European Space Agency signs up CGI and OVHcloud to build storage for the
500PB of Earth observation data it expects to have by 2035

Date:
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:10:00 +0000

Description:
Digital EO will be capable of storing 500 petabytes of satellite data for scientists and researchers across Europe.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter OVHcloud and CGI are teaming with the European Space Agency to build its ESA Earth Observation Information System Christened "Digital EO," the project will amass an incredible 500PB of Earth observation data by 2035 The decentralized cloud-based project will provide data and compute processing for scientists, researchers, businesses, and citizens across Europe and the UK A huge new project to record Earth Observation data has been launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), with OVHcloud providing cloud storage and processing and project management courtesy of IT and business management firm CGI (via its France Dfense et Spatial subsidiary).

The ESA Earth Observation Information System, or Digital EO, aims to collect data about our planet from satellites and other observation hardware for use in studies and research. With initial deployment in Italy, France, and Germany, Digital EO will be able to extend to other European countries, as well as Canada. Despite leaving the European Union, the UK remains a member
of the European Space Agency and as such has access to Digital EO. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: Decentralized, scalable, resilient Determining that the growth in data collection from satellites and other devices and hardware requires better management and wider access, the ESA has launched the Digital EO project as a decentralized system that relies on OVHclouds expertise.

Digital EO must allow us to take a new step forward in the way Earth Observation data is managed and used, said Nicolaus Hanowski, the ESAs Head
of EO Mission Management and Ground Segment Department. You may like Europe and UAE plan $1 billion orbital data center with 50 connected "computers" and a central "LLM store" that allows users to select what open source model to use on data collected by satellite sensors What is the EUs Cloud Sovereignty Framework and will it be enough? Orbiting space data centers may face an unexpected hurdle from environmental politics

With CGI and OVHcloud, we will build and operate a European innovative and sovereign system capable of supporting this ambition and of providing lasting support to the ESA and European Commission programs like Copernicus and DestinE.

OVHcloud will also support the evolution of the ESA Earth Observation Information System, potentially beyond the initial 30 month project, aiming
to ensure performance and meet the needs of Digital EOs users. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get
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your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Digital EO backbone The ESA, which is overseen by the European Commission, has a long history of relying on companies and
technology across the continent, rather than buying in solutions from the
USA, China, South Korea, or Japan.

French cloud technology firm OVHcloud is the ideal partner for the Digital EO project (OVHcloud state it is worth multi-million Euros). Its CEO and
Founder, Octave Klaba, noted that, Europe absolutely must have control over the infrastructure that runs its most strategic programs. With Digital EO, we are putting our sovereign cloud expertise at ESAs service so that it can
build innovative solutions to process, store and make the most of
ever-growing volumes of Earth Observation data for the benefit of research, industry and operational user communities.

OVHcloud aims to deliver performance, resilience and security says Klaba, adding that the ambition is to build a robust, sovereign European Digital EO able to evolve over time, in step with ESAs needs and ambitions. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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