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Environmental data and Earth Observation - tailor-made software solutions, information products and expert advice

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We are delighted to be on Bluesky now and look forward to a lively and exciting exchange with the community.
We hope to meet many of you there!
New #BCEarthGallery blog post: Exploring Wyoming’s 100-km arc of ancient sand dunes. Sentinel-2 reveals the full dune belt and detailed views of active and dormant formations, striking in imagery.
Read the full post: 👉 bit.ly/3LMOXuE

#Wyoming #SandDunes #RemoteSensing #Sentinel2 #EarthObservation
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Interested in lake restoration? Let us share with you our nutrient recovery and reuse solutions. Apply until 30 November to become an "accociate region" of the @horizoneu.bsky.social @ferroproject.bsky.social for 2-year funding enabling you to apply FERRO solutions.
💦 ferroproject.eu/open-call
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
High in the Arctic, the glaciers of 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗭𝗲𝗺𝗹𝘆𝗮 display banded patterns that record centuries of ice formation and atmospheric dust — a frozen chronicle of climate history, seen from space. Visit our new #BCEarthGallery post:
👉 bit.ly/443pcfN

#Glaciers #Arctic #EarthObservation #Cryosphere
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
4 weeks left to apply for the @ferroproject.bsky.social funding call to co-develop with the FERRO team a 2-year action plan for #nutrient recovery and reuse in your local (or not!) #eutrophic lake.
#circulareconomy
⛵Apply here by 30 November ferroproject.eu/open-call
Open call
ferroproject.eu
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
From space, the lakes near Bluenose Lake in Nunavut gleam in shades of turquoise and deep blue. Remote yet stable, they offer scientists a rare glimpse into pristine Arctic ecosystems.

Visit our new #BCEarthGallery article:
👉 bit.ly/438EEXM

#Arctic #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #ClimateScience
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🚀 SNAP v13 released!
Five months after v12 and SNAP’s 10th anniversary, ESA’s Sentinel Applications Platform gets a new major version.
👉 step.esa.int/main/downloa...

Try also SNAPISTA, the interactive environment for SNAP scripting with Python.
👉 bit.ly/3JDriMx

#SNAP #ESA #EO #Copernicus
November 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🚀 xcube v1.12.0 is here! 🎉

Big updates: New xcube DataStore and Server & Viewer features + fixes:

JPEG2000 support, smarter preload handling, improved metadata, and fresh Viewer visuals.

🔗 Learn more:
Documentation: bit.ly/3L8TDuD
GitHub: bit.ly/47qH8Sm

#xcube #Python #OpenSource #EOData
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
As chlorophyll fades, autumn paints the forests in gold, orange, and red — pigments revealed and created by nature’s chemistry. See how Sentinel-2 tracks this change across Alaska’s boreal landscape.
Read more in the full #BCEarthGallery post:
👉 bit.ly/4nWdKuq
#Sentinel2 #AutumnColors #EOData
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Iceland’s Ok volcano once carried its own glacier — Okjökull. Today, only snow remains, vanishing each summer. See how Sentinel-2 captures its changing face and the story of a glacier that’s gone. Read more in our #BCEarthGallery:
👉 bit.ly/3JeE3wI
#Iceland #Glacier #Sentinel2 #ClimateChange #EOData
October 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
A vast algal bloom has appeared off Vancouver Island and Washington State — stretching over 300 km! Satellite images show stunning turquoise hues and hint at both harmless and toxic species. Read more in our new #BCEarthGallery blog post:
👉 bit.ly/473Zs5b
#Phytoplankton #Copernicus #EarthObservation
October 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Kerstin Stelzer presents Copernicus Land & Marine Services at the Sentinel-2 Validation Team Meeting at ESA/ESRIN in Frascati 🇮🇹 — sharing success stories of water quality products from Sentinel-2 data.
#Sentinel2 #Copernicus #WaterQuality #EO
October 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Tuesday's #BiDS25 tutorial by the ESA EOPF Sentinel Zarr Samples Service introduced a full room of users to cloud-native EO workflows with STAC, pySTAC-client, xarray, Dask, and Julia. The discussion during and after the event was captivating!

eopf-sample-service.github.io/EOPF-Zarr-BI...
October 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We are at #BiDS25 this week in Latvia and co-hosting a tutorial called 'EOPF Sample Service - Getting Started with Zarr' today (and a #hackathon tomorrow). Find the tutorial material in this repo: github.com/EOPF-Sample-...

