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Subido el 21 de agosto de 2008 por EducaMadrid

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Europe's space satellites play an indispensable role in the day-to-day functioning of our society. It influences on various activities; such as watching our favourite football matches or sending SMS'es on your mobile. Satellite information is also important with regards to larger societal concerns such as fluctuations in climate change and strategic planning for humanitarian operations. This video shows some of the activities that depend on European space satellites.

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Drive straight 200 meters. At the next crossroads, turn right. 00:00:00
What's happening? 00:00:16
I don't see anything! 00:00:21
Astra, the Sentinels, Galileo, Meteosat. These are Europe's existing and future satellite systems, our riches in space. 00:00:30
Without them, our lives would be very different, our vision of the world much diminished. 00:00:48
They are far distant, but bring us closer together. 00:00:53
Every day we ask ourselves, what's tomorrow's weather? 00:00:56
Day and night, meteorological satellites send us a complete atmospheric picture of the Earth. 00:00:59
A depression or anticyclone becomes immediately visible as it forms and develops, 00:01:04
something which is impossible to see from a single location on Earth. 00:01:08
Satellites are part of our everyday lives. 00:01:12
Today, the European GSM mobile telephone standard allows more than 2 billion people around the world to communicate. 00:01:16
In the future, integration with satellite communication applications will revolutionize the way we use our mobiles 00:01:23
and enable applications such as television by satellite to handsets. 00:01:30
GNSS, Global Navigation Satellite Systems, have become indispensable for diverse fields, ranging from transportation to banking. 00:01:34
The future European Galileo satellite positioning system will create major opportunities for the European economy 00:01:43
by introducing new services for citizens. 00:01:51
GNSS also provides safety and precision in flight. 00:01:54
Never have air travelers been so safe. 00:01:58
Emergency services guided by satellites save hundreds of lives every year. 00:02:01
Satellites also help our armed forces on their peacekeeping and humanitarian missions. 00:02:06
Climate change is a reality, and Europe leads the world in combating it. 00:02:12
The European Initiative on Global Monitoring for Environment and Security will watch over the health and safety of our planet day and night. 00:02:17
We will be rapidly informed of changes such as rises in the surface temperature of land and sea. 00:02:24
We will be able to identify a region at risk and intervene rapidly to save lives. 00:02:29
As the Earth's guardian angels, Earth observation satellites monitor the environmental impact of human activity, 00:02:34
pollution, deforestation, desertification. 00:02:41
They allow assessment of the state of our natural resources. 00:02:45
Never before has information on our environment been so timely and reliable. 00:02:48
For many populations on Earth, a lost harvest can be dramatic. 00:02:53
From space, solutions emerge for problems as serious as poverty, malnutrition and famine. 00:02:58
Satellites are precious allies in humanitarian aid. 00:03:03
As a driver of research and innovation, European space helps to better understand the universe. 00:03:07
It also has strategic importance. 00:03:13
Space industry maintains Europe's industrial capacity at a highly competitive level. 00:03:15
It creates new jobs, new services. 00:03:20
Europe occupies a leading position in the space sector. 00:03:23
Its highly competitive space industry successfully exploits commercial opportunities created by space applications. 00:03:27
Its satellites are a guarantee of political and industrial autonomy, of Europe's independence and prosperity. 00:03:33
Today, our planet, the blue planet, is a huge village where ideas can be exchanged and knowledge flourish without limits. 00:03:41
The Europe of space is a reality. 00:03:50
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The European Union
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EducaMadrid
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21 de agosto de 2008 - 12:19
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European Commission
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