NASA’s Aqua satellite MODIS captured an image of smoke and windblown dust over the plains on the afternoon of February 17, 2026.
Libera follows the heritage of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instruments, which began flying on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission in 1997 and later flew on Terra, Aqua, Suomi NPP, and NOAA 20.
NASA plans to retire its three major Earth Observing System flagship satellites—Terra, Aqua, and Aura—possibly as early as the end of 2026.
Aqua satellite data contributes to weather prediction models, environmental health applications, and drought monitoring.
eoapp AQUA allows clients to detect potentially harmful algae blooms and take early actions or inform the public.
eoapp AQUA is a cloud-based solution that allows users to generate data for specific regions by defining parameters, observation periods, areas, and satellite sources.
EOMAP developed eoapp AQUA in collaboration with major players in the sensor and surveying markets, such as Xylem and Fugro.
eoapp AQUA features a monitoring function to assess the status and recent developments in water bodies.
The eoapp AQUA has an alert function based on individual user-defined thresholds.
eoapp AQUA is the key outcome of the ESA Incubed project EOSmart.
EOMAP released the eoapp AQUA, which provides satellite-based information on coastal and inland waters.
eoapp AQUA supports a physics-based approach to water quality applications, including bathing waters surveillance and environmental impact monitoring.
The web app eoapp AQUA includes an intuitive data viewer and a long-term analysis tool enabling users to look back over 40 years.
eoapp AQUA is the third online solution in EOMAP’s eoapp series, following ‘SDB-Online’ and ‘HYPOS’.
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a 156-kilogram sensor that launched in 2002 on NASA’s Aqua Earth-observation satellite.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments fly on NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites launched in 1999 and 2002, respectively.