An Eye on the Earth: Stephen Briggs at TEDxBarcelona

This talk gives us examples on how beautiful the earth can be viewed from above. Earth observation can also help humanity in detecting earth movements or helping with valuable information of desaster areas.

Stephen is heading the Department of "Earth Observation" (EO) Science, Applications & Future Technologies of ESA at ESRIN (Frascati), where he is responsible for the exploitation of ESA EO missions (for science, public sector, including GMES, and commercial applications), future technologies programme, studies relating to future missions, interface between ESA's EO missions with user communities (including consultation, managing requirements and providing scientific advice to the Agency), and ensuring Scientific support and providing application expertise in the development and exploitation phase of all missions and programmes.

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