OVHcloud and CGI France D\u00e9fense et Spatial, have announced a multi-million-euro, 30-month contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to help build the \u201cDigital EO\u201d: the ESA Earth Observation Information System, a strategic, sovereign digital infrastructure designed to federate data, services & processing capabilities related to Earth Observation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Digital EO is intended to open up new uses of space data for scientists, public bodies, businesses & citizens, & to bring innovation derived from Earth Observation closer to everyday applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With more than 500 petabytes of Earth Observation data expected by 2035, efficiently managing & making the most of that data represents a growing challenge for ESA, as well as a strategic digital sovereignty objective for Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, ESA has launched Digital EO, a large-scale undertaking to build a decentralized, scalable & resilient digital system. The ambition: to offer a sovereign environment to efficiently manage large & heterogeneous data assets, together with computing & AI resources. It will federate across national & European infrastructure while supporting the development, deployment & governance of algorithms, applications & services, whether scientific, public, commercial or citizen led.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDigital EO must allow us to take a new step forward in the way Earth Observation data is managed and used. With CGI and OVHcloud, we will build and operate a European innovative and sovereign system capable of supporting this ambition and of providing lasting support to the ESA and European Commission programs like Copernicus and DestinE,\u201d said Nicolaus Hanowski, Head of EO Mission Management and Ground Segment Department, ESA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To make Digital EO able to meet tomorrow\u2019s needs, OVHcloud is providing a sovereign, long-lasting cloud foundation combining compute, storage & network resources as well as managed cloud services. This system will be initially deployed in Italy, France & Germany with support capabilities operated from Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEurope absolutely must have control over the infrastructure that runs its most strategic programs. With Digital EO, we are putting our sovereign cloud expertise at ESA\u2019s service so that it can build innovative solutions to process, store and make the most of ever-growing volumes of Earth Observation data for the benefit of research, industry and operational user communities. All of this with the highest levels of performance, resilience and security. Our ambition is clear: to build a robust, sovereign European Digital EO able to evolve over time, in step with ESA\u2019s needs and ambitions,\u201d said Octave Klaba, CEO & Founder, OVHcloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CGI will act as integrator & architect & will help bring the Digital EO ecosystem to life, enabling organizations to manage their data assets, services & user communities, providing support to users & developers, & contributing to the continuous improvement of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith Digital EO, we are putting our expertise in space & in critical digital platforms at the service of a strategic ambition for Europe. By combining our know-how in cybersecurity, data & artificial intelligence, we are helping ESA build a sovereign, robust & scalable platform, able to create lasting value from Earth Observation data & to accelerate innovation within the European ecosystem,\u201d says Didier Th\u00e9rond, President, France at CGI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By pooling infrastructure & investment, Digital EO is designed to accelerate innovation, scientific development & the industrialization of Earth Observation services & applications, while helping to strengthen European digital sovereignty & to prepare ESA\u2019s future programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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