EARSeL (European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories)

EARSeL is a scientific network of European remote sensing institutes, coming from both academia and the commercial/industrial sector. EARSeL is unique in that it represents the interests of these institutes rather than individuals, although individual membership is possible. Currently, there are about 300 member laboratories. The principal activities are : stimulating and promoting education and training related to remote sensing and Earth observation, initiating and co-ordinating application-oriented research, forming a bridge between technology and applications of interest to the wide user community, assisting the sponsoring agencies in the development of new sensors and systems and in any technical matters of relevance, providing a network of experts for the agencies in Europe, promoting co-operation between remote sensing experts and the environmental managers and decision-makers, and between western and eastern European institutes.