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Artist's concept of MetOp-A. Credit: ESA, EUMETSAT

15 million pound investment seals UK/France space collaboration
The UK Space Agency and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) have today (31 January 2014) agreed a deal to work even closer together on space activities. The agreement includes 15 million pounds of UK investment in key instruments for the next generation of European weather satellites and will enable UK scientists to conduct the most comprehensive global survey of Earth's surface water.
Source: Space News  
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Image of the week  
Zambezi River. Credit: ESA

Zambezi River, Zambia
This image from Envisat's radar shows the Zambezi River's floodplain in western Zambia. This image is a compilation of three acquisitions from Envisat's radar. Each acquisition is assigned a colour, and when combined show changes between the acquisitions.
Source: European Space Agency  
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Split Remote Sensing Summer School

22 - 23 May 2014
Split, Croatia

The objective of SplitRS 2014 is to promote the state-of-the-art Remote Sensing Technology among young professionals and strengthen young people's professional networking. This intensive and advanced, 2-day learning event, presents best insights into most recent techniques learned from top international professors and researchers. Participants will learn about different remote sensing applications using both passive and active sensors. Learning about information extraction techniques will be an integral part of the school program in 2014.

 
  EO Missions Database   
 
Visit the eoPortal database to find out about spaceborne EO missions and sensors to discover more about past, operational and future missions. This is complemented with a list of airborne sensors.

This database is based on the book of Herbert J. Kramer Observation of the Earth and its Environments and describes over 200 missions in detail. Select a mission and press the Presentation tab to discover a wealth of information.
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