December 3, 2015 — Online access to Sentinel-2A optical data is now available. The free, full and open data policy adopted for the Copernicus programme foresees access available to all users for the Sentinel data products, via a simple pre-registration. Who needs to...
Farmers Benefit from Satellite Coverage
December 2, 2015 — Farmers can now call on the latest satellite information using the unique TalkingFields service to get the best from their land while cutting the environmental cost. Globally available satellite data are fine-tuned to the needs of individual...
Space Agencies Worldwide Contribute to Ice-Loss Study
Scientists studying Greenland's glaciers used satellite observations and aerial survey measurements from a wide variety of space agencies, including ESA, the Canadian Space Agency, NASA, the German Aerospace Center, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Italy's ASI.
Hungary Joins European Space Agency
On Nov. 4, 2015, Hungary became the 22nd Member State of the European Space Agency (ESA).
ESA Offering Free Course on EO for Monitoring Climate Change
The European Space Agency (ESA) introduced a free online course, featuring scientists and experts from ESA and other European research centers, to educate people about the science behind Earth observation (EO), and how it can help detect and monitor global climate change.
Living Planet Symposium Sets a New Record
October 28,  2015 — Registration for ESA’s fifth Living Planet Symposium has just closed, reaching a record of nearly 2700 abstract entries. Held at the Prague Congress Centre in the Czech Republic, the next Living Planet Symposium will take place on 9–13 May....
Celebrating 15 years
October 26, 2015 — The International Charter Space and Major Disasters celebrates 15 years of free access to the best-available satellite images. Founded in 2000 by the European, French and Canadian Space agencies, the International Charter Space and Major Disasters...
Italy Hosts Space App Camp
Twenty-three developers from nine countries gathered in late September 2015 at the European Space Agency (ESA) ESRIN centre in Italy for the fourth annual Space App Camp and competition.
ESO and ESA Directors General sign Cooperation Agreement
August 24, 2015 — On 20 August 2015 the Director General of ESO, Tim de Zeeuw, and the Director General of ESA, Johann-Dietrich Woerner, signed a cooperation agreement between the two organisations at ESO’s offices in Santiago, Chile. The ESA Director General was...
Catastrophic Flooding in Myanmar
Since mid-July 2015, more than 1 million people have been severely affected by monsoon floods and landslides in Myanmar.
