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Sentinel-2 image of thawing permafrost, Yamal Peninsula, Siberia (© ESA 2018)
PROBA-V satellite image of Lena delta, Russia, Asia (© ESA-BELSPO 2018, produced by VITO)
Pléiades satellite image of Bora Bora, French Polynesia (© CNES 2012, Distribution Airbus DS)
Sentinel-2B image of Alaska’s Columbia Glacier (© ESA 2017)
Pléiades satellite image of Venice, Italy (© CNES 2018, Distribution Airbus DS)

Welcome to the Belgian EO website

Earth observation has become part of our everyday life. But what exactly is it? This discipline, also named remote sensing, is all about gathering information of the Earth from a distance. Sensors can be located onboard satellites, airplanes or drones. For over 30 years now, Belgian scientists have been turning satellite aerial data in useful information thanks to the STEREO programme. This website aims to help you discover remote sensing and its innumerably applications, in particular by showcasing the research results and the contributions of our Belgian actors. Whether you're keen to learn how to distinguish individual trees from 800 km up or simply want to enjoy wonderful images, this is a good place to start.

Welcome to the fascinating world of Earth Observation!

The STEREO programme

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Border-crossing Earth Observation Day 2020

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Starting 24 November 2020

BeGeo 2020

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Starting in 3 days

EO for Polar Science Workshop (EO4POLAR)

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Starting in 4 days

Data Analyst with Remote Sensing Expertise

Unique Forestry and land use

Job opportunity

Deadline 31 October 2020

Environmental Intelligence Data Scientist

Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)

Job opportunity

Deadline 31 October 2020

PhD researcher in Physically-based Slope Stability Modelling

Universität Innsbruck

Job opportunity

Deadline 31 October 2020

Call for Proposals: Belmont Forum Collaborative Research...

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Deadline 31 October 2020

Earth Observation Data Scientist

GIM

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Deadline 31 October 2020

IGARSS2021: Call for invited session proposal

Call

Deadline 1 November 2020

Remote Sensing Specialist (Associate Specialist)

emLab, University of California Santa Barbara

Job opportunity

Deadline 2 November 2020

Excellence Award competition opens

Call

Deadline 2 November 2020

IGARSS2021: Call for tutorial proposal submissions

Call

Deadline 4 November 2020

GEO Week 2020

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Running from 2 November to 6 November 2020

MicroRad 2020 (16th Specialist Meeting on Microwave...

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Running from 16 November to 20 November 2020

BIOCLIMHEALTH (2020): Trilateral Call for submission of...

Call

Deadline 27 November 2020

Save the dates GTEO Air / Atmosphère

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Running from 25 November to 27 November 2020

Doctoral assistant in Hydroclimatic modeling

University of Lausanne

Job opportunity

Deadline 30 November 2020

The first Massive Open Online Course on Radar Remote Sensing

Training

Ongoing

Principal Researcher in Environmental AI

British Antarctic Survey

Job opportunity

Deadline 6 December 2020

Space Awards 2020 of the Galileo Masters and Copernicus...

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Running from 8 December to 8 December 2020

Open and online short courses on data discovery for...

Training

Ongoing

Earth Explorers for Climate – The contribution from SMOS

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Running from 9 March to 11 March 2021

EARSeL Liège 2021 – Earth Observation for sustainable...

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Running from 30 March to 1 April 2021

52nd International Liège colloquium on Ocean Dynamics –...

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Running from 17 May to 21 May 2021

CryoSat 10th Anniversary Science Conference

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Running from 14 June to 17 June 2021

Call for manuscript submissions on AI Remote Sensing

Call

Deadline 30 June 2021

10th Advanced Training Course on Land Remote Sensing EO...

Training

Running from 20 September to 21 September 2021