Sentinel 2A Launch

Sentinel-2A
Launch
22 June 22:52 at Kourou time
23 June 03:52 at Brussels time
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Sentinel-2
What is Sentinel-2A?
Sentinel-2A was launched from Europe’s Spaceport in With a 290 km-wide field of view, Sentinel 2A will deliver
Kourou (French Guiana) on 22 June (local time) on top images of Earth’s changing land with an unprecedented
of a Vega launcher, making it the second satellite in frequency and level of detail and accuracy. Sentinel 2B
orbit for Europe’s Copernicus programme. Sentinel-2A which will complete the constellation is expected for
is a polar-orbiting, multispectral high-resolution launch mid-2016.
imaging mission for land monitoring to provide, for
example, imagery of vegetation, soil and water cover,
Sentinel-2 mission
inland waterways and coastal areas.
With its systematic and frequent coverage, Sentinel 2
will make a significant contribution to Land Monitoring
Sentinel 2A is a key element of the Copernicus Services by providing input data for land cover change
programme of the European Union and features a mapping, as well as supporting the assessment of biogeophysical
parameters of vegetation like Leaf Area
two-satellite land monitoring constellation designed
by the European Space Agency (ESA) and built by Index (LAI), Leaf Chlorophyll Content (LCC) and Leaf
Airbus Defence and Space. The satellites’ development Cover (LC).
capitalises on the know-how and advanced space Sentinel 2’s instruments comprise 13 spectral channels
technologies from sixty European industrial partners. with a 290 km swath and spatial resolutions of 10 m
Cooperation agreements between ESA and national (4 visible and near infrared bands), 20 m (6 red-edge/
space agencies have been established in the area of shortwave infrared bands) and 60 m (3 atmospheric
image quality (with the French CNES), inter-orbit optical correction bands). It is able to support a wide range of
communications (with the German DLR), and for crosscalibrations
(with NASA in the
land studies and geophysical applications, reducing the
U.S.).
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time required to build a rich and worldwide cloud-free
imaging archive. The spectral bands of Sentinel 2 will
Forest monitoring: contribution to the conservation of
biodiversity in forests, soil conservation;
provide data for land cover and change classification,
atmospheric correction and separation between cloud and
snow.
Urban planning: supporting
urban planning in order to
ensure sustainable and balanced
Operational information from this latest Copernicus development, providing the
mission will help improve agricultural practices, monitor
desertification and the state of the world’s forests, detect
pollution in lakes and coastal waters, contribute to disaster
mapping and much more.
These high-level objectives specified in 2007, after intense
consultation with user communities, will make Sentinel 2
means for a consistent basis
of comparison across Europe,
allowing the tracking of urban
developments to understand how
policies trigger or suppress urban
expansion;
a significant asset for Copernicus Services such as Land
Monitoring, Emergency Management, Security and Climate
Change.
Water monitoring: water stress assessment and water
scarcity forecasting, as information on the extent and
impact of water scarcity and drought is indispensable for
The Sentinel 2 mission will support broader policy decision-making at national and continental scale;
objectives of the European Union, particularly in the areas
of climate and environment.
Cryosphere: assisting in improving the understanding of
the water cycle and climate, supporting decision-making at
the public and private levels, supporting flood forecasting
and early warning systems;
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Concrete applications
Agricultural monitoring: food security monitoring,
agricultural production estimation, crop area monitoring
for agricultural statistics;
Disaster monitoring: responses to major disasters in
the shortest possible time, assisting in the identification
of priority areas for humanitarian and financial aid,
providing essential geographical information for remote
areas where the information is absent or inaccurate (e.g.
following flooding or earthquakes);
Soil conservation: supporting European decision-making
and spatial planning authorities with consistent and
comparable EU-wide information products to analyse
current and potential future trends and impacts of land
use changes for urban developments and infrastructure
investment, the prevention of land degradation;
Biodiversity monitoring: supporting European, national
and local authorities in monitoring the state of European
habitats, supporting research monitoring and the
assessment of biodiversity.
For more information, visit http://www.copernicus.eu/main/last-steps-road-launch

Copernicus is the EU Earth Observation and Monitoring Programme
What is Copernicus?
be served by a set of dedicated satellites (the Sentinels)
Copernicus is a European Union Programme aimed at and contributing missions (existing commercial and
developing European information services based on public satellites). The Sentinels are specifically designed
satellite Earth Observation and in-situ (non-space) data to meet the needs of the Copernicus services and their
analyses. The Programme is coordinated and managed users. Since the launch of Sentinel-1A in 2014, the
by the European Commission. It is implemented in Union set in motion a process to place a constellation
partnership with the Member States, the European of more than a dozen satellites in orbit over the course
Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the of the next ten years. Sentinel-1A provides a unique
Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), set of observations, starting with high-resolution, allweather,
day and night radar images to be used for
the European Centre for medium-range Weather
Forecasts (ECMWF), EU Agencies and Mercator Océan. land and ocean services.
Vast amounts of global data from satellites and from Copernicus collects information from In-situ systems
ground-based, airborne and seaborne measurement such as ground stations, which deliver data acquired by
systems are being used to provide information to a multitude of sensors on the ground, at sea or in the
help service providers, public authorities and other air. These data come from European and non-European
international organisations improve the quality of life organisations and from Member States as well.
for the citizens of Europe. The information services Copernicus monitors: It stores the information and
provided will be freely and openly accessible to its keeps track of changes or recurring phenomena: this
users.
constitutes a large amount of reliable and up-to-date
How does Copernicus collect data? information on the status of our planet.
The Copernicus Space and Service Components have Copernicus analyses: The data is analysed in a way
been specifically designed to meet user requirements. that generates indicators useful for researchers and
Through satellite and in-situ observations, the end users, providing information on past, present and
services deliver near-real-time data on a global future trends. They can analyse, for example, the air
level which can also be used for local and regional quality in our cities and detect visible and noticeable
needs, to help us better understand our planet and
sustainably manage the environment we live in.
