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News from EO Open Science May 2025 Highlights: Open Science Highlights at EGU25, ESA's Science Hub joins EarthCARE Hackathon, Registrations open for Antarctic InSync Webinar, the Biomass mission and data platform Biomass MAAP, the 'Open Science in the Making' at upcoming LPS25 and ways to get invol
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News from EO Open Science

May 2025

Highlights: Open Science Highlights at EGU25, ESA's Science Hub joins EarthCARE Hackathon, Registrations open for Antarctic InSync Webinar, the Biomass mission and data platform Biomass MAAP, the 'Open Science in the Making' at upcoming LPS25 and ways to get involved in ESA's Science Hub.

The ESA EO Open Science team

Highlights

OPEN SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

AT EGU25

The EGU General Assembly 2025 programme featured a strong emphasis on Open Science across its scientific sessions, courses, townhalls and networking events with sessions on FAIR data, open workflows, reproducibility, and open-source tools. ESA’s EarthCODE, APEx, and EOEPCA+ were key examples, supporting collaboration and transparency in Earth and space science research.

ESA'S SCIENCE HUB JOINS THE EarthCARE HACKATHON

The ESA Science Hub is actively participating in the WCRP Global Kilometer-Scale Hackathon 2025, a pioneering global event focused on advancing high-resolution Earth system modeling. The hackathon - happening from 12 to 16 May, brings together scientists, coders and climate experts. The Science Hub Team is focusing on the utilization of the observations from the new Earth Explorer mission EarthCARE.

EarthCARE HACKATHON

ANTARCTICA InSync WEBINAR: REGISTRATIONS OPEN

ESA and Antarctica InSync coordination team are inviting scientists to join the upcoming International Antarctica InSync Science Webinar, a global event aimed at fostering collaboration on Antarctic and Southern Ocean research. The webinar will update participants on the programme’s progress and upcoming plans, including the creation of key scientific working groups. ESA is supporting the initiative with satellite Earth observation efforts. The sessions take place on 19 and 22 May. Registration is now open.

Biomass - the forest mission is now in space

On 29 April, ESA successfully launched its seventh Earth explorer mission, Biomass, aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Biomass will deliver open-access data critical for understanding the state of the world's forests and gaining new insights into the global carbon cycle. This is made possible by its onboard L-band fully polarimetric synthetic aperture radar. The mission's operational phase is expected to begin by January 2026. Data will be made available through the Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (Biomass MAAP). This platform offers users co-located access to data, processing tools, and algorithms, providing a powerful environment for research and analysis.

BIOMASS MAAP

GET INVOLVED

OPEN SCIENCE IN THE MAKING

FAIR and Open Science take center stage at the ESA's Living Planet Symposium during 23-27 June in Vienna, Austria. Explore the key sessions and be quick to book a slot at the 'Open Science in the Making' event with EarthCODE developers, for a 1:1 session to make your data FAIR.

EarthCODE at LPS25

ENGANGING WITH SCIENCE HUB

Explore exciting opportunities to engage with ESA's Science Hub! Become a visiting researcher, propose an educational event, participate as an invited speaker, or organize a dedicated workshop. Join us in advancing Earth observation science and fostering collaboration across the research community. Connect with us and help shape the future of open and innovative EO research.

GET INVOLVED

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