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About Earth Watching...
Using satellite remote sensing technology to help people:
monitoring emergencies as
they happen, keeping track of a flood,
alerting coastguards to pollutants in the water,
detecting burning fires or assisting authorities
in rebuilding after disasters or helping
archaeologists with their searches, Earth Watching
is lending a hand to those who need it
most.
ESA/ESRIN and Eurimage started the Earth
Watching project in 1993 for two main reasons:
to supply satellite data and pertinent information quickly in
cases of natural disasters;
and to demonstrate the benefits of remote sensing applications during emergencies, through
images and articles. The Earth Watching project aims at stimulating awareness of the
potential of remote sensing.
From June 1999 the project is supported by ESA/ESRIN directly
to provide awareness of the planning activities of the
ESA's supported satellite missions
and to show information quickly in case of special events.
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From time to time, the Earth Watching team presents satellite data from different
corners of the world which are not disaster areas. This section create is dedicated to MERIS Full Resolution Full Swath images only acquired by
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These pages contain information regarding natural events collected by the EarthWatching team as a
result of user requests or self-activation. The information includes the availability of high
resolution remote sensing data from the LANDSAT 5 and 7,
ERS-2 and ENVISAT satellites over the area and for the time of interest. Where possible, ERS-2 and ENVISAT data acquisitions are also planned
(even if the DESCW plots show dashed lines for "visible" frames, planning has been
requested and if possible implemented). Some of the events and data processing after acquisition are further
handled by the EarthWatching team. The results then appear on
the "Latest Event" or other events' pages.
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If not stated differently, all images are copyrighted ESA.
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