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The information includes:

Description
SDIC Title Services in Earth Observation
Acronym Astrium Services / Infoterra
Details
Mission and Objectives to develop industrial services derived from Earth Observation to serve the community of users in the fields of environment, agriculture, risks, security, etc.
Mandate Private and commercial company only owned by Astrium and gathering the services of Infoterra companies in UK, Germany and France
Formal Mandate None
Main Activities -Data acquisition (from Earth Observation satellites, from airborne sensors, from ground sensor), - Process, hosting and distribution of EO data, - Geo-information production (cartography, 3D, applications in the following: risk, agriculture, security, geology, insurance, defence, etc.) - Development and marketing of geodata production systems, - Expertise and Consultancy in SDI (GIS, etc) and in geo-information production and distribution.
SDIC URL http://www.infoterra-global.com
Membership Infoterra GmbH Infoterra Ltd Infoterra SAS
Typology Regional Thematic Sectorial
Comments
Contact information for SDIC
Contact Person DELCLAUX Philippe
Organisation Astrium SAS
Function Chief Technical Officer Spot Infoterra
Address 15 AVENUE DE L'EUROPE 31522 RAMONVILLE SAINT-AGNE
Country FRANCE
Tel +33677532397
Fax  
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the SDIC in INSPIRE development
  1. allocate experts to Drafting Teams
  2. participate in the review process
  3. be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain: International
Description of geographic extent worldwide
Societal Sector private sector
Specific Expertise
Metadata
Data Specifications
Network services
Data and Service Sharing
INSPIRE Data Themes
Title UserProducerCoordinator
Coordinate reference systems    
Geographical grid systems    
Geographical names    
Administrative units    
Addresses    
Cadastral parcels    
Transport networks    
Hydrography    
Protected sites    
Elevation    
Land cover    
Orthoimagery    
Geology    
Statistical units    
Buildings  
Soil  
Land use  
Human health and safety  
Utility and governmental services  
Environmental monitoring Facilities  
Production and industrial facilities  
Agricultural and aquaculture facilities  
Population distribution and demography    
Natural risk zones  
Atmospheric conditions    
Meteorological geographical features    
Bio-geographical regions  
Habitats and biotopes  
Energy Resources  
Mineral Resources  
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development - OGC member, -Prime and contributing member in SAFER FP7 GMES Project -Prime and contributing member in Goeland II - development of SDI - GIGAS member
Primary Business mapping 
Environmental application domains Monitoring Wetland , Monitoring Bathing water , Monitoring Water pollution, Spatial Planning , Monitoring Urban sprawl, Fringe area development , Transport development, Urban development , Rural development, Water Resources Management, Vegetation Management, Soil resources Management, Energy Management, Mineral resources Management, Man-made Hazard Management, Transport and pipe-lines Management, Industrial sites Management , Hazardous waste Management, Earthquake & volcano Prevention and Management, Drought Prevention and Management , Forest Fire Prevention and Management , Floods & extreme weather Prevention and Management Landslide Prevention and Management, Tsunami Prevention and Management,  

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