EUMETSAT Annual Report 2022

EUMETSAT ANNUAL REPORT 2022
Météo-France’s Satellite Meteorology Centre (CMS)
(credit: Météo-France)
Preparing for the future
Preparing for Meteosat Third Generation began
some 20 years ago.
“When I arrived at CMS two decades ago, Meteosat
Second Generation’s first satellite had just become
operational, but planning for the third-generation
satellites had already begun in earnest,” Le Moal said.
“Since then, member states have taken part in a
wide range of initiatives and workshops that have
allowed us to account for the needs of end users.
Meteorologists, forecasters, researchers, and
other professionals who will benefit from these
satellite data have been informing the design and
development of Meteosat Third Generation every
step of the way.”
Meteosat Third Generation satellites will carry
next-generation instrumentation, as well as new
instruments, such as the Lightning Imager.
“To make sure we’re ready, we’ve needed to enhance
our telecommunications lines, build antennas, and
process algorithms to account for new information
types such as lightning data,” Le Moal said .
“Meteosat Third Generation
satellites will provide
invaluable observations for
users such as meteorologists,
national weather centres,
scientific researchers, and
the media.”
Sylvain Le Moal
Head of Satellite Applications,
Imagery, and Innovation
Météo-France
“We’ve also been developing specialised training
courses so that end users are ready to hit the
ground running as soon as Meteosat Third
Generation goes live. All of this has been done in
collaboration with EUMETSAT and its member
states – it’s a truly international endeavour.”
For more information,
read the case study on the
EUMETSAT website
www.eumetsat.int/features/eyes-storm
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