ALOS Dissemination Service - scheduled Maintenance on 23 May 2024

<p>A software maintenance activity has been scheduled for ALOS Dissemination services on Thursday 23 May 2024 from 07:30 to 08:30 UTC.</p>

<p>During this time window <a href="https://alos-palsar-ds.eo.esa.int/oads/access/">ALOS PALSAR</a> and <a href="https://alos-ds.eo.esa.int/oads/access/">ALOS OPTICAL</a> dissemination services will not be accessible.</p>

The Discover mode in HEDAVI showcases the usefulness of Earth Observation (EO) data in a variety of applications through a list of case-studies—so-called “stories”. The first new feature allows users to share links to the stories in HEDAVI. The second new feature allows them to export any image of a case-study from the Discover mode to the Explorer mode.

Easy visualisation of Earth observation data with new HEDAVI tool modes

The much-awaited EarthCARE satellite successfully embarked on its journey into space on 29 May 2024, at 00:20 CEST, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA—anticipation of the new data is causing excitement in the remote sensing community.

EarthCARE’s on the move—what now?

ESA is offering access to Global Navigation Satellite System data in a new Announcement of Opportunity for Spire.

New Announcement of Opportunity for GNSS Reflectometry data from Spire

With the aim of improving security in ESA dissemination systems, access to the GOSAT data will be changed from simple FTP to FTPS