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The National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) is a distributed NERC centre of over 80 scientists from UK universities and research organisations.

NCEO provides the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council with national capability in Earth observation science – monitoring the health of our planet through satellite instruments and more – with world-class capability in interpreting these data.

Latest News

26 September 2016

What energy source is supporting life in the deep, dark ocean?

Combining satellites and Argo-floats, scientists at NCEO-Plymouth Marine Laboratory have estimated the energy sources su...

Latest Event

1 October 2016

World Space Evening, 01 October 2016

Latest Tweet

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Where do creatures living in the deep, dark ocean get their energy? NCEO-PML scientists help clarify @PlymouthMarine https://t.co/IKzw90yjLP @NCEOscience

Facilities and Instrumentation

Our instruments, data facilities and key tools for Earth Observation support the work of NERC scientists undertaking research anywhere worldwide....

Data & Tools

There are many tools that scientists use to study the Earth System, from computer algorithms for extracting and comparing Earth observation datas...

Skills

NCEO provides a range of tools and support for people who use Earth Observation data.

Innovation

NCEO links scientific expertise in environmental science with progress in the satellite technology sector, and supports the exploitation of satel...