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Coral reef conservation technology wins Copernicus Masters 2020 competition

December 10, 2020By Allison Kral

Reef Support, an automatic warning system that uses artificial (AI) and satellite imagery to detect coral bleaching, algal blooms, sediment plumes and debris caused by humans, won the Copernicus Masters 2020 competition. The Reef Support team includes Crystle Wee, Yohan Runhaar, Marcel Kempers, Marijn van der Laan and Eilidh Radcliff. Reef Support addresses both the environmental and economic aspects at... read more

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Earth-imaging and scientific payloads arrive for Ariancespace mission

October 1, 2020By Allison Kral

Spain’s SEOSAT-Ingenio (left) is readied for the startup of its checkout process in the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation facility, which will begin after the external wrapping is removed. The French Taranis scientific satellite (right) undergoes an initial inspection in another of the S5 clean room areas. (Photos: Arianspace)

Earth-imaging and scientific payloads have arrived in French Guiana, both designed for Ariancespace’s Vega mission in November. The spacecraft were delivered by a chartered Antonov AN-124 cargo jetliner that touched down at Cayenne’s Félix Eboué Airport. They were then transported by road to the Spaceport, where processing is now underway in separate clean room areas of the S5 payload processing... read more

This article is tagged with Ariancespace Vega mission, Arianspace, Center for Development of Industrial Technology, European Space Agency, satellite, SEOSAT-Ingenio, Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology, Taranis, Vega, Vega mission and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News

Analysis of satellite imagery shows reduced NO2 in China, Italy

March 23, 2020By Tracy Cozzens

Descartes Labs, a geospatial data analytics company, is using satellite imagery analysis to examine how the coronavirus reduced nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions in China. NO2 is produced by vehicles, power plants and heavy industries such as cement manufacturing, which were shut down during the coronavirus epidemic. Descartes Labs shared its visualization in a Facebook post. The visualization maps a time... read more

This article is tagged with China, Claus Zehner, Copernicus, coronavirus, COVID-19, data analytics, Earth Observation Programmes, ESA, European Space Agency, Italy, nitrogen dioxide emissions, NO2, satellite imagery, Sentinel-5P and posted in COVID-19, Featured Stories, GIS News, Imagery, Technology

Copernicus Masters 2019 submissions now open

April 5, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

The Copernicus Masters competition awards applications and solutions that use Copernicus data to tackle important challenges. Submissions for the 2019 awards opened on April 1. The demand for Earth observation (EO) data is exploding in order to find innovative solutions for today’s challenges such as climate change, food security or water supply. With more than 15 terabytes of free EO... read more

This article is tagged with Copernicus data, Copernicus Masters, Copernicus programme, Earth observation data, EO, ESA, European Space Agency and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News

LandViewer offers long-term observations, enhanced vegetation analysis

February 26, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

Sentinel-2-derived SAVI analysis of an arid agricultural region in Saudi Arabia. (Screenshot: EOS)

LandViewer, a cloud service developed by EOS Data Analytics, provides access to satellite data and fast-paced analytics. In recent months, it has undergone numerous updates, which have expanded the existing catalogue of satellite imagery, introduced more tools for analysis and added other new features. By the end of 2018, free space and airborne data available for browsing, analysis and download... read more

This article is tagged with Eos Data Analytics, ESA, European Space Agency, LandViewer, satellite imagery, Sentinel-2 imagery and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, GIS Software, Technology

Copernicus Sentinel-3B delivers first images

May 10, 2018By Tracy Cozzens

The Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite captured this rare cloud-free view of Northern Europe on May 8, 2018, at 09:33 GMT (11:33 CEST). Features over land and water can been seen clearly such as different types of land cover, snow and also a plume of phytoplankton in the North Sea. The image was taken by the satellite’s ocean and land color Instrument. (Image: ESA)

News from the European Space Agency Less than two weeks after it was launched, the Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite has delivered its first images of Earth. Exceeding expectations, this first set of images include the sunset over Antarctica, sea ice in the Arctic and a view of northern Europe. The very first image, captured on May 7 at 10:33 GMT (12:33... read more

This article is tagged with Copernicus, ESA, Europe, European Space Agency, satellite imagery, Sentinel satellites, Sentinel-3B and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Imagery, Technology

ESA investigates high-altitude pseudo-satellites for Earth observation

November 28, 2017By Tracy Cozzens

The European Space Agency (ESA) is considering extending its activities to a new region of the sky via a novel type of aerial vehicle, a missing link between drones and satellites. read more

This article is tagged with Airbus, Earth Observation, ESA, European Space Agency, HAPS, high altitude, pseudo-satellites, stratobus, Thales Alenia Space, Zephyr and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Technology, UAS/UAV

USGS partners with European Space Agency on Copernicus Earth data

March 16, 2016By Tracy Cozzens

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have established a partnership to enable USGS storage and redistribution of Earth observation data acquired by Copernicus program satellites. The ESA-USGS collaboration will serve scientific and commercial customers interested in the current conditions of forests, crops and water bodies across large regions and in the longer term environmental condition... read more

This article is tagged with Copernicus, ESA, European Space Agency, Landsat, satellite imagery, Sentinel satellites, USGS and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News

European Space Agency Launches Land Observing Satellite

June 29, 2015By Tracy Cozzens

The European Space Agency (ESA) on June 23 successfully launched its Sentinel-2A satellite, the second satellite to be launched in Europe’s Copernicus environment monitoring program. Above is a video of the Sentinel 2A lift-off. “We are very pleased to have such a talented new player join the team in watching Earth from space,” said Suzette Kimball, acting U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) director. “The aptly... read more

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Copernicus Masters Competition Submissions Due by July 13

April 16, 2015By Tracy Cozzens

Copernicus Masters submissions of ideas, applications or business concepts involving innovative uses of Earth observation data are due by July 13. Along with cash prizes, the winners will gain access to an international network, corresponding data, start-up funding and other support valued at more than €300,000 ($322,444) total. The amount of data produced by Copernicus, the European Earth observation program, and its Sentinel satellites opens the door... read more

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