GMES -- Global Monitoring for Environment and Security -- is a European initiative to give decision makers the information needed to anticipate or manage crisis situations related to the environment and security. It brings together data and information providers as well as users to provide the most cost-effective, user-friendly and sustainable services. GMES requires all kinds of Earth observation satellites (Sentinels), but it will also use telecommunication and navigation satellites for robust communications and localization. This article describes GMES and the contribution of Alcatel Alenia Space to this European challenge.

Claire Anne Reix

GMES : Supporting sustainable development and a safer world

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