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New Delhi, India17 May 2017 - New Delhi, the capital city of India, is featured in this Landsat comparison. Pictured by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites eighteen years apart, the images show growth to the capital since 1999. 
Vercelli rice field in Italy05 May 2017 - Sentinel-2 was recently used to view the Vercelli rice paddy field in Italy. It is an important source of food in the region, and the two images reveal changes to the area before and after the rice was cultivated in March and April 2017. 
Helheim Glacier, Greenland27 April 2017 - This Landsat comparison shows the Helheim Glacier in Greenland. The Landsat 5 and 8 images demonstrate how much the glacier has retreated since 1985. 
Tokyo, Japan20 April 2017 - The capital city of Japan is featured in this Sentinel comparison. The images of Japan demonstrate the different applications of Sentinel-1 and -2. 
Bologna, Italy12 April 2017 - This Landsat image comparison focuses on the city of Bologna, in Italy. The Landsat 5 and 8 images show how one of Italy's largest cities has changed since 1984. 
Tblisi, Georgia07 April 2017 - Tblisi, the capital city of Georgia, is featured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired 27 years apart by Landsat 4 and 8, the two images show how the city has changed since 1989. 
Mount Etna Volcano (Sicily, Italy)24 March 2017 - Sentinel-2 captured these views of the most recent eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy. The two images acquired in February and March show the volcano before and after the eruption. 
Cape Town, South Africa17 March 2017 - The city of Cape Town is featured in these comparisons from the Landsat and Sentinel satellites. The images show how the South African capital has changed since 2000 and also demonstrate the differences between optical and radar imagery. 
Helsinki, Finland09 March 2017 - The capital city of Finland is featured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired twenty-seven years apart, the Landsat 5 and 8 images show how Helsinki has grown since 1989. 
Oroville Dam crisis23 February 2017 - These image comparisons from the Landsat 7 and Sentinel-2 satellites show the state of Oroville Dam in California, USA, which was recently at risk of flooding the nearby town of Oroville. 
Dubai, United Arab Emirates17 February 2017 - Sentinel-1 and 2 were used to produce this image comparison of Dubai, as seen in 2016. The images demonstrate what these Radar and Optical satellites of the Copernicus family can achieve. 
Doha, Qatar14 February 2017 - This Landsat image comparison focuses on Doha, the capital city of Qatar. The Landsat 5 and 8 satellite images show that the city has experienced significant growth since 1994 and has also gained artificial islands on the coast. 
Mosul, Iraq07 February 2017 - The city of Mosul in Iraq is featured in this Landsat image comparison. The Landsat 5 and 8 images show how this city has grown since 1987. 
The changing Aral Sea31 January 2017 - This Landsat image comparison shows dramatic changes to the Aral Sea in Central Asia. Acquired 16 years apart by Landsat 7 and 8, the images show how this lake - formerly one of the largest in the world - is steadily disappearing. 
Rijeka, Croatia26 January 2017 - This Landsat image comparison examines the city of Rijeka in Croatia. The Landsat 7 and 8 images spanning thirty-two years show how the city has changed during this time, with new zone buildings especially in the north east of the old town 
Aleppo, Syria17 January 2017 - This Landsat image comparison examines the city of Aleppo in Syria. The Landsat 7 and 8 images show how this city - which has been affected by the Syrian Civil War - has changed since 1999. 
Lake Urmia, Iran11 January 2017 - This Landsat image comparison demonstrates dramatic changes to Lake Urmia in Iran since 1989. The lake has been evaporating for many years, and the Landsat 5 and 8 images clearly show this continuing process. 
Manchester, United Kingdom21 December 2016 - The city of Manchester is featured in this Landsat image comparison. The images acquired by Landsat 5 and 8 show how this city in northern England has changed since 1985. 
Palma, Spain25 November 2016 - Palma is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. 
Glasgow, United Kingdom16 November 2016 - Glasgow, one of the largest cities in the United Kingdom, is featured in this Landsat image comparison. The Landsat 5 and 8 images show changes to the Scottish city from 1988 to 2016. 
Baku, Azerbaijan07 November 2016 - Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, is featured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired by Landsat 5 and 8 twenty-eight years apart, they show how this port on the Caspian Sea has developed since 1988. 
Yerevan, Armenia26 October 2016 - Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. 
Palermo, Italy12 October 2016 - Palermo is a city of Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo. 
