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Copernicus EU
Copernicus EU www.copernicus.eu
Copernicus EU
Copernicus and
its evolution
Update on the Copernicus programme
Cristina Ananasso
European Commission
DG GROW- Internal market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs
Directorate I – Space policy, Copernicus and Defence

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Copernicus
C O P E R N I C U S I N B R I E F
• The Copernicus programme (REGULATION (EU) No 377/2014) is a cornerstone
of the European Union´ efforts:
– To monitor the Earth, its environment and ecosystems
– To ensure its citizens are prepared and protected for crises, security
risks and natural or man-made disasters
• Copernicus as user driven Programme
• Places a world of insight (data and information) about our planet at the
disposal of citizens, public authorities and policy makers, scientists,
entrepreneurs and businesses on a full, free and open basis
• Is a tool for economic development and a driver for the digital economy
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3.
Copernicus
C O P E R N I C U S A R C H I T E C T U R E
added-value products
Sentinels
Contributing missions
6 services use Earth Observation
data to deliver
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Copernicus
S P A C E C O M P O N E N T : T H E S E N T I N E L S
Key Features
SENTINEL-1:
4-40m resolution, 3 day revisit at equator
Polar-orbiting, all-weather,
day-and-night radar imaging
2 Sats in
orbit
SENTINEL-2:
10-60m resolution, 5 days revisit time
2 Sats in
Orbit
Polar-orbiting, multispectral
optical, high-res imaging
SENTINEL-3:
300-1200m resolution, <2 days revisit
2 Sats in
Orbit
Optical and altimeter mission
monitoring sea and land parameters
SENTINEL-4:
8km resolution, 60 min revisit time
1st Launch
in 2020
Payload for atmosphere
chemistry monitoring on MTG-S
SENTINEL-5p:
7-68km resolution, 1 day revisit
1 Sat in
Orbit
Mission to reduce data gaps
between Envisat, and S-5
SENTINEL-5:
7.5-50km resolution, 1 day revisit
1st Launch
in 2021
Payload for atmosphere chemistry
monitoring on MetOp 2ndGen
SENTINEL-6:
10 day revisit time
1st Launch
in 2020
Radar altimeter to measure sea-
surface height globally
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In situ
I N - S I T U C O M P O N E N T : O V E R V I E W
• In situ data = "observation data from ground-, sea-, or air-borne
sensors, reference and ancillary data licensed or provided for use in
Copernicus" (Copernicus regulation – article 3)
• Use of In situ data:
– Validate & calibrate Copernicus products
– Reliable information services
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6.
Copernicus
S E R V I C E C O M P O N E N T
Marine
Environment
Land
Monitoring
Atmosphere
Monitoring
Emergency
Management
Security
Climate
Change
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Copernicus
W h a t E V O L U T I O N m e a n s
• EVOLUTION of the SERVICES
• EVOLUTION of the SPACE COMPONENT
Based on
• Well identified user needs and requirements (UR study,
consultation with Entrusted entities, workshops…)
• New emerging policies
• SPACE STRATEGY of the UNION
First request from the users: CONTINUITY!!
anthropogenic CO2
emissions
changes in the
Arctic
raw materials and
minerals
agriculture &
forestry monitoring 7

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Copernicus
S P A C E C O M P O N E N T E V O L U T I O N : 6 M i s s i o n s
Based upon these inputs, 6 possible satellite missions have been
identified:
Priority 1: Anthropogenic CO2 Monitoring Mission (CO2 Mission)
• Polar Ice and Snow: Passive Microwave Radiometer Mission (PMR
Mission)
• High Spatio-Temporal resolution Land Surface Temperature Mission
(TIRI Mission)
• Polar Ice and Snow: Topography Mission
• L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Mission (L-Band Mission)
• Hyperspectral Imaging Mission (CHIME)
Prioritiesnotyetdefined
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9.
Copernicus
The Copernicus Services are a unique asset internationally recognised
and serve roughly 40 000-50 000 users
The (enhanced) continuity of these existing services is the overarching
priority
– 6 services
– Highly operational
– Integrated into one system from sensing to interpreted information
delivery
– Based on EU Research excellence
– Governance for operations through Delegation Agreements
– Member States governance for program monitoring and service
evolution
C o p e r n i c u s S e r v i c e s : A c h i e v e m e n t s
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Copernicus
Entrusted Entities have been invited to present their first ideas
General trend : Climate dimension in all services, SDGs indicators, inclusion of big data, regional to global
scale, international contribution, enhanced service desk
Inclusion of non-space data
High resolution services
Integrated with intelligence
Defence action plan
CFSP
EEAS
A unified service
CLC+
SDGs
Land dynamics services
Regional policies
MFSD
WFD
High resolution services
Expansion of EMS Risk & Recovery
Climate risks
DG ECHO
EEAS
Sendai Framework
50 ECVs
SDGs
Attribution service
CO2 monitoring
Paris Agreement
GCOS
Climate in EU policies
C o p e r n i c u s S e r v i c e s e v o l u t i o n
An integrated blue-green-white
ocean forecast
High resolution boundaries
What-if scenarios and indicators
Arctic policy
MFSD Phase II
CFP
Internat. Ocean gov.
S4-S5 integration
Support to national Uptake
Air pollution
Health
Emiss. & deposition
of pollutants
Service Scope Impact Service Scope Impact
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