The Commission welcomes the procurement of a new Copernicus data access service following the signature of a contract between the European Space Agency and a consortium led by T-Systems International. This service will empower users with immediate access to extremely large amounts (petabytes) of earth observation digital data from the Copernicus Sentinel satellites constellation. This […]
Results of the II Copernicus Hackathon in Central America
The European Union in alliance with the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Central American Bank for Regional Integration (CABEI) promote the use of satellite data from the European Copernicus earth observation program in Central America. For nearly 3 weeks, 150 participants in 44 projects competed to demonstrate the originality of their ideas based […]
Pytheas Space Maritime Forum: educating the next generation EU seafarers
University is out, the weather is warm and the days are long – all signs that summer is finally here. But instead of spending the entire summer on the beach, why not travel to Athens and learn how the EU Space Programme is making the maritime sector smarter, safer and more sustainable? The first Pytheas Maritime […]
Towards safe and sustainable use of space and a vision for Copernicus
EU ministers responsible for space adopted two sets of conclusions: on Copernicus by 2035 and on an EU approach to space traffic management. These conclusions provide political guidance for the future of the EU’s Copernicus programme and strengthen the EU’s common position on space traffic management. Copernicus by 2035 Copernicus is the EU’s Earth observation programme, which offers information services that draw […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service evolution
Expected Outcome Project results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes: Enhanced quality and enhanced efficiency of the current service to respond respectively to policy and/or user requirements and to technological developments Development of efficient and reliable new product chains, calling for new paradigms in data fusion, data processing and data visualisation and […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Copernicus Climate Change Service evolution
Expected Outcome Project results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes: Enhanced quality and efficiency of the current service evolution to respond to (a) policy and/or user requirements (b) technological developments implementing the space regulation (c) complementing the challenges targeted by the Horizon Europe Mission on “Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation” […]