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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.

  • Easy visualisation of Earth observation data with new HEDAVI tool modes

    25 June 2024

    The Discover mode in HEDAVI showcases the usefulness of Earth Observation (EO) data in a variety of applications through a list of case-studies—so-called “stories”. The first new feature allows users to share links to the stories in HEDAVI. The second new feature allows them to export any image of a case-study from the Discover mode to the Explorer mode.

  • ESA's improved Earth system data records: what is in store for the future?

    8 Apr 2024

    Fundamental Data Records (FDRs) are instrumental in advancing our understanding of Earth systems and for addressing societal challenges effectively. These long-term records contain uncertainty-quantified, calibrated and geo-located multi-instrument/multi-platform satellite sensor data spanning several decades to support climate-related applications.

  • HEDAVI Discover: a step-by-step guide

    27 Mar 2024

    The Heritage Data Visualisation tool (HEDAVI) is a platform developed by the French Science Consulting for Earth Observation group, VisioTerra, which allows users to freely access over 40 years of ESA Earth Observation Heritage data, Third Party Missions and some Copernicus data.

  • Go-to guide to Third Party Mission data offering

    27 Feb 2024

    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.

  • ALOS PRISM L1C European Coverage Cloud Free data collection now available for users

    30 Aug 2023

    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.

  • International collaboration: Summarising ESA’s Third Party Missions

    16 Feb 2023

    ESA’s Third Party Missions programme consists of more than 50 missions from around the world. Learn more about the Third Party Missions in this video.

  • Long-term data: Summarising ESA’s Heritage missions

    2 Feb 2023

    ESA’s Heritage Space Programme preserves data from non-operational missions. Learn more about the Heritage missions in this video.

  • Data preservation takes centre stage at Living Planet Symposium

    26 May 2022

    Against the backdrop of the famed Rhine River, world-class scientists and Earth observation data-users are gathered this week in the historical city of Bonn, at the Living Planet Symposium (LPS).

  • National missions in the spotlight at the Living Planet Symposium

    25 May 2022

    In the framework of ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPM) programme, the agency offers access to the full data archives of almost 50 satellite missions, which are owned by organisations around the world.

  • Full version of QRAS Portal released

    21 June 2021

    The new, full version, of the Quality Reports Advanced Search (QRAS) Portal launched today, adding new features to support users looking for Quality Control Reports on ESA and Third Party Missions.

  • ALOS PRISM collection now open

    7 Dec 2020

    A Japanese Earth-imaging satellite from JAXA, the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS-1) was part of ESA's Third Party Missions Programme, in which ESA has an agreement with JAXA to distribute its data products.

  • ESA’s Earth Observation Catalogue and its services

    29 Sept 2020

    EO-CAT is the EO Catalogue tool allowing users to search ESA and Third Party Mission collections.

  • ESA's new DataCube service is now available

    29 Sept 2020

    ESA is pleased to announce the deployment of a new service, called ESA PDGS-DataCube, enabling multi-temporal and pixel-based access to a subset of the data available in the European Space Agency dissemination services.

  • How to use ALOS PALSAR On The Fly

    17 June 2020

    The new ALOS PALSAR On-The-Fly processing and dissemination system now allows direct access to ESA’s ALOS PALSAR archive, without the need to interface with ESA’s Order Desk.

  • PolSARpro v6.0 (Biomass Edition) software new release

    13 June 2019

    Download the latest version of ESA's Polarimetric SAR data Processing and Educational Toolbox (PolSARpro).