IES is an multi-disciplinary R&D organisation which develops innovative solutions for sustainable management of natural resources. IES promotes the 21st century Renaissance by fusing applied research, cutting-edge technology, art, gastronomy and other forms of human creativity. IES holds excellence in the R&D of new technologies for natural resource assessment and management, including spaceborne and airborne remote sensing, drones, land-based sensors, robotics, data fusion and machine-learning. IES is a leading research institution in Latvia in the field of Earth Observation and a service provider to the European Space Agency. IES has extensive experience in international collaborations and project management