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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · 7d

Tuesday's #BiDS25 tutorial by the ESA EOPF Sentinel Zarr Samples Service introduced a full room of users to cloud-native EO workflows with STAC, pySTAC-client, xarray, Dask, and Julia. The discussion during and after the event was captivating!

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · 9d

We are at #BiDS25 this week in Latvia and co-hosting a tutorial called 'EOPF Sample Service - Getting Started with Zarr' today (and a #hackathon tomorrow). Find the tutorial material in this repo: github.com/EOPF-Sample-...

📣 More info on Big Data from Space 2025: www.bigdatafromspace2025.org

GitHub - EOPF-Sample-Service/EOPF-Zarr-BIDS25: EOPF Zarr Hackathon: From Exploration to Optimization in Cloud-Native Earth

EOPF Zarr Hackathon: From Exploration to Optimization in Cloud-Native Earth - GitHub - EOPF-Sample-Service/EOPF-Zarr-BIDS25: EOPF Zarr Hackathon: From Exploration to Optimization in Cloud-Native E...

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · 9d

If you wish to build analysis-ready #Sentinel-3 data cubes, why not try this newly published #JupyterNotebook? It demonstrates how to use the #xcube-eopf plugin for data analysis.
#Zarr format
#EOPFSampleService project
#datacubes

eopf-sample-service.github.io/eopf-sample-...

Building Sentinel-3 Data Cubes with xcube EOPF - Welcome

Jupyter notebooks showcasing the usage of EOPF Sample Zarr Service

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · 15d

🌳🌲 Join @esaclimate.bsky.social #ClimateChangeInitiative visualisation competition 'Forests in a Changing Climate' for chance to win a tour of ESA’s #EarthObservation Centre in Italy!

💻 Online training to guide participants on 24.09.2025.

Register & more: tinyurl.com/4a84wkak

ESA Climate Change Competition: Forests in a Changing Climate

ESA-CCI Competition

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · 22d

A swirl with an eye and a nose? Nope, not weather—just river sediment in Yana Bay, seen by Sentinel-2. Nature sketches its own cartoons in one of the Arctic’s remotest deltas.
Explore the full story in our new #BCEarthGallery article!
#Sentinel2 #YanaBay #LaptevSea #Arctic

👉 bit.ly/4n6ne67

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · Sep 5

Let's introduce our gapfilled Surface Soil Moisture data set!

Data gaps can arise from missing satellite overpasses and are an obstacle for machine learning analysis. Based on multi-satellite observations, researchers produced long-term gap-free climate data records, enabling holistic analysis.

ESA CCI Soil Moisture GAPFILLED: an independent global gap-free satellite climate data record with uncertainty estimates

Abstract. The ESA CCI Soil Moisture multi-satellite climate data record is a widely used dataset for large-scale hydrological and climatological applications and studies. However, data gaps in the rec...

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · Sep 8

Zoom in on your climate data 🎯
Try these Toolbox functions and focus on what matters to you:
📈 Time Series Analysis: Track changes at specific points
✂️ Region Cutting: Focus on custom areas for instant visuals
Explore now: esa-climate-toolbox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ap...

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · 27d

Cloud dynamics over the Sahara: Sentinel-2 captured a vast convective system (≈42,000 km²) with a 380 km outflow boundary. These arcs can even trigger dust storms like haboobs.
#Sentinel2 #Sahara #Clouds #RemoteSensing #Haboob

Read more in our new #BCEarthGallery blog post:
👉 bit.ly/3JYqcL4

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · 29d

Created 55 years ago, Iraq’s Lake Razzaza now tells a vivid story in colour — changing shades, exposed sands, and seasonal extremes. Explore its beauty and see how its colours and shape shift through time in our new #BCEarthGallery article!
#EarthObservation #Lakes #WaterColour

👉 bit.ly/4pfyL4c

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Sep 4

Nature’s own beauty generator: tides, winds and coastal shapes combine off Argentina’s Valdés Peninsula, creating breathtaking swirls captured by Sentinel-2. 🌀🌊
#EarthObservation #Sentinel2 #EarthArt #PlanetBeauty

Find out more on our new #BCEarthGallery blog!
👉 bit.ly/4mJjVRP

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Barnes Ice Cap, Canada’s last trace of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, is vanishing. Up to 20% of its mass are already lost in just 125 years. Ancient ice covering 6,000 km², 20,000 years old, melting away in real time.
Discover our new #BCEarthGallery blog!
👉 bit.ly/45ZWldM
#ClimateCrisis #Arctic

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Aug 25

🌍 Excited for #BiDS25 in Riga!
📅 29/09 Tutorial | 30/09 Hackathon
Supported by our colleague Konstantin Ntokas, the EOPF Zarr Hackathon dives deep into #CloudNative #EO with #Zarr, STAC, Dask, Julia & more.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/4oYOJ2P

