NCEO is a distributed NERC centre of over 130 scientists from UK universities and research organisations.


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Facilities and Instrumentation

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

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Data & Tools

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

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Skills

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

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Innovation

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

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