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Base material covering ERS-1 and related environmental material.
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00:02:38:00 broadcast statement
00:02:56:00 ESA opening sequence
00:03:18:00 music clip
00:07:32:00 image no.1: the planet Earth from space. A dynamic, living world.
00:09:32:00 image no.2: glaciers, polar landscapes, deserts. Change in the global climate.
00:12:02:00 image no.3: ERS 3D animation sequences. REDU Earth receiving station.
00:20:52:00 image no. 4: deforestation, floods, hurricane and drought. Man-made disasters are on the increase.
00:23:46:00 image no. 5: remote-sensing images, clouds. Graphic of Europe seen through clouds. ERS will pioneer a payload of active radars.
00:25:06:00 image no. 6: graphics of ERS-1 looking at seabed (depth 10 metres) and coastal images. Making the seas transparent along coastlines.
00:26:00:00 image no. 7: underwater shots/ big waves. Remote sensing is changing oceanography.
00:26:50:00 image no. 8: remote sensing satellites. Polar platform. Space Watch started two decades ago, now an international effort is underway involving ESA' s ERS-1 and Colum