GMES
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Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) is a joint initiative of the European Commission and European Space Agency, adopted by EU Heads of States in Gothenburg Summit in 2001, and aimed at achieving by 2008 an autonomous and operational capability in the exploitation of geo-spatial information services.
The objective is to rationalise the use of multiple-sources data to get a timely and quality information, services and knowledge, and to provide autonomous and independent access to information for policy-makers, particularly in relation to environment and security.
GMES builds upon 4 pillars : the space component, (satellites and associated ground segment), in-situ measurments (ground-based and airborne data gathering networks), data harmonisation and standardization, and services to users.
GMES is the EU contribution to GEOSS
