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ESA presents the sharpest ever satellite map of Earth
05-11-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)The most detailed portraits ever of the Earth's land surface have been created with ESA's Envisat environmental satellite. The portraits are the first products produced as part of the ESA-initiated GlobCover project and are available online.
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- Envisat Symposium 2007 kicks off in Switzerland
04-23-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
More than 900 scientists from around the world have gathered in Montreux, Switzerland, for a five-day symposium to discuss, present and review their findings on the state of our world's land, oceans, ice and atmosphere using data from ESA Earth observation satellites, in particular Envisat – the largest environmental satellite ever built.
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02-22-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
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- NASA and USGS produce most detailed satellite views of Antarctica
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- Take a closer look at our planet at the Palais de la Découverte in Paris
03-19-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
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