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After a series of intense storms in Portugal, the #CopernicusEU #Sentinel-1 mission has mapped the resulting floods along the Tejo River.
The red areas in this radar composite show exactly where water has risen between Dec 2025 and Feb 2026.
#SentinelOnline #ESA #EarthObservation #FloodMonitoring
We are pleased to announce the highlight of the #YoungCopernicus initiative on #SentiWiki, a resource for students and educators to explore how #CopernicusEU #Sentinel data is used to monitor and protect our environment.
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One of Earth's largest ice avalanches hit the #TibetanPlateau in 2022.
Using #Sentinel1 & #Sentinel2, scientists reconstructed the massive 40 million m³ collapse. From acceleration to impact, satellite data tells the story.
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Want to build a startup using satellite data? The #SentiWiki has the perfect roadmap. From urban planning to maritime tracking, learn how to turn #Copernicus #Sentinel data into a real-world venture. 🌍
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From orbit to the field: how #Sentinel2 is supporting global agriculture. 🌍🛰️
Scaling sustainable farming through consistent Earth Observation.
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The #Sentinel missions provide critical data for agriculture, emergency response, ocean tracking & air quality. #SentinelOnline editorial team visited #ESA's #Ф-Experience, seeing this data visualized for deeper insights.
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The #CIMR L2 Workshop in Barcelona refined the algorithms—the brain of the mission—for the future #CopernicusEU Imaging Microwave Radiometer.
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🔗 Learn about CIMR L2PAD: github.com/CIMR-L2PAD
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The #CopernicusEU #Sentinel missions offer vital data for global monitoring. Navigate this ecosystem with the #SentiWiki "Get started” page - your roadmap for data access, tutorials, success stories, and more. 🛰️🌍
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A high-resolution Sentinel-2 satellite image showing a lush, green forest canopy in Austria. The image highlights a patchwork of different tree species, illustrating the 10-meter precision of the biodiversity mapping. 1. Credit: Reproduced from Schadauer, T.; Karel, S.; Loew, M.; Knieling, U.; Kopecky, K.; Bauerhansl, C.; Berger, A.; Graeber, S.; Winiwarter, L. Evaluating Tree Species Mapping: Probability Sampling Validation of Pure and Mixed Species Classes Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Sentinel-2 Time Series. Remote Sensing 2024, 16(16), 2887. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16162887. © 2024 by the authors. Licensed under CC BY 4.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
A Sentinel-1 radar image of the Tokyo metropolitan area. The radar imagery highlights the dense urban infrastructure and skyscrapers in bright, glowing patterns, showing how the satellite can map the world’s largest city through clouds and even at night. CREDIT: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024), processed by ESA
A Sentinel-1 radar capture of Tropical Cyclone Errol. The image reveals the internal structure and eye of the storm through heavy rain and clouds, showing the wind patterns and intense sea surface conditions. CREDIT :contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2025), processed by ESA
A graphic featuring a digital illustration of a Copernicus Sentinel satellite in orbit. Prominent text invites viewers to explore success stories and open-access data at sentinels.copernicus.eu.
The #CopernicusEU #Sentinel missions provide the high-precision, open-access data needed to solve real-world challenges. From monitoring biodiversity to tracking cyclones through clouds and darkness, #Sentinels are helping to build a more resilient future.
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As we advance through 2026, it is worth revisiting the major achievements of 2025 through the #SentinelOnline 2025 Recap Magazine. Key milestones and top success stories from 2025 across the #CopernicusEU #Sentinel missions.
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Watch the full webinar on teaching geography with satellite imagery. Learn to identify #geographical processes and create compelling visualisations using free #CopernicusEU data.
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Copernicus #Sentinel-2 reveals Earth's hidden details. The satellite captured the Manicouagan crater in false-colour imagery: white snow, blue frozen water, red boreal forest. ⛰️ #SentinelOnline #ESA #CopernicusEU
CREDIT: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022), processed by ESA
The #SentinelOnline 2025 Recap Magazine is now available.
Key milestones and top success stories from 2025 across the #CopernicusEU #Sentinel missions.
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#ESA #EarthObservation #Space
#Sentinel-2 imagery reveals the rugged terrain of Peru’s Pariacaca (Huarochirí) range in the central Andes. Peru has lost around half of its glacier area since the 1970s, increasing pressure on water resources and exposure to natural hazards.
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Graphic showing Earth from space with two orbital paths. Text explains that the Sentinel-2 mission consists of two satellites flying in the same sun-synchronous orbit, phased 180 degrees apart, enabling a nominal five-day revisit time at the equator. Logos of the EU, Copernicus, ESA, and Sentinel Online appear at the top. CREDIT: ESA/ATG medialab
High-resolution satellite view of a coastal and urban area. Text describes how Sentinel-2’s freely available imagery supports land cover and crop monitoring, forest health, water quality, urban planning, and disaster response across Europe and globally. CREDIT : contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data, processed by ESA
Satellite image of Europe with colored spectral bands overlaid. Text states that each Sentinel-2 satellite carries a multispectral instrument with 13 spectral bands, including visible, near-infrared, and shortwave infrared, with spatial resolutions of 10, 20, and 60 meters. CREDIT: ESA/ATG medialab
Dark blue background with Copernicus, ESA, EU, and Sentinel Online logos. Text invites viewers to visit sentinels.copernicus.eu to discover how Sentinel satellites are transforming how we understand and protect the planet.
#Sentinel-2 doesn’t just observe the Earth — it reveals patterns you can’t see. Explore how #Sentinel satellites are transforming our understanding of the planet:
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Captured by #CopernicusEU #Sentinel-1, this striking radar view shows the Badain Jaran Desert in north-western China — home to towering singing sand dunes and more than 100 scattered lakes.
