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    ESA > Our Activities > Observing the Earth > Copernicus

    Sentinel-2

    Sentinel-2 is a polar-orbiting, multispectral high-resolution imaging mission for land monitoring to provide, for example, imagery of vegetation, soil and water cover, inland waterways and coastal areas. It will also deliver information for emergency services. 

    Nature valued from space Storms hit Europe's forests
    Tracing the outbreak
    of Ebola    		 Monitoring restless
    super-volcanoes    		 A close-up view of big events
    How clean is
    your favourite beach?    		 Costa Concordia: Recovery
    operations assisted from space    		 Facing the renewable
    energy challenge
    Boosting food security
    from space    		 Europe's lakes and rivers
    monitored from space    		 Copernicus supports
    storm monitoring
    Europe's changing snow cover
     seen from space    		 Satellites support monitoring
    of Europe's green lungs    		 Tracking a burning issue
    from space
    Food watch from space Satellites support sustainable
    aquaculture development    		 Boosting economic growth
    with Copernicus
    Satellites provide unique
    insight into our climate system    		 From space to species:
    monitoring biodiversity    		 Satellites pinpoint
    the loss of natural soil
    How satellites track
    a mass killer    		 How Copernicus supports
    flood management    		 How satellites help manage
    humanitarian crises
    Tracking flood waters
    from space    		 Glaciers on the move -
    a perspective from space    		 Improving flight safety
    with satellite data
    Expanding cities -
    a growing concern    		 Reacting to disasters
    with satellite data    		 Preserving forests
    cutting carbon
    Satellites reveal where
    Europe is running out of water

    Last update: 21 March 2016

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