A new paradigm: Analytical Constellation

DMC satellitesprovide frequent multispectral coverage of UK (22m pixel size)

From 2015 EnMAP will provide well-calibrated hyperspectral data at similar spatial resolution from targeted 30km x 30km tiles.

Mosaic of three DMC images

Analytical Constellation: Proof-of-Concept (ii)

35 km

• EnMAP Simulation Campaign, April & Aug 2011• 20 flightlines (4+1 @ two heights on each date)• Aisa Eagle/Hawk (512 bands) and LiDAR• Calibrated to reflectance (ATCOR/PARGE)• Simulated EnMAP image, 30 m pixel size

HyMedEcos GradientsTest Site: Castro Verde

Traditional farm practices in NW: good for ecology, bad for soils.

Abandoned fields in SE. Good for carbon storage, bad for ecology?