A powerful example of how #Sentinel data helps us understand Earth’s most remote landscapes.
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Satellite image of an Antarctic coastal ice shelf captured by Sentinel-2, showing rugged snow-covered terrain on the left and fragmented sea ice on the right. An inset highlights a smaller section of the ice. The overlaid graphic reads: “Who knew you could spot penguin colonies via satellite data? On Antarctica Day, Sentinel-2 imagery highlights how remote emperor penguin colonies can be detected from space.” Logos of the European Union, Copernicus, ESA, and Sentinel Online appear at the top.
Satellite image of an Antarctic coastal ice shelf captured by Sentinel-2, showing rugged snow-covered terrain on the left and fragmented sea ice on the right. An inset highlights a smaller section of the ice. The overlaid graphic reads: “Who knew you could spot penguin colonies via satellite data? On Antarctica Day, Sentinel-2 imagery highlights how remote emperor penguin colonies can be detected from space.” Logos of the European Union, Copernicus, ESA, and Sentinel Online appear at the top.
On Antarctica Day, #Sentinel-2 imagery highlights how remote emperor penguin colonies can be detected from space. They leave a visible signature on the ice, helping researchers track colonies in areas too difficult to access on the ground 🛰️
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“Satellite radar image of a coastal region with text explaining that Sentinel-1 carries its own source of illumination. The text highlights that Sentinel-1 emits around 2000 radar flashes per second to create images, unlike optical satellites that rely on sunlight. Logos of the EU, Copernicus, ESA, and Sentinel Online appear at the top.” CREDIT: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023), processed by ESA
“Radar image showing a swirling hurricane over the ocean. Text explains that Sentinel-1’s radar can see through clouds and hurricanes to measure sea-surface conditions and wind patterns, providing data to assess storms and support emergency response. Logos of the EU, Copernicus, ESA, and Sentinel Online appear at the top.” CREDIT : contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024), processed by ESA
“Radar-based map showing illuminated ship positions along the coasts of Tunisia and Sicily. Text explains that Sentinel-1C and 1D detect and identify ships using radar and the Automated Identification System (AIS), helping to spot illegal fishing, oil spills, and ‘dark ships’. Logos of the EU, Copernicus, ESA, and Sentinel Online appear at the top.” CREDIT : ESA (data source: Paolo et al., 2024/Global Fishing Watch)
“Text on a teal background inviting viewers to visit sentinels.copernicus.eu to explore real-world success stories of Sentinel data. Logos of the EU, Copernicus, ESA, and Sentinel Online appear at the top.”
Did you know that #Sentinel-1 can see through clouds, detect subtle ground movements, and even track ships at sea?
#SentinelOnline #EarhtObservation #ESA #CopernicusEU
Copernicus #Sentinel3 captured Cyclone Errol as it approached Western #Australia. On 16 April, #Errol reached peak intensity with 285 km/h gusts and a distinct pinhole eye 🛰️🌍
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A new study using #Sentinel-3 radar altimetry shows that Bolivia’s #SalardeUyuni truly becomes electromagnetically perfectly smooth during the rainy season — reflecting radar and sunlight like a sheet of glass.
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#GIS Day Special — #VoicesofSentinel continues 🌍
We spoke with Candela Sancho García, CEO of #Detektia about the evolving geospatial landscape and the value of context in #satellite information.
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#Sentinel-2 imagery reveals the vast #NortheastGreenlandNationalPark — the world’s largest. Melt ponds and ice fractures mark the summer thaw, offering vital insight into how Greenland’s changing ice sheet influences global sea levels.
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#Sentinel-2 imagery reveals the winding Likouala-aux-Herbes River in the Republic of the #Congo — a lifeline through vast peatlands and forests of the Congo Basin.
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🌍 We’re live!
The Sentinel-1D launch broadcast has started from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
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24 hours to liftoff!
Tomorrow, 4 Nov 2025, #Sentinel-1D launches aboard #Ariane6 from Europe’s Spaceport, French Guiana — extending #CopernicusEU radar observations into the next decade. 🌍
📡 Broadcast begins: 20:15 UTC / 21:15 CET
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At #BiDS25, #SentinelOnline spoke with representatives from #Regio, an Estonian company working in #geospatial information and #cartography 🌍. We asked them about their connection with #Sentinel data and how they use it in their daily work.
#VoicesOfSentinels #BigDataFromSpace #CopernicusEU
At #BiDS25, Sentinel Online spoke with Ioannis Kotaridis from the EU Satellite Centre @eusatellitecentre.bsky.social 🌍🛰️. He shared how #Sentinel data supports land, water and environmental monitoring. Stay tuned for more #VoicesofSentinel stories! #EarthObservation #SentinelOnline #CopernicusEU
What an inspiring few days at #BiDS25! 🌍
The Sentinel Online team connected with researchers, institutions and innovators who are all using #Copernicus Sentinel data to monitor our planet and advance sustainability.
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🎙️ Voices of Sentinel @ #BiDS2025
Andrea Sibilia (JRC) shares how the #RiskDataHub project relates to Sentinel-based products and reflects on the key risks facing society today — and how geospatial analysis helps us better understand them.
#VoicesofSentinel #SentinelOnline #EarthObservation
We had the pleasure to interview Felix Creamer from the #MaxPlanckInstituteforBiogeochemistry at #BiDS25 🌍🛰️. He shared how he uses Sentinel data in his research. Stay tuned for more Voices of Sentinels interviews!
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