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

News

  • EnMAP’s third anniversary - it is getting more colourful!
     published on May 06, 2025
    On April 1st 2025, the EnMAP satellite successfully marked its third year in orbit and continues to provide high-quality hyperspectral data to an ever-growing global user community. EnMAP’s sensors and data quality remain stable, effectively meeting the mission’s requirements and exceeding the expectations of the scientific community. The results based upon EnMAP acquisitions presented at the major remote sensing conferences and workshops provide impressive examples of the potential of hyperspectral data for Earth sciences.
  • Image of the month April 2025 -- New Valley Project, Sharq El Owainat, Egypt
     published on April 30, 2025
    We've launched a new "Image of the Month" series. A new image will be selected and published every month in the Image Gallery.

    The New Valley Project, specifically Sharq El Owainat, is a desert development and irrigation project in southwestern Egypt that uses fossil groundwater from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer to transform desert land into arable land. Blue colors in the image show vital vegetation inside the center pivot systems. In the upper quarter of the image the SWIR bands of EnMAP detected a fire burning inside one irrigation circle.

    Location: 28d12'23.16''E 22d36'19.26''N
    2025/04/26, Band Combination: 193-149-75 = 2199nm - 1597nm - 863nm -- DT0000128645
  • 2nd EnMAP User Workshop 2025
     published on April 15, 2025
    The 2nd EnMAP User Workshop 2025, held from April 2-4 at Schloss Nymphenburg in Munich, was a great success, with 120 participants attending in person and 42 joining online. The workshop featured 44 talks, 26 poster pitches, and 5 application tutorials, showcasing outstanding scientific achievements and applications from the EnMAP mission.
  • HYPERedu releases German version of MOOC 'Introduction to Hyperspectral Remote Sensing'
     published on March 28, 2025
    HYPERedu now presents ‘Beyond the Visible – Einführung in die Hyperspektrale Fernerkundung’, the German version of the popular MOOC ‘Introduction to Hyperspectral Remote Sensing’. More information about the course as well as the registration link can be found at the course page at EO-College.
  • EnMAP Image Featured in Helmholtz Imaging Film!
     published on March 11, 2025
    An EnMAP image from the deserts of Iran, previously submitted to the Helmholtz Image Competition, has been selected for inclusion in the Helmholtz Imaging film. Chosen from submissions between 2021 and 2024, the EnMAP image of Siah-Kuh is one of 17 featured in the film. This strikingly colorful image, captured by EnMAP’s highly sensitive sensors, reveals an extraordinary geologic formation shaped by volcanic and sedimentary processes. Beyond its scientific value, this region holds historical significance as a former royal hunting ground and a resting place for caravans. Today, it is a protected national park (Siah-Kuh), where nature and history converge.
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