European Space Imaging reached again 100% collection success with VHR data supply to European Commission’s CwRS Campaign

European Space Imaging (EUSI) completed the 2015 Controls with Remote Sensing (CwRS) program for the European Commission (EC) with 100 % success rate. The Munich-based company collected and supplied very high resolution (VHR) satellite imagery over nearly half a million square kilometers and demonstrated again its capacity and reliability as Europe’s leading VHR data provider.

Since 2003, EUSI has been the major provider of VHR satellite data to the European Commission’s Controls with Remote Sensing (CwRS) program to control agricultural subsidies granted under the EC’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The CwRS program requires the timely and reliable provision of high resolution and high quality imagery over control zones in Europe.

In 2015, the demand under the new CAP has significantly grown by more than 40% reaching 497,000 km² spread over 952 control sites. More than half of the sites were collected within 14 days of the window opening and about one third within 7 days. All collections were made accessing the DigitalGlobe constellation of satellites (WorldView-1, WorldView-2, WorldView-3 and GeoEye-1) and in close cooperation with DigitalGlobe.

"With the growing number of areas to be covered and the ever demanding specifications we are extremely proud to continually achieve 100% success in this challenging and important campaign. Through leveraging our global team, between European Space Imaging and DigitalGlobe, our staff worked around the clock to achieve this goal." says Adrian Zevenbergen, Managing Director of European Space Imaging.

European Space Imaging has the benefit of operating their own ground station which, in combination with direct satellite tasking and taking real-time weather conditions into account, leads to the speedy delivery of data for distribution to European Union Member State administrations.

In 2016, the demand for VHR imagery is expected to grow further to accommodate the requirements of the CAP of the European Union. European Space Imaging is looking forward to continuing its role as dependable imagery partner and to supporting the EU Commission and EU Member States with data supply into the future.