The document discusses plans for Copernicus, the European Union's Earth observation program. Key points: - Copernicus aims to promote the use of space data and services to maximize their societal and economic benefits. - It will provide full, free and open access to Earth observation data from Sentinel satellites and contributing missions. - The data will be distributed via a robust system managed by ESA and EUMETSAT and made accessible through a new service approach. - This will provide access to Copernicus data, information and processing capabilities in a cost-effective way and allow additional value-added services.

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A new team - mission
To develop and implement activities to
promote the uptake and use of space-
related data and services in order to
maximise their societal and economic
potential.
• Copernicus Data Policy
• A user-driven system
• Market Uptake and New Business
Models
• International Relations
• Communication

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 Copernicus – full, free, open &
continuity
 New applications built on/using
Earth Observation information
 The Digital Revolution – Big Data,
Cloud, IoT
 Commoditisation of Earth
Observation data
 Commercial initiatives (not only)
in US – private capital
 New and flexible value chains
 International competition
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Context

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Conceptual view
CopernicusDomainUserDomain
Commission Member States
Regional/Local
Administration
Private sector Citizen
Scientific
users
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User
Data
Land
Marine
Atmospher
e
Emergency
Security
Climate
Sentinel
Data
Service
Information
Data Distribution service Data and Information Access Service
Copernicus Core
Services
Sentinel Data
ESA
Sentinel Data
EUMETSAT
Contributing
Missions
In-Situ
Data for Download
Information Access & Download
Data/Information Access on Cloud
Service
Information
Processing &
Other Value Added
Services &
Data
S5S4S3S2S1
Sentinels
National,
International &
Commercial Data
Processing &
Other Value Added
Services &
Data
ESA /
EUMETSAT
R & D initiatives

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 Robust and performant distribution
system overall – ESA & EUMETSAT
 Full compliance with existing
(delegation) agreements
 Definition and monitoring of
operational target performances:
 Timeliness
 Availability
 Continuity risk
 Integrity of data distributed
 Regular reporting and annual review of
targets by User Forum
 Targets Copernicus Catalogue standard
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Distribution

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Access
 A service approach
 Offers access to Copernicus data and
information
 Cost mutualisation
 Possibility for additional data
 Combining European supply & demand
to provide critical mass
 Non-exclusiveBack-officeFront-office

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Access
 Functional scope (to be refined)
 Discovery
 Retrieval
 Visualisation
 API to support user initiatives
 Additional offerings – free or paid for
(open business models)
 Processing
 Access to other data
 Tools
 Market places
 ….
 Open & non-discriminatory
 Competitive, open to industrial
initiatives
Back-officeFront-office

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Items to address
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 Functional/operational
specifications – define exact scope
 Procurement specifications by
implementing entities
 Management & governance aspects
for procurement and operational
phases
 Regulatory aspects and principles:
 Open to all
 Non-disciminatory
 Competitive
 …
 Transition considerations for
national collaborative initiatives
 Coordination

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Complementarity
 The Copernicus data and
information access initiative
will build on and enrich
other efforts within and
outside the Commission.
 We will step up our
coordination effort to target
alignment of objectives and
mutual support amongst
actors.
European
Big Data
Initiative
Copernicus
Market Place Contribution
to GEO
EO Innovation Europe
Collaborative
Ground Segment

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Opportunity
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