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ESA Issues Call For New Earth Explorer Proposals
ESA is announcing an opportunity for scientists involved in Earth observation to submit proposals for the next potential Earth Explorer satellite mission. Traditionally, Earth Explorers use new measurement techniques to
ESA Plans to Launch New Satellite to Measure Plant Health
ESA plans to track the health of the world’s vegetation by detecting and measuring the faint glow that plants give off as they convert sunlight and the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide
USGS Welcomes European Space Agencys New Land Observing Satellite
The U.S. Geological Survey salutes the European Space Agency (ESA) on the successful June 23 launch of its Sentinel-2A satellite, the second satellite to be launched in Europe’s Copernicus environment
Successfully Launched Sentinel-2A will Provide Colour Vision of Earth
– Satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space to add colour to the Copernicus programme through multispectral instrument that provides unique image quality – Laser-based data transmission via new SpaceDataHighway
ESA and Airbus Defence and Space sign Contract for New Copernicus Earth Observation Mission
Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 keeps its eye on the oceans’ surface topography New Copernicus satellite scheduled for launch in 2020 At the 36th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment in Berlin, the European
ESA’s Earth Explorer Mission to Study Vegetation Biomass
Following the initial selection in 2013 for Biomass to become ESA’s seventh Earth Explorer mission and the completion of preparatory activities, ESA Member States yesterday gave the green light for
Avia-GIS Developed Apps to Combat Diseases Spread by Pests
In recent news by ESA, a consortium led by Avia-GIS in Belgium and supported by ESA has developed Vecmap – an all-encompassing software and services package including a smartphone app for
ESA Rosetta’s Philae Probe Lands on Comet
ESA’s Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet, the first time in history that such an extraordinary feat has been achieved. After a tense wait during the
Earth from Space: Mumbai
Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Explore the city of Mumbai in the one hundred twenty-first edition. Released 24/10/2014 Length