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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 - 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 - Events and Proceedings
25 Oct 2021Φ-Week Triumphs
Opening Session Title: Φ-Week's Opening Session Description: During the fourth edition of ESA’s Φ -Week, Josef Aschbacher, current
News - Infographics
19 Mar 2024Explore sample data products from Third Party Missions
This new infographic summarises the missions that currently have sample data: Download the Infographic A link to each sample
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 - Success Stories
5 July 2019What's happening to Greenland's ice?
Collectively this work provides a 'health check' on the icesheets current status and helps to establish the extent of ice
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 - Thematic area articles
7 Dec 2023How 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 - 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 - Events and Proceedings
25 May 2022National 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
30 Aug 2023Synergy of space data helps modernise irrigation systems
A key part of modernising irrigation systems, however, is gaining accurate information on current water management methods
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 - General News
14 July 2022Campaign using surface reflectance data to support validation of Earth observation products
controlled aircraft is expected to become a major source of surface reflectance validation data in the future, but there is currently
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 - General News
13 Sept 2022How SNAP facilitates access to ESA Third Party Missions data
SNAP is currently developed by a consortium that includes Brockmann Consult GmbH, CS France, CS Romania, SenSar and SkyWatch
News - Success Stories
17 Aug 2023Commercial 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
29 Aug 2023Tracking 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 - General News
29 Apr 2021Quality Reports Advanced Search Portal takes off
The system by default will show the reports for the current month, but the user can easily choose a different type of visualisation
News - Thematic area articles
25 May 2023How satellite data empower sustainable urban growth
Some 56% of the world's population currently reside in cities and the number of urban inhabitants is expected to double by