Spaced Out ::

This one had slipped past my radar (O dear….). Those with slightly longer memories will remember the introduction of VEGETATION on board SPOT 4 and 5, with PROBA designed to provide a continuation of this data. PROBA was a technology micro-satellite demonstrator (with the CHRIS hyperspectral imager), so fast forward a decade and PROBA-V is not only operational but its data (300m 4-band multispectral, although 100m at nadir) is freely available. Nice PDF factsheet and direct to ESA for image downloads. (thanks to Paolo for the tip!)