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Under the leadership of the European Commission, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) has been established to fulfil the growing need amongst European policy-makers to access accurate and timely information services to better manage the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change and ensure civil security.

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Sentinel-1
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Sentinel-1, the first Earth observation satellite to be built for Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme.

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Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
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Europe's Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme sets out to fulfil the growing need amongst European policy-makers, businesses, scientists and individuals to access timely accurate information services. By delivering vast amounts of Earth observation data through a unified system, this innovative programme starts a new chapter in the way we manage the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change and ensure civil security for a safer and more sustainable future.

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  Last update: 4 March 2011 
 
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