In 2021, the DG DEFIS and DG JRC, in coordination with the Copernicus Committee, User Forum and the entities implementing the Copernicus Security Services, joined efforts to enhance the streamlining of research and innovation based on user demand and operational requirements.

Innovative ideas of Polish students in the use of satellite data of the Copernicus Programme

In the 19th century, many Europeans would have experienced an urban environment rife with poor sanitation, high pollution, few green spaces and rampant disease.

Every day, Copernicus generates tens of TB of data through its constellation of Sentinel satellites and information services which are available on a free, full and open basis to anyone globally.

For decades, people in Europe and beyond have been preserved from famine and have enjoyed a wide variety of food. This did not happen by accident.