WEkEO is a Copernicus Data and Information Access Services (DIAS) platform implemented by EUMETSAT, ECMWF, and MERCATOR OCEAN INTERNATIONAL to provide access to Copernicus satellite data and value-added products. It brings together the experience and skills of these organizations along with industry partners. WEkEO offers users the most up-to-date Earth observation data through a distributed infrastructure relying on the Copernicus organizations. It will become fully operational in October 2019 and aims to continually expand its offerings to users.

1. WEKEO
THE COPERNICUS DIAS
SERVICE
Implemented by EUMETSAT, ECMWF and
MERCATOR OCEAN INTERNATIONAL
alain.arnaud@mercator-ocean.eu

2. WHAT IS WEkEO?
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3. EUMETSAT, ECMWF and MERCATOR OCEAN
have joined their experience and skills to build up
WEkEO in a stepwise approach, minimizing the
risks, capitalizing on user feedback, and
strongly involving the industry through
procurement.

4. W E k E O , T H E C O P E R N I C U S D I A S
S E R V I C E
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WHAT IS WEkEO?1

5. W E k E O , T H E C O P E R N I C U S D I A S
S E R V I C E
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THE WEkEO
ACTORS
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S E R V I C E
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THE COPERNICUS SERVICES ACTORS2

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THE INDUSTRY ACTORS2
Contract awarded to GMV
Contract awarded to THALES and CloudFerro
ITT User Support(MERCATOR OCEAN, JuLY 2019)
ITT Web Portal (MERCATOR OCEAN, CLOSED)
ITT Marketing support (MERCATOR OCEAN, July 2019)
ITT WEkEO Infrastructure and Operations (EUM,
closed)
ITT Data Access and Tools (ECMWF, closed)

8. W E k E O , T H E C O P E R N I C U S D I A S
S E R V I C E
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THE WEkEO OFFER
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A DISTRIBUTED INFRASTRUCTURE3
Most up-to-date data
Relaying on Copernicus organisation
Potential to continually grow and expand

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WEkEO’S OFFER3

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Advanced Offer: Ocean Data Lab3

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WEkEO’S FEDERATED OFFER3

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THE WEkEO
BUSINESS MODEL
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WEkEO’S ROADMAP
WEkEO will be fully operational by
October 2019
Meanwhile WEkEO has started in April
2019 phase 2, with 200 pilots users
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WEkEO KO at
Baveno
First pilot users
on-boarded
User Support
ONLINE
V0 launched
EODC federation
Advanced offer
trial open to 50
seats
V0.1 launched
Jun 2018 Nov 2018 Apr 2019 Oct 2019Jun 2019
Growing list of
advanced users
V1 procurement
almost finalised
V0.2 launched
KO of commercial
activities
Operational
V1 launched

15. W E k E O , T H E C O P E R N I C U S D I A S
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FREE TRIAL PERIOD / PILOT
Before Oct. 2019,
ADVANCED OFFER
is open to selected
users for a free 3-
months period.
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Approval will be
granted after a
competent
commission has
been consulted.
To apply for
ADVANCED OFFER,
contact us at
support@wekeo.eu

16. W E k E O , T H E C O P E R N I C U S D I A S
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COMMERCIAL LAUNCH4
FROM OCTOBER ON, ADVANCED OFFER WILL BE
HOSTED ON THE CLOUDFERRO INFRASTRUCTURE
PRICES ARE MARKET PRICES DECIDED BY THE
INDUSTRIAL CONSORTIUM (THALES, ATOS;
CLOUDFERRO) UNDER WEkEO PARTNER CONTROL
GENERATED REVENUES GO TO THE INDUSTRIAL
CONSORTIUM
THE COPERNICUS PARTNERS OF WEkEO ARE IN
CHARGE OF THE USER MANAGEMENT, AS A
GUARANTEE OF BUSINESS NEUTRALITY