Constanţa, Romania27 September 2016 - These Landsat images acquired 30 years apart clearly show the urban development of Constanţa, in Romania. 
Riga, Latvia09 September 2016 - These Landsat images acquired 30 years apart clearly show the urban development of Riga, Latvia's capital city. 
Odessa, Ukraine31 August 2016 - The city of Odessa in the Ukraine is featured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites thirty one years apart, they show how this city has grown since 1985. 
Dublin, Ireland23 August 2016 - The capital city of Ireland, Dublin is pictured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired by Landsat 5 and 8 twenty-nine years apart, these images show how Dubline has developed since 1989. 
Belfast, Northern Ireland05 August 2016 - The capital city of Northern Ireland, Belfast, is pictured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired by Landsat 5 and 8 twenty-eight years apart, these images show how Belfast has developed since 1988. 
Liverpool, United Kingdom01 August 2016 - The city of Liverpool, a major port in the United Kingdom, is featured in this Landsat comparison. These images acquired by Landsat 5 and 8 in 1984 and 2016 show how the city has developed over the last thirty-two years. 
Thessaloniki, Greece27 July 2016 - Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece, is featured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired thirty-two years apart, these Landsat 5 and 8 images show how this Greek port has developed since 1984. 
Cairo, Egypt25 July 2016 - The capital city of Egypt, Cairo, is featured in this Sentinel image comparison. These images acquired by Sentinel-1 and 2 demonstrate the capabilities of these two members of the Copernicus programme. 
Seville, Spain13 July 2016 - Seville, one of Spain's largest city's, is featured in this Landsat image comparison. These images from the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites show the city in 1984 and 2016, demonstrating how the city has grown over the last thirty-two years. 
Bordeaux, France08 July 2016 - The city of Bordeaux in France is featured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites thirty-one years apart, they show how this city has grown since 1984. 
San Francisco, United States of America28 June 2016 - This Sentinel image comparison features the San Francisco Bay Area. The SAR and optical instruments aboard Sentinel-1 and 2 were used to acquire these views of the "City by the Bay" in California and its famous landmarks, such as the Golden Gate Bridge and Alactraz Island. 
Nice, France21 June 2016 - Nice, a city on France's Mediterranean coast, is featured in this Sentinel image comparison. Acquired by the Sentinel-1 and 2 satellites, the images show the city - which is renowned for its natural beauty - in both radar and optical views. 
Venice, Italy16 June 2016 - The city of Venice, Italy's famous "City of Canals", is featured in this Sentinel image comparison. The city is pictured by the Sentinel-1 and 2 satellites, and shows the difference in acquisition between the SAR and optical instruments of the two Sentinels. 
Gibraltar, United Kingdom09 June 2016 - The city and territory of Gibraltar is featured in this Sentinel-1 and 2 comparison. The images show the difference in acquisition between the satellites over this city on the Iberian Peninsula. 
Fires at Fort McMurray, Canada31 May 2016 - The massive fire in Alberta, Canada, continues to burn, affecting the 90,000 residents of the city of Fort McMurray. This Landsat 5 and 8 image comparison shows the situation at Fort McMurray two weeks after the fires began. 
Athens, Greece16 May 2016 - The capital city of Greece, Athens, is featured in this Sentinel comparison. The images from Sentinel-1 and 2 highlight the differences between SAR and optical sensor acquisition using Athens and its surroundings as an example. 
Fire at Fort McMurray, Canada10 May 2016 - A large wildfire has been raging in the city of Fort McMurray in Canada since the start of May. The city, home to over 90,000 people, was evacuated on 3 May and this Landsat 8 comparison examines the city before and after the fires began. 
Prague - Living Planet Symposium 201605 May 2016 - This year's ESA Living Planet Symposium will take place in Prague from 9-13 May 2016. To celebrate the event, this Sentinel image comparison features the city - the capital of the Czech Republic - as seen by Sentinel-1 and 2 earlier this year and highlights the difference in acquisition modes of the two satellites. 
Floods in Iran26 April 2016 - During April 2016, days of torrential rain caused flash floods across Iran's western and southwestern provinces. The flooding affected thousands of people and left three dead. This Sentinel-1 image comparison shows an area affected by the floods before and after the event. 
