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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.
NOAA-20 global data on EUMETCast soon
Thursday, 21 June 2018
CrIS and ATMS global data from NOAA-20 will be available on EUMETCast from 28 June.
How to transform litter into a camera
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
Concern for the local environment combined with an interest in space and a dash of creativity could bring some great rewards for 11 to 18-year-olds through a new competition launched by EUMETSAT.
Prolific Sea-Observing Satellite Turns 10
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
An international oceanography satellite that is tracking the ongoing rise in global sea level marks its 10th year in orbit today.
Copernicus Sentinel-3B first infrared image makes international debut
Wednesday, 06 June 2018
Almost 90 sea surface temperature experts from around the world today (6 June) have their first look at the infrared images just received from ocean-monitoring Copernicus satellite Sentinel-3B.
Change to DCP messages from the Public DCP Service
Friday, 01 June 2018
The DCP Service header coding will be updated on 3 September 2018
Release of new CM SAF ICDRs of Fractional Cloud Cover and Surface Incoming Shortwave Radiation via EUMETCast
Thursday, 24 May 2018
CM SAF has discontinued the processing of the SEVIRI-based Environmental Data Record (EDR) of Fractional Cloud Cover (CFC) and Surface Incoming Shortwave Radiation (SIS), with the switch from Meteosat-10 to Meteosat-11 in early March 2018.
Copernicus Sentinel-3B’s altimeter has Earth’s oceans’ measure
Friday, 11 May 2018
Just two weeks after the launch of the environment-monitoring satellite Sentinel-3B, the third of its payload of instruments – its radar altimeter - has begun sending high-precision measurements back to Earth.
Taking planet Earth’s temperature
Thursday, 10 May 2018
The most recent addition to Europe’s fleet of Copernicus ocean-monitoring satellites has begun sending images back to Earth and the results have experts excited.
Copernicus Sentinel-3B starts delivering on its promise
Wednesday, 09 May 2018
The first images of Earth from the ocean-monitoring satellite Sentinel-3B, launched on 25 April, have been released today and are repaying the faith invested in its crucial mission.
Sentinel-3 helps understanding the carbon cycle in the ocean – Interview with Shubha Sathyendranath
Thursday, 26 April 2018
Sentinel-3A, has been delivering outstanding observations for almost two years and very soon, on 25 April, the B- unit is scheduled for launch, ensuring the full deployment of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission.
The launch of Sentinel-3B opens a new era for operational oceanography
Darmstadt, Germany
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
The successful launch this evening of the Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite from Plesetsk, Russia, will establish the European backbone of a space-based, global ocean monitoring system at the service of operational oceanography.