Space
FP7 Projects funded under 1st, 2nd and 3rd call
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Projects planned under the Seventh Framework Programme for research in the space sector
Please find below an outline of the FP7 projects subdivided per theme (and not per call!):
1. Earth Observation / GMES
a) Marine / Ocean
- Pan-European capacity for ocean monitoring and forecasting (MyOcean
[149 KB] ) - Marine Water Quality Information Services (AquaMar
[139 KB] ) - Europe Africa Marine Network (EAMNet
[141 KB] ) - Applied simulations and Integrated modelling for the understanding of toxic and harmful algal blooms (ASIMUTH
[134 KB] ) - Coastal Biomass Observatory Services (CoBiOS
[157 KB] ) - Multisensor Satellite Technologies for Oil Pollution Monitoring and Source Identification (SeaU
[138 KB] )
b) Atmosphere
- Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate (MACC
[433 KB] ) - Services and Applications For Emergency Response (SAFER
[148 KB] ) - Promote Air Quality Services integrating Observations – Development Of Basic Localised Information for Europe (PASODOBLE
[127 KB] ) - Fluxes, Interactions and Environment at the Land-Ocean Boundary. Downscaling, Assimilation and Coupling (FIELD_AC
[147 KB] ) - Action to GMES-Africa on Earth Observation (SAGA-EO
[139 KB] )
c) Land
- GMES geo-information services for better management of natural resources (geoland2
[138 KB] ) - BIOdiversity Multi-Source Monitoring System: From Space TO Species (BIO_SOS
[163 KB] ) - Providing energy components for GMES (ENDORSE
[164 KB] ) - European Forest Downstream Services – Improved Information on Forest Structure and Damages (EUFODOS
[151 KB] ) - High Resolution Freshwater Monitoring: FreshMon GMES Downstream Services (FreshMon
[144 KB] ) - A collaborative project aimed at pre-validation of a GMES Global Water Scarcity Information Service (GLOWASIS
[164 KB] ) - Harmonised European Land Monitoring (HELM
[171 KB] ) - Information Service on Agricultural Change (ISAC
[146 KB] ) - Monitoring Crops in Continental Climates through Assimilation of Satellite Information (MOCCCASIN
[152 KB] ) - Multi-scale Service for Monitoring NATURA 2000 Habitats of European Community Interest (MS.MONINA
[143 KB] ) - Merging Hydrologic models and EO data for reliable information on Water (MyWater
[152 KB] ) - Science based remote sensing services to support REDD and sustainable forest management in tropical region (RECOVER
[162 KB] ) - Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Africa (REDDAF
[154 KB] ) - REDD Fast Logging Assessment & Monitoring Environment (REDD-FLAME
[164 KB] ) - Support EO-driven forest and carbon monitoring in Central Africa for REDD (REDDINESS
[161 KB] ) - Sustainable Irrigation water management and River-basin governance: Implementing User-driven Services (SIRIUS
[142 KB] ) - Spatial earth observation monitoring for planning and water allocation in the international Incomati Basin (WatPLAN
[151 KB] )
d) Emergency
- A collaborative prject aimed at developing a GMES-service for monitoring and forecasting subsidence hazards in costal areas around Europe (SubCoast
[161 KB] ) - GMES and EARTH Observation with Position-based Image and sensor Communications Technology for Universal Rescue, Emergency and Surveillance management (GEO-PICTURES
[142 KB] ) - GMES and Africa: Regional Network for information Exchange and Training in Emergencies (GARNET-E
[137 KB] ) - EO in Malaria Vector Control and Management (MALAREO
[151 KB] ) - Processing Russian and European EARTH observations for earthquake precursors Studies (PRE-EARTHQUAKES
) - Search for Electro-Magnetic Earthquake Precursors combining satellite and ground-based facilities (SEMEP
[153 KB] ) - Operational Pan-European River Runoff (OPERR
[138 KB] )
c) Space & Security
- GMES services for Management of Operations, Situation Awareness and Intelligence for regional Crises (G-MOSAIC