Copernicus observes from Satellites: Copernicus will
Space
increases in air pollution (smoke, dust, smog) • High resolution images, and lower
or analyse the rise in global sea levels. resolution overviews;
• Regular and systematic review of data;
What are the services? • Reduced reaction time to enable better
The services address six thematic areas: response to man-made or natural disasters;
An Atmosphere Monitoring Service • Global/Pan European Approach to Earth
⇢ fully operational from July 2015; monitoring.
A Marine Environment Monitoring Service The Copernicus data policy promotes the
⇢ fully operational since May 2015; access, use and sharing of Copernicus
A Land Monitoring Service
information and data on a full, free and
⇢ fully operational since January 2013; open basis.
A Climate Change Service
How does Copernicus help
⇢ in ramp-up phase;
the citizens of Europe?
An Emergency Management Service Copernicus is the concrete realisation of
⇢ fully operational since April 2012; the European idea of providing our citizens
A Security Service
with new public services on both a European
⇢ in ramp-up phase.
and global scale. By investing in Earth
monitoring and observation systems and
What happens to the data? networks, which monitor and forecast the
The Copernicus system delivers data and state of the environment on land, sea and
information to Copernicus users, supplied in the atmosphere, we are now better able
on a long term and sustainable basis understand our planet, protect and sustain
through a set of services. The EC funds our environment and feel more safe and
companies and public entities which provide secure.
these services. The information can be used Copernicus in Action (examples)
by end users for a wide range of applications • The Marine Environment Monitoring Service
in a variety of areas. These include urban provided data to the Italian authorities
area management, sustainable development supporting oil spill scenario calculations
and nature protection, regional and local during the parbuckling of Costa Concordia;
planning, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, • During the terrible floods that hit central
health, civil protection, infrastructure, Europe in 2013 the Emergency Management
transport and mobility, as well as tourism. Service provided reference maps and flood
delineation to the affected areas;
What is the added-value • Copernicus also plays an important role
of the Copernicus System? in creating business opportunities for small
• Guarantee of service, providing global and medium-sized enterprises, which create
spatial coverage;
jobs and growth. It is estimated that the
• Near-real time data provided to end users; programme could result in some 48,000
• Enable integration of the data (space and direct and indirect jobs being created over
in-situ) and analyses;
the period 2015-2030.
Web: http://copernicus.eu | Facebook: Copernicus EU | Twitter: @CopernicusEU
Photo credits: Sentinel ©ESA/DLR; Land Istock ©Dariusz Paciorek; Marine ©IStockphoto.com/Mercator-Ocean; Atmosphere ©FDC; Emergency: Fire Istock ©negaprion; Eartquake Fotolia ©puckillustrations; Flood ©On-Air; Security ©French Navy; Climate change Fotolia ©z576; In-situ component ©IRD, 2011.

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Discontinuous Medium Density Urban Fabric (S.L.: 30% - 50%)
Discontinuous Low Density Urban Fabric (S.L.: 10% - 30%)
Discontinuous Very Low Density Urban Fabric (S.L. < 10%)
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Industrial, commercial, public, military and private units
Fast transit roads and associated land
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Construction sites
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Observing our planet for a safer world
The Local component of the Copernicus
a comparison can be made between the
Land Monitoring Service
Land Monitoring Service is also managed by
the EEA. It aims to provide specific and more
situation before and after the crisis to
understand if and how this can be prevented
The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service is part of the Copernicus Programme, which is an EU
Programme managed by the European Commission (EC) and implemented in partnership with the
Member States, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation
of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for medium-range Weather Forecasts
(ECMWF), EU Agencies and Mercator Océan. The Programme is aimed at developing a set of European
detailed information complementing the
information produced by the Pan-European
component. It focuses on “hotspots”
which are prone to specific environmental
challenges in Europe.
by smart urban planning.
Bruxelles / Brussel
High Resolution Layer
Forest Tree cover density
(Brno, CZ)
information services based on satellite Earth Observation and in-situ (non-space) data analyses.
What is the Copernicus
Land Monitoring Service?
The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service provides
the energy budget (e.g. land surface temperature) and
the water cycle (e.g. soil water index, water bodies)
every ten days and on a worldwide scale.
geographical information on land cover, land use, The biophysical parameters production is
land cover-use changes over the years, vegetation
state or water cycle. Applications that are built upon
and integrate the information supplied by the service
can provide support in areas such as spatial planning,
complemented with an activity providing detailed
and high resolution land cover - land use information
on specific hot spot areas around the world, mainly
targeted to support biodiversity preservation.
forest management, water management, agriculture
and food security and emergency management,
amongst others.
Service priorities and their relevance to users are
defined and validated by the EC and the Member
States.
The service became operational in 2012.
The Pan-European component is managed by the
What does the Land Monitoring Service do?
The three main components of the Copernicus Land
Monitoring Service are currently:
A Global component;
A Pan-European component;
EEA and is producing high resolution information
sets describing the main land cover types: artificial
surfaces (e.g. roads and paved areas), forest areas,
agricultural areas (grasslands), wetlands and small
water bodies.
A Local component.
The Global component of the Copernicus Land
Monitoring Service is managed by the European
Commission’s Directorate Joint Research Centre. It
produces biophysical parameters that give a picture
of the state of vegetation (e.g. leaf area index, fraction
of green vegetation cover, vegetation condition index),
Space
The Urban Atlas, one of the local components,
focuses on the mapping and change analysis
of urban areas. It provides reliable, intercountry
comparable, high resolution land
use maps for 695 European cities and their
surroundings for the reference years 2006
and 2012 which allow land use comparisons
across cities and over time.
The Urban Atlas is used to detect building
footprints, land use changes, urban sprawl
and urban green area decline and high urban
densities. The information is used to prioritise
public transport, support emergency planning
or promote sustainable urban development
in general in a pan-European comparable
mode.
For example, in the case of mapping
areas affected by emergency situations,
Larger Urban Zone: Bruxelles / Brussel
REGIOgis
Urban Atlas map: Brussels
Who can use it and is it for free?
The Copernicus data policy promotes the
access, use and sharing of Copernicus
information and data on a full, free and
open basis. There is no restriction on use
or reproduction and redistribution, with or
without adaptation, for commercial or noncommercial
purposes.
