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ARGANS (Applied Research in Geomatics, Atmosphere, Nature and
Space) Limited is an independent customer orientated industrial
company of highly-skilled and innovative scientists and engineers
bringing state of the art research to solve industrial,
operational and scientific requirements.
ARGANS was established as a Private Limited Company in the United
Kingdom in 2007 and is an SME with a fast growing perspective
over the next years. Its Managing Director is Dr Samantha
Lavender; an Earth Observation expert who has worked in the field
for over 15 years and is involved in both the UK and
International research community. The operational base is
Plymouth, which allows it to make the most of the support for and
links with marine activities within the South West through the
University of Plymouth and wider Plymouth Marine Science
Partnership.
The major shareholding in ARGANS is held by ACRI-ST, which is an
independent SME based in Sophia-Antipolis, France. ACRI ST began
operations in 1989 and is deeply involved in the European Space
Agency (ESA) and other Space Agencies’ Earth Observation
Programmes that use satellite-based sensors to monitor and detect
changes in the atmosphere and on the surface of the earth (both
hydrosphere and terrestrial).
ARGANS goals are:
to
be recognised as a well-known specialist for all phases within
Earth Observation missions (system requirements; analysis and
ground segment design, mission operation) to
undertake research activities related to ocean, atmosphere and
soil modelling to
develop and operate information services related to the
monitoring and forecasting of the Earth's environment
In
the period 2007-8 ARGANS (ESABD 29133) main ESA-funded activities included
the evaluation of new ocean colour products within the ESA DUE GlobColour project
contribution to the development and testing of the SMOS L2
salinity processor and MERIS calibration/validation activities.
Competitive bids, in collaboration with European colleagues, are
also under preparation for similar activities and the placement
of expert scientific staff/software engineers in different space
and research centres in Europe.
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