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News 28 June 2024 Meteosat satellite to be launched with SpaceX During the Council meeting which took place on 26-27 June 2024 the EUMETSAT member states, in line with the organisation’s convention, reiterated their support to European industrial technologies a News 27 June 2024 Re-election of EUMETSAT Chair and Vice-Chair Council Chair and Vice-Chair re-elected for another two years. News 3 April 2024 Collaborating to enhance water management in Africa Earth observation data to assist in responses to risk and water management News 25 March 2024 EUMETSAT and China renew bonds EUMETSAT renews long-standing cooperation with China Meteorological Administration News 29 November 2023 EUMETSAT Council approves next phase involvement in Destination Earth EUMETSAT to bring data lake’s services to 24/7 operations News 22 November 2023 EUMETSAT featured on ITN and New Scientist Next-generation satellites will provide data which can help save lives and livelihoods. News 17 March 2023 EUMETSAT fellowship calls Second Call for Proposals for one regular EUMETSAT fellowship. News 23 February 2023 Announcement of opportunity Announcement of opportunity for the positions of the EUMETSAT Ombudsman and his/her alternate (23/282). News 3 May 2022 Three artists create contemporary art to be launched into space EUMETSAT, Arianespace and African Artists for Development got together to create the first African work of art to be launched into space. Features Jupyter Notebook competition A new competition to develop new Jupyter notebooks to help people work with Copernicus data starts today and runs until 4 September 2022. News 22 March 2022 Statement from EUMETSAT’s Director-General, Phil Evans EUMETSAT’s member states agree to restrict Russia and Belarus’s access to satellite data at a special council meeting on Tuesday 22 March, 2022. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Niklas and Gesa Inside EUMETSAT interviews Niklas Sinander and Gesa Büttner. News 8 December 2021 African work of art launched into space in late 2022 In a first, African work of art will be launched into space in late 2022. News 29 November 2021 Release of new data aids understanding of rising seas An international mission to understand a global threat. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Peter and Mari Inside EUMETSAT interviews Peter Albert and Mari Bravo Rodriguez. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Sean and Carmen Inside EUMETSAT interviews Sean Burns and Carmen Ricote Navarro. News 23 September 2021 The storm seeker Dr. Felix Erdmann explains how EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation Lightning Imager will drive advances in weather prediction and lightning science. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Margarita and Tim Inside EUMETSAT interviews Margarita Vazquez and Tim Hewison. Features Forecasting extreme weather now and in the future As Romania prepares to host the 2021 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, we catch up with the team at the National Meteorological Administration (NMA). Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Ruth and Valentin Inside EUMETSAT interviews Ruth Weitzel and Valentin Costache. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Elayne and Giuseppe Inside EUMETSAT interviews Elayne Chapman and Giuseppe Longhitano Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Jyoti and Carmelo Inside EUMETSAT interviews Jyoti Dagar and Carmelo Aveni Cirino Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Mike and Julia Inside EUMETSAT interviews Mike Williams and Julia Hunter-Anderson News 10 June 2021 Europe – Africa Space Earth Observation High-Level Forum, 10 – 11 June 2021 EUMETSAT is contributing to the Europe – Africa Space Earth Observation High-Level Forum in Lisbon and online, on 10 – 11 June 2021. News 31 May 2021 Webinar African climate monitoring from space 7 – 8 June 2021 EUMETSAT is holding a webinar on African climate monitoring from space on 7 – 8 June 2021. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Livio and Natasa Inside EUMETSAT interviews Livio Mastroddi and Natasa Strelec Mahovic. News 20 April 2021 Biennial Information Day for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia NMHS: 21-22 April 2021 The EUMETSAT Information day for Eastern Europe, Caucasian and Central Asia NMHS. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Ruth and Hannes Inside EUMETSAT interviews Ruth Britton and Hannes Langeder. News 13 April 2021 EUMETSAT Information Day for the Western Balkan NMHS EUMETSAT will hold its biennial Information Day for the Western Balkan NMHS on 13-14 April 2021. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Stefania and Paolo Inside EUMETSAT interviews Stefania Tarquini and Paolo Ruti. