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Upgrade of near-real time OSI SAF and EARS-ASCAT wind products
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
The near-real time OSI SAF and EARS-ASCAT wind products will be upgraded on 25 September.
EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference to focus on Baltic and Nordic challenges
Darmstadt, Germany
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
The requirements and challenges for satellite weather and climate monitoring in high latitudes will feature at the EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference in Tallinn next week.
Metop Topside Total Electron Content now available
Thursday, 06 September 2018
Topside Total Electron Content is now available from GNSS observations collected onboard Metop-A and Metop-B.
Himawari-8 10-minute data to be available soon
Thursday, 06 September 2018
Himawari-8 10-minute data will be available on EUMETCast Europe from 12 September.
Website feedback
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
EUMETSAT is working to improve our website and online services to determine how we can better meet the needs of visitors and users, such as yourselves.
Improved SMOS level 2 near-real time soil moisture products
Thursday, 09 August 2018
ESA released improved SMOS level 2 near-real time soil moisture neural network products on 8 August
Enhanced Burnt Area product from the Copernicus Global Land Service
Thursday, 09 August 2018
The new 300m Burnt Area (BA) product will replace the current 1km BA product from 4 September
Extension of the Meteosat Rapid Scan Service (RSS) processing area
Thursday, 09 August 2018
The RSS processing area will be extended on 29 August 2018
New Processing Baseline for Sentinel-3 SLSTR data
Friday, 03 August 2018
New Processing Baseline (PB) for SLSTR data released on 2 August.
Reorganisation of EUMETCast Satellite data flows
Thursday, 02 August 2018
EUMETCast Satellite data flows on Transponder 1 (TP1) and Transponder 2 (TP2) are being reorganised.
Upgrade to OSI SAF Global Sea Ice Emissivity product
Thursday, 26 July 2018
An upgraded version of the Global Sea Ice Emissivity product will be released on 9 August.
User Notification Service updates
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
On 25 July the User Notification Service will be moved to a different platform, with a new web address.
EUMETSAT approves funding for storage of recurrent MTG satellites, new cooperation agreements with ESA and China and elects new Chairman
Friday, 06 July 2018
Meeting in Oslo, Norway, this week, the EUMETSAT Council approved funding for industrial activities required by EUMETSAT for the long term storage of the four Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) recurrent satellites after their acceptance at the Pre-Storage Reviews, their de-storage, the preparation and execution of their launch campaigns and support to in orbit commissioning.
Preparing for launch! Metop-C arrives in Kourou
Wednesday, 04 July 2018
Metop-C, the third and final satellite in a series that has made an unparalleled impact on weather forecast accuracy, has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, to be prepared for launch.
Space agencies cooperate to meet global meteorological Earth observation needs
Wednesday, 04 July 2018
The Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites has agreed a framework for assessing its contributions of satellite observations to the WMO’s plans for a global integrated system of Earth observation.
New EUMETView enhancements
Thursday, 28 June 2018
EUMETView has been enhanced with new visualisations and an increased time archive.