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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 - Events and Proceedings
9 Apr 2024Featuring the power of Earth observation data at EGU
The European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2024 brings together geoscientists from all over the world, aiming to provide a forum where scientists and early career researchers can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts, in all fields of geoscience.
News - Announcement of Opportunity updates
18 Mar 2024Announcement of Opportunity for SAOCOM – deadline extended
The submission deadline for the ESA/CONAE Announcement of Opportunity for SAOCOM mission data has been extended until 31 December 2024.
News - Success Stories
14 Mar 2024How 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.
News - Infographics
12 Mar 2024Showcasing success stories from ESA's Heritage Missions
Find out how ESA's Heritage Space Programme data continue to help, even decades after they finished operations, in our latest infographic.
News - Data Release news
8 Mar 2024FDR4ALT - 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 - General News
27 Feb 2024Go-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 - Data Release news
23 Feb 2024GEOSAT-2 Spain Coverage 2022 collection open to users
ESA’s Earthnet Third Party Missions Programme presents the latest addition to its collection: the GEOSAT-2 Spain Coverage 2022.
News - Events and Proceedings
22 Feb 2024Celebrating 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
21 Feb 2024Showcasing the NovaSAR-1 radar satellite
Learn about the NovaSAR-1 mission in our new infographic.
News - Operational News
12 Feb 2024Temporary 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 - Success Stories
7 Feb 2024Trailblazing ERS-2 mission enables climate change applications
As ESA’s ERS-2 satellite approaches Earth’s atmosphere for reentry, it’s time to reflect on the mission’s great achievements in powering climate-related applications.
News - Data Release news
31 Jan 2024New FLEX-related campaign datasets released
New datasets have been released for three campaigns, covering activities supporting the upcoming FLEX mission.
News - Thematic area articles
30 Jan 2024Space 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.
News - Announcement of Opportunity updates
23 Jan 2024ESA 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.
News - Events and Proceedings
20 Dec 2023Setting 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.
News - Thematic area articles
7 Dec 2023How to use space data to probe humankind’s ancient past
Data disseminated by ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPM) programme are enabling archaeological investigations that could help to unravel the mysteries of past societies and cultures.
News - Data Release news
28 Nov 2023GEOSAT-2 Spain coverage new collection open for users
In the framework of ESA’s Earthnet Third Party Missions programme, we are glad to announce that there is a new collection open for users: the GEOSAT-2 Spain Coverage collection.
News - General News
4 Oct 2023PROBA-V’s companion explores low-cost remote sensing
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.
News - Thematic area articles
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
30 Aug 2023ALOS PRISM L1C European Coverage Cloud Free data collection now available for users
As part of Earthnet’s Third Party Missions Programme framework, ESA is pleased to announce that the ALOS PRISM L1C European Coverage Cloud Free data collection is now available for research purposes.