Value proposition

Building awarness about the operational use of Earth observation data and services in Europe

This project aims at sharing knowledge and experience among European regions and at promoting the operational uses of Copernicus data and services by local and regional authorities, with a geographic focus on France, Germany and Switzerland.

While Copernicus data and services are already available for exploitation, and many examples exist proving their added value for public and private organisations, their uptake is still limited. This is due to a lack of awareness of the existence of these services and to a misperception of the technical skills required to use such services.

Local and regional authorities and non-space SMEs and service providers are the main target of this project. The activities put forward the experience, needs and feedback of users, potential users, and service providers, who are the best ambassadors to promote Copernicus application.

At cross-border level, in the tri-national Basel Eurodistrict (between France, Germany and Switzerland) we will target the actors involved in territorial planning and in cross-border urban planning policies, who are looking for relevant indicators of space consumption and land availability to preserve the environment and agricultural activities.
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This action is supported by the European Union’s Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement on Copernicus User Uptake (FPCUP) under grant agreement No FPA 275/G/GRO/COPE/17/10042, 2021-2-13, Fostering the uptake of Copernicus by Local and Regional Authorities through user engagement and sharing of transnational experiences, SGA#20. The action is overseen by CNES in the frame of the “Connect-by-CNES” programme.