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SPACE & MARITIME
Safety at sea and protecting SAFER
the oceanic ecosystem have
long been two of the European
maritime sector’s top priorities.
Today, the EU is developing
space services to better answer MARITIME
these priorities. On the occa-
sion of the 1st Pytheas Space
Maritime Forum organised by
Isalos.net in July 2022, EUSPA
in collaboration with the Greek OPERATIONS:
authorities, coordinated a
demonstration that showcases
the importance of space tech-
nologies in Search and Rescue
(SAR) Operations. Director for
Outreach and Innovation at
DG DEFIS, Catherine Kavvada
and EUSPA Executive Director,
Rodrigo da Costa, watched live
the exercise from the Oper-
ations Room of the Hellenic
Coastguard.
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