UAE Space Agency invites Gistin to present to the ESA delegation
On 3 November 2026, the UAE Space Agency invited Dr. Justine Sarrau, Gistin's manager, to present the company to the European Space Agency delegation in Dubai, in the presence of ESA's Director General.
On Tuesday 3 November 2026, Dr. Justine Sarrau, Gistin's manager, was invited by the UAE Space Agency to present Gistin to the delegation of the European Space Agency (ESA) visiting Dubai, in the presence of ESA's Director General.
As a member of the UAE Space Agency's Space Economic Zone, Gistin builds climate digital twins that simulate impacts before they happen, so that you can see the next disaster coming. Natural hazards know no borders, which is why the team works on them internationally, with GISFlood for floods, GISFire for wildfires and GISLightning for lightning. Working in 3D has also led Gistin to look beyond the Earth itself: GISSpace is a live globe that tracks satellites and space weather around the Earth, as well as the solar system. And this is only the beginning.
French and based in Abu Dhabi, Justine Sarrau knows the challenges on both sides. She is convinced that there is a lot to build by connecting European and Emirati expertise, starting with Earth observation data.
Many thanks to Ahmed Al Darei for organising and coordinating the event, and to the UAE Space Agency for its warm welcome. Our thanks also go to the ESA delegation for its interest and its questions. Finally, it was a great pleasure to meet Jamila, a fellow SWAN member.
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