Earth Observation Satellite Missions and Data Access

Henri Laur () and Volker Liebig ()
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Henri Laur: Head of Earth Observation Mission Management Division, European Space Agency (ESA)
Volker Liebig: Director of Earth Observation Programmes, European Space Agency (ESA)

A chapter in Handbook of Geomathematics, 2015, pp 147-170 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This article provides an overview on Earth Observation satellites, describing the end-to-end elements of an Earth Observation mission and then focusing on the European Earth Observation programs. Some significant results obtained using data from European missions (ERS, Envisat) are provided. Finally the access to Earth Observation data through the European Space Agency, free of charge, is described.

Keywords: Synthetic Aperture Radar; European Space Agency; Radar Altimeter; Earth Observation Data; Earth Observation Satellite (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-54551-1_3

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