1 Dr Astrid-Christina Koch GMES Unit, DG ENTR, EC Copernicus - Overview European Supersites Workshop 11 June, 2013 Brussels, Belgium

Outline Copernicus – an introduction Copernicus – an introduction Specific service applications Specific service applications Data and information policy Data and information policy Copernicus and Big Data Copernicus and Big Data 2

3 New name

4 Copernicus – an introduction Copernicus – an introduction A source of information for policymakers, scientists, business and the public at large A source of information for policymakers, scientists, business and the public at large A European response to global needs to manage the environment, to understand and to mitigate the effects of climate change and to ensure civil security A European response to global needs to manage the environment, to understand and to mitigate the effects of climate change and to ensure civil security A user-driven programme of services for environment and security A user-driven programme of services for environment and security An integrated Earth Observation system (combining space-based and in-situ data with Earth System Models and services) An integrated Earth Observation system (combining space-based and in-situ data with Earth System Models and services)

5 SENTINELS – EO missions developed specifically for GMES SENTINELS – EO missions developed specifically for GMES Contributing missions – EO missions built for purposes other than GMES but offering part of their capacity to GMES (EU/ESA MSs, EUMETSAT, Commercial, International) Contributing missions – EO missions built for purposes other than GMES but offering part of their capacity to GMES (EU/ESA MSs, EUMETSAT, Commercial, International) Managed for Europe by the European Space Agency (ESA) Managed for Europe by the European Space Agency (ESA) GMES Space Infrastructure

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

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9 I. Land 1.Pan-EU Land Cover (5 High Resolution layers of main land-cover classes) 2.EU Local component (hot spot zooming on areas of interest using VHR images) 3.Global component (Global Terrestrial Variables produced on near real time data and on a ten-daily basis)

10 II. Marine 1.Currents 2.Temperature 3.Salinity 4.Sea ice 5.Sea level 6.Sea surface winds 7.Biogeochemistry

11 III. Atmosphere 1.Air Quality for Europe (O3, NO, NO2, CO, SO2, PM10, PM2.5) 2.Global Atmospheric composition (Greenhouse gases, reactive gases, aerosol, biomass burning emissions, stratospheric O3) 3.Climate Forcing (CO2, CH4, monitoring and reanalysis of fluxes) 4.Solar Energy, UV (Ozone records, ultraviolet radiation)

12 Volcano Eyjafjallaj ö kull case

14 Keeping in mind … Providing reliable information on the environment and security to public users in a regulatory field Users are from environmental offices outside meteorology are from environmental offices outside meteorology space based observation less established than in meteorology space based observation less established than in meteorology often have existing data and tools often have existing data and tools Often have clear mandate which needs to be respected Often have clear mandate which needs to be respected Copernicus should offer enhanced (quality and efficiency) service that provides added value

15 Existing requirements Important document: GMES Atmosphere Core Service Implementation Group – Final Report, April groups/gmes-atmosphere-core-service/ groups/gmes-atmosphere-core-service/ Interaction with GMES User Forum Preparatory User Forum Workshops: 27 October lang=en&title=GMES%2DWorkshop%2Don%2DAtmosphere%2Dmonitorin g lang=en&title=GMES%2DWorkshop%2Don%2DAtmosphere%2Dmonitorin g

16 Atmosphere emerging requirements Monitoring volcanic ash Considerable 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,…) Important coinciding related events: WEZARD (FP7) workshop, main focus: Weather Hazards for Aeronautics June 2013, Brussels, Covent Garden 2 GMES-PURE (FP7) workshop main focus: Consolidation of user requirements for Atmosphere June 2013, Oxford UK

17 IV. Emergency Reference maps Pre-disaster situation maps Reference maps Post-disaster situation maps Reference maps Disaster response maps

18 V. Security 1.Border Surveillance 2.EU external action 3.Maritime surveillance

19 VI. Climate Change 1.Climate monitoring & modelling 2.Earth system re-analysis & attribution products 2.Earth system re-analysis & attribution products 3.Climate impact indicators & GHG emission inventories 4.Service will focus on enabling climate change adaption and mitigation

20 Access to Data and Information Copernicus is a public service Copernicus is a public service provides full and open access to data and service information worldwide provides full and open access to data and service 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) and Contributing missions (data policy of the provider) and Copernicus service information (free and open) Copernicus service information (free and open) Security restrictions may apply Security restrictions may apply

21 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 and growing volume of Earth observation data acquisition and management of an extremely large and growing volume of Earth observation data long term series analysis long term series analysis challenge to produce service information from heterogeneous datasets with a diversity of formats and metadata challenge to produce service information from heterogeneous datasets with a diversity of formats and metadata interoperability issues between systems interoperability issues between systems variety of access rights, intellectual property protection variety of access rights, intellectual property protection

22 II. Copernicus and Big Data We need to make efficient use of large amounts of scientific data make efficient use of large amounts of scientific data promote open access for reliable scientific and commercial use promote open access for reliable scientific and commercial use ensure long term preservation for re-use, re- analysis, verification or validation ensure long term preservation for re-use, re- analysis, verification or validation create trust in data, information and systems create trust in data, information and systems

23 III. Copernicus and Big Data We need to foster collaboration between actors: interdisciplinary approach and cooperation are key We need to foster collaboration between actors: interdisciplinary approach and cooperation are key The volume of data is so large that the data may not move easily through the Internet The volume of data is so large that the data may not move easily through the Internet Thus new tools must be developed Thus new tools must be developed Sharing knowledge and tools on collaborative platforms seems promising Sharing knowledge and tools on collaborative platforms seems promising

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