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Document - Newsletter
Earth Online Newsletter - 08 March 2024
This issue of the Earth Online Newsletter covers a selection of the latest news and events from ESA.
News - Data Release news
FDR4ALT - ESA unveils new cutting-edge ERS/Envisat Altimeter and Microwave Radiometer Datasets
The European Space Agency (ESA) has developed a comprehensive suite of innovative Earth system data records as part of the Fundamental Data Records for Altimetry project - FDR4ALT.
News - Events and Proceedings
Data preservation takes centre stage at Living Planet Symposium
Against the backdrop of the famed Rhine River, world-class scientists and Earth observation data-users are gathered this week in the historical city of Bonn, at the Living Planet Symposium (LPS).
News - Spotlight on EO community
Introducing Mirko Albani
In this short introduction, ESA's Heritage Missions Programme Manager describes what he likes most about ESA's long term archive of satellite mission data and his role in the programme.
News - Success Stories
How Envisat helped to shape global understanding of Earth’s systems
Twenty years have passed since a ground-breaking European spacecraft designed to deliver unprecedented insight into the planet’s changing environment was lofted into orbit.
Activity - Projects
Dragon 2 Cooperation Programme
The Dragon 2 Programme focussed on the exploitation of ESA, ESA's Third Party Missions and Chinese Earth observation data for science and applications development in land, ocean and atmospheric applications.
News - Data Release news
Release of new Envisat DORIS Precise Orbit data
A new version of the Envisat Precise Orbit products has been generated by the Centre de Traitement Doris Poseidon (CTDP) using the Geophysical Data Records F standards (GDR-F). The new dataset (DOR_VOR_AX vF) is now available to users in Envisat format from the ESA dissemination service.
Tools - Apps
Heritage Missions app for iOS
Download the Heritage Missions application to discover what the missions were about, how it worked and what the elements of the space and ground segment that make these missions unique.
Tools - Apps
Heritage Missions app for Android
Download the Heritage Missions application to discover what the missions were about, how it worked and what the elements of the space and ground segment that make these missions unique.
Document - Product Specifications
Envisat products specifications - Volume 9 - DORIS products specifications
Mission - Heritage Missions
Envisat
Envisat was ESA's successor to ERS. Envisat carried ten instruments aboard for a wide range of Earth observing fields. The mission was operational from 2002 to 2012.
News - Data Release news
Updated Precise Orbit data (POD) for the full ERS-1 and ERS-2 mission available
The Precise Orbit files (ERS.ORB.POD) for the entire ERS-1 and ERS-2 mission periods have been reprocessed with up-to-date standards.
Event - Training
Advanced Training Course in Land Remote Sensing 2012
The 2012 advanced training course focused on land remote sensing theory and applications.
Document - General Reference
A-Review-of-Mediterranean-Environmental-Management-Actions-Using-Space-Techniques.pdf
This document represents the executive review of the work performed by CTM (Centro di Telerilevamento Mediterraneo) and the National Observatory of Athens. This review has been promoted by ESA - EURISY Colloquium (Athens, 19-20 October 1998)
Document - General Reference
A-New-Earth-Explorer-The-Third-Cycle-of-Core-Earth-Explorers.pdf
This article is extracted from ESA Bulletin Nr. 131
Document - Product Document
ERS-Products-WMO-FM94-BUFR-Format.pdf
This document defines all the products distributed by ESA/ESRIN for transmission over the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Global Telecommunication System (GTS). Products are defined in terms of their structure, content and format.
Document - Product Cal/Val Plan/Report
ERS-2-Rapid-Products-Validation.pdf
This note shortly summarizes the validation activities for the new rapid orbit and altimeter products RPD/ROPR for ERS-2. Besides internal quality measures the products are compared with the operational Preliminary Orbit (PRL) and the Quick-Look Ocean Product Records (QLOPR).
Document - Technical Note
The RA-2 On-Board Tracker and its Autonomous Adaptable Resolution
This technical note describes the complete functionality of the RA-2 on-board Tracker and how its Resolution Selection Logic (RSL) works. It gives a detailed analysis of the algorithm and its configuration parameters.
Document - Technical Note
Envisat-Satellite-Qualification-Review-Data-Package-Volume-1K-Supporting-ESQR-Documents.pdf
This volume is the first of a 15 volume set of documents that comprises the Payload to Ground Segment Interface Control Document (PGICD). Volume 1 provides introductory information that is needed to understand both the purpose and scope of the PGICD as well as the concept of breaking the document into individual volumes.
Document - Technical Note
Envisat-products-specifications-VOLUME-17-EXTRACTED-INSTRUMENT-HEADERS.pdf
This file presents the Product Quality Readme (PQR) information for the AATSR Level 1b (ATS_TOA_1P) products. All PQRs are retained for reference in this file, even those pertaining to historically available datasets only, hence there is an explicit statement in each PQR noting whether it is still applicable to the most recent AATSR dataset.