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  • SCO projects related to ocean issues are particularly welcome in the run-up to the United Nations Conference on the Oceans (UNOC) in June 2025.
    SCO Call for projects 2025

    SCO Call for projects 2025

    The Space for Climate Observatory (SCO) is thrilled to announce its latest Call for Proposals, inviting innovative minds and organizations to join us in transforming the landscape of climate action. This is your chance to be part of a global movement that leverages the power of Earth Observation (EO) data to develop operational tools addressing the urgent challenges of climate change and create a powerful combination with valuable in situ data.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Welcoming the user with a Pleiades image from June, a period when vegetation is in full bloom, the TerraNIS Green City interface displays all the raw data extracted by Cerema from this Pleiades image.
    Green Urban Sat

    GUS, an observatory for urban vegetation

    At the end of 24 months' work, the Green Urban Sat (GUS) project has produced a remarkable dashboard of urban vegetation in the Greater Nancy Metropolitan Area. With an open-access code, it lays the foundations for a powerful decision-making tool for urban managers wishing to base their adaptation strategies on the ecosystem services provided by vegetation.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Vegetation contributes to air quality.
    Quarterly subscription 14

    "Monitoring air quality from space", soon to be the 14th Quarterly meeting of SCO France

    Air quality is a public health issue. On Thursday 12 September 2024, tune in to the fourteenth "SCO France Quarterly meeting" to find out how SCO projects are using satellite data to enhance atmospheric emission inventories and improve air quality.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Installation of connected sensors in Presidente Prudente, Brazil. To be as generic as possible, ALTELYS is simultaneously being developed in the French city of Rennes.
    ALTELYS

    ALTELYS, combating urban heat islands

    With 55% of the world's population now considered to live in cities, urban heat islands, or UHIs, are a real local climate issue. Accredited with the SCO label in March 2023, the ALTELYS project has made all the preparations for its automatic system for real-time visualization of UHIs. Find out more.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Monitoring the cyclone situation in real time, Cimopolée compiles all the information relating to a cyclone, such as here the trajectory of Freddy in February 2023 with, on the right, the evolution of its intensity.
    Cimopolée

    Cimopolée: the demonstrator is online

    In 2024, when a strong cyclone season is feared, the SCO Cimopolée project is putting its real-time cyclone monitoring demonstrator online for the south-west Indian Ocean. The tool is freely available for you to discover and test.

    Learn more    ➔
  • In the amphitheatre of the UN/Austria Symposium.
    July Symposiums

    IGARSS and UN/Austria Symposium, two major events

    Just as the climate is everybody's business, certain international meetings are essential for planning and coordinating actions. In July, the SCO took part in the IGARSS and the UN/Austria Symposium, where its "Global Awareness Raising" working group was launched.

    Learn more    ➔
  • This splendid view of Marseille from the Pleiades satellite on 21 April 2024 has been donated to the Endoume Marine Station, where it can identify its buildings.
    11th CIO SCO France

    11th SCO France meeting

    On Thursday 4 July 2024, the 11th Committee meeting of the SCO France was welcomed at the Endoume Marine Station in Marseille. After a morning of discussions, the members present were treated to two tailor-made tours, which were simply enchanting.

    Learn more    ➔
  • View of the port of Antwerp and the reconstruction of the former Hedwige polder.
    EO4Wetlands

    EO4Wetlands, a further step towards satellite-guided depoldering monitoring

    The Westerschelde estuary, where the port of Antwerp is located, is the scene of numerous activities, and since the break in the dyke, new ecological processes have been added to local activity. On the morning of Thursday 11 April 2024, on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands, teams from Cerema, the STOWA foundation and CNES put on their boots to visit the former Hedwige polder and the Saeftinghe wetland before leading a steering committee meeting with all the partners in the EO4Wetlands project. Here's a look back.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Satellite view of Remal on 26 May 2024 at 8pm. Formed in a record time of 3 days, compared with the usual 7 to 8 days, Remal was also one of the longest cyclones to hit Bangladesh, lasting 36 hours.
    BandSOS

    Use case: BandSOS put to the test by Cyclone Remal

    On 26 May 2024, Bangladesh and India were hit hard by cyclone Remal. With just 3 days to prepare, the local authorities were able to rely on the SCO BandSOS demonstrator to take emergency measures.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Different uses of Sentinel-2 imagery (by SCO projects): 1 to monitor the state of wetlands (AionWetlands), 2 to estimate the quality of small water reservoirs (XtremQuality), and 3 to map marine and coastal habitats (Littosat)
    13tn Quarterly Meeting

    Water and coastal quality

    While the availability of water is a challenge for the future, so is its quality. On Thursday 20 June 2024, at the thirteenth "SCO France Quarterly Meeting", three projects presented their SCOlutions, which use satellite data to automate the monitoring of different water surfaces. Serving both ecosystems and human activities, these magnificent projects are a real “coup de coeur”.

