EO Clinic – the walk-in satellite support

ESA began working with the World Bank over ten years ago to demonstrate how satellite data can be used to support international development. Since then, the support has been extended to other institutions, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This has resulted in major initiatives such as EO4SD (Earth Observation for Sustainable Development) and the recently-launched SpaceforIDA (Space in support of International Development Assistance).

As the awareness of the potential of Earth observation increases, more and more small requests kept coming in, prompting ESA to set up complementary activities such as the Earth Observation Clinic (EO Clinic). Consisting of 'on-call' teams of Earth observation service suppliers and remote sensing experts, the EO Clinic is permanently poised to support development banks and agencies interested in understanding the added value of Earth observation data and services.