[155 KB] ) - Ground Deformations Risk Scenarios: an Advanced Assessment Service (DORIS
[149 KB] ) - European Volcano Observatory Space Services (EVOSS
[165 KB] ) - Development of Pre-operational Services for Highly Innovative Maritime Surveillance Capabilities (DOLPHIN
[141 KB] ) - New Service Capabilities for Integrated and Advanced Maritime Surveillance (NEREIDS
[142 KB] ) - Enabling access to geological information in support of GMES (PanGeo
[140 KB] ) - Simulator for Moving Target Indicator System (SIMTISYS
[144 KB] ) - New European Watcher (NEWA
[143 KB] )
f) Climate Change
- European Re-analysis and Observations for Monitoring (EURO4M
[156 KB] ) - Monitoring and Assessing Regional Climate change in High latitudes and Artic (MONARCH-A
[144 KB] ) - 30-year re-analysis of CARBON fluxes and pools over Europe and the Globe (CARBONES
[137 KB] ) - Sea Ice Downstream Services for Arctic and Antarctic Users and Stakeholders (SIDARUS
[137 KB] ) - GMES Service Snow and Land Ice (CryoLand
[160 KB] ) - Monitoring Arctic Land and Sea Ice using Russian and European Satellites (MAIRES
[138 KB] ) - Assessment and Monitoring of Forest Resources in the Framework of the EU-Russia Space Dialogue (ZAPAS
[150 KB] )
2. Space Exploration
- Human Model MATROSHKA for Radiation Exposure Determination of Astronauts (HAMLET
[137 KB] ) - Planetary Robotics Vision Ground Processing (PRoVisG
[209 KB] ) - Planetary Entry Integrated Models (Phys4Entry
[156 KB] ) - Planetary Robotics Vision Scout (PRoViScout
[145 KB] ) - Radiation-Shapes Thermal protection investigations for high Speed Earth Re-entry (RASTAS SPEAR
) - Towards Human Exploration of Space: a European Strategy (THESEUS
[133 KB] ) - BIOcontamination Specific Modeling in Habitats Related to Space (BIOSMHARS
[142 KB] ) - Flash Optical Sensor for Terrain Relative Robotic Navigation (FOSTERNAV
[151 KB] ) - Re-entry: inflatable technology development in Russian collaboration (RITD
[142 KB] ) - Lightweight technologies for exploration rovers (ROV-E
[145 KB] ) - Technologies for Safe and Controlled Martian Entry (SACOMAR
[131 KB] ) - SPAce exploration Research for Throatable Advanced eNgine (SPARTAN
[131 KB] ) - Characterization of Wall Temperature Effect during Transition of Hypersonic flow over a Cone By Experiments And Numerical Simulations (TransHyBeriAN
[145 KB] ) - Methods and tools for dual access to the EO databases in the EU and Russia (MEDEO
[155 KB] )
3. Space Weather
- Solar-TERrestrial Investigations and Archives (SOTERIA
[149 KB] ) - Advanced Forecast For Ensuring Communications Through Space (AFFECTS
[132 KB] ) - Advanced Thermosphere Modelling for Orbit Prediction (ATMOP
[145 KB] ) - Coronal Mass Ejections and Solar Energetic Particles: forecasting the space weather impact (COMESEP
[145 KB] ) - European Risk from Geomagnetically Induced Currents (EURISGIC
[137 KB] ) - A new, ground based data-assimilative modelling of Earth's plasmasphere- a critical contribution to Radiation Belt modelling for Space Weather purposes (PLASMON
[133 KB] ) - Protecting space assets from high energy particles by developing European dynamic modelling and forecasting capabilities (SPACECAST
[138 KB] ) - Space Weather Integrated Forecasting Framework (SWIFF
[148 KB] ) - Data Services and Analysis Tools for Solar Energetic Particle Events and Related Electromagnetic Emissions (SEPServer
[138 KB] )
4. Space propulsion / transportation
- Aerocapture for Future Space Transportation (AEROFAST
[145 KB] ) - Green Advanced Space Propulsion (GRASP
[187 KB] ) - High Power Electric propulsion: a Roadmap for the future (HiPER
[131 KB] ) - HeliconPlasmaHydrazine.COmbinedMicro (HPH.com
[192 KB] ) - Innovative propellants in hybrid propulsion technology and its applications in space transportation (ORPHEE
