Assimila is a consultancy company focussing on bringing the benefits of advanced science and technology, particularly Earth Observation to government and commercial clients seeking to monitor, understand, and predict the environment. Through strong links with the research community we help to identify the best technology available for our customers and support its implementation through: · technical consultancy · project management · strategy and policy development · project and programme design and evaluation · business case and cost benefit analysis. The company is based on the University of Reading campus and has established close links and contracts with the Walker Institute, the Department of Meteorology, the Earth System Science Centre and the Data Assimilation Research Centre.