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space17 days ago•10 min saved

Copernicus Browser gains built-in wildfire visualization on Sentinel-2 imagery

Europe’s Copernicus Browser now includes a wildfire visualization layer for Sentinel-2 data, letting users see active fires and burned areas with high-resolution 10-meter imagery. The feature, based on a JavaScript script by Pierre Markuse, went live Aug. 4 after ESA scientists helped integrate it. NASA’s FIRMS remains available for global fire mapping at coarser resolutions, but Sentinel-2 offers more detail and updates every few days, aiding wildfire monitoring during an intense season.

via Ars Technica|

#copernicus-browser #esa #remote-sensing

science7 months ago•4 min saved

Sentinel-2A Captures Earth After Dark in Nighttime Imaging Trial

ESA’s daylight-focused Sentinel-2A was activated during night passes and produced unexpectedly clear images of gas flares in Qatar and Iraq, a wildfire in India, and fishing boats off South Korea, demonstrating potential for nighttime Earth observation and informing future mission requirements as the Copernicus program progresses with additional Sentinel-2 satellites.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#copernicus #earth-observation #esa

science7 months ago•4 min saved

Sentinel-2 Goes Night: ESA Tests Nighttime Imaging for Next-Generation Mission

ESA tested Sentinel-2A’s ability to image at night, obtaining useful nighttime observations of gas flares, wildfires, city lights and fishing boats, to inform the design of the future Sentinel-2 Next Generation mission while Sentinel-2B and -2C continue core operations.

via European Space Agency|

#copernicus #earth-observation #night-imaging