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Kopernikus to Take Environmental Monitoring One Step Further |
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Written by Vector1Media
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
PR -- The Global
Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative is today
being re-launched under a new name: Kopernikus. To mark the start of
its pre-operational phase, a major Conference on this initiative is
taking place under the French Presidency of the EU at Lille. Kopernikus
will contribute to the better collection and dissemination of
environmental data, core tasks of the European Environment Agency (EEA).
Comprehensive,
accurate and timely information is essential for action to protect and
improve the environment. Since the 1990s, Europe has been working on
integrating, through GMES, the environmental data obtained from
satellite observation and terrestrial monitoring with analysis to
deliver information services to public authorities, businesses and
citizens. Alongside SEIS (Shared Environmental Information System) and
INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information), Kopernikus aims at
improving environmental information in response to new pressures, such
as responding to climate change, meeting increasing expectations from
citizens and the growing interdependence of social economic and
environmental factors.
The EEA will be a key partner in Kopernikus and expects to make a
big contribution to its effective operation, particularly in
facilitating the provision of non-space data to the services. The
Agency has been engaged from the start in the design and operation of
the information services to be provided under Kopernikus. These
services will cover land, marine environment, atmosphere and
emergencies.
The long-term development of the Kopernikus initiative will be
outlined in a communication by the European Commission later this year.
EEA will help to address the major challenges that remain in moving
from a research-based initiative to sustainable service provision.
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