Monitoring weather and climate from space

Access to Data

EUMETSAT provides an extensive range of high-quality satellite data, products and services. The primary services of EUMETSAT are those associated with the data from Meteosat first and second generation satellite series, and the Metop satellite series. These data, products and services are made available via EUMETCast, the satellites themselves (direct dissemination/readout), the Global Telecommunication System (GTS) and FTP over the Internet. In addition, EUMETSAT plays an important role in the retransmission of a variety of other satellite data, meteorological products and environmental data generated by our partners and a growing network of external data providers.

Further information on EUMETSAT's products and how access them
Product Navigator
The Product Navigator is designed to put a vast range of essential environmental data at the fingertips of users around the globe, by making it easy to search for and list environmental satellite data and products.
Delivery Mechanisms
The data, products and services provided by EUMETSAT are made available to users via four key delivery methods: EUMETCast, Direct Dissemination, the Global Telecommunications System (GTS)/RMDCN, and via the Internet.
Meteosat Image Services
EUMETSAT provides image services in real-time from one operational satellite from the first generation of Meteosat satellites, Meteosat-7, and one satellite from the second generation of Meteosat satellites, Meteosat-9.
Meteosat Meteorological Products
Products from the Meteosat satellites have many meteorological and research applications. They allow detailed monitoring of the state of the atmosphere, from which a predicted state may be interpolated on the basis of physical understanding and past experience of the way in which the atmosphere behaves.
Data Collection and Retransmission
The Data Collection and Retransmission service enables Data Collection Platform (DCP) Operators to use the Meteosat system to retransmit those DCP data collected from their DCP platforms to their own reception stations and to the Global Telecommunication System (GTS) community.
Environmental Data Services
The environmental data services provided by EUMETSAT are a selection of bespoke services designed to support environmental monitoring as well as operational forecasting activities. External data providers, including major meteorological centres, are responsible for the content of these services.
Other Geostationary Services
In addition to the Meteosat geostationary satellite data, EUMETSAT relays satellite data from partner organisations.
Metop & NOAA Services
The data services of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS) are generated from data provided by the Metop and NOAA polar orbiting satellites. These services include satellite instrument direct readout data and processed products generated from these data.
Inter-calibration Services
The following pages show EUMETSAT's inter-calibration results applied to different pairs of satellite instruments.
Archive Service
The EUMETSAT Archive and Retrieval Facility receives and archives images and meteorological products from the satellites. The archiving process is automated, and is carried out 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
User Support
The EUMETSAT User Service enables users to obtain the maximum benefit from the data, products and services of the current and future satellite systems. We will help you make optimal use of the services provided by EUMETSAT by responding quickly to your queries, and sharing knowledge and expertise via targeted training courses.
 

Licensed Services

Some services are classified as "licensed" services, these are services for which access is controlled and granted only upon the acceptance of licence terms and conditions. In some circumstances licence fees may be charged. For further information on EUMETSAT's licensing conditions and licence fees consult the EUMETSAT Data Policy.

Essential Services

Other services have been classified as "essential", access to these services is provided without licence, and without charge.

External Services

Services on EUMETCast provided by external (to EUMETSAT) data providers may be classified as either essential or licensed, depending upon the individual conditions applied by the data provider themselves. Where licensed, the external data providers are responsible for the licensing process. In some circumstances a service may not be licensed, but its access is restricted and reserved for certain categories of user only, e.g. Meteorological Data Dissemination (MDD).

EUMETSAT Services Overview

  Service   Originating Satellite   Delivery Mechanism  
  EUMETCast   Direct Dissemination   EUMETSAT
FTP/Internet
  GTS  
  High Rate SEVIRI   Meteosat-9   X              
  Low Rate SEVIRI   Meteosat-9   X   X   X      
  HRI Indian Ocean Data Coverage   Meteosat-7   X   X       X  
  Meteorological Products 0°   Meteosat-9   X   X       X  
  Meteorological Products - Indian Ocean DataCoverage   Meteosat-7   X           X  
  SAF Meteorological Products   -   X           X  
  EUMETSAT Advanced Retransmission - EARS-ATOVS, EARS-AVHRR, EARS-ASCAT   Metop/NOAA   X           X  
  Metop Direct Readout Service   Metop-A       X          
  EPS Global Data Service   Metop-A   X              
  Other Geostationary Services   GOES-E, -W & MT-SAT   X   X          
  Data Collection and Retransmission   Meteosat-9   X       X   X  
  Environmental Services - Meteorological DataDissemination   -   X   X          
  Environmental Services - Basic Meteorological Data   -   X              
  Environmental Services - DWDSAT   -   X              
  Environmental Services - VEGETATION   VEGETATION on SPOT   X              
  NOAA-NESDIS products   GOES/NOAA   X              
  Archive Direct   Meteosat-7           X      
  Archive Service   All Meteosat data & products           X1      

Note:

1 Archive products are also available on a variety of off-line media
November 28, 2008

Meteosat-9 Spacecraft Decontamination

As part of routine spacecraft operations, a Meteosat-9 spacecraft decontamination will be performed between 1 - 9 December 2008. During this period the Meteosat-9 SEVIRI Image and Meteorological Product services will be unavailable and will be replaced by the equivalent services from Meteosat-8. Meteosat-8 data will be rectified to 0 degrees during the decontamination period.
November 27, 2008

Dissemination of Daily Logs on EUMETCast

On 9 December 2008, EUMETSAT will commence the dissemination of new Daily Logs on EUMETCast.
November 24, 2008

Scheduled Archive Maintenance

The EUMETSAT Archive will be carrying out essential maintenance on 3 December 2008 from 08:00 to 09:00 UTC (09:00 to 10:00 local time).

Related Info

Related Links

[link]Meteosat First Generation

[link]Meteosat Second Generation

[link]EUMETCast System

[link]Service Technical Descriptions

 
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