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PROBA-V data available over Antarctica
5 Mar 2018
Due to a huge amount of interest, it was decided to acquire PROBA-V data over Antarctica from November 2017 to February 2018.
PROBA-V 2018-2019 Antarctica data now available
7 Mar 2019
For the second consecutive austral summer season, PROBA-V observed Antarctica and its ongoing changes.
PROBA-V global land cover maps released
15 May 2019
Copernicus Global Land Service team have released their new set of global land cover layers for the year 2015.
New experimental phase for PROBA-V
10 Aug 2020
PROBA-V has begun a new experimental phase that will continue through to October 2021.
Improved resolution for SkySat data and extension of Planet data availability
14 Sept 2020
The SkySat satellites orbits has been lowered from 500km to 450km altitude and various processing improvements have been implemented by Planet.
PROBA-V, ready to close its green eyes
26 Oct 2021
While the operational lifetime of the global PROBA-V mission already ended on 30 June 2020 after more than 7 years in orbit, its vegetation instrument remained capturing the European and African land mass in experimental mode ever since.
PlanetScope and Skysat data available through ESA’s Third Party Missions Programme
20 May 2022
Through ESA’s Third Party Missions Programme, researchers, scientists and companies from around the world can apply to access Planet’s high-frequency, high-resolution satellite data for non-commercial use.
Campaign using surface reflectance data to support validation of Earth observation products
14 July 2022
Scientists from around the world are set to take part in a drone monitoring campaign and inter-comparison exercise that will deliver surface reflectance data to support the validation of Earth observation products.
PROBA-V ‘Collection 2’ - Reprocessed Dataset available
11 Apr 2023
The improved PROBA-V data (Collection 2) has been released. Data is available via the PROBA-V MEP and Terrascope platforms so users can freely exploit the data using Virtual machines, Jupyter Notebooks, and the new viewing application.
PROBA-V’s companion explores low-cost remote sensing
4 Oct 2023
With the launch of PROBA-V’s Companion CubeSat (PV-CC), ESA supports a future where clusters of cheaper, small satellites could complement full-scale missions for Earth observation.