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Satellite Success Story
Lombardy Region: hazardous waste management using satnav
The Italian Lombardy Region experiments an advanced tracking system to monitor hazardous waste transnational transport.

Eurisy Publication
Satellites going local: 30 regions, cities and SMEs share good practice
"Satellites Going Local – 30 Regions, Cities and SMEs share good practice" is a collection of selected success stories of pioneering local or regional authorities and SMEs who have put satellite applications to work in delivering their professional goals in variety of fields such as environment, transport, health, urban and rural development, and others
These practical, down-to-earth examples, may give you helpful and transferable ideas on alternative routes, complementary tools, and new solutions to confronting professional challenges.
Download this collection of good practices for your own information and pass it on to others who may benefit from it. If you want to go further, consider Eurisy as a resource at your disposal.

Case-study workshop
Sustainable use of biomass in Maramures: the added value of satellite applications
1 July 2011, Baia Mare, Romania
The successful workshop held in Baia Mare on the 1 July, organised by Eurisy in cooperation with Maramures County Council and Maramures Energy Management Agency, was an essential step towards the goal of formulating a local project that would lead to an increase in the use of biomass in renewable energy production, with positive socio-economic and environmental impacts.
22 Participants representing the major local stakeholder organisations (County Council, Energy Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, the Local Forest Administration, SMEs, forest owners and others) and experts from the Romanian Space Agency, the National Forest Administration, and EARSC – the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies, and ENERO – the Centre for Promotion of Clean and Efficient Energy In Romania, discussed the local challenges and needs, and potential satellite solutions.

Satellite Success Story
Lombardy Region: hazardous waste management using satnav

Eurisy Publication
Satellites going local: 30 regions, cities and SMEs share good practice

Case-study workshop
Sustainable use of biomass in Maramures: the added value of satellite applications