On the occasion of the 39th EARSeL symposium, planned between 1st and 4 July in Salzburg, Austria, the RUS service is organising a training session on Optical and SAR data fusion for agriculture. During this hands-on session, a multi sensor
RUS Webinar – Air Quality Monitoring with Sentinel-5P – 27 June 2019
In 2012, according to the World Health Organization, 3.7 million people around the world died as a result of outdoor air pollution, as it is a major environmental health problem affecting people in developed and developing countries alike. With millions
RUS Webinar – Coral Reef Monitoring with Sen2Coral – 28 May 2019
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef ecosystem on Earth. Stretching for thousands of kilometres along the coast of Eastern Australia, it represents an immense natural and economic value and has been declared UNESCO World Heritage site in
RUS Training Sessions – Milan – 12 May 2019
The Living Planet Symposium 2019, planned between 13 and 17 May in Milan, Italy, will focus on how Earth Observation gives a large contribution to science and society. On this occasion, the RUS service will provide on 12 May 2019
RUS Training Session – Bern – 27 April 2019
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
