European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is an intergovernmental organization that develops, launches, and operates meteorological satellites to provide weather and climate data to its member states and international partners.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1745270 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites Context triple: [Joint Polar Satellite System, partner, European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites]
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A.
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program is a series of U.S. weather satellites in geostationary orbit that provide continuous monitoring of atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental conditions for forecasting and research.
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B.
Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
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C.
European Space Research Organisation
The European Space Research Organisation was an intergovernmental scientific body founded in the 1960s to coordinate and develop space research among European countries, and later merged into what became the European Space Agency.
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D.
National Meteorological Telecommunication Networks
National Meteorological Telecommunication Networks are country-level systems that collect, process, and exchange meteorological data and forecasts, feeding into and operating within the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Telecommunication System.
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E.
European Space Research and Technology Centre
The European Space Research and Technology Centre is the European Space Agency’s main technical hub, where spacecraft, instruments, and space technologies are developed and tested.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites Target entity description: The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is an intergovernmental organization that develops, launches, and operates meteorological satellites to provide weather and climate data to its member states and international partners.
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A.
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program is a series of U.S. weather satellites in geostationary orbit that provide continuous monitoring of atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental conditions for forecasting and research.
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B.
Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
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C.
European Space Research Organisation
The European Space Research Organisation was an intergovernmental scientific body founded in the 1960s to coordinate and develop space research among European countries, and later merged into what became the European Space Agency.
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D.
National Meteorological Telecommunication Networks
National Meteorological Telecommunication Networks are country-level systems that collect, process, and exchange meteorological data and forecasts, feeding into and operating within the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Telecommunication System.
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E.
European Space Research and Technology Centre
The European Space Research and Technology Centre is the European Space Agency’s main technical hub, where spacecraft, instruments, and space technologies are developed and tested.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | intergovernmental organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
EUMETSAT
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| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
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European Space Agency ⓘ World Meteorological Organization ⓘ national meteorological services ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dataUsedBy |
climate research institutions
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national meteorological services ⓘ weather forecast centers ⓘ |
| field |
Earth observation
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satellite meteorology ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Member States of the European Union
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surface form:
European states
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| hasMemberState |
Austria
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Belgium ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Estonia ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Republic of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Ireland
Italy ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Norway ⓘ Poland ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Romania ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ Slovenia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasProgramme |
Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service
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surface form:
Copernicus marine missions (in cooperation)
EUMETSAT Polar System ⓘ EUMETSAT Polar System ⓘ
surface form:
EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation
Jason ocean altimetry missions ⓘ Meteosat Second Generation ⓘ Meteosat Third Generation ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Darmstadt
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Germany ⓘ Hesse ⓘ |
| inception | 1986 ⓘ |
| industry |
meteorology
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space ⓘ |
| legalForm | intergovernmental treaty organization ⓘ |
| memberOf | European space sector ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| operates |
EUMETCast data dissemination system
ⓘ
Jason oceanography satellites ⓘ
surface form:
Jason-series ocean altimetry satellites
Meteosat satellites ⓘ Metop satellites ⓘ Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service ⓘ
surface form:
Sentinel-3 marine mission (in cooperation)
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| productOrService |
atmospheric composition data
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climate data records ⓘ meteorological data ⓘ ocean monitoring data ⓘ satellite imagery ⓘ |
| purpose |
operation of meteorological satellites
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provision of climate data ⓘ provision of weather data ⓘ support to climate monitoring ⓘ support to numerical weather prediction ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Europe
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global ⓘ |
| shortName |
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
EUMETSAT
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| website | https://www.eumetsat.int ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites Description of subject: The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is an intergovernmental organization that develops, launches, and operates meteorological satellites to provide weather and climate data to its member states and international partners.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Joint Polar Satellite System
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partner
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European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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Joint Polar Satellite System
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partner
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European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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this entity surface form:
EUMETSAT
this entity surface form:
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites headquarters
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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shortName
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European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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this entity surface form:
EUMETSAT
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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abbreviation
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European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
EUMETSAT
Jason oceanography satellites
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developedBy
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European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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this entity surface form:
EUMETSAT
Ariane 6
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agencyCustomer
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European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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European Union space-related structures
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cooperatesWith
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European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A
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agencyUsers
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European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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this entity surface form:
EUMETSAT