Download this page in PDF format Last week, the US and Japan announced free public access to the archive of nearly 3 million images taken by ASTER instrument; previously this data had only been accessible with a nominal fee. ASTER, … Continue reading
Category Archives: GMES
Copernicus ready for lift off!
Download this page in PDF format The first satellite of the European Union’s Copernicus project, Sentinel-1A, is due to be launched next Thursday, April 3rd. The project aims to create a constellation of satellites providing a range of Earth Observation … Continue reading
An EO conference roundup: RSPSoc 2013 and the ESA Living Planet Symposium
Download this page in PDF format It’s conference season! I’m at my 2nd conference in 2 weeks, both in Scotland. Last week was the Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference, #RSPSoc2013, hosted in Glasgow. It included a broad range … Continue reading
End of the Envisat Era
Download this page in PDF format The Envisat satellite sent its last data to earth on the 08 April 2012 after an onboard anomaly; still under investigation. Recent images taken from the ground and Pleiades satellite show it probably tried … Continue reading