We are delighted to announce that the programme for the VOCALIS 2026 workshop is now available! From 21 to 25 September 2026, the international workshop on Validation of Operational Copernicus Altimetry over Land Water and Ice Surface…

The St3TART-FO project has launched its collaborative campaign activities to broaden its Fiducial Reference Measurement (FRM) network for Sentinel-3 altimetry validation. Five new partners join the consortium, bringing complementary expertise and new data across inland waters and…

2025 marked a highly successful first operational year for the St3TART-FO project’s sea ice activities, with a strong focus on Svalbard. One of the main objectives of the St3TART-FO project (https://sentinel3-st3tart.noveltis.fr/), led by NOVELTIS and funded by…

We are delighted to announce the VOCALIS Workshop (Validation of Operational Copernicus Altimetry over Land water and Ice Surface Workshop), taking place 21–25 September 2026 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Please mark these dates in your calendars. This workshop will bring…

Technological Success with the Installation of the First Reference Altimetric Stations on the Antarctic Ice Sheet for ESA’s St3TART-FO Project The Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE) has achieved a key milestone in the St3TART-FO project by deploying…

We are pleased to participate in the 2nd International Review Workshop on Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val & Metrology in Crete (calval4altcrete2025.eu). The St3TART-FO team contributes with several presentations and a poster showcasing the activities and latest results of…

Following the successful transition to the Routine Operational Phase after the Operational Readiness Review (ORR) in February 2025, the St3TART-FO project is now fully operational, with the FRM Data Hub running in routine mode and supporting the…