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Discover the latest news on the European Space Agency's Earth Observation activities. Learn all about new data availability and how ESA's missions are performing.
News - General News
29 Sept 2023CASSIOPE/Swarm-E celebrates 10th anniversary
We're thrilled to announce an exciting milestone in space exploration – the 10th anniversary of the CASSIOPE (now known as Swarm-Echo) satellite’s launch! Launched in 2013 by the Canadian Space Agency, CASSIOPE is now part of ESA’s Swarm mission.
News - Infographics
29 Sept 2023Supporting satellite atmospheric data products - Introducing BAQUNIN
The Boundary-layer Air Quality analysis Using Network of INstruments (BAQUNIN) is a supersite of ground-based active and passive remote sensing instruments across various locations in the Rome area.
News - Maintenance News
28 Sept 2023Maintenance on eoPortal on 4 October
A maintenance activity is scheduled for the eoPortal on 4 October, which will take place from 06:00 to 07:00 UTC.
News - Maintenance News
28 Sept 2023Maintenance on Earth Online on 5 October
A maintenance activity is scheduled for Earth Online on 5 October, which will take place from 06:00 to 07:00 UTC.
News - Events and Proceedings
27 Sept 20232nd SMOS for Space Weather Workshop
The 2nd Workshop on SMOS for Space Weather will take place on 27th October 2023, hosted by the Space Weather Group of the University of Alcala, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain).
News - Success Stories
27 Sept 2023ESA supports calibration and validation of space data for New Space
As New Space providers expand the global offering of remote sensing data, there is an elevated need for harmonisation in calibration and validation (Cal/Val) approaches. ESA is taking steps to bolster best practices in Cal/Val, while also fostering innovation, as set out in a workshop this October.
News - Data Release news
25 Sept 2023New version release of Swarm Level 2 EEF data
An updated version of the Swarm Level 2 product Equatorial Electric Field (EEF) v0304 is now available on Swarm dissemination server.
News - Infographics
22 Sept 2023Quick guide to Announcement of Opportunity submission
This infographic provides a quick guide to learn how to access data or participate in activities offered through ESA's Announcement of Opportunity mechanism.
News - Maintenance News
22 Sept 2023Maintenance on Earth Online on 28 September
The Earth Online website will be unavailable on 28 September, from 07:00 to 11:30 UTC.
News - Success Stories
21 Sept 2023Rome supersite helps validate atmospheric space data
In the sprawling, urban area of Rome, where atmospheric composition is impacted by complex coastal weather and pollution, ESA supports a powerful observatory spread across several locations.
News - Data Release news
20 Sept 2023Global glacier mass change data now available from CryoSat
Measuring glacier mass changes from space is more accurate and comprehensive thanks to the CryoTEMPO-EOLIS CryoSat swath data products, which now cover glaciers worldwide.
News - Maintenance News
19 Sept 2023ESA EO Services - maintenance on 26 September 2023
A software maintenance has been scheduled on Tuesday, 26 September 2023 from 08:00 to 14:00 UTC.
News - Data Release news
18 Sept 2023CryoSat Ice Baseline-E Reprocessed Data - Update
Previously, quality checks of the Ice Baseline-E reprocessing products observed a discrepancy in the metadata of products with incremented version numbers (E002, E003).
News - Maintenance News
18 Sept 2023Maintenance on EO websites on 22 September
A maintenance activity is scheduled for several EO websites on 22 September.
News - General News
14 Sept 2023Cloud-free collections key for land monitoring
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.
News - Data Release news
14 Sept 2023New release of TII Raw And Corrected Imagery Spectra dataset
An updated version of the TII Raw And Corrected Imagery / Spectra dataset (TRACIS version 0201) at low resolution (TISL1B) and high resolution (TISH1B) is available for the three Swarm spacecraft on the Swarm dissemination server
News - Success Stories
13 Sept 2023ESA Earth observation archives preserved in Arctic vault
ESA has added to its store of Earth observation records housed in a secure vault in the Norwegian Arctic, ensuring that knowledge from a crucial chapter in European remote sensing history is safeguarded for future generations.
News - Operational News
13 Sept 2023CryoSat Orbit under Investigation
A difference has been noticed between CryoSat predicted and actual orbits.
News - Data Release news
12 Sept 2023Additional Swarm Langmuir Probe Ion Drift, Density and Effective Mass dataset 0201 available for Swarm
Additional Swarm Langmuir probe Ion Drift, density and effective Mass (SLIDEM) dataset at 2 Hz cadence, baseline 0201, is now available on the Swarm dissemination server for all the Swarm satellites.
News - Maintenance News
11 Sept 2023ESA EO-CAT Catalogue - Maintenance on 21 September 2023
A Software maintenance activity affecting the ESA EO-CAT Catalogue has been planned on Thursday 21 September 2023, from 07:00 to 10:00 UTC. Access to the EO-CAT Catalogue, may not be available during the indicated time range.