European Space Agency

This global land-cover map was created using data from the Envisat mission for the 2010 epoch (2008–12). This is the most recent data product from the Climate Change Initiative (CCI) Land Cover team led by the Université catholique de Louvain, showing 22 different types of global land cover classes, plus 14 regional land cover classes. Source: ESA/CCI Land Cover/Université catholique de Louvain.

Land Cover GIS Data from the European Space Agency

Caitlin Dempsey

The European Space Agency has released land cover maps covering the 2000, 2005, and 2010 epochs.  Developed by ESA’s Climate Change Initiative ...

A radar satellite image showing Floating ice (light blue) and grounded ice (dark blue) in lakes of Alaska’s North Slope near Barrow.

Satellites Show the Thinning of Alaskan Ice

Rebecca Maxwell

In general, climate change is a term that refers to the significant transformations in global weather patterns over an extended ...

Managing Africa’s Water from Space

Rebecca Maxwell

Water is a vital component for human life, and one of the major problems facing the continent of Africa is ...

Artistic view of the Proba-V satellite. Source: ESA.

Tracking Global Vegetation with Micro-Satellite Proba-V

Rebecca Maxwell

The ESA, also known as the European Space Agency, has managed to do a lot of amazing feats in the ...

Armchair Geography

Caitlin Dempsey

Geospatial technology has allowed users the ability to travel the world without ever leaving home.  Users can explore the world, ...