In English
=> These figures are the overall rhythm of production for SPOT5 (Take5) for Level 1C and level 2A production, in the MUSCATE factory within the CNES computing center. But it is a pity that conditioning the data to upload them on the distribution center (https://spot-take5.org) is in fact much longer (several minutes per product). It is […]
En Français
Several months ago, CNES had announced the future release of SPOT Archive data older than 5 years, In the framework of the so-called SPOT World Heritage project (SWH), the first batch of SWH products has just been released, the MUSCATE Theia distribution center : https://theia.cnes.fr. This first batch contains 15000 images taken above France with less […]
En Français
=>Ce sont les cadences de production de chaque donnée SPOT5 (Take5), au N1C, puis au N2A, dans l’usine MUSCATE implantée au centre informatique du CNES. Ce qui est dommage, c’est que finalement, le temps de préparation des données pour les mettre sur le serveur de distribution (https://spot-take5.org), et les temps de transfert des fichiers par réseau sont […]
En Français
C’est fait, Sentinel-2A est en orbite. Il a commencé à dialoguer avec ses stations de contrôle et a déployé ses panneaux solaires. Il faudra quelques jours pour vérifier et configurer la plate forme avant d’allumer l’instrument et de réaliser les premières acquisitions. Félicitations aux équipes de l’ESA, d’Airbus et des industriels associés à la fabrication du […]
In English
Patience is not my best quality. For instance, regarding the availability of Sentinel-2 data, I even had the orbit of two satellites changed to obtain time series quicker :). So you cannot imagine how happy I will be to watch Sentinel-2’s launch tonight, and how even my alarm at 2:30 am will sound as a […]
In English
ESA and CNES are glad to announce they just opened the new distribution site for SPOT4 (Take5) and SPOT5 (Take5) with a brand new look and feel compared to the previous SPOT4 (Take5) site. All the SPOT4 (Take5) data are available and may be downloaded, but the SPOT5 (Take5) site is almost empty (except for […]
In English
=> The CNES THEIA distribution site was closed for 3 weeks for renovation works. It just reopened with a new address : It is possible again to downloat the L2A LANDSAT data over France. Besides anan enhanced look and feel, there are two new possibilities : As it is a new version, you might […]
En Français
=>Après 3 semaines de fermeture pour rénovation, l’atelier de distribution THEIA réouvre avec une nouvelle adresse : Vous pouvez de nouveau télécharger des données LANDSAT sur la France. Outre une interface plus complète et encore plus moderne, cette nouvelle version apporte deux grandes nouveautés : Cette version étant nouvelle, vous aurez probablement des suggestions […]
In English
Everything is set to start SPOT5 (Take 5) operational production of L1C products today (L1C products are ortho rectified images expressed in Top of Atmosphere reflectance). The Level 2A production will start a couple of days later, when all the L1C of April and May are produced (L2A products provide surface reflectances and cloud and […]