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Training session on Copernicus Data Access (Spanish)

ESA, the Water Observatory of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the National University of Itapúa, the Space Agency of Paraguay and the Joint Commission from Argentina and Paraguay for the Paraná River are organising a training session dedicated to the access of Copernicus Sentinels data. The session is intended for professionals, students, researchers…
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Let’s shape the future of EU satnav together!

The EU Agency for the Space Programme, EUSPA, has launched the 2021 Galileo and EGNOS User Satisfaction Surveys. Having your feedback is crucial to the evolution of the satnav components of the EU Space Programme. The Galileo and EGNOS User Satisfaction Surveys are addressing all users and market segments including: Aviation, Maritime, Rail, Road, Consumer…
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After the successful launch of 2 new Galileo satellites, the satellites operations are now ongoing

The Galileo satellites 27 and 28 were successfully launched on-board of a Soyuz carrier earlier on December 4 at 21:19, Kourou time – or on December 5 at 01:19 CET from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guyana.  Earlier today, the 46m tall Soyuz launcher VS-26, successfully lifted off from Kourou, French Guyana, for a nearly four-hour…
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It’s the final countdown for #myEUspace! Ready to submit?

We have many countdowns to look forward to this week, the first being the Galileo Launch 11 taking place 24 hours just before the #myEUSpace deadline! To help you put a final touch on your projects/ideas, here are the nuts and bolts of the “Space my Life” and “Dive in Quantum” challenges. The “Space my…
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Pecora 22 Calls for Special Session Abstracts

The 22nd William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium (Pecora 22) will be held October 23 – 28, 2022 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Visit the Pecora 22 website for more details.  Continuous monitoring of the Earth involves the integration and analysis of both historical and contemporary remotely sensed imagery.  It occurs across spatial and temporal scales, measurement…
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EUSPA makes first appearance at General Assembly of the Copernicus networks

The 5th General Assembly of the Copernicus Academy and Relays Networks, organized by the European Commission, was the opportunity to reflect on the 2021 Earth Observation milestones and build the future of the Copernicus networks together. The EU Agency for the Space Programme was present for the first time to present its new mission and…
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Landsat 9 Serves as Backbone of Efforts to Reduce Deforestation and Forest Degradation

International partners and collaborators were interviewed on site at the launch of Landsat 9 about their use of Landsat data and their role in the program for Episode 61 of the USGS EROS podcast “Eyes on Earth.” Andres Espejo is a Senior Forest Carbon Specialist working for the World Bank’s Climate Change Group. His position…
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From Neon to Nebulas: Sound, Space and Students Come Together in Rare Public Opening of NSC

24 NOVEMBER 2021 — An out of this world exhibition, complete with a digital space launch, is due to take place at the National Space Centre (NSC) from 3 through 5 December. The secure facility outside Midleton is normally closed to be public, but will be hosting the launch as part of an art exhibit addressing the challenging issue of space waste. A limited number of tours…
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Upcoming changes to Landsat 7 and 8 CPF RSS filenames

The table below displays the new filenames of the Landsat 8 and Landsat 7 CPF RSS feeds as of December 1. Users are encouraged to update any automatic access scripts and/or bookmarks to ensure continued notifications.    Current Filename New Filename as of Dec 1, 2021 Landsat 8 Collection 2Collection 1 https://landsat.usgs.gov/c2/cpf.rss https://landsat.usgs.gov/cpf.rss  https://landsat.usgs.gov/c2/L8CPFRSS.rss https://landsat.usgs.gov/c1/L8CPFRSS.rss  Landsat 7 Collection 2Collection 1…
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EUSPA launches Research and Innovation (R&I) consultation on downstream applications

The EU Agency for the Space Programme, EUSPA, is gathering input from industry and academia to define new funding priorities in view of Horizon Europe. Building on the EGNSS R&I momentum gained through Horizon 2020, and to include Copernicus and GOVSATCOM, EUSPA launched today a survey to collect feedback from the industry and academia, in…
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