Espen Barth Eide and other policy makers met the space industry at the world’s first conference on space and climate in Oslo.

 Earth observation involves all activities connected with the collection of information on the Earth’s surface or atmosphere from instruments on board satellites.

Telecommunications is the largest part of the Norwegian space sector, generating two-thirds of the sector’s annual turnover, or more than NOK 4 billion.

Satellite navigation has become one of the most important areas within the space sector, especially for Norway.