ESA Centre for Earth Observation

ESA Centre for Earth Observation

Located in Frascati, Italy, the ESA Centre for Earth Observation (known as ESRIN) is one of the five specialised centres of the European Space Agency (ESA) located across Europe.

ESRIN was first established in 1966 and began acquiring data from environmental satellites in the 1970s.


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