{"id":556,"date":"2026-08-31T15:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=556"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:24:31","slug":"urban-action-group-at-egw25-advances-strategic-priorities-for-urban-earth-observation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/news\/urban-action-group-at-egw25-advances-strategic-priorities-for-urban-earth-observation\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Action Group at EGW25 Advances Strategic Priorities for Urban Earth Observation"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-556","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"title":"Urban Action Group at EGW25 Advances Strategic Priorities for Urban Earth Observation","description":"<p>The Urban Action Group meeting at\u00a0<strong>EGW25<\/strong>\u00a0brought together experts and stakeholders to identify strategic priorities for the future of\u00a0<strong>EuroGEO<\/strong>\u00a0and the European Commission\u2019s Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation (KCEO). Discussions focused on strengthening Earth Observation uptake, data integration and co-design approaches for cities.<\/p>\n","image":{"ID":557,"id":557,"title":"eurogeo","filename":"eurogeo.jpg","filesize":97920,"url":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eurogeo.jpg","link":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/news\/urban-action-group-at-egw25-advances-strategic-priorities-for-urban-earth-observation\/eurogeo\/","alt":"","author":"3","description":"","caption":"","name":"eurogeo","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":556,"date":"2026-08-31 12:24:23","modified":"2026-08-31 12:24:23","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":800,"height":738,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eurogeo-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eurogeo-300x277.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":277,"medium_large":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eurogeo-768x708.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":708,"large":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eurogeo.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":738,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eurogeo.jpg","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":738,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eurogeo.jpg","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":738}},"full_text":"<p>The\u00a0<strong>Urban Action Group meeting at EGW25<\/strong>\u00a0focused on developing strategic recommendations for the future implementation plan of\u00a0<strong>EuroGEO<\/strong>\u00a0and the evolution of the\u00a0<strong>Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA)<\/strong>\u00a0of the European Commission\u2019s Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation (KCEO).<\/p>\n<p>The meeting brought together around\u00a0<strong>30 participants<\/strong>\u00a0from research institutions, the private sector, national and local authorities, international organisations and the European Commission. Discussions highlighted key priorities for future activities, including the integration of Earth Observation with complementary data sources, stronger co-design approaches with cities, and improved coordination of Earth Observation advocacy at European and international level.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from the\u00a0<strong>National Observatory of Athens<\/strong>, including <strong>Evangelos Gerasopoulos, <\/strong><strong>Iphigenia Keramitsoglou, Eleni Athanasopoulou, and Orestis Speyer<\/strong>, actively contributed to the Urban Action Group discussions. The meeting also included contributions from\u00a0<strong>Nektarios Chrysoulakis (RSLab, FORTH\/IACM)<\/strong>\u00a0and other members of the wider EuroGEO community.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions reinforced the importance of collaboration across research, policy and practice to strengthen the use of Earth Observation in addressing the evolving challenges faced by European cities.<\/p>\n","date":"15\/10\/2025","tag":["Conferences","Talks"],"research_areas":"Earth Observation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}