NL Space Campus, together with partners NSO, SpaceNed, and the ITC Faculty at the University of Twente, invites you to the upcoming “EO4impact – Air Quality” event, taking place on 19 June in Enschede.
This event brings together the national Earth Observation (EO) community to focus on two key goals:
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Building a community of knowledge and practice around EO data, technology, and capabilities for monitoring and forecasting air quality.
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Connecting this community with stakeholders and end-users from government and industry to support data-driven policy development and decision-making.
The programme includes expert presentations in the morning and interactive World Café sessions in the afternoon, where we will explore solution design based on user needs. We’ll wrap up with a plenary discussion outlining key outcomes and the next steps toward continued engagement, including upcoming meetups during NL Space Week (October 2025) and the Amsterdam Space Symposium (March 2026).
Programme
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Walk-in Coffee |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Opening & Welcome |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Keynote: Purpose & Roadmap (TBA) |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Session 1 – Air Quality: What Do Satellites See? |
| Marloes Penning de Vries (ITC Twente) | |
| Muriël van Oers (RWS) – Clean-Air Agreement | |
| Aaldert van Amerongen (SRON) – Clear-Air Consortium | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Session 2 – Filling the Gaps: Data Integration |
| Farzaneh Dadrass Javan, Frank Ostermann (ITC) | |
| Nick Schutgens (VU Amsterdam), Bas Mijling (KNMI) | |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Session 3 – Copernicus National Collaboration Programme |
| Kees van Duijvendijk (NSO), Michiel van Weele (KNMI) | |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Session 4 – End-User Perspective: Requirements & Wishes |
| Johannes Flacke (ITC), Enschede, Utrecht, Amsterdam, AiREAS – Jean-Paul Close | |
| 13:00 – 13:45 | Lunch & Industry Poster Session |
| 13:30 – 13:45 | Intro to World Café Setup |
| 13:45 – 15:45 | Session 5 – Discussion Tables: Making the Connections |
| Topics: Data Needs, Service Specs, Funding, Citizen Engagement, Priorities | |
| With reps from: Municipalities, RWS, RIVM, GGDs, Provinces, IenW, Industry | |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Coffee & Poster Session |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Plenary & Next Steps |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Space Meets Twente – Networking Event |
Space Meets Twente – Networking Event
To close the day, we invite you to Space Meets Twente, an informal networking event from 17:00 to 19:00 at the same location. This session brings together the regional space sector and innovation ecosystem. Expect a few short pitches, followed by plenty of time for conversation and drinks.
Registration details
This event is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please contact Parya Pasha at p.pasha@nlspacecampus.eu to express your interest.
Places are limited, and registration will close once capacity is reached.