Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation

The European Union (EU) has taken significant steps to address the issue of deforestation and forest degradation, with the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the proposed Forest Monitoring Framework being...

On the Italian island of Sardinia authorities are pinning their hopes on an array of ultra-early wildfire detection sensors to reduce the reaction time of fire services.

The largest antenna ever tested in ESA’s Hertz radio frequency test chamber is this 5-m diameter transponder antenna, which will operate down on the ground to help...

The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service is an important component to contribute to the restoration goals of the European Green Deal and to the EU digital strategy.

The new evidence is derived from advanced statistical analysis of satellite data of changes in vegetation biomass and productivity.

Using a combination of data from different satellites, scientists are predicting the amount of above-ground biomass stored in the world’s forests

As part of the fourth edition of Φ-week taking place this week, a group of European scientists have put forward their ideas on the practical implementation of Digital Twins and the potential...

This document reflects the view of the biomass focus area within the CEOS WGCV Land Product Validation sub-group. This focus area provides the community involved in the production and validation...

This article examines the potential of Sentinel-1 to map the biodiversity of various vegetation taxa across different temperate forest regions in central Europe.