Welcome to EnMAP
The German Spaceborne Imaging Spectrometer Mission
The Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) is a German hyperspectral satellite mission that monitors and characterizes Earth’s environment on a global scale. EnMAP measures geochemical, biochemical and biophysical variables providing information on the status and evolution of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. More information about the main objectives and the status can be found on the mission page.
The planned schedule of upcoming priority acquisitions is available in the Foreground Mission
Campaign support for close-to-concordant EnMAP acquisitions can be requested by following the steps outlined on the Campaign Planning page.
News
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Image of the month September 2026 -- Lago Trasimeno, Italy
This EnMAP image shows Lake Trasimeno in central Italy, with its three islands, surrounded by a patchwork of fields and, to the south, by hilly, densely vegetated terrain. In this band combination, shades of purple and brown represent bare or harvested fields, while shades of green indicate vegetation. At about 124 km², Trasimeno is the largest lake in central and southern Italy, but on average it is only about 6 m deep. As a closed lake with no natural outflow, its water level varies with climatic conditions. The meso-eutrophic lake, whose eutrophication has been linked to agriculture in the surrounding landscape, is an important validation site for aquatic remote sensing applications.
Location: 12d 3' 8.33''E, 42d59'40.17''N
2026/09/01, Band Combination: 161-72-25 = 1728nm - 840nm - 535nm -- DT0000212522 -
Wildfires in Europe
The extreme heat and dry conditions experienced across Europe in summer 2026 have led to numerous wildfires. EnMAP data can be used to assess fire severity to characterize the damage caused by these fires.
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Image of the month August 2026 -- Île de Pam, New Caledonia
The scene covers the northern end of Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia (France). Bright turquoise reef flats and sand banks surround Île Balabio in the north and the elongated Île Pam near the centre, while the Diahot — New Caledonia's longest river — opens into the mangrove-fringed Baie d'Harcourt in front of the dry-season hills of Ouégoa. In the upper right, the outer barrier reef marks the transition from the shallow lagoon to the deep water of the Coral Sea. The region is part of the UNESCO listed New Caledonia lagoon system.
Location: 164d15'58.39''E, 20d10'57.44''S
2026/08/01, Band Combination: Natural color 45-28-9 = 647nm - 550nm - 459nm -- DT0000209366 -
Image of the month July 2026 -- Rio Tiéte, Brasil
The dammed Rio Tietê, in the interior of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, stretches across a branched network of flooded side valleys. The surrounding landscape is a patchwork of sugarcane fields and orange plantations on fertile Terra Roxa soils. Nutrient inputs from these crops, combined with untreated municipal wastewater, have driven the reservoir into a long-term state of eutrophication, producing a phytoplankton bloom visible as bright green swirls along the water's circulation patterns. Such algal blooms occur regularly here and are usually dominated by cyanobacteria; they develop when prolonged water residence times coincide with short periods of stable thermal stratification.
Location: 48d20'24.92''W, 22d37'14.54''S
2026/07/01, Band Combination: Natural color 45-28-9 = 647nm - 550nm - 459nm -- DT0000201976 -
New release of an experimental along-track destriping correction algorithm for EnMAP users in ‘EnPT’ Python package and EnMAP‑Box QGIS Plugin
Within the EnMAP SWIR data, along-track (horizontal) striping can be present in some scenes in certain SWIR bands, see FAQ document, chapter 5.15 for a detailed description of the effect. EnMAP users that would like to correct for this effect, mostly seen in the wavelengths close to the water bands, can now use an available tool online. The EnPT version 1.4.0 (GUI-Version 1.2.0), released on 17.06.2026, features an along-track destriping approach developed at GFZ for the corrections of the horizontal stripes.
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