Space Observation for the Environment: Europe's Ambitions after the Washington Summit
After the Earth Observation Summit in Washington (July 2003), Gérard Brachet in this report describes the growing responsibilities of the European Union and invites France to continue to play a major role in Space observation for the environment.
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