This data policy applies to the data and
information generated within the Copernicus
programme, i.e., Sentinel mission data and
Copernicus service information.
Users can find out more about the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service at: http://land.copernicus.eu/
Corine Land cover
(minimum mapping unit 25 ha)
Corine Land Cover: the distribution
of aggregated land cover classes
Global Land biophysical
parameters: Albedo
Photo credits: Land iStock©Dariusz Paciorek; Deforestation Fotalia ©guentermanaus; Demographic expansion iStock ©Ammit; All the maps are provided by ©EC.

Marine environment issues
What is the added value of the
Marine Environment Monitoring Service
The Copernicus Marine Environment
Monitoring Service assimilates marine data
into 3D models and then reanalyses these
Copernicus Marine Environment
Monitoring Service?
• The Service provides a single point of
The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service is part of the Copernicus Programme, which
is an EU Programme managed by the European Commission (EC) and implemented in partnership with
the Member States, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation
of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for medium-range Weather Forecasts
(ECMWF), EU Agencies and Mercator Océan. The Programme is aimed at developing a set of European
information services based on satellite Earth Observation and in-situ (non-space) data analyses.
What is the Copernicus
What does the Copernicus
Marine Environment Monitoring Service? Marine Environment Monitoring Service do?
The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring The service provides information on the ocean for the
Service provides regular and systematic information large scale (worldwide coverage) and regional scales
about the physical state and dynamics of the ocean (main European basins and seas).
and marine ecosystems for the global ocean and the Typical products provided by the service are:
European regional seas. This data covers analysis of • Maps and data for oceanographic forecasts;
the current situation, forecasts of the situation a few • Retrospective assessments of the sea state;
days in advance and the provision of retrospective • Simulations of pollution transport;
data records (re-analysis).
• Inputs to fine scale analysis in coastal areas.
The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service
calculates and provides products describing currents,
temperature, wind, salinity, sea level, sea ice and
biogeochemistry. These factors support marine and
maritime applications and related EU policies, e.g. in
the fields of:
Marine safety;
Some examples:
Marine and coastal environment;
Shipping and sea rescue services
Marine resources;
The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service
Weather, seasonal forecasting and climate.
collects observational data about the sea level, sea
surface temperature, sea ice and sea surface wind
In November 2014, the European Commission signed
using in-situ sensors and earth observation satellites
a Delegation Agreement with Mercator Océan for the
which can provide useful information for ship routing
implementation of the service. The service became
services or search and rescue operations.
fully operational in April 2015.
over long term periods in the past. This
work helps address marine and coastal
environment issues.
Products delivered by the Copernicus Marine
Environment Monitoring Service contribute to
the protection and sustainable management
of living marine resources, including fish
stock management.
Understanding weather
and climate change
Many of the data delivered by the service
(e.g. temperature, currents) play a crucial
role in the domain of weather, climate
and seasonal forecasting. The Service also
records the status of polar icecaps, which
helps us to understand the impact of climate
change.
access to a large variety of marine data and
information;
• The critical data produced by the Copernicus
Marine Environment Monitoring Service helps
scientists better understand the ocean and
EU regional seas;
• Monitoring of sea ice together with its
forecast can provide useful information to
marine transport in ice infested waters;
• The service provides useful information for
various activities in the context of fisheries
and mariculture, tourism, or the overall
management of coastal zones;
• Freely available high quality data opens
new possibilities in monitoring our marine
environment and enables new business
ideas in a wide area of marine activities.
The Copernicus data policy promotes the
access, use and sharing of Copernicus
information and data on a full, free and
open basis.
The Costa Concordia: Fuel leak simulation illustrated by
surface oil concentration (tonne/km²)
on March 31st 2011.
A Japanese use case
(Fukushima):
Search and Rescue Scenario
Salinity:
Information relevant
for water quality monitoring
and pollution control
Search and rescue scenario
Sea Surface Temperature
on a global scale
Photo credits: Ocean ©IStockphoto.com/Mercator-Ocean; Boat Istock ©vice_and_virtue; Fishes ©iStockphoto.com-MyOcean; Costa Concordia by courtesy of INGV ©; A japanese use case (Fukushima) ©MyOcean-Mercator Ocean; Salinity ©MyOcean-Mercator Ocean; Search and Rescue Scenario Screenshot by courtesy of Salvamento Marítimo ©; Sea Surface temperature ©MyOcean-Mercator Ocean.
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Users can find out more about the products delivered by the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service at: http://marine.copernicus.eu
The products delivered by the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service are provided free of charge to registered users through a Catalogue available at: http://operation.myocean.eu/web/24-catalogue.php

Atmosphere Monitoring Service
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service is part of the Copernicus Programme, which is an
EU Programme managed by the European Commission (EC) and implemented in partnership with the
Member States, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation
of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for medium-range Weather Forecasts
(ECMWF), EU Agencies and Mercator Océan. The Programme is aimed at developing a set of European
information services based on satellite Earth Observation and in-situ (non-space) data analyses.
What is the Copernicus
Atmosphere Monitoring Service?
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
provides the capacity to continuously monitor the
composition of the Earth’s atmosphere at global and
regional scales. This service capacity encompasses
the description of the current situation (analysis), the
prediction of the situation a few days ahead (forecast),
and the provision of consistent retrospective data
records for recent years (re-analysis). The service
generates geophysical products which require further
technical processing and various forms of high level
information to support decision makers.
The main areas that the Copernicus Atmosphere
Monitoring Service focuses on are:
Air quality and atmospheric composition;
Ozone layer and ultra-violet radiation;
Emissions and surface fluxes;
Solar radiation;
Climate forcing.
Space
In November 2014, the European Commission
signed a Delegation Agreement with ECMWF for the
implementation of the service. The service will be fully
operational from July 2015.
Pollution forecast for Brussels
What does
the Atmosphere Monitoring Service do?