EOPF Zarr Hackathon: Driving Innovation in Cloud-Native Earth Observation | zarr.eopf.copernicus.eu

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Aug 21

Nature reveals its beauty: Sentinel-2 captured lenticular clouds encircling the towering Klyuchevskaya Sopka #Volcano in #Kamchatka. Soon after, Sentinel-3 observed a fresh Strombolian eruption breaking through dense cloud cover. Explore the sequence on our #BCEarthGallery blog!
👉 bit.ly/4lwINeh

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Aug 19

🌊 This July, an extensive algal bloom spread across the Baltic Sea, clearly visible from space thanks to fewer clouds than last year. Our #BCEarthGallery blog shows striking satellite images from 18 and 21 July. #BalticSea #AlgalBloom #EarthObservation #OceanColour
👉 bit.ly/4mvzJYE

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Aug 8

Save the date! 💦
21 August at 13:00 CEST: the four sister @ec.europa.eu projects FutureLakes, ProCleanLakes, EUROLakes and @ferroproject.bsky.social will host a webinar on "Innovations in #LakeRestoration".

💦 Register here and join us online for a great webinar forms.office.com/e/XrSgXJNrzD

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Aug 7

The 2025 @esa.int #LivingPlanetSymposium was in Vienna, with 6500+ registrations! We showcased our progress in cloud-native processing, modular workflows & scalable analysis-ready EO data services through tutorials, demos, oral and poster presentations.

🛰️ www.brockmann-consult.de/lps25-event-...

LPS25 Event Story - Brockmann Consult

At the heart of our services is the reliability, dedication and talent of our team made up of individuals who inspire and support each other. We are collectively happy to be on the right-side of Earth...

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Aug 4

Fostering circular management of eutrophication by integration of hydrobiology, remote sensing, biotechnology, engineering and agriculture to #restorelakes in Europe. This is the @horizoneu.bsky.social @ferroproject.bsky.social - watch our video on YouTube!

🎬 www.youtube.com/@FERROProject

FERRO Project

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Jul 23

New #BCEarthGallery blog post: Sediment dynamics in the Thames & Wash estuaries seen from space—how tides, rivers, and glacial history shape and what satellites capture as brown plumes, dark mudflats, or milky patches.
Read more here: 👉 bit.ly/3IXJzDn 🌊🛰️ #EarthObservation #Sentinel2

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Jul 16

A nearly perfect 8 km ring of rock in Russia’s Far East – Kondyor Massif is no crater or volcano, but the frozen top of an ancient magma plume. See how Sentinel-2 captures its snow-covered peaks. Read about its mineral-rich core in our new #BCEarthGallery blog post!
👉 bit.ly/44woGaY

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Jul 15

🌊🌍 Our colleague Jorge García is in Venice 🇮🇹 for the #FRM4SOC training on Ocean Colour Radiometry — 2 weeks of hands-on science at San Servolo Island + the Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower 🌅
This training brings together experts from all over the 🌐
#OceanColour #RemoteSensing #Copernicus #Radiometry

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Jul 14

Sentinel-2 shows the Tłı̨chǫ Winter Road winding across frozen lakes to Gamèti — 80 km of ice through the boreal north. Near-infrared reveals what the eye can’t see: a seasonal highway linking remote lives in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
Image & story in our #BCEarthGallery: 👉 bit.ly/3GIi7ZF

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Jul 7

Bright red structures were spotted in Dongsha Atoll’s lagoon on 19 May, captured by #Sentinel-2. Likely an intense algal bloom—more vivid than any seen before. Similar features appeared faintly only three times since 2020. This year: four clear sightings. Visit our #BCEarthGallery:
👉 bit.ly/4nAOn1m

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Jul 7

Ralf Quast’s paper presented at #LPS25 has now been published in Remote Sensing of Environment!
Title: "Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis from TOA reflectance to plant functional type distributions"
Free access via this Share Link (valid till Aug 22, 2025):
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lN5Y7qzT7...

Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Jun 27

🛰️ Ralf Quast presents work on an end-to-end uncertainty budget for ESA’s MR Land Cover product, using Sentinel-3 OLCI over Africa’s Sudano-Sahel zone.
His paper on Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis is accepted in Remote Sensing of Environment! 📈
#LPS25 #LandCover #EOScience #Uncertainty #Sentinel3

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thank you to ESA and the entire #EO community for making #LPS25 such an inspiring event! 🌍

We're grateful for the opportunity to share our work and connect with so many brilliant minds. Let's continue to collaborate for the benefit of our planet! 💚

#EarthObservation #RemoteSensing #ClimateAction

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · Jun 27

Carolien Toté (VITO Remote Sensing, Belgium) showed at #LPS25 how the #Sentinel3 Synergy product supports the ESA #ClimateChangeInitiative.

It improves key Essential Climate Variables like Land Cover and Burnt Area — boosting long-term climate monitoring.

#EO #RemoteSensing #ECV #LPS25

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