Europe's eyes in the sky aid global security

Achievements

From UN peacekeeping operations to managing crowds at the World Cup, the G-NEXT project has demonstrated how the EU's Earth observation programme can assist in emergency and crisis situations around the world.

Date:

07/07/2016 - 19:36

The Earth observation programme, known as Copernicus, is coordinated by European Commission and runs in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the European Environment Agency. Data are provided from satellites – especially the growing Sentinel constellation – and in situ monitoring. Services offered by Copernicus cover monitoring of land, sea and atmosphere, emergency management, climate change and security applications.

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G-NEXT

Project:

GMES pre-operational security services for supporting external actions

See also:

CORDIS

Project website:

http://externalaction.security-copernicus.eu/projects-overview/g-next/g-next-nut...