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Visit of Philippe Baptiste, President of CNES

Juin 15, 2022

visite philippe baptiste CNES Magellium Toulouse — *Joel Dorandeu presenting Earth observation activities to Philippe Baptiste, François Sillon and Philippe Kubik in the presence of Pierre Duverneuil (image1)*

Philippe Baptiste, President of CNES, visited the Magellium site in Toulouse on June 1, 2022. Accompanied by François Sillon (CNES Technical Director) and Philippe Kubik (CNES Technical and Instruments Deputy Director), Philippe Baptiste was welcomed by Pierre Duverneuil (President of Magellium). The occasion was to present the space activities of Magellium and to discuss the future of space.

An important visit from CNES at Magellium

Magellium presented its high potential space activities. These activities come from various fields: space robotics, innovative initiatives for new missions, Earth observation, etc. Among the projects, Joel Dorandeu, Director of the Earth Observation Unit, presented how the diverse expertise developed in space finds its outcome in the study of climate change and hydrology. Indeed, these activities represent an important aspect of the unit in accordance with the environmental concern.

First, concerning the climate, Magellium presented how the unit collaborates closely with laboratories like LEGOS. This collaboration allows the estimation of the energy imbalance of the Earth (through sea level rise, heat content of the oceans). These components are calculated using geodetic space data complemented with in-situ oceanographic data. Then, Magellium uses the scientific methods of the laboratories to develop and implement it in robust data processing. Therefore, precise information on the current state of the Earth’s climate system as well as on its evolution is made available.
Secondly, concerning continental hydrology, Magellium has expressed the need for partnerships. Indeed, these multiple partnerships are essential in a field that is necessarily multidisciplinary whatever the targeted applications. With the expertise already present in laboratories and industry, there is a unique opportunity to take advantage of a treasure of spatial and in-situ information. This will also allow the emergence of an operational hydrology service at the service of applications.

CNES, a long-standing supporter

In the history of Magellium, the CNES, Centre Nationale d’Etudes Spatiales, has a very important place. Indeed, Magellium was initially created to meet the needs of CNES. This trust and support from CNES has enabled Magellium to ensure its place in the space market. In addition, a new cooperation on these subjects would allow a significant advance in the field of Earth observation.

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Caption :

Image 1 (from left to right) : Alain Fabre (Magellium Financial Director), Philippe Kubik (Technical & Instruments Deputy Director), François Sillon (Technical and Digital Director), Philippe Baptiste (CNES President), Pierre Duverneuil (Magellium President), Joel Dorandeu (Earth Observation Unit Director)

Image 2 (from left to right) : Philippe Kubik, François Sillon, Philippe Baptiste, Alain Lapeyre (Senior Business Manager Magellium), Pierre Duverneuil, Joel Dorandeu

Magellium at Living Planet Symposium 2022

Juin 8, 2022

living planet symposium magellium 2022 — ESA’s convention Living Planet Symposium 2022 in Bonn, Germany

Attending the Living Planet Symposium for the second time

Magellium’s Earth Observation unit participated in ESA’s Living Planet Symposium 2022. It is an honor to participate for the second time. We had a total of 27 papers presented and 12 oral presentations.

This conference focuses on how Earth observation contributes to science and society. It also focuses on how technologies and actors are changing the traditional landscape of this field.

One of our partners, Dr. Anny Cazenave, a scientist at CNES, gave a lecture on global sea levels. A leading French space geodesist, she is a specialist in space oceanography. Moreover, she is one of the pioneers of satellite altimetry.
Magellium has the honor to work with her on many projects concerning Earth observation.
She was awarded at the ceremony celebrating women scientists in Earth observation. The award was presented in the presence of Luisella Giulicchi, President of Women in Aerospace Europe (WIA-E).

Presentation of many projects

From May 23 to 27 in Bonn, Germany, our team gave many talks throughout the week. Florence, Julia, Jorge, Vanessa, Chloé, Rémi and Tristan spoke about the projects they work on closely with our partners. GRACE, COPERNICUS Snow & Ice, FLEX and many others projects were presented by the scientists. Visit this page to learn more about the other projects Magellium works on.

Learn more about the LPS 2022 here.

Julia Pfeffer, research engineer at Magellium, talked about the small amplitudes signals from deep Earth’s interior in GRACE measurements at Living Planet Symposium 2022.

Jorge Vicent Servera, research and development engineer at Magellium, talked about the current status of FLEX level-2 data processing chain at Living Planet Symposium 2022.

Florence Marti, research and development engineer at Magellium, talked about the new Copernicus service component based on Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1 for pan-european high resolution of Snow & Ice monitoring of the CLMS (Copernicus Land Monitoring Service) at the Living Plnaet 2022.

Florence marti, research and development at Magellium, gave a talk about the Ocean Heat Content and the Earth Energy Imbalance using space gravimetry and altimetry at Living Planet Symposium 2022.