European Space Agency

$200,875,834.00 CAD

≈ $4.85 for every person in Canada ≈ 2,596 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Canadian Space Agency
Program
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
Recipient country
France
Fiscal year
2019-2020
Agreement period
January 1, 2020 – January 1, 2030
Reference
csa-asc:003-2019-2020-Q3-00002

Published purpose

The Future Earth Observation Program (Future EO), formerly known as the Earth Observation Envelope Program (EOEP) is an optional program of the European Space Agency (ESA). Future EO is the primary Earth observation program at ESA. It aims to develop knowledge of Earth and monitor its environment. The program supports science oriented Earth Explorer Missions, early development phases of Earth Watch and operational user-driven Earth Observation missions, and exploitation of the data generated.

In plain English AI-generated

This contribution funds Canada's participation in the European Space Agency's Future Earth Observation Program, which develops Earth observation missions and data exploitation.

Category: Research Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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