We are very happy to announce that funding for the next 17 months was granted by ESA! 

The ISMN has been kindly supported for many years by different ESA programms (SMOS Earth Observation Program and lastly IDEAS+). ESA has kindly included us in the new Quality Assurance for Earth Observation (QA4EO) programm starting this November 2019 until end of March 2021. This will give us the means to add new networks and datasets, and maintain the functionality of the ISMN. Currently, we are exploring alternative long term funding possibilities to continue the operation of the ISMN after this date, but we have no commitment so far. We are still confident that we'll find an appropriate solution on time but if worst comes to worst we may have to reduce the services provided by the ISMN (e.g. the implementation of new networks and network updates) until further financing is ensured. Any suggestions from your side would be highly appreciated!

We greatly thank ESA, our data providers and of course our users for their support and interest.

Any suggestions or ideas from your side on how to keep the ISMN running after March 2021 are always welcome and can be posted with a new entry in our Forum.