The NCEO is a key partner in the new International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) at Harwell in Oxfordshire.
The keynote speaker at the Space Day Conference at Farnborough Air Show, Science Minister David Willetts, has announced the development of ISIC.
Alan O'Neill is quoted: "By bringing together the best of our space science base with industrial researchers, we hope to develop a wide range of applications. These include global monitoring of deforestation, concentration of greenhouse gasses, and levels of marine pollution."
This story has been fully reported by the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10705614