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Gareth and Andrea Inside EUMETSAT interviews Gareth Williams and Andrea Di Giovanni. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Yves and Anke Inside EUMETSAT interviews Yves Buhler and Anke Mayer Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Phil and Sonia Inside EUMETSAT interviews Phil Evans and Sonia Misuri. Features Inside EUMETSAT: meet Julia and Dominika Inside EUMETSAT interviews Julia Figa Saldana and Dominika Czyżewska. News 15 January 2021 Phil Evans at the 13th European Space Conference Major players from the European space industry gathered to debate and discuss. News 8 December 2020 Second WEkEO online webinar coming soon Discover what makes WEkEO unique in a series of webinars. News 20 November 2020 How the EUMETSAT team have been getting ready for launch and operations Gareth Williams, Sentinel-6 System & Operations Preparation Manager discusses pre-launch activities. News 18 November 2020 Satellite launch holds extra meaning for outgoing EUMETSAT DG Satellite launch holds special poignancy for EUMETSAT DG. Features Branching out into the world of strategy and international relations at EUMETSAT Rachel, an astrophysics student currently in her third year of university, interned with us over the last few months. News 21 October 2020 Call for abstracts Second Operational Satellite Oceanography Symposium, 25-27 May 2021 News 9 October 2020 EUMETSAT’s future focus – a new era approaches In a time of changing weather patterns and a changing climate, the need for more and accurate information about planet Earth is acute. News 25 September 2020 Webinar on Earth observation in Africa. Webinar on Earth observation in Africa. Features Exploring data services at EUMETSAT We talked (part remotely/part at HQ) with Joana Miguens about her interesting role, continuing our Inside EUMETSAT series. News 6 August 2020 Passing of an Earth science champion Dr Michael Freilich, the former Director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, passed away on 5 August. News 3 July 2020 Join the first WEkEO online training workshop and discover more about the platform The WEkEO V1 cloud platform provides a gateway to a huge portfolio of Copernicus service and Sentinel satellite data. News 24 June 2020 Online WEkEO demo on 2 July Find out how to access freely available Copernicus environmental data by joining an online demo for the WEkEO platform. News 17 June 2020 WEKEO V1: Connect directly to Copernicus data We are pleased to announce that the WEkEO VI version is now available and offers a range of improvements and new functionalities. Features Insight into Jasmin Vural’s life as a fellow Delving further into our continuing series on fellowships, we talked to Jasmin Vural, who is almost done with hers. News 3 June 2020 16th International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space Jointly organised by EUMETSAT, ESA, the ECMWF, and the European Commission’s Copernicus Programme, the first, virtual IWGGMS is taking place as planned on 02 - 05 June. News 12 May 2020 EUMETSAT redistributes novel real-time wind data Today, EUMETSAT started to make novel observations about the vertical distribution of wind available to national meteorological services for use in weather forecasting. Features Interning at EUMETSAT A new episode of our Inside EUMETSAT series – get to know us a little better by finding out what everybody does here. Features Mission control engineering at EUMETSAT Elena sat down with us to explain her responsibilities as a Mission Control Engineer for our “Inside EUMETSAT” series. News 27 April 2020 Be a part of the EGU2020 With the official cancellation of the annual European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly originally scheduled to take place on 04-08 May in Vienna News 7 April 2020 Solidarity and skill triumph over devastation of earthquake, pandemic Accurate weather forecasts are critically important for community safety, particularly during times of crisis. News 3 February 2020 The story behind the decision to rename a satellite Naming a satellite after a person – other than historical or mythical figures – is a very rare occurrence. News 11 December 2019 2018 Annual report EUMETSAT’s 2018 Annual Report is now available to view and download. News 24 September 2019 Copernicus Sentinel-6 The ramifications of the effects of climate change on the Earth’s oceans are clearer this week with the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report. News 17 September 2019 Joint CALMet XIII and EUMETCAL Conference 2019 hosted by EUMETSAT EUMETSAT will be host to over 100 visitors this week as it open its doors to educators, trainers and managers from universities, research institutions and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services at its Darmstadt headquarters. Load More