Typical products provided by the service are:
• Maps and data for regional air quality forecasts;
• Retrospective assessments of air quality;
• Identification of pollutants and their source;
• Pollen concentration levels in the atmosphere;
• Resources for evaluating possible emission control
measures;
• Inputs to local air quality forecasts, health information
and warnings.
Some examples:
Air Quality
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring
Service provides continuous observation of
the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere
and helps predict air quality. Atmospheric
composition helps to understand phenomena
such as desert dust plumes, long-range
transport of atmospheric pollutants including
pollen as well as ash plumes from volcanic
eruptions. This information can be relevant
for different domains such as public health
or even safety of air traffic.
Each day, the Copernicus Atmosphere
Monitoring Service provides analyses and
forecasts detailing constituents in the Earth’s
atmosphere at various heights above sea
level for the next 96 hours.
Solar Radiation
The Service also monitors levels of UV
radiation and provides 4-day forecasts
on a European and global scale, which
helps optimise the use of solar energy and
supports the prevention of skin cancer.
What is the added value of
the Copernicus
Atmosphere Monitoring Service?
• The service delivers information on the air
we breathe;
• The recording and analysis of solar
radiation provides information to public and
private organisations in fields such as health,
agriculture and solar energy;
• The service compiles emission data and
also estimates net fluxes of CO 2
and CH 4
at the Earth’s surface. This helps improve
understanding of key climate forcings;
• Freely available high quality data opens new
possibilities in monitoring the composition
of the atmosphere and enables the creation
of new business ideas supporting public
and private stakeholders in a wide area of
applications linked to atmospheric science.
The Copernicus data policy promotes the
access, use and sharing of Copernicus
information and data on a full, free and
open basis.
Surface Carbon Monoxide
Total Aerosol Optical Depth
Surface parameter:
Nitrogen dioxide
Average of Observed
Fire Radiative
Power Areal Density
Co 2 concentration over Africa
Global nitrogen oxides
Users can find out more about the products delivered by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service at: http://atmosphere.copernicus.eu
Photo credits: Atmosphere ©FDC; Smokestacks Istock ©Mykhailo Shcherbyna; All the maps are provided by the maps are provided by ©the EU-funded FP7 project MACC-II.

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GLIDE number: EQ-2012-000090-ITA
Activation ID: EMSR004
Product N.:05SanFelice, v2
San Felice, Emilia Romagna, ITALY
Earthquake - 29/05/2012
Delineation Map - Overview
Production date: 21/06/2012
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Cartographic Information
1:30 000
Full color ISO A1, high resolution (300 dpi)
0 0,5 1 2
km
Map Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N
Graticule: WGS 84 geographical coordinates
Legend
Areas of interest Transportation
Crisis Information
Primary Road
;Ø Gathering of People
Secondary Road
" Affected Building
Local Road
Building Blocks
Other
Affected
Railway
Not Affected Points of Interest
X Transportation K Medical
9 Institutional F Cemetery
4 Educational
Map Information
Data Sources
Background imagery: WorldView-02 © Digitalglobe (0% cloudy, 0.5 m resolution, acquired on
30/05/2012)
LandScan ©UT BATTELLE, LLC. 2010 (approx. 1km resolution).
Base vector layers based on Openstreetmap and Wikimapia refined by SIRS (nominal scale
1:5000).
All Data sources are complete and with no gaps.
Dissemination/Publication
No restrictions on the publication of the mapping apply.
Delivery formats are GeoTIFF, GeoPDF, GeoJPEG and vectors (shapefile and KML formats).
Framework
The products elaborated for this rapid mapping has been realized to the best of our ability,
within a very short time frame during a crisis, optimising the available data and information.
All geographic information has limitations due to scale, resolution, date and interpretation of
the original data sources. The products are compliant with GIO-EMS RUSH Product Portfolio
specifications.
Map production
Civil Protection
Response
Delineation Map - Overview
Planning
WorldView-02 satellite imagery
Earthquake
29-05-2012
GLIDE number: N/A
Activation ID: EMSR-044
Product N.: 04Torgau, v1
Torgau - GERMANY
Flood - 03/06/2013
Delineation Map - Detail
!.
Production date: 05/06/2013
Denmark
BalticOder
North
Sea
Sea
Netherlands
Berlin
Brandenburg
^ Poland
Belgium Germany
^
Czech
Republic
France
Sachsen-Anhalt
Austria
Switzerland
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Germany
Torgau
Sachsen
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Cartographic Information
1:12500
Full color ISO A1, high resolution (300 dpi)
0 0,25 0,5 1
km
Map Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 33N
Graticule: WGS 84 geographical coordinates
Legend
Crisis Information Hydrology Point of Interest
Flood (04/06/2013) Canal 4 Educational
General Information Stream K Medical
Area of Interest
Lake ^ Religious
Settlements
Reservoir X Transportation
! Populated Place
River Transportation
Industrial
!(u Helipad
Multi-functional
Railway
Industry / Utilities
Primary Road
Power Substation
Secondary Road
Local Road
Consequences within the Detail AOI on 04/06/2013
Estimated Population
0 inhabitants
Transportation
1.16 km
Land use Forest 3.5 ha Grassland 2.30 ha
Agricolture 246.82 ha Scrub 0 ha
Map Information
Data Sources
Elbe
Dissemination/Publication
No restrictions on the publication of the mapping apply.
Delivery formats are GeoTIFF, GeoPDF, GeoJPEG and vectors (shapefile and KML formats).
Framework
The products elaborated in the framework of current mapping in rush mode activation are realized
to the best of our ability, within a very short time frame during a crisis, optimising the available data
and information. All geographic information has limitations due to scale, resolution, date and
interpretation of the original data sources. The products are compliant with GIO-EMS RUSH
Product Portfolio specifications.
