The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThe objective of the European Environment Agency's Image2000 project is to produce a cloud-free image database across Europe, needed for the updating of the Corine (Coordination of Information on the Environment) database, and provides the Landsat 7 imagery necessary. The year 2000 is defined as the target year, with a maximum one year deviation to either side of it. The project has involved assembling approximately 300 Landsat TM frames, which have been made accessible to users from a dedicated website.