Beirut, Lebanon21 April 2016 - Lebanon's capital city, Beirut, is featured in this Landsat comparison. Acquired thirty-two years apart by Landsat 5 and 8, the images show the city has experienced large growth since 1984. 
Cape Town, South Africa30 March 2016 - The city of Cape Town, in South Africa, is featured in this Sentinel image comparison. These images acquired by the Sentinel-1 and 2 satellites in 2015, show the differences between the SAR and optical instruments of these Copernicus satellites. 
Antalya, Turkey18 March 2016 - This Landsat comparison features the city of Antalya in Turkey. The two images acquired 31 years apart by Landsat 5 and 8, show large areas of development to the city since 1984. 
Iceberg B09B, Antarctica15 March 2016 - These Landsat 8 images, acquired over the last three years, show the development of iceberg B09B off the coast of Antarctica at Cape Denison. The large iceberg, which is the size of a city, has been affecting the local ecology according to recent studies. 
The Extraordinary Jubilee in Rome04 March 2016 - This Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 image comparison celebrates the Extraordinary Jubilee, which is currently taking place in Rome, Italy. The images from the Copernicus satellites show SAR and optical views of the city of Rome. 
Toulouse, France24 February 2016 - The city of Toulouse in France is the focus of this Landsat comparison. One of the largest cities in France, Toulouse is a centre of European aerospace and these images acquired by Landsat 5 and 8 show how the city has developed since 1987. 
Algal bloom in the Baltic Sea19 February 2016 - The algal bloom phenomenon is featured in these Landsat 8 images. The two images, acquired in August 2015, show a large algal bloom in the Baltic Sea. 
Stuttgart, Germany17 February 2016 - Stuttgart is featured in this Landsat comparison. Well known for its industrial heritage, particularly with regards to the automobile, this German city is pictured by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites. Acquired thirty years part, the images show how the city has developed since 1986. 
Dubrovnik, Croatia09 February 2016 - The city of Dubrovnik in Croatia, one of the Mediterranean's most popular tourist destinations, is featured in this Landsat comparison. Acquired by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites 31 years apart the two images show changes to the urban landscape of the city since 1984. 
Hamburg, Germany05 February 2016 - The city of Hamburg is featured in this Landsat comparison. The two images, acquired by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites in 1988 and 2015, show changes to Germany's second largest city over the past 27 years. 
Gothenburg, Sweden03 February 2016 - Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city, is pictured in this Landsat comparison. The images acquired by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites show urban development to the city since 1988. 
Florence, Italy22 January 2016 - The Italian city of Florence is featured in this Landsat comparison. Acquired twenty-eight years apart by Landsat 5 and 8, these images show development to the city, which is famous for its historic past and architecture, since 1987.
Edinburgh, Scotland20 January 2016 - Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, is featured in this Landsat comparison. The Landsat 5 and 8 images show the development of one of the United Kingdom's major cities from 1989 to 2015. 
Aktau, Kazakhstan21 December 2015 - Aktau, the second largest city in western Kazakhstan, is featured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired 27 years apart by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites, the images show clear signs of growth since 1988. 
Turin, Italy13 November 2015 - Turin, an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy, is featured in this Landsat comparison. The images acquired thirty years apart by the Landsat-5 and 8 satellites show how the city has grown since 1985. 
Tallinn, Estonia03 November 2015 - The capital city of Estonia, Tallinn, is featured in this Landsat comparison. Acquired 31 years apart, the Landsat 5 and 8 images show how the city has developed since 1984. 
Porto, Portugal23 October 2015 - The city of Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, is pictured in this Landsat comparison. The two images, acquired by Landsat 5 and 8 in 1984 and 2015, show urban change within the city and its surroundings over the past 31 years. 
Ankara, Turkey14 October 2015 - The capital city of Turkey, Ankara, is featured in this Landsat comparison. The Landsat 5 and 8 images, acquired thirty years apart, show a great deal of growth in the city since 1985. 
Minsk, Belarus01 October 2015 - Minsk, the capital city of Belarus, is featured in this Landsat comparison. Acquired in 1985 and 2015, the Landsat 5 and 8 images clearly show the city's growth over the last thirty years. 
Zagreb, Croatia25 September 2015 - Croatia's capital city, Zagreb, is featured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired twenty-eight years apart, the images from Landsat 5 and 8 show how the capital and surrounding area has changed since 1987. 
