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Space technology reveals where oil pollutes the oceans	Monitoring climate change in the Arctic	Boosting food security from space


Satellites reveal where Europe is running out of water	Europe's lakes and rivers monitored from space	Satellites help to design more habitable cities


Glaciers on the move - a perspective from space	Satellites support monitoring of Europe's green lungs	Satellites pinpoint the loss of natural soil


Expanding cities - a growing concern	From space to species: monitoring biodiversity	Europe's changing snow cover seen from space


Satellites help to monitor infrastructure stability	Food watch from space	How satellites track a mass killer


Preserving forests cutting carbon	Safer shipping through sea ice	Satellites reveal how sea level rise changes our coastlines


Satellites support sustainable fishing	Satellites support sustainable aquaculture development	How satellites can support space-based weather predictions


Mount Etna erupting on 11 January 2011	Highlighting Earth's solar resources from space	Monitoring the air we breathe


Space supports Europe's renewable energy future	Improving flight safety with satellite data	Safer sunbathing thanks to satellite ozone monitoring


Copernicus supports storm monitoring	The plague of toxic algae	Pirated ship tracked by satellite


Landslide warnings from satellites save lives	How satellites can measure terrain displacements after earthquakes	How satellites help manage humanitarian crises


Tracking flood waters from space	Reacting to disasters with satellite data	Tracking a burning issue from space


Satellites provide unique insight into our climate system	Up hill, down dale - satellites map Earth topography	Boosting economic growth with Copernicus


Costa Concordia: Recovery operations assisted from space	How Copernicus supports flood management	Keeping Europe on the move


Facing the renewable energy challenge	How clean is your favourite beach?	A close-up view of big events


Monitoring restless super-volcanoes	Tracing the outbreak of Ebola	Soil moisture data for global challenges


Satellites aid reindeer herders	Climate change research beyond limits	El Niño - tracking a global climate phenomenon


Looking for great ocean garbage patches	Where are the jellyfish?	Fires - a hot topic in the Mediterranean region


Wetlands - unexpected treasures	Nature valued from space	Storms hit Europe's forests

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[ Copernicus ]

15 APR. 2014

Overview

Copernicus provides a unified system through which vast amounts of data are fed into a range of information services designed to benefit the environment, the way we live, humanitarian needs and support effective policy-making for a more sustainable future.Here are a few examples of the possible applications in different thematic areas.

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15 APR. 2014

Land

Services relevant to the land environment include monitoring for water management, agriculture and food security, land-use change, forest monitoring, soil quality, urban planning and natural protection services.

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15 APR. 2014

Marine environment

Services relevant to the marine environment include monitoring for marine safety and transport, oil-spill detection, water quality and the polar environment.

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Atmosphere

Services relevant to the atmosphere include monitoring for air quality and ultraviolet radiation forecasts, greenhouse gases and climate forcing.

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