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Radar data from Copernicus Sentinel-1 are supporting a bespoke monitoring service for cement operations, nuclear waste, mining and disaster management in Hungary. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture...

The European Union (EU) has taken significant steps to address the issue of deforestation and forest degradation, with the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the proposed Forest Monitoring Framework being...

Capable of absorbing and storing vast amounts of CO 2, forests are our secret weapon in the fight against climate change. According to some estimates, trees...

A decade after Sentinel-1A's launch on 3 April 2014, it continues to deliver large amounts of data to users each month. This mission, built on the legacy of pioneering...

An innovative satellite data analysis method that delivers fresh insight into small water bodies in remote and complex landscapes has been developed as part of an ESA-backed project...

In this week's Observer, we'll look at the many ways in which Copernicus data and services are helping us to understand how health is affected by our environment, through...

Diverse and full of life, Europe's coastal zones are much admired for their biodiversity and the benefits they provide to people's livelihoods. Copernicus helps us to study...

In November 2023, at the EU Space Week, the Copernicus Thematic Hubs were officially launched. They focus on specific thematic areas and regions, namely, for the first four...

As the Copernicus Services develop, a continued focus on their evolving requirements for in situ data is essential. As a result, the EEA’s mandate includes maintaining an overview of the State of Play of the access...

Last October, the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) signed its next framework contract for production of the Urban Atlas product suite. Urban Atlas is CLMS’...