Budapest, Hungary28 August 2015 - Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, is featured in this Landsat comparison. Acquired thirty years apart, the images from Landsat 5 and 8 show how Budapest has developed along the Danube River since 1985. 
Suez Canal, Egypt21 August 2015 - The Suez Canal in Egypt is featured in this Landsat image comparison. The canal provides a sea route between Europe and South Asia without traversing Africa. These Landsat 5 and 8 images, acquired 31 years apart, show the recent addition of a new bypass on the canal in 2015. 
Izmir, Turkey05 August 2015 - Izmir, a city in western Turkey, is featured in this Landsat comparison. The images acquired thirty one years apart by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites show how one of Turkeys's oldest cities has developed since 1984. 
Split, Croatia03 July 2015 - The city of Split, in Croatia, is featured in this Landsat comparison. Viewed by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites in 1985 and 2015, the two images show how Croatia's second largest city has grown over the past thirty years. 
Kiev, Ukraine22 June 2015 - The capital city of Ukraine, Kiev, is featured in this Landsat comparison. The images acquired thirty years apart by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites show how one of Eastern Europe's oldest cities has developed since 1985. 
Valencia, Spain18 June 2015 - Valencia, one of Spain's largest cities, is pictured in this Landsat comparison. The images from Landsat 5 and 8 show how the city has developed over the past 31 years. 
Tirana, Albania04 June 2015 - Albania's capital city, Tirana, is featured in this Landsat comparison. Acquired thirty years apart, the Landsat 5 and 8 images show significant growth to the city since 1985. 
Trieste, Italy27 May 2015 - The Italian port city of Trieste is featured in this Landsat comparison. The city is located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, and these images from the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites show how the city and port have grown since 1985. 
Milan Expo 201520 May 2015 - This Landsat comparison features the Milan Expo 2015, which is taking place in Milan, Italy. The exhibition opened on 1 May 2015, and over the next six months will provide a global showcase demonstrating technology applications for addressing the world's food and energy needs. In these Landsat 5 and 8 images, Milan and the area of the exhibition are shown in 1986 and 2015. 
Calbuco Volcano, Chile05 May 2015 - Calbuco Volcano in Chile erupted for the first time in forty years on 22 April 2015. These Landsat and Sentinel-1 images feature the volcano before and during this latest eruption, which affected thousands of people. 
Lake Geneva29 April 2015 - Lake Geneva, one of the largest lakes in Europe, is featured in this Landsat comparison. The lake, which is shared between France and Switzerland, can be seen in these images acquired by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites in 2002 and 2015. 
Moscow, Russia23 April 2015 - Russia's capital city, Moscow, is the focus of this Landsat comparison, which shows the city from the perspective of the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites in 1988 and 2014. 
Warsaw, Poland20 April 2015 - The capital city of Poland, Warsaw, is featured in this Landsat comparison. The two images, acquired by Landsat 5 and 8 24 years apart, show change to the city since 1990. 
Amsterdam, the Netherlands15 April 2015 - This image comparison features the capital city of the Netherlands, Amsterdam. Acquired 28 years apart by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites, the two images show how the city has developed since 1986. 
Villarrica Volcano, Chile31 March 2015 - These images acquired by the Landsat 8 satellite in February and March aim to show the activity of the Villarrica Volcano which erupted on 03 March 2015. 
Genoa, Italy - Final destination of the Costa Concordia05 March 2015 - The port of Genoa, in Italy, is pictured in this Landsat comparison. Acquired in 2003 and 2015, these Landsat 5 and 8 images show the home port of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground in 2012 and was brought back to Genoa to be scrapped two years later. 
London, United Kingdom24 February 2015 - London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, is the focus of this Landsat comparison. The city of London has a long history, dating back two thousand years, and these Landsat-5 and 8 images show how the city has changed in the past thirty, from 1985 to 2013. 
Munich, Germany09 February 2015 - The German city of Munich, located in the state of Bavaria, is featured in this Landsat comparison. The two images, acquired by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites 29 years apart, show changes to the city since 1985. 
Bucharest, Romania03 February 2015 - Romania's capital city, Bucharest, is featured in this Landsat comparison. Separated by thirty years, the Landsat 5 and 8 images show urban development in the city since 1984. 
Prague, Czech Republic26 January 2015 - The capital city of the Czech Republic, Prague, is the focus of this Landsat comparison. These Landsat 5 and 8 images were acquired in 1985 and 2015, and show urban change in the city during that time. The city is home to many historical and cultural sites. 
