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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    ➔
  • Plenary session "Space in the age of climate change".
    IAC 2024

    The SCO at IAC 2024: plenary session, 14th Steering committee and awards

    Every year, the SCO has a strong presence at the IAC. It is the preferred venue for holding one of its two annual steering committees and welcoming new members, and the alliance now has 50 signatories. The 2024 edition is also marked by a plenary session devoted entirely to SCO and the presentation of the Eurisy Hubert Curien Prize. Here's a look back at these three highlights.

    Learn more    ➔
  • The Hubert Curien Award was presented to the SCO on 16 October 2024 at IAC Milan.
    Hubert Curien Award

    The SCO receives the 2024 Hubert Curien Award

    What a source of pride! On Wednesday 16 October 2024, the SCO was awarded the Eurisy Hubert Curien Award, which "rewards outstanding efforts to help society benefit from space". We would like to thank Eurisy and share this international recognition with our entire community.

    Learn more    ➔
  • TropiSCO provides monthly and annual statistics for each zone or point selected, enabling very fine-scale zooming.
    TropiSCO

    TropiSCO covers Thailand

    With a system that is operational, global, open to all and based on radar satellite data (Sentinel-1), TropiSCO is an emblematic SCO project. Since 10 September 2024, the platform has made it possible to monitor deforestation in Thailand in near-real time.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Online, CORISCLIM simulates marine submersions and the associated impacts.
    Littoscope

    Littoscope goes to scale with Corisclim: become a test user

    Spatial altimetry enables us to measure precisely the rise in sea levels, which is accelerating. The extent of this rise varies from place to place, and coastal communities need tools to project their future into the coming decades. As the successor to the SCO LITTOSCOPE project, CORISCLIM offers a rapid assessment of future coastal flood risks worldwide.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Vegetation plays a major role in urban air quality.
    14th Quarterly Meeting

    Monitoring air quality from space

    Air quality is a public health issue. Satellite data can help enrich atmospheric emission inventories and define action plans to improve air quality. This is demonstrated by three SCOlutions presented on Thursday 12 September 2024 at the fourteenth SCO France Quarterly Meeting.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Generation, distribution and promotion of satellite products, strong interaction with local users and replicability, Littosat is fully in line with the SCO DNA.
    Littosat

    Littosat is fully operational and can be transposed to coastal monitoring

    For managers of coastal areas and marine protected areas, Littosat has developed a dashboard for real-time monitoring of coastal vegetation, fed by new data from satellite images. With 2 demonstrators already online, the system is designed to be replicable and provide customized services.

    Learn more    ➔
  • With the Weather and Climate app, it's easy to compare the daily weather with seasonal normal. In this example from 6 September 2024, you can see the astonishing cooling that is occurring in the west of the Iberian Peninsula and France, even though it is summer in these parts...
    EducSCO

    EducSCO apps are bilingual

    School means education, means EducSCO! As the core programme of the SCO in France, EducSCO is adapting its two online applications to the English language.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Welcoming the user with a Pleiades image from June, a period when vegetation is in full bloom, the TerraNIS Landia 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    ➔
  • 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    ➔
  • Plenary session "Space in the age of climate change".
    IAC 2024

    The SCO at IAC 2024: plenary session, 14th Steering committee and awards

    Every year, the SCO has a strong presence at the IAC. It is the preferred venue for holding one of its two annual steering committees and welcoming new members, and the alliance now has 50 signatories. The 2024 edition is also marked by a plenary session devoted entirely to SCO and the presentation of the Eurisy Hubert Curien Prize. Here's a look back at these three highlights.

    Learn more    ➔
  • The Hubert Curien Award was presented to the SCO on 16 October 2024 at IAC Milan.
    Hubert Curien Award

    The SCO receives the 2024 Hubert Curien Award

    What a source of pride! On Wednesday 16 October 2024, the SCO was awarded the Eurisy Hubert Curien Award, which "rewards outstanding efforts to help society benefit from space". We would like to thank Eurisy and share this international recognition with our entire community.

    Learn more    ➔
  • TropiSCO provides monthly and annual statistics for each zone or point selected, enabling very fine-scale zooming.
    TropiSCO

    TropiSCO covers Thailand

    With a system that is operational, global, open to all and based on radar satellite data (Sentinel-1), TropiSCO is an emblematic SCO project. Since 10 September 2024, the platform has made it possible to monitor deforestation in Thailand in near-real time.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Online, CORISCLIM simulates marine submersions and the associated impacts.
    Littoscope

    Littoscope goes to scale with Corisclim: become a test user

    Spatial altimetry enables us to measure precisely the rise in sea levels, which is accelerating. The extent of this rise varies from place to place, and coastal communities need tools to project their future into the coming decades. As the successor to the SCO LITTOSCOPE project, CORISCLIM offers a rapid assessment of future coastal flood risks worldwide.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Vegetation plays a major role in urban air quality.
    14th Quarterly Meeting

    Monitoring air quality from space

    Air quality is a public health issue. Satellite data can help enrich atmospheric emission inventories and define action plans to improve air quality. This is demonstrated by three SCOlutions presented on Thursday 12 September 2024 at the fourteenth SCO France Quarterly Meeting.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Generation, distribution and promotion of satellite products, strong interaction with local users and replicability, Littosat is fully in line with the SCO DNA.
    Littosat

    Littosat is fully operational and can be transposed to coastal monitoring

    For managers of coastal areas and marine protected areas, Littosat has developed a dashboard for real-time monitoring of coastal vegetation, fed by new data from satellite images. With 2 demonstrators already online, the system is designed to be replicable and provide customized services.

    Learn more    ➔
  • With the Weather and Climate app, it's easy to compare the daily weather with seasonal normal. In this example from 6 September 2024, you can see the astonishing cooling that is occurring in the west of the Iberian Peninsula and France, even though it is summer in these parts...
    EducSCO

    EducSCO apps are bilingual

    School means education, means EducSCO! As the core programme of the SCO in France, EducSCO is adapting its two online applications to the English language.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Welcoming the user with a Pleiades image from June, a period when vegetation is in full bloom, the TerraNIS Landia 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    ➔