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Badain Jaran Desert is located in northern China, close to the Mongolian border. It is a sandy desert with occasional snow and extremely high dunes, but its most important peculiarity is the presence…

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Technical Training in interferometry for Vietnamese young researchers

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Technical Training in interferometry for Vietnamese young researchers

CNES and ENSG (Ecole Nationale des Sciences Géographiques) recently provided technical training in interferometry for Vietnamese young researchers.

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Faro and Ria Formosa Lagoon

Ria Formosa Lagoon is located on the Atlantic coast in southern Portugal. It is a system of tidal inlets and islands separated from the sea by barrier islands with long sandy beaches. The lagoon is…

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Early heatwave in the Aegean Sea region

The first heatwave of the summer season came unusually early for the Aegean Sea region during the weekend 15-16 June. At night, temperatures were typically above +30°C, and reached well above +40 °C…

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Current Challenges on Public Health and Possible Solutions Supported by Earth Observation and Data Analytics

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Grand Canyon from (very high) above

Grand Canyon looks amazing from all perspectives. The geological kaleidoscope forming the colourful walls of the canyon is also visible on this satellite image, with the slope shadows also…

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Observer: First General Assembly of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service - Six Takeaways Unveiled

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Observer: First General Assembly of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service - Six Takeaways Unveiled

The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) had an exciting start to the month, celebrating its first General Assembly from June 3-5 in Antwerp, Belgium. This hybrid event brought together over 300…

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Niagara Falls between Canada and the USA

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Niagara Falls between Canada and the USA

Niagara Falls are a system of waterfalls on the Niagara River between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. From west to east, the individual waterfalls are named Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and…

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Is that Mars or?

This true colour Sentinel-2 image of Uluru / Ayers Rock was collected on 11 June 2024, during the local cold season. The relatively low-lying sun creates shadows in the gorges around the perimeter of…

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Horns Rev wind park

Offshore wind parks create renewable energy while having a lower visual footprint on the landscape. Horns Rev wind park in the North Sea off the Danish coast has a combined capacity of more than 700…

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Desertification in Chile

Illapel, a town of about 30 000 inhabitants in the Coquimbo regio central Chile, is facing problems of water supply. Located in an area heavily affected by desertification, the town receives its…

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Wildfire scar in southern France

Summertime is on at the Cote d'Azur, but warming temperatures and clear skies can also have dangerous consequences. Due to the wet spring and dry summer, the dry biomass of undergrowth is unusually…

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FPCUP WG Africa | Webinar #3 - Training for trainer - English Language

Presentations and Video links of the 3rd Webinar on the FPCUP WG Africa Training of Trainers Programme.

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Space traffic management

6th EISF meeting: EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on STM discusses upcoming tendering opportunities and SST services

On 13 June 2024, DG DEFIS hosted the 6th meeting of the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management (EISF).

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FPCUP WG Africa | Webinar #3 - English Language

Presentations and Video links of the 3rd Webinar on the FPCUP WG Africa Training of Trainers Programme.

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Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Cloud forests are highly diverse ecosystems where the conditions are humid, but instead of regular precipitation water is available as the condensation of fog or low-altitude clouds. Monteverde Cloud…

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Observer: Charting the future of EO – The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda’s (SRIA) role in advancing Copernicus

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Observer: Charting the future of EO – The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda’s (SRIA) role in advancing Copernicus

Prepared jointly by Directorate Generals for Defence Industry and Space, Research and Innovation, and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Strategic Research and Innovation…

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A crystal clear view of Øresund Bridge

The Øresund bridge is one of the longest bridges in the world, spanning the Øresund straight between Denmark and Sweden. The bridge connects to a tunnel which the road and railway enters on a small…

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Cape Horn captured by Sentinel-3

Most of us live on land, and it is easy to forget that more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by the Ocean. But at Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago…

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Flair2 Challenge

Challenge to enhance the Earth Observation community's ability to map and monitor the impact of human activities on the biosphere.