the Handbook Overview of Current and Planned Spaceborne Earth Observation Systems SOV EUROPEAN COMMISSION Space JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE Applications EUR 18672 EN 2000 Institute fc^I^T1'-The primary misslon of SAI ¡s to develop and promote the use of space derived data and geo-spatlal data from other sources In the service of EU policies, especially those relating to agriculture, fisheries, transport and anti-fraud. SAI also seeks to make the best use of Information from space systems, to maximise the return from European investments in space and to help the Union reinforce its role in international action on the environment and sustainable development. SOv Space Applications Institute SPACE APPLICATIONS INSTITUTE Overview of Current and Planned Spaceborne Earth Observation Systems The Handbook Authors Christian Hoffmann GeoVille GmbH (Part 1, Part 2 and Annex) ASTRON TeamO Based on work results of Ktimatologio, Logica, Technical University of Dresden, Telespazio SSSA Unit - Strategy and Systems for Space Applications SAI, JRC, Ispra (Part 3) This report is produced by the Space Applications Institute in the frame of the ASTRON programme (Applications on the Synergy of satellite Telecommunications, eaRth Observation and Navigation).