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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.
New version of the Product Navigator released
Thursday, 28 June 2018
A new, improved version of our product catalogue, the Product Navigator, is now available.
New reprocessed Sentinel-3A SRAL dataset available - UPDATED
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
The reprocessing of all Sentinel-3A SRAL data to the latest standards allows the end-users to have a consistent dataset since the beginning of mission to the present date. This was needed since a major product evolution happened in late 2017.
Introducing WEkEO, the gateway to Copernicus data
Thursday, 21 June 2018
The latest information about the health of our planet – and the tools and support for effectively using it – is now just a click away.