EUROPEAN UNION/EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY/G-7

These sites contain remote sensing resources for the European Union and European Space Agency.

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The European Union, European space Agency, and the national Space Agencies of Germany, France and other European countries form a complex web of remote sensing organizations.  Most cooperate reasonably well; all of them compete for funding and authority.  The listings here note only the multi-lateral European organizations, so check individual countries for greater detail.
 

European Space Agency -- ESA
ERS-1 and ERS-2 (European Remote Sensing satellites) were launched by the European Space Agency in July 1991 and April 1995, respectively. This www site includes mission information, sample imagery and a directory of services. An on-line version of Earth Observation Quarterly is also available. Images accessible on-line include synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, AVHRR imagery, infra-red imagery and ocean-sensing data, as well as examples of merged data. This site includes links to many national space agencies in Europe. ESA is located at the following addresses:
 

European Space Agency (ESA)
8-10 rue Mario Nilis
F-75738, Paris Cedex 15
France
tel:  33 4273 7654
fax: 33 4273 7560

Earth Science Operations Center (ESOC)
Robert Bosch Strasse 5
D-6100, Darmstadt
Germany
tel:  49 6151 902300
fax: 49 6151 90495

ESA -  EUMETSAT
Am Elfengrund 45
D-6100, Darmstadt
Germany
tel:  49 6151 950 0
fax: 49 6151 950 125

European Space Agency -- ESRIN
ERS Help Desk
Via Galileo Galile
I-00044 Frascati,
Italy
Tel: +39-6-94-180-666
Fax:+39-6-94-180-272
e-mail: helpdesk@ersus.esrinvas.esrin.esa.it
 

European Space Agency, Information Retrieval Service -- ESA/IRS
Includes electronic version of ESA-IRS publications, answers to frequently asked questions, description of databases, information on BRAQUE, and a list of ESA-IRS contact points.
 

European Multi-Sensor Airborne Campaign -- ESA/EMAC
EMAC-94/95 Information System.
 

 European Space Agency Browse and Query Service -- BRAQUE
 BRAQUE is a windows-based interface to ESA's Information and Retrieval Service. The site permits full text searching of extensive libraries on all aspects of remote sensing, space sciences, etc.
 

European Union Centre for Earth Observation
The EU's principal center for development of remote sensing and GIS applications and research.
 

Europe Wide Service Exchange
This site is located at http://ewse.ceo.org.

Global Environmental Locator Service (GELOS)
The G-7 ENRM project intends to provide a worldwide, centralized clearinghouse for environmental information  and promote cooperation among environmental institutions. Contributions of research data are welcome.

The GELOS library allows users to register, search, and access information within the GELOS virtual library as well as within other remotely held databases.

Institute of Remote Sensing Applications
Joint Research Center
21020 Ispra
Varese, Italy
Tel:  39-0332-789298
Fax: 39-0332-789536
The EU's principal center for development of remote sensing and GIS applications. I km AVHRR, downlink, and processing.
 

Maspalomas Satellite Station
Box 29 35100 Maspalomas (Las Palmas), Gran Canaria
Spain
I km AVHRR lab, downlink and processing center for remote sensing.
 

Villafranca Satellite Tracking Station
ESA Villafranca Del Castillo
Satellite Tracking Station
Apartado - P.O. Box 50727
28080 Madrid
Spain

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