The Framework Partnership Agreement on Copernicus User Uptake (FPCUP) is dedicated to increasing the number of Copernicus users and the uptake of Copernicus data and services worldwide. It supports four types of activities to help users leverage Copernicus:
- Hosting national and multi-national workshops, information days, and other types of awareness-raising and training events
- Building active dialogue related to Copernicus
- Developing and piloting applications and services
- Promoting national and cross-border innovative actions
Co-financed by the European Commission, FPCUP is coordinated by the German Aerospace Center (DLR Space Agency). Its consortium includes 50 partners from 23 European countries, representing a wide range of expertise. After seven years and over 220 actions, FPCUP is coming to and end in December 2025.
FPCUP Actions
The aim of this action was to create a specialized module for the use of Sentinel in a specific domain related to agriculture for educational and vocational training. Level: master 2 and executive master + professional.
This action has provided the incorporation of Copernicus modules into a one-year qualifying training for professionals in the digital sector to train them as "Geomaticians" (adequate for a master’s degrees and more).
The objective of this action was to collect information from end-users to evaluate their awareness of...
Organize an advanced training session on Copernicus Sentinel-1 SAR data in collaboration with the Spatial Centre of the University of Liège (CSL) and Fabspace 2.0. This session will be open to national and international EO researchers, PhD and master students.
Promote the use of COPERNICUS to public and scientific events with adequate diffusion and promotion materials and valorise current research projects and prototypes using Sentinel and Contributing Missions data.
The objective is to provide pilot provision of air quality information for Germany to citizens and decision-makers based on downscaled CAMS data (as a downstream service).
This action aims to raise awareness in Greece and inform the relevant players about the Copernicus EU Programme.
NOA will organize a series of 4 seminars. The seminars will address specific potential users (from the public sector, companies and academia), covering their needs in the following thematic areas that have been identified initially as more suitable and relevant for region’s market...