As the world struggles to cope with the impacts of climate change, accessible tools to understand our changing climate have never been more urgently needed. Launched on 20 February by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the Copernicus Interactive Climate Atlas (C3S Atlas) is a powerful new tool designed to help policymakers and other...

Snow cover extent in Europe based on satellite observation

Monitoring of oceans and ice

Comprehensive tutorials on the use of Copernicus for Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management are freely available.

The Siberian Taiga, a vast expanse of old-growth forest in the northern reaches of Asia, stands as a beacon of biodiversity and ecological resilience amidst the global deforestation crisis. While the Taiga remains largely untouched, it serves as a stark contrast to the alarming rate of forest loss experienced worldwide, where the last century...

With the objective of supporting space entrepreneurship for a digitally sustainable Europe, the European Commission launched the Competitive Space Start-ups for Innovation Initiative (CASSINI) Hackathons in 2021.

The Arctic, a region rich in unique ecosystems and home to fascinating wildlife such as polar bears, walruses and narwhals, plays a pivotal role in the Earth’s climate system. The extensive snow and ice cover reflects a large portion of sunlight back into space, balancing global temperatures. However, this critical balance is being disrupted by...

On 6 March 2024, DG DEFIS presented the results of its recently concluded study on an EU Space Label concept to support standardisation in the field of Space Traffic Management.

The "Regional Copernicus" approach in Brittany aimed at leading to a better uptake of Copernicus data, products and of associated added-value services.

As global warming accelerates, decisions on infrastructure, energy, mobility, water and food security or urban planning need to be informed by the potential impacts of climate change. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) ERA5 reanalysis dataset provides key insights about our past and present climate, helping to foresee the risks, and...

Earlier this year, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Global Climate Highlights 2023 Summary confirmed 2023 as the warmest year on record, with global temperatures reaching an alarming 1.48 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. This unprecedented rise in temperature, underscored by a series of extreme weather events, from...

In February 2024, the first version of the snow load information system for Bavaria was made available as a German test version.

Data from Copernicus sneaks into many aspects of our lives. It's in daily forecasts of air quality and pollen levels across Europe, it's in our news channels, and it's even in your social media feeds, if you engage with Earth Observation content, of course!

Imagine a summer jog along the sandy beaches of the Algarve in Portugal, a boat trip around Norwegian fjords or a leisurely walk to see the pink flamingos of the Camargue in France. Diverse and full of life, Europe's coastal zones are much admired for their biodiversity and the benefits they provide to people's livelihoods. Copernicus helps us...

The 12-weeks online 'Training of Trainers' program was successfully completed!

When we think of a healthy lifestyle, we might tend to think of being free of disease, having a good workout routine, eating a balanced diet and so on. And we wouldn't be wrong; part of a healthy lifestyle is just that. But there's more to what affects our health, and therefore our lives. Much of what surrounds us — and ultimately the state of...

The EU Space Programme has been marked by many "firsts". In the winter of 2005, we witnessed the launch of the first Galileo test satellite. Almost a decade later, Sentinel-1A, the first Copernicus satellite, was safely launched into orbit.

Today, the Commission participated in the 16th edition of the European Space Conference in Brussels, hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.