environment.
More specifically the present contributions of the
educational session are describing UNESCO’s efforts
towards EO education, ESA’s Eduspace programme for
secondary school education, the SEOS project and
some efforts of their partners, and a programme of
worldwide capacity building training courses offered by
the Dutch ITC and French IAS Institut Aeronautique et
Spatial.
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International Exhibition and Business meetings
For the first time, Midi-Pyrenees Expansion, the Regional Development Agency of the Midi-Pyrenees region, has organized an international exhibition on
space applications, combined with business meetings and related events.96 national and international exhibitors are participating, providing opportunities
for numerous exchanges
Presentations will include the application of space technology to topics such as agriculture,
archeology, transport, teleservices, etc. Special focus will be on satellite navigation. Over
four days, this exhibition will offer a great opportunity to develop and strengthen networks
with partners and customers, to meet the experts in space applications, and to build new
technical and commercial opportunities.
Business Meetings
With B to B meetings available for all participants, the business meetings will speed up and
improve all contacts. BCI Aerospace, the organizer of these business meetings, is
internationally renowned in this field for its rigorous and unique methodology.
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The Exhibition
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Focus
- 96 national and international companies participating, including Boeing, EADS Astrium,
Thales Alenia Space, Galileo GSA, Galileo Services, (cf CNES): d’autres noms ?)
- 1 5 countries are represented: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great-Britain, Holland,
India, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United-States
- Strong participation of French exhibitors, including Aerospace Valley, Agenium, Akka
Technologies, Assystem France, Auvea Technologies, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, CEEI
Gers-Gascogne, Clairis Technologies, CS, EADS Astrium, Elta Areva, Cecile group (Intuilab,
Ergospace, Magellium, Pole Star), Midi-Pyrenees Incubator, Infoterra, Intespace, la Mêlée,
Microsystèmes, Navocom Services, Segula Aéronautique, Steel Electronique, Sud Partner,
Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space, Vega Technologies.
- 2 French Ministries: Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development, and Ministry of
Industry, Economy, and Employment.
Retrospective
(extracted from "CNES qui se passe" N° 72January 1993)
La
navigation
artificielles
aux
étoiles…
Daniel Ludwig
Des pilotes d’ avion ayant accès à des
informations
rapides
et
fiables,
la
fluidité du trafic mieux gérée, la sécurité
aérienne bien assurée : voilà ce que
pourrait offrir, entre autres exemples,
dans le futur, les satellites. Une équipe
d’ ingénieurs du CNES « pilotent » le proj et
Complément
Européen
CE-GPS
de
radionavigation par satellites.
Que le CNES estime fondamental le rôle des
satellites dans le futur pour la navigation
aérienne est, certes, une grande nouvelle
pour
la
communauté
aéronautique
internationale ! Que l’ Organisation de
l’ Aviation
Civile
Internationale
ait
entériné ( septembre 1991) l’ importance du
rôle des moyens spatiaux pour améliorer la
fluidité du trafic aérien est également une
bonne nouvelle pour le CNES, et le secteur
spatial
en
général…
L’ intérêt
de
l’ Etablissement pour la navigation s’ est
forgé dans le prolongement naturel de sa
compétence en matière de localisation et
collecte de données ( Eole, Argos, Sarsat,
Doris) ( on parlait de foyer d’ excellence à
l’ époque) et n’ est pas récente :
la première note
date de
j uillet 1984 ; le CNES excelle
dans le rôle de précurseur du
besoin des utilisateurs… Bien
sûr, une solution intéressante
pour les équipes du CNES serait
la mise en place, ex nihilo,
d’ un nouveau système spatial ( 18
satellites
au
moins
sont
nécessaires) , mais peu réaliste
de
par
son
coût
pour
les
utilisateurs. La proposition du
CNES est de s’ appuyer sur les
systèmes
de
navigation
par
satellites existants en gardant
en tête la possibilité d’ évoluer
vers un système autonome lorsque
le besoin s’ en fera sentir.
L’ existant
c’ est
le
système
américain
GPS
( Global
Positionning System) : son rôle stratégique
durant la guerre du Golfe est connu. Les
Etats-Unis se sont engagés à le rendre
accessible ( pour le moment gratuitement) à
la communauté civile internationale.
L’ obj ectif dans un premier temps, est de
mettre en place en Europe, un système
complémentaire au GPS permettant de fournir
aux utilisateurs le « bulletin de santé »
du système de navigation qu’ ils utilisent.
Le principe du système est simple, les
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Toulouse Directeur de la Publication: Pierre Trefouret Responsable editoriale: Chantal Delabarre Rédacteur en chef:
Damien Brisson Ont participé à ce numéro: C atherine Lambert, Daniel Hernadez, Joelle Guinle, Jérome Legenne,
F rédéric Cornet, Thales Alenia Space, EADS Astrium, Midi Pyrénées Expansion, Pierre Louis Contreras, Emeline Michaut
Crédit Photos : Benjamin Guindre , Getty Image, CNES Imprimeur:
www.toulouspaceshow.eu
Messages Impression 111 , rue Nicolas Vauquelin 311 00 Toulouse
modalités plus difficiles notamment à cause
du délai d’ alerte de 10 s. Quand au «
programme », il est complexe par ses
aspects institutionnels.
Ce programme passionnant se trouve à la
j onction
de
deux
«
cultures
»
:
aéronautique et sapatiale et se propose
d’ ouvrir une voie nouvelle : l’ utilisation
des
satellites
pour faire entrer la
navigation
aérienne
dans
le
deuxième
millénaire.
Read in the press
« Une opportunité pour rencontrer plus de
1.000 experts, fournisseurs de services,
clients et utilisateurs, chercheurs ou
étudiants venus du monde entier. »
www.portailtelesante.org
« Le « Toulouse Space Show » est
l’occasion, pour les citoyens, de découvrir
les nombreuses retombées que génère la
grande aventure spatiale. »
(www.esa.int)
DON'T MISS...VERY SOON..
only in the TOULOUSE SPACE SHOW
Today
6.30: Prix galaxie, awards for the young creators of
companies in the field of the space, in la Cité de l'Espace
7.30 pm: Gala Evening in la Cité de l'Espace
Tomorrow:
3.50: ENC-GNSS and EFTF Posters session
5.50 pm: EFTF Time Frequency Awards