The project aims to develop a globally applicable open-source toolkit for a comprehensive mapping of the extent and distribution of ecosystem types, according to different ecosystem typologies, and for monitoring the temporal variations in ecosystem extent. The robustness and transferability of the methods will be demonstrated through national case studies within and outside of Europe. …
Scheduled for November 6-9 at the Austria Center Vienna, the Big Data from Space 2023 conference (BiDS’23) sets a stage for thought leaders, industry experts, and professionals from academia, EU entities, and government. The objective is clear: to engage in meaningful dialogue, reveal user requirements, exchange scholarly and practical ideas, and showcase the advancements in …
New research, utilizing data from ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 and CryoSat satellite missions, offers a stark view of the state of Antarctica’s ice shelves. Over the last 25 years, 40% of these vital floating extensions of the continent’s ice sheet have significantly diminished in volume, releasing approximately 67 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the ocean. This …
Have you missed the NoR Webinar Series summer sessions which provided information and demonstrations on the platform tools available with the Network of Resources? Don’t worry! The autumn sessions are about to start and give you the opportunity to catch up and onboard the exciting journey of EO cloud platform exploration! To give the opportunity …
Hydro-climatic extremes have become more frequent and intense in the past decades. In Europe, strong impacts of extreme weather events including heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and extreme precipitation on ecosystems and society have been recorded especially in areas of increased vulnerability. The increased frequency of extreme weather will likely increase the frequency of multi-hazard events, defined …
With over a quarter of the global population suffering from malnutrition due to nutrient deficiencies, the need to enhance the nutritional value of staple crops like rice, wheat, and soybeans is paramount. ESA-supported research has revealed that data from satellites like the Copernicus Sentinel-2 and the Italian Prisma mission could be used for monitoring nutrient …
This ITT will implement the new developments related to SAR processing: Distributed Sensors, focused on signal processing techniques for space (angular) diversity to enhance the capabilities to characterize targets/features of interest. Video SAR, focused on signal processing techniques for time diversity provided by synthetic video SAR to enhance the capabilities to characterize targets/features of interest. …
The objective of this activity is to establish current information needs and best practices for the use of Earth Observation based products and services within four industrial sectors. In particular, we are targeting the Renewable Energy sector (one activity on solar and one on wind) and the Transport sector (one activity on ports and one …
The Application Propagation Environment (APEx) aims to increase the uptake and reuse of RD application project results, especially algorithms and workflows, and ensure their long-term availability to the EO community. To facilitate this, APEx will build on European cloud-based EO platform services offered in the Network of Resources (NoR) and integrate, develop, and provide dedicated …
In the framework of the Earth Observation Applications projects, the Coastal Blue Carbon project aims at developing innovative high-quality EO-based information products, indicators and methods, targeting specific high-priority matters raised by the international environment policy agenda and with a distinct connection to the European Union (EU) Green Deal. The project aims at developing new methods …
