Supporting Agriculture monitoring at national scale

Developing, analysing and validating novel methodologies for land cover & vegetation mapping

Analyzing Mode Waters Salinity in synergy with temperature and sea level

The Satellite Mode Waters Salinity, in synergy with Temperature and Sea Level project investigated the Mode Waters characteristics in surface salinity (SSS), temperature (SST) and sea level (SL), which are all Essential Climate Variables (ECV) emphasized by three European Climate Change Initiatives (CCIs). It focused on characterizing the mean MWs pathways, properties and associated variations.

Monitoring  vegetation dynamics depending on water availability

Upgrade of Sentinel Hub Services for advanced geoinformation

Sentinel satellites supporting the Common Agricultural Policy

The Sen4CAP project aims at providing to the European and national stakeholders of the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) validated algorithms, products and best practices for agriculture monitoring relevant for the management of the CAP. Special attention shall be given to provide evidence how Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 derived information can support the modernization and simplification of the CAP in the post 2020 timeframe.

Easy access to reliable estimations of Evapotranspiration

Satellite Oceanographic Datasets for Acidification

By 2050, 86 percent of the world’s oceans are predicted to become more acidic, posing a threat to the marine ecosystem. The ESA-supported OceanSODA project uses satellite EO to monitor marine carbonate chemistry, enabling downstream impact assessment and supporting marine conservation.

Source: US Global Change Research Program

Monitoring algae in the Carribean

As sargassum decomposes on beaches, it releases disagreeable odours. Removal is time-consuming and expensive as mats can be several meters thick. Tourists are bothered by sargassum, and incoming rafts smother sea grasses and coral reefs, while fishermen struggle to get their boats in the water. Rafts also have an impact on baby and nesting fish and turtle populations.

SAR for large scale urbanisation mapping