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Earth observation facilities

NERC provides access to a range of Facilities in support of earth observation. They include a remote sensing aircraft providing synoptic analogue and digital imagery at high spectral and spatial resolutions; a GPS data archive providing information for georeferencing of airborne imagery and a wide range of environmental observations; a satellite data receiving station which archives imagery derived from a range of polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites; a data analysis and processing service providing value-added and near real-time products; and a satellite tracking facility.