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EarthCARE’s on the move—what now?
24 June 2024
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.
New changes help discover content on Earth Online
21 May 2024
The Earth Online website has been updated today, offering new features and pages that improve the discovery of content.
Earth scientists better exploit Swarm data with virtual workspace
9 Apr 2024
The ESA-funded Swarm virtual workspace is helping scientists make the most of a decade of valuable magnetic field data.
ESA's improved Earth system data records: what is in store for the future?
8 Apr 2024
Fundamental Data Records (FDRs) are instrumental in advancing our understanding of Earth systems and for addressing societal challenges effectively. These long-term records contain uncertainty-quantified, calibrated and geo-located multi-instrument/multi-platform satellite sensor data spanning several decades to support climate-related applications.
New Swarm Field Aligned Current web tool available
2 Apr 2024
We are pleased to announce that a new Field Aligned Currents (FAC) web tool is available
Go-to guide to Third Party Mission data offering
27 Feb 2024
ESA’s latest Third Party Missions Data Access Guide has been published, providing technical details and information on available data collections for all current or past Third Party Missions.
GEOSAT collaborates with ESA to boost understanding of the planet
11 Jan 2024
Researchers around the world are exploring innovative scientific applications of high quality satellite data from commercial provider GEOSAT, thanks to a successful collaboration between the firm and ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPM) programme.
Ensuring soil moisture data quality with reference measurements
10 Jan 2024
ESA is taking steps to verify the accuracy of soil moisture estimation with the Fiducial Reference Measurements for Soil Moisture (FRM4SM) project and a new version of the Quality Assurance for Soil Moisture (QA4SM) service.
Swarm DISC SWITCH Project Final Presentation
3 Jan 2024
The team behind the Swarm DISC project SWITCH will be making their Final Presentation on 10 January 2024, from 15:00-17:00 CET.
Aeolus wind data boosts innovative new global wind comparison tool
19 Dec 2023
A new system for comparing wind data from multiple observing platforms, including ESA’s Aeolus wind satellite, puts global wind data - and the tools needed to analyse them - all in one place.
Swarm is turning 10 - Bake a cake and celebrate with us!
15 Nov 2023
Bake a cake to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Swarm!
Aeolus data and lessons learned: what happens next for ESA’s wind mission?
2 Nov 2023
The Aeolus satellite returned to Earth on 28 July 2023, in an assisted reentry that marked the end of nearly five years in space. For scientists working with Aeolus data, however, the mission lives on.
3D Earth Online Visuals application takes off
5 Oct 2023
A new app has just been launched, enabling you to explore ESA’s satellite missions in 3D and providing a new perspective on how satellite data contribute to our understanding of Earth systems, the climate, and their interactions.
PROBA-V’s companion explores low-cost remote sensing
4 Oct 2023
With the launch of PROBA-V’s Companion CubeSat (PV-CC), ESA supports a future where clusters of cheaper, small satellites could complement full-scale missions for Earth observation.
Open Call for Ideas for New Data Products, Tools and Services for Swarm
2 Oct 2023
A call for ideas has been opened for new data products, tools and services for the Swarm constellation.
CASSIOPE/Swarm-E celebrates 10th anniversary
29 Sept 2023
We're thrilled to announce an exciting milestone in space exploration – the 10th anniversary of the CASSIOPE (now known as Swarm-Echo) satellite’s launch! Launched in 2013 by the Canadian Space Agency, CASSIOPE is now part of ESA’s Swarm mission.
New Swarm Invitation To Tender - 4D Ionosphere and two extra themes
28 Aug 2023
ESA is opening a set of research opportunities focused on four main topics with the common goal to explore and advance different but inter-related aspects of ionospheric research.
Share your views on ESA data access services
7 Aug 2023
ESA is looking for insight into how we can improve our Earth observation data access services. If you would like to help, we welcome your feedback with a short survey.
SMOS Tools updates
17 July 2023
Updates for two SMOS tools have been released, offering new features and improvements.
Big ambitions as Swarm mission soars on
16 May 2023
For nearly a decade ESA’s magnetic field mission has taken us on a journey from Earth’s core to the magnetosphere, and almost everything in between.