Launch of the Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation

Actionable information from Earth observation (EO) data has become increasingly valuable to public and private efforts that improve our planet and people. The Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation will serve as a focal point to translate this data into evidence for EU policymaking decisions and implementation.

Livestream of the event: 

https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/launch-of-the-commission-knowledge-centre-on-earth-observation

From 29 June to 1 July 2021, ECMWF will host a 3-day virtual workshop on Global hydrological modelling and forecasting.

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Volcanic eruptions, as one of Earth’s most dramatic and violent agents of change, can drastically alter land and water for kilometres around a volcano. 99 % of the gas molecules emitted in a volcanic eruption are water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2). The remaining 1 % comprises small amounts of hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, and other minor gas species (USGS).

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data has become increasingly available, but many potential users are deterred by the pre-processing required to generate an analysis-ready dataset. SAR amplitude datasets often require Radiometric Terrain Correction (RTC) to adjust for the distortions inherent to SAR data.

The role of the Earth Observation industry in emergency situations and crisis response has significantly grown in recent years. Climate change brought forest fires, floods and other emergency states that have put Earth Observation and its data to the forefront. Data provided by the Earth Observation industry provides insights that allow emergency services to put their action plan in place appropriately and act timely.

Space Data Gateway is an Intelligent NanoSat Communication service in Low Earth orbit, envisioned with the capacity of transmitting on-demand space data at a fraction of the cost. It is financed by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Fast Track to Innovation programme. The webinar will introduce participants to the project and allow them to discover the fast track for on-demand, cloud-based space data provided to the private space sector, academia, and science community.

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NASA’s Earthdata Search is a data discovery and data access system that enables data discovery for more than 27,000 Earth Observation data products from NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS), as well as U.S and international partner agencies across the Earth science disciplines. Through Earthdata Search, users can search and filter data results using a free-text search, science keywords, platforms, and instruments.

Monitoring deformation in active volcanic areas has always been of great interest, but remote sensing data has significantly increased the capability of acquiring more measurements at larger spatial scale and at relatively low cost.

The Atlas of the Human Planet 2020 – Open Geoinformation for Research, Policy and Action will be launched on Thursday January 21, 15:00 (UTC+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris online. 

The Atlas of the Human Planet 2020 is a deliverable of the GEO Human Planet Initiative and the JRC. It collects contributions from more than 100 users of the Global Human Settlement Layer data sets among decision makers, researchers and practitioners.