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Dr Astrid-Christina KochDr Astrid-Christina KochGMES Unit, DG ENTR, ECGMES Unit, DG ENTR, EC

Copernicus - Overview Copernicus - Overview

European Supersites WorkshopEuropean Supersites Workshop11 June, 201311 June, 2013

Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium

OutlineOutline

Copernicus – an introductionCopernicus – an introduction Specific service applicationsSpecific service applications Data and information policyData and information policy Copernicus and Big DataCopernicus and Big Data

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New nameNew name

CopernicusCopernicus – new name for – new name forGMES – GMES – Global Monitoring for Global Monitoring for EnvironementEnvironementAndAndSecuritySecurity

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Copernicus – an introductionCopernicus – an introduction

• A source of information for A source of information for policymakerspolicymakers, scientists, , scientists, business and the public at largebusiness and the public at large

• A European response to A European response to global needsglobal needs to manage the to manage the environment, to understand and to mitigate the effects environment, to understand and to mitigate the effects of climate change and to ensure civil securityof climate change and to ensure civil security

• A A user-drivenuser-driven programmeprogramme of services for environment of services for environment and security and security

• An An integratedintegrated Earth Observation system (combining Earth Observation system (combining space-based and in-situ data with Earth System space-based and in-situ data with Earth System Models and services)Models and services)

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• SENTINELSSENTINELS – EO missions developed specifically for – EO missions developed specifically for GMESGMES

• Contributing Contributing missions – EO missions built for missions – EO missions built for purposes other than GMES but offering part of their purposes other than GMES but offering part of their capacity to GMES (EU/ESA MSs, EUMETSAT, capacity to GMES (EU/ESA MSs, EUMETSAT, Commercial, International)Commercial, International)

• Managed for Europe by the Managed for Europe by the European Space AgencyEuropean Space Agency (ESA)(ESA)

GMES Space InfrastructureGMES Space Infrastructure

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Copernicus ServicesCopernicus Services

LandLand MarineMarine AtmosphereAtmosphere

EmergencyEmergency Climate Climate ChangeChange

SecuritySecurity

Services monitoring Earth systemsServices monitoring Earth systems

Horizontal servicesHorizontal services

Output: Value-Added Services Output: Value-Added Services

Copernicus evolutionCopernicus evolution

Initial Initial Operations Operations

R&DR&D

EU Operational programmeEU Operational programme

20042004 2010201020082008 20142014 2020202020112011

PreparatoryPreparatory actionsactions

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Dedicated infrastructureDedicated infrastructure

Six operational servicesSix operational services

20092009 20122012

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GEOLAND2 MYOCEAN MACC SAFER GMOSAIC

MYOCEAN II MACCII

BIO_SOS MYWAVE NORS LAMPRE NEREIDIS EURO4MMS.MONINA OPEC IncREO DOLPHIN MONARCH-A

ISAC OSS2015 SENSUM SIMITYS CARBONESMyWATER SANGOMA PREFER SAGRES ReCOVER

SIRIUS LOBOS REDDAFGLOWASIS G-SEXTANTIMAGINES G-NEXT

LOTUSGLASSSenSyF

CRYOLAND FIELD AC PASODOBLE EVOSSFRESHMON AQUAMAR ENDORSE DORISEUFODOS ASIMUT SubCOAST

COBIOS PANGEOSeaU

SIDARUS Geo-PICTUREOPERR

ZAPAS MAIRES Pre-Eartquake REDD-FLAMEMOCCCASIN SEMEP REDDINESS

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Service implementation Service implementation (2000-13) R&D FP 6,7(2000-13) R&D FP 6,7

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I. LandI. Land1.1. Pan-Pan-EUEU Land Cover Land Cover

(5 (5 High Resolution layersHigh Resolution layers of main land-cover of main land-cover classes)classes)

2.2. EUEU Local component Local component ((‘hot spot’ zooming‘hot spot’ zooming on areas of interest using VHR on areas of interest using VHR images)images)

3.3. GlobalGlobal component component((Global Terrestrial VariablesGlobal Terrestrial Variables produced on near real produced on near real time data and on a ten-daily basis)time data and on a ten-daily basis)

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II. MarineII. Marine1.1. CurrentsCurrents

2.2. TemperatureTemperature

3.3. SalinitySalinity

4.4. Sea iceSea ice

5.5. Sea levelSea level

6.6. Sea surface windsSea surface winds

7.7. Biogeochemistry Biogeochemistry

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III. AtmosphereIII. Atmosphere1.1. Air Quality for EuropeAir Quality for Europe

(O3, NO, NO2, CO, SO2, PM10, PM2.5)(O3, NO, NO2, CO, SO2, PM10, PM2.5)

2.2. Global Atmospheric compositionGlobal Atmospheric composition (Greenhouse gases, reactive gases, aerosol, (Greenhouse gases, reactive gases, aerosol, biomass burning emissions, stratospheric O3)biomass burning emissions, stratospheric O3)

3.3. Climate ForcingClimate Forcing (CO2, CH4, monitoring and reanalysis of fluxes)(CO2, CH4, monitoring and reanalysis of fluxes)

4.4. Solar Energy, UVSolar Energy, UV (Ozone records, ultraviolet radiation)(Ozone records, ultraviolet radiation)

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Volcano EyjafjallajVolcano Eyjafjallajöökull casekull case

http://www.copernicus-atmosphere.euhttp://www.copernicus-atmosphere.eu

Air-qualityAir-qualityensembleensembleforecastsforecasts

and and (re-)analyses(re-)analyses

UV indexUV index

Stratospheric Stratospheric ozone recordsozone records

Monthly methaneMonthly methaneemissionsemissions

GlobalGlobalforecastsforecasts

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……And many more services.And many more services.

