A timeline of past, present, and planned ocean colour sensors.
For a consolidated and comprehensive view of the Earth observation programmes and plans of the world’s civil space agencies, including the many other sensors that are sometimes leveraged for ocean colour application, please consult the CEOS EO Handbook, as well as the CEOS Missions, Instruments & Measurement (MIM) database, available at: www.eohandbook.com.
The 6th International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting was held in Darmstadt, Germany from 1 – 4 December 2025, hosted by EUMETSAT and ESA. All meeting material is available is on the archive webpage.