Map Production
Civil Protection
Response
Delineation Map - Detail
Planning
COSMO-SkyMed
Flood
03-06-2013
250000
36°20'40"E
GLIDE number: OT-2012-000135-JOR
Activation ID: EMSR-014
Product N.: 00AlMafraq, v1
Al Mafraq - JORDAN
Refugee camp authorized area
Reference Map - Detail Monit 08
Production date: 28/11/2012
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Cartographic Information
1:6,000
Full color ISO A1, high resolution (300 dpi)
0 125 250 500
m
Map Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 37N
Graticule: WGS 84 geographical coordinates
Legend
General Information Building
Area of Interest
Other or Unknown
Transportation
Residential
Primary Road Built-Up Area
Local Road
Refugee camp
Other
Residential
Aerodrome
Runway
Number of shelters/tents: 7,708 units
Number of people hosted in the refugee camp: more than 40,941 inhabitants
(Source: UNHCR Syrian Regional Refugee Response weekly update, 28th November 2012,
http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/country.php?id=107)
Map Information
Data Sources
Dissemination/Publication
Delivery formats are GeoTIFF, GeoPDF, GeoJPEG and vectors (shapefile and KML formats).
Framework
The products elaborated in the framework of current mapping in rush mode activation are
realized to the best of our ability, within a very short time frame during a crisis, optimising the
available data and information. All geographic information has limitations due to scale,
resolution, date and interpretation of the original data sources. The products are compliant
with GIO-EMS RUSH Product Portfolio specifications.
Map production
Humanitarian Aid
Response
Reference Map - Detail
Planning
WorldView-02 (c) DigitalGlobe
Other
27-07-2012
GLIDE number: N/A
Activation ID: EMSN-004
Product N.: 02TRIPLEX, v01
NORDLAND and SYDLAND
Post Disaster Situation Map
Detail
Prodution Date: 03/09/2013
France
Spain
Portugal
NORDLAND
ODENSE
Morocco
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NEKSDOHR
ABENRA
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FLENSBURG
SYDLAND
0 50 100 150 200
km
Cartographic Information
1:10,000
Full color A1, low resolution (300dpi)
Meters
0 100 200 300 400 500
Map Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N
Graticule: WGS 84 Geographical Coordinates
Legend
Administrative
Hydrology
Water Course
Country Border
Simulated Inundation Extent
Critical Crisis Infrastructure
" IDP Tent
IDP Camp > Evacuation Point
Transportation
Motorway
Motorway, Flooded
Primary Route
Primary Route, Flooded
Secondary & Local Route
Secondary & Local Route, Flooded
Railway
Railway, Flooded
Harbor
Harbor, Affected
o Airport
o Airport, Flooded
Population
Building
Building, Flooded
®v Hospital
®v Hospital, Flooded
Consequences within the mapsheet Functional Flooded/Affected
Number of harbors
0
0
Number of airports
0
0
Number of hospitals
0
0
Length of roads (km)
76.9
45.3
Length of railways (km)
13.0
9.4
Number of buildings
1320
242
Map Information
Data Sources sources
Dissemination/Publication
No restrictions on the publication of the mapping apply
Delivery formats are GeoTIFF, GeoPDF, GeoJPG JRC PLEASE SPECIFY IF VECTORS.
Framework
The products elaborated in the framework of current mapping in non-rush mode activation
are realized to the best of our ability, within a very short time frame during a crisis, optimising
the available data and information. All geographic information has limitations due to scale,
resolution, date and interpretation of the original data sources. The products are compliant
with GIO-EMS non-rush Product Portfolio specifications.
Map Production
The present map shows basic topographic features such as Transport Network, Hydrology,
Emergency Management Service
The Copernicus Emergency Management Service is part of the Copernicus Programme, which is an
EU Programme managed by the European Commission (EC) and implemented in partnership with the
Member States, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation
of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for medium-range Weather Forecasts
(ECMWF), EU Agencies and Mercator Océan. The Programme is aimed at developing a set of European
information services based on satellite Earth Observation and in-situ (non-space) data analyses.
What is the Emergency Management Service?
EMS Mapping Service
The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS), The EMS Mapping Service provides
managed directly by the European Commission via reliable maps derived from satellite
the Joint Research Centre, has two main components, images to assess the impact and
Early Warning and Mapping. EMS provides reliable respond to natural and man-made
maps derived from satellite images to assess the disasters. The mapping service
impact of natural and man-made disasters all over the operates in two modes – rapid
world. The Service also supports crisis managers, civil mode for emergencies that require
protection authorities and humanitarian aid actors, as an immediate response, and risk
well as those involved in preparedness and recovery & recovery mode for emergency services that do
activities. As an EU service, the EMS’s first priority is not require immediate action such as prevention and
responding to EU needs and interests, whether within disaster risk analysis and recovery activities.
the EU or abroad. The Emergency Management Service The service can be activated for natural or man-made
is provided free of charge to authorised users. disasters including earthquakes, storms, humanitarian
Early Warning Service
crises (refugee camps), floods, forest fires, industrial
The Early Warning component of the EMS currently accidents and windstorms. In rapid mapping mode,
provides alerts related to flood and forest fire risks. The maps are delivered as fast as possible, typically within
European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) provides a few hours or days, after the reception of satellite
flood probability forecasts for all European rivers. data.
The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) In Rapid Mapping Mode, the main products of the
provides fire danger forecasts up to 10 days in advance EMS Mapping Service are:
and near real-time and historical information on forest Reference maps, which provide an overview of the
fires and their ecological impacts in the European, geographic area prior to the disaster;
Middle East and North Africa region are provided by the Delineation maps, which provide an assessment of
European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). the event’s extent, such as burnt area after a forest
fire or flooded area;
Grading maps, which provide an assessment
of the impact, e.g. showing the number
of totally destroyed, severely or slightly
damaged buildings.
Who can use the EMS Mapping Service?
There are three levels of users:
• Authorised Users – may activate the service
directly. Authorised Users are the designated
National Focal Points (NFPs), one in each EU
Member State, as well as EC services and
the European External Action Service;
• Associated Users – these users may
trigger the service through Authorised
Users. They include local, regional and other
public entities, international governmental
organisations (e.g. UN agencies, the World
Bank) and national and international nongovernmental
organisations;
• General Public Users – these users may not
trigger the service, but can access the service
products though the Copernicus Emergency
website.
The Copernicus data policy promotes the
access, use and sharing of Copernicus
information and data on a full, free and
open basis.
