The systematic bulk processing of the MERIS Level 2 Full Resolution Full Swath dataset has been completed, and the FRS Level 2 products (MER_FRS_2P) have been made available to users on the ESA centralised dissemination server together with the previously released MERIS FRS Level 1 data (MER_FRS_1P).

The MERIS FRS online dataset now comprises the complete FRS Level 1 and Level 2 data archive for the entire Envisat mission spanning from 17 May 2002 to 08 April 2012.

The previously announced hardware maintenance on the virtual infrastructure system has been completed.

All systems and applications are now up and running.

Due to system problems following the announced hardware maintenance on the virtual infrastructure system, the downtime has to be extended.

Work is ongoing to restore systems and applications availability as soon as possible.

Due to a hardware maintenance scheduled on the virtual infrastructure system, the following applications and websites will be unavailable from Wednesday 28 January at 09:00 CET until Thursday 29 January at 21:00 CET.

• EOLI-SA Catalogue and Ordering tool (both Regular and GMES users' access)
• EO-Support
• CARE-CMS
• Geoportal, Dragon, PCS, Workshops and other websites hosted on the virtual infrastructure

Due to a planned maintenance, the MERCI web interface hosting the Envisat MERIS Full Resolution (FRS) data and the FTP services will be unavailable from 09:30 to 18:00 CET on Thursday 22 January 2015.

Addendum:The maintenance has been extended and intermittent access may be experienced until further notice.

A maintenance has been scheduled at the CNES Data Center on Wednesday 21 January from 06:00 to 08:00 CET.

A new study using satellite data suggests that Europe's vegetation extracts more carbon from the atmosphere than previously thought.

Due to a scheduled maintenance, the EOLI-SA Catalogue and Ordering tool will be unavailable for approximately 3 hours on Thursday 08 January 2015, starting from 10:00 CET.

Lovers of architecture and history can rest easy: the stability of historical buildings can now be monitored in real time by a new technique with its roots in space.

Scientists are using satellite data to improve understanding of the time it takes for a carbon atom fixed in a plant by photosynthesis to return into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide – known as ‘carbon turnover'.