Copernicus Today and Tomorrow GEO Week Group on Earth Observation Geneva, 16 January 2014 The Copernicus Space Infrastructure

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1 Copernicus Today and Tomorrow GEO Week Group on Earth Observation Geneva, 16 January 2014 The Copernicus Space Infrastructure Thomas Beer, Policy Coordinator, Copernicus Space Office, ESA-ESRIN, Frascati (Italy)

2 Some Facts & Figures 1543 Niccolò Copernicus publishes his theory of a heliocentric system 1998 Start of Copernicus ( GMES ) in Baveno, Italy 0 to pay for access to Sentinel data 30+ Contributing missions from Europe & others 2014 First Sentinel launched 14 New satellites & instruments developed during build-up phase invested brings up to 10 of benefits to European economy 2030 perspective until which space component plan exists 2

3 s & Competences Coordinators: Partners: Space Eumetsat Industries Private National companies space agencies Overall Programme Coordination Services In-Situ Service operators National environmental agencies 3

4 Copernicus Space Role of ESA (according to draft Copernicus Regulation) Coordinator of overall Copernicus Space Definition of overall architecture and plan for future evolutions Coordinating access to Copernicus missions from national, EUMETSAT and third party satellite owners Development and procurement Agency for dedicated space infrastructure Development of first spacecraft and Ground Segment and second generation spacecraft Procurement of recurrent elements Operator of Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel- 3 (land) EUMETSAT is operator of Sentinel-3 (marine), Sentinel-4, Sentinel-5 and Sentinel-6 4

5 Copernicus Sentinels S1A/B: Radar Mission S2A/B: High Resolution Optical Mission S3A/B: Medium Resolution Imaging and Altimetry Mission S4A/B: Geostationary Atmospheric Chemistry Mission S5P: Low Earth Orbit Atmospheric Chemistry Precursor Mission S5A/B/C: Low Earth Orbit Atmospheric Chemistry Mission S6 A/B: Altimetry Mission (former Jason CS) 5

6 using all available resources PROBA-V SPOT (VGT) COSMO-Skymed TerraSAR X Tandem-X Radarsat DMC Pléiades Copernicus Contributing Missions Cryosat Deimos-2 RapidEye Atmospheric missions Jason SPOT (HRS) MetOp Meteosat 2 nd Generation 6

7 Copernicus Users Policymakers Start-Up Companies Decision Makers Space Enthusiasts Large Institutional User Organisations Scientists Students Private Persons Value-Adding Companies Public Authorities 7

8 LAND Sentinels & Land Service Service S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5/5P Food security & crop monitoring Marine Climate Forests, rivers Land Change & lakes Snow-cover Services Urban mapping Tectonic areas Security Ecosystems & sensitive habitats Emergency Management Atmosphere 8

9 ATMOSPHERE Sentinels & Atmosphere Service Clouds & aerosols detection Service S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5/5P Marine Atmospheric chemistry Climate Change Services Land Air quality Climate trace gases Stratospheric ozone & Security solar radiation Atmosphere Volcanic ash plumes Emergency Management 9

10 MARINE Sentinels & Marine Service Marine & coastal monitoring Service S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5/5P Sea surface topography & temperatures Climate Change Marine Land Ocean colour Oil spill & polluter Services Iceberg monitoring Security Wind & wave information Atmosphere Algal blooms & jellyfish invasion Emergency Management 10

11 EMERGENCY RESPONSE Sentinels & Emergency Response Service Service S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5/5P Global wild fires detection Marine Climate Change Disaster mapping (floods, wild fires, landslides & earthquakes) Humanitarian aid in crisis situations Services Land Security Land surface motion (landslides, seismic & subsidence) Emergency Management Atmosphere 11

12 Copernicus Emergency Service: the Philippines Typhoon 12

13 SECURITY Sentinels & Security Service Service S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5/5P Maritime surveillance (Sea vessel detection, maritime piracy) Climate Change Monitoring infrastructure stability (railways, roads, bridges) Support of peacekeeping intelligence & early Security warning Marine Services Land Atmosphere Border surveillance Emergency Management 13

14 CLIMATE Sentinels & Climate Change Service S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5/5P Sea ice, ice sheets & glaciers Marine Soil moisture Climate Change Land cover, snow cover, rivers & lakes Sea & land surface temperature Cloud top heights & cloud Security cover Services Land Atmosphere Long-lived greenhouse gases & aerosols Emergency Management 14

15 Copernicus Sentinel Data Policy Sentinel Data Policy = FREE, FULL and OPEN access through an easy- to-use internet portal ESA s Sentinel Data Policy is in coherence with the overall EU Copernicus Data and Information Policy, now in force (Delegated Act) 15

16 Stimulating growth & attracting young people

17 Interested In More? ESA Copernicus website EC Copernicus website 17