Event - Workshop

Workshop on International Cooperation in Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy

The workshop aimed to recommend future international coordination permitting cooperation in the deployment, operation, and exploitation of space-based imaging spectrometers for terrestrial and coastal scientific and operational applications.

Event - Meeting

VH-RODA and CEOS SAR workshop

The workshop provided an open forum for the presentation and discussion of current status and future developments related to the calibration and validation of space borne very high-resolution SAR and optical sensors and data products.

Document - Proceedings

Topographic mapping from small satellites- a case study of CHRIS-PROBA data

This paper presents a study on the use of various empirical models for satellite orientation and terrain modelling using multidirectional CHRIS data, and evaluates the potential of small satellites with multidirectional viewing capabilities for topographic mapping.

Document - User Guide

Third Party Missions, Cat-1 Data Availability

This brochure gives a quick overview on the availability of the Third Party Missions IRS-P3, JERS-1, NIMBUS, Proba, Landsat, KOMPSAT-1, SCISAT-1, Terra/Aqua, NOAA, QSCAT, OrbView, SPOT-1,-2,-3,-4, ALOS.

Document - General Reference

The Earth Observation Handbook, 2010 Update - Key Tables

This is the 2010 update of the CEOS Earth Observation Handbook. You can browse the live database at http://database.eohandbook.com/ or download the printable PDF of key tables based on the 2010 database contents for a handy reference.

Campaign

SPARC

ESA's SPectra bARrax Campaign (SPARC) activity was part of the preparatory study for a proposed ESA Earth Explorer mission called SPECTRA. The objective was to collect a CHRIS/PROBA reference dataset for SPECTRA-related studies.

News - Thematic area articles

Space helps monitor Earth’s changing biosphere

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.

News - Thematic area articles

Space data support Earth’s ecosystems

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.

Document - Product Readme Note

Retrieving-Canopy-Structure-from-Hyperspectral-Multi-Angular-Satellite-Data.pdf

This article was presented at the 5th EARSeL SIG IS workshop Imaging Spectroscopy : Innovation in Environmental Research held on 23-25 April 2007 in Bruges, Belgium, ed. By I. Reusen and J. Cools. EARSEL, 2007. 7 p.

Data - EO Sign In Authentication (Open)

PROBA-1 CHRIS Level 1A

CHRIS acquired a set of up to five images of each target during each acquisition sequence, these images were acquired when PROBA-1 was pointing at distinct angles with respect to the target. CHRIS Level 1A products (supplied in HDF data files, version 4.1r3) include five formal CHRIS imaging modes, classified as modes 1 to 5: Mode Name Swath Spectral Bands/Ground Resolution Mode 1 Aerosols 13 km 62 at 34 m (773 nm / 1036 nm) Mode 2 Water bands 13 km 18 at 18 m Mode 3 Land channels 13 km 18 at 18 m Mode 4 Chlorophyll band set 13 km 18 at 18 m Mode 5 Land channels 6.5 km 37 at 18 m Spatial coverage: Check the spatial coverage of the collection on a map available on the Third Party Missions Dissemination Service.

Event - Workshop

PROBA-1 CHRIS End of Mission Workshop

The PROBA-1 CHRIS End of Mission Workshop will take place from 18-19 January 2024 in Ghent, Belgium.

News - Infographics

PROBA-1 - From technology demonstration to long-term Earth observation

Learn about ESA's PROBA-1 (Project for On-Board Autonomy) mission in our new infographic.

Mission - Third Party Missions

PROBA-1

PROBA-1 is a technology demonstration satellite that later became an operational Earth observation mission.

Document - General Reference

Overview of an Intelligent Sensorweb for Integrated Earth Sensing Project

Document - General Reference

On-the-Potential-of-CHRIS-PROBA-for-Estimating-Vegetation-Canopy-Properties-from-Space.pdf

On the Potential of CHRIS/PROBA for Estimating Vegetation Canopy Properties from Space.

Document - Technical Note

Note on CHRIS Acquisition Procedure and Image Geometry

The aim of this document is to clarify the acquisition procedure CHRIS on-board the PROBA satellite. It provides a detailed description of the acquisition procedure and summarises the implications for the geometrical properties of the CHRIS images.

News - Success Stories

New cross-calibration readies PROBA-1 data for climate research

While PROBA-1 has already exceeded expectations by suppling over 21 years of Earth observation hyperspectral data, recent cross-calibration activities are aiming to ensure the data will robustly serve long time-series research, even when the satellite ends operations.

News - Data Release news

New Campaign datasets available

A new set of datasets is available, acquired during airborne campaigns conducted between 2014 and 2019

Event - Conference

Living Planet Symposium 2022

Learn about the 2022 edition of ESA's Living Planet Symposium.

Event - Conference

Living Planet Symposium 2019

ESA's Living Planet Symposia are amongst the biggest Earth observation conferences in the world. Scientists present their latest findings on Earth's environment and climate.