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  • Flooding and heat islands both have harmful consequences and increase inequalities.
    Trimestrielle 15

    Making the most of high-resolution imaging in the city

    From floods to heat islands, cities are on the front line of the effects of climate change. Discover the potential of satellite data to support the resilience of cities to these phenomena via three SCOlutions presented on Thursday 12 December 2024 at the fifteenth "SCO France Quarterly Meeting".

    Learn more    ➔
  • Home of the MangMap website, which provides access to the eponymous mapping platform.
    Mangroves

    MangMap, the satellite platform for monitoring mangroves, is now open

    Mangroves must be preserved and restored for the many ecosystem services they provide, including acting as a natural barrier against some of the effects of climate change. Thanks to the SCO Mangroves project, there is now an online platform, which will gradually cover all the mangroves on the planet: MangMap.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Using a Pleiades satellite image, GreenSpace drew up an inventory of Valence's public and private tree stock and then estimated its capacity to reduce (or not) air pollution and sequester CO2.
    GreenSpace

    GreenSpace unveils first results for Valence study case

    Trees can eliminate a part of the air pollutants and greenhouse gases particularly elevated in urban areas. Halfway through its development, the SCO GreenSpace project can already quantify the benefits and translate them into intelligible and easy-to-understand values.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Hydroweb.next platform: on the right, the various hydrological products generated by FloodDAM-DT and, on the left, a flood map from FloodML with the ESA World Cover land use map.
    FloodDAM-DT

    FloodDAM-DT completes its flood risk digital twin prototype

    The SCO FloodDAM DT (Flood Detection, Alert & Rapid Mapping Digital Twin) proof of concept is the result of a consortium-led effort to devise an earth system digital twin that enables near real-time assessment and mapping of the impact of flood events.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Preserving the quantity and quality of water resources has become one of the major challenges for current and future generations.
    One Water Summit Declaration

    One Water Summit Declaration

    Since the dawn of time, I've been falling, running, trickling, cascading and swirling. Fresh or salty, alive or dormant, I am water, the essence of life. But today, global warming is disrupting the brakes on my cycle: scarcity and drought here, overabundance and floods there, I'm becoming a source of disaster, and at times even conflict. To preserve me, the world is rallying around the One Water Vision agreement, whith the SCO is reaffirming its commitment to share its space-based solutions for the benefit of all.

    Learn more    ➔
  • London, the iconic capital of the United Kingdom, under the eye of Pleiades Neo.
    ITW Space4Climate

    One-to-one with Space4Climate

    Krupa Nanda Kumar, Climate Services Development Manager for Space4Climate, highlights the UK’s contributions to the SCO through collaborative projects like Space4Nature and Strata, which demonstrate the practical impact of integrating Earth Observation data to address climate challenges.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Year after year, uncontrolled deforestation spreads along the creeks of Suriname. These very alarming images illustrate the scale of the phenomenon and the environmental devastation caused by gold mining.
    TropiSCO Use case

    Quantifying illegal deforestation in French Guiana: TropiSCO's invaluable help

    By providing environmental monitoring of certain critical ecosystems that act as bulwarks against climate change, SCO solutions can help various local players to cope with the pressures they face. One example is TropiSCO, which tracks tropical deforestation in near-real time, and whose maps help to combat the illegal gold mining that is decimating the Amazon rainforest.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Pleiades satellite image of the Baie des Veys in Normandy.
    EO4InterTopo

    EO4InterTopo automates intertidal topographic mapping

    Coastal areas need accurate data to preserve their intertidal zones. With the aim for automatic intertidal mapping, the EO4InterTopo project is implementing a methodology combining different satellite data. The first milestone is on track to be a great success!

    Learn more    ➔
  • Plenary session "Space in the age of climate change".
    IAC 2024

    The SCO at IAC 2024: plenary session, 14th Steering committee and awards

    Every year, the SCO has a strong presence at the IAC. It is the preferred venue for holding one of its two annual steering committees and welcoming new members, and the alliance now has 50 signatories. The 2024 edition is also marked by a plenary session devoted entirely to SCO and the presentation of the Eurisy Hubert Curien Prize. Here's a look back at these three highlights.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Flooding and heat islands both have harmful consequences and increase inequalities.
    Trimestrielle 15

    Making the most of high-resolution imaging in the city

    From floods to heat islands, cities are on the front line of the effects of climate change. Discover the potential of satellite data to support the resilience of cities to these phenomena via three SCOlutions presented on Thursday 12 December 2024 at the fifteenth "SCO France Quarterly Meeting".

