Vegetation types, extreme events and the carbon cycle
How is Gross Primary Production (GPP) affected by extreme climate events? Find it out in this video, and read more in the story and paper.
Category: Tools and Platforms
A dedicated service for Ground Control Points and orthorectification
Precise geocoding/orthorectification/co-registration of EO images are pre-requisites for most further data use and applications. These operations require precise, high-quality Ground Control Points (GCPs). The Sentinel for 3D Ground Control Point (Sen3GCP) project, funded via the EO science for society Permanently Open Call mechanism, has been developing a GCPs hub, a dedicated service with several functionalities. …
Interoperability: sharing your application where the data sit
Availability of vast volumes of space-based EO data on cloud environments is a growing trend that enables the science and value-adding communities to perform processing conveniently and at large scale without going through the cumbersome burden of data downloading. Many cloud platforms provide immediate access to data preparation processors as well. The advanced processing environments, …
openEO platform: a truly federated and open environment for the EO community
Cloud-based digital platforms are increasingly becoming central for users to exploit the enormous amounts of Earth Observation (EO) data freely available today. A new initiative is now entering the EO platform landscape: the ESA funded openEO platform which was just released as the initial service offering to the public during the 2021 Phi Week. Earth …
Polar TEP evolution benefits from Euro Data Cube
In September 2021, Sinergise and Polar View started a collaboration to expand the capabilities of the Polar Thematic Exploitation Platform (Polar TEP). ESA has sponsored a series of seven TEPs on different subjects to provide insight into how our oceans, atmosphere, land and ice operate and interact as part of an interconnected earth system by …
Euro Data Cube has changed the way people process Earth observation data
In April 2019 ESA awarded the Euro Data Cube (EDC) contract to a consortium of partners led by Sinergise. Rather than funding the development of a completely new service, the project was based on the integration of existing operational capabilities run by the project team, up to the creation of an EO Information Factory. Such …
About cultural and natural heritage and EO: let us hear your voice at LPS22
The pandemic stroke particularly hard on cultural heritage, with the collapse in tourism revenues, increased vulnerability of sites to looting, suspension of rehabilitation, conservation and archaeological exploration works. Geo-hazards, extreme events and expected climate change consequences are pending threats to be taken into account. This led organisations to rethinking their models for protecting heritage sites …
Replay Φ-week 2021
ESA’s Φ-week fourth edition took place last 11-15 October, focusing on the New Space economy and its associated innovations. Recordings of the sessions from this hybrid formula event (virtual for the public and in person for invited speakers) are now publicly available. Find here below direct links to recordings of a selection of EO science …
Enabling EO Platforms session @phi-week
Cloud-based EO platforms are an integral element for facilitating the paradigm change in Earth Observation (“bringing the algorithm to the data” et al.). Digital EO platforms are “Enablers” as they can boost the productivity of scientific/commercial users by simplifying the commonly encountered complex EO workflows. Key enabling elements include for example powerful and intuitive analytical operators, …
OGC meeting and Singapore Geospatial Festival in conversation with ESA
ESA and the Open Geospatial Consortium have a long lasting collaboration and a common interest in innovation, data integration and developing standards. During last week’s 120th OGC meeting, co-located with Singapore Geospatial Festival 2021, OGC CEO Nadine Alameh and ESA’s Head of Strategy, Programme & Coordination Office Simonetta Cheli held a fireside chat to informally …