Copernicus4SNPA

Launch of the practical community for the use of Earth observation in SNPA institutional tasks.

The first phase of the education and training path for the SNPA starts on January 30th as part of the "ISPRA-Agencies Collaboration for the promotion and support in the knowledge, diffusion and use of Copernicus methods and products", the European Earth Observation programme. Earth (OT), with the involvement of the Coordinator of the National User Forum, Prof. Andrea Taramelli of the IUSS of Pavia, of the National Coordinator of the Copernicus Academy, Prof. Bernardo De Bernardinis, and of the Copernicus Entrusted Entities delegated by the European Commission: Mercator Ocean International , the European Environment Agency, ECMWF, JRC, SatCen.

The objective is to build a community of practice for the use of OT in the institutional tasks of the System - from monitoring the marine environment, the territory, land movements, air quality, climate change, to Emergency and Security, offered free of charge by Copernicus - which, at both ISPRA and each of the Agencies, is able to continue and make this training action permanent.

This action, co-financed by the European Commission as part of the FPCUP project, consists of 3 phases: 6 days in presence at ISPRA, 2 days at each Agency and a further 3 meetings at ISPRA, with the involvement of approximately 25% of the SNPA technical staff.

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