COPERNICUS

Copernicus is the Earth observation component of the European Union’s Space programme, looking at our planet and its environment to benefit all European citizens. It offers information services that draw from satellite Earth Observation and in-situ (non-space) data.

The European Commission manages the Programme. It is implemented in partnership with the Member States, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), EU Agencies and Mercator Océan.

Vast amounts of global data from satellites and ground-based, airborne, and seaborne measurement systems provide information to help service providers, public authorities, and other international organisations improve European citizens' quality of life and beyond. The information services provided are free and openly accessible to users.

But why is it called Copernicus you may ask?

By choosing Copernicus's name, we are paying homage to a great European scientist and observer: Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicus' theory of the heliocentric universe made a pioneering contribution to modern science.

Copernicus opened man to an infinite universe, previously limited by the rotation of the planets and the sun around the Earth, and created an understanding of a world without borders.

Humanity was able to benefit from his insight. This set in motion a spirit of discovery through scientific research, which allowed us to understand better the world we live in.

These value-adding activities are streamlined through six thematic streams of Copernicus services:

- Atmosphere CAMS

- Marine CMEMS

- Land CLMS

- Climate Change C3S

- Security

- Emergency EMS

Date (Revision)

Citation identifier: https://gatt.lmi.is/geonetwork/srv/resourcesa753791e-4a55-4d1b-bd17-fdb8940ddb90

Credit: EU - Copernicus

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Copernicus	The administrator of the service	support@copernicus.eu	Owner

Theme

WMS
WFS
WMTS
WCS
EU

Service Type: OGC:WMS

Service Version: 1.3.0

Coupled Resource

Operation Name	Scoped name	Identifier
GetCapabilities		{D21F0B22-7878-4754-9EB4-70209863881A}
GetCapabilities		{35A1BB3D-1757-48D0-B9D2-08688BE24AFD}
GetCapabilities		{3DFF988D-59D2-415D-B2DA-818E8EF31117}
GetCapabilities		bcd2904b-0229-4af3-be82-51a471a4faf2
GetCapabilities		{4F1C8C99-B40C-4523-AC57-C10C9605AA74}
GetCapabilities		79f8ee95-d3ee-4810-ad3e-07d781109d70
GetCapabilities		2e24efac-795a-4ddf-8576-07b6591869a8

Coupling Type: Tight

Operates On

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://dataspace.copernicus.eu/	Dataspace
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://www.wekeo.eu/	Wekeo
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://www.copernicus.eu/en/access-data	Copernicus Data Access
OGC:WMS	https://sh.dataspace.copernicus.eu/ogc/wms/<INSTANCE_ID>	Copernicus WMS connection
OGC:WFS	https://sh.dataspace.copernicus.eu/ogc/wfs/<INSTANCE_ID>	Copernicus WFS
OGC:WCS	https://sh.dataspace.copernicus.eu/ogc/wcs/<INSTANCE_ID>	Copernicus WCS
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://operations.dashboard.copernicus.eu/index	Data Aquisition Plans
OGC:WMTS	https://services.sentinel-hub.com/ogc/wmts/7d34803f-511c-4caf-9438-6d72f32c8174?request=GetCapabilities	Example WMTS Connection as Guest using Sentinel Hub
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://browser.dataspace.copernicus.eu/	Copernicus data browser