With the first Sentinel satellite already in orbit, scientists and users gathered in Italy last week to discuss the progress of the upcoming Sentinel-2 mission and its many applications.

Over 400 attendees from 44 different countries convened at ESA's ESRIN centre for Earth observation in Frascati, Italy, for the Sentinel-2 for Science workshop.

Sentinel-2 is the second satellite mission being developed for Europe's Copernicus environment monitoring programme.