BROWSE RESULTS BY CATEGORY
Learn & Discover
Browse through success stories, infographics, documents, and more. Learn about ESA’s Earth Observation community and satellite data applications. For EO Quality Control Reports visit
How satellite data empower sustainable urban growth
25 May 2023
Earth observation is a vital tool for facilitating the sustainable development of the world's cities, helping to ensure that urban centres keep spurring collaboration, innovation and opportunity as they continue to expand.
How ESA uses space data to explore deep Earth
18 May 2022
As anthropogenic activities continue to unbalance our environment, scientists strive to fully understand the intricate interactions within Earth’s system.
Space data support Earth’s ecosystems
30 Jan 2024
ESA’s Earth observation (EO) missions are making a critical contribution to monitoring transformations in our planet’s ecosystems, helping track changes in the vegetation, soil, and ocean that affect these systems.
How to use space data to probe humankind’s ancient past
7 Dec 2023
Data disseminated by ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPM) programme are enabling archaeological investigations that could help to unravel the mysteries of past societies and cultures.
Cloud-free collections key for land monitoring
14 Sept 2023
Satellite imagery is a crucially important tool for monitoring the land, but cloud cover can often block parts of Earth’s surface from view, limiting subsequent analyses.
Tracking the world’s forests from space
29 Aug 2023
As human activities continue to threaten the planet’s forests, data delivered by satellites are boosting global efforts to conserve these crucial natural resources.
Remote sensing data map impacts of natural hazards
25 Apr 2023
As climate change increases the frequency and severity of natural disasters, remote sensing data can warn about extreme events and help tackle emergency situations.
Remote sensing data underpin research on soil
23 Mar 2023
Environmental data disseminated by ESA’s Earth observation programmes provide knowledge about the stresses on Earth’s soils – aiding many applications such as crop management, drought and flood forecasting, and ecosystem protection.
Monitoring water on Earth's surface
3 Mar 2023
ESA's Earth observation satellites are playing a leading role in furthering our understanding of how Earth's terrestrial hydrosphere is being influenced by humankind.
How scientists use space data to help advance the energy transition
21 Feb 2023
Scientists are using remote sensing data disseminated by ESA to support the green transformation of world’s power generation infrastructure.
Satellites expand research on Space Weather and Sun-Earth Interactions
24 Jan 2023
Earth observation data provide vital warnings about the impact of solar activity and strive to unravel the influence the Sun has on Earth’s system.
Global understanding of Earth's land surfaces greatly boosted by satellite data
9 Dec 2022
ESA perform land surface monitoring with a range of instruments onboard satellites acquiring optical and radar data. Collections of data from these missions are freely available for research purposes.
Satellites investigate Earth’s terrestrial hydrosphere
2 Nov 2022
ESA’s Earth observation satellites are playing a leading role in furthering our understanding of how Earth’s water cycle is being influenced by humankind.
How satellite data help to shape society
29 Sept 2022
Data from ESA’s Earth observation archives are improving understanding of the interactions between human activities and the environment, helping to power green economic development and boosting prosperity in Europe and beyond.
Satellites reveal changes to Earth’s icy zones
16 Aug 2022
ESA’s Earth observation activities are helping scientists investigate the influence of climate change on widespread ice-losses across the planet.
Space helps monitor Earth’s changing biosphere
21 July 2022
Earth’s biosphere is continually changing. Through its pioneering Earth observation missions, ESA is making critical contributions to monitor these changes and their impacts on Earth’s water and carbon cycles.
Transforming space data into climate action
30 June 2022
ESA’s Earth observation activities are playing a key role in the revitalised global drive to combat climate change.
Space data help to unravel the complexities of Earth’s atmosphere
27 Apr 2022
As the impacts of the climate crisis intensify, scientists are using ESA’s Earth observation archives to investigate atmospheric processes and their influences on the planet’s changing environment.
Satellite data central to ocean monitoring
31 Mar 2022
Over 95% of Earth’s water is found in our oceans, and yet sadly, oceans are under stress from climate change and pollution. Monitoring our oceans is vital for Earth’s survival and satellites are the primary means of long-term and independent observation of our vast ocean bodies and their associated coastal zones.
How space data are transforming the global food system
2 Mar 2022
European Earth observation activities are accelerating a data-driven transformation in the agriculture sector that is helping farmers adapt to the dual challenges of climate change and population increase.