It’s a great time to work in Earth Observation, with an unprecedented number of missions acquiring high-quality, freely accessible data. These are complemented by a whole ecosystem of analytic tools and software. The ESA Earth Observation Program (EOP) supports EO downstream industry in developing novel applications, and numerous innovative results are generated every year in …
The Big Data from Space 2025 (BiDS’25) event is the next milestone in a series of conferences (dating back to 2016) that bring together the global community to explore the transformative potential of space-derived big data and emerging technologies. Building on the success of previous editions, BiDS’25 will continue to foster collaboration, innovation, and knowledge-sharing …
Landslides across the Alps have major socio-economic impacts and represent a significant risk for the population, properties and infrastructures as well as a serious hindrance in the development of mountainous regions. Landslides are diverse in form and mechanism, ranging from rockfalls and debris flows to deep-seated rock instabilities and shallow rotational soil slides. Those shallow …
One of the most limiting factors in applying AI to EO is the complex and labour-intensive process of gathering and labelling EO data. This process is time-consuming and expensive, often requiring domain experts or in-situ verification to ensure accurate annotations. The Earth Observation Training Data Lab (EOTDL), developed in the context of an EO …
The concept of “Information Factory” aims to tackle challenges related to the fragmentation of the EO service landscape and the lack of scaling mechanisms that allow the cost-effective and streamlined production and consumption of services integrating EO and non-EO data to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions. The Information Factory seeks to bring together different actors of the …
Telespazio UK has launched the second Invitation to Tender through the esa-star Best Practice for the selection of subcontractors for EarthCODE – Earth Science Collaborative Open Development Environment of European Space Agency – ESA. What is EarthCODE? EarthCODE is an ambitious project aimed at implementing the Open Science vision set forth in the 2024 ESA …
The ability to accurately characterize either fixed objects or moving targets is a critical need for security, defence and intelligence purposes. Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems are revolutionizing this domain, and advancements in Inverse SAR (ISAR) techniques offer unprecedented improvements in moving target identification and analysis. Current EO systems can provide very high-resolution (VHR) …
The ESA Green Transition Information Factories initiative enables the development of an ecosystem of EO-integrated solutions addressing key needs and challenges for the green transition and climate adaptation. It leverages Earth Observation data products, together with geospatial and interdisciplinary data, advanced analytics and cloud services to co-develop user-driven capabilities and services. Through the ongoing GTIF-AT and …
The European Space Agency has contributed also this year’s UNFCCC COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, held from November 11 to 22, 2024. As global leaders, scientists, and advocates gathered to negotiate and advance climate action, ESA underscored the importance of Earth observation (EO) data in understanding and addressing climate challenges. ESA’s delegation of Earth Observation, …
In mountainous regions such as the Alps, snow cover plays a crucial role in the hydrological cycle. Precipitation in these areas in winter, particularly above 1,000 metres altitude, remains stored as a snowpack until the spring melt season, when water is released back into rivers and reservoirs. This seasonal water reserve is critical for water …
