Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies
{{Short description|International non-profit association}}
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nereus-regions.eu/sites/all/documents/adhesion/2014/2014_NEREUS%20Statutes.pdf |title=Nereus Statutes |publisher=Nereus-regions.eu |accessdate=2015-05-22}} 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.
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:{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.nereus-regions.eu/full-members-list |title=Full Members List | NEREUS |publisher=Nereus-regions.eu |date= |accessdate=2015-05-22}}
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Associate Members
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The following organisations are Associate Members of NEREUS:{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.nereus-regions.eu/associate-members-list |title=Associate Members List | NEREUS |publisher=Nereus-regions.eu |date= |accessdate=2015-05-22}}
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- [http://www.aipas.it AIPAS - Associazione delle Imprese per le Attività Spaziali]
- [http://www.airbusdefenceandspace.com Airbus Defence and Space]
- [http://www.altecspace.it ALTEC S.p.A. - Advanced Logistics Technology Engineering Center]
- [http://www.cgspace.it Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio CGS S.p.A.]
- [http://www.cerema.fr CEREMA - Centre d’études et d’expertise sur les risques, l’environnement, la mobilité et l’aménagement]
- [http://www.cnes.fr CNES - Centre national d'études spatiales]
- [http://www.cv.uac.pt CVARG - Centro de Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos Geológicos]
- [http://cisas.unipd.it CISAS - Centro di Ateneo di Studi e Attività Spaziali "Giuseppe Colombo"]
- [http://www.gers.cci.fr Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Gers]
- [http://www.cite-espace.com Cité de l'espace]
- [http://www.corila.it CORILA - Consorzio per il coordinamento delle ricerche inerenti al sistema lagunare di Venezia]
- [http://www.tern.it Consorzio TERN - Technologies for Earth Observation and Natural Risks]
- [http://www.edisoft.pt/ EDISOFT SA]
- [http://www.eurac.edu EURAC - European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen]
- [http://www.eutelsat.com EUTELSAT]
- [http://www.fundacionfadot.es FADOT - Fundación Aragonesa para el Desarrollo de la Observación de la Tierra]
- [http://www.ffg.at FFG]
- [http://www.geoville.com GeoVille GmbH]
- [http://recherche.telecom-bretagne.eu/bretel GIS Bretagne Télédétection]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130305141849/http://milano.irea.cnr.it/ IREA CNR U.O.S. Milano]
- [http://www.i-bec.org Interbalkan Environment Center, i-BEC]
- [http://www.ctna.it Italian Cluster for Aerospace Technologies]
- [http://www.ne-mo.it Network della meccanica molfettese, NE.MO]
- [http://www.obs-mip.fr OMP - Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110227002912/http://www.pole-mer-bretagne.com/ Pôle Mer Bretagne]
- [http://www.best.polimi.it Politecnico di Milano B.E.S.T. Department]
- [http://www.polito.it Politecnico di Torino]
- [http://www.samaerospazio.it SAM - Società Aerospaziale Mediterranea]
- [http://www.selexgalileo.com Selex Galileo]
- [http://www.ses.com SES S.A.]
- [http://www.aeit.es AEIT - Asociación Española de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080626175824/http://www.fondation-stae.net/ STAE Toulouse - Sciences et Technologies pour l'Aéronautique et l'Espace]}}
- [http://www.technapoli.it Technapoli]
- [http://www.telespazio.com/fr Telespazio France]
- [http://www.tesa.prd.fr TéSA Laboratory]
- [http://www.thalesgroup.com Thales Alenia Space]
- [http://www.toscanaspazio.it Toscana Spazio]
- [http://www.treuropa.com T.R.E. s.r.l.]
- [http://www.unito.it University of Turin]
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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{{cite web|url=http://www.theissue.eu/ |title=Home - The Issue |publisher=Theissue.eu |date=2015-02-02 |accessdate=2015-05-22}}
- FORMAT-EO - FORmation of Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Training in Earth Observation. It is an Erasmus master-level summer school on Earth Observation.{{cite web|url=http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/physics/research/eos/format-eo |title=ERASMUS FORMAT-EO — University of Leicester |publisher=Le.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-05-22}}
NEREUS is also involved in some projects being carried out by its partners:
- SABER - Satellite Broadband for European Regions - Thematic Network{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.nereus-regions.eu/SABER |title=SABER - Satellite Broadband for European Regions - Thematic Network | NEREUS |publisher=Nereus-regions.eu |date= |accessdate=2015-05-22}}
- BRESAT - Broadband in EU Regions via Satellite{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.nereus-regions.eu/BRESAT |title=BRESAT - Broadband in EU Regions via Satellite | NEREUS |publisher=Nereus-regions.eu |date=2013-07-02 |accessdate=2015-05-22}}
- ISTIMES - Integrated System for Transport Infrastructures surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing{{cite web|url=http://www.nereus-regions.eu/sites/all/projects/ISTIMES_nereus_final%20(2).pdf |title=Integrated System for Transport Infrastructures surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing (ISTIMES) |publisher=Nereus-regions.eu |accessdate=2015-05-22}}
- SHIRA - Satellite for High resolution Infrared Application{{cite web|url=http://www.planetek.it/eng/projects/shira_satellite_for_high_resolution_infrared_application |title=SHIRA Satellite for High resolution InfraRed Application | Planetek Italia |publisher=Planetek.it |date= 11 June 2012|accessdate=2015-05-22}}
- STEPS - Systems and Technologies for Space Exploration – Piedmontese Aerospace Platform[http://www.nereus-regions.eu/STEPS] {{dead link|date=May 2015}}
- Territorial satellite technologies: the NEREUS network's Italian experiences - Study of the Italian regions{{cite web|url=http://nereus-regions.eu/sites/all/projects/en_Tecnologie%20satellitari%20per%20il%20territorio_Regioni%20Ita%20Nereus_dec%202011.pdf |title=Territorial satellite technologies: The NEREUS Network's Italian partners' experiences |publisher=Nereus-regions.eu |accessdate=2015-05-22}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nereus-regions.eu/home Official Website]