Above image: S2B image of Guatemala City and Antigua, Guatemala, surrounded by nearby active volcanoes Fuego and Agua and the dormant volcano Acatenango. False colour composite using bands SWIR – SWIR – Narrow NIR (12-11-8A). Data © ESA, Image © Satellite Applications Catapult 2018.
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Sentinel Toolbox
The Toolbox is an open source collection of processing tools, data product readers & display applications to support exploitation of Sentinels.
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Climate, Environment & Monitoring from Space
CEMS is the UKs cloud computing facility tailored to provide flexible resources and direct access to data for the Space Sector.
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Data Discovery Hub
The data discovery hub is a unique tool that provides links to various sources Satellite derived data and supporting information.
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LATEST NEWS
SEDAS API
We’re excited to have recently released a new SeDAS API Python Package, which gives you the opportunity for enhanced programmatic access to Sentinel data through the SeDAS portal. The package,[…]
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Shifting lines and new horizons in Earth observation markets
The growth in demand for Earth observation (EO) data has triggered significant interest by established operators and NewSpace companies whose strategies are a mixture of higher resolution and higher revisit.[…]
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Safeguarding Our Most Precious Resource: Water
According to this year’s Global Risk Report by the World Economic Forum, water crises are one of the five biggest risks to society. ESA is working with development banks to[…]
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ESA Partners with Iceye to Explore Earth Observation Opportunities
Iceye has announced a partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) to mutually explore opportunities provided by Iceye’s technology. The cooperation encompasses activities that focus on the design of Iceye’s microsatellite and its[…]
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The Copernicus Programme
Funded by the European Commission, the Copernicus Programme is a European system for monitoring the Earth. The programme will pull on multiple data sources from Earth Observation (EO) satellites, the Sentinel Missions, as well as in situ sensors, ground stations, airborne and sea-borne sensors. These data feed into a set of 6 core services which provide users with reliable and up-to-date information. The 6 services cover: Land Monitoring, Emergency Management, Atmosphere Monitoring, Maritime Environment Monitoring, Climate Change and Security.
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The Sentinel Missions
The Sentinel missions, funded by the European Commission an developed and operated by the European Space Agency, have been designed to meet the operational needs of the Copernicus programme. The first of the 6 Sentinel missions will consist of a two satellite constellation; Sentinel 1 launched in April 2014 is now fully operational and the second mission, Sentinel 2, launched in June 2015. The data acquired through these missions is publicly available, offering exciting opportunities for both scientific research, application development and commercial services.
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