VRI is a non profit organization of Flemish companies, research centres and educational institutions with activities in space. The association was founded in 1995 to set up cooperation between member and non-member companies, research centres and educational institutions. VRI tries to extend its services to European cooperation by promoting contacts between members and the European institutes and companies.
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08Feb
Curieuzeneuzen in de tuin: citizen science towards heat and drought
0 CommentsThe “typical Belgian weather” is characterized by a sequence of wet and dry spells, cold and warmer episodes, usually following…
Read More27Jan
Spacewalk to install the Antwerp Space ARGO modem onto The International Space Station
0 CommentsSpacewalk to install the Antwerp Space ARGO modem onto The International Space Station The advanced ARGO modem designed and developed…
Read More05Jan
ESA Contract extension for an EO Agro-insurance platform
0 CommentsVITO is proud to announce that ESA has granted a contract extension for the EO4I project (Earth Observation for Agro-Insurance). Next to VITO, the…
Read More05Jan
Altius: a new satellite « Made in Belgium » with SPACEBEL Software
0 CommentsA major Contract with ESA ranks SPACEBEL among the Key Players in a Promising Earth Observation Mission Already involved since…
Read More18Dec
Fresh data and upgrade for ‘How green is your municipality’
0 CommentsThe application ‘How green is you municipality?’ has been updated with more recent satellite data and innovative image analytics. The online…
Read More07Dec
ICE Cubes Mission helps COVID-19 Medicament Development
0 CommentsVRI Member Space Applications Services helps Covid-19 Medicament Development This weekend there has been a launch, by the ICE Cubes…
Read More06Oct
VRI member Caeleste wins the Export Lion Awards 2020
0 CommentsThis prize is rewarded each year by the Flanders Investment & Trade to Flanders-based firms with exceptional achievements in terms…
Read More06Oct
SESVANDERHAVE breaking into remote sensing with MAPEO
0 CommentsMulti-national sugar beet seed company SESVanderHave is breaking into remote sensing to improve their selection programmes. By monitoring its trial fields for crop breeding…
Read More20Apr
Using artificial intelligence to recycle valuable buildings materials
0 CommentsOn 14 February 2020, a new Flanders Circular (Vlaanderen Circulair) project, called 'The Demolition Guide' (Sloopwijzer), was successfully launched. VITO experts…
Read More20Apr
Satellites and drones for variable rate irrigation and fertilization
0 CommentsEfficient fertilization and irrigation are two main challenges for future crop production in Belgium, but also in other European areas…
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