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 objective of this action is to establish a Copernicus Academy office in the Czech Republic with synergy of the activities of the National secretariat GEO/Copernicus and Copernicus Academy/Copernicus Relays.
This actions aims to initiate more use of Copernicus data and services in Iceland and raise awareness about the huge social and economical benefits that Iceland can get from Copernicus.
This action aims at a downstream service to support national and European agencies for reporting on soil health/quality and thus, contribute to the Land Degradation Monitoring and Sustainable Development Goal reporting.
The Action "BENELUX Copernicus Day" aims to organize of three cross-border Copernicus Days, under a perennial label AI4Copernicus for the years 2022 to 2024.
Cop4Schools aims to develop and disseminate educational resources for secondary schools in Europe on Earth observation based on data and services of the Copernicus programme and its contributing missions.