How can the EMS Mapping Service
be accessed?
Copernicus EMS Mapping Authorised Users
may activate the service by completing
the relevant Service Request Form (SRF).
Associated Users have to contact their
respective Focal Points who are authorised
to trigger the service. There are two types
of Service Request Forms: (I.) for Rapid
Mapping; (II.) for Risk & Recovery Mapping.
The completed form must be sent by
e-mail to DG ECHO’s Emergency Response
Coordination Centre (ERCC) and followed up
by a phone call. Once the service request is
properly submitted, it undergoes a review
by the ERCC against predefined eligibility
criteria (technical feasibility, sensitivity,
mapping capacity, event’s magnitude). From
April 2012 to April 2015, there have been a
total of 123 activations of the Copernicus
EMS, producing circa 1350 maps for disaster
events all over the world. These have been
triggered in response to flood emergencies
in Europe (Germany, Spain and the UK)
and Africa (Mozambique) as well as fires,
earthquakes (Nepal), tsunamis and also
as a result of humanitarian crises in the
Central African Republic, Syria/Jordan and
Bangladesh.
What is the Added Value of the EMS?
• Operational service 24/7 all year round;
• The only existing emergency response
service, which supplies standard information
products derived from satellite data in
rapid mode to first disaster responders and
humanitarian actors worldwide;
• The Risk & Recovery Mapping module
delivers information and analysis in support
of activities for disaster risk reduction,
prevention, preparedness, recovery, and
reconstruction.
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Schwarzer Grab en
Via Mazza
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Earthquake in San Felice,
Emilia Romagna, Italy
Außenring
Röhrgraben
La gegraben
Saulachgrab en
Warschauer Straße
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Flood in Torgau, Germany
Werdau
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An earthquake with a magnitude 5.8 killed at least 16 people in northern Italy on 29/05/2012,
damaging buildings and leaving 14,000 people homeless in the Emilia Romagna region north
of Bologna, one of Italy most agriculturally and industrially productive areas. The epicentre of
the earthquake, which struck at depth of 9.6 km (6 miles), was less than 30 km (19 miles)
from Modena, not far from where the magnitude 6 earthquake struck on 20th May (Source:
Glide Number).
The core users of the map are Civil Protection authorities involved in operations in the field.
The aim of the map production is to support the emergency response activities.
The present map shows a delineation of the affected buildings in the area of San Felice sul
Panaro, ITALY, based on visual interpretation of post-event satellite imagery acquired on
30/05/2012 (WorldView-02, spatial resolution 0.5 m).
Post-event satellite images have been orthorectified using RPC model and SRTM elevation
data.
The estimated geometric accuracy of this product is 5 m CE90 or better, from native
positional accuracy of the background orthoimage.
The estimated thematic accuracy of this product is 60% or better, as it is based on visual
interpretation of recognizable items on very high resolution satellite imagery. Please note that
due to the high off nadir angle, presence of haze and 0.5m resolution only damages to large
structures could be detected.
Map produced on 21/06/2012 by SIRS under contract 257219 with the European
Commission. All products are © of the European Commission.
Name of the release inspector (quality control): GAF AG (ODO).
E-mail: rush@ems-gmes.eu
±
Starting from beginning of June, heavy rainfalls have caused flooding along rivers and lakes in
Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, forcing authorities to issue disaster
warnings and reinforce defenses. Several people have already been killed, with water levels
expected to continue rising.
In Germany floods have been affecting several towns and villages in both Southern Bavaria and
Saxony.
This is a delineation map for the region of Torgau (Saxony) showing the situation as of 04/06/2013.
The core users of the map are Civil Protection authorities involved in in-field operations.
The potential additional users of the map are other Civil Protection authorities involved in
operations.
The scope of the map production is planning and support to logistics.
Inset maps based on: Administrative boundaries (JRC 2013, GISCO 2010, © EuroGeographics),
Hydrology, Transportation (Natural Earth, 2012, CCM River DB © EU-JRC 2007), Settlements
(Geonames, 2013).
COSMO-SkyMed © ASI (2013) (acquired on 04/06/2013, GSD 5 m) provided under ESA GSC-DA
DWH License.
Aerial orthoimages © Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) (GSD 0.40 m, 0% cloud
coverage)
Base vector layers based on Openstreetmap, Geonames, Corine Land Cover, Urban Atlas (approx.
1:25:000, extracted on 03/06/2013), refined by e-GEOS.
All Data sources are complete and with no gaps.
The present map shows basic topographic features such as transportation, hydrology and
settlements in the area of Torgau (Saxony Region, GERMANY). These basic topographic features
are derived from public datasets, refined by means of visual interpretation of the national official
aerial orthoimages © Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) (GSD 0.40 m, 0% cloud
coverage).
Thematic layer assessing the delineation of the flood event as been derived from COSMO-SkyMed
post-event imagery (5 m resolution, acquired on 04/06/2013).
The estimated geometric accuracy of this product is 3m CE90 or better, from native positional
accuracy of the background aerial image.
The estimated thematic accuracy of this product is 85% or better, based on previous experience in
using high-resolution SAR for flood extent delineation. Please be aware that the thematic accuracy
might be lower in urban and forested areas due to known limitations of the analysis technique.
Land cover data are delivered as vector files and they are not displayed in the map.
Map produced on 04/06/2013 by e-GEOS under contract 257219 with the European Commission.
All products are © of the European Commission.
Name of the release inspector (quality control): e-GEOS (ODO).
±
The Syrian refugee population in Jordan seems to have increased compared to the end of
October: UNHCR adjusted the number of refugees to some 136,785 that have already been
assisted by humanitarian organizations.
(Source: UNHCR Syrian Regional Refugee Response weekly update, 28th November 2012,
http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/country.php?id=107).
The German Federal Relief Agency (THW) supports efforts in setting up a refugee camp at
Za'atri (Jordan) near the Syrian border.
This reference map is foreseen to provide the THW team with adequate knowledge of the
territory, in order to plan the camp in cooperation with Jordan authorities.
