The active involvement of the European Space Agency (ESA) with remote sensing began with the establishment of the Earthnet program in 1978. Earthnet acquires data from the American remote sensing satelites (LANDSAT, SEASAT, HCCM, and Nimbus) from its stations in Fulcino, Kiruna, Oakhanger, and Maspalomas. Earthnet acquires remote sensing data and preprocesses them. Each member state of ESA has established a focal point who is responsible for remote sensing data distribution in their country. Regular meetings are held among the national points of contact and the other users of the data in the Earthnet coverage zone. The European Space Agency also participates in the LANDSAT Station Operators' Working Group. At a bilateral level ESA has many projects with the European Community including airborne campaigns, pilot projects, and training programs. Close contact in remote sensing is also kept with Brazil, Canada, France, United States, Japan, India, and Australia on a bilateral basis. On the meteorological side, ESA has launched Meteosats 1 and 2 and will be launching Meteosat 3 this year. An extensive promotion campaign was carried out in Europe and Africa to encourage countries to use the satellite. Training programs in meteorology and agrometeorology are conducted both by ESA alone and in cooperation with other organizations. The European Space Agency is also preparing ERS-1 and is in the process of negotiating terms for direct access with several states.


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    Title :

    International Cooperation in Remote Sensing: The ESA (European Space Agency) Experience (Abstract Only)


    Contributors:
    V. A. Hood (author)

    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English