Whats New

30m SRTM data released globally.
March 8, 2015

The data will be accessible on EarthExplorer by the US Geological Service (USGS).The release dates for different regions are:

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Sentinel-2 ready to go!
March 6, 2015

The lead spacecraft in Europe's new multi-billion-euro Earth observation (EO) programme is built and ready to go into orbit.

GLP e-News No. 70
March 2, 2015
New radar remote sensing techniques to monitor mangrove health.
February 10, 2015

Mangroves are important coastal ecosystems that provide valuable ecosystem services like natural protection against storm surges, hurricanes and tsunamis and contribute to...

Presenting the Theia Scientific Expertise Centres (centres d’expertise scientifique - CES)
January 28, 2015

The first seminar of the Theia Scientific Expertise Centres (centres d’expertise scientifique - CES) took place at CESBIO in Toulouse, France on 16 and 17 September 2014....

Night Watch: Washington from Space
January 23, 2015

We learn what high-resolution satellite images of our metro region at night are telling us about energy use, behavior patterns, and our changing urban landscape.