The 4th Open Science Meeting of the Global Land Programme (GLP 4th OSM 2019) will be held between 24 and 26 April 2019 in Bern, Switzerland. It will focus on topics and themes that aim to advance our understanding of
RUS Webinar – Rice mapping with Sentinel-1 using SNAP GPT – 18 April 2019
Rice is the most important crop for human consumption and is eaten by more than half of the world`s population every day. Ensuring there is enough affordable rice for everyone is critical for global food security, meaning that extreme weather
RUS Training Session – Dublin – 28 & 29 March 2019
A new hands-on training session focusing on Sentinel data processing and applications is organised in Dublin, Ireland, on 28 and 29 March 2019. During this two-day course, participants will be shown the capabilities offered by the RUS environment, and in
RUS Webinar – Earthquake deformation with Sentinel-1 – 19 March 2019
Earthquakes occur very often worldwide, especially in volcanic regions like Hawaii. They can be caused by tectonic faults, by the movement of magma in volcanoes (volcano tectonic earthquakes) and be related to dike intrusion. On 4 May 2018, an earthquake triggered
RUS Training Session – Ispra – 21 & 22 Feb. 2019
A closed training session is organised as part of the Joint Research Center (JRC) activities, where participants will become familiar with cloud computing and gain hands-on experience on the use of RUS Copernicus Virtual Machines for Earth Observation projects, exploiting
RUS Webinar – Urban Heat Island detection with Sentinel-3 – 14 Feb. 2019
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon is one example of the effect of urban areas in the local climate. This effect mainly consists of the heating of urban zones in comparison to their non-urbanized surroundings. The atmospheric air temperature of
RUS Webinar – Deforestation with Sentinel-2 – 29 Jan. 2019
Forests cover almost a third of world’s land surface, representing one of the most important ecosystems in our planet and a fundamental element to fight climate change. Moreover, forests create natural habitat to a large variegate of flora and fauna
RUS Training Session – Copenhagen – 13 & 14 Dec. 2018
A 2 full day training session is organised by RUS and the Technical University of Denmark/DTU Space in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 13 and 14 December 2018. The main goal of this session is to create theoretical and practical competences on SAR data
RUS Webinar – Deforestation with Sentinel-1 – 6 Dec. 2018
Forests cover almost a third of world’s land surface, representing one of the most important ecosystems in our planet and a fundamental element to fight climate change. Moreover, forests create natural habitat to a large variegate of flora and fauna
RUS Webinar – Glacier velocity – 8 Nov. 2018
Greenland ice sheet is the second largest ice mass on Earth. As climate changes, the ice sheet surface melt is increasing and more and more fresh-water flows to the ocean, contributing to the global sea-level rise. Glacier velocity is a
