UAE Space Agency launches Space Data Center Project as Part of the UAE Government’s transformational projects

UAE Space Agency launches Space Data Center Project as Part of the UAE Government’s transformational projects

Abu Dhabi, UAE: On the sideline of its participation with the UAE delegation at 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), hosted in Egypt between November 6-18, the UAE Space Agency (UAESA) launched the Space Data Center, a digital platform providing scientists, scholars, public and private entities, start-ups, and community members with access to space data to develop solutions for national and global challenges. The Space Data Center is part of the transformational projects launched by the UAE’s government, aiming to realize the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, to focus on creating the world’s best and most active economy.

The Space Data Center aims to provide an innovative ecosystem to utilize space data and technologies to address global sustainability challenges, promote space-related solutions to overcome national challenges, and boost the number of companies and patents in the space industry. The initiatives also help attract leading innovators, accelerate the development process of space products, and increase productivity in scientific research to provide people with a better life, by utilizing space-related applications and services.

In cooperation with Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), the UAESA also announced that Farmin, the