News of the week
![]() Creeping earth could hold secret to deadly landslides23 August 2017Scientists are investigating why mountain slopes can slip slowly for years and then suddenly speed up, with potentially fatal effects. Using improved sensor technology and help from the latest satellites these slow moving ground motions can be identified and studied.
Image of the week
![]() Hurricane HarveyThe Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite saw the temperature at the top of Hurricane Harvey on 25 August 2017 at 04:06 GMT as the storm approached the US state of Texas.
Earth Observation Missions
![]() Taiwanese satellite rides SpaceX rocket into orbit25 August 2017Flying with an exceptionally lightweight payload, a Falcon 9 rocket delivered a multipurpose research satellite into a nearly 450-mile-high orbit on 24 August for Taiwan following a smooth countdown and liftoff from California's Central Coast.
Research and Applications
![]() New data record extends history of global air pollution22 August 2017Researchers extend long-term aerosol records to the past 40 years by combining two existing algorithms to process satellite data over both land and sea. ![]() Sentinel-1 speeds up crop insurance payouts17 August 2017For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts.
Policy & Legislation
![]() Using satellites to monitor progress toward the SDGs23 August 2017The plummeting cost of satellite data in the past decade has made earth observation (EO) and geospatial information more attractive than ever for addressing poverty, monitoring environmental changes, and stimulating economic growth – among other objectives. It is especially valuable in developing countries, which often do not have adequate monitoring systems to track progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and other global and national goals.
Events
![]() HAPS4ESA09 - 10 October 2017Organisations: ESA Location: Noordwijk, Netherlands The objective of the workshop is to identify potential synergies between High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) and satellites in the domains of Earth Observation, Telecommunication and Navigation.Contributions to the following topics are invited:
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Visit the eoPortal database to find out about spaceborne EO missions and sensors to discover more about past, operational and future missions. This is complemented with detailed articles of airborne sensors. This database is based on the book of Herbert J. Kramer Observation of the Earth and its Environments and describes over 600 missions in detail. Online updated version of "Earth Observation History of Technical Introduction" available as of January 02, 2017. |
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