Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, supports EU Member States and Schengen-associated countries in managing the EU’s external borders and combating cross-border crime. To this end, it has established the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR), which includes a range of services, such as the EUROSUR Fusion Services,...

GEO, the global Group on Earth Observations (EO) is an intergovernmental partnership for people, nature, and the planet hosted by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).

As winter approaches, the Northern Hemisphere faces growing challenges linked to climate change, with unpredictable snowfall patterns and shorter snow seasons impacting ecosystems, water resources, and industries. These shifts underscore the importance of tools like the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS), which provides critical data on...

A brand-new Copernicus Sentinel satellite was successfully launched from the European Spaceport in French Guiana on board a Vega C rocket operated by Arianespace on December 5, 2024, at 18:20 local time or 22:20 CEST. The satellite sent its first signal to Earth at 00:12 CET, indicating it was successfully placed into orbit. 

In just under half a century, the global population has doubled from four billion in 1975 to eight billion in 2022. This rapid growth has transformed the planet, driving the expansion of the built-up surface—houses, buildings, parking lots etc.—at an unprecedented rate. Yet, this development has been uneven, with some regions undergoing more...