Simonetta Cheli
Simonetta Cheli is the director of Earth Observation Programmes for the European Space Agency (ESA). She plays a pivotal role in overseeing initiatives that leverage satellite technology to monitor and understand the Earth's environment. Recently, she highlighted the importance of the Biomass mission, which aims to create detailed 3D maps of tropical forests to assess their health, biodiversity, and carbon storage capabilities.
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Simonetta Cheli is the ESA’s director of Earth observation, discussing the importance of collecting climate data.
Rockets, gold and the Foreign Legion: can Europe defend its frontier in the Amazon? | Europe
United Kingdom· 2025-12-04
Simonetta Cheli is the head of the ESA Earth Observation Program who presented the first image from the Biomass satellite.
Esa-Satellit durchleuchtet erstmals tropische Regenwälder mit Radar - Klima
Austria· 2025-06-23
Simonetta Cheli, the Director of the Earth Observation Program at ESA, emphasized the need to understand the health of tropical forests.
Satelit Biomass bantu hasilkan peta 3D hutan tropika terpencil dunia
Malaysia· 2025-04-06Simonetta Cheli, director of Earth Observation Programmes for Esa, emphasized the need to know the health of tropical forests.
Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests | SpaceUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-05
