This webpage gives an introduction into the European Copernicus earth observation program. It provides information of the Copernicus program itself and the examples for the use of its data in Luxembourg, Europe and worldwide. This website presents the use and the chances of Copernicus data and services in Luxembourg, the greater region and Europe. Copernicus has established a comprehensive infrastructure for satellite data that can also be used for a wide range of services in Luxembourg. The most important information is to be made available on this website.
This page is still under construction, the information content will expand continuously. It is therefore worth visiting regularly.
Copernicus in brief
Copernicus builds on a fleet of satellites, called Sentinels and ground-based measurements (in-situ data), as well as different other satellite systems (commercial or public), referred as contributing missions. The programme is designed to meet explicitily the user requirements. Copernicus delivers data on a real near-time basis on a global and local scale. Satellite imagery of the Copernicus program is freely available and accesible via several data hubs distributed in Europe and worldwide.
In the end around 20 satellites should be launched in space until 2030. The Sentinel satellites were designed for the needs of the Copernicus services.
The analysis of this huge amount of data by the Copernicus services in combination with the integration of datasets of the past ensures a monitoring and deeper understanding of changes on our planet.
The data hub in Luxembourg for Sentinel-1 (Radar) and Sentinel-2 (optical) is the LSA Data Center (https://collgs.lu/).
Copernicus main points:
Copernicus is a flagship programme of the European Union:
- Monitors the Earth, its environment and ecosystems
- Prepares for crises, security risks and natural or man-made disasters
- Contributes to the EU’srole as a global soft power
- Adopts a full, free and open data policy
- Is a tool for economic development and a driver for the digital economy