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Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies

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The Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies or NEREUS is an international non-profit association. It was created in April 2008 and established under Belgian law. Its registered office is in Brussels, Belgium. The objective of NEREUS is to explore the benefits of space technologies for the European Regions and their citizens, and contribute to spread their applications.

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NEREUS is financially independent and only funded by the yearly membership fees of its members. There are two possible memberships: Full member (European Regions) and Associate Member (companies, universities and other organisations).

Full Members

The following European Regions are Full Members of NEREUS:

Associate Members

The following organisations are Associate Members of NEREUS:

Working Groups

The Working Groups were created in March 2009. They include the main fields of cooperation of the NEREUS Political Charter and focus on the applications of several space-related concepts. The following Working Groups exist within NEREUS:

  • Earth Observation/Copernicus WG
  • Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) WG
  • Telecommunication WG
  • Technologies from Space Exploration WG
  • Communication, Education and Training (CET) WG
  • Clusters WG

    • Projects

    The following projects are currently being carried out by NEREUS:

  • THE ISSUE - Traffic- Health- Environment-Intelligent Solutions Sustaining Urban Economies
  • FORMAT-EO - FORmation of Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Training in Earth Observation. It is an Erasmus master-level summer school on Earth Observation.

    • NEREUS is also involved in some projects being carried out by its partners:

  • SABER - Satellite Broadband for European Regions - Thematic Network
  • BRESAT - Broadband in EU Regions via Satellite
  • ISTIMES - Integrated System for Transport Infrastructures surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing
  • SHIRA - Satellite for High resolution Infrared Application
  • STEPS - Systems and Technologies for Space Exploration – Piedmontese Aerospace Platform
  • Territorial satellite technologies: the NEREUS network's Italian experiences - Study of the Italian regions

    • References

    Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies Wikipedia
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