GEOBENE project aggregator

News from ESA: Express map delivery from space

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:56:00 +0100

Meeting the environmental needs of an ever-expanding Europe requires consistent and regularly updated information on its land cover and use. As part of ESA’s GlobCorine project, a pan-European land cover and use map for 2009 is now available online.

News from ESA: ESA's ice mission goes live

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:06:00 +0100

With the commissioning of ESA's CryoSat now complete, the mission has been officially transferred to the operations team. This milestone marks the beginning of the satellite’s operational life delivering ice-thickness data to understand the impact of climate change on the polar environment.

News from ESA: Development of Meteosat Third Generation to start

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:33:00 +0100

Marking a significant milestone for Europe's next fleet of meteorological satellites, ESA has given the go-ahead to Thales Alenia Space in France to start work on developing the Meteosat Third Generation.

News from ESA: Satellites tracking Mt Merapi volcanic ash clouds

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:08:00 +0100

Since its latest series of deadly eruptions, Java’s Mt Merapi has been spewing volcanic ash clouds into the air. Satellite data are crucial for assessing the eruption’s danger to air traffic and public safety.

News from ESA: Use satellites to know your snow

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:11:00 +0100

As winter approaches, northern dwellers will get assistance from space to help them face the harsh weather. Satellite information on snow cover is now available through ESA’s GlobSnow project soon after it snows.

News from ESA: Last ‘tango’ in space

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:00:00 +0100

Adding to their unique information from previous tandem missions, ESA’s ERS-2 and Envisat satellites have been paired up again – for the last time. Data from this final duet are generating 3D models of glaciers and low-lying coastal areas.

News from ESA: ESA's SMOS water mission celebrates first year in orbit

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:47:00 +0100

A year ago today, ESA's SMOS satellite was launched to improve our knowledge of the water cycle. We are now not only closer to understanding more about Earth, but the novel technology employed by SMOS is clearly demonstrating a new way of monitoring Earth from space.

News from ESA: Envisat in its new home

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:36:00 +0200

ESA’s Earth-observing satellite Envisat has moved to a lower orbit in order to conserve fuel and extend its life by three years, and is once again delivering invaluable data to thousands of scientists.

News from ESA: CryoSat ice mission gets clean bill of health

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:21:00 +0200

Realising a satellite mission is a complicated task, with many milestones to pass before data are delivered to advance our understanding of Earth. However, scientists will soon have access to precious information on ice thickness as the commissioning of ESA's CryoSat draws to a close.

News from ESA: Campaign reveals how forest change can be monitored from space

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:33:00 +0200

A further campaign to support the development of the candidate Earth Explorer BIOMASS mission recently took place in Sweden. The campaign set out to demonstrate how the mission would be able to monitor changes in forest biomass over time.