Embark on a journey of innovation as the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Geneva Digital Health Hub join forces to announce an open call for hackathon challenges. This opportunity invites individuals from all backgrounds, with a special focus on health sector and Earth Observation (EO) applications experts, to contribute their ideas and expertise. Get …
The EO AFRICA Research Facility has launched a revised version of the questionnaire about Africa Research gaps originally administered in 2021. The questionnaire aims to collect information from Africa-oriented EO specialists about the continent’s research challenges and gaps. Contribution of Africa-based researchers is highly welcome: please fill out the anonymous questionnaire (takes about 10-12 minutes) …
ESA’s SMOS mission data is at the forefront of space weather applications, impacting air navigation, solar flare characterization, space weather modeling, and ionospheric electron content mapping. The mission, characterised by its Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS) instrument, provides valuable L-band measurements in this context, as demonstrated in the ESA SMOS-Flares project. Practical demonstrations …
InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) is a satellite-based remote sensing technology using radar waves to measure and monitor ground movement, which can provide valuable insights into the stability and safety of infrastructure. This is also particularly useful for detecting subtle changes in the ground, such as subsidence or other deformations and displacements, which can indicate …
There is an increasing threat from water-related issues impacting the human population through global warming, shifts in precipitation patterns and extreme weather conditions, all leading to water stress, including natural disasters such as floods or droughts, with a risk of severe damage to the environment, property and human life. A less studied aspect of such …
An improved version of the SICE algorithm retrieving snow and ice properties is described in a recently published paper. It includes the introduction of a new atmospheric correction, retrieval of snow impurity load and properties, retrievals for partially snow-covered ground and also accounting for various thresholds to be used to assess the retrieval quality. The …
In the framework of the EO AFRICA initiative, from January 29 – February 23, 2024 an online course is being organised by the EO AFRICA R&D Facility. The course will review a variety of different publicly and freely available data sets and tools for surface water detection and modelling using a full 2D version of …
The pressure on water resources is steadily increasing due to population growth and increasing wealth for part of the population. Climate change adds to this pressure, e.g. through more frequent and intense heat waves and droughts, and also disturbs the water cycle through more frequent floods. In order to tackle such challenges we need to …
Understanding the processes driving ice-ocean interactions and their timescale is pivotal in getting a full picture of the Antarctic sensitivity to future climate variability. A recently published study measured 2018-2019 increased speed and discharge of ice and calving front retreat for the Cadman Glacier, and highlighted correlation to a positive temperature anomaly in the upper …
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites bids for participation in its Open Science Persistent Demonstrator (OSPD) initiative, a long-term strategic ESA-NASA inter-agency initiative aiming to revolutionize collaborative open science. The initiative spans three phases, with the first phase set to launch in early 2024. Collaborative open science plays a pivotal role in addressing complex challenges …
