1 Copernicus – the EU Earth Observation Programme Dr. Reinhard Schulte-Braucks Head Copernicus Infrastructures European Commission, Brussels

2 Copernicus – an introduction Copernicus – an introduction European response to global needs European response to global needs to manage the environment, to manage the environment, to mitigate the effects of climate change and to mitigate the effects of climate change and to ensure civil security to ensure civil security An integrated Earth Observation system combining An integrated Earth Observation system combining space-based and space-based and in-situ data with in-situ data with Earth System models and Earth System models and services services

Legal Framework of Copernicus Copernicus budget: EUR 4.3 billion Regulation (911/2010) establishing the GMES programme authorised the Commission to adopt the delegated Regulation 1159/2013 of 12 July 2013 on access to data and information Future Copernicus Regulation due for May 2014 will ensure the continuation of this data and information policy

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5 Copernicus Services Land Marine Atmosphere Emergency Climate Change Security Services monitoring Earth systems Horizontal services  Output: Value-Added Services

I. Land 6 Components: Pan EUPan EU EU LocalEU Local GlobalGlobal

II. Marine 7 CurrentsCurrents TemperatureTemperature SalinitySalinity Sea iceSea ice Sea levelSea level Sea surface windsSea surface winds BiogeochemistryBiogeochemistry

Air quality for EuropeAir quality for Europe Global atmospheric CompositionGlobal atmospheric Composition Climate ForcingClimate Forcing Solar Energy, UVSolar Energy, UV 8

IV. Emergency Reference maps Reference maps Pre – disaster situation maps Pre – disaster situation maps Post – disaster situation maps Post – disaster situation maps Disaster response maps Disaster response maps 9

10 Border surveillanceBorder surveillance EU external actionsEU external actions Maritime surveillanceMaritime surveillance

Climate monitoring & modellingClimate monitoring & modelling Earth system reanalyis & reattribution productsEarth system reanalyis & reattribution products Climate impact indicatorsClimate impact indicators GHG emission inventoriesGHG emission inventories Enabling climate change adaptation and mitigation Enabling climate change adaptation and mitigation 11

12 Access to Data and Products Copernicus is a public service Copernicus is a public service provides free, full and open access to data and products worldwide provides free, full and open access to data and products worldwide need to distinguish between data policy for need to distinguish between data policy for SENTINEL data (open), SENTINEL data (open), Copernicus service products (open), Copernicus service products (open), Contributing missions (data policy of the provider) and Contributing missions (data policy of the provider) and Security restrictions may apply Security restrictions may apply

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