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NEWS
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 - Success Stories
10 Nov 2022Long-term satellite data show wind farms can affect local air currents
Long-term measurements allow before and after comparison Data from the heritage Envisat satellite currently maintained accessible
News - Success Stories
2 July 2020The Earthnet Programme: 40 years of evolution and future challenges
Giuseppe Ottavianelli Title: Current Earthnet TPM Programme Manager Description: Giuseppe Ottavianelli, Earthnet TPM Programme
News - Success Stories
9 Mar 202210 years of Envisat data help to illuminate ocean processes
graphic shows the Geophysical Doppler shift over the Gulf Stream region in January 2010 overlaid on surface geostrophic current
News - Events and Proceedings
1 June 2023GLOC 2023: Democratising data access key to climate action
Currently, more than a trillion tonnes of ice is lost each year.
News - Thematic area articles
29 Sept 2022How satellite data help to shape society
Title: Current drought situation in Ebro basin Description: The SMOS soil-moisture-based drought monitor is updated monthly
News - Infographics
2 Aug 2022What are the next Earth Explorers?
Four more missions are currently planned - EarthCARE, Biomass, FLEX, and FORUM - which will further our understanding of
News - Infographics
29 Jan 2024Learn more about Envisat MERIS Full Resolution Level-1 data
The current version of the dataset uses a Sentinel-3-like format.
News - Data Release news
22 July 2021New reprocessing of datasets celebrates 30 years of ERS
For each surface, the experts will use our current knowledge acquired over 30 years of experience, to improve the ERS altimetric
News - Thematic area articles
31 Mar 2022Satellite data central to ocean monitoring
microwave monitoring instruments, optical imagers, and infrared radiometers, which can map ocean variables related to ocean currents
News - Infographics
12 Mar 2024Showcasing success stories from ESA's Heritage Missions
success stories showcased used data from ESA's ERS (European Remote Sensing) and Envisat satellites in combination with current
News - Data Release news
17 June 2021ESA's (A)SAR dissemination service enhanced with Envisat ASAR MR L1 data
Note that the ESA EO Data Gateway service currently providing access to the Envisat ASAR MR Level 1 data is being phased
News - Success Stories
6 Mar 2020Heritage data still widely used today
Current satellite missions collect data with high frequency, with some able to systematically revisit the same location in
News - Thematic area articles
27 Apr 2022Space data help to unravel the complexities of Earth’s atmosphere
mission delivered unprecedented insight into the global distributions of methane and carbon dioxide, helping to underpin current
News - Spotlight on EO community
22 Sept 2022Meet a young researcher who studies the behaviour of volcanoes worldwide
to apply for a scholarship offered by the Chilean government to pursue PhD studies abroad, and eventually, led me to the current
News - Success Stories
13 Apr 2021Drone-based Laser Scanning of Tropical Forests for Biomass Cal/Val
Additionally, the current GEDI mission on the International Space Station (LiDAR), the SAOCOM, NISAR, ALOS-4, and Tandem-L
News - Success Stories
27 Sept 2022Heritage data trains neural networks to detect urban sprawl
Since they’ve been trained identically, they can help monitor both current and past urban changes.
News - Success Stories
4 Mar 2021A stroll through Heritage Missions
In the current digital era, this confirms ESA’s commitment to maintain heritage data and keep information available, in support
News - Success Stories
7 Feb 2024Trailblazing ERS-2 mission enables climate change applications
Varied elevations of Bachu in western China InSAR is currently one of the most accurate methods to generate digital elevation
News - Data Release news
26 Jan 2023Envisat AATSR 4th Reprocessing data now available
the (A)ATSR 3rd Reprocessing data will be maintained until release of the 4th Reprocessing L1B data also for ERS ATSR, currently
News - Success Stories
1 Mar 2022How Envisat helped to shape global understanding of Earth’s systems
including melting Arctic sea ice, global sea level rise, fluctuations in the extent of the Antarctic ozone hole, and ocean currents