ConnectEO - Connecting European Earth Observation to International Markets

ConnectEO is funded under the COSME Cluster Go International action and will run over 24 months, starting from 1st September 2020. The consortium is coordinated by the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies – EARSC and composed of 2 sectorial clusters Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique (France) and Corporacion Tecnologica de Andalucia (Spain). ConnectEO follows a previously completed Strand 1b project, IDEEO, in which six countries were assessed for the potential uptake of European maritime and agriculture EO services. These six countries have been narrowed down to two: Australia and Chile. ConnectEO aims to realize the implementation plans developed under the IDEEO project. In order to meet the expected impacts specified by the Call, ConnectEO has defined three key initiatives that will ensure that the objectives will be achieved : • Creation of a back office: preparation of companies through the provision of supporting information on the target markets • Launch of Trade Missions: facilitating the creation of meaningful personal relationships on which successful partnerships are built • Development of a Front Office pilot: a dedicated physical presence in Australia to identify business ‘on-the-ground’, with a view to a dedicated sales pipeline in the long term.