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Coral Reefs
Earth Observation
Coral reefs are the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on Earth. In addition to serving as a habitat and food resource for 25% of marine species, they provide the world with nearly EUR 2.5 billion in…
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Mediterranean wildfires
Earth Observation
Wildfires in Europe are becoming more severe and more frequent. That’s why the mapping and monitoring products provided by the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) will become increasingly…
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Finding new ways
Earth Observation
The Copernicus Security Service (CSS) is helping peacekeepers prepare for different scenarios through detailed use cases as part of the Support to EU External and Security Actions (SESA) component…
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Helping cities monitor air quality
Earth Observation
The everyday impacts of poor air quality can be harmful and far-reaching. Accessible, reliable information is essential to raise public awareness and empower local governments to take effective…
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Monitoring a blast
Space Situational Awareness
In the spring of 2025, the Soviet-built Cosmos-482 Descent Craft, originally designed to land on Venus, instead began making an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
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Tracking Earth’s wildlife
Satellite Navigation
Biodiverse ecosystems are essential to the overall health of our planet. That’s why much of the world – EU Member States among them – has pledged to protect and restore global biodiversity.
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Ensuring the safety of your flight
Satellite Navigation
Civilian flights use EGNOS for more than just navigation: aircraft rely on navigation signals to help them land safely. That’s where EGNOS’ Safety of Life (SoL) service comes in.
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EGNOS visibility map
Earth Observation
EU-DEM EGNOS visibility map was computed using the Digital Elevation Model over Europe (EU-DEM). The map shows all areas within the Digital Elevation Model over Europe where there is no visibility of…
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Map of relative index of pasture productivity over Europe, comparing February-March 2018 with the historical statistics (1999-2017)
Earth Observation
CROP MONITORING IN EUROPE The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) acquires and shares relevant data and develops tools and methods for Monitoring Agriculture ResourceS (MARS), which…
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Drought Monitoring in Romania
Earth Observation
DROUGHT MONITORING IN ROMANIA In Romania, the complex agricultural drought is a climatic hazard phenomenon inducing the worst consequences in agriculture. The area subjected to desertification,…
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JELLYX
Earth Observation
JELLYX: A MONITORING TOOL TO DETECT JELLYFISH SWARMS Pollution, climate change, and marine habitats degradation are affecting ocean-based industries worldwide. Increasing events of jellyfish…
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Crop water stress for a selected farm. This index is calculated as fusion of the Copernicus Land SWI product and Copernicus Sentinel 2 NDII product.
Earth Observation
AGROSAT In Italy, the application of precision farming is very heterogeneous and covers only 1% of the whole agricultural area. Meanwhile the agricultural system is required to maximise the…
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Earth Observation
The ozone layer protects us from potentially harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. CAMS monitors stratospheric ozone and provides UV forecasts based on this information. Ozone is a colourless and very…

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