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ESA, the Finnish government and the Finnish Meteorological Institute have taken the initial steps towards establishing a ‘supersite’ for Earth observation calibration and validation in Sodankylä in Finnish Lapland.
The photograph shows part of the Arctic Space Centre of Finnish Meteorological Institute. The aim is to expand this site into an Earth science and calibration and validation supersite. The centre’s high-latitude position and being surrounded by boreal forest, which is representative of the wider circum-polar forest and tundra ecosystem, make it ideal to validate and calibrate data from satellites as they orbit above. The new supersite will help improve the quality of satellite-based information and stimulate new services and applications relevant to the Arctic.
Read full story: ESA and Finland pave the way towards a supersite for Earth observation