20 Years of SAR - Earth Watching

San Francisco 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 16 May 2004 over San Francisco on the Western coast of the United States.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 2004

This ERS-2 image acquired on 12 May 2004 shows Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Oslo, Norway - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired over Oslo, Norway on 06 May 2004.

Paris, France - 2004

This ERS-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) multitemporal colour composite image is centred over Paris, the capital of France.

Dhaka and surroundings (Bangladesh)

This Envisat ASAR image, acquired during May 2004, shows Dhaka (or Dacca) city, capital of Bangladesh, in the Dhaka Division.

Barcelona and surroundings (Spain)

This Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) multi-temporal colour composite image shows an area of 100 Km swath width over the province of Barcelona, in north-eastern Spain; the capital of Barcelona Province and the autonomous region of Catalonia, a seaport on the Mediterranean Sea between the Llobregat and Besós rivers.

Helsinki, Finland - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Helsinki, Finland was acquired on 25 April 2004

Madrid, Spain - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 11 April 2004 over Madrid, Spain.

Etna and surroundings (Italy)

This Envisat ASAR image, acquired on 21 March 2004, shows Mount Etna, (ancient Aetna), a volcano in southern Italy, on the eastern coast of Sicily.

Riga, Latvia - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Riga, Latvia was acquired on 02 March 2004.

Budapest, Hungary - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Budapest, Hungary was acquired on 15 February 2004.

Rome, Italy - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 23 January 2004 over Rome, Italy.

Luxembourg - 2004

This ERS-2 image shows the country of Luxembourg and was acquired on 06 January 2004

Cairo, Egypt - 2004

This ERS-2 image acquired 04 January 2004 shows Cairo, Egypt

Lisbon, Portugal - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Lisbon, Portugal was acquired on 04 January 2004.

Flood - France, December 2003

Heavy rain caused flooding along the Rhone River in France during December 2003, leaving thousands of people homeless as their homes were inundated and killing five people.

Earthquake - Bam (Iran), December 2003

Over 26 thousand people died in Iran when a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Bam on 26 December 2003. It was estimated that almost 90% of the buildings in the city were either damaged or destroyed.

Los Angeles, USA - 2003

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 03 November 2003 over Los Angeles in the Southwestern United States.

Dublin, Ireland - 2003

This ERS-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) multitemporal colour composite image is centred over Dublin, the capital of Ireland.

Athens, Greece

Athens is located in southeastern Greece, and is the capital and largest city of the country.