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@LedaQamili discussing the “Swarm after 12 years in orbit” poster with participants at #EGU26.

SWARM team at #EGU26 🛰️ presenting the latest mission results and activities. 🎤 @RobertaForte15 presenting the SWARM contribution 📌 Opening slide of the presentation 🛰️ @LedaQamili presenting the “Swarm after 12 years in orbit” poster 💬 Great discussions throughout the session

🆕New quality reports are now available on the QRAS website. Check them out: 🔸qras.earth.esa.int/?mis=CryoSat&i… 🔸qras.earth.esa.int/?mis=SMOS&cat=… 🔸qras.earth.esa.int/?mis=Swarm&dts… @esa_cryosat @SMOS_satellite @esa_swarm

Also at #JACIE2026: V. Boccia (#ESA) & J. Vrabel (ITC-@USGS) presenting the VH-RODA / JACIE Joint Update — strengthening collaboration on the quality and assessment of commercial EO data. 🌍 📸 V. Boccia👇

ESA at #JACIE2026 🇺🇸 (13–17 Apr 2026) L. De Laurentiis & V. Boccia shared key updates on #ESA activities, including VH-RODA and EDAP+, contributing to the assessment and improvement of commercial Earth observation data quality.🌍 📷LDL

💬 LSI-VC-19 & WGCV-56 @USGS_EROS Discussing: 📄 2026 CEOS-ARD Strategy 🎯 Calibration and Validation networks ⛰️ Land surface imaging thematic topics ⚖️ Expressing uncertainty 🤝 Commercial engagement + tours of the EROS Center and Cal/Val field site 😎

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Impressive work from the @BaquninProject 👏 Turning the Rome Marathon into a real-time air quality lab to support athlete health and performance 🌍🏃‍♂️ Read more 👇

📄EDAP+: New Data Assessment Report for ICEYE Gen-3 SAR 🚀 World’s largest SAR constellation (50+ satellites) enabling multiple daily acquisitions. Assessment of X-band SAR products with improved image quality & faster downlink. 🔗 earth.esa.int/eogateway/docu… 📷 @iceye_global

📢 Our SkySat paper by the EDAP team is now featured in the @BooksMDPI Special Issue Reprint “Accuracy & Quality Control of Remote Sensing Data”. 🌍 Highlighting the importance of robust calibration/validation for reliable EO data. 📥 Free download: mdpi.com/books/book/124…

Great to see @BaquninProject deploying wearable sensors during the Rome Marathon 🏃‍♂️ to monitor air quality along the 5 km “Stracittadina” route between the Colosseum and Circus Maximus. Looking forward to the PM and CO₂ measurements 📊👇

🛰️ QA4EO-2 Bulletin #2 is out! Discover a collection of recent scientific articles and presentations from the QA4EO-2 teams, showcasing their latest work on quality assurance for Earth Observation data. 📖 Download it here: earth.esa.int/eogateway/docu… @esa

🌍 Last Friday, C. Albinet gave a talk on the BIOMASS Mission to the Copernicus LAC Chile series, highlighting the BIOMASS mission and its data products. 🎥 Watch the full webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=awwS0M…

📅 VH-RODA 2026 – Save the date The workshop will take place 16–20 November 2026 at ESA-ESRIN, Italy. Further information will follow soon here and at: earth.esa.int/eogateway/even…

🛰️Using Spire GNSS-R data from @esa TPM programme, researchers generated Arctic-wide sea-ice freeboard maps from reflected GPS & Galileo signals. Results highlight GNSS-R as a promising complement to traditional satellite altimetry.🧊 👉 earth.esa.int/eogateway/succ… 📷Felix Müller

📄 EDAP+: New Data Assessment Report for SAOCOM InSAR published Assessment of SAOCOM L-band InSAR products from 📷@CONAE_Oficial -operated 1A and 1B 🛰️. The constellation provides 5–10 m resolution & an 8-day revisit for interferometric applications. 🔗 earth.esa.int/eogateway/docu…

📄 EDAP+: New Data Assessment Report for GHGSat CO₂ Launched in Nov. 2023, GHGSat-C10 Vanguard is the first commercial spaceborne CO₂ sensor, providing high-resolution data over industrial sites to support emissions monitoring & reporting. 🔗 earth.esa.int/eogateway/docu… 📷UTIAS-SFL

📄 EDAP+: New Data Assessment Report for GRASP GAPMAP-0 published Launched in April 2023, GAPMAP-0 is a multi-angle polarimetric demonstrator retrieving aerosol data and paving the way for near real-time air quality and climate monitoring. 🔗More: earth.esa.int/eogateway/docu…

#QA4EO-2 SRM#4 concluded at @esa–ESRIN after 2 productive days. Tasks 1–4 delivered strong results under ESA SPPA. We appreciated the positive feedback from @GorylPhilippe, recognising the team’s high standards and commitment. Well done all! 🏅👏

🚀 Day 2 of #QA4EO-2 SRM#4 is underway in @esa-ESRIN! From Task 1 to Task 4 all teams are presenting their excellent results over the last 4-5 months, supporting ESA's activities with high standards of quality, traceability, and communication. 📷J.Swinton