European Space Agency

Envisat Satellite Malfunctioning

Caitlin Dempsey

Envisat, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) earth observation satellite, has stopped functioning properly.  Communication with the satellite was lost on ...

With the new CryoSatApp, elevation profiles are at your fingertips. Users can select the day and orbit from which they want to extract the data, and view Earth’s ice profile from that orbit. Credits: ACS/ESA

Ice Mapping App for Smartphones

Caitlin Dempsey

The European Space Agency has released a new iOS app for accessing ice data from the ESA's CryoSat mission.  

CryoSat-2

Caitlin Dempsey

CryoSat-2 is the satellite launched by the European Space Agency on April 8, 2010 to collect data in order to ...

Urban Heat Island Analysis

Caitlin Dempsey

Remote sensing methods are being used to monitor thermal radiation in European cities.  Hardscape surfaces such as roof tops and ...