Earth observation services worth Euro 600 million will be sold in 2006. Estimated growth is 20% annually. The European Space Agency (ESA) has asked DNV to help define a possible certification regime.

DNV´s Nina Hesby and Narve Mjøs are ready to help the space industry develop a certification regime for earth observations.

”Certification can play a role in improving product quality and thereby getting users to trust the products and services,” states Narve Mjøs, head of space activity in DNV, who is project responsible of this project.

DNV has previously carried out several projects to help the space industry define safety, quality and certification regimes, including Galileo, Europe’s parallel to GPS.

Date: 2006-08-25