    Learn more    ➔
  • Home of the MangMap website, which provides access to the eponymous mapping platform.
    Mangroves

    MangMap, the satellite platform for monitoring mangroves, is now open

    Mangroves must be preserved and restored for the many ecosystem services they provide, including acting as a natural barrier against some of the effects of climate change. Thanks to the SCO Mangroves project, there is now an online platform, which will gradually cover all the mangroves on the planet: MangMap.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Using a Pleiades satellite image, GreenSpace drew up an inventory of Valence's public and private tree stock and then estimated its capacity to reduce (or not) air pollution and sequester CO2.
    GreenSpace

    GreenSpace unveils first results for Valence study case

    Trees can eliminate a part of the air pollutants and greenhouse gases particularly elevated in urban areas. Halfway through its development, the SCO GreenSpace project can already quantify the benefits and translate them into intelligible and easy-to-understand values.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Hydroweb.next platform: on the right, the various hydrological products generated by FloodDAM-DT and, on the left, a flood map from FloodML with the ESA World Cover land use map.
    FloodDAM-DT

    FloodDAM-DT completes its flood risk digital twin prototype

    The SCO FloodDAM DT (Flood Detection, Alert & Rapid Mapping Digital Twin) proof of concept is the result of a consortium-led effort to devise an earth system digital twin that enables near real-time assessment and mapping of the impact of flood events.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Preserving the quantity and quality of water resources has become one of the major challenges for current and future generations.
    One Water Summit Declaration

    One Water Summit Declaration

    Since the dawn of time, I've been falling, running, trickling, cascading and swirling. Fresh or salty, alive or dormant, I am water, the essence of life. But today, global warming is disrupting the brakes on my cycle: scarcity and drought here, overabundance and floods there, I'm becoming a source of disaster, and at times even conflict. To preserve me, the world is rallying around the One Water Vision agreement, whith the SCO is reaffirming its commitment to share its space-based solutions for the benefit of all.

    Learn more    ➔
  • London, the iconic capital of the United Kingdom, under the eye of Pleiades Neo.
    ITW Space4Climate

    One-to-one with Space4Climate

    Krupa Nanda Kumar, Climate Services Development Manager for Space4Climate, highlights the UK’s contributions to the SCO through collaborative projects like Space4Nature and Strata, which demonstrate the practical impact of integrating Earth Observation data to address climate challenges.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Year after year, uncontrolled deforestation spreads along the creeks of Suriname. These very alarming images illustrate the scale of the phenomenon and the environmental devastation caused by gold mining.
    TropiSCO Use case

    Quantifying illegal deforestation in French Guiana: TropiSCO's invaluable help

    By providing environmental monitoring of certain critical ecosystems that act as bulwarks against climate change, SCO solutions can help various local players to cope with the pressures they face. One example is TropiSCO, which tracks tropical deforestation in near-real time, and whose maps help to combat the illegal gold mining that is decimating the Amazon rainforest.

    Learn more    ➔
  • Pleiades satellite image of the Baie des Veys in Normandy.
    EO4InterTopo

    EO4InterTopo automates intertidal topographic mapping

    Coastal areas need accurate data to preserve their intertidal zones. With the aim for automatic intertidal mapping, the EO4InterTopo project is implementing a methodology combining different satellite data. The first milestone is on track to be a great success!

    Learn more    ➔
  • Plenary session "Space in the age of climate change".
    IAC 2024

    The SCO at IAC 2024: plenary session, 14th Steering committee and awards

    Every year, the SCO has a strong presence at the IAC. It is the preferred venue for holding one of its two annual steering committees and welcoming new members, and the alliance now has 50 signatories. The 2024 edition is also marked by a plenary session devoted entirely to SCO and the presentation of the Eurisy Hubert Curien Prize. Here's a look back at these three highlights.

    Learn more    ➔