Sofia, Bulgaria21 January 2015 - Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria and one of the oldest cities in Europe, is featured in this Landsat comparison. Acquired thirty years apart, the Landsat 5 and 8 images shows how the city has grown since 1984. 
The Dead Sea19 December 2014 - Changes to the Dead Sea, which borders Israel and Jordan, are visible in this Landsat 5 and 8 image comparison. The two images, acquired in 1984 and 2014, show signs that the salt lake has shrunk over the past thirty years. 
Huelva Province, Spain12 December 2014 - Located in southern Spain, the Huelva region is featured in this Landsat image comparison. The two images from the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites were acquired thirty years apart, and show changes to the agricultural region since 1984. 
Rome, Italy05 December 2014 - Rome, capital of Italy and the ancient seat of the Roman Empire, is featured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired in 1987 and 2014, these Landsat 5 and 8 images demonstrate urban growth and change in the city over the past 24 years. 
Tel Aviv, Israel28 November 2014 - The city of Tel Aviv is featured in this Landsat image comparison. Tel Aviv is located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, and these Landsat 5 and 8 images, acquired thirty years apart, demonstrate how the city has grown since 1984. 
Istanbul, Turkey17 November 2014 - The ancient city of Istanbul is featured in this Landsat comparison. Seen by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites in 1984 and 2014, the images show urban growth in the Turkish city over the last thirty years. 
Athens, Greece12 November 2014 - Athens, the capital and largest city of Greece, is featured in this Landsat comparison. These Landsat 5 and 8 images, acquired 30 years apart, show urban development in one of the world's oldest cities since 1984. 
Vienna, Austria05 November 2014 - The capital of Austria, Vienna, is pictured in this Landsat image comparison. Acquired in 1985 and 2014, these images from the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites demonstrate urban expansion in the Austrian city. 
Naples, Italy28 October 2014 - The Italian city of Naples is featured in this Landsat 5 and 8 image comparison. Acquired 29 years apart, the images demonstrate urban expansion in the city, and also monitor the state of the nearby Mount Vesuvius Volcano. 
Madrid, Spain21 October 2014 - Madrid, the capital and largest city of Spain, is the focus of this Landsat 5 and 8 image comparison. The two images, acquired in 1984 and 2014, demonstrate urban change in the city over the last 30 years. 
Stockholm, Sweden09 October 2014 - Stockholm, the capital and largest city of Sweden, is the focus of this Landsat 5 and 8 image comparison. Acquired thirty years apart, the two images aim to demonstrate how Stockholm has changed and developed since 1984. 
Saint Petersburg, Russia02 October 2014 - The former capital city of Russia, Saint Petersburg, is featured in this Landsat 5 and 8 image comparison. The two images, acquired in 1989 and 2014, demonstrate urban change in the city over the last 25 years. 
Algiers, Algeria24 September 2014 - This Landsat 5 and 8 image comparison features Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Acquired 29 years apart, the two images highlight urban development in and around the city since 1985. 
Atlantic Road, Norway19 September 2014 - Stretching across an archipelago in Fjord Norway, the Atlantic Road is featured in this Landsat 5 and 8 comparison. Acquired 29 years apart, the two images show the area before and after the road was constructed. The road is preserved as a cultural heritage site and is classified as a National Tourist Route. 
Miage Glacier, Italy11 September 2014 - Miage Glacier, in Italy, can be seen in this Landsat 5 and 8 image comparison. Acquired 26 years apart, the images aim to demonstrate climate change upon the glacier since 1988. 
La Rochelle, France04 September 2014 - These images acquired by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites 28 years apart feature the city of La Rochelle, in France, and aim to demonstrate urban change in the city and surrounding area from 1986 to 2014. 
Sforzellina Glacier (Italian Alps)29 August 2014 - The impact of climate change on the Sforzellina Glacier, in the Italian Alps, is the focus of this Landsat comparison. Viewed by the Landsat 5 and 8 satellites 28 years apart, they show changes to the glacier since 1986. 
Stromboli Volcano21 August 2014 - Stromboli Volcano, in Italy, which has been undergoing eruptions in August 2014, can be seen in these Landsat 8 images. The flows of lava erupting from the volcano are visible in images acquired both at night and during the day. |
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