The core users of the map are Humanitarian Aid Operators. The scope of the map
production is planning and support to logistics.
WorldView-02 © DigitalGlobe (2012) (acquired on 28/11/2012, GSD 0.5 m, 0% cloud
coverage,42.2° off-nadir angle) provided under ESA GSC-DA DWH License.
Base vector layers based on Openstreetmap (approx. 1:5,000, extracted on 27/07/2012),
Wikimapia (approx. 1:5,000, extracted on 28/07/2012), Geonames (approx. 1:5,000,
extracted on 27/07/2012), refined by GAF
Elevation data: SRTM v4 (90m posting).
All Data sources are complete and with no gaps.
Present map shows the current situation at the area of Za'atri (Jordan). These basic
topographic features derive from public open source and institutional datasets, refined by
means of visual interpretation of post-event WorldView-2 satellite imagery (28/11/2012, GSD
0.5 m, 0% cloud coverage).
The satellite imagery has been radiometrically enhanced and geometrically corrected using
the MONIT07 satellite imagery and vector data as reference.
The estimated geometric accuracy of this product is 12 m CE90 or better, from native
positional accuracy of the reference satellite image.
The estimated thematic accuracy of this product is 90% or better, as it is based on visual
interpretation of recognizable items on very high resolution optical imagery.
Map produced by GAF under contract 257219 with the European Commission. All products
are © of the European Commission.
Name of the release inspector (quality control): e-GEOS (ODO).
E-mail: rush@ems-gmes.eu
Refugee Camp in Al Mafraq:
7 708 tents
Post disaster Situation Map
±
The core user of the map is the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)
International Division.
The purpose of the requested mapping is to provide flood inundation and impact analysis
supporting the TRIPLEX exercise. The exercise is based on fictive scenario reflecting the
situation after a hurricane (cat. 3), when sea raises and flesh floods from heavy rainfalls hit
the border region Nordland (part of Denmark) and Sydland (Schlewig-Holstein, Germany).
The maps will be used by European Civil Protection team and United Nation Disaster
Assessment Coordination team. The teams will use the maps in the On Site Operations and
Coordination Center (OSOCC).
Inset maps based on: Administrative boundaries (GADM database of Global Adm. Areas).
Main map background: DOP40_DE orthophoto © BKG (acquired - various dates, GSD 0.4
m, 0% cloud coverage), FOT orthophoto © Miljoministeriet (acquired - various dates, GSD
0.1 m, 0% cloud JRC PLEASE SPECIFY LICENCE
Vector layers are based on: 1) Integration of source data - Danish topographic vector
dataset (KORT10), German Base Digital Landscape Model (BDLM), Open Street Maps,
Google Earth (approx. equivalent scale 1:10:000, obtained on 09/08/2013), 2) Refinement
using national aerial orthophotoimagery - specified in the main map background
Analysis layers based on:
DTM10 © Miljoministeriet (2013, GSD 10 m), DTM - Altimeter © BKG (2013, GSD 10 m),
EUDEM © EUDEM (2009, GSD 30 m)
All Data sources are complete and with no gaps.
Population, Toponyms and Critical Crisis Infrastructure in the fictive area of Nordland and
Sydland. These basic topographic features are derived from publicly available datasets,
Danish and German national topgraphic vector datasets, refined by means of visual
interpretation of Danish and German national aerial orthophoto imagery.
Flood inundation extent was modeled using combination of Danish and German national 10
m Digital Elevation Model and European 30m EUDEM. The extent of inundation yields
numerous flooded areas and infrastructure depicted in the map. It is result of simplified
hydrologic model and as such it exceeds the natural conditions.
Integrated vector and mapping products inherit high geometric accuracy of input vector
datesets and of aerial orthophotoimagery, which complies with JRC requirements for
1:10.000 cartography.
Only the area enclosed by the Area of Interest has been analyzed.
Map produced on 03/09/2013 by GISAT s.r.o. and Indra Sistemas S.A. under contract
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Photo credits: Earthquake Fotolia ©puckillustrations; Fire Istock ©negaprion; Flood Istock ©On-Air; All the maps are provided by ©EC.
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Users can download maps and see the latest activations on the Emergency Management Service website: http://emergency.copernicus.eu/
Details of flood forecasts can be found on the EFAS European Commission’s Flood Portal: http://efas.eu

Security Service
The Copernicus Security Service is part of the Copernicus Programme, which is an EU Programme
managed by the European Commission (EC) and implemented in partnership with the Member States,
the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological
Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), EU
Agencies and Mercator Océan. The Programme is aimed at developing a set of European information
services based on satellite Earth Observation and in-situ (non-space) data analyses.
What is the Copernicus
Services were tested and validated until early 2015
Security Service?
through two projects financed by the FP7 Research
The Copernicus Security Service aims to support related Framework Programme: G-NEXT, providing preoperational
European Union policies, by providing information in
services and G-SEXTANT, aimed at
response to the security challenges Europe is facing, bringing technology to a
namely improving crisis prevention, preparedness and level of maturity allowing
response capacities in the following key areas: operational deployment.
Support to EU External Actions;
Operationalisation of
Maritime surveillance;
services will be done
Border surveillance.
throughout 2015, in close
coordination with the
Support to EU External Actions European Union Satellite
Europe has a responsibility to promote stable Centre and the Emergency
conditions for human and economic development, Management Service,
human rights, democracy and fundamental freedoms. leading to a fully operational service by early 2016.
In this context, it assists non-EU countries in situations
of crisis or emerging crisis, for instance by undertaking
Maritime Surveillance
peacekeeping operations or assessing risks for global The extension of the EU maritime domain and the
and trans-regional threats leading to destabilisation. number of Member States with coastal or maritime
jurisdiction (23 out of 28) present a challenge to
The Copernicus Security Service can provide rapid, ondemand
surveillance operations. The challenge is significantly
geospatial information for the detection and increased when considering also EU economic activities
monitoring of events or activities outside Europe that across global oceans, such as transport and fisheries.
may have implications in European and global security. Maritime surveillance services are designed to support
The information provided by the Service, which is efforts to tackle piracy, drug trafficking, illegal fishing
also based on space-derived data, will contribute to activities or dumping of toxic waste, and to contribute
improve situational awareness and, consequently,
European capacities in crisis prevention, preparedness
and response.
