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title: "Copernicus Programme"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus_Programme"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T12:42:31.715966+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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Emergency Management Service (see video available on the Copernicus.eu website: Copernicus Emergency Management Service). The service was declared operational on 1 April 2012.
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Land Monitoring (see video available on the Copernicus.eu website: Copernicus Land Monitoring Service). The service was declared operational on 1 April 2012.
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Marine Environment Monitoring (see video available on the Copernicus.eu website: Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service). The service was declared operational on 1 May 2015.
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Atmosphere Monitoring (see video available on the Copernicus.eu website: Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service). The service was declared operational in July 2015.
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Security (See Copernicus Service for Security Applications)
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Climate Change (see video available on the Copernicus.eu website: Copernicus Climate Change Monitoring Service)
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The development of the pre-operational version of the services has been realised by a series of projects launched by the European Commission and partly funded through the EU's 7th Framework Programme (FP7). These projects were geoland2 (land), MyOcean (marine), SAFER (emergency response), MACC and its successor MACC II (atmosphere) and G-MOSAIC (security). Most of these projects also contributed to the monitoring of Climate Change.
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geoland2 started on 1 September 2008. The project covered a wide range of domains such as land use, land cover change, soil sealing, water quality and availability, spatial planning, forest management, carbon storage and global food security.
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MyOcean started on 1 January 2009. It covered themes such as maritime security, oil spill prevention, marine resource management, climate change, seasonal forecast, coastal activities, ice survey and water pollution.
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SAFER started on 1 January 2009. The project addressed three main domains: civil protection, humanitarian aid and Security crises management.
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MACC started on 1 June 2009. The project continued and refined the products developed in the projects GEMS and PROMOTE. A second phase (MACC II) lasted until July 2014 allowing the now operational Copernicus atmospheric monitoring service (CAMS, see above).
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GMOSAIC started on 1 January 2009. Together with the LIMES project Wayback Machine (co-funded by the European Commission under FP6), GMOSAIC specifically dealt with the Security domain of Copernicus addressing topics such as Support to Intelligence and Early Warning and Support to Crisis Management Operations.
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== Interaction ==
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"The information provided by the Copernicus services can be used by end-users for a wide range of applications in a variety of areas. These include urban area management, sustainable development and nature protection, regional and local planning, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, health, civil protection, infrastructure, transport and mobility, as well as tourism".
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Copernicus is the European Union's contribution to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) thus delivering geospatial information globally.
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Some Copernicus services make use of OpenStreetMap data in their maps production.
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== Other relevant initiatives ==
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Other initiatives will also facilitate the development and functioning of Copernicus services:
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INSPIRE: this initiative aims at building a European spatial data infrastructure beyond national boundaries.
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Urban Atlas: Compiled from thousands of satellite photographs, the Urban Atlas provides detailed and cost-effective digital mapping, ensuring that city planners have the most up-to-date and accurate data available on land use and land cover. The Urban Atlas will enable urban planners to better assess risks and opportunities, ranging from the threat of flooding and the impact of climate change, to identifying new infrastructure and public transport needs. All cities in the EU will be covered by the Urban Atlas by 2011.
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SEIS: The Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) is a collaborative initiative of the European Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) to establish together with the Member States an integrated and shared EU-wide environmental information system.
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Heterogeneous Missions Accessibility, the European Space Agency initiative for interoperability of Earth observation satellite payload data ground segments.
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Copernicus is one of three related initiatives that are the subject of the GIGAS (GEOSS, INSPIRE and GMES an Action in Support) harmonization and analysis project under the auspices of the EU 7th Framework Programme.
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== Third country participation ==
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In addition to the 27 Member States of the European Union, the Copernicus programme allows for the participation at various scope for third country participation. This participation is conducted through agreements with the European Union. One has to distinguish those countries that contribute to the budget and those that agree on exchanging data with the program. Many international partner countries get special access to Sentinel data in exchange for sharing in-situ data from their country. These states are:
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2014–2020 budget contributing countries
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Norway
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Switzerland
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Iceland
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Data exchange
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United States (from 2015)
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Australia
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Ukraine
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Serbia
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African Union
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Brazil (from 2018)
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Chile (from 2018)
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Colombia (from 2018)
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India (from 2018)
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Canada (from 2022)
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Panama (from 2022)
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Japan (from 2023)
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Discussions ongoing with: Argentina, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China (part of Space Dialogue)
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2021–2027 budget contributing countries
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Norway
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Iceland
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Enlargement
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United Kingdom: The UK rejoined the programme in 2024.
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== See also ==
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CNES
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European Space Technology Platform
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French space program
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Mission Science Division
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German Aerospace Center
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German space programme
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List of ESA programmes and missions
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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Copernicus Programme website
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European Commission's Copernicus web site
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ESA Copernicus web site
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Copernicus reference documents
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Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem Website
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GNU (GMES Network of Users)
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GEO (Group on Earth Observation)
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SEIS (Shared Environmental Information System)
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Article upon the 1st GMES Masters
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GISC Website
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A video presenting the Copernicus programme is available on the Copernicus.eu website (Video presenting the Copernicus Programme) |