Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just a futuristic concept; it's a critical tool shaping the present, especially in the field of Earth Observation (EO). This is particularly evident in Copernicus...

Having slumbered since 2002, the Mount Ruang volcano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, roared back to life on 16 April, sending a plume of ash and sulphur dioxide soaring...

As human activities continue to warm, acidify, and deoxygenate our oceans, marine biodiversity continues to decline. This affects the wider marine ecosystem, threating food webs, species...

The global surface air temperature for April was 15.03°C, 0.67°C above the 1991-2020 average for April and 0.14°C above the previous high set in April 2016. It...

An ESA-funded project is showing the benefits of using raw Copernicus Sentinel-2 data and artificial intelligence to improve response times in early warning systems for catastrophic events. An abundance...

A new satellite called EarthCARE to be launched later this month will provide unprecedented data on clouds and aerosols that will help ECMWF to initialise its weather...

The 2024 UN Ocean Decade Conference brought together the Ocean Decade community and partners to celebrate achievements and set shared priorities for the future of the Decade. The conference, which...

While satellite imagery has been available since the 1980s, there have been significant recent additions to the list of available sources of Earth Observation data. Copernicus...

The European Union is equipping itself with an ambitious set of forest protection regulations, and the Copernicus Earth observation programme is key to implementing them. With that in mind, DG DEFIS and EUSPA...

Many low-lying islands, especially the coralline islands, and most coastal areas are at risk of disappearing or becoming uninhabitable due to sea-level rise, driven by the climate crisis...