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This satellite image of the mouth of the Clarence River at Yamba shows a large sediment plume. The plume extended some 30km into the Tasman Sea. Image: European Union. Modified data from Copernicus Sentinel-2, processed with the Sentinel Hub EO Browser.

Using satellite data to unlock water quality knowledge

Three passionate CSIRO scientists have turned decades of satellite data into powerful knowledge. Their work includes assembling a rich data cube and analysing the remote sensing data within it to understand how water quality has changed over the past 20 years.

International updates: Space Symposium, CEOS SIT-37, EnMAP launch, ARD and more

What a week for our Earth observation community, here are a few milestones from the CCEO team: A small team […]

CSIRO and GA priorities (CEOS SIT Chair term)

CSIRO strengthened its international footprint looking down upon the Earth

And that’s a (successful) wrap: last week, the Centre for EO (CCEO) represented CSIRO at the 35th Committee on Earth […]

Sentinel-2, 19/07/2019, palm oil plantations, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Building new Earth observation capabilities in the South-East Asian region

Australia’s national science and geoscience agencies, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, are embarking on a new initiative to support the growth […]

Meet our researcher and satellite operator: Dr Amy Parker

Meet our researcher and satellite operator: Dr Amy Parker. 16 July 2021

CfAT technicians put the finishing touches on the satellite dish for the earth ground station in Alice Springs. Image: Ekistica Ltd.

Indigenous-owned ground station supports NovaSAR-1 satellite research facility

Indigenous-owned ground station supports our NovaSAR-1 satellite research facility.   July 9 2021

NovaSAR-1 National Facility open for business

CSIRO opens satellite offering for Aussie Earth observation. 8 July 2021  

Undergrad students join the CCEO for a summer of Earth Observation

The CSIRO Centre for Earth Observation was very happy to have its first two CSIRO Undergraduate Vacation Scholars during the summer of 2020/2021.

Dr Alex Held, Director of the CSIRO Centre for Earth Observation. ©COPYRIGHT KARL SCHWERDTFEGER

Planet named after award-winning CSIRO scientist

Dr Alex Held, Director of the CSIRO Centre for Earth Observation, has been recognised for his pioneering contributions to Earth observation and space research with the 2020 Harrie Massey Award.