CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellites)

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's OPERA Sentinel-1 radiometric terrain corrected (RTC) product was recently certified as CEOS-ARD compliant. The article below details the benefits of these standards, and how they are helping to lower the barriers to analysing SAR data. https://lnkd.in/gxvGG43R "Another key point is the certified SAR-RTC products allow researchers to treat the radar data like optical imagery, which means they can seamlessly analyze optical imagery from platforms such as Landsat and Sentinel-2 with data from SAR instruments," - Gerald Bawden

Centre National d'Études Spatiales & INRAE leads the CEOS Ecosystem Extent demonstrator project in Costa Rica, focused on mapping the tropical forests with space-based EO data. Read more about their work here: https://lnkd.in/gsrQQPsZ

If you're at European Space Agency - ESA's #VHRODA2024 this week - make sure to stop by the CEOS booth! Hear messages from CEOS Principals to celebrate our 40th anniversary, and read about the new Surface Reflectance Quality and Consistency project

CEOS has recently certified a number of datasets as CEOS-ARD compliant! This includes: CATALYST's SPOT 5 HRG 2.5m Surface Reflectance product CATALYST'sSentinel-1 RTC SAR-NRB product NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Opera RTC Sentinel-1 SAR-NRB product Find more info & datasets at  https://lnkd.in/gn83DR5i

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the Pre-Flight Calibration workshop - hosted by European Space Agency - ESA #ESTEC. The workshop was a great success, thank you to all who contributed to make it so!

Version 5.0 of the CEOS/CGMS #EssentialClimateVariable Inventory was recently released! Now with almost 1300 registered datasets, the inventory is an open resource to explore existing and planned climate data records provided by activities of space agencies. Explore the ECV Inventory: https://lnkd.in/g3_jmchG The team is also working on a new system to provide up to date information on available data records in a timely manner with an improved user experience. Look out over 2025 as the changes are trialled and implemented online.  #GCOS EUMETSAT

We are at #COP29 where we delivered a statement on behalf of CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellites) and the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites on the role Earth Observation plays in helping us understand our planet. 🛰️🌍 Read our statement here 👉 https://lnkd.in/geKd7Mmx Hear from our Head of Earth Observation and Climate, Beth Greenaway. 👇

#CEOS40thAnniversary: Hear from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts about how they have benefited from being part of CEOS Look out for more messages from our members as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of CEOS! 🎉 Copernicus ECMWF

#CEOS40thAnniversary: Hear from Geoscience Australia about the societal impact of CEOS Look out for more messages from our members as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of CEOS! 🎉

Last week, participants of the 38th CEOS Plenary reaffirmed their commitment to CEOS' strategic priorities and overall mission, to mark the 40th Anniversary of CEOS. Read the full Montreal Statement here: https://lnkd.in/gxbdmJA6 Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne