P4UF, a pioneering flood risk assessment project
As extreme climatic events intensify, observation and modeling tools are becoming essential levers for anticipating and managing risks. With very promising initial results, the Pléiades4UrbanFlood project explores the potential of high-resolution Pléiades monoscopic imagery to produce an initial assessment of the vulnerability of an urban environment to flooding.
Learn more ➔‘The Earth Talks': SCO takes part in GEO Global Forum 2025
Rome, May 2025. The GEO Global Forum brought together the Earth Observation community to discuss major climate and environmental challenges. A committed player and GEO partner since 2023, SCO made its mark with key interventions, flagship projects and collective energy for immediate and sustainable action.
Learn more ➔"This is just the beginning", SCO at China Space Day
From April 22 to 24, 2025, China's space agency CNSA organized China Space Day in Shanghai. For the SCO, it was an opportunity to talk about how it is changing the face of climate adaptation, notably by revealing its latest video, "Observe, Collaborate, Act: Space for the Benefit of Climate", but also by offering a focus on SCO France, China and Thailand.
Learn more ➔Cartovege2 : Mission Amsterdam
Following on from the Cartovege1 project on Crozet, Cartovege² is now heading for the islands of St Paul and Amsterdam. After two months in the field, the project has all the data it needs to transpose its model to Amsterdam, apply it to St Paul and publish the second volume of the French Southern Territories Habitat Guide.
Learn more ➔3rd SCO France Congress: Observe, Cooperate, Act
Cooperation and multilateralism: in a tense geopolitical context, the SCO, through its 3rd Congress held on 20 March 2025, reaffirms its commitment to the values promoted by the Sustainable Development Goals: protecting populations and preparing for a world that may reach +4°C.
Learn more ➔Tackling the scourge of sargassum with SeSaM
Since 2011, millions of tonnes of sargassum seaweed have washed up on beaches from the Caribbean to West Africa, causing serious ecological and health damage. By analyzing the color of the water via satellite, the SeSaM project is able to spot this seaweed at sea and use modelling to predict its arrival up to three months in advance.
Learn more ➔Coastal ranges: challenges and solutions
Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, more frequent and intense storms... coastal areas are particularly affected by climate change. On Thursday March 27, 2025, at the sixteenth "SCO France Quarterly meeting ", three projects presented their SCOlutions to support coastal zone resilience and management based on satellite data.
Learn more ➔VietSCO Mérimée presents its first results in Vietnam
Building on the VietSCO projects and their online platform, the Mérimée component completes this work with rice-growing methane emissions. One year after the start of the project, stakeholders approve the method and initial results, presented at a user workshop held in Vietnam from January 13 to 15, 2025. In the field, the project team has been able to gather information on changes in farming practices, important for improving its algorithms.
Learn more ➔A new look for the SCO Portfolio
Updated annually, the SCO Portfolio is now available for the 2020 to 2024 editions. Redesigned to be even more practical, it makes a clear distinction between current projects and operational services or demonstrators. Another new feature: a pleasant, interactive reading mode. (Re)discover it !
Learn more ➔SCO France : 2025 Edition
The sixth call for projects of SCO France resulted in 16 accredited projects covering 8 areas of climate change impact. This year, the focus is on forests, coastlines and land use.
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P4UF
P4UF, a pioneering flood risk assessment project
As extreme climatic events intensify, observation and modeling tools are becoming essential levers for anticipating and managing risks. With very promising initial results, the Pléiades4UrbanFlood project explores the potential of high-resolution Pléiades monoscopic imagery to produce an initial assessment of the vulnerability of an urban environment to flooding.
Learn more ➔GEO Forum 2025‘The Earth Talks': SCO takes part in GEO Global Forum 2025
Rome, May 2025. The GEO Global Forum brought together the Earth Observation community to discuss major climate and environmental challenges. A committed player and GEO partner since 2023, SCO made its mark with key interventions, flagship projects and collective energy for immediate and sustainable action.
Learn more ➔China Space Day"This is just the beginning", SCO at China Space Day
From April 22 to 24, 2025, China's space agency CNSA organized China Space Day in Shanghai. For the SCO, it was an opportunity to talk about how it is changing the face of climate adaptation, notably by revealing its latest video, "Observe, Collaborate, Act: Space for the Benefit of Climate", but also by offering a focus on SCO France, China and Thailand.
Learn more ➔Cartovege2Cartovege2 : Mission Amsterdam
Following on from the Cartovege1 project on Crozet, Cartovege² is now heading for the islands of St Paul and Amsterdam. After two months in the field, the project has all the data it needs to transpose its model to Amsterdam, apply it to St Paul and publish the second volume of the French Southern Territories Habitat Guide.
Learn more ➔SCO France Congress3rd SCO France Congress: Observe, Cooperate, Act
Cooperation and multilateralism: in a tense geopolitical context, the SCO, through its 3rd Congress held on 20 March 2025, reaffirms its commitment to the values promoted by the Sustainable Development Goals: protecting populations and preparing for a world that may reach +4°C.
Learn more ➔SeSaMTackling the scourge of sargassum with SeSaM
Since 2011, millions of tonnes of sargassum seaweed have washed up on beaches from the Caribbean to West Africa, causing serious ecological and health damage. By analyzing the color of the water via satellite, the SeSaM project is able to spot this seaweed at sea and use modelling to predict its arrival up to three months in advance.
Learn more ➔Quarterly 16Coastal ranges: challenges and solutions
Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, more frequent and intense storms... coastal areas are particularly affected by climate change. On Thursday March 27, 2025, at the sixteenth "SCO France Quarterly meeting ", three projects presented their SCOlutions to support coastal zone resilience and management based on satellite data.
Learn more ➔VietSCO MériméeVietSCO Mérimée presents its first results in Vietnam
Building on the VietSCO projects and their online platform, the Mérimée component completes this work with rice-growing methane emissions. One year after the start of the project, stakeholders approve the method and initial results, presented at a user workshop held in Vietnam from January 13 to 15, 2025. In the field, the project team has been able to gather information on changes in farming practices, important for improving its algorithms.
Learn more ➔SCO Portfolio 2020-2024A new look for the SCO Portfolio
Updated annually, the SCO Portfolio is now available for the 2020 to 2024 editions. Redesigned to be even more practical, it makes a clear distinction between current projects and operational services or demonstrators. Another new feature: a pleasant, interactive reading mode. (Re)discover it !
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