Copernicus is the largest program in the world to monitor Earth and support environmental protection and civil protection efforts. It provides free and open data through satellites called Sentinels that monitor land, sea, atmosphere and security. Copernicus supports startups through programs like hackathons, competitions, an accelerator and incubator to develop new applications using Copernicus data.

1. Copernicus EU
Copernicus EU www.copernicus.eu
Copernicus EU
C o p e r n i c u s
S t a r t - u p P r o g r a m m e
FrancescoBARBATO
Policy Officer
European Commission – DG GROW I.3

2. Copernicus
The objective of Copernicus
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"Copernicus shall monitor the Earth to supporttheprotectionof the environmentand
the effortsof civil protection andsecurity"(Copernicus Regulation2014)

3. Copernicus
In brief
• Copernicus is the largest programme in the world to monitor our planet
• Copernicus data policy: free and open for everybody
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4. Copernicus
Copernicus in one slide
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Data and Information Access Service(DIAS) and user support
Users

5. Copernicus
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SENTINEL-1:
4-40mresolution,6 days revisit at equator
Polar-orbiting,all-weather,
day-and-night radarimaging
2 Sats in
orbit
SENTINEL-2:
10-60mresolution,5 days revisit time
2 Sats in
Orbit
Polar-orbiting,multispectral
optical,high-res imaging
SENTINEL-3:
300-1200mresolution,<2 days revisit
2 Sats in
Orbit
Optical andaltimetermission
monitoringsea and land parameters
SENTINEL-5p:
7-68kmresolution,1 day revisit
Atmosphere chemistry monitoring
1 Sat in
Orbit
The Copernicus Sentinels Satellites

6. Copernicus
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The Copernicus Services
Marine
Climate change
Land
Security
Emergency
Atmosphere

7. Copernicus
Copernicus Applications
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8. Copernicus
The Copernicus start-up programme
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9. Copernicus
The Copernicus hackathons
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o20 Copernicus hackathons are organised every year throughoutEurope.The next
batch of 10 is to be published during March 2019.
oObjective: support entrepreneurs and new Copernicus applications
oKey elements:
oMulti-disciplinary teams
oAccess to all Copernicus data
oCollaboration with local partners

10. Copernicus
The Copernicus Masters
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o A competition of start-ups taking place every year
o More than 10 differentchallenges proposed by differentorganizations
o Each winner receives10,000 Euros and access to the CopernicusAccelerator
o Apply in Spring 2019

11. Copernicus
The Copernicus Accelerator
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o A year of coaching with a personal mentor
o 2 inspiring Bootcamps in 2 different locations in Europe, with all costs covered
by the EU.
o In 2008 the bootcamp took place during the EU Space Week in Marseille in
December 2018.
o Online business courses
o Access to the largest network for geospatial start-ups in Europe

12. Copernicus
The Copernicus Incubation Programme
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o The Commission finances the incubations of 20 start-ups every year
o 50,000 euros for each start-up
o Apply with the incubator of your choice
o Call is permanently open (evaluation every 3 months)

13. Copernicus
The Copernicus Data Access and Information Platforms (DIAS)
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14. Copernicus EU
Copernicus EU www.copernicus.eu
Copernicus EU
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