Even from a light-polluted city it is possible to observe Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs) at opposition using a small telescope equipped with a CCD camera. In this paper, we review the major NEA programs and present the planning of the follow-up observations using a small facility. In a second paper we will present the first results of a program run at

Using the NOT, WHT and TNG telescopes located at Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (Canary Islands, Spain) we have obtained low resolution visible and near infrared spectra of more than 30 Near Earth Asteroids. These observations are part of and observational campaign that started on August 2002 and that also includes photometric and

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EMIR is a multiobject intermediate resolution near infrared (1.0-2.5 μm) spectrograph with image capabilities to be mounted on the 10-m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) as one of the first common user instruments. The GTC, located on the Spanish island of La Palma, is due for first light in early 2003. EMIR is being built by a consortium of Spanish

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The construction of the GTC (Gran Telescopio Canarias) on La Palma, Canary Islands, is well under way with first light planned for October 2003. All subsystems are developed and are now in the fabrication or commissioning phase. Apart from the suite of instruments, this paper discusses the design and procurement of the CCD camera systems, which are