Skip to main content

Austria, EU – This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired on 21 October 2024 shows Vienna, Austria, which has been voted the most livable city in the world.

This rating is partly due to the city’s accessible public transit system. Three out of ten people in Vienna use public transport, while over a third commute by walking.

Sentinel2 Vienna res
Vienna, Austria Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

In 2022, 792 million passengers rode the Wiener Linien, or Viennese Lines. Of the city’s roughly two million residents, around half of them hold an annual transit pass, which costs the equivalent of one euro per day. As part of the Viennese government’s plan to make the city climate-neutral by 2040, it will expand the public transport network to accommodate more passengers and reduce CO2 emissions.

Open data from the Copernicus Sentinel satellites and services provides authorities with important information on the state of implementation of urban development policies.

Featured image credit: European Union | Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

Climate Science Digest: November 3, 2024
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: November 3, 2024NewsScience

Climate Science Digest: November 3, 2024

Salton Sea dust linked to high child asthma rates USC research highlights a worsening health crisis for children near California's shrinking Salton Sea, where dust…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 3, 2024 Full article
Ancient ocean currents offer clues to Earth’s Ice Age cycles
Researchers analyzed sediment core samples collected by D/V JOIDES Resolution near Cape Town, South Africa. Their findings uncovered details about the changes in deep ocean temperature and salinity, as well as the mixing histories of waters originating in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Credit: Sophie Hines | ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ancient ocean currents offer clues to Earth’s Ice Age cyclesNewsScience

Ancient ocean currents offer clues to Earth’s Ice Age cycles

About a million years ago, Earth’s ice age cycles underwent a dramatic shift, marking what scientists call the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (MPT). This period has long…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 8, 2024 Full article
EU states give final green light to nature restoration law
EU states give final green light to nature restoration lawNews

EU states give final green light to nature restoration law

Luxembourg, Luxembourg (AFP) - EU member countries on Monday gave final approval to a key biodiversity measure, a bloc-wide nature restoration law, after Austria's climate…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2024 Full article