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How many vehicles can the earth sustain?

2018-06-11 18:57:16| Green Car Congress

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Junior Earth Observation Promotion Specialist

2018-06-07 12:28:48| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments. Serco Europe employs a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. Package description Full details on application. Relocation assistance provided if applicable. Main responsibilities For training activities on behalf of ESA and EC, we are currently looking for a skilled junior Earth Observation Promotion Specialist. The position is for a Junior specialist in EO remote sensing with skills for communication andor training activities with EO data. The candidate will be in charge of contributing to raising awareness of Earth Observation products, tools and services amongst different user communities. This is done by outreach actions , training activities and daily support to RUS operations. For the Outreach actions, the staff will be responsible for the following tasks support the preparation and production of Earth Observation training material e.g. creating new content, editing presentations, webinars, video tutorials, etc. support the preparation and production of Earth Observation promotional material support the dissemination of the material in various format and via various communication channels. For the Training actions, the staff will be responsible for the following tasks support planning, setting and managing eg interfacing with third parties of training events providing assistance, as required, during training events handling, as needed, Webinars managing followup and reporting activities eg training feedback collection For the support to operations actions, the staff will be responsible to systematically check presence of RUS user requests, to analyse them, to interface users and distribute the received support requests to the other RUS team members. Knowledge of the Copernicus sentinel data community as well as knowledge of Sentinel ground segment recent deployments is an asset. The specialist will work in a team of experts Ideal candidate The successful applicant will hold a university degree in Physics, Remote Sensing or similar. Examples of teaching or communication experience are sought. Other skills Experience in EO data processing and applications Good documentation writing and proofreading skills Experience with the preparation and the implementation of promotional material, with focus on online media Ability to manage several tasks in parallel and to prioritise Capability to work in a team Proactive approach to problem identification and resolution Fluent English written and spoken Knowledge of additional languages French, Spanish is an asset Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About the company Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 50,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you.

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Earth Friendly Products Builds Laundry Room at Camp Korey

2018-06-06 15:31:00| Happi Breaking News

Facility supports new camp site for kids facing major medical conditions.

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Earth Observation EO Specialist

2018-05-31 17:26:34| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

As an Earth Observation Specialist you will be joining a department of 25 and a team, of 5 all of whom specialise in EO and love sharing knowledge. Airbus is a global provider of satellite data and valueadded services and is now looking to recruit an earth observation remote sensing specialist with experience in optical andor radar data analysis to join our analytics team. The candidates will need to have a thorough understanding of Earth Observation satellite data and remote sensing. You would be required to work on a range of development projects andor services simultaneously, analysing time series of preprocessed radar or optical satellite imagery to derive new or improved thematic exploitation services. The role will focus on satellite data analysis and algorithm development for the improvement of innovative data applications and services in a range of market sectors such as air quality monitoring, disaster resilience including asset mapping, soil erosion modelling, landslide, forest fire, flood or drought monitoring, marine surveillance, or agriculture. You will be a key player in developing new products and services The projects youll be working with will be dealing with daily, global, data and data analytics. This role will require occasional travel, approx. 4 times a year throughout Europe. The successful candidate will need to gain UK Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs Developing algorithms based on satellitederived data Understanding of data requirements for different thematic applications and ability to locate appropriate data when available Reviewing existing EOderived services across the space industry and identifying gaps Provide technical support to bid managers in proposal writing Contribute to the design of future projects and applications for funding by providing expert input Previous experience reviewing and assessing Earth Observation services Advanced programming skills such as Python, R, IDL, Matlab and good working knowledge of EO software packages such as ERDAS Imagine, Envi, SNAP Excellent written and oral communication skills with experience in technical bid writing Capable of identifying existing data sources to integrate within a service, such as sourcing relevant soil, weather, climate and or historical disaster events datasets, Experience in deriving data from preprocessed radar andor optical datasets Must be able to work to tight deadlines Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.Airbus Group

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Earth Observation Scientist Swarm Instruments Performance Product Quality Expert

2018-05-28 17:25:44| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments. Serco Europe employs a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you. Package description Full details on application Main responsibilities Overview Within the ESA Sensors Performance, Products and Algorithms SPPA Section the postholder will be included in the Swarm Data Innovation and Science Cluster DISC contractual framework. The postholder will be supporting the data quality assessment of the Swarm different instruments, taken from a subset of Electric Field Instrument EFI, composed by a Thermal Ion Imager TII and two Langmuir Probes LP and the magnetic field instruments, composed by an Absolute Scalar Magnetometer ASM and a Vector Field Magnetometer VFM. The required expertise shall be related to geomagnetic field and or space plasma physics magnetospheric and ionospheric physics, solar wind the related instruments Scalar and Vector Magnetometers, Langmuir probes, thermal ion imagers, electrostatic analysers the algorithms and theory underneath the processing of data. Expertise on related scientific research and also on the utilisation of ground based equipment for magnetic field measurements or plasma both Incoherent and Coherent Scatter Radars, Ionosondes and Digisondes, AllSky Cameras would also be valuable. Responsibilities The main activities will mainly consist in a Performing product quality monitoring activities and provide Mission sensors scientific technical support Operations of the Quality Control QC tools for systematic and onrequest product quality analysis and reporting Define improvements of the QC tools as needed Support in the QC tools software verification and validation Coordination for related data anomaly investigations and resolution WeeklyCyclic Reports compilation Support to data reprocessing campaigns dataset definition, analysis of reprocessed data Development of adhoc data analysis routines if needed. b Handling the technical communication on data quality towards the science users issuing of web notesnews about the mission, writing and updating dedicated web pages detailing the characteristics and quality of the Swarm products. c Support to Instrument Processing Facilities IPF operations, including Software maintenance and evolutions verification plan definition, execution and reporting Anomaly investigation Support to IPF integration into reference and operational platforms Software configuration tuning. d If needed, support interfacing with external entities and other ESA interfaces PDGS, PLSO, FOS other entities inside DISC general end users requests via ESA Earth Observation Help Desk. e Prepare scientific documentation posters for workshops or conferences as agreed within the DISC and with ESA. f Support the preparation of periodic service reports on the activities performed. Ideal candidate Science oriented education and background aerospacecommunicationsplasma engineer, physics, astronomy.... In particular, a robust expertise in at least one of the following topics is required space plasma physics SunEarth interactions, solar wind, magnetospheric and ionospheric physics, plasma detectors electrostatic analyzers, Ion Imagers, Langmuir probes, geomagnetic field. Mandatory skills Programming skills IDL or MatLab preferentially, other programming languages and scripting Linux for data manipulation analysis automation purposes. Very good interfacing capabilities towards external interfaces customer, scientific and technical. Proactive approach to problem identification and resolution. Excellent organisation skills and ability to plan and report on proposed problem solutions and to work to deadline. Candidates should be fluent in English and have good writing and communication skills. Ability to work effectively in a team and autonomously Availability to travel to attend meetings. Additional assets Expertise in testing software, data flows and interfaces. Experience of an ESA mission exploitation phases. Low Earth Orbiting space missions concept precise orbit determination and assessment, GPS signal processing, accelerometers data processing and analysis. Experience on the products, algorithms and applications related to Swarm onboard instruments. Good knowledge of ESA Standards. Applicants must hold the correct documentation and permits to work in Italy. Important If candidates with equally relevant experience are identified, preference will be given to candidates within Categorie Protette Law 6899 or registered in lista di mobilit. Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About the company Serco SpA, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide.

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