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  • News - General News

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    ESA's improved Earth system data records: what is in store for the future?

    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.

  • News - Data Release news

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    CHAMP L3 magnetic data now available on Swarm dissemination server

    We are pleased to announce the release of magnetic field data from CHAMP mission on Swarm dissemination server.

  • News - Operational News

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    Transition from FTP to FTPS for SMOS, Aeolus and Campaign data dissemination systems

    As of 15 April 2024 access to the SMOS, Aeolus and Campaign data will be changed from simple FTP to FTPS.

  • News - Operational News

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    SMOS data distribution resumed

    SMOS data distribution to end users was resumed on 12 March 2024 after confirmation of the adequate quality of the current data.

  • News - Data Release news

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    Additional EFI TII Raw And Corrected Imagery and Spectra (TRACIS) dataset 0201 available for Swarm

    Additional EFI TII Raw And Corrected Imagery and Spectra (TRACIS) data is now available on the Swarm dissemination server for all the Swarm satellites.

  • News - Data Release news

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    Additional EFI TII Cross Track Flow dataset 0302 available for Swarm

    Additional TII cross-track flow data is now available on the Swarm dissemination server for all the Swarm satellites.

  • Document - Newsletter

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    Earth Online Newsletter - 08 March 2024

    This issue of the Earth Online Newsletter covers a selection of the latest news and events from ESA.

  • Event - Workshop

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    VH-RODA 2024

    The 2024 VH-RODA workshop provides an open forum (for the new space, commercial and institutional space sectors) for presenting and discussing the current status and future developments related to Earth Observation data quality, calibration and validation of space-borne very high-resolution SAR and Optical sensors and data products.

  • News - Data Release news

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    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 - Success Stories

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    Magnetic magic: 10 reasons to be excited about Swarm

    In November 2023, Swarm celebrated an impressive ten years in orbit. In that time, ESA’s magnetic mission has honed in on all sorts of mysteries - from tussling magnetic blobs to animal migration.

  • Data - EO Sign In Authentication (Open)

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    Land Ice Thematic Data Product [ALT_TDP_LI]

    This is the Land Ice Thematic Data Product (TDP) V1 resulting from the ESA FDR4ALT project and containing estimates of ice sheet surface elevation and associated uncertainties. The collection covers data for three different missions: ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat, and based on Level 1 data coming from previous reprocessing (ERS REAPER and the Envisat V3.0) but taking into account the improvements made at Level 0/Level 1 in the frame of FDR4ALT (ALT FDR). The Land Ice TDP focuses specifically on the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, providing these data in different files. For many aspects, the Land Ice Level 2 and Level 2+ processing is very innovative: Improved relocation approach correcting for topographic effects within the beam footprint to identify the Point of Closest Approach Homogeneous timeseries of surface elevation measurements at regular along-track reference nodes. The FDR4ALT products are available in NetCDF format. Free standard tools for reading NetCDF data can be used. Information for expert altimetry users is also available in a dedicated NetCDF group within the products. Please consult the FDR4ALT Product User Guide before using the data. The FDR4ALT datasets represent the new reference data for the ERS/Envisat altimetry missions, superseding any previous mission data. Users are strongly encouraged to make use of these datasets for optimal results.

  • Data - EO Sign In Authentication (Open)

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    Inland Waters Thematic Data Product [ALT_TDP_IW]

    This is the Inland Waters Thematic Data Product (TDP) V1 resulting from the ESA FDR4ALT project and containing improved Water Surface Height (WSH) data record from the ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat missions estimated using the ICE1 retracking range for its better performance on the hydro targets. The FDR4ALT products are available in NetCDF format. Free standard tools for reading NetCDF data can be used. Information for expert altimetry users is also available in a dedicated NetCDF group within the products. Please consult the FDR4ALT Product User Guide before using the data. The FDR4ALT datasets represent the new reference data for the ERS/Envisat altimetry missions, superseding any previous mission data. Users are strongly encouraged to make use of these datasets for optimal results.

  • Data - EO Sign In Authentication (Open)

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    Atmospheric Thematic Data Product [MWR_TDPATM]

    This is the Atmospheric Thematic Data Product (TDP) V1 resulting from the ESA FDR4ALT project and containing Total Column Water Vapour (TCWV), Cloud Liquid Water Path (LWP), Atmospheric Attenuation of the altimeter backscattering coefficient at Ku-band (AttKu), and Wet Tropospheric Correction (WTC), retrieved from observations of the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) instruments flown on-board the ERS-1, and ERS-2, and Envisat satellites. Compared to existing datasets, the Atmospheric TDP demonstrates notable improvements in several aspects: Improved temporal coverage, especially for ERS-2 Improved L0 -> 1 processing Two different corrections are provided based on a neural network retrieval or on a 1D-VAR approach The FDR4ALT products are available in NetCDF format. Free standard tools for reading NetCDF data can be used. Information for expert altimetry users is also available in a dedicated NetCDF group within the products. Please consult the FDR4ALT Product User Guide before using the data. The FDR4ALT datasets represent the new reference data for the ERS/Envisat altimetry missions, superseding any previous mission data. Users are strongly encouraged to make use of these datasets for optimal results.

  • Data - Sample Data (Open)

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    PlanetScope Sample Data

    Download free PlanetScope sample datasets to preview products available for this mission.

  • Data - Sample Data (Open)

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    Vision-1 sample data

    Download free Vision-1 sample datasets to preview products available for this mission.

  • Data - Sample Data (Open)

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    IRS-P5 (Cartosat-1) Sample Data

    Download free IRS-P5 (Cartosat-1) sample datasets to preview products available for this mission.

  • Data - Sample Data (Open)

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    IRS-P6 (ResourceSat-1) Sample Data

    Download free IRS-P6 (ResourceSat-1) sample datasets to preview products available for this mission.

  • Data - Sample Data (Open)

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    IRS-R2 (ResourceSat-2) Sample Data

    Download free IRS-R2 (ResourceSat-2) sample datasets to preview products available for this mission.

  • Data - Sample Data (Open)

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    WorldView-3 Sample Data

    Download free WorldView-3 sample datasets to preview products available for this mission.

  • Data - Sample Data (Open)

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    GEOSAT-1 sample data

    Download free GEOSAT-1 sample datasets to preview products available for this mission.