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News of the week  
Scientists endure Arctic for last campaign prior to CryoSat-2 launch

9 May 2008 - An international group of scientists has swapped their comfortable offices for one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet to carry out a challenging field campaign that is seen as the key to ensuring the data delivered by ESA's ice mission CryoSat will be as accurate as possible

Source: ESA  
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Image of the week  
Cyclone Nargis: Irrawaddy flood extent

Flooded areas of the central Irrawaddy division derived from ALOS Palsar radar data of 06/05/2008 (in light blue), with normal water levels as shown by Landsat-7 data from 2000 (in dark blue). Image processing, map created by DLR.

Copyright JAXA 2008; credit USGS 2000.

 
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SpaceOps 2008

12 - 16 May 2008
Heidelberg, Germany

EUMETSAT and ESA are combining expertise to bring you SpaceOps 2008 on the theme "Protecting the Earth, Exploring the Universe".
The conference will be held Heidelberg, Germany, on 12 - 16 May 2008.
An ambitious programme looking at today's achievements in space operations and outlining trends for the operations of future missions is in preparation.

 
Catalogues  
 
Catalogues provides interactive access to query the availability of EO data from a large number of providers.

You can find EO products by source (ESA, DLR, NASA, and others) or by discipline.

Links to further information about the products availability and ordering are provided.

 
  Eo Missions Database   
 
Visit the eoPortal database of EO satellites and missions to discover more about past, operational and future space borne missions.

This database is based on the book of Herbert J. Kramer Observation of the Earth and its Environments and describes over 200 missions in detail. Select a mission and press the Presentation tab to discover a wealth of information.
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