At the time of the fireworks disaster in Enschede in May 2000, NLR supported police investigations by creating an accurate three-dimensional reconstruction of the area based on photographs.
A web tool called HiWish is now available for the high-resolution camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter which allows the public to suggest a location where HiRISE should take an image.
Science Education through Earth Observation for High Schools (SEOS) is an initiative for using remote sensing in science education curricula in high schools funded under the 6th Framework Programme