[131 KB] ) - Electric sail propulsion technology (ESAIL
[141 KB] ) - High Performance Solid Propellants for In-Space Propulsion (HISP
[132 KB] ) - Laser Ignition Technology for Rocket Engines (LIROC
[131 KB] ) - MEMS-Based Electric Micropropulsion for Small Spacecraft to Enable Robotic Space Exploration and Space Science (MicroThrust
[145 KB] )
5. Space situational awareness (SSA)/ Space Debris
- Propellantless deorbiting of space debris by bare electrodynamic tethers (BETs
[149 KB] ) - Small debris removal by laser illumination and complementary technology (CLEANSPACE
[2 MB] ) - De Orbiting of Satellites using Solar Sails (DEORBITSAIL
[2 MB] ) - Prediction, Protection & Reduction of OrbiTal Exposure to Collision Threats (P2-ROTECT
[146 KB] ) - Reducing the Vulnerability of Space Systems (ReVus
[2 MB] ) - Support to Precursor SSA Services (SPA
[152 KB] )
6. Critical Technologies for non-dependence
- Advanced GaN Packaging (AGAPAC
[146 KB] ) - COnverters broadband low power high perforMancE for Telecommunications in Space (COMETS
[145 KB] ) - Millimetre-wave Integrated Diode and Amplifier Sources (MIDAS
[145 KB] ) - High Quality European GaN-Wafer on SC Substrates for Space Applications (EuSiC
[179 KB] ) - Terahertz heterodyne receiver components for future European space missions (TeraComp
[151 KB] ) - Microsystems Based on Wide Band Gap Materials for Future Space Transmitting Ultra Wideband Receiving Systems (SATURNE
[165 KB] ) - Cryogenic Electronics for Space Applications and Research (CESAR
[155 KB] ) - DSP for Space Applications (DSPACE
[159 KB] ) - Development of SQUID-based multiplexers for large infrared-to-X-ray imaging detector arrays in astronomical research from space (E-SQUID
[137 KB] ) - Dry lubricated Harmonic Drives for space applications (HarmLES
[156 KB] ) - Magnetic-Superconductor Cryogenic Non-contact Harmonic Drive (MAGDRIVE
[304 KB] )Multifunctional components for aggressive environments in space applications (SMARTEES
) - Towards Neutral-atom Space Optical Clocks: Development of High-performance transportable and breadboard optical clocks and advanced subsystems (SOC2
) - SPACEWIRE-RT (SpWRT
[148 KB] ) - Radiation shielding of composite space enclosures (SIDER
[136 KB] )
7. Space Data Exploitation
- The USOCs KnowLedge Integration and dissemination for Space Science Experimentation (ULISSE
[142 KB] ) - European Cluster Assimilation Technology (ECLAT
[135 KB] ) - European Satellite Partnership for Computing Ephemerides (ESPACE
[134 KB] ) - Building on the International Year of Astronomy: Making young children aware of the Universe (EUNAWE
[169 KB] ) - High Energy Solar Physics Data in Europe (HESPE
[139 KB] ) - Integrated Medium for Planetary Exploration (IMPEx
[141 KB] ) - Problem-oriented Processing and Database Creation for Ionosphere Exploration (POPDAT
[135 KB] ) - Space-Data Routers For Exploiting Space Data (SPACE-DATA ROUTERS
[143 KB] )
8. Horizontal issues
- Supporting aWareness and Information dissemination activities for GMES Fast Track Services (SWIFT
[137 KB] ) - Cooperation Of Space NCPs as a Means to Optimise Services (COSMOS
[142 KB] ) - Space Transportation Assets Valorisation in Europe (STAVE
[134 KB] ) - Conditions for Space Policy and related Action Plan Consolidation in Europe (C-Space
[139 KB] ) - Implementing the European Space Policy: A Coherent European Procurement Law and Policy for the Space Sector – Towards a Third Way (SP4ESP
[135 KB] ) - Utilizing the existing and emerging potential of Nordic-Baltic dimension in critical satellite technologies and applications (NordicBaltSat
[136 KB] ) - Alignment of Capability and Capacity for the Objective of Reducing Debris (ACCORD
[141 KB] ) - Downstream Observatory organised by Regions active In Space – Network (DORIS_Net
[153 KB] ) - GMES for Regions: Awareness and Access Link (GRAAL
[165 KB] )




