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Where is Earth's water?
Earth's surface water is intensely dynamic. Water bodies change in size all the time, but these changes are not reflected on maps.
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- Animations |Mapping urban and rural areas on earth
Human population is more concentrated than ever before. However, look at how many hours and sometimes days it takes to reach a major city from a remote area.
- Publications |Satellite monitoring of land, forests and agriculture
Satellite imagery helps assess and monitor the state of global land use over time. By comparing past and present images, we can get an overview of the evolution of land pressures.
- Publications |Mapping human settlements from space
Our knowledge of the current extent of human settlements is incomplete
- Publications |Galileo: from the lab to the sky
To support Galileo, the European programme for a global satellite navigation system, potential threats that may affect system performance are studied
- Publications |An eye on the sea
Satellites play a crucial role in understanding what is happening at sea
- Publications |Satellite images for disaster management
Satellite data play an essential role in disaster risk management
- Interactive Tools/Games |GHSL - How built up is Europe?
The European settlements map provides detailed data on built-up areas in Europe. Find your city on the map to see populated it is!
- Virtual Tours |Take a virtual tour of the European Microwave Signature Laboratory
Discover how EU scientists investigate how to prevent harmful electromagnetic interference on your portable devices, Wi-Fi access points and satellite navigation receivers
- Virtual Tours |Take a virtual tour of the European Crisis Management Laboratory
JRC scientists develop tools and technologies that collect, analyse and make sense of a huge amount of information from various sources when disaster strikes.
- Interactive Tools/Games |Forecasting Crops
How can we be sure that we have enough crops growing in Europe to feed us all?
- Animations |Knowledge Centre for Disaster Risk Management
Gathering together communities dealing with disasters to manage disaster risk in a more coordinated way