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to safer maritime transport in remote areas.
Improved maritime surveillance through
complementary observations from space can
act as a deterrent to illegal actions and can
contribute to reducing the economic toll of
illegal activities and related accidents at sea,
while improving the planning of conventional
patrolling operations.
Several R&D and demonstration projects
paved the way for the definition of
Copernicus services in Maritime surveillance.
These include FP7 funded activities such
as the DOLPHIN, NEREIDS and SIMTISYS
projects, or the MARISS project funded by
ESA, which have contributed to engage the
maritime community in the usage of spacederived
data and related services.
The European Maritime Safety Agency
(EMSA) currently provides operational
maritime safety services and Copernicus
related services will have been operated by
the Agency fom as a natural extension of
their current capacities.
Border Surveillance
The objective of this Service is to support
the European Union’s external border
surveillance system (EUROSUR), an initiative
based on an EU-level approach to reinforcing
Member States’ control across the Schengen
border. The objective is to help reduce
the number of incidents related to illegal
immigration (e.g. death at sea) by improving
the intelligence available to coast and border
guards as well as port authorities and law
enforcement agencies, also with the use of
satellite imagery.
Copernicus is working with FRONTEX to
reinforce its intelligence capacities based
also on spaceborne observations.
Border Surveillance services entered a preoperational
phase in 2013 with the launch
of two FP7 projects: SAGRES, which focused
on the validation of the highly time-critical
EUROSUR components (vessel detection),
and LOBOS, which addressed the validation
of less time-critical components (monitoring
of ports, coasts and pre-frontier land areas).
Lessons learned from these projects drove
the definition of the operational services
through a Joint Operations concept, which
will involve close cooperation with Member
States’ National Coordination Centres but
also with EMSA (maritime surveillance) and
EUSC (land borders monitoring).
The system will be operated under the
aegis of Frontex as from mid-2015 and will
allow the seamless integration of satellite
observations into operational systems
run by FRONTEX and available to national
authorities through the EUROSUR network.
Geographic reference map
Situation awareness
Assessment map
Geographic reference map
Geographic reference map
Users can find out more about the support provided to EU External Actions, Maritime Surveillance, Border Surveillance on the Copernicus websites:
http://externalaction.security-copernicus.eu/ - http://maritimesurveillance.security-copernicus.eu/ - http://www.copernicus-sagres.eu/ - http://www.copernicus-lobos.eu/
Photo credits: Support to EU external action G-Next ©Cruz Roja Espanola; Maritime surveillance Fotolia ©scazza; Border surveillance ©N/A; Geographic reference maps and Assessment map are provided by G-NEXT project ©JR, INDRA, Planetek Hellas, SatCen, Telespazio Iberica, e-GEOS; Situation awareness map ©G-MOSAIC FP7 project; 5th Geographic reference map ©EC.

Climate Change Service
The Copernicus Climate Change Service is part of the Copernicus Programme, which is an EU
Programme managed by the European Commission (EC) and implemented in partnership with the
Member States, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation
of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for medium-range Weather Forecasts
(ECMWF), EU Agencies and Mercator Océan. The Programme is aimed at developing a set of European
information services based on satellite Earth Observation and in-situ (non-space) data analyses.
a series of projects funded by the EU research
framework programme related to climate modelling
and observation analyses.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service
will also provide relevant information to EU
sectors including agriculture, forestry, health,
energy, water management and tourism.
What is the added value
of the Copernicus
Climate Change Service?
The Copernicus Climate Change service will
provide the EU and its member states with
access to high quality information in order
to support the legislation in response to
adaptation and mitigation measures.
For the first time, Europe is setting up a
unique system to address climate change
issues and ensure the provision of relevant
information to EU citizens.
Visit the climate change project page of the Copernicus
website for more information about this initiative:
http://www.copernicus.eu/main/climate-change
and http://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/what-we-do/
copernicus/copernicus-climate-change-service.
How will the
Copernicus Climate Change Service
be organised?
The service is based on four pillars:
What is the Copernicus
Climate Change Service?
The Copernicus Climate Change Service is designed to
respond to changes in the environment and society
associated with climate change.
The service will provide information for monitoring
and predicting climate change and help to support
adaptation and mitigation strategies. It will provide
access to several climate indicators (e.g. temperature
increase, sea level rise, ice sheet melting, ocean
warming) and climate indices (e.g. based on records
of temperature, precipitation, drought events) for both
the identified climate drivers and the expected climate
impacts.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service will enter
a pre-operational stage by the end of 2017. The
operational phase will start before the end of 2018.
This pre-operational phase is also supported by
What does the Climate Change Service do?
The Copernicus Climate Change Service will contribute
to the provision of Essential Climate Variables,
climate re-analyses, multi-model seasonal forecasts
and climate projections at temporal and spatial
scales relevant to
European Union sectoral
policies. It will deliver
climate data records to
monitor major climate
drivers (e.g. greenhouse
gases) and to document
climate fingerprints (e.g.
surface temperature and
precipitation).
• A climate data store that contains the
geophysical information needed for
analysing the climate change indicators in a
consistent and harmonized manner;
• A sectoral information system providing
information tailored to the needs of the end
users and in particular those linked with
existing EU legislation;
• An evaluation and quality control of the
information set up in order to guarantee the
reliability of the service and the quality of
the delivered information;
• Outreach and dissemination activities
to deliver the information to the general
public and public authorities and fulfil an
educational task.
The Copernicus data policy promotes the
access, use and sharing of Copernicus
information and data on a full, free and
open basis.
Photo credits: Ice Fotalia ©Anders Peter Amsnæs; Cyclone Hemera ©Mikhail Matsonashvili; Dry land Fotalia ©ollirg; Climate change landscape ©FDC.
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Users can find out more about the Copernicus Climate Change Service on the Copernicus website: http://www.copernicus.eu/pages-principales/services/climate-change/