    Learn more    ➔
  • SCO projects related to ocean issues are particularly welcome in the run-up to the United Nations Conference on the Oceans (UNOC) in June 2025.
    SCO Call for projects 2025

    SCO Call for projects 2025

    The Space for Climate Observatory (SCO) is thrilled to announce its latest Call for Proposals, inviting innovative minds and organizations to join us in transforming the landscape of climate action. This is your chance to be part of a global movement that leverages the power of Earth Observation (EO) data to develop operational tools addressing the urgent challenges of climate change and create a powerful combination with valuable in situ data.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Welcoming the user with a Pleiades image from June, a period when vegetation is in full bloom, the TerraNIS Green City interface displays all the raw data extracted by Cerema from this Pleiades image.
    Green Urban Sat

    GUS, an observatory for urban vegetation

    At the end of 24 months' work, the Green Urban Sat (GUS) project has produced a remarkable dashboard of urban vegetation in the Greater Nancy Metropolitan Area. With an open-access code, it lays the foundations for a powerful decision-making tool for urban managers wishing to base their adaptation strategies on the ecosystem services provided by vegetation.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Vegetation contributes to air quality.
    Quarterly subscription 14

    "Monitoring air quality from space", soon to be the 14th Quarterly meeting of SCO France

    Air quality is a public health issue. On Thursday 12 September 2024, tune in to the fourteenth "SCO France Quarterly meeting" to find out how SCO projects are using satellite data to enhance atmospheric emission inventories and improve air quality.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Installation of connected sensors in Presidente Prudente, Brazil. To be as generic as possible, ALTELYS is simultaneously being developed in the French city of Rennes.
    ALTELYS

    ALTELYS, combating urban heat islands

    With 55% of the world's population now considered to live in cities, urban heat islands, or UHIs, are a real local climate issue. Accredited with the SCO label in March 2023, the ALTELYS project has made all the preparations for its automatic system for real-time visualization of UHIs. Find out more.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Monitoring the cyclone situation in real time, Cimopolée compiles all the information relating to a cyclone, such as here the trajectory of Freddy in February 2023 with, on the right, the evolution of its intensity.
    Cimopolée

    Cimopolée: the demonstrator is online

    In 2024, when a strong cyclone season is feared, the SCO Cimopolée project is putting its real-time cyclone monitoring demonstrator online for the south-west Indian Ocean. The tool is freely available for you to discover and test.

    Learn more    ➔
  • In the amphitheatre of the UN/Austria Symposium.
    July Symposiums

    IGARSS and UN/Austria Symposium, two major events

    Just as the climate is everybody's business, certain international meetings are essential for planning and coordinating actions. In July, the SCO took part in the IGARSS and the UN/Austria Symposium, where its "Global Awareness Raising" working group was launched.

    Learn more    ➔
  • This splendid view of Marseille from the Pleiades satellite on 21 April 2024 has been donated to the Endoume Marine Station, where it can identify its buildings.
    11th CIO SCO France

    11th SCO France meeting

    On Thursday 4 July 2024, the 11th Committee meeting of the SCO France was welcomed at the Endoume Marine Station in Marseille. After a morning of discussions, the members present were treated to two tailor-made tours, which were simply enchanting.

    Learn more    ➔
  • View of the port of Antwerp and the reconstruction of the former Hedwige polder.
    EO4Wetlands

    EO4Wetlands, a further step towards satellite-guided depoldering monitoring

    The Westerschelde estuary, where the port of Antwerp is located, is the scene of numerous activities, and since the break in the dyke, new ecological processes have been added to local activity. On the morning of Thursday 11 April 2024, on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands, teams from Cerema, the STOWA foundation and CNES put on their boots to visit the former Hedwige polder and the Saeftinghe wetland before leading a steering committee meeting with all the partners in the EO4Wetlands project. Here's a look back.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Satellite view of Remal on 26 May 2024 at 8pm. Formed in a record time of 3 days, compared with the usual 7 to 8 days, Remal was also one of the longest cyclones to hit Bangladesh, lasting 36 hours.
    BandSOS

    Use case: BandSOS put to the test by Cyclone Remal

    On 26 May 2024, Bangladesh and India were hit hard by cyclone Remal. With just 3 days to prepare, the local authorities were able to rely on the SCO BandSOS demonstrator to take emergency measures.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Different uses of Sentinel-2 imagery (by SCO projects): 1 to monitor the state of wetlands (AionWetlands), 2 to estimate the quality of small water reservoirs (XtremQuality), and 3 to map marine and coastal habitats (Littosat)
    13tn Quarterly Meeting

    Water and coastal quality

    While the availability of water is a challenge for the future, so is its quality. On Thursday 20 June 2024, at the thirteenth "SCO France Quarterly Meeting", three projects presented their SCOlutions, which use satellite data to automate the monitoring of different water surfaces. Serving both ecosystems and human activities, these magnificent projects are a real “coup de coeur”.

    Learn more    ➔