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Document - Newsletter
Earth Online Newsletter - 22 March 2024
This issue of the Earth Online Newsletter covers a selection of the latest news and events from ESA.
News - Operational News
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 - Success Stories
How scientists are unlocking the potential of SAOCOM
A team of scientists has drawn on SAOCOM data to measure the heights of forests in Argentina, marking the first time that tree canopies have been mapped using the two-satellite constellation.
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.
Data - Sample Data (Open)
GEOSAT-1 sample data
Download free GEOSAT-1 sample datasets to preview products available for this mission.
Data - Sample Data (Open)
COSMO-SkyMed Sample Data
Download free COSMO-SkyMed sample datasets to preview products available for this mission.
News - General News
Go-to guide to Third Party Mission data offering
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.
News - Events and Proceedings
Celebrating ESA’s first small satellite with science success
Scientists and data users gathered at a special workshop to celebrate the end of PROBA-1’s CHRIS sensor and discuss the results of this overachieving mission.
News - Infographics
Showcasing the NovaSAR-1 radar satellite
Learn about the NovaSAR-1 mission in our new infographic.
News - Operational News
Temporary interruption to Envisat AATSR dissemination service
A planned downtime will affect the access to the ftp dissemination server for the Envisat AATSR data during the period 13-15 February 2024.
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 Handbook
SAR Tropical Atmospheric Phenomena Handbook
ERS SAR Tropical Atmospheric Phenomena Handbook.
News - Announcement of Opportunity updates
ESA encourages S-band applications with NovaSAR-1 Announcement of Opportunity
ESA is offering possibilities to develop new applications in the S-band microwave frequency range, with a new Announcement of Opportunity for NovaSAR-1 data, via ESA’s Third Party Mission programme.
Campaign
FLEXSense 2019
The FLEXSense 2019 campaign activities were undertaken in Germany and Italy with the goal of providing a complete set of high-resolution experimental data, including all relevant elements required for the preparation of the FLEX satellite mission.
Mission - Third Party Missions
NovaSAR-1
Launched on 16 September 2018, NovaSAR-1 features an S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument offering a variety of modes with different resolutions and swath widths.
News - Events and Proceedings
Setting the standard for drone-based validation of satellite data
The ESA-supported Surface Reflectance Intercomparison eXercise for Vegetation (SRIX4Veg) – which began in 2022 – is working to put forward good-practice procedures agreed through a series of workshops and a dedicated UAV campaign.
Data - Announcement of Opportunity (Restrained)
Announcement of Opportunity for NovaSAR-1
ESA is launching an Announcement of Opportunity for the international scientific community to access data from the NovaSAR-1 mission for science and EO-based applications development.
News - General News
Aeolus wind data boosts innovative new global wind comparison tool
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.
News - Operational News
Update for the SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed Processor configuration
An updated configuration of the SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed Processor was deployed at the IFREMER and ESA operational ground segment on 4th December 2023.