European Space Agency Archives

Geospatial Data Available: Global Sea-surface Salinity

November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 by Caitlin Dempsey

Data from three satellite missions has been merged to produce a global time-series showing sea-surface salinity measurements between 2010 and 2018.

Geo Announcements: QGIS 3.6 Released, New Map Projections Added to ArcGIS and ArcGIS Pro

March 30, 2019 by Caitlin Dempsey

In the latest geo announcements, QGIS 3.6 has been released, the European Space Agency announces a new school award, ArcGIS and ArcGIS Pro add two new map projections.

Monitoring Air Pollution with Sentinel-5P

November 7, 2017 by Mark Altaweel

Sentinel-5p will be one of the first satellites that provides high resolution pollution monitoring and will provide a large data capture that enables daily and even hourly monitoring.

This global land-cover map was created using data from the Envisat mission for the 2010 epoch (2008–12). This is the most recent data product from the Climate Change Initiative (CCI) Land Cover team led by the Université catholique de Louvain, showing 22 different types of global land cover classes, plus 14 regional land cover classes. Source: ESA/CCI Land Cover/Université catholique de Louvain.

Land Cover GIS Data from the European Space Agency

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014 by Caitlin Dempsey

The European Space Agency has released land cover maps covering the 2000, 2005, and 2010 epochs. Developed by ESA’s Climate Change Initiative (CCI) Land Cover team, the … Read more

A radar satellite image showing Floating ice (light blue) and grounded ice (dark blue) in lakes of Alaska’s North Slope near Barrow.

Satellites Show the Thinning of Alaskan Ice

February 19, 2014 by Rebecca Maxwell

In general, climate change is a term that refers to the significant transformations in global weather patterns over an extended period of time. It is … Read more

Managing Africa’s Water from Space

September 23, 2015November 7, 2013 by Rebecca Maxwell

Water is a vital component for human life, and one of the major problems facing the continent of Africa is the development of water resources. … Read more

Artistic view of the Proba-V satellite. Source: ESA.

Tracking Global Vegetation with Micro-Satellite Proba-V

May 7, 2014January 14, 2013 by Rebecca Maxwell

The ESA, also known as the European Space Agency, has managed to do a lot of amazing feats in the field of space technology. They … Read more

Armchair Geography

November 5, 2014June 1, 2012 by Caitlin Dempsey

Geospatial technology has allowed users the ability to travel the world without ever leaving home. Users can explore the world, inside and out. Last October, … Read more

Envisat Satellite Malfunctioning

September 29, 2014April 12, 2012 by Caitlin Dempsey

Envisat, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) earth observation satellite, has stopped functioning properly. Communication with the satellite was lost on April 8th when data was … Read more

Ice Mapping App

September 23, 2015January 4, 2012 by Caitlin Dempsey

The European Space Agency has released a new iOS app for accessing ice data from the ESA’s CryoSat mission. Cryosat-2 was launched in April of … Read more

CryoSat-2

July 11, 2013October 17, 2011 by Caitlin Dempsey

CryoSat-2 is the satellite launched by the European Space Agency on April 8, 2010 to collect data in order to understand the relationship between the … Read more

Urban Heat Island Analysis

July 5, 2021September 29, 2011 by Caitlin Dempsey

Remote sensing methods are being used to monitor thermal radiation in European cities. Hardscape surfaces such as roof tops and concrete pavement absorb solar radiation … Read more