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Copernicus is the European Union's Earth Observation Programme, looking at the Earth and its environment. It offers information services based on satellite Earth Observation and in situ (non-space) data. Image: Copernicus
2 Aug 2018
African Union signs Cooperation Arrangement with EU Copernicus programme
An image of Tropical Storm Toraji over Japan taken by the Suomi NPP satellite on 2 September 2013. Image: NASA/CC BY 2.0
31 Jul 2018
Japan to launch new satellite-based system for disaster prediction
Wildfires in Greece near Kineta captured by the Sentinel 2 satellite on 23 July. Image: Copernicus.
30 Jul 2018
Space-based applications driving fire early warning and monitoring systems
Archive image of seasonal flooding in South-East Asia in 2002. Image: NASA.
27 Jul 2018
UNOOSA and UNITAR-UNOSAT request activation of International Charter for floods in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Cover of the 2018 UN E-Government Survey. Image: UN.
27 Jul 2018
E-Governance plays critical role in advancing the field of disaster management
Remnants of Lake Chad, February 2015. Image: Peter Prokosch/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
26 Jul 2018
UN Environment and Google partnership to facilitate access to environmental information
On 14 December 2017, ESA, acting on behalf of the European Commission, signed Copernicus Data and Information Access Service (DIAS) contracts with four industrial consortia. DIAS will give unlimited, free and complete access to Copernicus data and information. Image: ESA.
24 Jul 2018
Atos activates new Earth observation platform Mundi to consolidate disaster preparedness
European Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska announcing the launch of Copernicus DIAS on 20 June 2018 in Baveno, Italy. Image: Copernicus
20 Jul 2018
Copernicus launches DIAS services during 20th anniversary celebrations
An aerial view of flooding in Pakistan in 2010. Image Australian Government/CC BY 2.0
19 Jul 2018
Pakistan launches Earth observation satellite to monitor disasters
Global Precipitation Measurement visualization of heavy rain in Japan, 2 – 9 July 2018. Image: NASA Earth Observatory
16 Jul 2018
International Charter activated for major flooding disaster in Japan

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