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Copernicus · Sentinel-1 and 2 · open data
Sentinel-2 L2A · 29-05-2026 · Mazarron bay · vegetation index · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2026] · processed by T3 AISAT
Fisheries and aquaculture
Shrimp ponds: what a single image cannot count
We measured 39,149 hectares of enclosed water in the Guayas estuary with Sentinel-2, two thirds of the tidal body itself, and one scene alone misses 13 percent.
Emergencies
Small fires: what Europe's headline number misses
We used Sentinel-2 to measure thirteen days of burning in one district of Avila, Spain: 11,052 hectares in 1,269 patches, and 96 out of 100 are under 30 ha.
Environment and water
Low water on the Rhine: satellites see width, not depth
The Waal holds 1,232 hectares of water, 18 percent below the mean of the three previous summers, measured with Sentinel-2 along 38.8 km of river.
Emergencies and climate
Sentinel-2: measuring a storm's height from its shadow
On 21-07-2026 Sentinel-2 caught a V-shaped storm over the Veneto. We measured how tall its anvil was from the shadow it casts on the Po plain.
Environment and water
How much really burned: the NBR of the Orés fire
The Cinco Villas fire left a burn scar that true color barely shows. With the Sentinel-2 NBR index we measured how much burned and how severely.
Environment and water
Sentinel-2 false color: which bands turn the ice blue
ESA describes five colors in a false color image without naming the bands. We rebuilt the scene from Sentinel-2 and measured a recipe that reproduces them.
Maritime
Guinea-Bissau: the tide is not in the Sentinel-2 photo
ESA and NASA both published Guinea-Bissau on the same day. We rebuilt the Geba estuary from Sentinel-2 and measured how far the tide shifts between passes.
Water
Starina and Sentinel-2: measuring a reservoir over time
The EU space programme published Starina reservoir as seen by Sentinel-2. We rebuilt the scene and searched 66 archive dates for its water surface.
Agrifood
Cork from Sentinel-2: the European farmland mosaic
An image of Cork picked by the EU space program hides a portrait of European farming. Here is what a patchwork of fields tells you when seen at 10 meters.
Environment and water
Egypt in red: why a satellite color is a decision
ESA published the Egyptian desert with vegetation in red. It is not a filter, it is a technical decision. We recreated the scene in true color to show the difference.
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