Community Event Session 10: Copernicus: Earth Observation Services in Support of EU Policies, Market Uptake and Broader Earth Intelligence

Objectives

Earth Intelligence implies the integration of diverse Earth Observation data with other information to deliver sustained services for policy and decision-making across scales.

Copernicus, the European Union's flagship Earth Observation programme and most prominent European contribution to GEO, provides a strong basis for achieving these needs. It offers a robust foundation of operational services addressing also various horizontal domains which can provide targeted added-value support to policy and decision-makers in numerous areas.

Copernicus data, products, and services are provided on a full, free and open basis. As such, they provide direct contributions to the implementation of GEO Initiatives and Flagships.

Furthermore, Copernicus evolves continuously to address emerging needs and requirements through new research and technology developments to ensure it remains state-of-the-art and evolves with GEO post-2025 priorities.

The objective of the session is to demonstrate the benefits of Copernicus in supporting EU policies and promoting market uptake of Earth observation, and to emphasize its contribution to broader Earth Intelligence and decision-making. We expect the event to further stimulate global uptake of Copernicus and to strengthen cooperation between Copernicus and the global GEO community.

Moderator

Mark DOWELL, DG JRC/ KCEO, European Commission

Agenda

Welcome European Commission – Alessandra ZAMPIERI, DG JRC, European Commission (5 min);
Keynote: Mauro FACCHINI, DG DEFIS, European Commission (15 min);
Short statements/presentations (40 min, 6 min each) – 1 supporting slide max
- AmeriGEO & Copernicus: disaster preparedness and response – Daniel SANCHEZ, Undersecretary, Information Management and Risk Analysis, Ecuador,
- Copernicus Services – Vincent-Henri PEUCH, ECMWF,
- Earth observation market uptake – Vasileios KALOGIROU, EUSPA,
- EuroGEO action groups and selected Horizon Europe research projects – Erwin GOOR, REA,
- Copernicus: policy support and partnerships – Andrea TARAMELLI, IUSS, Italy,
- GEO BluePlanet – Audrey HASSON, Mercator Ocean International.
Panel discussion with seed questions and Q&A with GEO community audience (25 min);
Wrap-up (5 min).