Several EU policy areas benefit from Earth Observation. This includes all policies dealing with land, atmosphere and marine domains (environment, air quality, urban monitoring, regional development), climate change, energy and transport, emergency, security, natural resources to mention a few. 

The increasing amount of EO data and information available are not yet exploited at their full potential in all domains, and there is an increasing awareness of their potential usefulness for the development, implementation and assessment of many EU policies. 

The domain that each Copernicus Service addresses (marine, land and atmosphere monitoring, emergency response, security and climate change) can serve many policy areas. Conversely, from a policy perspective, a given policy sector can benefit from different Copernicus services. 

In-depth understanding of the needs of EU Policies is a prerequisite for the translation of these into specific solutions, services and tailored products that Copernicus may deliver in the future, as well as for ensuring that existing solutions, products and services are fit-for-purpose.