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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 - Thematic area articles
How 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
What are the next Earth Explorers?
Four more missions are currently planned - EarthCARE, Biomass, FLEX, and FORUM - which will further our understanding of
News - Thematic area articles
Satellite data central to ocean monitoring
microwave monitoring instruments, optical imagers, and infrared radiometers, which can map ocean variables related to ocean currents
News - Thematic area articles
How to use space data to probe humankind’s ancient past
SkySat captures Angkor Wat in Cambodia TPMs that are currently providing high resolution or very high resolution imagery
News - Events and Proceedings
National missions in the spotlight at the Living Planet Symposium
two sessions tomorrow, Thursday 26 May, to introduce attendees to the profusion of national Earth observation missions currently
News - Success Stories
Drone-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
Commercial and international data for fire monitoring
The Finnish ICEYE constellation, added to the TPM programme in 2021, currently consists of 27 synthetic aperture radar (SAR
News - Thematic area articles
Tracking the world’s forests from space
Deforestation in Brazil Scientist’s understanding of the health of the world’s forests is being further improved through current
News - Thematic area articles
How ESA uses space data to explore deep Earth
Swarm maps core dynamics The swirling, conducting iron in Earth’s liquid outer core create powerful electric currents, which
News - Thematic area articles
How space data are transforming the global food system
ICEYE, for example, is a constellation currently consisting of 11 X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites – with seven
News - Thematic area articles
Space data support Earth’s ecosystems
Currently, it is not possible to measure photosynthetic activity from space, but the forthcoming FLuorescence EXplorer (FLEX
News - Thematic area articles
Space helps monitor Earth’s changing biosphere
Ocean chlorophyll concentrations can change when ocean currents shift, or sea temperature rises - all impacts of climate
News - Success Stories
Earth Observation data to improve navigation risk modelling and shipping routes
improve the detection of unreported features in the maritime AIS system and the statistical evaluation of the accuracy of current