EOMasters Newsletter #013
17/12/2023
In this Issue:
EO and RS News
Sentinel-2 with Copernicus 30m DEM
EUMETSAT - Supporting Marine Earth Observation Applications Course
First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions
Software, Tools and Services
Planetary Variables in Sentinel Hub
State of GeoTools
Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem - Updated Roadmap
Beyond EO
Transparent Wood - Alternative for glass and plastic
EO and RS News
Sentinel-2 with Copernicus 30m DEM
Since the 13th of December Sentinel-2 L1C and L2A images data are processed the Copernicus DEM at 30m resolution.
They are tagged with the new Processing Baseline 05.10.
The new processing baseline 05.10 using this finer DEM will ensure continuity with the reprocessed products with PB 05.00 from the Sentinel-2 Collection-1.
EUMETSAT- Supporting Marine Earth Observation Applications Course
The next iteration of the “Supporting Marine Earth Observation Applications (SMA)” course, will be organised early 2024. This course will teach you how to use the EUMETSAT product catalogue to get and handle data for your marine projects and purposes. You will mainly learn about data from EUMETSAT Copernicus marine missions (Sentinel-3; Sentinel-6) and their related products, as well as data from Copernicus supporting missions and the Ocean and Sea-Ice Satellite Application Facility (OSI SAF).
To apply for the course, you must register & log in.
First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions
NASA’s EMIT mission delivers first-of-a-kind maps of minerals in Earth’s dust-source areas, enabling scientists to model the fine particles’ role in climate change and more. It provides precise locations of 10 key minerals based on how they reflect and absorb light.
Software, Tools and Services
Planetary Variables in Sentinel Hub
Sinergise updated their Sentinel Hub with new datasets. Now datasets for Soil Water Content, Land Surface Temperature, Crop Biomass, and Forest Structure and Carbon are available. You can order Planetary Variables to be delivered to your Sentinel Hub collections to benefit from all the analysis capabilities of Sentinel Hub APIs
State of GeoTools
Jody Garnett shares a presentation from FOSS4G Asia 2023 on the State of GeoTools. Interesting is here the upcoming transition from JAI to ImageN for processing image data.
Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem - Updated Roadmap
The roadmap for the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem has been published containing the plans for the upcoming six months. What are the highlights of the announced functions for you?
Beyond EO
Transparent Wood - Alternative for glass and plastic
The idea of transparent wood dates back to the early 1990s, but only now could it find its way to end consumers. It might be used for super-strong screens for smartphones; in soft, glowing light fixtures; and even as structural features, such as color-changing windows.
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