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Keeping in mind …Keeping in mind …

Providing reliable information on the environment and security to Providing reliable information on the environment and security to public users in a regulatory fieldpublic users in a regulatory field

UsersUsers are from environmental offices outside meteorologyare from environmental offices outside meteorology space based observation less established than in meteorologyspace based observation less established than in meteorology often have existing data and toolsoften have existing data and tools Often have clear mandate which needs to be respectedOften have clear mandate which needs to be respected

Copernicus should offer enhanced (quality and efficiency) service Copernicus should offer enhanced (quality and efficiency) service that provides added valuethat provides added value

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Existing requirementsExisting requirements

Important document:Important document:GMES Atmosphere Core Service Implementation Group – Final GMES Atmosphere Core Service Implementation Group – Final Report, April 2009Report, April 2009

http://copernicus.eu/pages-principales/library/implementation-groups/http://copernicus.eu/pages-principales/library/implementation-groups/

gmes-atmosphere-core-service/gmes-atmosphere-core-service/

Interaction with GMES User ForumInteraction with GMES User ForumPreparatory User Forum Workshops: 27 October 2011Preparatory User Forum Workshops: 27 October 2011

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?

item_id=5420&lang=en&title=GMES%2DWorkshop%2Donitem_id=5420&lang=en&title=GMES%2DWorkshop%2Don%2DAtmosphere%2Dmonitoring%2DAtmosphere%2Dmonitoring

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Atmosphere Atmosphere emerging requirementsemerging requirements

Monitoring volcanic ashMonitoring volcanic ashConsiderable service extensionConsiderable service extension existing mandates (e.g. air traffic control, …)existing mandates (e.g. air traffic control, …) impact on space infrastructure:impact on space infrastructure:

e.g. scanning mode (FOV, rapid scanning,…)e.g. scanning mode (FOV, rapid scanning,…)

Important coinciding related events:Important coinciding related events:WEZARD (FP7) workshopWEZARD (FP7) workshop, ,

main focus: Weather Hazards for Aeronauticsmain focus: Weather Hazards for Aeronautics11-12 June 2013, Brussels, 11-12 June 2013, Brussels, Covent Garden 2Covent Garden 2

GMES-PURE (FP7) workshopGMES-PURE (FP7) workshopmain focus: Consolidation of user requirements for Atmospheremain focus: Consolidation of user requirements for Atmosphere11-12 June 2013, Oxford UK11-12 June 2013, Oxford UK

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IV. EmergencyIV. Emergency

Reference mapsReference maps

Pre-disaster situation Pre-disaster situation mapsmaps

Reference mapsReference maps

Post-disaster situation Post-disaster situation mapsmaps

Reference mapsReference maps

Disaster response Disaster response mapsmaps

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V. SecurityV. Security

1.1. Border SurveillanceBorder Surveillance

2.2. EU external actionEU external action

3.3. Maritime surveillanceMaritime surveillance

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VI. Climate ChangeVI. Climate Change

1.1. Climate monitoring & modellingClimate monitoring & modelling

2.2. Earth system re-analysis & attribution Earth system re-analysis & attribution productsproducts

3.3. Climate impact indicators & GHG Climate impact indicators & GHG emission inventoriesemission inventories

4.4. Service will focus on enabling climate Service will focus on enabling climate change adaption and mitigationchange adaption and mitigation

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Access to Data and Access to Data and InformationInformation

• Copernicus is a Copernicus is a public servicepublic service

• provides full and open access to data and provides full and open access to data and service information worldwideservice information worldwide

• need to distinguish between data policy for need to distinguish between data policy for SENTINEL data (free and open), SENTINEL data (free and open),

Contributing missions (data policy of the provider) Contributing missions (data policy of the provider) and and

Copernicus service information (free and open)Copernicus service information (free and open)

• Security restrictions Security restrictions may applymay apply

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I. Copernicus and Big Data I. Copernicus and Big Data

• Copernicus is faced with big data issues :Copernicus is faced with big data issues :

• acquisition and management of an extremely large acquisition and management of an extremely large and growing volume of Earth observation dataand growing volume of Earth observation data

• long term series analysislong term series analysis

• challenge to produce service information from challenge to produce service information from heterogeneous datasets with a diversity of formats heterogeneous datasets with a diversity of formats and metadataand metadata

• interoperability issues between systemsinteroperability issues between systems

• variety of access rights, intellectual property variety of access rights, intellectual property protection protection

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II. Copernicus and Big DataII. Copernicus and Big Data

We need to We need to

• make efficient use of large amounts of make efficient use of large amounts of scientific datascientific data

• promote open access for reliable scientific promote open access for reliable scientific and commercial useand commercial use

• ensure long term preservation for re-use, re-ensure long term preservation for re-use, re-analysis, verification or validationanalysis, verification or validation

• create trust in data, information and systemscreate trust in data, information and systems

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III. Copernicus and Big DataIII. Copernicus and Big Data

• We need to foster collaboration between We need to foster collaboration between actors: interdisciplinaryactors: interdisciplinary approachapproach andand

cooperation are key cooperation are key

• The volume of data is so large that the data The volume of data is so large that the data may not move easily through the Internet may not move easily through the Internet

• Thus new tools must be developedThus new tools must be developed

• Sharing knowledge and tools on collaborative Sharing knowledge and tools on collaborative platforms seems promising platforms seems promising

The EndThe End

Thank you for your Thank you for your attentionattention

Astrid-Christina Koch@ec.europa.euAstrid-Christina Koch@ec.europa.eu

Web: http://copernicus.euWeb: http://copernicus.eu

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