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SWOS Portal Release Notification
On 19th of June 2017 the first version of the SWOS Geoportal has been launched and made available to the public on portal.swos-service.eu. The SWOS Geoportal acts at the same time as the Community Portal of the GEO-Wetlands Initiative. GEO-Wetlands i...
European Earth observation satellites observe forest fire in Doñana National Park in Spain
On 25th of June 2017 a huge forest fire entered Doñana National Park, one of Spain's most important nature reserves, a tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994. The Doñana wetlands consist of marshes, shallow streams, and sand...
Shaping the European Contribution on Wetlands for GEOSS: The GEO-Wetlands Initiative at the European GEO Workshop
The European GEO Workshop took place in Helsinki between 19-21 June 2017. The conference brought together European stakeholders interested in and actively contributing to the Global Earth Observations System of Systems (GEOSS). The SWOS team p...