📣 More info on Big Data from Space 2025: www.bigdatafromspace2025.org
GitHub - EOPF-Sample-Service/EOPF-Zarr-BIDS25: EOPF Zarr Hackathon: From Exploration to Optimization in Cloud-Native Earth
EOPF Zarr Hackathon: From Exploration to Optimization in Cloud-Native Earth - GitHub - EOPF-Sample-Service/EOPF-Zarr-BIDS25: EOPF Zarr Hackathon: From Exploration to Optimization in Cloud-Native E...
github.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If you wish to build analysis-ready #Sentinel-3 data cubes, why not try this newly published #JupyterNotebook? It demonstrates how to use the #xcube-eopf plugin for data analysis.
#Zarr format
#EOPFSampleService project
#datacubes

eopf-sample-service.github.io/eopf-sample-...
Building Sentinel-3 Data Cubes with xcube EOPF - Welcome
Jupyter notebooks showcasing the usage of EOPF Sample Zarr Service
eopf-sample-service.github.io
September 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🌳🌲 Join @esaclimate.bsky.social #ClimateChangeInitiative visualisation competition 'Forests in a Changing Climate' for chance to win a tour of ESA’s #EarthObservation Centre in Italy!

💻 Online training to guide participants on 24.09.2025.

Register & more: tinyurl.com/4a84wkak
ESA Climate Change Competition: Forests in a Changing Climate
ESA-CCI Competition
tinyurl.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A swirl with an eye and a nose? Nope, not weather—just river sediment in Yana Bay, seen by Sentinel-2. Nature sketches its own cartoons in one of the Arctic’s remotest deltas.
Explore the full story in our new #BCEarthGallery article!
#Sentinel2 #YanaBay #LaptevSea #Arctic

👉 bit.ly/4n6ne67
September 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Reposted by Brockmann Consult
Let's introduce our gapfilled Surface Soil Moisture data set!

Data gaps can arise from missing satellite overpasses and are an obstacle for machine learning analysis. Based on multi-satellite observations, researchers produced long-term gap-free climate data records, enabling holistic analysis.
ESA CCI Soil Moisture GAPFILLED: an independent global gap-free satellite climate data record with uncertainty estimates
Abstract. The ESA CCI Soil Moisture multi-satellite climate data record is a widely used dataset for large-scale hydrological and climatological applications and studies. However, data gaps in the rec...
essd.copernicus.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Reposted by Brockmann Consult
Zoom in on your climate data 🎯
Try these Toolbox functions and focus on what matters to you:
📈 Time Series Analysis: Track changes at specific points
✂️ Region Cutting: Focus on custom areas for instant visuals
Explore now: esa-climate-toolbox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ap...
September 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Cloud dynamics over the Sahara: Sentinel-2 captured a vast convective system (≈42,000 km²) with a 380 km outflow boundary. These arcs can even trigger dust storms like haboobs.
#Sentinel2 #Sahara #Clouds #RemoteSensing #Haboob

Read more in our new #BCEarthGallery blog post:
👉 bit.ly/3JYqcL4
September 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Created 55 years ago, Iraq’s Lake Razzaza now tells a vivid story in colour — changing shades, exposed sands, and seasonal extremes. Explore its beauty and see how its colours and shape shift through time in our new #BCEarthGallery article!
#EarthObservation #Lakes #WaterColour

👉 bit.ly/4pfyL4c
September 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Nature’s own beauty generator: tides, winds and coastal shapes combine off Argentina’s Valdés Peninsula, creating breathtaking swirls captured by Sentinel-2. 🌀🌊
#EarthObservation #Sentinel2 #EarthArt #PlanetBeauty

Find out more on our new #BCEarthGallery blog!
👉 bit.ly/4mJjVRP
September 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The Barnes Ice Cap, Canada’s last trace of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, is vanishing. Up to 20% of its mass are already lost in just 125 years. Ancient ice covering 6,000 km², 20,000 years old, melting away in real time.
Discover our new #BCEarthGallery blog!
👉 bit.ly/45ZWldM
#ClimateCrisis #Arctic
August 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🌍 Excited for #BiDS25 in Riga!
📅 29/09 Tutorial | 30/09 Hackathon
Supported by our colleague Konstantin Ntokas, the EOPF Zarr Hackathon dives deep into #CloudNative #EO with #Zarr, STAC, Dask, Julia & more.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/4oYOJ2P
EOPF Zarr Hackathon: Driving Innovation in Cloud-Native Earth Observation | zarr.eopf.copernicus.eu
bit.ly
August 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Nature reveals its beauty: Sentinel-2 captured lenticular clouds encircling the towering Klyuchevskaya Sopka #Volcano in #Kamchatka. Soon after, Sentinel-3 observed a fresh Strombolian eruption breaking through dense cloud cover. Explore the sequence on our #BCEarthGallery blog!
👉 bit.ly/4lwINeh
August 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🌊 This July, an extensive algal bloom spread across the Baltic Sea, clearly visible from space thanks to fewer clouds than last year. Our #BCEarthGallery blog shows striking satellite images from 18 and 21 July. #BalticSea #AlgalBloom #EarthObservation #OceanColour
👉 bit.ly/4mvzJYE
August 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM