Interim evaluation of Copernicus
Final Report
July 2017 Space
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW) Directorate I – Space policy, Copernicus and Defence Unit I/2 – Copernicus
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Interim evaluation of Copernicus
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ...... 10 1.1 Purpose of the evaluation ...... 10 1.2 Scope of the evaluation ...... 10 100 2 BACKGROUND OF THE INITIATIVE ...... 12 122 2.1 Service component ...... 15 155 2.2 Space component ...... 16 2.3 In-situ component ...... 17 2.4 Research ...... 18 3 EVALUATION QUESTIONS ...... 19 3.1 How effective has the Copernicus programme been? ...... 19 3.2 How efficient has the Copernicus programme been? ...... 19 3.3 How relevant is the Copernicus programme? ...... 19 3.4 How coherent is the EU intervention internally and with other (EU) actions? ...... 20 3.5 What is the EU added value of the intervention? ...... 20 4 METHODS ...... 21 4.1 Stakeholder consultation ...... 21 4.2 Stakeholder identification ...... 22 4.3 Limitations – robustness of findings ...... 24 5 IMPLEMENTATION STATE OF PLAY (RESULTS) ...... 28 5.1 Implementation state of play of the Copernicus service component ...... 28 5.2 Implementation state of play of the Copernicus space component ...... 44 5.3 Implementation state of play of the in-situ component ...... 48 5.4 International cooperation ...... 50 6 ANSWERS TO THE EVALUATION QUESTIONS ...... 52 6.1 Effectiveness ...... 52 6.2 Efficiency ...... 80 6.3 Relevance ...... 93 6.4 Coherence, complementarity and cooperation ...... 98 6.5 EU-Added value ...... 108 7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 109 7.1 Overall conclusions ...... 109 7.2 Assessment of key evaluation criteria ...... 109 7.3 Recommendations ...... 114 ANNEX 1 - SYNTHESIS REPORT ...... 118 ANNEX 2 - ABSTRACT ...... 120 ANNEX 3 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...... 122 ANNEX 4 - ASSESSMENT OF POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF EXISTING EU AGENCIES ...... 127 ANNEX 5– ACRONYMS ...... 131 ANNEX 6 – BIBLIOGRAPHY ...... 135 ANNEX 7 - STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ...... 155 ANNEX 8 - METHODS AND ANALYTICAL MODELS USED IN PREPARING THE EVALUATION/FITNESS CHECK ...... 183 ANNEX 9 - REFERENCE TABLE FOR THE DATA GATHERING PROCESS ...... 219
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TABLE OF FIGURES TABLEFIGURE 1 OF- COPERNICUS FIGURES BUDGET ALLOCATION (2014-2020) ...... 14 FIGURE 2 - COPERNICUS PROGRAMME ORGANISATION ...... 144 FIGURE 1 - COPERNICUS BUDGET ALLOCATION (2014-2020) ...... 14 FIGURE 3 - STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTED ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WHOLE VALUE FIGURECHAIN 2 - COPERNICUS ...... PROGRAMME...... ORGANISATION ...... 14 14 234 FIGURE 43 -- DISTRIBUTIONSTAKEHOLDERS OF CONSULT STAKEHOLDERSED ARE REPRESENTATIV CONSULTED ...... E OF THE WHOLE VALUE...... 24 CHAIN ...... 23 FIGURE 5 - FEEDBACK DISTRIBUTION ...... 24 FIGURE 4 - DISTRIBUTION OF STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTED ...... 24 FIGURE 6 - ENGAGEMENT RATE OF THE STAKEHOLDER CATEGORIES ...... 25 FIGURE 5 - FEEDBACK DISTRIBUTION ...... 24 FIGURE 7 - NUMBER OF SUB-INDICATORS PER THEMES ...... 26 FIGURE 6 - ENGAGEMENT RATE OF THE STAKEHOLDER CATEGORIES ...... 25 FIGURE 8 - CUMULATIVE COMMITMENTS BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR THE FIGURESERVICE 7 - NUMBER COMPONENT OF SUB (M-INDICATORS€) ...... PER THEMES ...... 2629 FIGURE 98 - -SUMMARY CUMULATIVE STATUS COMMITMEN OF COPERNICUSTS BY THE LAND EUROPEAN MONITORING COMMISSION SERVICE ...... FOR THE 30 SERVICE COMPONENT (M€) ...... 29 FIGURE 10 - SUMMARY STATUS OF THE COPERNICUS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FIGURESERVICE 9 - SUMMARY...... STATUS OF CO...... PERNICUS LAND MONITO...... RING SERVICE ...... 3530 FIGURE 1011 -- SUMMARYSUMMARY STATUSSTATUS OF OF TH THE ECOPERNICUS COPERNICUS EMERGEN MARINECY ENVIRONMENTMANAGEMENT SERVICEMONITORING...... SERVICE...... 3537 FIGURE 1211 - - SUMMARYSUMMARY STATUS STATUS OF OF TH ETH COPERNICUSE COPERNICUS ATMOSPH MARINEERE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING MONITORINGSERVICE...... SERVICE...... 3740 FIGURE 1312 - -SUMMARY SUMMARY STATUS STATUS OF THOFE THCOPERNICUSE COPERNICUS CLIMATE ATMOSPH CHANGEERE SERVICE MONITORING ...... 42 SERVICE...... 40 FIGURE 14 - SUMMARY STATUS OF COPERNICUS SECURITY SERVICE ...... 43 FIGURE 13 - SUMMARY STATUS OF THE COPERNICUS CLIMATE CHANGE SERVICE ...... 42 FIGURE 15 - PENETRATION RATE OF COPERNICUS COMPARED TO OTHER EARTH FIGUREOBSERVATION 14 - SUMMARY DATA STATUS SOURCES OF CO PERPERNICUS SECTOR, SECURITY 2014 – 2016 SERVICE (SOURCE: ...... PWC) ...... 5943 FIGURE 1615 - COPERNICUS- PENETRATION DATA RATE ACCE OFSS POINTSCOPERNICUS (SOURCE: COMPARED COPERNICUS TO OTHER EU) ...... EARTH 60 OBSERVATION DATA SOURCES PER SECTOR, 2014 – 2016 (SOURCE: PWC) ...... 59 FIGURE 17 - IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE OF THE COPERNICUS SERVICES AS OF FIGUREDECEMBER 16 - COPERNICUS 2016 (SOURC DATAE: ACCEEUROPEANSS POINTS COMMISSI (SOURCE:ON) ...... COPERNICUS EU) ...... 6960 FIGURE 1817 -- OVERVIEWIMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEDDEPLOYMENTULE OF SCHEDULE THE COPERNICUS FOR THE SERVICESFIRST BATCH AS OF SENTINELSDECEMBER 2016(SOURCE: (SOURC PWC;E: EUROPEANESA) ...... COMMISSION) ...... 7669 FIGURE 1819 -- OVERVIEWCUMULATIVE OF THECOMMITMEN DEPLOYMENTTS AND SCHEDULE PAYMENTS FOR FOR THE THE FIRST COPERNICUS BATCH OF SENTINELSSERVICES COMPONENT (SOURCE: P WC;(M€) ESA) ...... 7682 FIGURE 2019 -- DETAILCUMULATIVE OF EUROPEAN COMMITMEN COMMISSIONTS AND PAYMENTS CUMULATIVE FOR COMMITMENTS THE COPERNICUS PER COPERNICUSSERVICES COMPONENT SERVICES ((M€)M€) ...... 8382 FIGURE 2021 - DETAILCOMPARISON OF EUROPEAN OF INDUST COMMISSIONRIAL ACTIVITIES CUMULATIVE COMMITMENTS COMMITMENTS FORECASTS PER COPERNICUSAND ACTUAL FORSERVICES 2014 –(M€) 2016 ...... (SOURCE: ESA) ...... 8384 FIGURE 2221 - -COMPAR COMPARISONISON OF OF INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL COSTS ACTIVITIES FORECASTS COMM ANDITMENTS ACTUAL FORECASTS FOR 2014 AND– 2016 ACTUAL (SOURCE: FOR 2014ESA) ...... – 2016 (SOURCE: ESA)...... 8584 FIGURE 2223 -- COMPAROVERVIEWISON OF OF COMMITME INDUSTRIALNTS, C OSTSCOSTS FORECASTS AND PAYME ANDNTS A CTUALFOR THE FOR SPACE 2014 COMPONENT– 2016 (SOURCE: ...... ESA) ...... 8685 FIGURE 2324 - OVERVIEWEEA CUMULATIVE OF COMMITME COMMITMENTSNTS, COSTS AND ANDPAYMENTS PAYME NTSTO THE FOR INDUSTRIES THE SPACE COMPONENTFOR THE IN-SITU ...... COMPONENT OVER...... 2014 – 2016 (IN K€)...... (SOURCE: EEA) ...... 8687 FIGURE 2524 -- OVERVIEWEEA CUMULATIVE OF COPERNICUS COMMITMENTS OPEN DATAAND PAYMENTSPOLICY LEGAL TO THEBASIS INDUSTRIES (SOURCE: PWC)FOR THE ...... IN-SITU COMPONENT...... OVER 2014 – 2016 (IN...... K€) (SOURCE: EEA)...... 9587 FIGURE 2625 -- SUMMARYOVERVIEW OF OF NON COPERNICUS-SPACE RELATED OPEN DATAEU POL POLICYICIES IMPACTINGLEGAL BASIS COPE (SOURCE:RNICUS PWC)(SOURCE: ...... PWC) ...... 9596 FIGURE 2726 NUMBER- SUMMARY OF OFRESPONDENT NON-SPACE PER RELATED CATEG EUORY POL ...... ICIES IMPACTING COPE...... RNICUS 166 (SOURCE: PWC) ...... 96 FIGURE 28 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS PER CATEGORY ...... 170 FIGURE 27 NUMBER OF RESPONDENT PER CATEGORY ...... 166 FIGURE 29 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS USING COPERNICUS DATA PER SECTOR ...... 171 FIGURE 28 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS PER CATEGORY ...... 170 FIGURE 30 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS PER CATEGORY ...... 176 FIGURE 29 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS USING COPERNICUS DATA PER SECTOR ...... 171 FIGURE 30 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS PER CATE GORY...... 176
I URE I URE 1 CO ERNICUS 1 CO ERNICUS ENER EN O EC I ESER O EC I ES N E ER N E ER RE U ION RE U ION CRI ERI CR I ERI USE ORUSE E OR RO R M E RO R MME SSESSMEN ME SSESSMEN (SROUC (SROUCE EURO E NE EURO E N COMMISSI COMMISSION) ON) 1 1 I URE I URE 2 I 2 E E I E E RO C RO C OR E OR SSESSMEN E SSESSMEN O E O ENER E ENER O EC I ESO EC I ES (SOURCE (SOURCE C) C) 1 1 I URE I URE ME O O O ME O O O OR E OR E INI ION E E INI ION O IN IC O ORSIN IC ORS N N CONSO I IONCONSO I ION O E O SSESSMEN E SSESSMEN ENER ENER O EC I E O EC I E E E (S E E OURCE (SOURCE C) C) 1 6 1 6 I URE I URE MC ROCESS MC ROCESS E I E E I E OR E OR SSESSMEN E SSESSMEN O N OE U ION N E U ION CRI ERI CRI ERI K I E E K I E E 1 1 I URE I URE O ER IE O ER IE O E O RESU E S RESU O S E O O EC I E E O EC I ES RE K O NS RE K O N ROCESS ROCESS 1 1 I URE I URE 6 SOURCES 6 SOURCES O O O EE O E EE IN IC ORS E IN IC ORS RI RI 1 1 I URE I URE IS RI U ION IS RI U ION O E O RES ON EN S E RES ON EN S O E O SUR E E S ON UR E ON E UE E UE C IN C IN 1 1 I URE I URE IS RI U ION IS RI U ION O E O S KE O ERS E S KE O ERS IN ER I IN ER IE E ON E E ON E UE E UE C IN C IN 1 1 1 1 I URE I URE RISKS SSOCI E RISKS SSOCI E O E O E ERIN ERIN ROCESS ROCESS 1 2 1 2 I URE I URE 0 E I E 0 E I E K I SSESSM K I SSESSMEN R ME ORKEN R ME ORK (SOURC (SOURCE C)E C) 1 1
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TABLE OF TABLES
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose of the evaluation
(the ‘Copernicus Regulation’) o
1.2 Scope of the evaluation
’ from the start of the Programme in April 2014 until April 2017.
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2 BACKGROUND OF THE INITIATIVE
he Copernicus uropean arth o ser ation progra e is a oint initiati e et een the uropean nion ( ) its e ers tates an the uropean pace genc ( ) he Copernicus Regulation esta lishe the progra e uil ing on an continuing the e perience o the pre ious lo al onitoring or n iron ent an ecurit ( ) progra e
entere into nitial perations ( ) in ith the o ecti e o eco ing a ull operational progra e pla e the pre o inant role in the progra e ith support an un ing ro its e er tates he uropean nion contri ute o the progra e e elop ent u get an there ore acte essentiall as a un ing partner
Table 1 - Copernicus intervention logic
Results & Needs Objectives Activities impacts
• Earth observation gaps. • To monitor the Earth, support the • Development of space • Constellation of Sentinels, protection of the environment, infrastructure, agreements with production of data and 6 • Lack of data and information. civil protection and civil security. delegated bodies, promotion of Copernicus services products. interoperability of data and • To provide sustainable and systems; coordination of space reliable access to space borne data initiatives. and information from an autonomous European earth observation capacity building on existing European and national, complementing them whenever necessary.
• Lack of use of earth observation in • To maximize socio-economic • Initiatives for the uptake of data • Wide data and service uptake, applications and services. benefits supporting Europe 2020 and products. creation of new markets, strategy. expansion of the existing ones. • Small economic growth.
• Declining competitiveness of • To foster the development of a • Creation of a European market for • Market penetration of European European space and services competitive European space and space infrastructures and space industry and creation of industries compared to emerging services industries and to services; ensure their new markets for downstream or stronger non-EU players. maximise opportunities for development and evolution; operators ; defending a European enterprises to provide promote their competitiveness on Copernicus standard on the global innovative Earth observation a global scale. market. systems and services.
• Dependence from extra EU • To ensure the European • Development of space • Constellation of Sentinels and powers to guarantee a sustainable independent access to infrastructures and services; appropriate ground access to earth observation and environmental knowledge and key agreements with agencies and infrastructures providing a state of the art technology. technologies for earth observation bodies; coordination of National sustainable and reliable access to and geo-information services. initiatives and other relevant space borne and in-situ data and • European cutting edge research European initiatives. information, as well as to lacking appropriate means for • To deliver accurate and reliable Copernicus services' products. development. data and information to Copernicus users, supplied on a long term and sustainable basis enabling the services referred to in Article 4(1) and responding to the requirements of Copernicus Core Users.
• Demonstrate how a European • To support and contribute to • Mainstream the space policy in all • Wide uptake of Copernicus data civil space programme could European policies and foster other policies; agreements with and products in support of EU provide crucial support to other global initiatives such as GEOSS. third countries and organisations; policies and global initiatives. policies implementation and endure links with other relevant enable the EU to play an Union policies, instruments, international role in global programmes and actions. observation systems.
n the current ultiannual inancial ra e or ( ) the uropean nion has eci e to uil on the e perience o the progra e an has esta lishe the Copernicus progra e n pril the Copernicus Regulation repeale the Regulation ro an esta lishe the Copernicus rogra e he Regulation or ali e the ecision o the uropean arlia ent an o the uropean Council to un erta e an pursue the progra e an ate the Co ission to ta e on the role o progra e anager an release initial an
C ( ) inal – roposal or a Regulation o the uropean arlia ent an o the Council esta lishing the Copernicus rogra e an repealing Regulation ( ) o – page 12
ervention logic driving the EU’s implementation of the
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Figure 1 - Copernicus budget allocation (2014-2020)4
Total ~ EUR 4.3 Bln
Service and in situ components 21%
Space component 79%
he European Commission ass mes the role of programme manager ith reg lator and e ec tive prerogatives t ass mes overall responsi ilit for programme performance the timeline for implementation dgetar o ectives and sec rit aspects n partic lar the ommission s pports the contin ed development of the opernic s services n this conte t the Copernicus Committee made of representatives of the EU em er tates s pports the E ropean ommission in ens ring coordination of contri tions to opernic s the Union the em er tates and the inter governmental organisations involved in the programme o ens re the contin o s involvement of the sers in the definition and validation of service re irements the opernic s reg lation also esta lishes the User Forum made of representatives of em er tates and main ser organisations
Figure 2 - Copernicus programme organisation
he ommission as programme manager is also in charge of the sec rit of the programme and is s pported in that field the opernic s sec rit oard rticle of the opernic s eg lation states the role of the E ropean ommission to protect the sec rit interests mong others one of the roles of the ommission according to article of the ommission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 1159/2013, is defined as: “ MES MES U M S C 1 (1)
EU opernic s eg lation 14
R (EU) N 11 2010”5. e se u it as e t of t e o e ni us og a e as al a s een essential, as e asi ed t e nal sis a e itten t e oun il e u it o ittee e e ts su a ea fo E data se u it to t e oun il e u it o ittee on Re o endations on E data se u it oli , i , at t e ti e of E in 2010, o osed at it onside ed to e t e ig t tools fo a safe and effi ient full, f ee and o en data oli .
2.1 Service component
e Copernicus service component ai s to a e data and odu ts f eel a aila le fo a ide a iet of use s. is o onent is o osed of si se i es, i integ ate data f o t e s a e and in situ o onents in o de to offe o e ni us odu ts tailo ed to t e needs of s e ifi end use s. Ea of t e si se i es es onds to e s e ifi allenges identified as e fo Eu o ean so iet and is delegated to o etent se i e o e ato s (Ent usted Entities) t at anage t e o e ni us se i es, eating ne odu ts and e fo ing esea a ti ities:
and onito ing e i e (delegated to t e Eu o ean En i on ent gen (EE ) and t e D oint Resea ent e (D R )) E e gen anage ent e i e (delegated to t e D oint Resea ent e (D R )) a ine En i on ent onito ing e i e (delegated to e ato ean) t os e e onito ing e i e (delegated to t e Eu o ean ent e fo ediu Range eat e o e asts (E )) li ate ange e i e (delegated to t e Eu o ean ent e fo ediu Range eat e o e asts (E )) e u it e i e (delegated to t e Eu o ean gen fo t e anage ent of e ational oo e ation at t e E te nal o de s of t e e e tates of t e Eu o ean Union ( R N E ), t e Eu o ean a iti e afet gen (E ) and t e Eu o ean Union atellite ent e ( at en)) t t e ti e of t e o e ni us og a e in e tion, t e land onito ing se i e and t e e e gen anage ent se i e e e al ead o e ational. ot se i es e e ased on t e data o ided ont i uting issions unde t e E og a e. e a ine en i on ent onito ing and t e at os e e onito ing se i es e e in e o e ational ase, ile t e li ate ange and t e se u it onito ing se i es e e in t e design/de elo ent ase.
e status of t e se i es at t e in e tion of t e o e ni us og a e in 201 is su a ised in t e ta le elo .
5 N DE E ED RE U N (EU) No 1159/2013 of 12 ul 2013 su le enting Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 of t e Eu o ean a lia ent and of t e oun il on t e Eu o ean Ea t onito ing og a e ( E ) esta lis ing egist ation and li ensing onditions fo E use s and defining ite ia fo est i ting a ess to E dedi ated data and E se i e info ation oun il e u it o ittee e e ts su a ea fo E data se u it to t e oun il e u it o ittee, Re o endations on E data se u it oli , 5213/10 E , nte i E aluation of t e Eu o ean Ea t onito ing og a e ( E ) and its initial e ations (2011 2013) age Di e to ate ene al fo nte nal a et, ndust , Ent e eneu s i and Es
Table 2 - Copernicus services status at the beginning of 2014
Pre- Development Operational Service operational Notes phase phase phase Land Monitoring Service Emergency Management Service Marine Environment Monitoring Service Atmosphere Monitoring Service Climate change Service Security Service
2.2 Space component
The Copernicus space component ’ contributing missions’ data.
Table 3 - Sentinel sensors and launch dates as planned in the Indicative Copernicus Constellation Schedule8
Type of data Planned launch date Sentinel- 1A and 1B Sentinel- 2A and 2B Sentinel- 3A and 3B Sentinel-4
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t osat ird n ration . dicat d to atmos ric com osition monitoring ntin is a a oad mbar d ann d or aunc in Sentinel-5 on a t cond n ration sat it a so o rat d b . no n as ost .
ina is a so in c arg o ac uisition storag and distribution o t ntin data ia t o rnicus n cc ss ub at orm. b ing a transnationa s ac ag nc co aborating it a t uro an nationa s ac ag nci s as stab is d agr m nts to acc ss t nsi nationa art obs r ation rogramm data inc uding t ir arc i s. is additiona data sourc is ca d contributing missions and can in som cas o r ig r s atia r so ution t an t ntin s. ontributing missions ar attac d to a ic nc nc on r gist r d us rs can acc ss to t id rang o comm rcia art obs r ation imag r ro os d inc uding rra or adarsat data. s acc ss to contributing missions is r strict d t us o comm rcia data do s not ind r comm rcia int r sts and t r or t o t mission o n rs is rot ct d.
tab b o ro id s a non austi ist o ot ntia contributing missions c assi i d r t o art obs r ation s nsor and t o mission ci i comm rcia and dua us .
Table 4 - Contributing missions to the Copernicus Programme by sensor and type of mission (not exhaustive)
Civil/Commercial Dual-use adarsat and rrasar Radar an osmo d a id ng nio ort Optical aid s sro rra Hyperspectral n risma
2.3 In-situ component
Copernicus in-situ component is one of the three pillars of the programme. n situ com on nt data inc ud obs r ations rom t ground s a and airborn s nsors as as g os atia r r nc and anci ar data ic ns d or ro id d or us in o rnicus. mb r tat s strong contribut to t o rnicus in situ com on nt as t o n a signi icant art o t data and monitoring in rastructur . r st o t data is ro id d b int rnationa r s arc in rastructur s t at co ct and s ar in situ data.
in situ com on nt t us ro id s an additiona a r o in ormation t at com m nts t s ac com on nt to o r acc ss to sustainab and r iab data contributing to o rnicus roducts. ata acc ss is coordinat d b ac o rnicus s r ic o rator or b t uro an n ironm nt g nc n mu ti s r ic s r uir t sam data
ac o rnicus s r ic can acc ss in situ data dir ct d nding on t ir da to da o rationa n ds and as an int grat d art o t ir or o s. ar in c arg o t dai o rations t ms s and t manag m nt o t c nica int r ac s to o r a uab roducts or t ir nd us rs. uro an n ironm nt g nc int r n s at rogrammatic n s ra s r ic s n d acc ss to simi ar in situ data. coordination minimis s du ication o ort and ma imis s ici nc gains. nd d sinc t signatur o t gation gr m nt it t uro an ommission in c mb r as b n orma ntrust d it t coordination o t in situ com on nt. n r a it t ro o as a coordinator o t in situ com on nt dat s bac to t rogramm it t ir coordination ro stab is d sinc .
n situ com on nt bsit . ai ab at tt insitu.co rnicus. u about cc ss d a t ir ctorat n ra or nt rna ar t ndustr ntr r n urs i and s
nt rim a uation o o rnicus ina r ort
2.4 Research
n addition to t d o m nt o t t r m nts d scrib d abo t uro an ommission a so stab is d ori on art obs r ation acti iti s. s ar ss ntia m nts int grating t in stm nts mad b t in o rnicus
acti iti s und r t societal challenge or c imat action n ironm nt r sourc ici nc and ra mat ria s ocus on acti iti s und r t Leadership in Industrial Technologies romot t o ution o o rnicus and t oitation o isting uro an s ac in rastructur und d main b grants t main ob cti s o t acti iti s ar to
ost r t u ta o o rnicus data and roducts su ort t d o m nt o id nc bas d o ici s ost r n n ironm nta and c imat s r ic s d o n o ortuniti s in g oba mar ts romot t d o m nt o inno ati roducts and s r ic s bas d on o rnicus s r ic s. ds ob cti s and acti iti s d scrib d in t is c a t r ar t m nts o t intervention logic d scrib d in tab at t b ginning o t s ction.
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3 EVALUATION QUESTIONS
o o ing t r uir m nts o t r c i d rms o r nc t o rnicus rcis is structur d around t i a uation crit ria d in d in t tt r gu ation cti n ss ici nc r anc co r nc and add d a u . ana sis ans rs t u stions docum nt d in t o o ing s ctions ro iding r ossib indication or rogramm im ro m nt.
3.1 How effective has the Copernicus programme been?
ans r to t is u stion ro id s a m asur o t rogr ss mad to ards ac i ing t stab is d bas in o r su ts and im acts and t r or to ard t ac i m nt o t ob cti s o t o rnicus rogramm . ana sis a so id nti i s t main actors dri ing or ind ring t rogr ss s and to at t nt t s actors ar in d to t int r ntion. o o ing u stions ar addr ss d as art o t a uation o t o rnicus cti n ss
o at t nt as t rogramm ac i d its ob cti s and im m nt d t tas s s t out in its mandat at ar t actors in u ncing r stricting rogr ss
o a ro riat is t rogr ss in r ation to t o rnicus initia n ds and ctations
o cti ar t ado t d o rationa so utions in m ting t rogramm ob cti s across t s ac s r ic s and in situ com on nts
o cti a t o rnicus and its com on nts b n in antici ating and d a ing it constant o ing us r r uir m nts and ctations or it n o ic rioriti s suc as t t n rioriti s o t curr nt ommission
3.2 How efficient has the Copernicus programme been?
ans r to t is u stion ro id s a com arison o t conomic b n it g n rat d in a our o sta o d rs o rating a ong t ntir o rnicus a u c ain against t actua nditur s or t im m ntation o t rogramm .
o t t nt ossib t ans r to t is u stion a so ro id s an a ro imat a uation o non inancia b n its and id nti ication o ar as o int r ntion to r duc ot ntia in ici nci s and str am in t rogramm manag m nt action. ans r to t is u stion is not int nd d to ro id a cost b n it ana sis o t o rnicus rogramm . o o ing u stions ar addr ss d as art o t a uation o t o rnicus ici nc
at ar t irst tangib b n its associat d it t im m ntation o o rnicus o at t nt ar t inancia in stm nts ro ortionat to t s b n its
at as cts ar t most ici nt or in ici nt in im m nting t tas s s t out in t rogramm mandat
o at t nt ar t m c anisms or rogramming monitoring r orting and a uating o rnicus and its com on nts ad uat or nsuring o rationa and inancia accountabi it and a ro riat ass ssm nt o t o ra r ormanc o t rogramm
3.3 How relevant is the Copernicus programme?
is art o t a uation is most ocus d on t n ds and ob cti s o t o rnicus int r ntion ogic d scrib d at t nd o t r ious c a t r. ana sis oo s at t origina n ds and stab is d ob cti s and ri i s o r ant t ar in t curr nt t c nica ga and o itica cont t. a uation o o rnicus action r anc ro id s an ans r to t o o ing u stions
ir ctorat n ra or nt rna ar t ndustr ntr r n urs i and s
nt rim a uation o o rnicus ina r ort
o ar ar t origina o rnicus ob cti s and actions sti a ign d it o itica rioriti s
ic o rnicus actions ar n c ssar to continu im m nting isting and o ing ob igations und r t r ati s and gis ati ram or
r t ob cti s s t out in t o rnicus r gu ation sti a ro riat gi n curr nt us r n ds
3.4 How coherent is the EU intervention internally and with other (EU) actions?
ans r to t is u stion ro id s a m asur o t int rna and t rna co r nc o t o rnicus rogramm . nt rna co r nc i oo at t com m ntarit o t actions o t di r nt uro an and nationa ntiti s in t manag m nt o t o rnicus rogramm and t ro ision o t s r ic s. t rna co r nc i b most ocus d on t com m ntarit and co r nc o actions b t n t o rnicus rogramm and ot r uro an initiati s it simi ar sco .g. acti iti s in t ram o t r gu ations .
o at t nt do s t coo ration b t n t uro an ommission s r ic s t mb r tat s t gat d odi s and ot r ag nci s and bodi s nsur com m ntarit and a oid du ication o orts ic ar as can b im ro d
o at t nt ar t di r nt o rnicus s r ic s coo rating and at roc dur s ar in ac to nsur com m ntarit and a oid du ication o orts
o at t nt ar t roc dur s and m c anisms ut in ac cti to nsur t at o rnicus coo ration acti iti s ar co r nt it t o ici s and acti iti s o its sta o d rs
3.5 What is the EU added value of the intervention?
ans r to t is u stion ro id s a s ns o t action add d a u or t o rnicus rogramm it r s ct to t a u t at ou d a r su t d rom art obs r ation rogramm s initiat d at r giona or nationa s b bot ub ic aut oriti s and t ri at s ctor.
ana sis do s not ans r an s ci ic u stion but gat rs t indings o t ot r crit ria r s nting t argum nts on causa it and dra ing conc usions bas d on id nc at and about t r ormanc o t m asur com ar d to at cou d b ac i d on m r nationa ig ig ting ic issu s addr ss d b o rnicus continu to r uir action at .
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main ob cti o t is c a t r is to ro id an o r i o t basic m nts and t d namics o t ro os d a uation m t odo og and to discuss t imitations and robustn ss o t indings.
ot rimar and s condar data co ction r im m nt d in t r i . condar data co ction in o d r i ing ub ic a ai ab it ratur and docum ntation mad a ai ab b t . rimar data co ction as com ris d o sta o d r consu tations d tai s on t consu tations ar su i d in t n t c a t r .
n a uation ram or as d o d to conso idat t r su ts o t data co ction. ram or contains t s and indicators us d to ans r t a uation u stions. ram or is structur d around t i ob cti s o t rogramm as d in d in t o rnicus gu ation.
r r nc tab or t data gat ring roc ss in t ann grou s t s r rogramm ob cti dar bro n i ds and mor s ci ic sub ob cti s ig t bro n i ds . n addition t tab ro id s in ormation on t t o data gat ring acti it us d to a uat t sta o d r int r i sta o d r u stionnair d s r s arc and t sta o d rs or docum nts us d to sourc t in ormation.
o com t t ass ssm nt a triangu ation o r su ts o o d to com ar t data so ac uir d it t bas in cont t.
4.1 Stakeholder consultation
consu tation as s ci ica d sign d to r ac a sta o d rs and bui d u on t r su ts o t r ious arg ub ic consu tation on t ac trat g d s b or t aunc o t is stud . stud uti is d t o di r nt m t ods ac to ac t on int r i s and targ t d consu tation b m ans o b u stionnair s.
Table 5 - Data sources for the study
Copernicus MTR Stakeholder categories
. o rnicus ommitt and s r orum . and ot r ntrust d ntiti s Web- . ac ground str am industr targ t d u stionnair s questionnaires manu actur rs . ontributing missions o n rs s ac data ro id rs . r ic ro id rs . s rs . o ic ma rs . o rnicus ommitt and s r orum . . t r ntrust d ntiti s Interview int r i guid in s . ac ground str am industr guidelines manu actur rs . ontributing missions o n rs s ac data ro id rs . r ic ro id rs . s rs Literature review bib iogra ntri s
ac trat g or uro ina ir ctorat n ra or nt rna ar t ndustr ntr r n urs i and s
nt rim a uation o o rnicus ina r ort
The face to face/telephone interviews in o d dir ct int raction it s ct d int r i s in t orm o s mi structur d int r i s. or t s int r i s a s ri s o guid in s r d in d and r us d to nsur t at a u stions and to ics r addr ss d during t int r i s. s summaris d in t tab abo a tota o int r i guid in s r d o d tai or d to s ci ic cat gori s o int r i s.
Targeted consultation in o s t distribution o ritt n u stionnair s to a arg numb r o sta o d rs. ma orit o t u stions r in c os d orm i. . t sta o d r ad to s ct on or mor o tions rom a ist o r d in d ans rs . r it as not ossib to d in a c os d u stion o n nd d u stions a b n d in d. u stions r grou d in a custom as ion as a m ans to tai or t u stionnair s or ac s ci ic cat gor o sta o d r. s summaris d in t tab abo a tota o si di r nt b u stionnair s r d o d.
or t d s to and it ratur r i around di r nt r r nc s r ana s d and us d to a uat uantitati indicators. stud bib iogra inc ud s docum nts d ining t rogramm .g. uro an ommission r gu ations d gation agr m nts or ans r orting docum nts .g. and o rnicus ntrust d ntiti s uart r r orting r ious studi s on t o rnicus rogramm r ious consu tations .g. t abo m ntion d o n ub ic consu tation on ac trat g conduct d rom ri unti u counting u mor t an r s ond nts and arious ot r docum nts artic s and r s ntations r a ai ab on t int rn t.
4.2 Stakeholder identification
ta o d rs r id nti i d to nsur t at t co rag o t o rnicus su c ain and t countri s in ic it is ocat d as com r nsi and r r s ntati .
ota co rag o t su c ain nsur s a u r a uation o dbac s rom a cat gori s o sta o d rs contributing to or b n iting rom t o rnicus s r ic s. s sta o d rs inc ud t s r ic s as manag r o t s st m t main us rs o roducts and s r ic s .g. nationa ci i rot ction ag nci s sci nti ic communit s s st m rocur m nt and rogramm o ration ag nci s industr s r ic im m nt rs .g. uro an n ironm nta g nc uro an ntr or dium ang at r or casts and int rnationa artn rs. stud t am as us d t o main crit ria to id nti t numb r o sta o d rs to b consu t d
si o t di r nt us r communiti s or grou s .g. r at d to tmos r monitoring arin n ironm nt monitoring and a t ot r ar as o maturit o t o rnicus s r ic s a ai ab in t tim riod und r a uation
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Figure 3 - Stakeholders consulted are representative of the whole value chain
241 feedbacks in 170 entities Respondents to the questionnaire Interviewees Policy makers • n/a • EC – DG GROW Programme (EC/EP) management: ESA, EUMETSAT and other • ECMWF • EUMETSAT • SatCen • DG JRC • EMSA • FRONTEX 57 feedbacks • EEA • FRONTEX • ECMWF • ESA • Mercator Océan Copernicus • ESA • Mercator Océan • EEA • EUMETSAT • SatCen delegated entities • RUAG Space/Ground • Airbus Defense & Space • Telespazio Italy • OHB Upstream • Telespazio VEGA Deutschland Upstream and • Thales Alenia Space industries • TRYO AEROSPACE midstream: Contributing • Airbus Defense & Space • DLR 19 feedbacks missions • ASI • EUMETSAT • CNES owners/ space • Canadian Space Agency • SI Imaging Services data providers • CNES • Airbus • Geoville • Orbital Horizon • A-M Surveys Limited • GISkonsult • Polaris Digitech • Assimila LTD • GMV Aerospace • Reach-U • Brockmann Consult • InfoBridge Consultants • Rezatec • Amazon Web Services • CLS Ltd • S&T AS • DigitalGlobe • Corista • Information Systems • Satellite Applications • Earth-I • CS Service Catapult • Planetek Downstream: • DHI Gras • INNOVA srl • Sige • Reuniwatt • Earth-I • Iptsat • Sinergise 62 feedbacks Service providers • Spacemetric • EFATAT • LocateIT Ltd • SkyGeo • TRE (Tele-Rivamento Europa) • EFTAS • Mallon Technology • SnapPlanet • VITO • ENSAFO Group Ltd • MEEO srl • TechWorks Marine • EOMAP • Metria AB • Terradue • EOproc • Mundialis • Turku Science Park • Geocento • NEO BV • VanderSat • Geografiska • Noveltis • VITO Informationsbyrån • Orbital Eye BV
• Copernicus Committee members • Finnish Environment Institute SYKE • Copernicus Committee members • Ministère de l’environnement • Copernicus User Forum members (France) Core users • Copernicus User Forum members • Finnish Meteorological Institute • Environment and Resources • ISPRA • Eurisy • NEREUS • Finnish Meteorological Institute • Office National des Forêts Authority (Malta) • MSB • INERIS • Umweltbundesamt (Austria)
• African Association of Remote Sensing for Environment • Czech Centre for Science and Society • Pôle Mer Bretagne • Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (CCSS) Help Service Remote Sensing• Université Paul Sabatier II Research users • University of Sopron • Daithi O’Murchu Marine Research • University of Maryland • University of West England Station • University of West England Users: • VTT Technical Research Centre • IFREMER • VTT Technical Research Centre 103 feedbacks • Plymouth Marine Laboratory • Agroseguro • Groupama • Swiss Re • Geomatrix UAB • Insar.sk Ltd • Waqi Commercial • AXA • Hatfield Group • Willis Towers Watson • Geowise Oy • Munich Re • Willis Towers Watson • C-Core • Oasis Loss Modelling • One oil & gas company and private • Harris • Oasis Loss Modelling • DTU Wind Energy Framework which wants to stay users • Ibedelmann Framework • Gisat s.r.o. • RPS Group anonymous Charities, NGOs • African Union Commission • Geoscience Australia • Global Forest Watch and international • CEOS - Global Forest Observation • World Resource Institute • MESA SADC organisations Initiative
Coverage of the EU geography nsur s t id nti ication o sta o d rs rom t arg st ossib numb r o mb r tat s. tt ntion as a so b n aid to id nti and int r i sta o d rs rom countri s outsid t . stud t am as us d t o main crit ria to id nti t numb r o sta o d rs to b consu t d
nationa in stm nts stimu at d b o rnicus data and in ormation o ic .g. in stm nts in t d o m nt o co aborati ground s gm nt or d o m nt o a ication o nationa or r giona int r st m act on im m ntation n orc m nt or monitoring o nationa s r ic s or o ic . o o ing t d inition docum nt d in t o rnicus gu ation t c assi ication acti it as t n di id d t id nti i d sta o d rs in t o cat gori s cor and ot r o rnicus us rs.
Copernicus core user cat gor inc ud s uro an nion institutions and bodi s and uro an nationa r giona or oca aut oriti s ntrust d it t d inition im m ntation n orc m nt or monitoring o a ub ic s r ic or o ic in t ar as o tmos r monitoring arin n ironm nt monitoring and monitoring imat c ang m rg nc manag m nt and curit .
Other user cat gor inc ud s main r s arc institutions comm rcia us rs c ariti s non go rnm nta organisations and int rnationa organisations ri at us rs and t g n ra ub ic.
igur b o s o s t distribution o sta o d rs t at r i d to t consu tation int r i s and sur s o t sam is mad u o r r s ntati s o cor us r organisations i ot r us rs count or t r maining . n t rms o g ogra uro an us rs rom countri s account or o t sta o d rs consu t d i t r maining is mad u o int rnationa us rs notab in ustra ia ina out rica or t .
ir ctorat n ra or nt rna ar t ndustr ntr r n urs i and s
nt rim a uation o o rnicus ina r ort
Figure 4 - Distribution of stakeholders consulted
9%
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Core users Other users Europe International
4.3 Limitations – robustness of findings
4.3.1 Robustness of the stakeholder consultation
ta o d r consu tation roduc d r s ons s in tota distribut d b t n ans rs to t b u stionnair s t us o t tota numb r o dbac s and dir ct int r i s t us o t tota numb r o dbac s . r maining our o t tota numb r o dbac s r ro id d it t su ort o t uro an ommission ia ritt n contributions o mb r tat s r r s nt d in t o rnicus ommitt and s r orum t at did not ans r t b u stionnair s.
igur b o summaris s t r su ts o t sta o d r consu tation aggr gating t numb rs o r s ons s to t b u stionnair s dar orang bars and int r i s ig t orang bars or ac o t consu t d sta o d r cat gori s. r d in at t to ro id s ac cat gor ’s share o t tota numb r o r s ons s r c i d.
Figure 5 - Feedback distribution
70 26% 30% 24% 60 19% 17% 8 20%
50 7% 10% 5% 4 3% 40 6 0% 30 33 -10% 20 24
-20% 10 5 1 17 36 16 7 6 54 24 0 -30% Policy makers Copernicus ESA, EUMETSAT & Space/Ground Contributing mission Service providers Users Committee and User other Entrusted upstream industry owners/space data Forum Entities (manufacturers) providers Web-questionnaires Interviews Written contributions Percentage
s summaris d in t igur abo a t r s ons s tog t r ro id com t co rag o t a u c ain it a sta o d r cat gori s r r s nt d.
o rnicus us rs ca tur d in t igur abo und r t o rnicus ommitt and s r orum and s rs co umns r r s nt o t tota sam . ember States’ r r s ntati s
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the er s mm ttee a ser r m a te r the t ta sam e er the ma r t the ember States a a ma r tr b t ember States a sers a te r m sers are re sers a are ther re sers as e e b the erms e ere e Ser e r ers are the best re rese te ate r a t r a res ses
Figure 6 - Engagement rate of the stakeholder categories
300 111% 97% 250 74%
200 37% 17% 16% 22%
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he re ab e s mmar ses the e a eme t rates r the ere t ate r es sta eh ers he e a eme t rate s the mber res ses as a er e ta e the t ta mber ta ts estab she the s e sta eh er ate r
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he same a es t ser e r ers h ha a abs te e a eme t rate h h as er tha e e te e erthe ess the ar est mar et a ers e ta be S e e s e e ha e e ther bee ter e e r r e a s ers t the est a re th s ase there re the re rese tat e ess the res ses a a s be s ere sat s a t r
sers rese t a e a eme t rate e th e e tat s a th the t ta e a eme t rate
r m the ata ab e e a e that sta eh er e a eme t ers a se t rs the a e ha at a sat s a t r e e e ther be a se the e a eme t rate s h h r be a se the e a e sta eh ers re rese t the ar est a ers the a e ha se t r s a se e e in the study team’s opinion s base the sta eh er s tat are r b st e e the sam e e a e sta eh ers a t be s ere re rese tat e the e t re at er s sta eh ers
re t rate e era r ter a ar et str tre re e rsh a S s
nte im e a uation o ope ni us ina epo t
ut o the tota su indi ato s identi ied e e ed y the des esea h e e tin the Programme’s objectives and priorities, most of the indicators are related to:
ope ni us e i es this in udes the ope ationa pe o man e o the e i es time iness o p odu t de i e y a ai a i ity o do n oadin inte a es use u ness o the p odu ts o the use s and the inan ia indi ato s ud ets e ei ed om u opean ommission e penses ata mana ement o the entine s s and in situ p o ide s this in udes the ope ationa pe o man e dep oyment o the entine s o ume o data ene ated and disseminated o ume o do n oads pe o man e o the hu s amount o data p o ided y s i enses si ned and inan ia indi ato s ommitments e penses hese t o themes to ethe ep esent nea y thi ds o the o e a indi ato s id
Figure 7 - Number of sub-indicators per themes
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- Copernicus Space Contribution to Support to Support to Communication Socio-economic Services component, European European European growth and promotion of impacts CCMs and in-situ policies and innovation and and 2020 Copernicus cmoponent global initiatives competitiveness strategy
he othe themes tota a out su indi ato s ea h
ont i ution to u opean po i ies and o a initiati es ha a te ises the impa t o ope ni us in u opean po i ies in se to s othe than pa e and in inte nationa initiati es su h as he suppo t to u opean inno ation and ompetiti eness in udes in pa ti u a the impa t o undin and othe u opean ommission too s su h as the ope ni us aste s and e e ato he suppo t to u opean st ate y des i es ho ope ni us impa ts spe i i e ions o inte est o the ti edite anean su aha a he ommuni ation p o esses o e the p omotion mate ia a ai a e the e ents o anised and the use o ommuni ation hanne s o io e onomi impa ts o ope ni us in ude the ma o and mi o e onomi impa ts o the o amme in te ms o emp oyment suppo ted and ena ed e enues in do nst eam and end use ma ets esides ha in a ohe ent set o indi ato s pe theme the indi ato s and the e o e su indi ato s ha e een identi ied and st u tu ed to a i n ith the hi h e e o e ti es ith the esu t that o e a e o the a ue hain and the a eas o inte est to e a uate the o amme is ai y e hausti e n addition the ana ysis o the su indi ato s th ou h the des esea h as o ten omp emented ith outputs om the sta eho de onsu tation hi h he ped to ensu e the i u es e e inte p eted o e t y he id p o ided in the anne es sho s the omp ete ist o indi ato s su indi ato s ut on y the most e e ant indi ato s a e p esented and des i ed in the o e ana ysis in o de to st eam ine the eadin and a i y the messa e
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egarding the doc ments revie ed for the des research, a large majorit asi e cl sivel for the service and space components are official reports from the ropean ommission, and the ntr sted ntities hese doc ments are approved b the concerned entities, hich means the data e tracted from them are highl reliable n partic lar, man of the indicators selected for this eval ation heavil rel on P s identified b and the ntr sted ntities in the frame of the implementation reports
ring the anal sis of the data to eval ate the Programme, t o factors have to be considered as potentiall infl encing the rob stness of the findings:
he fig res retrieved are s ntheti ed, generall at the gran larit of a ear, and hen necessar at lo er level arters or higher level – period he partial availabilit of some data, d e to the irreg larit of some time series, ma es this e ercise challenging s an e ample:
o data concerning e pendit res of and ervice providers cover the complete eval ation period, incl ding e pendit re for
o ata concerning e pendit res of stop at and, at the time of riting of this report, are not available for n other cases, the more recent deplo ment, for some services for instance, red ces the relevance or reliabilit of these averages he eval ation of the performance of the Programme against the indicators o ld, in the ideal case, rel on the comparison of the val es ith a reference val e n most cases, ho ever, there is no defined target onl of the s b indicators have a target n these cases the performance as eval ated on a case b case basis, for instance b characterising the evol tion over time, b identif ing the presence of persisting iss es or b identif ing the e isting mitigation actions and improvement meas res for the implementation hese factors sho ld be considered hen assessing the rob stness of the concl sions o ever it sho ld also be noted that the c rrent eval ation covers a three ear period hen the greement itself covers a seven ear period he e istence of targets, hile ndefined for man indicators, o ld not constit te a straightfor ard sol tion to improve the rob stness beca se the implementation of the Programme is not complete and progress to ards some targets can onl be properl assessed once the implementation is complete eflecting this aspect, the targets sed in the frame or are to be ta en as indicative rather than criteria to ran the Programme
ence, the indicators e tracted d ring the des research are sed to highlight the themes that are on trac and the ones re iring attention in the f t re, and this constit tes the main added val e of the eval ation at this earl stage ombined ith harmonised and rob st reporting b the e sta eholders that co ld be improved to this p rpose it enables a methodical and efficient assessment of the Programme
efer to section Programme e pendit res irectorate eneral for nternal ar et, nd str , ntreprene rship and s
5 IMPLEMENTATION STATE OF PLAY (RESULTS)
Table 6 - Status of the Copernicus Services as of March 2017 (Source: Copernicus.eu)
Development Pre-operational Operational Service Notes phase phase phase
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Figure 8 - Cumulative commitments by the European Commission for the service component (M€)
250 mer enc M n ement ervice 200 ecurit ervice
150 tmo here Monitorin ervice M rine nvironment 100 Monitorin ervice n Monitorin ervice 50 lim te h n e ervice
0 2014 2015 2016
1 1 1
geographical information on land cover and on variables related, for instance, to vegetation or the water cycle
Global Land Service component pan-European component Local component
o nt e e c ent e ( )
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e mm t t o ope n c n Mon to n e ce
1 1 2 201
p o ct po t o o o t e o n e ce
e mp e o p o ct o t e o n e ce omponent ( o ce ope n omm on )
o ct t eme e
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o ct t eme e
p o ct po t o o o t e n ope n component
oc component
n t p n one of improving the “green” and “blue” infrastructures in the European Union. t
nterim evaluation of opernicus inal report
verall the opernicus and onitoring ervice benefits man users especiall in the sectors of griculture orestr Urban monitoring and ransport.
5.1.1.2.1 21 opernicus data is used to support the monitoring of the ommon gricultural olic through the high revisit time of the entinels and the greening of the sustainable farming . he data also helps to develop c t e (e m t m n nc n m t t on m t e t t on m t ee n p ecision navigation…) and food security pp c t on . E amples of such data include time series of different vegetation indices entinel based combined ith meteorological data U images and a ield prediction model. hese can support farmers in monitoring specific crop fields and production. entinel data also provides information on the amount of chloroph ll in the plants used b service providers. ttributes of sentinel data include its coverage resolution and most importantl revisit time the meter resolution enables service providers to develop field scale mapping. ts da revisit time capabilit is also particularl useful for mapping monthl crop d namics especiall in frica .
ore specificall entinel data is also being used b sta eholders leading pro ects on the frican continent aimed at improving the monitoring of oo ec t e . or instance in ots ana the use of opernicus lobal and products entinel t pe data combined ith field or enabled the detection of drought. his then led the resident of the countr ma e an official drought declaration at a national level in .
entinel data is ho ever ver rarel the onl source of data used most of the service providers have indicated that the combine opernicus data ith other sources of Earth observation data such as contributing missions aerial photograph and in situ data ground based inspections and others . s an e ample the service developed under the E initiative “Crop onitor” combines entinel entinel ith andsat data in order to obtain accurate timel and global information on crop conditions orld ide disaggregated according crop t pes such as heat rice mai e so beans etc. .
entinel data is also intended to be integrated in order to perform monitoring at countr level. n this conte t it should ensure the continuit of E and satellites hich provides information on vegetation ith a medium spatial resolution.
e M n p o ct om ope n c e ce n c t e oo ec t ( o ce ope n omm on )
me o t e p o ct et lobal component ormali ed ifference elates to vegetation and is adapted to product egetation nde coarse and medium resolution elates to Energ budget and is adapted lobal component and urface to coarse resolution and provides product emperature information related to the radiative s in temperature of ground. elates to ater and uantifies the lobal component moisture condition at various depths in oil ater nde product the soil and is mainl driven b the precipitation via the process of infiltration. rocessing of entinel data ill allo the generation of m resolution dail an European vegetation inde tra ectories as ell as agricultural areas component product parameters that summari e the seasons. his captures not onl the start end and length of the seasons but also e
nal sis of the griculture sectorial value chain in the tud to e amine the socio economic impact of opernicus in the EU eport on the opernicus do nstream sector and user benefits – prepared b for the European ommission ctober entinel griculture pro ect. nline vailable at http . ecam.org entinel gri E .pdf ccessed une th opernicus and onitoring ervice. nline vailable at http land.copernicus.eu ccessed pril th 32
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ith the success ul launch o Sentinel in March , the Sentinel constellation no counts satellites in orbit The t in satellites Sentinel already pro ide use ul all eather, day and night radar imagery or land and ocean ser ices Sentinel enriches data or the and ser ice through optical imagery ith a resolution do n to m in channels Sentinel helps to address marine and land issues, ith a radar altimeter and complementary optical payload These i e, in orbit satellites are expected to be ollo ed by additional satellites in the Sentinel and Sentinel amilies n the uture, these ill be complemented by ne amilies o satellites that ill help to address speci ic needs, namely Sentinel (atmospheric composition), Sentinel (atmospheric composition as ell) and Sentinel (global sea sur ace) The deployment o the Sentinels present generation is scheduled to be achie ed around
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This irst generation is planned to be ollo ed by a ne leet o satellites (post ) The European ommission has already started gathering user re uirements or these Next eneration Sentinels n response to user re uirements, ser ice speci ications ill be produced that ill guide technical re uirements or the next satellites (together ith ES ) Next sections pro ide a more detailed status o each o the constellation satellites
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S as launched in pril , and the in orbit commissioning phase as completed by October The ramp up phase lasted months and the satellite reached its Full Operational apability (FO ) in une S as launched in pril and passed the n Orbit
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ommissioning Re ie ( O R) in September The satellite is currently in its ramp up phase
S , despite in ol ing the de elopment o a ne satellite and there ore ne technologies, also relied on the re use o existing technologies and there ore did not constitute a high ris de elopment espite a delay in the procurement o a component due to an external actor (an earth ua e) impacting a supplier, the o erall de elopment o this irst unit as completed in time The ollo ing units, S , are recurrent units ith lo er de elopment ris s and costs No particular delay occurred during the de elopment o S and or the procurement o S , the de elopment acti ities at prime and sub contractor le els started in ecember and are progressing gradually
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The launch o S as in une and passed the O R in October The ramp up phase lasted months and the satellite reached its ull operational capability in uly t the time o riting, S and S are the satellites ha ing reached their FO S , the most recent satellite put in orbit, as launched in March and is currently in the in orbit commissioning phase ts launch enables the t in optical satellites to reduce the re isit time at the e uator do n to days
S and S are both e uipped ith a multispectral instrument that completes the radar capabilities o S mission hile being high per ormance instruments, they ere not particularly ris y de elopment pro ects, and the de elopment o S and S remained coherent ith timeline and the cost at completion boundaries
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S as launched in February and success ully passed its O R months later in uly S as then commissioned to E METS T hich is the operator, and the satellite is currently in its ramp up phase test phase is currently running, ith some ey users, to impro e the uality o the data Regarding S , its launch is expected by the end o
The de elopment o S ent ell o erall ith no ma or issues, as the technological ris as relati ely moderate rom a de elopmental perspecti e o e er, the o erall pro ect started in , lasting years until the launch The pro ect as impeded by industrial issues (ban ruptcy o a supplier) and political tensions bet een Russia, raine and the E impacting the launch date S is a ey contributor to the opernicus Marine En ironment Monitoring Ser ice, hich as pre iously used S data extensi ely The integration o S data in existing products as presented as a priority to the MEMS since and as also expected to ensure luent integration o ason (launched in anuary , ason products on Sea e el ere introduced in the catalogue in ) Since the O R o S , the test phase aims at preparing the S data alidation
The de elopment o S started years a ter S and is similar to S as it is the irst recurrent unit The de elopment o S started in anuary and the industrial acti ities are progressing in accordance ith the schedule
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st to be launched in the chronological order, the de elopment o the S p satellite aims at reducing the gap bet een En isat (launched in ) and the S mission The satellite is in storage phase since pril and is aiting or its launch, delayed due to the non a ailability o the Roc ot launcher ts launch is no expected in une
S and S units are managed in cooperation bet een ES and E METS T They are instrument missions or hich ES is the system architect oth satellites are then operated by E METS T The instruments or the S mission ill be on board a MetOp nd generation (MetOp S ), including an NS spectrometer, the S N , the MET mage and the M Their de elopment is unded by ES ( instruments) and E METS T ( instruments) The instruments or the S mission ill be embar ed on a Meteosat rd generation satellite (MT
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S ), and include a N spectrometer and an in rared sounder ( RS), both unded by ES ( hile only the N spectrometer as planned to be unded by ES initially)
nstruments o S and S missions are technologically complex ( or instance S ill per orm measurements o the composition o atmosphere rom EO instead o EO), thus re uiring extensi e research be ore the actual de elopment o these instruments
The launch o the S mission is oreseen in and its de elopment is nominal at this stage The contractual options or S ha e been initiated in and the industrial or is progressing nominally
The launch o the S mission is oreseen in and its de elopment is nominal at this stage
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S mission is a collaborati e mission, unded by many partners including the European ommission, ES Member States, E METS T, NES, N S and NO The cooperation is based on a pri ileged access to data by NO and N S ( hich ill operate ground station) in exchange or the pro ision o an instrument and the launch o the satellite The cooperation is or ing ell bet een the partners, but is complicated by di erences in the appro al schedules o the programme, leading to a misalignment o legal appro al o the unding bet een the entities
t this stage, all the contracts and agreements bet een the entities are in place The critical design re ie is expected in the coming ee s, hich ill enable the beginning o the satellite manu acturing operations
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The European ata Relay System (E RS), also no n as the Space ata igh ay, as designed, manu actured and is no operated (and commercialised) by irbus e ence Space ith the purpose o enabling a high rate o data trans ers bet een EO satellites (pro ided they are e uipped ith a laser communication instrument) and the Earth t consists in payloads embedded on board EO telecommunication satellites the irst unit (E RS ) as launched in and operational since No ember , the second unit (E RS ) is planned to be launched in
The de elopment o the payloads, co inanced through a ublic ri ate artnership ( ) ith ES , mainly emerged rom a technology push The commercialisation o E RS is expected to rely, or the irst step, on the European ommission, as a customer ith needs or Sentinels data do nlin s s o ecember , E RS pro ides a complementary data communication channel or Sentinel , enabling to increase data collection capacity, to optimise the dissemination management (reducing on board storage prior to o er lights o Europe) and to systematically use ad anced S sensor modes ( ith increased data olumes) The system impro es the timeliness o data a ailability by enabling Sentinels to send the ac uired images to the ground net or through the E RS EO position ithout ha ing to ait to ly o er the ac uisition ground stations ence E RS should be particularly interesting as it can ac uire uasi Real Time ( RT) data (less than hour delay bet een sensing and a ailability), hich can be then deri ed into RT and Near Real Time (NRT) products
However at this stage, Copernicus’ actual need for such system (including QRT and NRT applications) has not been clearly demonstrated and at the time o riting the purchasing o E RS capacity has not been triggered yet by the European ommission
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Copernicus Contri uting issions (CC are vital to the programme as they integrate Sentinel data with additional data relevant to final users and necessary for the generation of Services products or instance, access to some HR data is guaranteed y the CC as Sentinels alone are not a le to provide it As such, CC are a real added value to Copernicus In addition, from a chronological point of view, Contri uting issions data have allowed Copernicus Services to e ic ed off efore the launch of Sentinels The coordination of products and information flows etween the CC s and Copernicus eligi le users is managed through the oordin ted D t ess stem D
Contributing missions include ESA’s missions providing additional data and external data providers ESA missions include radar and optical images ut also atmospheric data and other specific missions such as the monitoring of polar sea ice thic ness and soil moisture As of today, all 11 planned licences with Contri uting issions data providers have een signed, covering radar and optical images The last contract (with Hisdesat to integrate data from A mission was signed in Q1 2017, while the launch of the satellite has een delayed after mid 201755
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DEI S 1 2 Du aisat 2 eoEye 1 IRS 5 CartoSat I onos 2 A S A SAR ompsat 2 C S Current andsat 5 7 S y ed e ternal l iades 1A 1 ompsat 5 providers of ro a ro a Radarsat 2 contri uting Quic ird 2 Risat 1 missions RapidEye TerraSAR constellation TanDE ResourceSat 1 2 S T 5 7 TH constellation D C2 orld iew 1 2 Envisat CryoSat issions Envisat A S A NIR 2 ERS Envisat provided y ERS ceansat 2 SAT S S ESA DIN A RI A AC S issions to constellation e IN ENI integrated A ERSE S in the HA I ASAT future S ySat orld iew The collection of the users’ needs in the Data Warehouse5 is in its second phase (D H v2 with 10 out of 11 contracts running since April 2015, and the last one running since Q1 2017, to last up to 2020. The analysis of users’ requirements and responses y CC s datasets are presented in the Data Access ortfolio Document (DA , which has een last updated (v2 1 in Q1 2017
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Along ith the Space segment the round segment has also been developed and includes
The light perations Segment S ithin the European Space perations Centre ES C in Darmstadt The ayload Data round Segment D S hich receives Sentinels data and is composed of the ayload Data anagement Centre D C in ES ome the recise rbit Determination D service in adrid stations T centres Svalbard aspalomas atera Archive and offline processing centres across Europe arnborough Darmstadt berpfaffenhofen ice adrid Toulouse ission erformance Centres in ice and rest The Coordinated Data Access System CDS hich includes the infrastructure enabling the integration of products from Contributing issions and the coordination ith the D S and the Copernicus Services. The D S receives data from the five flying Sentinels through Copernicus stations and disseminates it to ESA’s hubs, as well as to the Copernicus Services through the CDS. The round segment of Copernicus has been primarily designed to serve the Copernicus Services and Copernicus participating States ith a large quantity of data to be then transformed into higher level products. The success of ESA’s open access hub (COAHub) led to issues regarding the ability of the T infrastructure to respond to the high demand. pgrades have been implemented and currently the EA T net or enables net or traffic up to 0 bps ith an upgrade planned in 20 to double this capacity. n addition to the traffic and do nloading capacity the Data ub Soft are D uS is also regularly upgraded to reduce the interruptions of services.
The in situ component is a fundamental contributor to the achievement of the programme’s objective of “ensuring autonomous access to environmental no ledge and ey technologies for Earth observation and geoinformation services thereby enabling Europe to achieve independent decision ma ing and action”. The primary ob ective of the Copernicus in situ component is to provide reliable and sustainable access of in situ data to the Copernicus services relying on existing capabilities operated at a national European and global level.
n situ data as defined by Article of the Copernicus regulation comprises of all non space borne data ith a geographic dimension. t includes “ C ”. The provision of in situ data predominantly uses ember States data sources ho ever to the extent that it is necessary other third party in situ data sources are also used European and international bodies such as E ET ET .
Access to this data is provided by the Copernicus in situ component hich is one of the three pillars of the programme. The component is organised in t o tiers the Entrusted Entities provide the direct access to reference and in situ data and are in charge of day to day operational management and the European Environment Agency is in charge of the coordination of the cross cutting service access to in situ data based on the needs of all the Copernicus services. Should several services require to access the same in situ data the EEA coordinates their requests.
n this regard the European Environment Agency EEA is leading Copernicus to catalogue the in situ requirements of the Copernicus services develop frame or s and pilot agreements to ensure access to all the relevant data in a timely and sustainable ay . The Copernicus services are mainly responsible for the day to day operational managing and processing of data in
EEA Delegation Agreement According to Article 11 of the Copernicus Regulation, “the Commission may entrust, in part or in full the activities of the in situ component (…), when overall coordination is required, to the European Environment Agency”. Copernicus n situ. nline Available at http .copernicus.eu main insitu Accessed April 2 th 20 48 nterim evaluation of Copernicus inal Report accordance with their requirements, and for specific data access and cooperation agreements with data providers.
n terms of tas s relative to the in situ component, the EEA
Establishes and maintains an overview of the state of play of in situ data for Copernicus services rovides cross cutting in situ data including access to reference data for Copernicus services anages partnerships with data providers to improve access and use conditions of in situ data for Copernicus services Supports the European Commission and Copernicus Service providers Entrusted Entities when see ing for solutions for providing in situ data needed Specifications and access to day to day operational management and ingestion of the in situ data and tailored pre processing services is typically provided by the services themselves. However, when multiple services require the same tailored pre processing, this triggers a need for coordination, which is done by the EEA.
This action has allowed achievement of important results and milestones concerning the utilisation of in situ data in the evaluation period before 1
Copernicus in situ data requirements have been revised and updated for all si Copernicus services Critical in situ data gaps have been listed, including proposals for gap closing activities Data access agreements have been signed with selected European networ s Copernicus Reference Data Access (CORDA) node became operational A plan for the involvement of selected global level networ s has been agreed with the services A cross service register of sta eholders, partnerships and data access arrangements was created. The establishment of the Copernicus Reference Data Access (CORDA) portal in October 1 and its maintenance and operations are one of the major success stories concerning in situ data. At first, CORDA only responded to the needs of the and and Emergency services, but today its objective is to cover all services. The system ensures access to data and Copernicus services using it consider CORDA an e cellent tool for in situ data access with respect to operational services. This is also supported by the fact that the number of CORDA users has tripled from beginning of 1 to end of 1 . Concurrently, the number of datasets provided through CORDA increased throughout 1 .
The management of artnership agreements with European and international data providers has also seen as important achievements during the evaluation period. y arch 1 , partnership agreements with Euro eoSurveys (for geological data) and with Euro eographics (for spatial reference data) had been signed. A technical operating agreement with eoScience Australia laying out the roles and responsibilities vis vis the delivery of in situ data to Copernicus had also been signed. Revisions of other agreements such as E O ET for environmental data and Euro OOS for oceanographic data have also been ongoing and a draft licence agreement with E ET ET for meteorological and climate data is currently being reviewed.
The agreement with international networ s of partners such as E ET ET has established a single interface providing access to several do ens of partners. t is recognised as an e ample of efficiency with a strong push toward the reduction of number of interfaces and the streamlining of processes. t is therefore an e ample of best practice for other programmes.
EEA is in charge of the in situ component coordination. evertheless, the Copernicus regulation allows Entrusted Entities to lead and retrieve their own in situ data through agreements. any Entrusted Entities have reached relevant agreements in the period of the evaluation
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EC for the atmosphere service started ta ing informal contacts with international networ s for the atmosphere service by the end of 1 , and most contracts should now be signed by the end of the second quarter of 1 . ercator Ocean has also signed a emorandum of nderstanding with E ODnet hysics in August 1 which emphasi es the complementarity of the two organisations in terms of in situ products proposed to users and establishes a common strategy regarding data access. ndeed, E ODnet provides users with in situ data from producers, at the same time increasing their visibility. ercator also signed a contract with Euro OOS on oceanographic in situ data, which is essential for maritime applications building. rom the above, it can be concluded that programme has progressed well in the deployment of the n Situ component. EEA’s task of coordinating the provision of in situ data from providers is comple (disparate volumes of data by ember States, reluctance to provide data for free, mismatch with services requirements…). urther improvement of the results would hence require additional resources. This message is consistent with the responses to the evaluation questions (section .1. . ).
n addition to the deployment of the system elements described in the previous section, during the evaluation period Copernicus has also fostered international cooperation. This includes agreements for data access and e change with third countries, capacity building activities and cooperation in international initiatives.
dministr tive rr n ements on d t ess have been developed with international partners (the S and Australia). Arrangements are based on a data e change model reciprocity is based on long term access to open data from S (e.g. andsat), and more recently to Australian in situ data. They are implemented by technical operating arrangements between technical agencies (mainly ESA and E ETSAT on the European side, ASA OAA S S in the S, and eoscience Australia).
or partners, the appeal of the arrangement is to ease the access to data through a dedicated international hub ( ntHub). The international hub does not provide faster downloading speed or different data, but – in contrast to the Copernicus Open Access Hub and its thousands of users – it is a restricted hub with a limited number of users (predominantly state institutions). n the frame of the Copernicus Emergency onitoring Service, feedbac is very positive from international partners (e.g. during the floods after Hurricane atthew, maps were provided to the S ederal Emergency anagement Agency and in Australia timely and high quality data were provided after the activation of flooding alerts).
artnerships are also under consideration with raine, ndia and several atin American countries (for the provision of space and or in situ data), but they are still in preliminary stages of discussion.
Through the funding of the ES Africa project, implemented in cooperation with the African nion Commission, the E supports it uildin tr inin nd reness r isin it fri n u li institutions This support fosters the deployment of local industry and activity lin ed to specific Earth observation services such as water and natural resource management, marine and coastal monitoring. Traditionally, African countries use data through E ETCast dissemination system for their projects. A framewor administrative arrangement on data access is under discussion with the African nion Commission (to avoid bilateral discussions with more than African countries). Copernicus is also offering opportunities for collaboration between European and African enterprises. As an e ample, a company surveyed in the frame of this mid term evaluation, based in South Africa, whose clients are mostly in Europe, , S and Asia, is loo ing for opportunities to move operations to the E in the future due the EU’s support for entrepreneurship and innovative operations.
eside e change arrangements, article of the Copernicus Regulation allows full participation in Copernicus for non E countries in the E TA orway and celand. Swit erland, Tur ey and srael were interested in joining Copernicus as a full member as well, but have not as ed formally for participation.
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he opernicus egu ation a so states that opernicus is the uro e n ontri ution to lo l rt serv tion stem of stems a component of E roup on Earth o servations).
opernicus a so contri utes to E ommittee on Earth servation ate ites) through the European Commission’s membership. Since the launch of the Sentinels, the European Commission’s role in this committee has increased and the European Commission will be the chair of E for a ear starting cto er . he fact that European ommission is the forthcoming chair of E i he p coordinate activities.
opernicus is a so invo ved in other mu ti atera initiatives inc uding U cooperation through E ) United ations Environment rogramme U E ) around the ustaina e eve opment oa s ) U ffice for uter pace Affairs U A) or d eteoro ogica rganisation) and coordinated through E initiative).
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his chapter pro ides answers to the e aluation uestions listed in section . he chapter is structured accordin to the fi e e aluation criteria and pro ides comparison and anal sis of the data reported in the two chapters describin the pro ramme bac round and baseline chapter and implementation status chapter . he anal sis combines two t pes of outputs
utputs from inter iews and tar eted sur e s, which tend to be ualitati e. his pro ides a ualitati e iew of the perception of European sta eholders about the status of the pro ramme a ainst the fi e criteria defined in the etter e ulation and the e aluation uestions documented in the erms of eference utputs from des research and a literature re iew, which tend to be more uantitati e
he eneral assessment concernin the pro ress made in achie in the ob ecti es set in the Copernicus e ulation is that the pro ram is on trac , to ieve t e o e tives set for . er the e aluation period, pro ress made on the components Ser ices, Space and n situ meets e pectations, and at the time of e aluation, the lon term pro ramme ob ecti es were still e pected to be full met. ro ress a ainst some is more ad anced than for others
b ecti es a and d are the most ad anced and can be considered to be pro ressin ahead of e pectations. n the comin ears the pro ramme is e pected to satisf these ob ecti es be ond the initial e pectations. b ecti es c and e are pro ressin at a satisfactor pace tan ible outcomes are e ident in support to European industrial competiti eness and the in ol ement of Copernicus in international initiati es. ro ress is e pected on these aspects as the pro ramme reaches a reater le el of maturit . b ecti e b on socio economic impacts is less ad anced than the other ob ecti es. his reflects the fact that these impacts are tri ered b the spendin of the ro ramme and the e ploitation of the a ailable data. So far less than a uarter of the e pected industrial spendin for the period ha e been paid out and Sentinel data has been a ailable to the European users for ust o er ears, thus limitin the ma nitude of socio economic impacts. E en so, the impacts durin the e aluation period are alread si eable E . billion ross alue dded and o er , supported obs measured in person ears and these are e pected to row in the comin ears. he eneral perception of sta eholders as to the e tent to which the Copernicus pro ramme is addressin the needs and issues at the basis of programme’s logic is er satisfactor . e ertheless, some needs and issues ha e been addressed to a lar er e tent than others, and some concerns such as access to Earth obser ation data or the inte ration of Sentinel data with other sources should be prioritised in the comin ears.
erall users reported a ood le el of satisfaction concernin the current o erni us servi es rovision this includes both the t pe and the performance of the ser ices. or instance, the satisfaction was rated “rather satisfying” on average for each user category, with, overall, a sli htl hi her satisfaction from institutional users than from pri ate and commercial users. wo main limitations are identified the fra mentation of the data offerin , and the limited e tent to which some specific user specific needs ha e been addressed e. . the need for C emissions monitorin is not co ered et .
hese two elements are currentl limitin the utilisation of Copernicus data and products. sers with a hi h de ree of awareness of the pro ramme, or who are hi hl moti ated to use Earth obser ation data and products, are less constrained as the now how to orient themsel es and how to find the data. ewcomers institutional, commercial and occasional users are more constrained as the feel confused about the ariet of portals and repositories and can be discoura ed from browsin for data that could be of interest. hese are not et critical issues at this sta e of the pro ramme, but the will become critical if the pro ramme does not address them in the ne t phases.
he pro ramme shows pro ress in the deplo ment of the space component. his is the most ad anced element of the pro ramme in terms of deplo ment, operations and data deli er , and o erall pro ress meets e pectations.
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hen it co es to the in situ co onent, the coordination activities of for the rovision of in situ data are rogressing well, des ite so e difficulties currently encountered in the data gathering rocess with the e er tates he rocess is uite co le and re uires ore attention in the ne t hase of the rogra e
ence, it can e concluded that, during the evaluation eriod, the o ernicus rogra e has effectively i le ented the activities esta lished in the regulation and no critical flags have een identified for the achieve ent of the rogra e o ectives set for
he ne t sections of this cha ter rovide ore detailed infor ation concerning the status of achieve ent of the rogra e o ectives, reviewed in each case on the asis of the coherence of the i le entation logic, effectiveness of the esta lished solutions and rocesses for syste o erations and develo ent
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eneral o ective a of the rogra e is defined in article of the o ernicus egulation as “monitoring the Earth to su ort the rotection of the environ ent and the efforts of civil protection and civil security”, and general objective (d) is defined as “ E E ”.
tatus e factors influencing progress e factors restricting progress
lose to uality and relia ility of data co lete en and free data olicy one identified achieve ent ervice driven a roach
hese two o ectives are the closest to eing co leted his is not sur rising as these two o ectives are directly connected with the de loy ent of the syste and the availa ility of arth o servation data s re orted in cha ter , syste de loy ent is roceeding at a good ace, with only ini al delays n addition, the a ority of the consulted users consider the uality and relia ility of data rovided y the o ernicus s ace co onent, in articular y the entinel satellites, co ined with the ado tion of the o en and free data olicy, as one of the programme’s key strengths and its ain success story
The six Copernicus services support the objective of “ E ”. More specifically, the Atmosphere, Climate Change, Land and Marine services are helping “ E ” whereas the Emergency and Security services are in charge of “ E il protection and civil security.”
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eneral o ective of the rogra e is defined as “ a i ising socio econo ic enefits, there y su orting the uro e strategy and its o ectives of s art, sustaina le and inclusive growth y ro oting the use of arth o servation in a lications and services”.
he o ernicus rogra e has a ositive socio econo ic i act on the uro ean econo y s su arised in the ta le elow, the enefits are closely lin ed to the invest ent ade in the u strea su liers in uro e once the funds are actually s ent and the downstrea e loitation of o ernicus data y various industries or the latter, consultation with industrial sta eholders who use arth o servation data in su ort of their activities confir ed that o ernicus roducts already re resents of all the roducts that they use
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tatus e factors influencing progress e factors restricting progress
The investment made in the programme since its beginning (including prior to ) is estimated to have created a A value of around E . billion, representing The benefits remain lower than a multiplier of . . This value only the overall cost of the programme includes the impact of the so far because exploitation of the investment in the upstream industry programme started recently and for the space component and in the because the benefits associated service component, and therefore with the actual spending depend does not include the economic on when the funds are injected benefits associated with the into the economy exploitation of data. European Complex data access and slow Limited employment also benefited from the data download achievement programme with a total of , ifferent format of data and person years supported. different data levels, which The exploitation of data also brought depend on the how advanced the si eable benefits, reflected in processing is (e.g. level , level selected sectors as Copernicus A, level 1B…) enabled revenues for the Lack of knowledge and support for downstream (up to E million Copernicus data and services since ) and for end user users markets (up to E million since rants and funding mechanisms ). not supportive enough of SMEs relatively high penetration rate of private investment Copernicus data compared to the overall use of Earth observation data it already represents about of the total
The principal factors currently limiting the achievement of the objective have been identified in the volume of the investments for the system deployment and in the complexity of the data access.
The deployment of the system components, as expected, is still in progress at the time of writing of this report. Therefore only part of the budget has so far generated a positive impact on the European Economy, a greater impact is expected in the coming years with the further deployment of the system components and the maturation of the service provision.
n addition to this consulted users of Copernicus data, product and services, have highlighted a certain level of fragmentation in the data offering. ata and products are indeed available through different portals and channels (e.g. service providers, European Commission, ESA, Collaborative round segments) and this is often perceived as an entry barrier to data utilisation. This is especially true for newcomers with low level of knowledge of the system who, indeed, find difficult to orient themselves and to identify the data of interest.
Another important aspect related to the user uptake is the level of awareness about the Copernicus programme. Stakeholder consultation has registered a very high level of awareness in specific user communities (e.g. specific branches of the scientific and industrial communities traditionally using Earth observation products in support of their activities) and very low level of awareness in other sectors. This can be interpreted as the confirmation that so far, Copernicus programme has strengthen the utilisation of Earth observation data of traditional users but, in comparison, has attracted a limited number of newcomers.
These three limiting factors are considered the most relevant ones when it comes to the maximisation of socio economic benefit and are analysed in more detail in the next sections. They are limiting the achievement of the objective at this stage of the programme, nevertheless they are not considered critical in the long term. nvestment and related benefit will increase in the next phase of the programme and the service provision is expected to mature. ence the benefits will keep increasing all along the programme deployment and beyond through the exploitation of data, to finally exceed the value of the investment. As for the data access and
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. . . . acro econo ic i pact o opernicus 1 ) the analytical framework “GDP multiplier” developed in the previ in 2015: “ tudy to e a ine t e i pact o space activities in t e ” 1 1 ) ) 1
) ) ) be interpreted as “1€ spent within the Copernicus programme (for both the space industry and space industry), creates 1.39€ of total Gross Value Added in the wider European economy”.
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ethodolog for the computation of the opernicus multiplier ource trateg tud to e amine the impact of space acti ities in the
he GDP impact represents the transactional impact originating from the public spending in the space sector, as it produces further spending down the supply chain. GDP impact is the most immediate economic impact resulting from public funding as it represents the straight economic impact derived from an in ection of spending into the economy.
he spending that is in ected in the upstream industry leads to a cascade of spending and economic activity through the supply chain. he space industry spends a portion of the funding through its suppliers (e.g., for components or subsystems). hese suppliers, in turn, spend a part of those funds further down the supply chain (e.g., for raw materials). eanwhile, all companies within the supply chain pay their employee’s salaries. These salaries, in turn, provide consumer spending in the wider economy. he compounded effect of all the spending originated from the initial upstream spending constitutes the GDP impact associated to the initial investment.
To understand the actual GDP impact relative to “some kind of spending,” economists define GDP multiplier(s), which typically relate the final resulting GDP impact to the direct GDP impact, or in this case, to the initial spending. he multiplier based on initial spending provides an indication of the “return” in terms of incremental GVA, obtained as a result of the initial spending.
(𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 + 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 + 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼) 𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺 (𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅)𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 = 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆
ethodolog for opernicus case stud
he approach chosen uses the E3 E model for the modelling of the wider knock on effects on the European economy, and carries out dedicated modelling of the space supply chain in order to provide the E3 3 model with spending inputs associated to non space industrial sectors.
(1) irst step – modelling of the space upstream: his step takes as input the institutional spending in space, and produces as output the space Gross Value Added (e ual to labour plus profit) and the spending into a number of non space industrial sectors that are modelled in the E3 E.
(2) econd step: he spending into non space industrial sector is fed into the E3 E model, producing as output the overall GDP impact (total GVA), employment impact and
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government revenues.
The most common type of available input data led to the choice of an upstream modelling approach as a “single tier”, one without the need to rebuild the contractual structure within the space supply chain.
The approach is based on the following steps
e ie of the companies recei ing pa ments ithin the programme in each countr The input data in the form of payment per company per country provide a repository of companies involved in the specific programme, providing an e haustive de facto mapping of the space supply chain for that specific programme.
ubtraction of imports from input data Payments given to companies from outside the do not contribute to GDP, and are therefore e cluded. n fact, some GDP impact to urope may still come from payments given to companies outside the in the form of knock back effects non companies still buying supplies from , but such effects are very difficult to assess and are usually insignificant.
lassification of the companies as pace and on pace ach company in the space supply chain is classified as aero space and non aero space on the basis of their main source of revenues indeed, the wider supply chain of any ma or space programme includes companies that do not consider space as their main sector of business.
lassification of non space companies into industrial sector and direct allocation of the related spending to on space companies are, when applicable and possible, classified by as one of the non space industrial sectors presented in section . . , and the payments given to those companies are directly allocated to those sectors as input to the model.
lassification of space companies in sub categories ompanies that were classified as space are further aggregated into categories like system integrators primes, power control, structures etc., on the basis of their analysed main role within the programme.
etrie al of spending data per each space compan sub categor ia offline sur e The data retrieval is aimed at understanding, for each space category, how much of the retained payment goes into labour, how much is profit labour and profit together constitute the space GVA , how much is spent in import from outside the taken out of the assessment and how much goes into untracked spending in other industrial sectors. This is re uired to further allocate spending to non space sectors.
election of ma or companies in each space sub categor for face to face meetings and data retrie al The ma or stakeholders and primes are selected for dedicated direct consultation.
rocessing of the upstream modelling results and input into the for the final ider uropean econom impact modelling
egarding the contribution of the programme to employment, the opernicus programme is estimated to have supported a total of appro imately , person years from its commencement date. This figure combines the employment support of the programme up to , person years and the support in the period, generated through the investment in the space and service components. t should be noted that this employment is typically highly skilled people as part of the pace sector, and includes both technical and management knowledge and know how. To avoid any misinterpretation, it is important to note
Pw trategy , tudy to e amine the GDP impact of opernicus in the , Directorate General for nternal arket, ndustry, ntrepreneurship and s
nteri e aluation o opernicus inal eport that this igure, besides being expressed in “person years”, does not represent additional or created obs, but supported obs which include both newl created and e isting obs
he e plo ent contribution o the period is co puted based on in est ent in the progra e o er this period, considering that e er spent on opernicus progra e supports the e plo ent o person ears across the n the w trateg stud , this ratio has been co puted or the period, b co bining the e plo ent support in the irst stages o the space suppl chain through sta eholders consultation and the e plo ent i pact urther along the suppl chain using the odel he ratio is assu ed to be constant between in est ent up to and in est ent since , although it a be slightl di erent as the share o the in est ent in the ser ices has increased, i pacting the labour ar et di erentl owe er, assu ing this de iation is not dra atic, this ethod pro ides a reliable appro i ation o the contribution to e plo ent
. . . . icro econo ic i pact o opernicus ollowing in est ent in the space and ser ice co ponents o the progra e, the a ailabilit o opernicus data and products generated econo ic acti it in the downstrea arth obser ation ar et inter ediate users hough no igure e ists on the total re enues enabled b opernicus in the downstrea sector, these re enues are esti ated to be between illion and illion or the period in urope his esti ate is based on selected sectors griculture, orestr , rban onitoring, nsurance, il as, cean onitoring, ir ualit and enewable nergies o deter ine the share o re enue that can be associated to opernicus data, these alues are based on sta eholder consultation across the alue chains his share is then e trapolated to the re enue o total inter ediate users or each alue chain
his range can there ore be seen as a rather low in absolute nu ber, howe er it should be noted that this alue concerns onl alue chains o er a period o two ears a ter the launch o opernicus cross these sectors, the re enues generated b opernicus in the downstrea are esti ated to ha e supported to person ears he sa e precautions ust be ta en in reading alues which include both newl created and e isting obs i ilar to that o the upstrea sector, the obs supported in the downstrea sector in the ra e o opernicus are highl s illed e plo ees he contribute to the de elop ent and or aintenance o a critical ass o e perts within ir s, therein contributing to the co petiti e ad antage o the co pan s an illustration, the in ol e ent o in the enabled the co pan to de elop its s ills through the design, i ple entation and operation o the s ste architecture across urope
e ond the downstrea sector, opernicus data also bene its the wider industr including non arth obser ation actors ro arious sectors such as the ones entioned abo e he total opernicus generated re enue in the ar ets o end users is ore challenging to assess due to the nu ber o industrial sectors and the ariet o co panies and practices in each sector owe er, the econo ic i pact o opernicus on these ar ets is e pected to be uch higher as it includes uch ore than arth obser ation related acti ities or instance, a pre ious w stud esti ates this enabled re enue to be up to illion in or sectors il gas, nsurance and rban onitoring , thus highlighting the high potential o opernicus econo ic bene its in the econo
. . . . opernicus data utilisation he socio econo ic i pacts o opernicus in the uropean econo are closel related to the upta e o opernicus data b the industr and the institutions, which is re lected in the penetration rate, de ined as the share o opernicus data co pared to the o erall arth obser ation data used he penetration rate has been e aluated or the eight selected sectors pre iousl entioned, as presented in the ollowing graph hese alues are obtained b e trapolating the beha iour o the inter iewed sta eholders to the rest o their industrial sector substantial e ort was ade to consult a representati e sa ple o each sector, howe er, or so e, the nu ber o responses re ained li ited less than or eatured considerable ariation a ong the users so e o who being e perienced with opernicus data while others were not e en aware o the progra e
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o g t e esti ation re ains li ited to t ese al e ains, t e a erage o t e penetration rate eig ted it t e ar et si e o ea se tor is is penetration rate as been a ie ed it in years o t e initial disse ination o t e irst entinels data, and en e is en o raging ndeed, man users of opernicus ere alread using arth obser ation data from other sources, eaning t ey anged t eir so r e o data, i re ires additional e ort rt er ore, so e appli ations are expe ted to adopt operni s data in t e t re, or instan e appli ations re iring a long data istory s as ins ran e
o nderstand t e penetration rate and i pro e it in t e t re, se eral barriers to t e potential ar et a e been identi ied ese barriers a e been identi ied t ro g a ide sta e older ons ltation targeting o er people a ross inter ediate sers o operni s art obser ation do nstrea a tors, predo inantly o panies and end sers ro t e al e ains entioned abo e lt o g t e barriers and allenges identi ied by t e sta e olders ary ro ser to ser and ind stry to ind stry, t e list presented belo represents t e iss es i are ost o only expressed, ost agreed pon, and i are per ei ed as indering t e pta e o operni s data and ser i es in rope ost se erely
ata access and do nload ata a ess and do nload is t e ost o on barrier a ong t e sta e olders and t e irst so r e o non satis a tion or t e sers ll t e gro ps o sers inter ie ed expli itly identi ied t is para eter as an iss e, bot instit tional and o er ial e proble is e en ore i pa t l or t e s all entities s as s as t e ti e and reso r es re ired to o er o e t e o plexity o a ess are arder to obtain e only sta e olders or i t is is less riti al are expert art obser ation sers and sta e olders dire tly in ol ed in t e progra e, i represent a inor s are o t e o erall ser base e a ess to data is o ten per ei ed as o pli ated, i dis o rages non experts sers ere are too any so r es o a ess leading to in o eren e and on sion or t e sers t o ld re ire si pli i ation and ar onisation
, t dy to exa ine t e so io e ono i i pa t o operni s in t e , , t dy to exa ine t e so io e ono i i pa t o operni s in t e , ire torate eneral or nternal ar et, nd stry, ntreprene rs ip and s
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ata do nload on t e bs is too slo iles are ea y and o asionally not a essible e operni s plat or la s online o p tation ser i es o pared to ot er a ailable plat or s, in ter s o data is alisation and data pro essing operni s data an only be do nloaded in a or at o a ip ar i e, e en t o g so e o t e data in t e ip are o no interest or t e sers ey a e di i lties in andling the different versions of the data, the different formats and the “time stamps”. on expert sers la training and t torials to be o e a iliarised it art obser ation data is iss e o expertise is espe ially pertinent or lo al a t orities and sers ata ara teristi s a e an in l en e at di erent le els depending in t e sers or inter ediate sers, te ni al eat res o t e i ages o e it added o plexity in t e pro essing o t e data s t ese sers are no ledgeable and experien ed it art obser ation data, t is does not inder t e a ie e ent o t eir ore ission o e er, t is is still a le er i o ld be sed to s oot en t e operations and s pport t e pta e o operni s data egarding end sers, t ey are typi ally non art obser ation experts and are ore sensiti e to data ara teristi s n addition, so e appli ations re ire spe i i eat res s as se eral years o istory or so e ins ran e prod ts , i also rbs t e pta e o operni s data e te poral and geograp i al o erage o entinel data, as ell as t eir resol tion, are not ig eno g or ost o er ial needs o e appli ations re ire a istory o data i as to be onstit ted along t e o ing years or instan e ins ran e e or at o entinel data is di erent ro t e or at o ot er data, notably andsat data i a es it di i lt or operni s data to be o patible it ot er types o data e or at, espe ially t e style etadata are onsidered by sers as ard to or it Only level 1C data is delivered, which causes a problem of “eumetric” accuracy. Sentinel le el o ld be se l or o panies in ol ed in t e pro essing ain to a ie e better a ra y a ter ort o re ti i ation it ele ation data o ig ality national odels o e sers, ostly o er ial sers it lo isibility on t e progra e ontext and sta es, a e do bts abo t t e long ter s stainability o operni s, and t ere s o ld be lear o ni ation o t e long ter ision o t e progra e to reass re t e
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he rant system of is not fluent or easily accessible to S s, which are sometimes discoura ed by the ener y and cost re uired to apply. here is a lac of private investment – such as business an els – to support private initiatives e ploitin Copernicus data for instance compared to the S . Interface between Copernicus data and users’ needs: nd users need better nowled e of Copernicus services’ scope and usability. The current potential users need more support with innovation initiatives related to Copernicus products and data use, for instance by fosterin e chan es between the arth observation community and the potential end users who are loo in for specific s ills. hese barriers are the result of comple infrastructure established to supply an unprecedented amount of arth observation data in a relatively short implementation time for the purposes of the challen in Copernicus mission.
his multi channel situation creates confusion, accordin to many users of the ro ramme, and tends to curb the upta e. s this issue has already been identified in the past, some actions are already bein ta en to simplify the data access. n line with this, since 1 the has been launched to harmonise core fundin from Copernicus pro ramme and ember States collaborative initiatives. he Copernicus nte rated round Se ment as orce supports the uropean Commission by providin technical support to define the specifications of the system.
s part of the S initiative, the Copernicus ata and nformation ccess Service S aims to improve C performance, for instance by increasin downloadin capacity when many users are lo ed on and offerin a uni ue platform servin as a one stop shop and product catalo ue. n October 1 , it has been confirmed that the S would be added to the scope of the S Copernicus reement74. he definition of the S implementation approach is mana ed by both S and S . S released the for the procurement of the S platform in anuary 1 , while S will mana e s to provide a S platform oinin C and ercator Ocean. n ebruary 1 , they delivered a preliminary proposal for the development, phased deployment and operations of the S.
he ne t sections provide an overview of the data infrastructure deployed within the Copernicus pro ramme summarisin the main characteristics of the ayload ata round Se ment, and the available web portal for data access.
. . . . . ayload ata round e ent he S can be evaluated accordin to two different aspects the mana ement of data received from the various sources downlin s, processin , archivin , calibration, validation etc. and its delivery to the users throu h the dissemination channels. e ardin the first aspect, the PDGS infrastructure, developed under ESA’s geographical return rules, is spread across many locations in urope downlin stations, processin and archivin centres, calibration and validation centres, precise orbit determination facilities and space component ide rea etwor , includin for instance the mana ement of the same Sentinel mission. hile this structure is suitable to ensure redundancy and to secure the robustness of data ac uisition, it is also a potential source of coordination comple ity and adds layers of mana ement and therefore inefficiency. his is in contrasts with the centralised or anisation of the fli ht operations se ment. hen confronted with the issue, ember States could not reach a consensus on a potential balance between a more efficient S streamlined and with a limited number of centres and the rules of eo raphical return. his resulted in the prioritisation of eo raphical return and data ac uisition redundancy , althou h the situation may shift towards activities fully funded by the uropean Commission under the new Copernicus reement.
he S, throu h its mission of disseminatin data to the users, also faces issues of comple ity re ardin the channels to access the data. ultiple options are available to users, both at EU level (Entrusted Entities websites, ESA’s hubs, EU web portal, EUMETCast) and at a national level in which ember States set up their own local initiative for data mana ement and dissemination. or instance, in rance the S platform mana ed by the C S athers appro imately 1 users mainly from rance but also from all urope and ives access to the same Sentinel data as the ESA’s hubs.
S , Copernicus Space Component uarterly mplementation eport, 1 irectorate eneral for nternal ar et, ndustry, ntrepreneurship and S s
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. . . . . . ata produced and pu lis ed y the end of , Sentinels are producing and disseminating data (S A , S A and S A) for an initial ob ective of si units by the end of . S A and S A have reached and e ceeded the e pected volume of data to be produced every day, with targets defined at . T day for S A and . T day for S A. The indicator for S A will only be available after the ramp up phase, however the Sentinels produce much more data that initially e pected overall. As of summer , the Sentinel constellation was producing about T of data per day , well above the formal re uirement of T per day, and currently the total volume of data generated on a daily basis is estimated around T .
The data produced by the Sentinels is perceived by the users to be reliable and accurate, generated by high uality sensors. All the data ac uired by the satellites is controlled, calibrated based on in situ data, and validated before being published, ensuring a consistent level of uality. or some users these aspects act as a game changer for their business, and overall the data uality and reliability stand out as ey assets for the Copernicus programme. Conse uently, this distinctive advantage of Copernicus serves other general ob ectives of the programme as it supports the monitoring of the Earth for the protection of the environment and civil protection ( b ective a) and the development of a competitive European services industry ( b ective c).
ollowing the production of data, the fulfilment of the th ob ective of this programme is assessed with respect to the access to data by the different users, through the different dissemination platforms. esides the access to Copernicus Services platforms, the main data access channel consists in the ESA hubs
The Copernicus pen ccess ub C ub – pre ious cientific ub is open to all users without restriction and gives free access to all Sentinels data. Since the beginning of the operations and as of , more than , , S products have been published on the C A ub, as well as more than , S products and over , S products . verall, they constitute more than . P of products available in open access. The Copernicus er ices ata ub er ub – pre ious Cop ub is only open to Copernicus Services and European institutions. The Co aborati e ata ub Co ub is open to the GSC and Copernicus participating states following a signature of a Collaborative Ground Segment agreement with ESA. The Internationa ccess ub Int ub is open to international partners which have signed a technical arrangement with ESA. n accordance with the Copernicus or Programme , the different ESA hubs share a common visual identity, with a similar structure of the homepage and navigation to enter the hub.
. . . . . . ata access y users y the end of , the main dissemination hub, C A ub, totalled over , registered users, greatly e ceeding the target of , of and the target of , by (the former was reached by , the latter by ). The registered users of the Copernicus C A ub are mainly located in Europe, representing more than of the total. Asia and South America are the two other main user locations, both representing about of the total. Among the registered users however, only of the total users are active users, where active users are defined as users that downloaded at least one product during the reporting period ( of users are active in Europe, which is the highest share) .
The Serv ub reports registered users among European institutions with a target that is yet to be set by the European Commission and ESA. The Col ub, with users is slightly below the defined target of States. The nt ub is available to international partners ( in the US, in Australia), below the target of . These partnerships rely on a principle of data reciprocity, where partners provide useful data to the Copernicus Services and other European users, in
ESA, Copernicus Space Component uarterly mplementation eport, ESA, Copernicus Space Component uarterly mplementation eport, Statement from osef Aschbacher, Director of Earth bservation Programmes, ESA (interviewed in March ) ESA, Copernicus Space Component uarterly mplementation eport, , , European Commission, , Anne to the Commission mplementing Decision on the adoption of the Copernicus or Programme ESA, Copernicus Space Component uarterly mplementation eport, 62 nterim evaluation of Copernicus inal eport return for a privileged access to Copernicus data on a hub isolated from the thousands users C A ub. Additional arrangements are foreseen, with countries from atin America in particular. At this stage, however, potential benefits of the partnership are still under investigation, for instance identifying counterparts when the partners cannot provide Earth observation data.
C A ub , , All (open access)
Copernicus Services and European Serv ub T D nstitutions
Germany, Greece, orway, taly, Austria, Col ub to to Canada, C ech republic, inland, Slovenia, rance, U , Poland, Sweden
nt ub to to ASA, AA, USGS, Geoscience Australia
The availability of the Sentinels hubs is estimated to be satisfactory (availability is defined as the time during which users can search the catalogue and download products from the system as percentage of the duration of one year). Though no target is defined by ESA, over all the hubs achieved an average availability above (which is the target for the availability of the end to end service of S A). The C A ub achieved . (longest interruption of h), the Serv ub achieved . availability (longest interruption of h), the Col ub achieved . (longest interruption of h) and the nt ub was available . of the time (longest interruption of h). n , the trend remained constant e cept for the C A ub, whose availability rose sharply the C A ub achieved . (longest interruption of . h), the Serv ub achieved availability (longest interruption of . h), the Col ub achieved . (longest interruption of . h) and the nt ub was available . of the time (longest interruption of . h) .
inally, the amount of downloaded Copernicus data by final users is a ey indicator of the actual access to Earth observation nowledge. Although no specific target has been defined, the results for 2014 to the beginning of 2017 are satisfactory and aligned with the programme’s ambition to be a world leader in the provision of Earth observation data.
y the end of , a total of nearly million Copernicus products had been downloaded from ESA’s hubs, representing more than P of data . This should be conte tualised with its timeframe, in that it was achieved within and a half years of operations. Moreover, this corresponds to the ramp up phase of the programme as the products catalogue was progressively e panding along with the deployment of the constellation. A large ma ority of the downloads are S products ( million products representing P of data), the use of S increased steadily ( . million products downloaded in for over . P of data), while downloads of S data still represent a fraction of the total at this stage ( . million products downloaded in for appro imately . P of data). owever, it should be noted that S routine data dissemination only started in ctober (with the official release of S A C evel T products on S pre operations hub) and therefore is e pected to increase in share in the coming months.
The large volume of data downloaded creates challenges regarding the management of the networ traffic on the CT infrastructure. y the end of , the average networ traffic was . Gbps, with a steep increase witnessed over the year ( . Gbps in , . Gbps in ). The GEA T networ set up in May to confront this challenge currently routes
ESA, Copernicus Space Component uarterly mplementation eport, ESA, Copernicus Space Component uarterly mplementation eport, , ESA, Copernicus Space Component uarterly mplementation eport, Directorate General for nternal Mar et, ndustry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
nterim e aluation of opernicus inal eport around of the networ traffic 4 he current infrastructure has a ma imum capability of 10 bps but an upgrade is planned in 2017 to double the bandwidth capacity
espite generally good performance of the dissemination infrastructure, users of the Sentinel hubs still face arious challenges
he access to data is complicated and could be simplified or instance the A ub is hard to register to, sometimes discouraging interested users hen consulted on the current problems related to data dissemination, access to opernicus data was cited in the highest share of the cases (score of 2.58/4 to the question “Indicate whether you consider the access to Copernicus data as a problem”) ata transfers are relati ely slow thus limiting the ability to ma e use of large scale data ata transfer is unstable e g not wor ing during daytime in Australia sers can be ery sensiti e to a ailability as the occasional una ailability of data can ha e direct consequences on users’ business, and potentially damage their reputation ndeed, in some cases companies use the A ub to deli er timely monitoring data or instance, in the case of pipeline networ safety, an omission or delay in deli ery greatly detracts from the alue of monitoring ser ices as oil and gas companies ha e high e pectations of data reliability and a ailability eadability of metadata is also identified as an issue for users, particularly if supercomputers are needed to store data oreo er, the format is different from andsat data, re uiring self training for people to use this format oom for impro ement is identified for access to products, in the harmonisation of the catalogue, the access to the products documentation and the accuracy of this documentation Some users percei ed a lac of responsi eness from the helpdes sers would e pect to ha e access to cloud facilities in order to a oid downloading the data n accordance with the opernicus or rogramme , the different ESA hubs share a common isual identity, with similar structure of the homepage and access to the hub owe er, the ariety of channels to access Sentinel data is sometimes percei ed as a duplication of effort, bringing comple ity in the system such as mentioned in the S section abo e . . . . . isse ination o data t rou ast Besides the ESA’s hub, Sentinel marine data and lobal and component products are also disseminated through the EUMETSAT’s mechanism EUMETCast. Based on GEO telecommunication satellites as relays, it is particularly useful to deli er data to different reception stations in Europe and around the world
egistered users of E E ast are mostly institutional users 4 including national institutions, researchers, education purposes and international organisations and pri ate users 4 including commercial actors and pri ate users
larifications should still be made by the different parties European ommission, ESA and E E SA on to what e tent E E ast is part of the opernicus ecosystem ndeed, currently, E E ast is not officially part of the core capabilities of opernicus, yet the mechanism has pro en to be ery effecti e, offering a reliability close to 100 his could complement the e isting infrastructure and widen the scope of dissemination
. . . . . rovision arc ivin and disse ination o contri utin ission data As Sentinels alone cannot pro ide all the types of data rele ant to final users and to the Ser ices products, opernicus ontributing issions are ital to the programme for instance, by pro iding data n addition, from a chronological point of iew ontributing issions data ha e allowed opernicus Ser ices to ic off before the launch of Sentinels
4 ESA, opernicus Space omponent uarterly mplementation eport 4 201 European ommission, Space Strategy sur ey, 201 European ommission, 201 , Anne 1 to the ommission mplementing ecision on the adoption of the 201 opernicus or rogramme 64 Interim e aluation of Copernicus inal eport
roduct and information flows between the CCMs and the Copernicus eligible users are coordinated ia the .
CCMs are either open access missions or under licensing conditions. Through the Copernicus Contributing Mission ata Access icences, the owners are permitted to disseminate secondary datasets on a free, full and open basis. The number of signed licences is quic ly increasing, umping from 258 licences by the end of 2 5 to , 4 licences by the 2 . egarding the data pro iders, partners are currently under licences, which is e actly meets the set target. owe er, se eral aspects could be impro ed in the process
The data requirements for the Copernicus eligible users are gathered in the ata arehouse ( ) requirements reference document. In the frame of its phase (up to 2 2 5), almost , products ha e been made a ailable, and since the beginning of the hase 2, 54, products are a ailable, completed by , products from additional data sets. This collection process for data requirements should be enhanced to address a gap witnessed between the data required by users and the actual use. This gap could be associated with the le el of interaction of the user community which could be increased. It could also be lin ed to the time period of the data procurement (se eral years) which leads to a steady de iation between user needs and CCMs. or instance, data from CCMs should regularly be re assessed, because some missions are still needed while others are not8 . A re iew process is in place between the Commission, Copernicus Ser ices and ESA in order to analyse the data requirement gathering steps, the tools, procedures, operations, user satisfaction and monitoring actions. After the identification requirements and the formulation of the ITT by ESA, participation of non European pro iders is percei ed as a potential issue. In particular, the programme’s o erarching ob ecti e of ma imising socio economic benefits and supporting industry competiti eness would be better supported by gi ing priority to European missions when possible (for instance in a case where performance of the data is similar). egarding the integration of CCMs data with the other data (Sentinels and in situ), some impro ements are e pected on the interactions both between the data pro iders and ESA and between ESA and the users. In a sur ey among users, the combination of Sentinels’ data with other sources of data is mentioned as one of the main problems in the dissemination process with data access (score of 2.5 /4 to the question “Indicate whether you consider the combination with other sources as a problem”)88. The implementation of the IAS platform should support these data e changes.
. . . ective c
The Programme general objective (c) is defined as “fostering the de elopment of a competiti e European space and ser ices industry and ma imising opportunities for European enterprises to de elop and pro ide inno ati e Earth obser ation systems and ser ices”
Certain disconnection with Ser ice establishment ori on2 2 inno ation acti ities and Mar et upta e other acti ities implemented at Attraction of national and pri ate Achie ed to a national le el by Member States in estments toward de elopment good e tent Grants and funding mechanisms not and utilisation of Earth supporti e enough of SMEs / pri ate obser ation data and in estment technologies in ser ices and ac of nowledge and support to applications Copernicus data and ser ices users
. Ser ice establishment, mar et upta e, and attraction of national and pri ate in estments towards the de elopment and utilisation of
8 Inter iews with Contributing Mission owners 88 European Commission, Space Strategy sur ey, 2 irectorate General for Internal Mar et, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
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arth observation data and technologies in services and applications are progressing very well and strongly support the achievement of this objective
Service providers interviewed in the frame of this study e pressed the view that opernicus had a considerable impact on their capacity to innovate and develop services products ompetitiveness of their company with non uropean actors slightly increased during the period The opernicus programme fosters private sector investment in arth observation at a satisfactory level according to responses from downstream companies and offers uropean enterprises opportunities to develop and provide innovative arth observation systems and services
owever all categories of users interviewed highlighted that the e ploitation of opernicus data and products require some investment In this conte t grants and funding mechanisms are levers to support S s with limited financial means et these mechanisms are perceived to be either too limited or too comple to access due to the administrative burden and the resources required to apply
lso as seen in more detail when addressing the coherence of the programme a certain disconnection with ori on innovation activities and other activities implemented at national level by ember States are delaying the achievement of this objective In this sense a greater involvement of ember States at the national and regional development of services and applications and a closer coordination with innovation action would foster improvement
. . . ective e
The Programme general objective (e) is defined as “supporting and contributing to the uropean policies and fostering global initiatives such as SS”
elevant policies concerning environmental protection protection of the citi ens and international cooperation in the management of humanitarian The communication effort at crises international level chieved to a dministrative arrangements on The lin s between opernicus and good e tent data access with the S and SS could be strengthened even ustralia – and potentially with more raine India and several atin opernicus could gain in visibility in merican countries multilateral events and initiatives S frica project orway and Iceland full members of opernicus ontribution to SS S The attainment of this objective is considered as fairly advanced This is consistent with the perception that the opernicus programme is well aligned of with the objectives of uropean Space Policy and more generally with the objectives of other relevant policies concerning environmental protection protection of the citi ens and international cooperation in the management of humanitarian crises urther details are provided in the report in the section assessing the relevance of the programme
s described in section during the evaluation period the opernicus programme established a large number of international cooperation activities including data access agreements data e change with third countries capacity building activities and cooperation in international initiatives
International sta eholders have provided positive feedbac on the cooperation with opernicus and on the support received s an e ample in the frame of the opernicus mergency onitoring Service international partners have voiced satisfaction with the timing and quality of products provided by opernicus (e g during the floods after urricane atthew maps were
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add ess ese iss es ea e e en e f e a e i i n inn a i n a i ns efe se i n ) and an in eased in e en f e e a es in e de isi n a in ess as e as in e dis i i n f da a and d s a e en isa ed f e ne ase f e a e
ee nen s f e e ni s a e n i e e a ie e en f e a e e i es add essin f e needs f e a i s i e en a i n s a es e en and e a i ns f e e ni s nen s ides a ess a a e an i f i a i da a d s and se i es e e e ess n a a e nen s a e n i in a e sa e s anda d a din e e a i ns
e ne se i ns des i e e e ni s se en n i i n e e a effe i eness f a e e a in i e en a i n s a es and a ie e en s d en ed in a e “ e en a i n s a e f a es s)”. This section follows by integrating them with the feed a f e e an a e ies f s a e de s
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a e de ns a i n e is e ed a d e e f sa isfa i n n e nin e isi n f se i es and e e f an e f e n s ed n i ies se i es a e een de ed a e en ein de ed e a e e f in e nside in ei diffe en e e s f a i e e se f e e a a i n e i d is as si nifi an i ed and as e e ed f an ini ia e i d f ada a i n e ne e nan e es a is ed e e ni s e a i n
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The ifferent le el of mat rity of the ser ices lay a role in the erformance of ser ice ro isions an in the e elo ment an comm nication to sta ehol ers of a well efine ro ct ortfolio. s for the ser ice erformance
is al able as it re ces the offer fragmentation for air ality ro cts. t ens res a high a ailability of its website altho gh some concerns were e resse regar ing the ins fficient f n s allocate to it. erformance has e cee e the targets set for its a ailability an ro cts timeliness. This is in line with the ery high satisfaction of sers who e al ate the ser ice at . . rrently howe er commercial sers still re resent a small share of the total a fig re that co l be increase in the f t re. ortfolio is consi ere consistent an coherent with its ob ecti es. The lobal an er ice face iss es in ma ing all its ro cts o erationally a ailable accor ing to the initial sche le e to elays in the la nch of entinel satellites b t co l mitigate the im acts in artic lar by sing ata. The an ro ean component continued to update its products according to users’ needs. No critical roblem of the local com onent occ rre ring the re orting erio . as a relati ely recent ser ice is still in a re o erational hase. owe er the ser ice is alrea y ma ing goo rogress as the n mber of sers o ble between an an has reache abo t . EMS appears to be appropriate to the user’s needs, as 80% of the surveye sers em hasi e consistency of the ro cts with their re est. The ser ice has face iss es regar ing its timeliness b t rogress is constantly being ma e an by the en of of the satellite images were eli ere late com are to at the beginning of the year. The ec rity ser ice is har er to assess with res ect to its ob ecti es as it is more recent than the other ser ices an still lac s in icators to be assesse on. The most mat re er ices i.e. ha e alrea y ro ce a concrete ortfolio an isseminate it to the ario s intereste actors. thers e.g. ha e an online catalog e while the ro cts of the ec rity er ice are istrib te to a restricte comm nity of a thorise sers. ro cts of the less mat re ser ice are still being e elo e an efine . irectorate eneral for nternal ar et n stry ntre rene rshi an s
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Several industrial actors have raised serious concerns over the boundaries of the core services portfolio , stating that in some cases Entrusted Entities seem to be offering products that ould normall be offered b industr . concerted effort is currentl under a b the European ommission to establish the full service portfolio.
imitations mainl consist of t o factors the partial addressing of user specific needs b opernicus data, products and services, and the fragmentation of data offering to the users.
oncerning the , this is perceived as a conse uence both of the established process of user needs identification, and to the rigidit embedded in the process of the definition of ne products ithin the opernicus product portfolio.
ithout uestioning the or done b the opernicus ser orum, user consultation performance so far is perceived to be too open and general, therefore not facilitating the identification of specific user re uirements and needs e.g. emissions, polar ones, ground motion, h drolog of continental ater, cultural heritage, meteorolog , etc. . his is e pected in a programme ith such a vast user base and outreach as opernicus, but nevertheless deserves greater attention in the ne t phase of the programme.
nother important element affecting the satisfaction of specific user needs is the process of . ccording to the consulted sta eholders from Entrusted Entities, the process established b the Entrusted Entities elegation greements is comple and involves man la ers of approvals, dela ing the implementation time. he suggestion emerging from the consultation is to revie this processes to allo for greater fle ibilit and autonom for the Entrusted Entities in defining and implementing ne products.
refer to section . . . . is also considered a factor dela ing the utilisation of opernicus data in Europe. Man channels have been established ithin the programme e.g. via Entrusted Entities, via E eb portal, via ES and E Member States collaborative ground segments . his is considered to be an area of confusion for the users and is perceived as a duplication of effort among different pla ers. urther or is therefore suggested to facilitate access to data ith a larger focus on collaborative ground segments and data distribution at the national level. Similar actions should also support the addressing of user needs and re uirements described in the previous paragraph.
. . . . opernicus t osp ere onitorin ervice MS is providing dail global atmospheric anal ses and forecasts to its users, and thus, as re uested b the Copernicus Regulation Art. 5(a), CAMS gives information on “t e c e ical co position o t e at osp ere on a lo al scale” and thus on air quality. The provision of these anal ses and forecast products is considered to be satisfactor if 0% of the products are delivered on time. n 0 , an average of . % of global atmospheric anal ses and forecast products ere delivered on time b E M . his percentage increased to . % on average in 0 and rose to . % in 0 . Not onl has the target been e ceeded b far, but the timeliness of product delivery has also improved. This greatly “contri utes to t e onitorin o at osp eric co position cli ate varia les” (Copernicus Regulation Art. 5(a)).
opernicus succeeded in reducing fragmentation for global atmospheric services b having a single entit in charge of atmosphere related issues. he availabilit of the MS ebsite is therefore critical for users, as this is the platform through hich air ualit related products can be do nloaded. n 0 , it as considered to be satisfactor if the ebsite as available more than 0% of the time ithout an interruption. he ob ective as completel fulfilled as no such interruption occurred in 0 . uilding on these results, the target as raised to re uire availabilit of the ebsite ithout interruption for % of the time from 0 . E M reported
for the European ommission, 0 , ssessment of the role and participation of the European services industr in the E Earth observation research and innovation actions E M , MS, uarterl mplementation eport, , 0 E M , MS, uarterl mplementation eport, , 0 E M , MS, uarterl mplementation eport, , 0 E M , MS, uarterl mplementation eport, , 0 70 nterim evaluation of Copernicus inal Report that the availa ility oth for CAMS e site as ell as for e ternal e sites serving CAMS information as ell a ove 5 in and in . These results demonstrate that CAMS users ere guaranteed access to the necessary air quality products in the past t o years. o ever, some CM representatives elieve that more funds should e allocated to the Copernicus e site, considering that it is compara le to other e sites of space agencies and international organisations dealing ith space (e.g. AA).
The efficient functioning of the e site as ell as the availa ility of data are e emplified y the gro ing num er of visitors on the CAMS platform. n 5, there ere , visits per month on average of hich a out , ere unique . n , these num ers have more than dou led to an average of ,5 visits per months for , unique ones . n , these num ers further increased ith almost , unique visits for 5, overall visits, due to a pea in e ruary and March, ith most visits assumed to e lin ed to a university specialised in science . Though the num er of overall visits dou led et een 5 and , the ratio of unique and recurring visits remained constant. ased on the last data availa le on visitor’s profile (up to mid ), the ratio of ne visitors for the CAMS e site oscillates regularly around 5 .
An average of . T of CAMS data as do nloaded per month in . This num er varied considera ly during the period (from T during the summer period to T ) ut al ays concurrently ith the num er of visitors.
fficient and timely delivery of products, improving the availa ility and attractiveness of CAMS, helps meet the programme objective of “ onitorin t e art to support t e environ ent”. However, if CAMS is very satisfactory on a European and global scale, the “provision o in or ation or air uality onitorin syste s run at t e local to national scales” as requested y the Regulation Art. 5(a) is more difficult as data resolution is not high enough for this scale.
. . . . opernicus arine nviron ent onitorin ervice According to the Copernicus Regulation, Art 5( ), the marine service is supposed “to provide information on the state and dynamics of physical ocean and marine ecosystems for the glo al ocean and the uropean regional marine areas”. To fulfil this, Mercator Ocean, the entity in charge of the marine service, has developed production centres, namely the Thematic Assem ly Centres (TACs), in charge of o servation data products, and Monitoring and orecasting Centres (M Cs), in charge of analysis and forecast data products. There are four TACs, each dedicated to sea level, ocean and sea ice, ocean colour and in situ. The si M Cs are dedicated to the Arctic cean, altic Sea, orth est Shelf Seas, eria iscay reland Seas, Mediterranean Sea and lac Sea. perations of these centres started in May 5, once the continuity of service et een the pilot project “Horizon 2020 MyOceanFollowOn” and CM MS as ensured, ith the e ception of the lac Sea M C hose operations ere postponed due to political insta ility in the region and therefore started in cto er . uring the period of activity up to April , there ere no ma or incidents either in the production or in the dissemination of products from these centres . Moreover, the do nload systems of CM MS ere availa le .5 of the time on average during the period going from anuary to April 5. These results are important as the continuity of product availa ility is ey to supporting the programme o ective of “monitoring the arth to support the environment”.
n addition to the continuity of the service, timeliness of marine product delivery is essential for the service to e efficient. The service is considered satisfactory if of products are ready for do nload at the planned time. n , the mean percentage of products ready for do nload y target date and time as . in 5 it as . in it as . 5 and in it as . ot only are the results per year far a ove target for the period ut they have also een increasing glo ally. This can e e plained y the fact that the product portfolio has een quite sta le for a long time, ith a recent addition of
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nterim evaluation of Copernicus Final eport wave products in April 20 . There are few areas where products are still intended to be added e.g. coastal areas as they are currently not addressed by the land nor the marine service .
ser applications made from these products concern four main types of activities climate, seasonal and weather forecasting which accounted for of activities from anuary 20 to March 20 marine and coastal environment which made up 2 of activities in this period maritime safety which accounted for 22 of activities and marine resources which accounted for 0. These application sectors are the ones CMEMS is supposed to address according to the Regulation Art. 5(b) “t e arine environ ent onitorin service, which is to provide (…), in support o arine sa ety contri ution to onitorin o aste lo s arine environ ental coastal and polar re ions and o arine resources as ell as eteorolo ical orecastin and cli ate onitorin ”. Moreover, the growing number of CMEMS registered users at the end of 20 , 0 2 at the end of 20 , at the end of 20 and 00 at the end of March 20 2 emphasizes the multiple opportunities of creating applications to help meet the programme objective of “ onitorin t e art to support t e environ ent”. evertheless, CMEMS seems to focus more on academic researchers than private companies indeed, out of the 00 CMEMS registered users in March 20 , appro imately 2 were commercial users , although the interface gives the possibility for any user to download and use marine data and products.
Easy access and user friendliness of the interface as well as ease of search and provision of assistance are ey to attracting users to the platform that will develop the necessary applications to meet the programme objectives. This is a strong asset of CMEMS as their service des is judged to be very efficient. Every user requesting data or assistance is as ed afterwards to score the service from 0 very bad to perfect . The mean grade obtained was . for 2 users ta ing the survey in 20 and 22 in 20 and . in 20 for users ta ing the survey . This highlights the global user satisfaction of the service provided. This can be e plained by the dedicated focus given to the improvement of the marine service by Mercator Ocean. A new version of the service is published every year the last one being version of April 20 and is completed by minor yearly releases e.g. update of the catalogue . ser support is provided during service updates via a specific section of the web portal.
The CMEMS helps support the environment through Earth monitoring effectively through its diversity of products, owing to the variety of production centres, continuous availability of data and constant service improvements,.
. . . . opernicus and onitorin ervice According to the Copernicus egulation Art. c , the land service should “provide in or ation on land use and land cover cryosp ere cli ate c an e and io eop ysical varia les”. iogeophysical variables are covered by the lobal and Service, whose products are however not all fully operational at the end of March 20 , the m ear eal Time T operations delivered out of products and the 00m T out of products . elays in the launch of satellites, notably Sentinel , e plain that some products cannot be delivered as yet. n order to provide the service without Sentinel data, O A data were used. O A was conceived as a gap filler between S OT T and Sentinel . Even if this data is different from the one e pected from Sentinel , product delivery performance of the lobal and Service has been satisfactory. The timeliness of C MS products of the over the period is very satisfactory, for daily products more than is delivered within the day target and for 0 day products more than are delivered within the day target . Combined with the high service continuity website, portal and viewing services available more than of the time each year, e cept in 20 during which the percentage slightly dropped due to the installation of new servers for full resolution viewing , it ensures the effective fulfilment of the C MS mission.
The lobal and Service user community has transformed itself during the reporting period. overnments and university research institutes represented the biggest part of the user community at the beginning of 20 2 and , respectively . However, at the end of March 20 , the proportion of commercial companies in the user community grew and
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he number of u er o nloa ing pro uct from the lobal an component a at the en of about in 5 about in an in . he corre pon ing volume of o nloa ha evolve accor ingl it even triple bet een 5 ( . of pro uct o nloa e ) an ( . of pro uct o nloa e ) an ha alrea reache . in hich are po itive re ult . ro ing u e an intere t in the ervice are e to enabling the creation of lan relate application .
he t o other component of the M (the pan uropean component an the local component) buil on the e perience of the an project that ran from to 5 but ith broa er role . Activitie have been implemente at pan uropean an local component level to en ure continuit ith the an
or the pan uropean component the main activit uring the perio con i te of tarting the proce ing of all erie of pro uct from the reference ear to ar the 5 ( ear) reference ear. hi e clu e R an over ( ) hich onl finali e it reference ear beginning of an ill therefore be up ate later to ar the reference ear . he major erie of pro uct of the pan uropean component being up ate are the igh Re olution la er ( R ). he R up ate to ar the 5 reference ear i ho ever facing ifficultie ue to geometrical hift in the R imager provi e hich impact the ifferent pro uct to variou egree (e.g. le effect on gra lan an ater pro uct more complicate con e uence on mall oo feature ) an re ult in forthcoming ela 5. everthele the M portfolio i con i ere con i tent an coherent an i univer all e cribe a a ucce . hi i empha i e b the fact that the 5 pro uct of the pan uropean component attracte vie for o nloa uring the econ eme ter of . or the local component the main activit uring con i te of the verification improvement enrichment an pro uction of the three main erie of pro uct ( rban Atla atura Riparian one ). he geographical coverage of the rban Atla ( hich provi e pan uropean comparable lan u e an lan cover ata covering a number of unctional rban Area ( A)) a enhance . he rban Atla con i te of A in A in 5 5 in an b en of March reache . hi meant that all the A that houl be achieve b the en of the project ere covere an that the rban Atla a therefore complete. ublic procurement ere prepare one aiming at completing the mappe ata of the Riparian one (R ) for an one for the continuation of the or on atura . urther ervice are being evelope b the A for the local component to re pon to users’ needs: coastal zone monitoring and snow and ice monitoring, currently in efinition pha e . he i pro uct of the local component available on the eb ite attracte a total of vie for 5 o nloa for the econ eme ter of hich are po itive re ult . he ta et out in the lan ervice man ate ere performe lightl lo er than che ule for the lobal an ervice but con i ering the i ue of the ela in the eplo ment of entinel atellite the overall impre ion i po itive.
or the pan uropean component ela have al o been encountere in the up ate of reference map for the ( hich i the mo t o nloa e pan uropean component pro uct) but the ervice ha globall been enhance .
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or t e local com onent, roducts a e een im ro ing o er t e eriod, suc as t e e tension o t e r an tlas t e most downloaded local com onent roduct w ic was carried out wit no critical issues us, t e glo al er ormance o in meeting t e rogramme o ecti e o “ onitorin the rth to s pport the environ ent” is satis actory
opernic s i te h n e ervice ( ) n contrast to ot er ser ices el ing su ort t e en ironment, t e climate c ange ser ice is re o erational, ence t ere a e een di iculties in ul illing t e o ecti es mentioned in t e egulation rt d entirely owe er, in a ery s ort time, t e ser ice set u a lot o tangi le to ics
e ro ision o “in or tion to incre se the now ed e se to s pport d pt tion nd iti tion po icies” (Copernicus Regulation Art. 5(d)) has been enabled through the launch of t e we site eginning o e we site as im ro ed e er since t an s to its we ortal allowing easy access to all in ormation a out de elo ments, rocurements and narrati es rom its launc until end o arc , no ma or ailure occurred on t e we site and a constantly increasing num er o re o erational roducts a e een made a aila le wit good continuity ncreasing le els o interest in t e we site a e een em asized y t e growing num er o isitors n , t ere was an a erage o , isits er mont , o w ic a out , were uni ue in , t ere was an a erage o , isits er mont o w ic a out , were uni ue in , t ere was an a erage o , isits er mont o w ic a out , were uni ue ot igures a e t ere ore dou led during t e eriod
s or t e contri ution o t e climate c ange service “to t e ro ision o ssential limate aria les, climate analyses, ro ections and indicators at tem oral and s atial scales rele ant to ada tation and mitigation strategies or t e arious nion s sectoral and societal ene it areas” wor is underway ontracts or ssential limate aria les s a e een negotiated and awarded at t e end o and t e limate ata tore , w ic will gat er all geo ysical in ormation needed to analyse t e climate c ange indicators in a consistent and armonised way, is de elo ing satis actorily
onsidering t at is not yet o erational, it is still too early to e aluate its o erall performance in meeting the programme objective of “ onitorin the rth to s pport the environ ent”, although pro isional e idence indicates t at er ice as started well
er enc n e ent ervice ( ) s re iously descri ed, t e is com osed o t ree main acti ities: t e o ernicus a ing, t e uro ean lood wareness ystem and t e uro ean orest ire n ormation ystem , w ic toget er are intended to ro ide “in or tion or e er enc response in re tion to di erent t pes o dis sters, inc din eteoro o ic h rds, eoph sic h rds, de i er te nd ccident n de dis sters nd other h nit ri n dis sters” ( o ernicus egulation rt e
or o ernicus a ing, rogress as constantly een made, in articular wit res ect to t e unctuality o t e ma roduction o t e a id a ing com onent, des ite t e num er o a id a ing ser ice acti ations increasing in or in rom e ruary to arc , deli ery times or ma s in ser ice le el was on a erage or re erence ma s, or delineation ma s, or grading ma s and it too on a erage to a e t e irst aila le a ccording to ersion , t e time ta en to deli er newly tas ed, ost e ent imagery is etween ours rom sensing t t e eginning o , almost al o t e satellite images were deli ered late , w ereas y t e end o , only were late us, y recei ing less late ost e ent satellite images, t e ser ice was a le to roduce ma s more ra idly ndeed, deli ery times or ma s in ser ice le el decreased o er t e re orting eriod ased on aut orised user eed ac s on t e a id a ing ser ice rom ril to arc , an a erage o o users sur eyed ound t e ser ice ery satis actory, ound t e ser ice air, ound it oor and ery oor ore t an o sur eyed users also em asized t at t e inal roduct was consistent wit t eir acti ation re uest and t at t e ser ice ro ided ene ited t eir wor ort is currently soug t or im ro ement o t e timeliness or t e satellite data ac uisition t roug not only
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or A , the services ere e ecuted at , for the period 5 to the beginning of . e see that he service gained momentum from the gro ing number of notifications received (in 5, 5 A alerts, A atches and flash flood notifications in , A alerts, A atches and flash flood notifications ). At the end of arch , of the 5 5 registered users, ere active and ere mostl public authorities, research entities and universities from urope .
or , there ere ,5 active users at the end of hich ere mostl government agencies, research centres, universities and private users. ecember , the had do nloaded almost of products . As of April , had mapped , ha of burned area for an estimated total of , . , thus 5 of the total surface .
As a result, the emergency service provides “information for emergency response (…) in relation to meteorological ha ards” through EFAS, “geophysical hazards”, through the Mapping service and “deliberate and accidental man made disasters” through EFFIS and is therefore helping meet the programme’s objective of “monitoring the arth to support the efforts of civil protection and civil securit ”.
ec rit ervice n contrast to the , the securit service is still in pre operational phase, hence there have been difficulties in fulfilling the objectives mentioned in the Regulation Art. 5(f). t should also be noted that the evaluation of the securit service relies on limited documentation as, at the time of riting, the implementation report for the second semester of of R and information about atCen ere not available.
epending on their interest (e.g. border or maritime surveillance), users can turn to one of the entities in charge of the ecurit ervice A, R or atCen.
EMSA’s Copernicus maritime surveillance is composed of three main services fisheries control (operational since eptember ), maritime safet and securit ( hich started operational feasibilit tests in ovember ) and la enforcement (operational since eptember ). he implementation of the Copernicus maritime surveillance service too place according to plan hich is illustrated b the positive results of the satellite product deliver rate. f the products ordered for fisheries services, la enforcement services and maritime safet , and securit services, .5 ere delivered. or the first ear of operation, a deliver rate of as considered satisfactor . A is planning to develop a product portfolio to concretel sho their users ( b the end of ) hat can be done ith their products.
n , A put in place contracts (notabl ith ovabase, rami , C AR ederland and C ) for C ard are and oft are and contracts for atellite icences and ervices (notabl ith eos, Airbus eo and ongsberg atellite ervices) to allo the provision of different elements for the Copernicus aritime urveillance service . he availabilit of all A services, including the Copernicus aritime urveillance as . in for a target of 5 . As of end of , a team of persons as in charge of Copernicus and was supported by EMSA’s Earth observation Team.
ight services are made available b R for the border surveillance securit service coastal monitoring ( ), pre frontier monitoring ( ), reference imager mapping ( ), maritime surveillance of an area of interest arth observation optical service ( ), vessel detection service ( 5), vessel trac ing and reporting service ( ), vessel anomal detection service ( ) and environmental assessment for ris anal sis ( ). hese services cover the activities mentioned in the Copernicus Regulation Art. 5(f).
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uring the first semester of , three staff members supported by one interim employee were in charge of Copernicus at F TE . As of une , S , S and S were fully operational and available on demand, S and S were available on re uest and S provided regular updates on essels of Interest ( oI) . Two Service evel Agreements (S A) were signed in the first semester of one with E SatCen giving access to satellite products (services S S ) and one with EMSA providing satellite images for S and S . nder the S A with E SatCen, Imagery Analysis reports for S and for S were provided in the first semester of . nder the S A with EMSA, for S and for S of the products ordered were delivered in the first semester of . If some delays occurred during service deliveries, it did not affect the level of satisfaction of the service re uestor. According to a survey carried out in uly , . of the border surveillance service users were mostly or completely satisfied with the services provided .
sers of the security service through SatCen are the European Commission, E ternal services of the E , and Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Ministries of efence and are satisfied with the service.
The security service is still in its early stages and its role in the programme’s objective of “ onitorin the rth to s pport the e orts o civi protection nd civi sec rit ”, though defined, is therefore difficult to fully assess.
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The space component is the most advanced element of the programme in terms of deployment, operations and data delivery. It contributes to the achievement of the programme objectives with the provision of high uality data in a continuous and reliable way, and therefore contributes positively to the overall effectiveness of the programme.
rogramme management of the space component was found to be smooth and effective. As e tensively described in section . , there were no major delays in the developments of Sentinels , and satellites. satellites have been initially planned as part of the first batch of Sentinels S A, S A, S A, S , S , S and the S precursor mission. As of April , satellites have been launched, and the first four (S A, S A, S A and S ) are operational as they have passed the In rbit Commissioning eview (I C ). Sentinel , launched in early March , is in the in orbit commissioning phase.
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ut of the flying satellites, have been launched in accordance ith the initial schedule , and The delay for remains limited from to , and has been delayed of about ten months The delays for these launches are associated ith the availability of the launchers oth satellites ere planned to be launched on the ussian oc ot vehicle, mainly for economic reasons The deterioration of the political situation and the impact on the supply chain partly located in raine affected the launch schedule hile as maintained on oc ot, the launchers of and , respectively planned on oc ot and ega, ere s apped in order to mitigate the launch delays ence has been launched on ega hile is no to be launched on oc ot t can be noted that urope is no in a position to move to ards becoming independent ith respect to ussian launchers The launch of on oc ot , originally planned in mid , has been delayed and is no e pected for summer , and the launch of is no planned for the end of instead of mid t is important to eep in mind that such delays are relatively moderate for a space programme of this scale and ith such lifespan urthermore, a delay in the commissioning of a entinel is not critical to the programme s progress and success considering the availability of the contributing missions
ll launches have been successful, and the delays observed ere caused by e ternal factors such as the political tensions bet een ussia and raine ome mitigation measures allo ed these delays such as the s ap of and to be contained
ll entinels are producing high uality and reliable data, hich is very ell received by users They deliver more data than e pected roughly T per day constituting the core element of data provision
The upta e of entinels data by users has been steadily increasing and has e ceeded initial e pectations The number of opernicus pen ccess ub registered users is several orders of magnitude above the e pected , lready more than a petabyte of data is do nloaded each month from the hubs, illustrating the interest of users in opernicus data
o ever, the general perception is that the space segment as focussed upon hich caused the slo er deployment of the ground segment
The light perations egment is responsible for the entinels flight operations satellites monitoring and control , the e ecution of all platform activities and the command of payload schedules t relies on e isting infrastructures of uropean pace perations entre in armstadt and T T This segment as developed ithout any notable issues, and its centralisation is a positive aspect as it improves the efficiency of operations and avoids duplication of effort The ayload ata round egment is a lever for future improvement regarding the access to data e g users interface, fragmentation of channels , the technical performance do nloading speed and the insufficient level of integration of contributing missions data refer to section s e tensively discussed in section , the ne t phase of the programme concerns the improvement of data distribution mprovement of the data access is e pected to increase the overall user upta e of opernicus data and the contribution to the overall programme effectiveness
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verall, the coordination activities of in situ data done by the are satisfactory, as illustrated by the achievements described in section otable achievements include the provision of cross cutting in situ data through ith a threefold increase of the number of users in and the fluent management of partnership agreements ith the providers These achievements, coupled ith the positive feedbac of the ntrusted ntities on the utilisation of in situ data, confirm that the component is supporting the achievement of the programme and contributing to its effectiveness
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nstitutional sta eholders i e European ommission and em er tates representatives) e pressed the feelin of a limited inte ration and utilisation of in situ data in the s stem he esta lishment of the process to coordinate, inte rate, deliver and distri ute in situ data in the opernicus pro ramme is seen as the main issue he tas s dele ated to EEA as the in situ coordinator are to address these issues, ut sta eholders su est dedicatin more effort to the ne t phase of the pro ramme to streamline the process of inte ration of in situ data and focus on the inte ration of more data into the opernicus pro ramme
ndeed, the EEA has faced various issues that are limitin its efficac E em er tates are owners of the vast ma orit of facilities offerin in situ data distri uted all over the territor of the European nion and are therefore the main data providers of the in situ component As such, their role is essential to the sustaina ilit of the in situ component till, the tas of atherin in situ has proved to e comple due to the hetero eneit etween the different providers re ardin the data availa ilit , data qualit or licence conditions
the volumes of in situ data received from em er tates are completel disparate from a tate to another some tates ma e reluctant to freel provide in situ data to opernicus, which the usuall sell to different inds of actors in their countr when data is made availa le, it does not alwa s meet the services requirements his results in a limited inte ration of in situ data, for which the consulted sta eholders have e pressed the need for further investments he development of the in situ component should o hand in hand with the space component in order to facilitate interopera ilit his need for additional investment is however not supported some em er tates
inall , sta eholder consultation has also identified opinions from eneral pu lic on access to in situ data According to the Regulation, “the opernic s in sit co ponent sh provide ccess to in sit d t , servin pri ri the opernic s services”. n line with the e ulation, accordin to the ma orit of consulted sta eholders, the distri ution of in situ data to the eneral pu lic is not perceived as a necessit he priorit should e iven to the support operational services and the provision of related products owever, some service providers require in situ data as it is crucial for the development of most products Access to in situ data is perceived as comple here is currentl no inventor dedicated to in situ data e istin all over Europe, nor wa s to access them for service providers Accordin to interviewees and respondents, it is therefore unclear whether in situ data can e made freel availa le as most in situ data is alread inte rated in the products provided the services and cannot e solel retrieved with ease sers can still lo into the E platform, the European spatial data infrastructure aimed at environmental applications and policies, where some in situ data is to e found owever, the main tar ets of the platform are pu lic authorities and the main aims are related to the environment here are some limitations to pu lic access of some datasets and not all inds of data are availa le oreover, the platform is still ein implemented and therefore the sharin of data is not at its most mature state
opernicus is a new, comple s stem with an e tremel lar e outreach throu h different user communities he eneral level of satisfaction of sta eholders with the management of users’ needs and ali nment with polic priorities is, thus far, hi h oreover, it is e pected to improve with the development of the pro ramme evertheless, industrial sta eholders active in the up and midstream sectors of the value chain e press concerns over the lac of transparenc in the prioritisation of conflictin requirements and the impact these have on the entinels specifications
he pro ramme has esta lished mechanisms to monitor user needs and ensure their adoption as part of opernicus s stem specification evolution oreover, technical ilateral meetin s are or ani ed etween the Entrusted Entities and the European ommission to ensure that the users’ requirements are ta en into consideration he ’ users’ needs, which is toda in the hands of the European ommission nce athered, the needs and requirements are assi ned to E A for the space component onsiderin the variet of user communities and the specific needs of each communit , all e pectations cannot e fulfilled and the various needs must e prioritised ndustrial sta eholders operatin in the upstream and midstream part of the value chain
78 nterim e aluation of o ernicus inal Re ort consider this rocess to e highl critical, es eciall regarding the im acts it can ha e on their acti ities. According to these sta eholders, there is currentl a lac of trans arenc on the action of the uro ean ommission and the wa riorities are managed.
ta eholders with isi ilit on legislation and olicies e.g. em ers of the arliament, o ernicus ommittee and ser forum e ressed shared iews on the alignment of o ernicus actions with olicies. e r r e s ned ur e n r r es nd r de r su r e s s u e en r r es e urren ss n n e s r nd n es en n e r e ner n n nd e e n ern r e r n nd s r. his is alread isi le through the o erational ser ices.
ta eholders rought forward different e am les to su ort these statements. he riorit of nerg nion and limate is well su orted o ernicus, which contri utes to the monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions and remo als from land use, land use change and forestr . Among other concrete results, the A ro ides dail information on solar radiation articularl useful for the lanning of solar energ roduction and the glo al atmos heric com osition monitoring and forecasting constituents such as greenhouse gases car on dio ide and methane , reacti e gases e.g. car on mono ide, o idised nitrogen com ounds, sul hur dio ide , o one and aerosols. he also ro ides se eral indicators useful for iomass roduction or energ infrastructure monitoring e.g. dams , such as the an uro ean le el land co er land use information in the R and o er data, and the igh Resolution a ers on im er ious sealed surfaces e.g. roads and uilt u areas , forested areas, semi natural grasslands, wetlands, and ermanent water odies. he also com lements the high resolution ma ing with the ro ision of coarse resolution roducts on egetation condition e er da s, including the measure of dr matter roducti it , urnt areas, and lo al land co er ma ing at m resolution. urthermore, the su orts oil gas roduction and renewa le marine energ initiati es, including, among others, wind fields at sea for wind farms which are alread o erational at regional sea asins and glo al scale , sea surface currents for tidal ower lants alread o erational at regional and glo al scale , wa e height, directions for tidal and wa e ower lants o erational in at regional and glo al scale , and su surface currents for ower lants site choice and uilding.
As an example of support to Migration, during the refugees’ crisis in Europe in 2015 and 2016, o ernicus dealt with e ol ing national authorities and s re uirements to ro ide imager used to monitor orts and eaches identified R as de arture oints for migrant essels it also hel ed detecting ru er oats lea ing the coast of i a and contri uted to sa ing the life of ersons in cto er .
Another e am le lies in the mergenc anagement er ice, which significantl contri utes to lace as a stronger lo al Actor when dealing with floods e.g. entinel imager of some of the most flooded arts of eru in arch and earl A ril .
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he implementation of opernicus pro ides tangi le enefits, the main of hich eing its open and free data polic creating significant socio economic enefits transactional impact o er E 5 illion , ena led re enues associated to the exploitation of data E 0 million to E 1 0 million on the do nstream mar et for the fe alue chains alread anal sed , supported emplo ment in the upstream industr and the do nstream sector o er 2 ,000 person ears since the eginning of the programme
n the udgetar aspect, the findings are positi e he programme is progressing ell and if the reser e anticipated in the E A elegation Agreement has een largel used, there are still no cost o erruns he programme also limited its use of management reser es he er ices ha e heterogeneous scopes of acti ities and de elopment, ma ing it difficult to interpret the commitments and expenses and to dra conclusions on the efficienc of the ser ice component erall, the actual commitments from the European ommission since 201 closel match the forecasts, and the pa ments of oth the European ommission and the entities are follo ing the commitments ith an offset due to the dela s et een the pa ments occurrences o e er, the a sence of initial forecasts for entities expenses limits the le el of anal sis that can e conducted he space component costs and commitments are elo the initial forecasts it mostl reflects a shift in the implementation schedule for some entinels , et ithout impacting the expected cost at completion n particular, the procurement process is er efficient generating excellent feed ac from E A, European ommission and industrial partners than s to the appropriate distri ution of responsi ilities et een sta eholders ased on their area of expertise At rogramme le el the go ernance is efficient, as the mechanisms esta lished for programming, monitoring, reporting and e aluating opernicus are ade uate to ensure operational and financial accounta ilit o e er, some duplications of efforts are itnessed or instance, duplication is generated ureaucrac and appro al processes of the elegation Agreements, hich should e re or ed to gain in flexi ilit in the future Another example is the dual reporting from E A on and hich should e streamlined to optimise the efforts
In stakeholders’ opinion, all expected benefits of the programme are being achieved, with also unexpected enefits in the educational and outreach acti ities in Europe
enefits of the opernicus programme are descri ed as tangi le Among users there is a high le el of satisfaction concerning the ualit of data made a aila le the opernicus s stem to the end users and the relia ilit of the ser ices he main enefit comes from the fact that the programme pro ides a continuous stream of full, free and open data As alread mentioned, the access to independent Earth ser ation data com ined ith the en d s ns dered e r es ene nd re es su ess s r e r r e
All categories of consulted sta eholders ere in fa our of the open data polic and glo al ser ice co erage, ho e er a minorit of sta eholders among opernicus ommittee and ser orum ha e expressed concern o er the enefits the open data polic and the glo al ser ice co erage has generated to the A A oogle, Apple, ace oo and Ama on and other non E entities his issue is contro ersial as in realit man European users are enefiting from the a aila ilit of opernicus data on these platforms As an example, Ama on e er ices fee cloud displa s entinel 2 data optical data , hich generates a high demand, the access to those data through ESA’s Copernicus Open Access Hub being evaluated as too complicated and slo the users of the Ama on e er ices cloud he demand of opernicus data ithin one ear of a aila ilit on the A cloud as much igger than the demand for andsat data 1 illion after their 1 ear a aila ilit on the cloud1
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In addition, this is also supporting global uptake and utilisation of Copernicus data the demand of Copernicus data within one ear of availabilit on the A S cloud was much bigger than the demand for andsat data billion after their ear availabilit on the cloud
As previously analysed in the assessment of Copernicus’ objective of maximising socio economic benefits, the open polic and high ualit of data have also attracted r e se r n es en s n e de e en ns nd e n es r r ser n Service providers and downstream companies insist on this ke aspect as the data is free, it enables the reduction of costs for the users or example, erranis, a spin off of Airbus geo intelligence, has developed a specific application for wine makers on the basis of Sentinels data the ob ective is to increase the uantit and ualit of the wine harvest he application provides information to end users a few weeks before the harvest so that the can ad ust cultivation methods to improve the ualit of the wine urthermore, E, an Italian compan , developed an application to monitor the stabilit of dam structures and the surrounding areas sing Sentinels data, their techni ue identifies deformation occurring on dam structures, supporting buttresses, surrounding slopes and downstream areas
inall , the free, full and open data polic also contributes to the socio economic benefits as detailed in the previous Effectiveness section In particular, it contributes to the benefits linked to the exploitation of data in the period , estimated between E million and E million for the Earth observation downstream sector for selected sectors Agriculture, orestr , rban onitoring, Insurance, Oil as, Ocean onitoring, Air ualit and enewable Energies As presented earlier in this report, in addition to the impacts of the free and open data polic , the initial spending in the industr resulted in E billion of A in the European econom
ene s ss ed e e en n ern us re s s n n rom a social standpoint, urban products based on Copernicus, for example, provide sound social benefits rban Atlas ensures a H mapping for urban sprawl monitoring of ma or European cities as well as of artificial surfaces e g roads , helping to monitor the various issues linked to the phenomenon rom an environmental standpoint, the development of precision farming applications based on Sentinel data enable farmers to produce food that is both better ualit and less detrimental for human health recision farming services reduce the potential negative impact of agriculture on the environment b enabling a more efficient and appropriate use of inputs he integration of Sentinel data in forestr related pro ects also contributes to the reduction in negative environmental impacts related to several forestr activities such as deforestation, forest degradation or forest fires Indeed, b monitoring and prevention forest fires, the use of Sentinel data contributes to the reduction of the negative impacts on public health that can arise from such issues Copernicus data also boosts sustainable fishing and enables anglers to better target fishing ones hanks to Copernicus, it is now possible to forecast air ualit all over the world
On an international level Copernicus is also r n e e nd r e ur e n n n and in establishing n ern n er n rd un r es eoscience Australia for example uses the Emergenc anagement Service, especiall to monitor floods and hurricanes oreover, through a pro ect mandated b the orld ank, the elgian compan I managed to map all slums in the cit of anila in the hilippines based on the cost effective multi scale approach using Copernicus, in order to estimate the densit of the population he achieved a particularl high level of precision allowing all slums to be identified and classified of the detected slums were pocket slums that had not previousl been identified
here have also been une e ed ene s especiall in the utilisation of Earth Observation data in support of edu n es As an illustration, within the abSpace pro ect funded through H fabspace eu in elgium, rance, Ital , erman , oland, and reece students were tasked with finding services and applications using Copernicus satellite images with the eventual intention of developing start ups In order to do so, challenges proposed b Os or private companies are organised in the universities part of the pro ect, and students have to solve them One ongoing challenge until une consists of measuring the
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ra ing conclusions on the spending and commitments related to the Copernicus service component both regarding budgets from uropean Commission to ntrusted ntities and from ntrusted ntities to suppliers is a challenging process due to the absence of references such as initial financial forecasts
urthermore the amounts involved in the different services vary considerably the commitments by the ervices on the period vary from million for the for instance up to almost million for the C
Although in some specific cases the sta eholders expressed the vie that an increase in resources ould be helpful such cases are exceptional and the overall perception is positive on the si e of the entities’ budgets.
As for the financial investments the vast majority of consulted sta eholders ith direct involvement in the programme has expressed satisfaction ith the amount the invests in the programme his is considered appropriate for the achievement of the objectives and so far proportionate to the generated benefits
he follo ing graph represents the cumulative values of the commitments and payments from the uropean Commission to the entrusted entities as ell as the expenses of the entities As of ecember the commitments by the uropean Commission are in line ith the amounts foreseen in the elegation Agreement he cumulative values sho that the payments by the uropean Commission remain belo the commitments by about million and according to the forecasts both ill no increase approximately at the same pace up to imilarly the spending by the entities remains belo to the budget received on an annual basis mainly reflecting the fact that there could be some delay bet een the transfer of funds and the use of the funds hich can then be recorded the follo ing year
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he s ending e ted to the s e o onent is o i nt ith the fo e sted budget in the e iod in the sense th t the e is no o e s ending t this st ge. u ing the e iod se e o tions bet een budgets en b ed ost t o etion to be ont ined des ite the in usion of ddition ti ities initi not fo eseen.
ESA’s e enses du ing fo the indust i ti ities de e o ent nd o e tion of the s e seg ent d t disse in tion nd t ess ont ibuting issions e hed i ion be o the initi i ion nned. t in ef e ts the o e de e o ent osts i ion inste d of i ion initi fo e sted nd s e seg ent o e tion osts i ion inste d of i ion fo e sted .
i i the o it ents e hed . bi ion e esenting of the tot og e budget fo indust indust i ti ities hi h is e d se u ed.
he o u e ent ode b sed on the o u e ent o d h s o en to be e effi ient nd is e i ted b the in st eho de s u o e n o ission nd indust i i es .
he effi ien of the og e is ge h te ised b the es e t fo the o e ted budgets nd the effi ient use of funds. he th general objective of programme, “ens rin tono o s ccess to e techno o ies or rth o serv tion” di e t e tes to the s ending e ui ed to set u the s e o onent.
he s e o onent e esents the gest sh e of the o e ni us og e osts. he is funded b the u o e n o ission th ough the de eg tion g ee ents signed ith nd
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e interpretation of t ese fig res s o l be con cte it ca tion as bet een an , t e scope of activities manage b ESA n er ent some c anges Some activities ic ere not originall part of t e E ESA elegation Agreement are e pecte to be incl e in t e scope, incl ing
S A ins rance S E E SA s ortfall S fre enc s ift S p la nc ins rance to be confirme e opernic s ata an nformation Access Service AS ese activities are incl e in t e financial planning, since for activities to an since for activit
As a conse ence of t e evol tion of t e scope, a bottom p financial re allocation as propose b ESA in arc e b get re ire for t e a itional activities as temporaril re allocate from ot er b getar ea ings it in t e total envelope
ver t e perio , t e total e penses for t e space component represente a total amo nt of E million, i e E million belo t e initial forecasts, estimate at E million ese e penses incl e bot t e costs for ESA an for E E SA an t e reference for t e initial forecasts is
Regarding ESA’s expenditures, the total for the space component over 2014 amo nts to E million i e E million belo t e initial forecasts , estimate at E million t of t e total e penses, E million covers in strial activities, ic consiste of
E million for t e evelopment of t e space segment E million for t e s stem operation E million for ata issemination activities E million for ata access for contrib ting missions The remaining EUR 100 million correspond to ESA’s remuneration.
e gap bet een t e initial forecasts an t e act al costs is mostl lin e to t e space segment evelopment for ic E million a been spent instea of t e E million initial
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The gap in the development costs can e associated among others to the dela to months in contract signature for the recurrent units and 1 . t should e noted hen considering the development of the Sentinels, that the represent relativel lo ris activities, hich do not face significant ris of over spending. or instance, the development of S1A and S2A under the previous resulted in a cost overrun of less than , and less than 2 for S A1 0. n addition, the current addresses the recurrent units, hich present a lo er ris from a technical point of vie , reducing the ris of udgets overrunning.
or the launch and operation costs, t o main potential reasons for the gap can e identified lin ed to the implementation schedule
The shift in the launch schedule for S p and S2 out of the period under scrutin leads to shifts in the pa ments plan e ond the launch costs, the dela ed launches of the satellites impl lo er operation costs. Regarding EUMETSAT’s expenditures, the total for the space component over 2014 201 amounts to EUR 2 million i.e. EUR 14 million elo the initial forecasts, estimated at EUR 41 million 1 1. These costs correspond to
The operations of the space infrastructure for EUR 12 million The maintenance of the space infrastructure for EUR million The evolution of the space infrastructure for EUR 0.44 million The access to data from for EUR 0.1 million ther activities and costs management, support to procurement and launch, European ommission audit ad ustments, indirect costs for EUR . million The shift in the S A launch schedule remains rather limited and onl represents a minor contri ution to the gap et een forecasted and actual costs. o ever, it is not possi le to conduct a more detailed anal sis of the causes due to the limited access to data.
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espite the lo er level of expenses in 2014 201 , the cost at completion of the programme in the 2014 2021 period remains the same, estimated at EUR illion EUR 1 illion for ESA and EUR 22 million for EUMETSAT
The follo ing figure summarises the commitments and expenses related to the space component ESA and EUMETSAT contri utions com ined The implementation is expected to reach its cruising speed in 201 , hich should progressivel reduce the gap et een the commitments and the costs until 2021
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The elegation Agreement ith the EEA includes also the in situ coordination t as signed at the end of 2014 and as such, the udget delegated to the entit for the in situ component as forecasted from 2014 on ards t should e noted that this elegation Agreement is the continuation of the elegation Agreement for activities The actual commitments from the European ommission to the EEA are in line ith the amounts initiall forecasted in the elegation Agreement
n 2014, commitments to the industries matched actual pa ments for in situ coordination n 201 , commitments ere also almost e ual to pa ments
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According to the EEA, it appears that the Mem er States find it difficult to understand that funding is not availa le for in situ data activities, to support in situ o serving net or s A ma or challenge lies in the fact that opernicus is currentl not foreseen to fund the in situ component, unli e the space component
The management and governance model set out since 2014 is appropriate for the implementation of the tas s defined in the programme mandate The roles and responsi ilities of each of the sta eholders – the ommission, the Entrusted Entities and the industrials – are clear The involvement of a different EU Agenc is not considered a necessit for the continuation of the programme
The set of delegation agreements are efficient tools to implement the tas s set out it the opernicus Regulation related to the services and the infrastructure More flexi ilit in their implementation rules ould ho ever ease ureaucrac and the approval process
There is alread a good level of communication et een sta eholders that are part of the programme governance, nevertheless that could further improve ith more transparenc in the programme decision ma ing process
According to sta eholders, thus far, programme management and governance have ensured a satisfactor level of efficienc and limited duplication of effort in the implementation of the tas s set out in the programme mandate eeping to the udget and respecting the implementation schedule are considered the t o most relevant indicators of a programme in good health This has een achieved despite the initial, and natural, period of adaptation to the ne programme governance esta lished the opernicus Regulation in the transition from the MES to the opernicus programme Since then relationships have improved considera l
uring the evaluation period, the European ommission signed delegation agreements ith the services and infrastructure Entrusted Entities as summarised in the ta le elo The delegation agreements correspond to the nature of opernicus Regulation and are signed in order to esta lish the overnance descri ed ithin
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ureaucracy and the a ro al rocess raises concerns o er the i act it could ha e on the i le entation of syste o erations and ser ice ro ision. n order to aid these acti ities re er e i i i in e e e ion ree en ’ i e en ion ru e es ecially concernin the reallocation of funds within the dele ation a ree ent and the enlar e ent of ser ice roduct ortfolio and a leaner a ro al rocess would e welco e.
The a ority of Entrusted Entities sur eyed consider that there is a ood le el of co unication etween the o ernicus ana e ent and other Entrusted Entities in ter s of syner ies and with the industry. elationshi s with e er tates are also satisfactory and so are relationshi s with the downstrea ser ice ro iders. ta eholders inside the o ernance still ho e to see an increased le el of co unication and coo eration etween the arious actors in ol ed in the ro ra e i le entation and re er r n renc in e eci ion kin roce concernin e n e en o e u e
ta eholders outside of the ro ra e o ernance ha e the erce tion that the ro ra e o ernance is ery well structured with a clear definition of tas s and res onsi ilities and with a solid co unication with other sta eholders. They also e ress a ood le el of satisfaction a out the functionin of the dele ation a ree ent e en if the esta lish ent of the a ree ents was less strai htforward than e ected.
The o ecti e of this section is to descri e the ain tools esta lished for ro ra in onitorin re ortin and e aluatin o ernicus and its co onents. The section is structured followin a to down a roach i ic in the ro ra e o ernance. The section starts with the esta lish ent of the o ernicus o ittee and ser oru the Entrusted Entities dele ation a ree ents the rocure ent oard and ends with the tenderin rocess etween Entrusted Entities and ndustry.
n eneral sta eholders re resentin the different arties in ol ed or i acted y the i le entation of the echanis s ro ided ositi e feed ac . The echanis s esta lished for ro ra in onitorin re ortin and e aluatin o ernicus are considered ade uate to ensure o erational and financial accounta ility
The Euro ean o ission defines clear annual wor ro ra es and has set u the o ernicus o ittee and the o ernicus ser oru which con ene at least e ery uarter. The rocure ent oard esta lished y the E and the Euro ean o ission is a est ractice ena lin the Euro ean o ission to e ercise control o er lar e o ernicus rocure ents. Entrusted Entities are re uired to re are ana e ent docu ents nota ly i le entation lan uarterly le entation e ort nnual i le entation re ort that are ensure o erational and financial accounta ility and a ro riate assess ent of the o erall erfor ance of the ro ra e. The two le el re ortin at E and does howe er du licate so e effort. Entrusted Entities ha e i le ented different a roaches to the tenderin rocess for service provision, generating industry’s concerns about overall transparency and efficiency of the tenderin rocess at ro ra e le el. n the end these echanis s efficiently assess the o erall erfor ance of the o ernicus ro ra e. The echanis s esta lished for ro ra in onitorin re ortin and e aluatin o ernicus are a ro riate es ecially for acti ities that concern the de loy ent hase of the ro ra e.
The o ernicu o i ee i e e o ernicu er oru was also set u in followin the re uire ent of article of the o ernicus e ulation. urin the ast years the o ernicus o ittee indeed con ened at least four ti es a year since to assess the status of the o ernicus ro ra e as su arised in the ta le elow
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dditionally, a precise reporting process as been establis ed in t e delegation agree ents ic co pels t e ntrusted ntities to provide speci ic reporting in or ation, including inancial data, ris analyses and ey er or ance ndicators
ndeed, in accordance it article o t e opernicus egulation, t e services s all i ple ent rigorous uality control syste s and s all provide in or ation about service levels, including availability, reliability, uality and punctuality ac ntrusted ntity is bound to prepare t e ollo ing anage ent docu ents
a e cept or including details o t e operational activities, t e i ple entation p ases, a ti etable or t e contracts, ey per or ance indicators , a description o processes or validation and uality control and a ris anage ent approac a or general in or ation and service products generated by t e ntrusted entity by a to present progress ade in t e i ple entation o t e tas s covering progra atic, tec nical and contractual aspects is s ould include a section on t e use o unds co itted, incurred and paid , a section on t e indicative planning o co it ents and pay ents or, at least, t e ne t t o uarters e cept or , a section on controls c ec s, audits e cept or , and a section on ris anage ent overvie o t e ris s and itigations an it a su ary description o t e per or ance o t e tas s and t e use o unds allocated to it, covering tec nical, sc edule and inancial aspects
uropean o ission, opernicus ervices andboo or elegations ot e plicit or or coordination reasons bet een opernicus services, t e sa e s ould apply e and ercator elegations use t e ter inology isse ination and o unication on ter inology as costs co itted, incurred and paid ercator as co it ents, costs and pay ents as e penditure co itted and paid its costs are in t e e elegation re uires t ree uarters e ercator elegation one year plus ot er conditions, see ore details in t e legal te t at rticle bis 90 nteri evaluation o opernicus inal eport
a , to be prepared by ntrusted ntities a ter co pletion o all tas s under t e delegation agree ent is s ould include t e total a ount o costs incurred, t e total a ount paid by t e ntrusted ntity to its contractors, t e total a ount o costs incurred by t e ntrusted entity or its o n activities or sel consu ption in t e per or ance o t e service or co ponent , t e audits to ic t e ntrusted entity as been sub ect , , etc , t e audits carried out by t e ntrusted entity on its industrial contractors and a list o ntellectual roperty ig ts generated by t e service or co ponent and belonging to t e s discussed in section , t e level o control is, in general, considered appropriate by ntrusted ntities but too rigid or t e operational and service provision p ase ntrusted ntities are in avour o ore responsibilities and decision autono y in t e service deploy ent p ase
s or t e space co ponent, t e ec anis s set up in t e opernicus gree ent and t e opernicus gree ent are co ple ented by t e anual o perations on t e gree ents concluded by t e uropean o ission or t e i ple entation o t e opernicus progra e ntervie ed representatives o all parties , and agree upon consideration t at t ese ec anis s are very e icient n ter s o reporting, sc e es or revie ing issues ont ly video con erences, otline, etc , as ell as t e detailed reports provided by are ade uate e act t at t ere is no use o speci ic ti e s eets or eac tas in is udged to be bene icial by sta e olders, as it elps li ting t e ad inistrative burden
o ever, or t e opernicus space co ponent reporting is done separately or t e activities conducted under t e gree ent and activities conducted under t e opernicus gree ent uarterly tatus eports about , and uarterly ple entation eports or opernicus ic does not allo building a co pre ensive picture or t e entire opernicus space co ponent t see s t at t ere is no added value in aving t o di erent levels o reporting
being t e contracting aut ority e cept or launc ers or ic t e o ission re ains t e contracting aut ority , a as been establis ed enabling t e o ission to be informed and decide on the programme’s procurement activities. e rocure ent oard is unani ously described as a success, by giving a clear decision pat or t e procure ent e ain actor contribution to t e success o t is odel lies in t e appropriate distribution o scopes and responsibilities bet een t e uropean o ission and opernicus procure ents are presented by t e to t e rocure ent oard and, as suc , t e uropean o ission e ercises control over large opernicus procure ents
e uropean o ission anages t e policy i pacts o opernicus and t e governance o t e progra e, ile de ines t e satellites re uire ents, organises studies to prepare t e tec nology, and cooperates it t e uropean o ission to issue relevant s n particular, t e e pertise on level regarding syste s speci ication enables to attract a or industrial players into t e progra e ere ore, t e uropean o ission as t e control over t e unds especially since t e uropean o ission unded gree ent ile can act as t e contracting aut ority or t e in rastructure
ro t e point o vie o t e industry, t e procure ent sc e e is also ell perceived it appropriate interlocutors and luent relations ips it bot uropean o ission and e process o ne s issued or t e procure ent o recurring units is appreciated as it enables original providers to re ain ell positioned i t eir per or ance as been satis actory but also reallocation o responsibility in t e case o non satis ying uality on t e develop ent o t e initial units
uropean o ission and uropean pace gency, ctober , gree ent bet een t e uropean nion, represented by t e uropean o ission, and t e uropean pace gency on t e i ple entation o t e opernicus progra e including t e trans er o o ners ip o entinels opernicus gree ent uropean o ission and , ove ber , gree ent bet een t e uropean nion and t e uropean rganisation or t e ploitation o eteorological atellites uropean o ission, anual o perations on t e gree ents concluded by t e uropean o ission or t e i ple entation o t e opernicus progra e – version irectorate eneral or nternal ar et, ndustry, ntrepreneurs ip and s
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he supp of opernicus ervices and the enab ing service infrastructure is imp emented through tenders issued and managed b the ntrusted ntities. his tendering process supports the dep o ment of the programme and the fu fi ment of its actua ob ectives for instance to disseminate arth observation data and products. ence the eva uation of the efficienc of programme is c ose re ated to the performance of this process.
he tendering process fo o s the ru es defined in the de egation agreements. hus ca s for tender and/or calls for proposals are published on TED (European Commission’s e tendering p atform communicated on opernicus.eu and on the service porta s for each core service. he a ard and eva uation criteria are not uniform the differ not on bet een ntrusted ntities services but a so for different tenders. evera industria actors have e pressed concerns about the visibi it timing eva uation process and though in ver imited cases transparenc of the tenders. though a tenders are pub ished on and presented on opernicus.eu each ntrusted ntit puts for ard different interfaces different submission channe s i.e. on ine vs b mai vs b post different administrative re uirements etc. hi st it is perfect understood that the different entities have historica different s stems in p ace a common procurement p atform ou d be considered a great step to ards increasing the participation of industr .
he main communication channe bet een the ntrusted ntities and industr is estab ished through the corresponding service porta s. n addition ntrusted ntities organise different t pes of information da s such as or shops to present upcoming activities discuss needs and perspectives on service evo ution etc. o ever in most cases the fre uenc and scope of these events and communications seems to fo o an approach rather than a e structured process.
evera ntrusted ntities and industria p a ers a i e have noted the e ecution of informa meetings and communications as an efficient means to engage. o ever this channe is ess accessib e to ne comers in a certain thematic area service s and start ups. t ou d thus be beneficia to proactive communicate service deve opments and opportunities b targeting s in particu ar from ess deve oped countries and everage structures e.g. e a s estab ished under ongoing activities i.e. opernicus ser pta e .
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The ori inal ob ecti es of the Copernicus pro ramme are still rele ant The still match e E political priorities (in particular policies concernin en ironmental protection adaptation to climate chan e securit protection of the citi ens and international cooperation and mana ement of humanitarian crises
Copernicus is also rele ant re ardin European ob ecti es of ro th and emplo ment set out in the European pace polic and in the Europe strate Copernicus fosters inno ation and competiti eness in Earth obser ation technolo ies and applications as set out in ori on
n the frame of the nspire Directi e and the Directi e the Copernicus pen data polic is a necessar pillar to continue implementin e istin and e ol in obli ations related to the use of Earth obser ation data roader E le islations that do not al a s specificall tar et space pro rammes also re uire Copernicus actions (e the in le ar et nitiati e the Common Agricultural Policy, EU’s Artic Policy, and numerous environmental directives).
Copernicus ob ecti es are still appropriate as ell as the main identified user needs o e er not all specific user needs are addressed (e C emissions polar ones round motion h drolo of continental ater cultural herita e meteorolo etc thou h it ill not be possible to satisf all the ariet of user needs the main identified needs ill be addressed in the ne t phase of the pro ramme some of them bein alread under stud
ri inal Copernicus ob ecti es and actions are still ali ned ith e E political priorities in particular ith the policies related to en ironmental protection adaptation to climate chan e securit protection of the citi ens and international cooperation mana ement of humanitarian crises Copernicus is also rele ant re ardin European ob ecti es of ro th and emplo ment set out in the pace trate for Europe and in the Europe strate Copernicus fosters inno ation and competiti eness in Earth obser ation technolo ies and applications as set out in ori on This ali nment can be lin ed to the fact that Copernicus has chan ed its e pected contributions from that of its foundation The pro ramme is no more oriented to ards economic purposes and mar et de elopment
s stated in the preamble of the Copernicus Regulation, Copernicus should “support nion policies in particular relatin to the internal mar et transport en ironment ener ci il protection and ci il securit cooperation ith third countries and humanitarian aid Copernicus should be implemented consistentl ith other rele ant nion instruments and actions in particular ith en ironmental and climate chan e actions and instruments in the field of securit protection of personal data competiti eness and inno ation cohesion research transport competition and international cooperation and ith the European satellite na i ation s stems ( alileo and E ”.
The perception of the consulted sta eholders is that s alread mentioned sta eholders ac no led e that Copernicus contributes to the better implementation of European policies especiall concernin en ironmental protection (e contribution of the C E to the arine no led e adaptation to climate chan e (e contribution of the and onitorin er ice to the tate of the Ener nion adopted in to brin about the transition to a lo carbon secure and competiti e econom securit protection of the citi ens and international cooperation and mana ement of humanitarian crises (e contribution of the ecurit er ice and the E to the refu ee crisis in Europe since or instance throu h the Climate Chan e ser ice
European Commission C T D C E T arine no led e roadmap accompan in the document C C T T E C T T E E E E T T E C C T E E E EC C D C C TTEE D T E C TTEE T E E nno ation in the lue Econom realisin the potential of our seas and oceans for obs and ro th ailable at https //ec europa eu/maritimeaffairs/polic /marine no led e en ( ccessed pril th European Commission tate of the Ener nion ailable at https //ec europa eu/commission/ener union and climate/state ener union en ( ccessed pril th European Commission efu ee crisis in Europe ailable at http //ec europa eu/echo/refu ee crisis en ( ccessed pril th Directorate eneral for nternal ar et ndustr Entrepreneurship and Es
nterim evaluation of Copernicus inal Report the Copernicus programme enables international cooperation, hich is important for environmental issues. t should nevertheless be further promoted in ne countries.
he Copernicus Regulation also stresses that “Copernicus is a programme to be delivered under the Europe strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (the ‘ strategy’). t should benefit a ide range of Union policies and contribute to reaching the ob ectives of the Europe strategy, in particular by developing an effective space policy to provide the tools to address some of the ey global challenges and meet the targets on climate change and energy sustainability. (…) Copernicus should also support the implementation of European space policy and support the gro th of European mar ets for space based data and services. (…) Copernicus should also benefit from the results provided by , established by Regulation EU) o of the European Parliament and of the Council ), in particular through its activities in research and innovation for future Earth observation technologies and applications using remote sensing, airborne and in situ technologies and data to respond to the ma or societal challenges”. ndeed, the Copernicus programme, though still aligned ith its initial ob ectives of the environment and society, has begun to put greater focus on economic oriented purposes and mar et development i.e. its role in the Europe strategy and ori on ).
Consultation of sta eholders ith visibility of EU Policy and egislative activities e pressed the belief that the Copernicus programme is strongly aligned ith the ob ective of the . Upstream companies consulted ithin this mid term evaluation find the global impact of Copernicus on their business activities to be satisfactory ith a positive impact on their competitiveness, notably considering that only small to average investments had to be made by respondents to contribute to Copernicus. Copernicus enabled innovation at a satisfactory level in the respondents’ companies. he brand image and the commercial net or of the respondents’ companies were also reinforced at a satisfactory level. his assessment is reinforced by the opinion of do nstream companies surveyed in the frame of this study, hich consider that the Copernicus programme fosters private sector investment in Earth observation at a satisfactory level. hey e pressed the belief that the programme offers European enterprises opportunities to develop and provide innovative Earth observation systems and services, o ing to the free, full and open data policy. Respondents feel that Copernicus had a considerable impact on their capacity to innovate and develop services products and some influence on employment, as most of them hired ne staff. Competitiveness of their company ith non European actors slightly increased nonetheless respondents ere reminded that Copernicus data are accessible to everyone, including non European firms.
he of ay is the main legislative frame or for the use of space based data in Europe it has the ambition of establishing infrastructure for spatial information to support European environmental policies. Concretely, this means that it aspires to facilitate both the sharing of environmental spatial data among public organisations, and public access to this information . eyond the general ob ective of better protection of the environment, the nspire irective also see s to facilitate decision ma ing, through the access to information for public authorities and citi ens, to facilitate the sharing of information among public authorities, to allo the establishment of better services for citi ens, and to foster economic gro th and ob creation through the development of the geographical data sector and of the activities using geographical data to create ne services. n the period of the conception of the directive, nspire as meant to become a paramount contribution to E .
rom a more analytical point of vie , the of on access to information, public participation in decision ma ing process and access to ustice in environmental matters ratified by the EU) already targeted the data in uestion in the nspire irective. he nspire irective thus does not introduce any ne trends, but rather intends to facilitate and deepen them by resolving technical obstacles, such as the operational conditions of interoperability.
oreover, as stated in the preamble of the Copernicus Regulation, “Copernicus should be implemented in accordance ith the ob ectives of irective EC of the European
European Commission, , irective EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of arch establishing an nfrastructure for patial nformation in the European Community P RE) Convention on access to information, public participation in decision ma ing and access to ustice in environmental matters, done in Aarhus, enmar , on une th . nline Available at http .unece.org fileadmin A env pp documents cep e.pdf Accessed April th ) 94 nterim evaluation of Copernicus inal eport
arliament and of the Council ( ) on the re use of public sector information, in particular transparency. (…) Copernicus data and Copernicus information should be available freely and openly to support the igital genda for urope, as referred to in the Commission Communication of ugust entitled igital genda for urope”. Article 23 of the Copernicus egulation defines the Copernicus data and Copernicus information policy, specifying that “dedicated mission data and Copernicus information shall be made available through Copernicus dissemination platforms, under pre defined technical conditions, on a full, open and free of charge basis”.
inally, a Commission decision endorses the inisterial eclaration in which the members (including the countries and the Commission) reaffirm their support to , in particular through article which reaffirms the s ata haring rinciples which were adopted in the Copernicus regulation.
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he Copernicus pen data policy is a necessary pillar for the implementation of e isting and evolving obligations under the reaties and legislative framewor . ta eholders agree it is the most important ingredient supporting the achievement of the Copernicus programme ob ectives.
he Copernicus programme is not only impacted by policies related to open data, mentioned in the previous paragraph, it is also impacted by the legislations that do not always specifically target space programmes. he following list of legislation is not e haustive, but intends to demonstrate the way in which the broader legislative framewor structures the Copernicus programme.
Commission decision of . . on the eclaration of the roup on arth bservations ( ) to be agreed at the inisterial ummit on ovember in e ico City (C( ) final wC for the uropean Commission, pril , argeted study for assessing the warranty and liability safeguards embedded in the Copernicus data policy for prevention minimi ation of the ris from tort delicts claims against the Commission made by third parties based on grounds of product uality, use misuse, or access lac of access to Copernicus data and information ( raft final report) irectorate eneral for nternal ar et, ndustry, ntrepreneurship and s
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Impact on Regulations Description Copernicus Single Market Initiative Common Agricultural Policy Policy framework at EU level EU’s Arctic Policy Environmental Directives
he g e ar et t at e put for ard by the uropean Commission in 2 is a pac age of multiple policies aiming at deepening the current legislative frame or on the uropean single mar et ith the ambition of creating more opportunities for consumers professionals and businesses of encouraging modernisation and innovation and of ensuring practical benefits for citi ens in their daily lives . he different dispositions of the nitiative cover all sectors of the nternal ar et for goods and services but also can be seen as applying to the issues faced by the spaced based services sector in urope including Copernicus. he igital ingle ar et as part of the ingle ar et nitiative intends to initiate numerous reforms especially regarding intellectual property and personal data ith the common ob ective of supporting the uropean economy. he gr t ra y of the uropean nion introduced in the ome reaty ( ) and e ecuted in 2 is constituted of t o main pillars one dedicated to supporting the mar et the prices and agriculture revenues and the other pillar is dedicated to rural development. Copernicus data are useful to implement this legislation as the uropean Commission uses arth observation imagery to locate and measure areas in hich important crops are observed and to estimate their production. pace based monitoring offers the uropean Commission a ay to adopt a method of measuring agricultural production in all ember tates in a ay that is cost efficient and allo s the Commission to reduce e penditures in a field that is the main focus of spending. n April 2 the published a oint communication that aims at protecting the environment of the region promoting sustainability and of reinforcing international cooperation on the matter. he Copernicus programme supports the EU’s Artic Strategy by providing services of surveillance and monitoring for the region. he uropean nion has been implementing numerous environmental policies. Among these numerous policies the re t e e r e ta a ty t res e t t t e re e t a re e y g e r e ta a age (2 ) used the principle of “the polluter pays” (TFEU) in order to prevent environmental damage. The re t e t e assess e t t e e e ts erta a r ate r e ts t e e r e t (2 ) codifies the nvironmental mpact Assessment irective and its three amendments through the years and defines the process through hich an environmental impact assessment is conducted. he re t e a ess t e r e ta r at (2003), also called “ ”, implements the Aarhus Convention (1998) and thus allows environmental information to be constantly available to the public. inally the re t e er g tegrate t re e t a tr (2 ) aims at preventing and reducing the ris s of chronic pollution. Copernicus has a role to play in their implementation. ndeed hether it is for environmental assessments environmental policy impact assessment or the fostering of free and systematic access to environmental data Copernicus is of paramount importance in providing precise arth observation data.
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The o ectives set out in the Copernicus egulation are still appropriate, as well as the main identified user needs. owever, not all specific user needs are currently addressed (e.g. C 2 emissions, polar ones, ground motion, hydrology of continental water, cultural heritage preservation, meteorology, etc.) they might e addressed in the ne t phase of the programme.
As already descri ed a ove, t e ecti es are a r riate as e as t e ai i e ti ie ser ee s. The main issue is that not all specific user needs are addressed, though these might e addressed in the ne t phase of the programme. To remain relevant to the political priorities, the products delivered y the Copernicus ervices may evolve.
The e e e t cr ss c tti g eas res – for e ample Climate change gathers information from marine, atmosphere and land – should e foreseen. ecurity also includes maritime and order surveillance. The incentive is to deal with all these needs in a more holistic way.
According to sta eholders, the ne t generation of Copernicus should include e issi s, cover the ar egi s es ecia y t e Artic e , and assess i i ersity t r g s i ist re.
ome services might evolve to include applications related to gr ti or y r gy c ti e ta ater i e ri ers a a es. ta eholders in the forestry sector would need S r ace e ecta ce r ct for entinel 2. oreover, as one of its priorities, Copernicus should guarantee long term o servations in the framewor of c i ate c a ge itigati and adaptation activities, according to some em er tates and e ternal sta eholders. pace orne o servations of greenhouse gases in con unction with in situ measurements, in particular, should e included as part of its portfolio181.
The development of new ervices is pro a le, mostly in relation to c t ra eritage reser ati (e.g. archaeology, art, etc.). ete r gy is also an opportunity – as currently meteorological data (not only atmospheric composition) is missing (e.g. forecasts, reanalyses) – ut already fully structured outside Copernicus, so it would e difficult for Copernicus to gain a foothold.
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rga isati a str ct re it i t e is siti e y transverse programme management and to the integration of services’ needs into the space
c erates it E r ea issi irect rate e era s DG CLIMA while they are implementing “Climate adapt” ECHO’s r i ati i ter s c e er e rt er i r e
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As e pressed in the article of the Copernicus egulation t e r e t e er ic s User r U is t a ise t e er ic s ittee by developing areas on an e pert level and preparing those topics for the CC However in the past years there was no real lin between the two fora due to a lac of communication and it resulted in the two bodies doing the same tas s In fact t e s c s r a ecisi s ereas t e U s c s isc ssi s it scie tists he should not be able to ma e any decision the tal s in the should prepare the decisions of the CC he issue has been raised and roles have been clarified ay t ere is a etter ersta i g t e r es t e a U – the now gives advice to the CC – but the relationship between the CC and can still be further strengthened and clarified urveyed members of the also pointed out that there is a ee r c r i ati et ee t e ati a User r s e g oland Italy Germany rance to avoid some duplications of effort
Article of the Copernicus egulation states in its first paragraph that “the Commission shall cooperate with Member tates in order to improve the e change of data and information between them and foster the development of data distribution at regional and local levels. (…) he Commission may adopt by means of implementing acts measures to promote the use of Copernicus data and Copernicus information by Member tates and support their access to the technology and development in Earth Observation uch measures would not have the effect of distorting free competition” ati a regi a a ca i itiati es t ster t e e e e t ata istri ti are i ee ei g e c rage y t e E r ea issi i c se c erati it E EUS a t e er ic s Aca e y or instance in the A ores they started with one small department and they attracted the interest of other departments to consider the use of Copernicus data
Article of the Copernicus egulation goes further by stating “that the Commission shall aim to ensure that the re uired data and information are available to Copernicus he Member tates contributing missions service and in situ infrastructures are essential contributions to Copernicus” he European Commission r s closely with Member States’ Space age cies i e i t e c tri ti g issi s i rastr ct re e g C E for the rench l iades DL for the German erra A A I for the Italian CO MO yMed A certai egree e rt icati is e er e erie ce r t e r isi t e i sit ata he initial principle of the Copernicus programme lies in the fact that entinels data are provided free of charge to Member tates whereas in e change in situ data are provided by the Member tates he in situ component thus relies completely on contributions from the Member tates It appears necessary to create closer relationships with the many national entities through networ s In this respect all national entities that might contribute to the in situ component are currently being identified by the EEA rom the perspective of Member tates there is a lac of visibility on what the data are used for and what are the re uirements of the services EEA tries to ma e visible which services re uire which data by lin ing it with the products they produce In this respect EEA is able to assess what would happen if a networ stops delivering a signal if the data uality would be affected and on which product
he Copernicus Agreement between E and E A facilitated a lot the cooperation between the two entities according to both European Commission and E A Administrative and wor ing arrangements between the European Commission and E A wor well and they have a good wor ing relationship he governance is with the E European Commission whereas E A has technical e perience pecific issues are addressed efficiently through oint tas forces e g ground segment tas force he current agreement however contains potential some areas for improvement
In the delegation agreement it is stated that the ownership of entinels is transferred to the European Commission at lift off It would be more logical if it happened at the time the satellite has been commissioned which would avoid potential complications in case of problems during the in orbit commissioning phase his would though re uire renegotiating the agreement Moreover the transfer of ownership is critical given the fact that E A encompasses non E countries e g wit erland is part of the E A and
Agreement between the European nion represented by the European Commission and the European pace Agency on the implementation of the Copernicus programme including the transfer of ownership of entinels Copernicus Agreement – October Directorate General for Internal Mar et Industry Entrepreneurship and MEs
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thus financed the programme but satellites are no uropean ommission o nership). The Copernicus agreement and ESA’s Earth observation trateg are sometimes not perfectl aligned leading to a duplication of effort in the governance. he is in charge of the contract for the launch ith ussian launchers oc ot but the uropean ommission ould li e to e ercise increased monitoring and control given the e perienced difficulties. ccording to the uropean ommission increasingl re uests tas s hich are not part of the opernicus greement (e.g. insure the satellite) s for relations are eas to manage according to the uropean ommission. he same positive opinion has been e pressed b regarding its relation ith the uropean ommission.
is the operator of entinel in the frame of the ooperation greement bet een and . “Joint operations management plan” as well as technical documentation governs da to da operations. hese mechanisms or ell even if in fe cases had to duplicate actions especiall on the ground segment. considers that there is a ver satisfactor or ing relationship ith but that there is a need to clarif the roles for satellite operations.
n terms of potential enhancements there could be a technical forum here the uropean ommission and the ntrusted ntities ould decide on further technical evolutions.
he uropean ommission and the ntrusted ntities globall or together in a satisfactor manner. ta eholders have especiall highlighted the fact that since the uropean ommission deplo ed initiatives to or closer ith the ntrusted ntities. hough a certain degree of effort duplication is e perienced bet een the uropean ommission and the ntrusted ntities in the implementation of the delegation agreement.
ooperation ith he terms of the delegation agreements have been drafted to monitor entities hich are not part of the institutions. s the is a decentralised institution using for e ample the same budget reporting procedures as the uropean ommission it leads to duplications of efforts and or load. ccording to the the common procedure in place to offer ne products in the frame of the opernicus and onitoring ervice is a good a to ensure that products are not developed randomly through ‘silent’ decision ma ing processes. hough this common procedure lac s some fle ibilit and is uite onerous. ooperation ith he frame or of the delegation agreement ith is fine but some elements ere not initiall clarified hich led to misunderstanding from the t o parts (e.g. service evolution as intended b to be both the improvement of e isting technologies and to offer ne services and products hereas for the uropean ommission it as onl ). s there is a budget for the operational part and for the service evolution part, FRONTEX doesn’t want to use one for the other activit so the delimitation of the service evolution must be clear. considers that reporting needs to be enhanced procedures are too onerous hen there is a ne product or service (multiple re uirements needed at different stage of the procurement). s an illustration of the contracted staff in the ris anal sis unit are dedicated solel to administrative tas s. also cooperates ith the industr and notabl igital lobe and ndra. he former delivers high ualit products hereas the latter falls short of e pected standards (this is due to business e perience and capabilities). ndeed or s ith ember tates hich have ver specific e pectations.
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Cooperation with E SA E SA e pressed that there is a good wor ing relationship with the European Commission, despite the ureaucratic urden of the reporting processes which are considered to e overwhelming The relationship with ESA is e cellent, and is satisfactory with ercator Ocean, FRONTEX, and SatCen Cooperation with E SatCen E SatCen considers there to e a very good relationship with the European Commission, and a constant dialogue with ESA There is a good relationship with FRONTEX and SatCen provides them with data The relationship with the industry is good, as well as the process of the definition of new products Cooperation with EC F The European Commission is guiding oth the political strategic implementation and the technical implementation of the agreement with EC F The relationship with EC F is udged y the European Commission as efficient and professional The reporting is done in an efficient manner Some s are eing defined together with EC F to monitor the activity and complement the Rs There is an operational am iance and EC F already has a European dimension, which is useful The EC F is uite satisfied with the governance of the Copernicus rogramme y the European Commission There is good support coming from the ser Forum Nevertheless, there is no commitment to the future developments of the Copernicus rogramme, which influences the user upta e of the rogramme Contractual aspects are generally time consuming oreover, some pre defined procurement contracts are not clear enough and e tra time is re uired to facilitate the legal paperwor , ut it is an aspect which EC F is accustomed to dealing with Cooperation with ercator Ocean There are regular e changes etween the European Commission and ercator Ocean n addition to the formal reporting mechanisms, the European Commission also interacts with ercator Ocean through regular videoconferences uarterly and at various events
Cooperation etween the Entrusted Entities is considered smooth and satisfactory, even if fairly underdeveloped, in some cases due to the recent declaration of the services Sy er ies betwee the i ere t oper ic s ser ices include for e ample
A emorandum of nderstanding was signed in etween EEA and ESA to set o ectives for the e change of scientific e pertise and technical information etween the agencies, providing the asis for mutual access to data and the promotion of oint activities One new activity concerned the use of Sentinel A satellite data for the and onitoring Service The EEA enefits from this data in many ways, not only for its regular environment reporting, ut also for applications that monitor Europe’s changing ur an environment, the pressures and impacts on a wide range of ha itats, the increasing fragmentation of the European landscape and climate change impacts ercator Ocean also maintains a good wor ing relationship with E ETSAT on marine related issues in particular through the C E S Operational Coordination or ing roup OC There are economies of scale due to oth CA S and C S eing under one Entrusted Entity namely EC F The use the same location, shared people and resources i e oint communication, development, infra, now how ut for these efficiency gains the service would have een much more e pensive Concerning the Security Service, FRONTEX delivers its services to a well defined set of order authorities E SA is a service provider that delivers to specific em er States institutions that deal with specific segments e g fisheries irectorate eneral for nternal ar et, ndustry, Entrepreneurship and S Es
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astl at en pro i es ata to E actors an em er tates engage in e ternal action lot of acti ities are outsource from E to at en he pro ision of pro ucts an ser ices from at en is u ge e cellent E ho e en consi ers that its relationship ith at en coul e use as est practice there is no uplication nor competition an the products and services delivered are “joint coordinated products/services”. Synergies with other Entrusted Entities are still being prototyped, for instance there are some lin s ith the arine ser ice till streamlining of current go ernance oul facilitate ne t programme phases certain egree of effort uplication is e perience et een the European ommission an the Entruste Entities in the implementation of the elegation agreements s a conse uence all ser ices ha e no for e ample a common proce ure prepare the European ommission that efines ho to offer ne pro ucts an ser ices reas for impro ement to foster complementarit et een the opernicus ser ices inclu e
sy er ies betwee the MS a the Sec rity Ser ice he Emergenc anagement ser ice is separate from the ecurit ser ice ut the o erlap a lot hen re uests come o e er it shoul e note that there are internal processes ongoing et een the t o ser ices to istri ute the responsi ilities as properl as possi le an help pre ent these uplication situations a hi her le el o coor i atio betwee the three e tities a e e the pro isio o combi e ser ices s ust pointe out on the ecurit ser ice E FRONTEX and SatCen don’t do the same work but there are uplications sometimes e g to monitor the coastal areas there is a nee to loo oth at the maritime omain an at the lan omain through har ours an eaches or instance as actions in the frame of the EE are confi ential multiple entities can o the same ithout eing a are separation of the a loa ata roun egment for the an onitoring er ice an for arine En ironment onitoring er ice ifferent instances alrea e ist to operate it E an E E he common infrastructure creates constraints on the implementation sche ules n the future E E ill a ress the marine from the eginning i crease coor i atio betwee tr ste tities especially or co cer i comm icatio acti ities he European ommission an E communication acti ities in Europe are consi ere ell esta lishe an pro ucing goo results e en if igger effort shoul e place in international acti ities common strateg shall e esta lishe et een Entruste Entities ith the o ecti e to etter communicate a out opernicus ser ices an foster more user upta e stro er cooperatio amo the tr ste tities with the Member States for hat concerns the e elopment of o nstream mar et an applications at national an regional le el
roce ures an mechanisms put in place to ensure that opernicus cooperation acti ities are coherent ith the policies an acti ities of its sta ehol ers are glo all effecti e e elopment acti ities through the mechanisms of is functional ut closer cooperation ith inno ation processes coul spee up a aptation of opernicus pro ucts to mar et nee s an uil ne capa ilities ore roa l there is a nee for a itional mechanisms to foster inno ation ith a more practical approach to efine research priorities
arious communication an user upta e acti ities ha e een launche the European ommission E an the Entruste Entities since ith a high le el of satisfaction from sta ehol ers ho enefite from these acti ities hough there is a necessit to e pan communication and user uptake activities beyond specialists’ communities.
ori on contri utes to inno ation in the opernicus o nstream sector he E instrument for instance is particularl suita le for entrepreneurs ishing to e elop ne applications ase on space ata inno ation calls are also e tremel useful in financing inno ati e pro ects in relate areas such as ig ata clou computing or Earth o ser ation
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n particular, the work programme includes a series o calls or proposals which are particularly relevant or Copernicus user and market uptake, such as
Call EO ownstream applications that opened with a total budget o million Call EO Earth observation ig ata Shi t which targets the development o big data Earth observation tools e.g. search, visualisation, data analytics, knowledge e traction, animation o user communities, etc. with a total budget o . million Call CO ET to help start ups to enter e isting business incubators or Earth observation with a total budget o million . Since and up to the end o , contracts have been signed out o which were signed in which are related to Copernicus, with applications either relying on Copernicus data or oreseen to contribute to the rogramme. Together they represent an envelope o E R million or the European Commission ma imum contribution. E amples of the largest projects include the “European Research Area for Climate Services” (EUR 25 million funded by the European Commission, about one third of the total cost), “Optimizing and Enhancing the integrated tlantic Ocean Observing system” (EUR 20 million, fully funded by the European Commission) and “Ecopotential: improving future ecosystems benefits through Earth observations” (EUR 15 million, quasi e clusively unded by the European Commission . These projects are ully aligned with the objective o the Copernicus rogramme to support the understanding o our environment. t should be noted that with respect to the overall budget allocated to Space projects o about E R million over , the share o the Copernicus related projects has increased rom in to in and in , re lecting the ramp up o the rogramme along the data availability, Services per ormance and industry awareness. This is however complicated by the act that as o today, budgets are more oriented towards innovation and competitiveness in the downstream sector, and are sometimes disappointing rom the perspective o manu acturing actors who ind ew synergies with their own concerns.
t is recogni ed that ori o is ctio al to eployme t a e ol tio o the oper ic s system. Nevertheless, there is a certain level o dissatis action with the coherence between the needs o Copernicus service re uirements in terms o R and the innovation activities implemented under innovation tools. loser cooperatio with i o atio processes co l spee p a aptatio o oper ic s pro cts to mar et ee s a b il ew capabilities. Current R , however, is considered too slow to incorporate Copernicus services provision re uirements and there is a need or a better coordination with activities.
n this sense, the RC is suggested as a candidate or the coordination support o R project ocused on the prototyping o new service elements. This would allow or better service speci ications, airer competition and eventually new opportunities or S Es i.e. RC presents to industry what it has developed so that companies can bring this to the ne t level o maturity w.r.t technical implementation and market prospects .
ore generally, there is a ee or a itio al mecha isms to oster i o atio , with a more practical approach to de ining research priorities. There should be a more dynamic cycle than the mechanism, or e ample a transition unding mechanism that should be used to enable research community to be involved a ter projects.
European Commission, November , Fostering the uptake o Copernicus Space applications EC, projects list, online vailable at https //data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/cordis projects ccessed pril th EC, ork rogrammes – and , iii, leadership in Enabling and ndustrial Technologies Space irectorate eneral or nternal arket, ndustry, Entrepreneurship and S Es
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Communication and user upta e activities are coordinated at European Commission level European Commission’s communication and user upta e team is composed of appro imately 10 people and is in charge of communication activities aimed at raising a areness through events and user upta e focused on facilitating data access he European Commission launched different activities to inform users and citizens of the possibilities of Copernicus:
n order to boost the promotion at regional and local levels, t o European net or s for Copernicus user upta e, the oper ic s elays and the oper ic s ca emy have been set up At this stage, the role of these ne multipliers on the ground (e g organising a areness activities) are considered very useful he number of participants has greatly increased: 1 Copernicus Relays (over 25 countries including 2 non European) and Copernicus Academy members1 hese activities required only little financial investment as the initiatives are on a voluntary basis, ithout direct financial contribution from the European Commission n recent months, members have been given access to a toolbo facilitating the promotion of opportunities (i e bac ground documents and communication materials) and the upta e of Copernicus (support activities) ore should be invested in these activities to ensure their continuity he final objective of this initiative is to create a bottom layer to support the current Copernicus ecosystem hich must be user driven he oper ic s s pport o ice as set up by the European Commission in October 201 to provide support to the different sta eholders contributing to the promotion of the rogramme at the European, national, regional and local levels n the first months, it has already replied to 500 requests from users1 his helpdes one stop shop has already demonstrated added value in facilitating the coordination of activities, implementing a comprehensive and integrated strategy throughout the Copernicus articipating Countries 00 submissions and 50 inners1 in the oper ic s Masters (organised jointly ith ESA) in the past years his event is judged as satisfactory by do nstream companies, as it helps to stimulate innovation, increasing a areness and provides visibility for start ups 0 start ups1 0 benefited from the first oper ic s ccelerator, a one year coaching programme hich adds value to hat as already provided in the Copernicus asters: the idea is to rely on e isting innovative initiatives and increase their number instead of the European Commission creating its o n 5 or people receive a prize and are follo ed by a mentor that helps them develop their business ositive feedbac as received from all contestants o Sessio s are organised by the European Commission at the request of interested ember States he typical format of an nfo Session consists of a one day dynamic and interactive event targeted to user upta e audiences, namely different segments of the Copernicus value chain, e g intermediate users, such as entrepreneurs and service developers, public users, private users etc he first set of nfo Sessions (from September 201 to une 201 ) ill ta e place in ten ember States Over 1000 people participated to the si nformation and raining session already organised ith ember States nfo sessions or ed very ell and ere e tended ith a ne contract to hich 15 ember States have sho n interest (50 increase in comparison to the previous year) 20 more info sessions are planned for 201 201 1 1 he first oper ic s Mar et eport as published in ovember 201 (2000 physical copies distributed)1 2 5 thematic wor shops ere organised to discuss the future of Copernicus ith users additional thematic or shops are planned
1 Statement of European Commission RO – as of April 201 1 Statement of European Commission RO – as of April 201 1 Statement of European Commission RO – as of April 201 1 0 Statement of European Commission RO – as of April 201 1 1 Statement of European Commission RO – as of April 201 1 2 C for the European Commission, ovember 201 , Copernicus ar et Report Online Available at: http: copernicus eu sites default files library Copernicus ar et Report 11 201 pdf (Accessed: April 22nd 201 ) 104 c s
s s c s s c s s oper ic s s ills pro ramme s c c c s s s s s c s s c s c s s owle e o atio omm ities s c s s s s s c s c s s ss s s s c c s c c s Space s s c c s s c s c s s s s s ey abli ech olo y s c c s s c s s tech olo y brea thro h ata ol mes c s ss s c s c s s s s s c s s s s s s s c c c s c s s s s c s c c s c s ss s c c c s s s c s c c c s s c ss s s c c c s s c s s c s cc ss s s c ss s c s s s s s cc ss s s ss c s c s s c s c s s s c c s s s s ss s c s s s s c s c s s s c s c c c c c ss s c s s c s c c s s c s c s c s cc ss s s c s s s s s c s s ss s c s c c s c s s c s – c s s c s s s s s s s c c c c s s s s c ss s c s s s s s s c s s s s ss s c s c s c s ss s c s s c c ss c s ss s c c s s c s s c s c s ss s s s c c s ss c ss c s s s s s c c s s s c c c s c s s s c s c c c s c s c s s s s c s ESA’s i i la et Symposi m c s s ss s c s pe Scie ce e e t c s s s
ES E S ESA applicatio s act sheets A E E A on the Copernicus space component via ESA’s website in 2014, for 45 in 2015 ESA pp amps E A ESA aware ess wor shops i ew Member States
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As for the Copernicus and onitoring Service, online training (video tutorial), product demonstration (promotional imagery) and user uptake (e.g. draft action plan) were produced in 2016. The publishing of thematic use cases and usage statistics remains a focus. The C S mailing list is used to distribute the latest news on the service, relevant meetings and events, as well as updates on the products. From 2015, when a user registers for product downloads (in DF), he she is added by default to the mailing list. There were 4 people registered to the mailing list in 1 2015, compared to 1, 21 in 1 201 1 .
Communication and user uptake activities however face a certain number of challenges
Copernicus is promoted only in speciali ed area. There are not enough activities oriented towards the general public. There is a need to expand communication and user uptake activities beyond specialists’ communities, by broadcasting more cases and showing more concrete examples to users. As an example, Eurisy is trying to go beyond the space community through its awareness raising actions. They organised thematic conferences related to the lue Economy, to Smart cities, to the Alps, or to ealth with a focus on environmental issues notably linked to air quality and the way space applications can help monitor them. Additionally, users surveyed in the frame of this mid term review pointed out that more information online should be available in different languages. The Copernicus.eu website does not raise adhesion. C S, Copernicus and monitoring service and CA S have the same visual identity (same headers, more or less same categories). E S and C E S have another visual identity, giving the impression that Copernicus is an EU European Commission pro ect. The Copernicus logo is not clearly visible on the C E S homepage. There is no media monitoring (hence no tracking of the number of publications or quotation indexes). ence, the European Commission is not allowed to talk directly to the media and do press releases, which makes it hard to develop communication for the private sector. The administrative limits due to the status of the European Commission are being reached for communication activities and it would make sense to externalise these to a more flexible entity. A solution might be to leave what is new and sensitive to the European Commission and to externalise the rest, especially communication on operational activities to another entity. The Copernicus programme is not promoted enough outside Europe. ore should be done outside Europe (especially in China, the US, the R CS and Africa) to facilitate access to international markets – i.e. beyond EU borders – for European Earth Observation companies in the downstream sector. The European Commission launched a call for proposals under the COS E Cluster nternationalisation rogramme for S Es at the end of 2016. Two specific partnerships have been reserved within this call to promote the internationalisation of European clusters and networks involved in innovative Earth observation products and services. The Commission also intends to facilitate business contacts between European Earth observation companies and potential partners or clients in third country markets by promoting planned brokering, business to business ( 2 ) and cluster to cluster (C2C) events of relevance to Earth observation companies1 . t should however be noted that C E S organised the first User Training workshop outside Europe in 1 201 , during the alieutis fair in Agadir ( orocco), thus reaching towards potential African users.
1 C S, uarterly mplementation Reports, 1 4 2014, 201 1 European Commission, ovember 2016, Fostering the uptake of Copernicus Space applications Directorate General for nternal arket, ndustry, Entrepreneurship and S Es
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opernicus provides added value hen compared to hat could be achieved by single ember tates, for instance ith regards to the centralisation of national data, the management of cross border security initiatives (under the scope of the ecurity service or the ) or the ability to deploy a space segment at such scale.
or issues ith global issues such as the management of global climate change (e.g. related to the ), managing opernicus at level enabled higher visibility ithin international initiatives compared to hat could be achieved my single ember tates. In these initiatives, the image of the uropean nion is reinforced through opernicus, leading to cooperation ith third countries such as the and ustralia.
he development of the space infrastructure in agreement ith ntrusted ntities and the promotion of interoperability of data and systems typically need to be conducted at level to provide the appropriate transversal vision and to ensure more fluent coordination.
action is regarded as providing large added value, especially hen compared ith hat could be achieved at national level. Implementation of tasks at national and regional level might increase considerably duplication of efforts and inefficiency in the programme.
European Union’s support to the Copernicus programme is considered outstanding, especially at political level and for ensuring the appropriate funding and continuity of action. uch investments ould not be achievable at the level of a single ember tates or even at the level of several ember tates.
he opernicus programme facilitates a bigger influence in the ma a eme t o lobal iss es tha s to its s pport to the ll ree a ope ata policy. s an e ample, the acts as a game changer, by providing a single place here all information is available seasonal forecasts (updated 15 days), climate reanalysis and pro ections (long term) and average air temperature maps (monthly). he uropean added value lies in the fact that the service centralises national data and provides information at bigger scale in sectoral applications (e.g. transports, public infrastructure, etc.).
added value is also apparent for the ma a eme t o cross bor er areas that necessitate a multi lateral response from different actors across various ember tates, as it is specifically the case for the ecurity ervice and for the mergency anagement ervice for e ample.
evertheless, for activities concerning the creation of uropean market, development of applications and services, address of small economic gro th a stronger role of the ember tates, under the overarching political guidance of the , is envisaged and believed to be beneficial to the addressing of programme needs and achievement of the ob ectives.
s mentioned earlier, having an labelled programme also contributes to the promotion of the image of uropean nion and at the same time, provides credibility and visibility compared to purely national initiatives, hich help building cooperation ith third countries.
Stakeholders don’t see any possible alternative to implementing the programme under the lead of the uropean nion, especially for all the activities related to the eployme t o the space i rastr ct re and promotio o i teroperability at i ter atio al le el a istrib tio . Indeed, the opernicus space segment infrastructure can also only be deployed and operated at dimension and can only be achieved ith international cooperation capabilities.
onse uently, the rece t ecisio rom the to with raw rom the ropea io hose process started on 2 arch 201 ith the triggering of article 50 of the isbon reaty, might have implications that ill impact the ne t phase of the opernicus programme.
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n this section, key conclusions and recommendations rom the interim evaluation o the Copernicus programme are set out he irst section provides high level overarching conclusions o the assessment o the implementation o the Copernicus programme rom pril to date he second section summarises the assessment o the key evaluation criteria inally, the last section identi ies a number o recommendations to strengthen the e ectiveness, e iciency, relevance, coherence and EU added value o Copernicus
he Copernicus programme can be globally assessed as being on track or success he program is set to achieve the ob ectives set out in the Copernicus egulation, and these objectives are still relevant to current EU political priorities and users’ needs. The implementation o Copernicus provides tangible bene its, the main o hich being the economic impacts i e macro economic transactional impact, enabled revenues on the do nstream, supported employment and the uptake o data and products by institutional and commercial actors – ust over years a ter the irst Sentinel being launched – supported in particular by the ree and open data policy n the budgetary aspect, no signi icant cost overruns have been identi ied n terms o governance, the Copernicus programme is coherent, both internally bet een its various components, and e ternally vis vis o other EU measures ith similar ob ectives EU action is regarded as providing substantial added value, especially hen compared ith hat could be achieved at national level
Copernicus’ main strengths lie in its open and free data policy, its user driven approach through the implementation o its services, based on the deployment o its space component that provides high uality and reliable data Copernicus also signi icantly contributes to the promotion o the image and role o the European Union and in establishing international cooperation ith third countries
ain limitations identi ied so ar re er to data access and data do nload ccessing Sentinels data is not considered as intuitive unless stakeholders are amiliar ith the Earth observation eco system o nloading and processing o Sentinels data is a ma or issue or the Copernicus stakeholders ctions have already been taken to improve this aspect i e the orthcoming S initiative but it is still too soon to evaluate the impact o this mitigation plan
dditionally, there is a lack o a areness o the Copernicus programme and its opportunities among users hich are not Earth observation specialists Copernicus data is used by a variety o types o users, both institutional and commercial, nevertheless a high level o a areness is currently observed almost only in the scienti ic community hough the current user uptake is already substantial, this lack o a areness remains a barrier to the market uptake, and especially to the e panding o the end users base
he assessment o the progress o the rogramme regarding the general ob ectives is that Copernicus is on track, having already almost met ma or e pectations on the autonomy o Europe to provide uality and use ul data, and its e ploitation by a large number o users, in both institutional and commercial purposes b ectives relating to the competitiveness o European industry, the contribution to global initiatives and the ma imisation o socio economic bene its are also on track to be achieved ote that there is potential to e ceed these ob ectives as the service operations have only recently been established
Copernicus services provide a good level o satis action to their users regarding the product relevance yet ith developments to be e pected in the coming years , the timeliness o delivery and the availability o the products his is seen rom the satis action surveys conducted by the Entrusted Entities among their users ecause the services have been created at di erent times and target di erent types o usages, they do not have the same level o development and it is challenging to make comparisons enerally speaking, the more developed services C E S, C S or instance have a consistent and proven port olio o products hile some other services are still in pre operational phase C S, Security and are irectorate eneral or nternal arket, ndustry, Entrepreneurship and S Es
nterim evaluation of Copernicus inal eport still ramping up in their offer and their operational performance. o ever, these less developed services are sho ing signs of improving over time ith respect to their punctuality such as for the CE and their number of registered users such as the C .
side from the effective step up of the different ervices ith time, t o main aspects are still to be focused on, from a transversal point of vie
eedbac from users demonstrate that some of their needs are not currently covered by the service offer. mprovements are e pected to be made both in the re uirements gathering process managed by European Commission, perceived as too general and not specific enough per user, and the process for the definition of ne Copernicus products, perceived as too rigid and not reactive enough.
The fragmentation of the data offering to obtain the products is also an issue as of today, ith multiple channels Entrusted Entities, EU eb portal, ember tates collaborative ground segments…) leading to confusion for the users and to duplication of efforts.
The space component is already at a mature stage, regarding both the space segment and the ground segment. The development of the entinels as achieved ith minimal delays, and the delayed launches ere mainly caused by the geo political tensions bet een U raine and ussia. The space component fully commits to the programme objectives by providing more Earth observation data than e pected T per day ith an unmatched uality. s a conse uence, the user upta e is also above the target defined initially ith over , registered users on ESA’s Open Access hub. As the use of Copernicus data by the institutional, commercial and individual users is a crucial component of the rogramme, the large amounts of data downloaded (already 15 PB since the entry into service of the ESA’s hubs) demonstrate the success of Copernicus. o ever, there is general consensus that the data dissemination system re uires improvement. mong the feedbac , the main concerns deal ith the lac of clarity on the access to data user friendliness of interfaces, and multiplicity of channels , the insufficient performance of the T infrastructure as ell as the non fluent integration of Contributing Missions data with Sentinels’ data.
The in situ component, under coordination of EE , demonstrated positive results over the period, ith several types of operations. The provision of cross cutting data through C has been a success ith a threefold increase in users by the end of and the production of a ider catalogue of datasets. n the meantime, partnership agreements have been ell managed ith the providers. ore challenges arise regarding the provision and integration of data itself. The tas of gathering in situ data has proved to be comple for reasons lin ed to the heterogeneity bet een the different providers regarding the data availability, data uality or licence conditions. n additional benefit of the in situ component ould be lin ed to the availability of data to users other than the Entrusted Entities. This ho ever is not currently implemented and constitutes an improvement to be considered in the ne t phase of the programme.
The collection of user re uirements for the evolution of the different Copernicus components is ell integrated in the programme management processes. Users have the opportunity to raise their concerns through the various helpdes s and uestionnaires on data hubs. They also benefit from the technical bilateral cooperation bet een the European Commission and the Entrusted Entities and bet een the European Commission and the upstream industry. This tas remains challenging considering the ide span of users, both from the research community and the private sector, and of different re uirements to be satisfied. t therefore necessitates a prioritisation e ercise bet een re uirements to consolidate system specification evolution. Evidence of the actual impact of such evolutions, for instance on the specifications for the ne t entinels, is already tangible integration of receivers, instrument, redevelopment of obsolete parts etc. .
The rogramme is also aligned ith the European Commission policy priorities, regarding jobs, gro th and investment, climate and migration. The recent use of Copernicus for the refugee crisis or during natural disasters are e ample of such synergies.
The implementation of the rogramme has been efficient overall, leading to tangible benefits just over years after the launch of the first entinel satellite economic benefits, support to
110 nterim evaluation of Copernicus inal eport scientific nowledge, penetration rate of Copernicus data, contribution to European policies and international initiatives etc.). he financial state of the programme shows that spending is under control (the e pected cost at completion is still e ual to the initial forecasts) while producing results in line with the e pectations. he open data policy is a strong asset for the Programme, stimulating the upta e by the private sector in particular. he si eable socio economic benefits (about E 5. billion of A in the European economy and over , person years of supported obs since the beginning of the programme) are encouraging considering the share of the total investment spent at this stage. Other than the economic impact, Copernicus already has an impact on the image of Europe, as perceived by the sta eholders with an international dimension, supporting the E in creating cooperation with third countries such as Australia or the Philippines.
he heterogeneity between the Copernicus Services in terms of maturity, si e and type of applications ma es a methodical analysis of the budgets volumes, commitments and spending of the Entrusted Entities difficult. Over evaluation period, the European Commission committed E million to the Entrusted Entities in the frame of the implementation of the Copernicus Services, in line with the initial forecasts, and about have been provided to the entities. here are currently no significant issues relating to an insufficient allocated budget or to inefficient spending of the envelope provided to the Services.
he development of the Sentinels did not face significant cost overruns (below 5 ), and the total costs over 1 – 1 are below e pectations, though with no impact on the forecasted cost at completion as it mainly reflects the delayed launch of S5P. Among the successes of the Programme, the procurement scheme for the Space Component, articulated around the EC ESA Procurement Board, has proven to be very efficient. he attribution of the proper scope to each actor (political and financial to the European Commission, technical to ESA) ensured meaningful decisions and smooth relationships between actors. he space component development is hence under control.
he programme management is currently collecting and consolidating users’ needs for the ne t generation of Sentinel satellites. he industrial sta eholders were not completely satisfied with the transparency of the re uirement selection for the first generation of Sentinel sensors. he comple ity of the process should not lead to opacity on the criteria applied to the selection of relevant re uirements. herefore an increased involvement of the manufacturing industry, responsible for implementing the selected re uirements, is encouraged.
he e penditures related to the in situ component, totalling E 1. million over 1 – 1 are in a different order of magnitude to the amounts for the service and space components. his asymmetry is uestioned by Member States but depends on the strategic roadmap for Copernicus, whose budget is tailored to the service and space components and not the in situ data activities. he added value of a financial effort on this component may be worth being evaluated in the ne t phase of the Programme.
he programme management model also wor s efficiently as tas s and responsibilities are appropriately assigned in the current scheme. he regular meetings of the Copernicus Committee are aligned with the egulation, and they have been reported to be useful in eeping the political and operational development on target. he option to rely on a dedicated agency at E level is not identified as a need for the continuation of the programme.
he elegation Agreements are efficient tools for the implementation of egulation tas s. owever, as they generate bureaucratic approval processes, they would benefit from greater fle ibility. he systematic reporting from ESA and the Entrusted Entities every uarter also ensures the ability to regularly monitor the progress of the Programme. his structured approach improves the coherence of reporting, which can still be further standardised, both between the Entrusted Entities and, from one uarter to the ne t.
ith respect to relevance, the analysis loo ed at the original needs and established ob ectives of the Copernicus programme and reviews their relevance to the current technical, legal, and political conte t.
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n re n nd n es to foster the development of data distribution (e.g. CNES’ re en ur ed e ur e n ss n r u s er n r e Copernicus Academy. The European Commission works closely with Member States’ Space en es n ed n e er n n r u n ss ns e er er n de ree e r du n s e er en ed r e r s n e n s u d s e een e er es nd s urren e n r ed under re en ns
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r ne n ed e n ne e s e eur eu r e rs r ne n ed e en essed r e e ner n n n ne e s e eur eu ss n ener un n nd e s e ener un n en essed r e u ee r s s n ur e n ne e e eur eu e re u ee r s s en essed r re e e ur e n r en nd e un n e re use u se r n r n 112 nterim evaluation of Copernicus inal eport positive aspect of the programme. The Copernicus Agreement between E and ESA facilitated the cooperation between the two entities and the administrative and working arrangements between the European Commission and ESA were found to be effective. The current agreement however could be further improved. The same applies to the cooperation with E METSAT.
A certain degree of effort duplication is also e perienced between the European Commission and the entrusted entities in the implementation of the delegation agreements (e.g. reporting processes common procedure to offer new services and products . Cooperation between the entrusted entities is satisfactory though interoperability of the services could be improved to incorporate a cross services approach. According to the perception of the interviewed stakeholders the involvement of another European agency (newly created or already e isting such as the SA would be inappropriate for the programme as the tasks are already assigned to the appropriate entities.
E ternal coherence of the programme was also assessed by mostly focusing on the complementarity and coherence of actions between Copernicus and other European initiatives with similar ob ectives. rocedures and mechanisms put in place to ensure that the cooperation activities of Copernicus are coherent with the policies and activities of its stakeholders are globally effective. Copernicus is pro ected to be a ma or contribution to E SS .
evelopment activities through the mechanisms of is functional but closer cooperation with innovation processes and a shortening of the time frame of the proposal pro ects could speed up adaptation of Copernicus products to market needs and build new capabilities. More broadly there is a need for additional and leaner mechanisms to foster innovation with a more practical approach to define research priorities. These mechanisms would be e pected to be more dynamic than current funding cycles and to enable the research community – being a ma or user of Copernicus – to be involved after the end of pro ects. ndeed only a limited part of the Copernicus assets is currently used by this community which prevents ma or scientific breakthroughs.
arious communication and user uptake activities have been launched by the European Commission ESA and the Entrusted Entities since with a high level of satisfaction from stakeholders who benefited from these activities. owever there is a necessity to e pand communication and user uptake activities beyond specialists’ communities, for instance by broadcasting successful cases beyond the space community or simply ensuring the relevant information is available in national languages.
This interim evaluation also provides a sense of the E added value of the Copernicus programme when compared to the value that would have resulted from Earth bservation programmes initiated at regional or national levels by both public authorities and the private sector. We find that the European Union’s support of the Copernicus programme is considered outstanding especially at a political level. E involvement ensures that the necessary funding and support are provided to continue of operations of such an ambitious program. ssues such as the management of global climate change (e.g. related to the C S benefit from having an E level management which enables higher visibility within international initiatives compared to what could have been achieved by single Member States. or reasons related to financial risk and coordination the development of space infrastructure in agreement with delegated bodies and the promotion of interoperability of data and systems need to be managed at E level.
Agreement between the European nion represented by the European Commission and the European Space Agency on the implementation of the Copernicus programme including the transfer of ownership of Sentinels (Copernicus Agreement – ctober Commission decision of . . on the eclaration of the roup on Earth bservations ( E to be agreed at the E Ministerial Summit on November in Me ico City (C( irectorate eneral for nternal Market ndustry Entrepreneurship and SMEs
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– he combination of entinel data ith other sources, especially ith opernicus ontributin issions, could be impro ed. articular focus should o on ensurin smoother inte ration of opernicus ontributin issions data ith entinel data in the frame of the e olutions. moother inte ration ould not only benefit the opernicus ser ices but also the users downloading Sentinel data from ESA’s hubs.
– n the process of selectin suppliers for contribution missions, there should be a clear and official position of European ommission on the preference for European actors, pro ided that the data is e ually rele ant bet een the suppliers.
– n order to ma imise its amount and ariety, a closer relationship should be established bet een the European ommission and the many national entities that pro ide such data. or instance, there is a lac of a areness of hat the data is used for amon ember tates and the data re uirements of the ser ices may be different to that of the ember tates. reater cohesion could be achie ed by raisin a areness and de elopin net or s.
– Users of other ser ices than opernicus ha e e pressed an interest in in situ data. the t re these sers may be e it rom i sit ata in the de elopment of their products. ccess to this data is currently comple there is no e istin catalo ue and the access to the data re uires ad hoc a reements ith pro iders. he deli ery of in situ data in the frame of opernicus could increase their upta e by institutional and commercial users.
– n the frame of its future e olutions under the scope of the , the ayload ata round e ment infrastructure should be streamlined. he fra mentation of the current infrastructure different centres bet een the er ices and bet een the eo raphical locations creates some duplication of effort and technical comple ity. s the infrastructure as ori inally dri en by the need for redundancy beside eo raphical return , this aspect should be preser ed but ith a better trade off ith efficiency.
– he for the and onitorin er ice and for arine En ironment onitorin er ice ould benefit from bein separated, as the common infrastructure creates constraints on implementation schedules. o different bodies already e ist to operate them E and EU E , demonstratin the de correlation of the acti ities hich should be reflected in the infrastructure.
– s some industrial applications rely on e tensi e historical Earth obser ation data, the data ac uired should be appropriately archi ed, in anticipation of future do nloads.
– he multi channel access to the opernicus products throu h Entrusted Entities, EU eb portal, E , ember tates collaborati e round se ments is confusin for some users. he upta e of opernicus ser ices ould benefit from unified access, offerin a sin le interface for each product.
– ccess to entinel data should also be unified and simplified to a oid multiple channels, hich creates confusion amon the users. his centralisation of entry points should not curb the technical performances of the data access do nloadin speed for instance , and
114 nterim e aluation of o erni us inal e ort therefore should address the user interfa e single lin ommon isual identit et . rather than the a tual infrastru ture whi h ma re uire multi le nodes of distribution.
– onsidering the global geo oliti al situation the onsolidation of the data a ess addressed in e ommendation abo e shall also onsider the se urit as e ts. en data oli shall be maintained it is indeed regarded as one of the strongest oints of the o erni us rogramme ne ertheless ro er me hanisms shall be established to ontrol a ess to data under e e tional ir umstan es e.g. international rises boots on the ground o erations and for restri ted eriods of time. his would be more rele ant for the o ti al and radar imager generated b Sentinel and less rele ant for altimetr and atmos heri om osition data generated b Sentinels and .
– he e olution of the S should lead to im ro ed erforman es in arti ular for the ma imum downloading s eed riti al for users rel ing on bul downloads and for a abilities su h as on line om utation ser i es to ro ess the data.
– o erni us ser i es should e ol e to in lude or e and on a li ations related to ground motion or h drolog of ontinental water su h as ri ers and la es ultural heritage reser ation e.g. ar haeolog art et . and fore asts and reanal ses of meteorologi al data not onl atmos heri om osition . hese de elo ments ma either be a hie ed within e isting ser i es or lead to the de elo ment of new ser i es.
Gathering of users’ needs for Copernicus services and Sentinels
– The process of gathering information on users’ needs should be made more robust a stronger in ol ement of the target ommunities and a more stru tured ro ess would ensure that the e olutions affe ts the widest user base ossible. he feedba gathering ro ess would be more effi ient if the wide ommunities of users ould be re resented at E le el b offi ial re resentati e authorities for the different se tors maritime agri ulture health E E ternal A tion et . . hese entities either alread e isting or to be defined would be able to entralise the re uirements and ma e the e hanges with Earth obser ation e erts more effi ient.
– he ro ess for the sele tion of the re uirements of the ne t Sentinels should be as trans arent as ossible from the Euro ean ommission and ESA.
– A lear interest in this ro ess is er ei ed from the s a e raft manufa turers. he ro ess should be defined in order to ensure both a user fo used a roa h im artialit with regards to the industry’s assets) and also the utilisation of the expertise and e erien e of manufa turers. he reinfor ement of the latter as e t ould be benefi ial to the suitabilit of the ro ess. egular information about the rogress of the sele tion ro ess and o ortunities for the industrial a tors to ro ide their feedba should at least be in luded.
– he hoi es made in the needs gathering ro ess re resent a fra tion of the otential e olutions that an be foreseen b the user base. or instan e as a result of the urrent ro ess a ording to the sta eholders the ne t generation of Sentinels should in lude emissions o er the olar egions assess biodi ersit through soil moisture and guarantee long term obser ations for limate hange mitigation in arti ular on erning greenhouse gases. he Euro ean ommission and ESA should fo us on the reasons and dri ers of the needs e ressed b user ommunities. Se eral means ould be a lied to olle t su h feedba dedi ated information sessions with the user ommunit re resentati es s e ifi fo us during related onferen es ideos osted on o erni us and ESA websites and the ubli ation of short bro hures abstra ts for ea h e olution des ribing the rationale for this hoi e. his ommuni ation would onl be to down for the ur ose of olle ting information. he needs gathering ro ess itself should remain inde endent.
– o alidate the re uirements and ensure suitabilit there ould be a te hni al forum where the Euro ean ommission ESA E E SA and the EEEs would de ide on further te hni al e olutions regarding both the ser i es and the Sentinels.
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– urope should eep orienting its policy to ards the independence of foreign ehicles in its institutional programmes as the conse uences ha e een illustrated through the delays on se eral entinels
Governance structure of the progra e
– The relationship et een the opernicus ommittee ) and the ser orum ) can e further strengthened and clarified The role of the is to ad ise the y de eloping areas on an expert le el and preparing those topics for the
– The success of the procurement scheme ased on the rocurement oard should e promoted as a lesson learnt and a success factor so that it e re applied in other programmes ointly managed et een and the uropean ommission otentially it could also e useful for non space programmes here the uropean ommission entrusts a technical partner to implement ne infrastructure or ser ices
– egarding the reporting schemes the choice of topics indicators metrics and other s presented in the uarterly mplementation eports should e harmonised et een the ntrusted ntities f the specificity of each ser ice should remain reflected in the choice of the indicators the use of a common trans erse set for instance on user upta e ser ice a aila ility timeliness etc ) ould ease the monitoring of the ser ices in the future pecifically the indicators should e defined in order to e long lasting and a aila le e ery uarter The issue of regularity of the indicators and topics from one report to the follo ing one is also applica le to the s
issions scope of ntrusted ntities
– The ecurity ser ice ould enefit from a higher le el of coordination et een the T and at en such that the pro ision of com ined ser ices turn duplication of efforts into synergies The monitoring of coastal areas hich re uires loo ing oth at the maritime domain and at the land domain through har ours and eaches is an example of this
– eyond the internal synergies of the ecurity ser ice synergies ith the mergency ser ice should e exploited as their missions often o erlap hen re uests are made
doption of Copernicus ithin the uropean Co ission
– There has een a considera le upta e of opernicus data y the uropean ommission ut it could e further promoted This could e done through legislation re uiring that only opernicus data is used in the uropean ommission s as soon as the image re uirements fit their needs instead of using other sources of arth o ser ation data
daptation of echanis s
– s exploiting or illing to exploit) opernicus data consider that the administrati e urden of calls is high and is almost as expensi e as the technical implementation The uropean ommission should design more precise calls to clarify and ease the administrati e urden of calls and present them as le ers e en if the proposals are not successful
– ore generally to address the e ol ing needs of opernicus users and arth o ser ation actors there is a need for additional mechanism s) to foster inno ation ith a more practical approach to defining research priorities and a more dynamic cycle than the mechanism or example a transition funding mechanism could e used to ena le the
116 nterim e aluation of opernicus inal eport research community to e in ol ed in pro ects To support user upta e in the coming years this additional mechanism should e deployed ithin the current
– The ne mechanism s) mentioned a o e ould re uire coordination et een the inno ation pro ects and the opernicus ser ices and data users i en its no ledge on arth o ser ation and its experience in pro ects the is suggested as a good candidate for the coordination support of pro ect focused on the prototyping of ne ser ice elements
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– There is a need to expand communication and user upta e acti ities eyond specialists’ communities, by broadcasting more cases, showing concrete examples to users. This ould ena le the potential user ase to e expanded to include the cience community more roadly as ell as do nstream companies dditionally users sur eyed in the frame of this mid term re ie pointed out that more online information should e a aila le in national languages
– s the uropean ommission is not allo ed to tal directly to the media and do press releases hence no trac ing of the num er of pu lications or uotation indexes related to opernicus) it ma es it hard to de elop communication ith the pri ate sector solution might e to lea e ne and sensiti e communication acti ities to the uropean ommission and to externalise communication on operational acti ities to another entity
– urther promotion acti ities should e underta en outside urope especially in hina the the and frica) to facilitate access to international mar ets – i e eyond orders – for uropean arth ser ation companies in the do nstream sector
– n the context of the ithdra ing of the from the uropean nion rexit) there is a need to insist on the dura ility of the opernicus programme in the communication plan
Cooperation on co unication activities
– ncreased coordination et een ntrusted ntities for hat concerns communication acti ities could e eneficial stronger cooperation among the ntrusted ntities ith the em er tates for hat concerns the de elopment of do nstream mar et and applications at national and regional le el could also e eneficial
– Copernicus services websites’ should be harmonised f the and ha e the same isual identity it is not the case for the and hich emphasise more the dimension) side from the isual identity the e sites also ha e different structures and sections undermining the strong uni ue identity of the programme
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The Copernicus uropean arth observation programme is a oint initiative between the uropean nion , its ember tates, and the uropean pace gency , building on and continuing the experience o the previous lobal onitoring or nvironment and ecurity programme.
egulation o o the uropean arliament and o the Council, o pril , known as the “Copernicus Regulation”, is the principal legislative act governing the implementation o the Copernicus programme.
rticle establishes the need or the uropean Commission to provide the uropean arliament and Council, by ecember , a mid term report on the status o Copernicus, and the present mid term review was commissioned or this purpose... The overall ob ective o this report is to provide an evaluation o the results at midterm o the programme, covering the period since its inception in pril until pril based on an extensive literature review and a sta eholder consultation carried out through interviews and surveys.
The evaluation is primarily intended to assess Copernicus’ initial achievements as well as the rogramme s irst ey results and impact, in terms o e iciency, e ectiveness, coherence, relevance, and value added, the ive evaluation criteria set in the etter egulation uidelines
ectiveness To what extent has the Copernicus rogramme been e ective in achieving its ob ectives
iciency To what extent are the costs involved usti ied, given the changes e ects which have been achieved
elevance ow relevant are the Copernicus rogramme ob ectives considering the needs and problems in society
Coherence To what extent is the Copernicus rogramme internally coherent and coherent with other initiatives with similar ob ectives
added value hat is the dded alue o the Copernicus programme
The evaluation covers the status o current user upta e, downstream service development and product distribution across users governance, policy and international cooperation activities.
The evaluation results will be used to in orm the budgetary authority o the uropean arliament and Council and the public in general about the status o the programme, to provide elements to ine tune the measures or a success ul implementation o the programme in the coming years o activity and to identi y the initial lessons learned and dra t recommendations to be considered in the uture Copernicus egulation beyond the current ultiannual inancial ramewor .
n terms o e ectiveness, the assessment o the progress o the Copernicus rogramme regarding its general ob ectives is that Copernicus is on trac , having already met some ma or expectations to support the autonomy o urope in the provision o high uality and use ul data and its exploitation by a large number o users, or both institutional and commercial purposes.
Copernicus services provide a good level o satis action to their users regarding product relevance, timeliness o delivery and the availability o products. ervices have been developed at di erent times and target di erent types o use, they have there ore have reached di erent levels o maturity. enerally spea ing, the more mature services have a consistent and proven port olio o products while some other services are still in pre operational phase and are ramping up in their o er and their operational per ormance.
The implementation o the rogramme has been broadly e icient, yielding tangible bene its two years a ter the launch o the irst entinel satellite. ene its include economic bene its, support to scienti ic nowledge, penetration rate o Copernicus data, contribution to uropean policies and international initiatives.
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The open data policy is a strong asset o the rogramme, stimulating uptake y the private sector in particular The si ea le socio economic ene its already e perienced are encouraging given the share o the total investment actually spent at this stage
The original Copernicus o ectives and actions were ound to e highly relevant to current key political priorities, in particular the policies related to environmental protection, adaptation to climate change, security, protection o citi ens and international cooperation in the management o humanitarian crises
The Copernicus programme has a good level o coherence, internally and with other actions There is good complementarity o the actions o the di erent uropean and national entities in the management o the Copernicus programme and the provision o the services This is illustrated y a good level o cooperation etween the uropean Commission s impacted y Copernicus, even i it could e urther improved Cooperation etween the uropean Commission and em er tates is ostered y the Copernicus Committee and the User Forum. The European Commission is also closely in touch with Member States’ Space agencies involved in the operation o contri uting missions ational, regional and local initiatives to foster the development of data distribution (e.g. CNES’ PEPS) are being effectively encouraged y the uropean Commission e g through its cooperation with R or the Copernicus cademy owever, there is some duplication o e ort in the provision o in situ data, mostly etween em er tates, and this is currently eing addressed
rom the perspective of EU added value, the European Union’s support to the Copernicus programme is considered critical, especially or securing political commitment and or ensuring continuity o unding and activity The response to glo al climate change, or e ample, ene its rom eing organised at the level since this secures greater visi ility and weight in international initiatives The development o space in rastructure along lines agreed with delegated odies and the promotion o interopera ility o data and systems oth clearly need to e managed at level, to pool inancial risks and ensure coordination
verall, the Copernicus programme can e glo ally assessed as eing on track The programme’s achievements are in line with the objectives set out in the Copernicus Regulation, and these objectives are still relevant to current EU political priorities and users’ needs The implementation o Copernicus has provided tangi le ene its n terms o governance, the Copernicus programme is coherent, oth internally etween its various components, and e ternally vis vis other measures with similar o ectives action is regarded as providing considera le added value, a ove what could e achieved at national level
evertheless, some recommendations can e made or the uture o the programme, in the ields o data access and use, the development o the programme, its support to innovation and inally awareness and user uptake
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The evaluation covers the period pril – pril , focusing on the performance of the programme after the implementation of the Copernicus Regulation that entered into force in pril . t covers the progress made in space and ground system deployment, system operations, services provision and downstream mar et development against five evaluation criteria (effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, EU dded alue).
The Copernicus programme has achieved the major milestones set for the evaluation period (deployment of five Sentinel satellites, operation of services and availability of products) with no budget overruns. The open data policy was regarded as a major benefit of the programme and Copernicus was found to be highly relevant to ey EU political priorities. Moreover, implementation of Copernicus provided tangible benefits.
Nevertheless, some aspects of the programme could be improved, in particular integrating access to data from various sources. nvolving targeted communities in specifying the development of Copernicus could also be strengthened, along with support to innovation through better coordination with activities, and finally an enhanced user awareness outside of specialist communities.
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Cette évaluation couvre la période d’avril 2014 à avril 2017 et se concentre sur la performance du programme après l’entrée en vigueur de la R gulation Copernicus en avril . Cette tude permet l’analyse des progrès observés au niveau du déploiement des systèmes spatiaux et terrestres, de leur op ration, de la prestation des services Copernicus ainsi ue du développement du marché downstream à travers cinq critères d’évaluation (efficacit , efficience, pertinence, cohérence et valeur ajoutée de l’UE).
Les étapes importantes du programme, prévues pour la période d’évaluation, ont été franchies avec succ s (d ploiement de cin satellites Sentinel, e ploitation des services et disponibilit des produits), et ce sans dépassement de budget. La politique d’open data est considérée comme un des bénéfices majeurs du programme et Copernicus s’est avéré correspondre parfaitement au priorit s politi ues europ ennes. e plus, la mise en place de Copernicus a permis de g n rer des b n fices conomi ues cons uents.
Toutefois, certains aspects du programme peuvent tre am lior s, en particulier la possibilit de combiner des données d’origines diverses. L’implication de communautés ciblées pourrait galement être renforcée afin d’aider à orienter les évolutions de Copernicus. Le soutien apporté à l’innovation pourrait également être intensifié à travers une meilleure coordination des activités d’H2020 et enfin la sensibilisation des utilisateurs ne faisant pas partie de communautés d’experts pourrait être améliorée.
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ie uswertung betrachtet den eitraum pril bis pril , besonders die eistung des Programms nach der Umset ung der Copernicus Regelung welche im pril in raft getreten ist. Sie umfasst den Fortschritt im Einsat von Raumfahrtsystemen und odenstationen, Systembetrieb, ienstbereitstellung, und Enwic lung von Endanwendungsm r ten gegen f nf uswertungs riterien (Effe tivit t, Effi ien , Relevan , onsisten , EU ertsch pfung).
as Copernicus Programm hat die wichtigsten Meilensteine in dem uswertungs eitraum erreicht (Einsat von f nf Sentinel Satelliten, etrieb von iensten und erf gbar eit von Produ ten) ohne das udget u berschreiten. ie Strategie des offenen aten ugangs wurde als gro er orteil des Programms betrachtet und Copernicus stellte sich als hoch relevant f r Schl sselpriorit ten der EU heraus.
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ennoch nnten einige spe te verbessert werden, insbesondere die ntegration des ugangs u verschiedenen atenquellen.
ie nvolvierung von ielgruppen in der Entwic lung von Copernicus nnte auch verst r t werden, usammen mit Unterst t ung von nnovation durch eine bessere oordinierung mit H2020 tivit ten und let tlich eine verbesserte e anntmachung unter ut ern au erhalb von Expertengruppen.
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he Copernicus European Earth observation programme is a joint initiative between the European Union (EU), its ember tates, and the European pace gency (E ), building on and continuing the experience of the previous lobal onitoring for Environment and ecurity ( E ) programme.
t aims at building a European capacity to deliver services in the environmental and security fields. Copernicus primarily responds to the operational needs of its users – public authorities and companies in their activities in six thematic services (Land, arine, tmosphere, Climate Change, Emergency and ecurity) to support European citizens’ needs. These services support the development of many applications potentially impacting businesses and organi ations in day to day business and operations, and facilitating decision and policy ma ing processes. he Copernicus programme thus provides data and services that support added value products and services in several non space domains, such as agriculture, forestry, urban monitoring and environment.
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egulation (EU) o 77 2014 of the European arliament and of the Council, of pril 2014, called the “Copernicus Regulation”, is the principal legislative act governing the implementation of the Copernicus programme.
rticle 2 establishes the need for the European Commission to provide the European arliament and Council, by ecember 2017, a mid term report on the status of Copernicus, and the present mid term review was commissioned for this purpose. he overall objective of this report is to provide an evaluation of the results at the mid term of the programme, covering the period since its inception in pril 2014 until pril 2017, based on an extensive literature review and a sta eholder consultation carried out through interviews and surveys.
he evaluation is primarily intended to assess Copernicus’ initial achievements as well as the rogramme s first ey results and impact, in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, coherence, relevance, and EU value added, the five evaluation criteria set in the etter egulation uidelines20
(1) Effectiveness o what extent has the Copernicus rogramme been effective in achieving its objectives
(2) Efficiency o what extent are the costs involved justified, given the changes effects which have been achieved
( ) elevance How relevant are the Copernicus rogramme objectives considering the needs and problems in society
(4) Coherence o what extent is the Copernicus rogramme internally coherent and coherent with other initiatives with similar objectives
( ) EU added value hat is the EU dded alue of the Copernicus programme
he evaluation covers the status of current user upta e, downstream service development and product distribution across users governance, policy and international cooperation activities.
he evaluation results will be used (1) to inform the budgetary authority of the EU (European arliament and Council) and the public in general about the status of the programme, (2) to provide elements to fine tune the measures to promote successful implementation of the programme in coming years and ( ) to identify the initial lessons learned and draft recommendations to be considered in the future Copernicus egulation beyond the current ultiannual inancial ramewor (2014 2020).
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The Copernicus programme has three components the space, in situ, and service components. The oper ic s space compo e t includes the procurement, the launch, and the operation o the Sentinel satellites; the operation of the Ground Segment; and the distribution of Sentinels’ and contributing missions’ data. By the end o the evaluation period, ive entinels were in or it and licenses with contri uted missions were signed. sit compo e t data includes o servations rom the ground, sea and air orne sensors as well as geospatial re erence and ancillar data licensed or provided or use in Copernicus.
The oper ic s ser ice compo e t integrates data rom the space and in situ components to o er Copernicus core products tailored to the needs o speci ic end users. ach o the si services is delegated to competent service operators ntrusted ntities that manage the Copernicus services, creating new products and per orming research activities. the end o the evaluation period all services were operational.
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The conclusion rom the assessment o progress in the Copernicus rogramme in relation to its general o ectives is that Copernicus is on trac , having alread met some ma or e pectations to support the autonom o urope in the provision o ualit and use ul data and its e ploitation a large num er o users, or oth institutional and commercial purposes.
Copernicus services provide a good level o satis action to their users regarding product relevance, timeliness o deliver and the availa ilit o products. ervices have een developed at di erent times and target di erent t pes o use the have there ore reached di erent levels o maturit . enerall spea ing, the more mature services have a consistent and proven port olio o products while some other services are still in pre operational phase and are ramping up their o er and their operational per ormance.
The space component, coordinated and T T, is at a mature stage, oth in respect o the space segment and the ground segment. The entinels have een developed and launched with minimal delays. The space component meets the Programme’s objectives, but the data dissemination s stem has room or improvement. The data o ering is ragmented eing provided through multiple channels ntrusted ntities, we portal, em er tates collaborative ground segments…) and this leads to confusion for users and duplication of efforts. The main concerns are lac o clarit a out data access user riendliness o inter aces, and multiplicit o channels , the inade uate per ormance o T in rastructure and the imper ect integration of Contributing Missions data with Sentinels’ data.
The in situ component, coordinated the , demonstrated good results over the period. The provision o cross cutting data through C R has een a success with a three old increase in users the end o and the production o a wider catalogue o datasets. artnership agreements with the providers have een well managed. ome challenges arise regarding the provision and integration o data itsel . The tas o gathering in situ has proved to e comple di erent providers have ver di erent circumstances regarding data availa ilit , data ualit and uantit or licence conditions.
The collection o user re uirements or the development o the di erent Copernicus components is well integrated into the programme management processes. This tas remains challenging given the wide variet o users, oth rom the research communit and the private sector, with di erent re uirements. There is a clear need to prioritise re uirements to consolidate a speci ication or how the s stem should e developed.
mplementation o the rogramme has een roadl e icient, ielding tangi le ene its two ears a ter the launch o the irst entinel satellite. ene its include economic ene its, support to scienti ic nowledge, penetration rate o Copernicus data, contri ution to uropean policies and international initiatives.
The open data polic is a strong asset o the rogramme, stimulating upta e the private sector in particular. The sizea le socio economic ene its alread e perienced are encouraging given the share o the total investment actuall spent at this stage.
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The financial state of the programme shows that spending is under control. ver the three years, the European Commission’s commitments to the Entrusted Entities for implementation of the Services were in line with the initial forecasts; and the development of the Sentinels did not e perience significant cost overruns.
mong the success factors of the Programme, the procurement scheme for the space component, operating through the C S Procurement Board, has proven to be very efficient. The attribution of the appropriate scope to each actor political and financial to the uropean Commission, technical to S ) supported effective decision ma ing and smooth relationships in the process.
The programme management model is also wor ing efficiently as tas s and responsibilities are appropriately assigned in the current scheme e.g. regular meetings of the Copernicus Committee, systematic uarterly reporting from S and the ntrusted ntities to monitor the progress of the Programme, clear elegation greements). hile the elegation greements have proven efficient tools for implementing the egulation tas s, they are associated with bureaucratic and approval processes and would benefit from more fle ibility.
The option to rely on a dedicated agency at level is not deemed necessary for the continuation of the programme.
The original Copernicus objectives and actions were found to be highly relevant to current ey political priorities, in particular the policies related to environmental protection e.g. contribution to Marine nowledge ), adaptation to climate change e.g. contribution to the State of the nergy nion adopted in to bring about the transition to a low carbon, secure and competitive economy ), security, protection of citi ens and international cooperation in the management of humanitarian crises e.g. contribution to the refugee crisis in urope since ).
Copernicus is also relevant to the uropean objectives of growth and employment set out in the uropean Space policy and in the urope strategy e.g. Copernicus fosters innovation and competitiveness in arth observation technologies and applications as set out in ori on ). Copernicus is also relevant to the re uirements for transparency, as well as for freely and openly available information set out in the PS irective and the igital genda for urope e.g. Copernicus data policy based on free, full and open access).
The Copernicus objectives are still appropriate given current user needs, though not all of them are currently addressed e.g. C emissions, polar ones, cultural heritage preservation, meteorology, etc.); they could be considered in the ne t phase of the programme.
The Copernicus programme has a good level of coherence, internally and with other actions. There is good complementarity of the actions of the different uropean and national entities in the management of the Copernicus programme and the provision of the services. This is illustrated by a good level of cooperation between the uropean Commission Gs impacted by Copernicus, even if it could be further improved. Cooperation between the uropean Commission and the Member States is fostered by the Copernicus Committee and the ser Forum. The European Commission is also closely in touch with Member States’ Space agencies involved in the operation of contributing missions. ational, regional and local initiatives to foster the development of data distribution (e.g. CNES’ PEPS) are being effectively encouraged by the uropean Commission e.g. through its cooperation with S or the Copernicus cademy). owever, there is some duplication of effort in the provision of in situ data, mostly between Member States, and this is currently being addressed.
The Commission has established good relationships with the ntrusted ntities that ensure complementarity and limit duplication of efforts. Coordination and cooperation with the ntrusted ntities is well managed and represents a very positive aspect of the programme, but interoperability of services could be improved through a cross services approach. The
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Copernicus greement between E and ES greatly facilitated cooperation between the two entities. t would not be helpful to involve another European agency (newly created or already e isting such as the S ) as the tas s are currently already assigned to appropriate entities.
The complementarity and coherence of Copernicus with other European initiatives that have similar ob ectives are broadly effective, brought about through procedures and mechanisms that ensure that these cooperation activities are consistent with the policies and activities of its sta eholders. n addition, Copernicus is intended to ma e a ma or contribution to E SS .
evelopment activities carried out under programmes are broadly successful, but closer cooperation with innovation processes and a shortening of the time frame for proposals pro ects would accelerate the adaptation of Copernicus products to mar et needs and build new capabilities. More generally, there is a need for additional and leaner mechanisms to foster upta e and innovation by the scientific community, with a more practical approach to define research priorities.
arious communication and user upta e activities have been launched by the European Commission, ES and the Entrusted Entities since , with a high level of satisfaction from sta eholders who benefited from these activities (e.g. Copernicus elays, Copernicus Masters, Copernicus ccelerator, etc.). owever, there is a need to e pand communication and user upta e activities beyond specialist communities.
This criterion represents the added value of implementing the Copernicus programme at E level over and above the value that would have resulted from Earth observation programmes initiated at regional or national levels by public authorities and the private sector. The European Union’s support to the Copernicus programme is considered critical, especially for securing political commitment and for ensuring continuity of funding and activity. The response to global climate change, for e ample, benefits from being organised at the E level since this secures greater visibility and weight in international initiatives. The development of space infrastructure along lines agreed with delegated bodies and the promotion of interoperability of data and systems both clearly need to be managed at E level, to pool financial ris s and ensure coordination.
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The Copernicus programme can be globally assessed as being on track. The programme’s achievements are in line with the ob ectives set out in the Copernicus egulation, and these objectives are still relevant to current EU political priorities and users’ needs. The implementation of Copernicus has provided tangible benefits. n terms of governance, the Copernicus programme is coherent, both internally between its various components, and e ternally vis vis other E measures with similar ob ectives. E action is regarded as providing considerable added value above what could be achieved at national level.
Nevertheless, some recommendations can be made for the future of the programme
ata access a se access to Sentinel data and the integration of various data sources, especially with respect to Copernicus Contributing Missions, could be improved. ithin the Coordinated ata ccess System, particular attention should be paid to smoother integration of Copernicus Contributing Missions data with Sentinel data, in particular in relation to the S evolutions. The S initiative should address the need for a unified and simplified platform for data access. hen it comes to selecting suppliers for contribution missions, there should be a clear and official position of the European Commission to give preference to European actors, provided that they at least match other suppliers in terms of relevance of data. egarding in situ data, it appears necessary to bring about a closer relationship between the European Commission and the many national entities able to provide data, to ma imise the uantity and variety. There is the possibility of improving cohesion through awareness raising and the development of networ s.
e elopme t o oper ic s To ensure the best outcome for the Programme, the process of gathering user re uirements should be made more robust with a stronger involvement of the
greement between the European nion, represented by the European Commission, and the European Space gency on the implementation of the Copernicus programme including the transfer of ownership of Sentinels (Copernicus greement) – ctober Commission decision of . . on the eclaration of the roup on Earth bservations ( E ) to be agreed at the E Ministerial Summit on November in Me ico City (C( ) final irectorate eneral for nternal Mar et, ndustry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
nterim evaluation of Copernicus inal eport targeted communities public authorities and private sector . more structured process ould ensure that developments impact the idest user base possible. egarding access to space, Europe should continue to avoid dependence on foreign vehicles for its institutional programmes, the disadvantage of hich is illustrated by several delayed entinel launches.
S pport to i o atio There is a need for a better coordination bet een the development of services and activities. C could provide coordination support for projects focused on prototyping ne service elements. enerally, there is a need for additional mechanisms to foster innovation, ith a more practical approach to define research priorities. There could potentially be a more dynamic cycle than the mechanism, for e ample a transition funding mechanism that ould enable the research community to be involved after projects have come to an end.
ware ess a ser pta e Communication and user uptake activities need to be e panded beyond specialist communities, by broadcasting use cases to users. This could be done through greater coordination among Entrusted Entities through the establishment of a common strategy ith the objective to better communicate Copernicus services and foster user uptake. tronger a areness of the development of the do nstream market and applications at national and regional level could also be beneficial.
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s highlighted in the main body of the document, the id Term evie of the Copernicus programme resulted in a very satisfactory evaluation of the activities implemented so far, and in a positive outlook for the ne t phase of the programme.
ifferent, but non critical, points of attention have been identified for the ne t phase of the programme, ith the four biggest ones being
The fragmentation of the data offering
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imited a areness about the Copernicus programme outside of specific user community and at international level.
The overlap and resource sharing of the system component deployment and the increasing operational and service provision commitments.
The elements above have been assumed as the starting point for the assessment of the potential involvement of e isting EU gencies in the programme. This, indeed, ould result most beneficial hen it supports the addressing of the programme open issues. T o e isting EU e ecutive gencies have been identified as potential ne comers in the Copernicus programme
The European gency The esearch E ecutive gency E The mission and main tasks of the t o candidate entities can be summarised as
The S is an gency of the European Union established ithin the frame ork of the European E programme. Copernicus and E , composed of alileo and E programmes, are the t o flagship space programmes of the EU. The has been established ith the core tasks to ensure the security accreditation for the E systems ensure the operation of the alileo ecurity onitoring Centre in line ith applicable legislation act as alileo ublic egulated ervice provider contribute to the promotion and marketing of the alileo and E services n addition to these core tasks, the European Commission has delegated other tasks to the including the overall responsibility of the E systems operation and e ploitation, and management of a good share of the navigation related funding of the ori on pace theme. The assists the Commission in achieving the objectives of the esearch ra e or rogra es and the strategies to foster gro th supporting research and innovation by implementing parts of the ori on and rame ork rogrammes. The ea started its activities in running parts of the th rame ork rogramme for esearch and Technological evelopment . tarting , in addition to the rojects, E manages scientific projects funded under the follo ing sections of the ori on programme E cellent science ndustrial leadership ocietal challenges Cross cutting themes
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s ell as managing programmes itself, the E provides administrative and logistic support to other Commission departments managing and . n order to evaluate their potential involvement in the Copernicus programme, the t o entities have been analysed against an evaluation frame ork measuring their e perience in different e pertise relevant to address the points of attention described above
E perience in the Earth observation sector ervice programme management ervice provision anagement of funds esearch nnovation activities o nstream development and market uptake Management of users ‘requirements areness and communication Combination of perience in the arth o servation sector, Service progra e anage ent, and Service provision e pertise can result useful in the management of the operational and service provision phase overlapping ith the tail of the system component deployment.
E pertise in the management of funds and in research innovation activities ould support addressing the issue of the limited fle ibility of the tools available under for E. The gency ould support and provide guidance to the Es interested in accessing funds and grants.
ddressing the data offering fragmentation and user uptake ould benefit from do nstrea ar et upta e and management of user’s requirement e pertise. n this sense the gency should assume a support role, helping potential ne users in bro sing the data offering and seeking for the data product services that best fit their re uirements.
E pertise in a areness creation and communication activities ould support the creation of a areness both in Europe and on the international scene.
The level of e pertise of the t o agencies is evaluated against a ualitative scale of five different grades going from “To a small extent” (used when the evaluated entity has no mention of the specific activity in its mandate) to “To a very large extent” (used when the mandate includes the very same activity even if in a different conte t . ntermediate grades indicated different combinations of the t o cases as described in the follo ing paragraphs. The table belo summarises the result of this analysis, ith more details provided in the follo ing paragraph dedicated to each of the e pertise.
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perie ce i the arth obser atio sector oth gen ies s ores very low for this ex ertise The is fo used on the avigation domain and has no dire t ex erien e in the arth o servation domain o erates ross utting through different domains a ording to the managed ro e t t annot e ex luded that some of the managed ro e ts relates to the domain nevertheless this does not qualify the agen y as an ex ert perie ce i i strial pro ramme ma a eme t The has a dire t ex erien e in the management of large s a e industrial rogramme n arti ular the uro ean ommission has delegated to the the overall res onsi ility of the system o erations and ex loitation lus the overar hing res onsi ility for the system de loyment and refur ishment whi h is in turn delegated to the uro ean a e gen y y means of a wor ing agreement o su h ex ertise is availa le at perie ce i ser ice pro isio The already o erates as a servi e rovider although fo used on the domain eing the rovision of the u li egulated ervi es one of the ore tas s of the gen y the highest s ore is assigned o su h ex ertise is availa le at perie ce i the ma a eme t o i oth gen ies s ore very high when it omes to the management of funding The indeed has the delegated res onsi ility for the management of art of navigation related funds of ori on while management of funding and ro e t is one of the ore tas s of the n ire torate eneral for nternal Mar et ndustry ntre reneurshi and M s
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the im lementation of their res e tive tas oth gen ies have extensive onta t with M and ould lay an im ortant su ort role in the utilisation of the availa le tools esearch o atio acti ities s for resear h and innovation these an e onsidered as ore elements of the a tivities ex erien e is mostly limited to the management of innovation and resear h grants des ri ed in the revious aragra h perie ce i ow stream e elopme t a mar et pta e ith the develo ment of the downstream and mar et u ta e as one of its ore tas s the resents a very high s ore for this ex ertise o similar ex erien e is shown y the ser re ireme ts esta lishing lose onta ts with otential users of the systems with a view to olle ting information on their needs is one of the ore tas s while no similar tas is resent in the mandate ware ess omm icatio acti ities similarly to what des ri ed for the ser requirement wareness ommuni ation a tivities are art of the ore tas s of the not of the The ta le a ove indi ates that the des ite the la or very limited ex erien e in the arth o servation se tor is a very flexi le andidate otentially overing management of rogramme a tivities (e g system ex loitation) management of a tivities develo ment of downstream and mar et u ta e and reation of awareness among users The involvement of the would e more fo used on addressing the issue of an in reased utilisation of the availa le resear h and develo ment tools y M
t is im ortant to note that not all sta eholders see the need of a new a tor es e ially if the alan e of the governan e s heme is im a ted onsulted sta eholders dire tly engaged in the rogramme governan e do not envisage a hange in the urrent governan e n their o inion the governan e s heme esta lished in the o erni us regulation has ta en some time to sta ili e and is now rodu ing the ex e ted results in terms of effi ien y effe tiveness and oheren e The addition of a new governan e layer ould desta ili e the urrent governan e and require a onsidera le amount of time to find a new equili rium oint owever some sta eholders from the u stream art of the value hain (s a e manufa turers ontri uting mission owners s a e data roviders) are in favour of involving in the rogramme odies addressing sectoral use (e.g. health, fisheries, agriculture, digital infrastructure…). On the downstream side of the value hain the ma ority of downstream om anies that res onded to the survey have no o inion on whether other uro ean gen ies should e involved in the o erni us rogramme
rom the analysis a ove it an e on luded that the involvement of existing gen y an e enefi ial to the next hase of the o erni us rogramme for three main reason
( ) ddressing of urrent o en issues and oint of attention
( ) ess to relevant ex ertise develo ed in similar ontexts
( ) ess to lesson learned in similar rogramme
oth the and the are solid andidates to e ome a new layer in o erni us n reality their effe tive involvement would signifi antly de end on the rogramme rioritisation of the o en issue highlighted in the mid term review The in lusion of new layers shall also ta e in onsideration the o inion of the sta eholders and shall e im lemented minimi ing im a t on the urrent rogramme governan e
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e t r eted st e older consult tion undert en in t e r me o t is stud s undert en in t o s – irst o ll, n online uestionn ire s sent out to 6 roups o st e olders ic s ollo ed ce to ce nd p one inter ie s o t e m or st e olders determined it t e Europe n Commission EC
Si uestionn ires ere distri uted mon di erent t r eted c te ories o st e olders
1 Copernicus Committee nd Copernicus ser orum
2 ESA, E E SA nd t e ot er Entrusted Entities
Sp ce round pstre m industries m nu cturers
Contri utin mission o ners sp ce d t pro iders
5 Ser ice pro iders
6 sers
or t is consult tion, t e uestionn ires ere online less t n 6 ee s s usu ll re uested t e etter Re ul tion or n online consult tion, ne ert eless t e time r mes ere reed it t e Europe n Commission due to more condensed sc edule t n pl nned in t e e innin o t e stud
in tot l , s summ rised in t e ollo in t le n top o t t, open contri utions e een recei ed ter t e closin o t e sur e
1 Copernicus Committee nd ser orum 6 6 2 ESA, E E SA , Entrusted Entities 16 16 pstre m industr 5 t nd contri utin missions pro iders 6 5 Ser ice pro iders 255 5 6 sers 115 2 A
et iled results or e c c te or o st e olders re presented in t e ne t sections
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Methodology applied
(a mean rating of 1 corresponds to 0% - all respondents unsatisfied and 5 corresponds to 100% - all respondents very satisfied).
65%
156
Effectiveness aren’t Efficiency Relevance Coherence EU Added Value
Management and governance
onitoring t e art to su ort t e rote tion of t e en ironment 62% an t e efforts of i i rote tion an i i se urit nsuring uro ean autonomous a ess to en ironmenta no e ge an e te no ogies a imising so io e onomi enefits romoting t e use of art o ser ation in a i ations an ser i es
55%
60%
65%
55%
158
Space component
67%
50%
Service component and European Entrusted Entities
60%
60%
In-situ data
45%
Other
65%
majority of respondents don’t consider that any
55%
160
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responses ha e een athered
Methodology applied
65%
ain res ts arisin from the s r ey addressed to and the other ropean ntr sted ntities
e ntr te nt t e are at e t t e e entat n t e e r ra e e e t e t e ern r ra e are rrent a t n a een n e n et at a at a t r e e trea an erat n ter n t e Effectiveness a e n r r re n e e ent t e n trea e e entat n t e ern t ar t e ern er e nt n n at a at a t r e e t ee a r en r ra e e t e er r e ntr te nt t e n at n e rt e e e e re t ra e a arene
e at n et een e en ata t n t e ern r ra e t e a n t e re r e e e t at reate tan e ene t r t e er e r er Efficiency t e ern e ern r ra e n n e an n en e r ra e an t e n e t ent r t e r ate e t r r t e e e ent a at n an e enerate t er erat n t nn at n r e t n e n er t e r ne at e e en ra e
e at n et een e e t e t e ern r ra e nt n e t at t e nee an r ean nee e t t e a e r a re a e er e r t e r e n et t en e nan a an t a rt a e een r rt nate t t e Relevance an t e e t e enerate ene t t e ern e n r e stakeholders’ nee e er r e t n rea e r ra e t e ar et ta e a e a a etter ant at n t re nee era eren e t e ern r ra e re t an e r n t at a t r – t ere are ner e et een t e ntr te nt t e erent a t n ern ana e ent an t e n tr Coherence r t et er e an an r e re t n a e are n ere at a nterna an at a t r e e e entar t e terna eren e n t e n at n a e t t e ern r ra e an t e r e e entat n ne r t e r e an e t an rea na e e nter ent n t n t e ern r ra e a e a e t ar ter n r ate e t r n e t ent ar e are e t EU Added ana e ent at e e n ere t e at a t r nter ent n Value re r t n ern e ne at nat na an re na rat er t an an e e t er a t r
Management, governance and funding
o ernance
65%
nds
78%
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echanisms and proced res
f ndin mechanisms ha e a considera e impact on ropean competiti eness 70%
ana ement at a ropean e e
ood a i nment et een the ropean pace o icy and the opernic s pro rammes o jecti es Europe’s effort to s pport the pro ramme is ite efficient compared to 80% non pro rammes
Copernicus services
mp ementation sched e
satisfied ith the imp ementation sched e of the opernic s pro ramme re ardin the ser ices imp ementation most of the opernic s ser ices are on trac ser pta e is acce eratin 88%
o tion of the prod cts portfo io
not satisfied ith the c rrent process of e o tion of the ser ices and the process to add ne prod cts to the opernic s portfo io
43%
omm nication
satisfied ith the comm nication efforts
comm nication aspects of the imp ementation of the opernic s ser ices ha e een ta en more 60% into acco nt and are impro in
Access to data and information
oper us e s e
s s e e oper us eu e s e o oor o e ere sour es o oper us 68%
er e re
s s e e ser es’ reliability toward e e s e r oper us see s o e e o s ro e per se pe re u re e o er 68% sp reso u o
User uptake and downstream sector
E users’ satisfaction
All the respondents perceive that the user satisfaction is good, be it with their service or the overall Copernicus data and information coverage. Nevertheless a certain lack of user surveys and satisfaction data was denoted.
80%
o s re se or
Most respondents find that the data provided by the Copernicus programme is of a satisfactory quality for the downstream sector.
55%
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uro ean ro ects and
le el of interaction between uro ean ro ects and t e i le entation of t eir ser ice is at a barely satisfactory le el
50% reasonable isibility to rele ant ro ects
Benefits and limitation
Market uptake by users
ar et u ta e by t e users as been satisfactory
68%
International cooperation and outreach
nternational coo eration
The respondents are very satisfied with the international cooperation created by the Copernicus Programme. Since the implementation of the services, international outreach has been expanding significantly. This is in part due to the service coverage being not limited to Europe. 85%
utreac
satisfied wit t e current outreac ood u ta e of t e ro ra e bot at t e le el of s ace data and at t e le el of users of t e o ernicus ser ices 60%
er iew of t e ace round strea industries anufacturers and t e ontributin ission owners s ace data ro iders online uestionnaire results
sta e olders res onded in total
i ure u ber of res ondent er cate ory
r o r s o ts r c t ory o tri ti issio o rs s c t c ro str i stri s ro i rs ct r rs Air s s c l s io t ly
A t li c A cy l s io E A tsc l
i c A cy ryo A ros c r c A cy A o y o s ct r r ro A stri
EU E A A o y o s ct r r ro r y
c E r c c A cy A o y o s ct r r ro t ly
i r ic s A o y o s ct r r ro i
Methodology applied
65%
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ain results arisin fro t e sur ey addressed to t e ace round strea industries anufacturers and contributin ission owners s ace data ro iders
o s ess l s ort to the o er s ro ra e s sat s o e er a t o has ee o er s se s l ted e a se o the o er s a e o o e t Effectiveness a h e or ro ress ata ess s ste the l ted a d dth a a la le to sers to ards the o er s akes t d lt to do load data a d the hosted ro esses a d ro ra e o e t es t l sat o lat or eed rther de elo e t
elat o sh et ee o er s os t el a ts s ess a t t es the strea the reso r es sed tho t respondents’ o a es ha to ake o s dera le the o er s Efficiency est e ts ro ra e a d the o er s s a e a ler o l e e the a a e e t o lo al ha es e erated t ss es tha ks to the ll ree a d o e data ol os t e or e at e
elat o sh et ee the eeds a d ro le s so et o er s does ot oster e o h est e t the r ate se tor Relevance a d the o e t es o the o er s ro ra e he o er s ro ra e a a e e t a d o er str t re are o ell or ot rather sat s tera t o s th o er e t t es l ke o h h d ere t a t o s res o de ts are leased a o t derl es t Coherence ork to ether es o de ts s est to ol e a other a e the ro ra e ter all a d e ha s s a d ro ed res la e at le el to s ort the e ter all strea are lo all el o ed os t el o e er ro ot o a d a are ess ra s o the o er s ro ra e o ld e ro ed ha es h h t a reaso a l e EU Added ar ed are d e to ord to ost res o de ts added al e l es the s ort o ter e t o the ll ree a d o e data ol at ro ea le el Value rather tha a other a tors Management and governance
ana e ent of t e ro ra e
satisfied about t e o ernicus ro ra e ana e ent 65%
o ernance of t e ro ra e
uite satisfied wit t e o ernance structure of t e o ernicus ro ra e anot er a ency 45% fisheries, agriculture, digital infrastructure…)
nteri e aluati n f ernicus inal e rt
ec anis s and rocedures ared t ther n n arth ser ati n r gra es, su ort to t e o ernicus ro ra e is ud ed satisfyin c ntri uting issi ns s ace data r iders res ndents ean rating f ) su ort to t e o ernicus su ly c ain is rated a era e the s ace gr und u strea industr res ndents ean rating f )
ithin the ernicus r gra e, t e a ority of res ondents find t at as a se i autono ous access to ey enablin tec nolo ies in l ed ean rating f ) ut t e ec anis s establis ed to ensure t e inte ration and data flow of contributin issions is rated a era e st res ndents ean 55% rating f ) issatisfacti n ainl c es fr the c le it f the distri uti n channel
ernicus is ercei ed as ha ing s e i act n the inn ati n potential of the respondents’ companies ean rating f ) e er, t e o ernicus ro ra e does not antici ate enou e ol in ser ice s ecifications and users ean rating f )
Data and information policy
ata olicy l st f res ndents thin that o ernicus data olicy s ould re ain ased n a free full and o en access rinci le
ata ccess
he o ernicus ace o onent ata ccess syste is rat er not satisfyin acc rding t the a rit f res ndents ean rating f ) es ndents find the ain li itati ns t the use f ernicus t e the li ited and idth a aila le t users t 33% d nl ad data and the h sted r cesses and utilisati n latf r hich need further de el ent
Impact of Copernicus on the Earth observation sector
act on art obser ation ar et
es ndents feel that Copernicus doesn’t foster enough Eart obser ation in est ent in t e ri ate sector ean rating f ), ecause the i act f ernicus n usiness rtunities in the c ercial ar et that uld ustif in est ent is n t clear c ared 33% t ther e isting arth ser ati n data s urces
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p ct on co p nies espondents find the g o i p ct of Copernicus on their usiness cti ities to e s tisf ctor mean ratin of ith a r ther positi e i p ct on their co petiti eness mean ratin of nota l considerin that onl small to a era e in estments had to e made respondents to contri te to opernic s mean ratin of opernic s ena led inno tion at a satisfactor le el mean ratin of in the respondents’ companies he r nd i ge mean ratin of 57% and the co erci net or mean ratin of of the respondents’ companies ere also reinforced at a s tisf ctor e e
Communication and outreach
Co unic tion
espondents consider that outre ch nd co unic tion cti ities to raise a areness on opernic s ha e performed at a s tisf ctor e e mean ratin of 58%
E inf uence
espondents consider that opernic s facilitates a igger E inf uence in the n ge ent of g o issues mean ratin of he main nderl in reason is the free fu nd open d t po ic hich acts as a g e ch nger th t sti u tes scientists nd intern tion org nis tions in g o rese rch nd 65% pp ic tions
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er ie of the er ice pro iders on ine uestionn ire resu ts
st eho ders fro different co p nies responded to the sur e
igure u er of respondents per c tegor
ll co i s to loy s or tio yst s A r ys i it t c r ic s roc o s lt ci c c olo y o srl A orist E i r is A o ltis y o E rt i Pol ris i it c rr E AP o c U r t o ri o s lt ts i it
r o r s o ts r c t ory i co i s to loy s icro co i s l ss t loy s E A r r t c olo i tr s r tri A Assi il t EE r l i lis o t llit A lic tio s E A ro t E A A t lt E roc r it l Ey o ill or tio r ci c P r y yst s oc to t r it l ori o o y o s o r is llo c olo y t i co y ro r y or tio s yr o s lt lc Pl t
ts t c or s ri r co i s or t loy s o y o s Air s oc t t co y ro r r A ros c i ot o o y o s co y ro t ly o o y o s co i s ro r y
orit of respondents h s g ined enough e perience ith Copernicus
s p e of respondents represent ti e of the riet of use de of Copernicus d t products nd infor tion: 10 to 15 respondents’ companies have either a
s p e of respondents consistent ith the different t pe of d t th t e ists
e ch of the ser ices is used
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igure u er of respondents using Copernicus d t per sector
er o respondents s n opern s d t per se tor
t r rio s s ctors A ric lt r Ur l i Air lity o itori l r i s or r s r ill c
c i l s s o itori or stry t r l is st rs o itori Methodology applied
he ho e s rve as ased aro nd a o ic o notation sta eho ders on a sca e rom 1 to 5 here 5 indicated e ce ence and 1 indicated comp ete ins icienc
ean rades are presented or each estion in the detai ed res ts neverthe ess a representation o the mean rade or each thematic is indicated in the o o in section s mmarisin the main res ts ith a vis a representation in percenta e a mean ratin o 1 corresponds to 0 a respondents nsatis ied and 5 corresponds to 100 a respondents ver satis ied
amp e o vis a representation o overa satis action:
In this case, the mean rating of 3,6 corresponds to an overall satisfaction of 65%.
65%
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in resu ts rising fro the sur e ddressed to the ser ice pro iders
opern s ser es re ons dered r t er s t s n espondents re o s ess p e sed t opern s d t nd prod ts t e d ers t r nd t on s een n eo r p o er e o d t re stren t s o t e pro r e t Effectiveness e n or pro ress n ess nd t e een p npo nted s t e e nesses o to rds t e opern s opern s ess to ontr t n ss on d t s een r t er ro r e o e t es s t s n or st needs to e done on ess to n s t d t
e t ons p et een esp te nderper or n d t ess nd t t e pro r e t e reso r es sed en es o p n es to nno te de e op ne prod ts re te o s nd t e opern s Efficiency n re se o pet t eness to so e e tent ro r e nd t e opern s s n en er o n en e n t e n e ent o o n es ener ted t ss es t n s to t e ree nd open d t po s pported ost pos t e or ne t e
e t ons p et een t e needs nd pro e s n so et enterpr ses re pro ded opport n t es to de e op nd pro de nno t e s ste s nd ser es o nstre ser es en ed Relevance nd t e o e t es o opern s e p pro e t e p e ent t on o rope n po es t e opern s ro r e
o e or not e or t o respondents don’t e n op n on on t e n o e ent d erent t ons o not er en n t e pro r e Coherence or to et er o n t on on t e opern s pro r e s r t er e ent ntern nd n t t es e t e opern s de nd t e opern s e s e tern s o d e rt er de e oped s t e re dee ed se
n es t n re son e EU Added r ed re d e to dded e es n t e s pport o t e ree nd open d t po nter ent on t rope n e e Value r t er t n n ot er tors Governance of the Copernicus programme
o ern nce of the progr e he ma orit o respondents have no opinion on hether other ropean a encies sho d e invo ved in the opernic s pro ramme mon those ho ans ered the estion 5 are in avo r o the invo vement o a ne a enc
Data and information policy
t o ic o the respondents thin that opernic s sho d remain ased on a ree and open data po ic
t se espondents have di erent se o space data: of the re using entine s r d t of the re using Copernicus contri uting issions d t 1 o them are e c sive sin opernic s data as a so rce o arth o servation data the others most com ine opernic s data ith andsat and commercia data
of the respondents h e interest in in situ d t and among those, 18% don’t have access to it. When thinking of improving the next Copernicus missions, respondents don’t consider the avai a i it o in sit and contri tin mission data to e top priorit
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t ch r cteristics espondents are rather satisfied of the Copernicus data and products mean rating of . the di ersit ccur c nd geogr phic co er ge re h t respondents re ost s tisfied out mean rating of .8 hereas the accessi i it to data and products is udged average mean rating of . espondents especia emphasi e difficu ties in ed to the rious for t of d t nd the co p e ccess to the p tfor espondents a so insist on the fact that the ou d ike to see the tempora coverage of data improved though this criteria is given a etter than average grade mean rate of . . 65% What respondents ou d ike to see improved in the next Copernicus missions are the sp ti reso ution the re isiting ti e nd the geogr phic co er ge especia outside urope . espondents a so mention that the ou d appreciate to have ver high reso ution data from the Copernicus conste ation.
t ccess he accurac mean rate of . , tempora coverage mean rate of . and geographica coverage mean rate of . are hat users are most satisfied of in the Copernicus ser ices. he i i it mean rate of .1 nd user friend iness mean rate of . of the hu s re r ted er ge and this exp ains h respondents find ccess to Copernicus data to e ore co p e co p red to other E rth o ser tion d t sources mean rate of .8 .
f ccess to contri uting issions d t is udged er ge 54% respondents mean rate of , the ho ever remind that contri uting missions data are on avai a e through icences.
ccess to in situ d t is considered r ther h rd mean rate of . and respondents fee confused a out hich in situ data exist and are avai a e as there is no in situ data cata ogue.
Copernicus ser ices
espondents are r ther s tisfied of the Copernicus ser ices the re using mean rate of . . ccessing to data is their main issue. 56%
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Impact of Copernicus on the Earth observation sector
p ct of E rth o ser tion r et
ccording to respondents, the Copernicus progr e fosters private sector’s investment in E rth o ser tion t s tisf ctor e e mean rate of . and offers Europe n enterprises opportunities to de e op nd pro ide inno ti e E rth o ser tion s ste s nd ser ices mean rate of . , 61% especia thanks to the free, fu and open data po ic .
p ct of do nstre ser ices espondents h d to e er ge to consider e in est ent to use Copernicus d t nd infor tion mean rate of .8 , nota ecause of the rge d t o u es to e stored nd the rious for ts th t need to e processed
espondents fee that Copernicus had a uite consider e i p ct 53% on their c p cit to inno te nd de e op ser ices products mean rate of . and some i p ct on e p o ent mean rate of , as most of them hired ne staff. Competitiveness of their compan ith non uropean actors s ight increased mean rate of , nonethe ess respondents remind that Copernicus data are accessi e to ever one, even outside urope.
ser upt e
espondents find that the upt e of do nstre ser ices ithin end users is f ci it ted t s tisf ctor e e the Copernicus progr e mean rate of . heir c ients oth pu ic sector and private companies re r ther s tisfied ith do nstre ser ices en ed Copernicus mean rate of .1 , ut some remind that it is sti an ear stage in the programme to fu appreciate this. 51% o increase data uptake users, priorit shou d e gi en to the i pro e ent of d t i i it nd d t ccess. n the contrar , d t contro nd id tion s e s d t re i i it re re d s tisf ing.
Communication and outreach
Co unic tion
Communication and other cti ities to r ise reness on Copernicus re considered r ther efficient respondents mean rate of .1 . When ooking at specific initiatives, ike the Copernicus c de nd the Copernicus e s ost h f of the respondents don’t know them. he respondents a are of these 58% initiatives find them rather efficient mean rate of . . o ever some high ights that these are etter to increase a areness and visi i it of the programme than stimu ation of data dissemination.
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E in ence
ccording to respondents, opernic s ena ed downstream services participate to the etter imp ementation o E ropean po icies mean rate of . and, more genera , the Copernicus programme aci itates a i er E in ence in the mana ement 65% o o a iss es mean rate of . .
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verview o the sers on ine estionnaire res ts
he on ine uestionnaire for the users as distri uted on arch 1st 1 and the consu tation ended on arch th 1 . he surve comprised four different su uestionnaires oriented to ards the different t pes of users hich had from 1 to 8 uestions each. he user categories were based on the ‘Copernicus users’ categories as defined in Article 3 of the Copernicus egu ation
Copernicus core users (incl. European Union institutions and bodies, European, national, regional or local authorities focusing in the areas of atmosphere monitoring, marine environment monitoring, land monitoring, climate change, emergency management and security)
Research users: university, research centre, other type of education organisation
Commercial and private users
Charities, non-governmental organisations and international organisations
his surve as distri uted to 11 users from these four categories invo ved in the do nstream section of the Copernicus va ue chain. stakeho ders responded to the s rve with estionnaires that provided more than o answers to estions on these resu ts i thus e taken into account .
i re m er o respondents per cate or
o r ic s or Us rs E iro t o ond nt i is t orolo ic l so rc s A t ority stit t lt t o i is E iro t is E iro t l P A stit t E Prot ctio A cy
s rc s rs A ric Associ tio o ot U i rsity o o ro si U i rsity o st E l c ic l s rc tr o rci l ri t s rs sis oss o lli o tri UA l r or o is y s r s t i rris ic illis o rs tso
o y o s s r ro A stri o n o
riti s s i t r tio l or is tio s lo l or st tc o nd t t nd nt n t on o n t on E A A
he vast ma orit of respondents has een using Copernicus data for 1 to ears and the t pes of data most used are optica data, radar imager and a timetr and atmospheric data. ina , most respondents use products of the and service, ut products of each o the services are sed at east 11% of the respondents.
he detai ed part of this overvie i e structured around the four user categories, hereas the genera overvie i present the aggregated resu ts of a the categories through the etter egu ation criteria. t shou d e noted that due to the o amount of responses o tained in the categor Charities, s and internationa organisations responses , an ana sis i not e deve oped for this categor . or the arger scope of the eva uation, this ack of responses as countered intervie s ith re evant respondents from the frican nion Commission, C or the Wor d esource nstitute for instance.
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Methodology applied
he whole sur e was based around a logic of notation b sta eholders on a scale fro to where indicated e cellence and indicated co plete insufficienc
ean grades are presented for each uestion in the detailed results ne ertheless a representation of the ean grade for each the atic is indicated in the following section su arising the ain results with a isual representation in percentage (a mean rating of 1 corresponds to 0% - all respondents unsatisfied and 5 corresponds to 100% - all respondents very satisfied).
Example of visual representation of overall satisfaction:
In this case, the mean rating of 3.6 corresponds to an overall satisfaction of 65%.
65%
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ain res ts arisin rom the s rve addressed to the sers
o t on n n d t o d d t o n o t nd o d to o d tt o n t on nd n nt o Effectiveness n o o n t d t o t o n ont t to t o t o to d t o n on to n t t n o t o t ot t on o t n on nt o o t
t on t n t o d o n o od d t o t nd o n t o n Efficiency t n t nd n o n t on n t o d t o nd t nd o n t on n t t t o d n n d n n t d t o t o n t
t on t n t n d nd o n o o d t n o t on on o n o t t n n t t o t t o o o t Relevance nd t o t o nno t on nd t t o t o t o t on t o n d t n t do n t to n n d o
o o not d nt t on t o n o t o o n t on nd n o t o o d o d o to t Coherence nd t o d to t n n t nt t on o n nt n nd t d t t n
n t n on d d to dd d n t o t o t nd o n d t o EU Added t o n o o t nt nt on n n t nt nt on n nt o o nd o n o Value t t n n ot to
Copernicus core users
overnance p ic po icies and comm nication he respondents consider that the Copernicus progra e has a si ni icant impact on the etter imp ementation o E ropean p ic po icies ean rating of 3 o e respondents pointed out that ore can still be done especiall in applications of arth obser ation polic
espondents are ne ertheless not ver satis ied with the p sh that sho d e provided the opernic s e ation to p ic a thorities to active sin downstream services in their po icies ean rating of the consider it too low
he respondents consider that opernic s aci itates a i er E in ence on the mana ement o o a iss es ean rating of 57% 3
he respondents are satis ied with the interactions that the have with the di erent Entr sted Entities ean rating of 3 3
espondents consider that the comm nication and other activities to raise awareness on the opernic s ro ramme are not e ective ean rating of o e ele ents pointed out are that infor ation its were useful but that ore infor ation online should be a ailable in national languages
incl nion institutions and bodies uropean national regional or local authorities focusing in the areas of at osphere onitoring arine en iron ent onitoring land onitoring cli ate change e ergenc anage ent and securit 178 nteri e aluation of Copernicus inal eport
ata and data mana ement espondents are satis ied with the in ormation provided in s pport o the chan in state o Earth re ated topics ean rating of 3 t was pointed out that there is a good co parison of the current state of the en iron ent with past data
he respondents are overa satis ied with the ata h s ost satisfaction is lin ed to a ailabilit accurac and te poral co erage ean rating of 3 east satisfaction is lin ed with user friendliness ean rating of 3 t was ne ertheless pointed out that the use of certain ser ices such as the ergenc anage ent ser ice and the arine n iron ent onitoring ser ice re uires better te poral co erage and resolution he eve o satis action with the 73% opernic s services is not ver hi h ean rating of ne ertheless no significant co ent was ade to substantiate this grade
ost respondents consider that the opernic s pro ramme has a positive impact on their activities ean rating of 3 t should also be pointed out that respondents are satisfied with the creation of new e pertise and s ills in their organisation than s to the a ailabilit of free Copernicus data and infor ation ean rating of 3 respondents were e treme satis ied with the covera e o the opernic s ro ramme ean rating of
nvestments and ndin
n order to access and e ploit Copernicus data and infor ation respondents consider that their institution was constrained to a e so e in est ent ean rating of 3 52%
Benefits and limitations
espondents pointed out that the three ain ele ents that benefit their organisations are the open data polic the spatial resolution and the re isiting ti e ain li itations are lin ed with the fact that Copernicus data and ser ices do not respond to all users’ needs, that access to Copernicus data and ser ices is difficult or unreliable and that hosted processes and utilisation platfor need further de elop ent
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Research user: universities, research centres, other type of education organisations
overnance p ic po icies and comm nication es nden s re ver satis ied with the in ormation provided in s pport o the chan in state o Earth re ated topics e n r n
e res nden s ns der e ern us r r e s si ni icant impact on the etter imp ementation o E ropean p ic po icies e n r n
e res nden s ns der ern us si ni icant aci itates a 72% i er E in ence on the mana ement o o a iss es e n r n
es nden s ns der e un n nd er es r se reness n e ern us r r e re e e e e n r n
ata characteristics and data access e res nden s re s s ed e er r n e e ser es e ern us r r e e n r n
es nden s n u e hi h a it o data and covera e ere s e n r de n ed e s s n e d de er e ser es
er , res nden s re s s ed e d eren s e s e d nd d n e en e n r n s s s n s n ed 65% e ur d , en e e r er e d nd e e r er e east satis action is inked with the avai a i it o the data h s and their ser riend iness
s een n ed u res nden s d s er d u , u u e en n nd es nden s ns der access to di erent t pes o opernic s data is easiest or entine data then or contri tin missions then or data provided the services and ast or in sit data considered the most cha en in o a
pport to research es nden s ns der e ern us r r e r des satis actor amo nt o s pport to advancement in research and science n ur e ur e n und n e n s s re ed e r r e e n r n re er, ere s hi h rate o satisfaction linked with the programme’s support to research and academic or anisations e n r n ur er re, res nden s ns der e ern us r r e s ver positive impact on their activities e n r n
e r rese r users res nden s nd ed e ern us r r e s positive impact on their activities e n r n , e opernic s data and in ormation 75% ena e their or anisation to innovate e n r n , e ern us r r e us es r e creation o new e pertise and ski s n e r r n s n e n r n e res nden s s ns der e ern us r r e en es e s e r r n s n e n r n nd s a positive impact on their organisation’s influence thanks to the knowledge acquired e n r n
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es nden s n ed u e ree n e e en s ene e r r n s ns re e en d , e er e nd e re s n e n ns re n ed e ess ern us d nd ser es s d u r unre e, s ed r esses nd u s n r need ur er de e en nd e users re n sure e ern us d nd ser es n e u ure
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e res nden s re r er s s ed e ern us d nd n r n e re us n e n r n
e res nden s ns der ern us s us es users use 50% r ser n ns n e r es e n r n
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e res nden s ns der ere d e s e n es en n rder use nd e ern us d e n r n 42%
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es nden s ns der the e pansion of their usiness and acti ities has een rather ena led opernicus e n r n , ne n s n s re n s due ern us d e n de e r ree
n er s nn n nd de e en ser es nd r du s, e 70% res nden s ns der opernicus often ena led inno ation e n r n
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erall approach assessment of programme general o ecti es using the etter egulation criteria
e e u n e ern us e es s e e u ed ns e e e e es de ned n e r e e ur e n n n re u n es s n e ern us r r e e rd n e r e r r e e u n, e en re e u n r ess s u r und, e e e u n r er de ned n e ur e n ss n e er e u n, e ne e n r er sed se ues ns e ns ered
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EU l l c E cti ss EC Better Regulation
ffecti eness su ess u n s een n e n r r ress n rds s e es fficienc re ns e een e res ur es used n n er en n nd e n es ener ed e n er en n e s e r ne e ele ance re ns e een e needs nd r e s n s e nd e e es e n er en n oherence e r n d eren ns r e er n ern eren e e ns n e r us n ern nen s n n er en n er e e er e e s e es e e d eren r es e e e s n nd s r e s n e ndu ed n re n er n er en ns e ern , r e e e een n er en ns n e s e e d e s e n er en n n dr n n er nd der er dded alue n es n re s n e r ued re due n er en n, r er n n er rs e e e e es, e r r d er e er nd de ns, nn e d re e u ed nd ssessed r u ese ues ns e re ns s e een e r er nd e e es re n sed er e e , r u e er r n e nd rs s nd nd rs der ed r e ener e es ese nd rs re rs e u ed nd en consolidated (in a “clustering” process) along the Better Regulation criteria. These breakdown nd ns d n r esses re des r ed e ur er n de s
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s su arised in the igure to achie e a uni ocal and thorough e aluation o the general ob ecti es we propose a tailoring o the general space s ste engineering best practice widel applied to all uropean institutional space pro ects docu ented in the standard published under the “European Cooperation for Space Standardization” (ECSS) initiative . efinition of assessment indicators and consolidation process
The assess ent relies on a c cle approach. The down phase consists in
( ) The breakdown o the general ob ecti es into sub ob ecti es
These sub ob ecti es are deri ed based on the anal sis o general ob ecti es ( rt. ection ) speci ic ob ecti es ( rt. ection ) integration o the additional ob ecti es e bedded in the articles o the Regulations other than rticle and on w internal anal sis and understanding o the peri eter o the general ob ecti es (e.g. b splitting the autono ous access or urope between the access to technolog and the access to knowledge and ser ices). These sub ob ecti es ai at de ining a ore precise peri eter but re ain high le el ob ecti es. ( ) The breakdown o sub ob ecti es into s
s are deri ed in order to co er e hausti el the peri eter o the sub ob ecti es and to be tailored as uch as possible to the structure o the opernicus progra e. Thus the are speci ic to each sub ob ecti e. s an e a ple the sub ob ecti e o . onitoring the arth to support the protection o the en iron ent is anal sed through the opernicus ser ices while the sub ob ecti e o . a i ising socio econo ic bene its o opernicus is anal sed through the econo ic and societal i pacts. n order to be as e hausti e as possible the set o s identi ied is then co pleted through a re iew o e isting sets o s e tracted ro the established elegation gree ents and opernicus ork rogra es. ( ) The breakdown o s into indicators and sub indicator
ndicators sub indicators are easurable para eters either directl through uantitati e alues or through the con ersion o a ualitati e assess ent into a
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uantified ca e he u indicator repre ent the o e t eve of ranu arit of the ana i and can e direct retrieved fro the intervie and the avai a e iterature n a fir t tep the indicator are identified for each a ed on the e i tin iterature ( e e ation ree ent Copernicu or ro ra e and uarter p e entation eport ) and C ana i hi proce upport the identification of ue tion to e a ed durin ta eho der con u tation and data to e retrieved durin de re earch n a econd tep the are in ed to the etter e u ation criteria that the i pact hi proce upport the con o idation pha e
he eva uation of each indicator u indicator u in a co on co pari on a i i perfor ed inte ratin data co ected durin ta eho der intervie and data athered fro de top re earch and iterature he tud tea a o evera ed re u t fro pa t tudie hen the e are con idered re evant for the Copernicu eva uation
nce indicator are eva uated the va ue are converted into a core on a i ert ca e hich i a o the co pari on of variou t pe of indicator ( onetar and non onetar for in tance) he conver ion of each indicator into a co on a ed ca e repre ent the critica tep of the pro ra e a e ent o ca e e i t
( ) he indicator ha a tar et defined it can hence e a e ed in a uite trai ht for ard anner co parin the actua va ue and the o ective he ana i ti efra e oe ac to the pro ra e inception in and in order to a e the indicator the i e co pared a often a po i e ith the ori ina a e ine va ue defined he a e ine va ue of the indicator are either retrieved in the officia report on the pro ra e (a ear a po i e) or a reed ith the European Co i ion hen nece ar
( ) he indicator cannot e co pared to a tar et in thi ca e the perfor ance of the indicator i a e ed other ean uch a the con u tation of ta eho der e ide the uantitative indicator the direct intervie and the on ine ue tionnaire ena e to ather the ati faction of u er provider and ua itative tate ent to eva uate the actua perfor ance of the indicator n uch ca e dependin on the avai a e data the a e ent i ht e perfor ed at a hi her eve than the u indicators’, that is to a at indicator eve or eve
he con o idation of indicator u indicator a e ent into Copernicu enera o ective a e ent
ndicator u indicator are ei hted in the conte t of each of the etter e u ation criteria the i pact or in tance a u indicator a e u efu to eva uate oth the effectivene and the re evance of Copernicu ( ith re ard to one of the pro ra e’s objectives), however with a critica i pact on the effectivene and on i ited con e uence for the re evance ndicator u indicator can then e a e ed a on the eva uation criteria ith their ei hted core
he ei hted indicator core are then con o idated at eve ti a on each pecific eva uation criterion
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o r ic s u ecti e c rin f eac criteri n at su l tio u ecti e ecti e le el ei tin f criteria u objective …
KPI c rin f criteria at KPIs le el KPI ei tin f eac criteri n at KPI le el KPI … l tio r t In icat r i o r ic s or In icat r Pro r s ei tin f eac criteri n at In icat r l t tio in icat r le el easure ent Per criteri n orts Indicator … Vari us units € ccurrences • Effecti eness i act etc • Efficiency • erence E l tio • ele ance c rin crit ri • E a e E tt r alue l tio i ert scale t
he rocess o wei htin and assess ent a on the criteria is iterated between and s b objective eve and ina between s b objective and objective eve vent a , the o ernic s enera objectives are eva ated or each o the eva ation criteria
he ti riteria na sis ) desi nates the rocess o sin a co on sca e to assess the indicators which are ori ina eas red in di erent nits) and then wei hin the be ore conso idatin each eva ation criteria at eve he o owin i re re resents the detai ed ethodo o or the e aluation of a gi en etter egulation criterion at le el e effectiveness). It can be noted that the term “Criteria” in the MCA acronym does not refer to the eva ation criteria ro the etter e ation
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Desk Experts consultation research (stakeholders & EC) Brainstorming Identification of the Identification of session to assess Final weight for the preliminary weight the relevant the weight of the Verification of the Better Regulation for each indicator in indicators for Better Regulation weight attributed criterion at indicator relation to the KPI each KPI criterion for each level they relate to indicator
Assessment of criteria using a Likert scale Assessment of the Value assessment of Better Regulation the Better Regulation r lo r o criterion at criterion for each ct tio s ct tio s indicator level indicator
Evaluation of the Better Regulation criterion at KPI level
he ei htin e ercise re resents a critica ste of the assessment methodo o y. he definition of the ei hts has to be va idated ith sta eho ders and does not obey to ob ective r es or systematic a roach. his ris of non consens s on the ei hts of the indicators may eo ardise the credibi ity of the assessment of the enera ob ectives of the ro ramme. he methodo o y ro osed in this st dy ta es into acco nt this ris and it is im ortant to note that this metric and metic o s a roach is on y one side of the assessment and is com eted and nuanced with other inputs, more qualitative, coming from the stakeholders’ consultation. Hence the methodo o y described above is a ied in the ar est e tent ossib e as on as the ass m tions and va es are a reed and acce ted by the ro ean Commission.
o o in the ro osed methodo o y the Co ernic s ob ectives estab ished in the Co ernic s e ation have been bro en do n in s b ob ectives. Is have been identified to characterise the s b ob ectives and s bse ent y the I have been bro en do n in indicators and meas rab e s b indicators.
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o an the data atherin strate y each of the s b indicators has been assi ned to one sometimes t o) of three ossib e methods direct intervie tar eted cons tation thro h an on ine s rvey) or des research. e ardin the intervie s and tar eted estionnaires the sta eho ders have been se re ated into cate ories to b i d the s rveys and ide ines in order to have re evant estions er ty e of sta eho ders.
Co ernic s Committee and ser or m A M A and other ntr sted ntities ace ro nd stream ind stry man fact rers) Contrib tin missions o ners s ace data roviders ervice roviders irectorate enera for Interna Mar et Ind stry ntre rene rshi and M s
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sers ore users, research users, commercial and private users, charities, s international organisations igure ources of data to feed the indicators grid
ti ic tio o st ol rs • PwC database • Studies from 3rd parties
o r ic s i itio o t ol rs ro r P s co s lt tio o soli tio o cti s i ic tors str t y
Direct • Indicators • Existing interviews intro KPIs literature • Copernicus Targeted Regulation questionnaires • KPIs into • Additional objectives indicators Desk research
ach source of data was then e ploited with a specific o ective
argeted surve s
he consist in a set of written questionnaires designed for each communit of stakeholders. or each su indicator a detailed question has een defined in the framework. he ma orit of the questions are in closed form, i.e. the stakeholder has to select one or more options from a list of pre defined answer. here it was not possi le to define a closed question, open ended questions have een defined. s the can e filled at the will of respondents and over the timeframe of their choice, the questionnaires aim at gathering more quantitative data than the interviews regarding the usage of opernicus, the satisfaction of stakeholders, the perception of the programme management performance or the contri ution of the programme to the stakeholders performance and competitiveness mainl in the format of ranges of percentage or “1 to 5” scales). The surveys target about 25% of the indicators. a le ummar of sur e s distri uted s answers recei ed takeholder categor istri uted nswered 1. Copernicus Committee and User > 36 36 Forum 2. ESA, EUMETSAT, Entrusted Entities > 16 16 3. Upstream industry 59 7 4. Data and contributing missions 33 6 providers 5. Service providers 255 54 6. Users 115 24
TOTAL > 514 143
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The survey has been sent to ore than 5 persons. n total answers ha e een recei ed from stakeholders distri uted along the alue chain as su arised in the follo ing table. n the top of that open contri utions have been received after the closing of the survey.
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Policy rs • n a E EP E A EU E A ot r • • • at en • • o r ic s • • ercator c an l t titi s c ro • • e e a io Ita U str • e e a io e t c and i stri s • P o tri ti • irb e en e ace • issio s • I • o rs s c • anadian ace enc • I I a in ervice t ro i rs • • irb • eovi e • rbita ori on • rve i ited • I on t • Po ari i itec • i i a • ero ace • eac • roc ann on t • In o rid e on tant • e atec • td • • ori ta • In or ation te • ate ite ication • ervice ata t • I ra • I r • i e r ic ro i rs • art I • I t at • iner i e • • ocateI td • eo • • a on ec no o • na P anet • ro td • r • ec or arine • P • etria • errad e • roc • ndia i • r cience Par • eocento • • ander at • eo ra i a • ove ti • I In or ation b r n • rbita e
• o ernic o ittee e ber • inni nviron ent In tit te K or s rs • o ernic er or e ber • inni eteoro o ica In tit te • nviron ent and e o rce • I P t orit a ta •
• rican ociation o e ote en in or nviron ent • edi nviron enta Protection enc s rc s rs • niver it o o ron • niver it o e t n and • ec nica e earc entre
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riti s s • oba ore t atc i t r tio l • or is tio s 143 respondents + 4 open contributions
2) irect intervie s ith sta eholders
The intervie ethod i plies direct interaction ith selected sta eholders in the for of se i structured intervie s. They ai at gathering ainly satisfaction feedbac s on various aspects of the progra e through relatively open discussions. o e guidelines are used to conduct the intervie s in order to address the relevant sets of indicators and the rest of the discussion serves as an input for the conte tualisation of the uantitative indicators the eighting e ercise and the ualitative assess ent of opernicus. The direct intervie s target about 25% of the indicators.
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n order to have representative results a target of completed inter iews as set. To reach this level of actual responses distinct stakeholders ha e een contacted to e inter iewed. a le ummar of persons contacted for inter iews s persons inter iewed ta eholder category persons persons contacted for intervie ed intervie s
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ut of the 152 sta eholders contacted to be intervie ed inter iews ha e een conducted with inter iewees distributed along the value chain as detailed in the follo ing figure.
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Policy rs • – E EP E A EU E A ot r • • • • • • ercator c an o r ic s • • • at en l t titi s
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• a on eb ervice • i ita obe • art I • P anete • e ni att r ic ro i rs • ace etric • e e iva ento ro a • I
• o ernic o ittee e ber • ini t re de l’environnement • o ernic er or e ber rance or s rs • ri • • inni eteoro o ica In tit te • ice ationa de or t • I I • e tb nde a t tria
• ec entre or cience and ociet • P e er reta ne e ervice e ote en in • niver it Pa abatier II s rc s rs • ait i O’Murchu arine e earc • niver it o ar and tation • niver it o e t n and • I • ec nica e earc entre • P o t arine aborator
• ro e ro • ro a a • i e o rci l • • at ie d ro • i i o er at on ri t • ore • a i o ode in • ne oi a co an s rs • ind ner ra e or ic ant to ta • i at r o • P ro anon o riti s s • rican nion o i ion • eo cience tra ia i t r tio l • oba ore t b ervation • or d e o rce In tit te or is tio s Initiative 94 interviewees
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pen des research i plies evaluation of indicators on the basis of data freely available on the internet in the literature or in selected data repositories. t represents the ain source of indicators ostly uantitative data. Three ain types of docu ents ere analysed ple entation reports fro and opernicus ntrusted ntities nnual ple entation eports and uarterly ple entation eports) hich contain about half of the overall indicators isting studies and literature suggested in the Ter s of eference of the study co pleting ainly indicators on the socio econo ic benefits and the co petitiveness of the uropean industry pen research on additional docu ents to co plete the re aining indicators. The des research targets about t o thirds of the indicators.
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The su of the indicators targeted by each source of data e ceeds 1 % as so e of the indicators ere targeted by a double sourcing to a i ise the chances to obtain the . n particular ost of the indicators covered by the intervie s are also targeted in the survey to address the ris of accessing uantitative data that is not available in e isting docu ents and reports. The list of docu ents consulted for the des research is presented in the bibliography of this report.
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 Objective 1 Monitoring the Earth to support the protection of the environment and the efforts of civil protection and civil security OBJ-1.1 Monitoring the Earth to support the protection of the environment
KPI 1.1.1 Land Monitoring Service (JRC, EEA) 1 Timeliness (CLMS) 1 day for daily & 99% to 100% for daily & Timeliness of Land hourly products hourly products 1.1 service products Effectiveness Overall data timeliness 3 days for 10- 87.6% for the 10-daily availability daily products products Timeliness (CLMS) Timeliness of Land service products Effectiveness FTP products on-time 3 days 87% 90% 91% availability Timeliness (CLMS) Timeliness of Land EUMETCAST products service products Effectiveness 3 days 93% 88% 89% on-time availability Front-end uptime Continuity of service Ratio of availability of 2 2.1 Effectiveness (website, portal, viewing - 100,00% 99,44% 99,75% (CLMS) the Land service services) Usefulness of products Number and volume of Effectiveness/Relevan Volume of FTP 3 3.1 - 5.6 TB 12.8 TB 39.1 TB (CLMS) products downloaded ce downloads Number of products in 300 NRT operations - 5/7 Usefulness of products Number and volume of Effectiveness/Relevan 1km NRT operations - NRT for the Global Land - 1km NRT operations - (CLMS) products downloaded ce 11/13 Service 11/13 Number and Usefulness of products characterisation of Effectiveness/Relevan Number of users 3.2 - 114 178 233 (CLMS) users of the Land ce (average per quarter) service Number and Usefulness of products characterisation of Effectiveness/Relevan Website access (new - 2802 13942 17729 (CLMS) users of the Land ce visitors) service Number and Europe: 60% Usefulness of products characterisation of Effectiveness/Relevan Geographical distribution Asia: 19% - - - (CLMS) users of the Land ce of new visitors Americas: 15% service Africa: 6% Commercial 8.5% Commercial 10% Number and Governmt 23% Governmt 15.9% Usefulness of products characterisation of Effectiveness/Relevan Type of organisations for NGO 3.3% NGO 7.6% - (CLMS) users of the Land ce users of global land Intergovernt 3.3% Intergovernt 2% service Private: 0.2% Private: 4.2% Res&Uni 61.8% Res&Uni 60.5% (Q4 only) Commercial company 10.28% Number and Government 9.45% Number of downloaded Usefulness of products characterisation of Effectiveness/Relevan NGO 13.73% products per type of (CLMS) users of the Land ce Intergovernmental/UN organization service 3.43% Private use 1.38% University/research institute 61.72% 4 Satisfaction of users 4.1 Evaluation of user Effectiveness User satisfaction on Land Terranis - 2/5 : data is good
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(CLMS) satisfaction for the service data but predictability of data Land service generated is not 93% 90% 2016) 10 days (end
CLS - 3/5 Satisfaction of users Brockmann Consult - 3/5 Target
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Satisfaction on e-Geos: good cooperation Evaluation of user collaboration with JRC SIRS - good cooperation
satisfaction for the Effectiveness for parties involved in the Terranis: not a supplier, and
Land service supply of Copernicus not satisfied by Tendering 4596 97,6% 97% - suppliers" "always thesame group EEEs of as process is it notsatisfied by Tendering Terranis: not a supplier, and SIRS e relationship)(good Brockmann Consult CLS not generated is predictability data of but replies) through survey, one 409 68% "helpful tovery helpful" services process of EEEs as it is
- Geos:good cooperation "always the same group of
suppliers"-
- 3/5
good cooperation 5 Specific products for Europe/Africa/Greenland
Coverage of the land Frequency of mapping of 10 days (end CLMS 5.1 Effectiveness - - systematically covered,
masses land masses 2016) 2014 RoW 10 to 20 days
KPI 1.1.2 Marine Environment Monitoring Service (Mercator)
Timeliness of CMEMS Products ready for -
Timeliness (CMEMS) 6.1 Effectiveness 90% 97% 97% 98% 6 products availability download 3/5
of of Continuity of service Ratio of availability of Availability of download 7.1 Effectiveness 93% 97,6% 96,5% 98% 7 (CMEMS) the CMEMS systems Number and Registered users for the
Usefulness of products 4.7 (142 replies) Effectiveness/Relevan 6052 96,5% 97% -
8.1 characterisation of Marine service 4596 6052 8569 8 (CMEMS) ce users of the CMEMS (cumulative)
Number and Usefulness of products Effectiveness/Relevan Number of unique visitors characterisation of Average 22670 per quarter ce on CMEMS website (CMEMS) 2015 users of the CMEMS
Number and Europe 57% Usefulness of products Effectiveness/Relevan Geographical distribution characterisation of America 18%
(CMEMS) ce of users (registered) users of the CMEMS Asia 20% Climate, seasonal and weather forecasting 33% Number and Usefulness of products Effectiveness/Relevan Repartition of user Marine and coastal characterisation of validation by CMEMS by validation prepar theContinuation of products in thecatalogue Jason3 of Introduction catalogue.the products of thein Sea Level TAC Integration Q3: Jason of check Q2: observations. sea satellite ice for 1 implementationSentinel of as the updates a contains new version service Sentinel Jason of launches successful Q1: 4.75 (322 replies) resourcesMarine 12% Maritime25% safety environment 30% andMarine coastal weather forecasting 33% Climate,seasonal and 20% Asia America 18% Europe 57% Average 22670 per quarter 8569 98% 98% days20 to 10 RoW covered, systematically Europe/Africa/Greenland (CMEMS) ce applications environment 30% users of the CMEMS Maritime safety 25%
- Marine resources 12% ation of Sentinel3 3 Januaryin and -
3 in February, The 3 in Number and
Usefulness of productslso scientific Effectiveness/Relevan Type of users of the Q1 2017 - 25% of commercial characterisation of 2016 (CMEMS) ce Marine Service users
users of the CMEMS
Satisfaction of users Evaluation of user
Evaluation of user 68% "helpful to very helpful"
9 (CMEMS) Effectiveness/Relevan satisfaction regarding the 9.1 satisfaction for the through one survey, 409 4.7 (142 replies) 4.75 (322 replies) ce quality of the Marine CMEMS replies) -
3 Service
Integration of data from Q1: successful launches of users Q1 2017
10 instruments (CMEMS) Jason-3 in January and Sentinel-3 in February, The
new service version contains also scientific -
25%commercial of updates as the
2017 implementation of Sentinel Completion of the 1 for sea ice satellite integration of Sentinel Integration of Sentinel 1, observations.
10.1 1, Jason 3 and Effectiveness Jason 3 and Sentinel 3 in Q2: check Sentinel 3 the Marine Service Q3: Integration of Jason-3 observations in the Sea Level TAC products of the catalogue. Introduction of Jason3 products in the catalogue Continuation of the preparation of Sentinel3 validation by CMEMS 194
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 producers. New version of CMEMS will include the implementation of Sentinel- 1B in high-resolution NRT sea ice products based on SAR . Deployment of Marine- Q1 - The intensive work 11 specific products carried out in 2014 allowed us to publish on the 14th of January 2015 our nine first Q1 - The operations of the Intensive work was carried out Open calls for the CMEMS. production centres were to prepare a first batch of 10 Q2 - Operations of 6 carried out nominally over calls, to be ready for Monitoring and Forecasting these 3 first months. No publication on the Official Centres (MFCs) started in major incident either in the Journal of the EU in early May 2015, and were carried production or in the January 2015 so that the out nominally over these 2 dissemination of the corresponding contracts can first months. Evolutions of products occurred and all Thematic Assembly be notified in April 2015 to the MFCs are foreseen for the the centres provide regular Establishment of Centres (TACs) and future operators. These 10 next version of the service activity report. 11.1 improved products for Effectiveness Monitoring and calls concern the “production in April 2016 (Version 2). Q2 - The CMEMS TACs all MFCs and TACs Forecasting Centres centres” that form the pillar Q3 - Finalisation of the were involved in the (MFCs) components of the distributed process to recruit additional validation of the Sentinel 3 architecture of the CMEMS, personnel to reinforce data. The documentation for with four “Thematic Assembly operations, implementation the V3 design review was Centres (TACs)” and six1 of system architecture delivered and a regional “Monitoring and consolidation achieved or presentation has been Forecasting Centres (MFCs)” going as scheduled made during the meeting. (the global MFC being Q4 - The activities for the Q3 - Design Review for the operated by Mercator Ocean). preparation of the V2 are V3 of CMEMS on-going. Delivery of the 1st Annual Activity plan for 2017 by MFC contractors. Deployment of Marine- Q1 - The 15th of March the specific products selection committee selected the contractor for Q1 - postpone publication of the Black Sea MFC. The the tender for the Black Sea start of the contract is the MFC because of the 1st of April and the first political instabilities in this version of the products will regionQ4 - stakeholders' be integrated in the consultation and first wave catalogue in Q4.Q2 - The of tenders for Black Sea first products of this MFC It has been decided eventually Deployment of the MFC in December 2015 but will be integrated in the Deployment of Black Sea by EC to postpone the 11,2 Black Sea MFC Effectiveness first contracts will start in catalogue in Q3 (20th MFC component publication of the Black Sea component April 2016.The main October).Q4 - Since the regional MFC. evolution of the service 20th October, the Black Sea during 2016, product part, MFC operates the new concerns the re-introduction Black Sea regional of the Black Sea products in system(physics + biology / the catalogue, new products forecast + reanalysis), with made from Jason 3 and associated download + Sentinel 3. viewing services and the GLOBAL MFc deliver a new physical forecast & reanalysis system Deployment of Marine- First deployment of Q1: v2 of the CMEMS Reintroduction of black sea specific products the Service Evolution service is released; products in the catalogue, and User Uptake Q3: Two releases of the 11.3 Effectiveness Service releases 4 service releases in 2014 new products from Jason3 framework service service were implemented. and Sentinel3 for next elements for the CMEMS V2.3.1 planned for quarter CMEMS November 2016
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Name
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services were implemented,
and a user support was Target inal eport inal insured through the information provided in the “Products Improvement” section of
the Web Portal. 2 releases concerned an update of the capacity establishment of operational January published for 2015) in preparation of ITT 9 (to be Agreement (Nov) and Signature of the Delegation catalogue. We also prepared the CMEMS V3
release foreseen for April 2017
Deployment of Marine- 2014 Q1: Twelve projects were specific products selected following the first call for tenders for the CMEMS Service Evolution. The Principal Investigators of the projects are from 7 different EU countries (3 from France; 2 from Italy, out nominally the year, operations carried minorOnly updates over MyOcean (minor updates). operated previously for CIS componentas the one June 2017 period.Same c operated CLS,by CIS is Ocean preparation by Mercator curre activities evolution” and “user uptake” correspondto “service started: not have they externalcontractors,by out tasks, beto These carried preparation its began. have been discussed and September,Brussels in elements, held tobe in fra and theUser Uptake both theService Evolution workshopQ2: a including
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Greece). 42% of the Q2: a workshop including projects do not include 2015 both the Service Evolution institutions that were
ntly in ntly in and the User Uptake already involved in framework service CMEMS.
elements, to be held in Q2: The twelve projects that First deployment of Brussels in September, were selected following the the Service Evolution Framework service have been discussed and first call for tenders for the -
and User Uptake elements: service its preparation began. CMEMS Service Evolution Effectiveness “Products Improvement” information provided thein insured through the userand a supportwas services were implemented, the releases of 3 Q4: Q2 Q2 were found. operational regular users access todata to providingSolutions for avoid propagation. preserve thesystem and Web CMEMS to acomplete shut Q1 STAC. CMEMS by Mercator Ocean and 2016 and will be reviewed endDecember the of at werereports also received Mercator Ocean.Mid have been validated by end of frameworkquarter were receivedthe at theReports 4th for Q4: Mercator Ocean. and have been validated by ofthe end September 2016 service quarter3rd were received at well. Reportsvery for the Q3:All projects runningare Ocean. monitored by Mercator have be CMEMS Evolution Service first call tenders for for the were selected following the The Q2: twelve projects that CMEMS. already involved in institutions that were not includeprojects do evolutionGreece). 42%the of Belgium,Germany and Spain from2 from France; Italy, andcountriesEUdifferent (3 userofthe projects fromare 7 PrincipalThe Investigators Evolution. CMEMS Service forcall tenders for the selected following the first projects Twelve Q1: were 2017 release foreseen April for prepared the CMEMS V3 also We catalogue. concerned update an ofthe the Portal.Web 2 releases of section These tasks, to be carried have been carefully elements for the uptake out by external contractors, monitored by Mercator - -
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December and 2016
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end of December 2016 and
have been validated by Mercator Ocean. Mid-term reports were also received at the end of December 2016 and will be reviewed 2017 by Mercator Ocean and CMEMS STAC.
12 Infrastructure (CMEMS) Q1 - cyber-attack faced led CIS is operated by CLS, to a complete shut-down of contract on the May 2015 - Signature of the Delegation CMEMS Web-Portal to June 2017 period. Same Procurement, set up Agreement (Nov) and preserve the system and CIS component as the one and evolutions of the Deployment and preparation of 9 ITT (to be avoid propagation. 12.1 Effectiveness operated previously for Central Intelligence evolutions of the CIS published in January 2015) for Solutions for providing MyOcean (minor updates). System (CIS) establishment of operational access to data to Only minor updates over capacity operational regular users the year, operations carried were found. out nominally Q2 - Main evolutions: V2 196
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 catalogue upgrade, set of security upgrades Q3/ Q4 - updates on catalogue, security, preparation of 2017 evolutions, improvement of performances and maintainability of downloading service KPI 1.1.3 Atmosphere Monitoring Service (ECMWF) Timeliness (CAMS) Daily global atmospheric Timeliness of CAMS Effectiveness/Relevan 13 13.1 analyses and forecasts 90% - 95,9% 99,1% products availability ce delivered on time Continuity of service Ratio of availability of Availability of the website 2015: 90% 14.1 Effectiveness - 100% "well above 95%" 14 (CAMS) the CAMS without interruption 2016: 95% Usefulness of products Number and volume of Effectiveness/Relevan Volume of data delivered 15.1 Average 4.61 TB per month 15 (CAMS) products downloaded ce through WebAPI Usefulness of products Number and Number of unique visitors Effectiveness/Relevan (CAMS) 15.2 characterisation of of the CAMS website 4317 8926 ce users of the CAMS (average per month) Usefulness of products Number and Total visitors of the Effectiveness/Relevan (CAMS) characterisation of CAMS website (average 6056 12511 ce users of the CAMS per month) Usefulness of products Number and Effectiveness/Relevan Visitors profile (new vs. New 50% ; Returning 50% (CAMS) characterisation of New 54% ; Returning 46% ce Returning) (up to Q3 2016) users of the CAMS Usefulness of products Registered users of Number and (CAMS) Effectiveness/Relevan EUMETCast (SNPP characterisation of 173 183 (end Q3 2016) ce Atmosphere products) users of the CAMS (cumulative) Satisfaction of users Evaluation of user Effectiveness/Relevan Addressed in survey and 16 (CAMS) 16.1 satisfaction for the Interview with ECMWF ce interviews CAMS Availability of the Availability of 17 EUMETSAT Ground EUMETSAT Ground Q3: Following the Sentinel- Q1: The development of the Segment functions segment functions for 3A IOCR, the acceptance of PDGS is progressing, but is real-time or near-real Ground segment the Sentinel-3 PDGS had to 17.1 Effectiveness on the critical path due to time functions development be postponed to 30 the late delivery of software (excludes September to allow testing by industry. offline/supporting of the PDGS version 3 functions) Availability of the Availability of EUMETSAT Ground EUMETSAT Ground Segment functions segment functions for real-time or near-real Availability of Jason3 Effectiveness 99,6% time functions ground segment (excludes offline/supporting functions) KPI 1.1.4 Climate Change Service (ECMWF) Timeliness of C3S Timeliness (C3S) 18.1 Effectiveness - 18 products availability Q1: copernicus-climate.eu Q1: A particular effort has is now up and running, with been made to document the no failure reported so far. SIS proof-of-concept Settlement and Continuity of service Q2: now hosting the projects on the website, and 19.1 running of the C3S Effectiveness Evolution of C3S website 19 (C3S) recently developed web appropriate links to these website portal (see C3S_6000 projects portals. Still no above), and allows an easy failure at this stage. access to all information Q2: Some products and
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- 1.2 Monitoring the Earthto support the efforts of civil protectionand civil security (EMS) Satisfaction of users services (EMS) Usefulness of the Core services (EMS) Usefulness of the Core (EMS) Continuity of Timeliness (EMS) Timeliness (EMS) (C3S) Satisf services (C3S) Usefulness of the Core services (C3S) Usefulness of the Core services (C Usefulness of the Core Indicator
action of users
3S)
service
ncy Management Service (JRC)
#
25.1 24.1 23.1 22.1 21.1 20.2 20.1
Number of service service Number of Mapping) Recovery Mapping and produced (Rapid and mapsactivations service Number of EMS the of availability of Ratio availability products of EMSTimeliness availability products of EMSTimeliness C3S satisfaction for the Evaluationuser of C3S the of users of Number C3S the of users of Number downloads products Number of Sub EMS satisfaction for the Evaluationusers of Mapping) Recovery Mapping and produced (Rapid and mapsactivations
- Indicators
ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan Effectiveness Effectiveness Effectiveness ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan Criteria
nteri evaluation of opernicus Mapping service Satisfaction the for Rapid service a the of Risk activations Numbercompleted of service the rapid mapping Numbe - imagery post tasked of newly Timeliness in service level 1 maps timesDelivery for C3S the satisfaction on User visits (total) C3S website (unique) C3S w Downloadsdocuments of
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Name
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 about C3S developments, indicators are already procurements and available, depending on the
narratives. level of maturity of the SIS
Q3: changes to projects. climate.copernicus.eu Q3: working on extending Target inal eport inal the climate information beyond the current State of Climate temperature maps
produced monthly from ERA-interim, still no failure - - - -
noted. Q4: no failure noted; level of interest for the website is steadily increasing; still Draxis Draxis working on extending the 2014 climate information beyond the current State of Climate -
3/5
temperature maps
produced monthly from
ERA-interim (planned for Q1) June: 135 total, 116 unique Usefulness of the Core Number of products Effectiveness/Relevan climate.copernicus.eu Q3:changes to narratives. procurements and aboutC3S developments, - 14 35 20.1 9h04 10h19 Reference: 15000 per quarter 10000 per quarter Downloads of documents September: 76 total, 68
20 services (C3S) downloads ce
unique
Usefulness of the Core Number of usersGrading: 10h01 of Effectiveness/Relevan C3S website visits 20.2 Delineation: 10000 per quarter 23500 per quarter services (C3S) the C3S ce (unique)
Usefulness of the Core Number of users of Effectiveness/Relevan 2015 C3S website visits (total) 15000 per quarter 33000 per quarter services (C3S) the C3S ce
Evaluation of user
Satisf action of users Effectiveness/Relevan User satisfaction on the 21.1 satisfaction for the Draxis - 3/5 21 (C3S) ce C3S C3S
OBJ-1.2 Monitoring the Earth to support the efforts of civil protection and civil security KPI 1.2.1 Emergency Management Service (JRC) the climate information climatethe information extendingworking on Q3: projects. of the maturity of level SIS availabl indicators are already Q4:51% very high ;37% authorised users) 90 lowof 1% very (total fairly well ;3% rather low ; Q3:55% very high ;41% authorised users) 85 lowof 1% very (total 4% well; ra fairly Q2:53% very high ;42% 24 42 21/90 late Q3 ; late Q1 8 10h05 Reference: 33000 per quarter 23500 per quarter unique September: 76 total, 68 June: 135 total, 116 unique Q1) ERA produced monthly from temperature maps State current the Climateof climateinformation beyond working still increasing; steadily inte Q4:no failure noted; oflevel noted. ERA produced monthly from Climate temperature maps beyond the currentState of
Timeliness (EMS) h11 Reference: Reference: Timeliness of EMS Delivery times for maps - restfor thewebsite is
22 22.1 Effectiveness - - - 10h19Delineation: 10h05Delineation: 12/23 ;late Q2 Grading: 10h06 products availability in service interim (plannedfor level 1 failure no interim,still
Delineation: 9h04Grading: 10h01 8h11Grading: 10h06 e, dependingthe e, on
on extending the
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Timeliness (EMS) Timeliness of newly Q1 - 12/23 late ; Q2 - 14/37 11/58 late ;Q4 Timeliness of EMS 2016 Effectiveness tasked post-event late ; Q3 - 11/58 late ; Q4 -
products availability imagery 21/90 late ther; low
Continuity of service Ratio of availability of 23.1 Effectiveness - - 23 (EMS) the EMS
Usefulness of the Core Number of14/37 service
24 services (EMS) activations- and maps Number of activations of
Effectiveness/Relevan 24.1 produced (Rapid the rapid mapping - 35 42
ce Mapping and service Recovery Mapping) Usefulness of the Core Number of service Number of completed services (EMS) activations and maps Effectiveness/Relevan activations of the Risk produced (Rapid - 14 24
ce and Recovery mapping 2017 Mapping and service Recovery Mapping)
Satisfaction of users Q2: 53% very high ; 42% 25 (EMS) fairly well ; 4% rather low ; 1% very low (total of 85 Evaluation of users authorised users) Effectiveness/Relevan Satisfaction for the Rapid 25.1 satisfaction for the - - Q3: 55% very high ; 41% ce Mapping service EMS fairly well ; 3% rather low ; 1% very low (total of 90 authorised users) Q4: 51% very high ; 37% 198
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 fairly well ; 3% rather low ; 1% very low (total of 92 authorised users) Satisfaction of users Satisfaction on (EMS) Evaluation of users collaboration with JRC Effectiveness/Relevan e-Geos: good cooperation satisfaction for the for parties involved in the ce SIRS: good cooperation EMS supply of Copernicus services Performance of Q4: 525 registered users, 26 European Flood out if which 430 active (+7% Number of users of Effectiveness/Relevan Number of users of Awareness System 26.1 / Q3). They are public EFAS ce EFAS (EFAS) authorities, research entities and universities Performance of 15 EFAS alerts (formal European Flood notifications); 41 EFAS Awareness System watches (informal 67 EFAS alerts (formal (EFAS) notifications); 141 EFAS notifications); 83 EFAS flash flood notifications. Progress of watches (informal Effectiveness/Relevan Execution of EFAS and All services executed at a 26.1 implementation and notifications); 406 EFAS ce number of activations 100% 24/7 performance. number of activations flash flood notifications. Emergency Response All services executed at a Coordination Centre 100% 24/7 performance. (ERCC) reporting: 100% performance on daily basis and on bi-monthly bulletins Performance of 40 countries (expert group 27 European Forest Fire on forest fires). Mostly fire Information System services from environment Number and (EFFIS) Effectiveness/Relevan ministers and national civil 27.1 characterisation of Number of active users ce protection services. users of EFFIS Mostly located in Europe, North Africa and Middle East Performance of End of 2016: 83581. Mostly European Forest Fire government agencies, Number and Information System Effectiveness/Relevan research centres, characterisation of Origin of registered users (EFFIS) ce universities, private users, users of EFFIS from 170 countries worldwide Performance of As of April 2017: 80,861 ha European Forest Fire Progress of Effectiveness/Relevan 27.2 Total burnt area mapped mapped area for a total of Information System implementation ce 107,814 ha (EFFIS) Performance of European Forest Fire Progress of Effectiveness/Relevan Volume of downloaded Over the year: 1989 GB Information System implementation ce products (EFFIS) KPI 1.2.2 Security Service (Frontex) Timeliness (Security Some occasional 28 Service) unexpected delays Timeliness of Security Delivery of services on identified on the contractor's 28.1 Service products Effectiveness time behalf, but without affecting availability the level of satisfaction of service requestor". Continuity of service No downtime of services Number of 29 (Security Service) was reported during the first interruptions of the semester of 2016. Security service State of available 29.1 Effectiveness S1 - S1, S2 and S3 are fully (average per month), services and downtimes operational, Meteo service including maritime and available on permanent border surveillance basis, Vessel detection and
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Border Surveillance (Security Service) Satisfaction of users (Security Service Satisfaction of users ( Satisfaction of users Service) services (Security Usefulness of the Core Service) services (Security Usefulness of the Core Service) services (Security Usefulness of the Core Service) services (Security Usefulness of the Core Service) services (Security Usefulness of the Core Service) services (Security Usefulness of the Core Service) services (Security Usefulness of the Core Service) services (Security Usefulness of the Core Service) services (Security Usefulness of the Core Service) services (Security Usefulness of the Core Indicator Security Service)
)
#
30.1 32.1 31.1 30.2
Seamless integration service Security satisfaction for the Evaluationusers of service Security satisfaction for the Evaluationusers of service Security satisfaction for the Evaluationusers of users institutional and share of the of users of Number validated d downloads (overall / products Number of validated datasets) downloads (overall / Nu validated datasets) downloads products Number of validated downloads (overall / products Number of validated datasets) downloads (overall / products Number of validated datasets) downloads (overall / products Number of validated datasets) downloads (overall / products Number of validated datasets) downloads (overall / products Number of validated datasets) downloads (overall / products Number of Sub mberproducts of Security serviceSecurity - Indicators
datasets)
atasets) (overall /
Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/ ce Effective ce Effectiveness/Re ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan Criteria
ness/Relevan
nteri evaluation of opernicus Relevan
levan inal eport services) Maritime surveillance requirements (for user of Gathering events and Bestpractices users of Satisfaction service through SatCen the of Security Users users of Origin products used satellite Number of detection) anomaly(Vessel Services delivered S7 for reporting) tracking (Vessel and Services delivered S6 for service) detection(Vessel Services delivered S5 for service) optical (EO Services delivered S4 for (reference mapping) Services delivered S3 for (pre Services delivered S2 for (coastal monitoring) Services delivered S1 for - frontier monitoring)
Name
# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017
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Usefulness of the Core Q2 - Requests: 25 ; 1st
30 services (Security Number of products impression reports: 62; Effectiveness/Relevan Services delivered for S1 Service) 30.1 downloads (overall / - - 4311 downloads from
ce (coastal monitoring) validated datasets) download centre (S1 & S2
combined) Target
Usefulness of the Core eport inal Q2 - Requests: 24 ; 1st services (Security Number of products impression reports: 67 ; 5 Effectiveness/Relevan Services delivered for S2 Service) downloads (overall / - - briefing notes ; 4311 ce (pre-frontier monitoring) validated datasets) downloads from download centre (S1 & S2 combined) Usefulness of the Core Number of products Q2 - Requests: 6 ; services ------
Effectiveness/Relevan Services delivered for S3
services (Security downloads (overall / - - on-going but ~9750 km² of ce (reference mapping) Service) validated datasets) mapping pending
Usefulness of the Core Number of products Q2 - Image products Effectiveness/Relevan Services delivered for S4 services (Security downloads (overall / - - ordered: 60 ; Products ce (EO optical service)
Service) validated datasets) 2014 delivered: 59 Usefulness of the Core Q2 - Image products Number of products Services delivered for S5 services (Security Effectiveness/Relevan ordered: 132 ; Products
downloads (overall / (Vessel detection - - Service) ce delivered: 126 ; 28 objects validated datasets) service) detected Usefulness of the Core Number of products Services delivered for S6 Q2 - 13 vessels of interest Effectiveness/Relevan services (Security downloads (overall / (Vessel tracking and - - monitored ; 260 monitoring ce Service) validated datasets) reporting) reports provided ------
Usefulness of the Core number of anomalies Number of products Services delivered for S7 services (Security Effectiveness/Relevan detected depends on the downloads (overall / (Vessel anomaly - - Service) ce query identified by the validated datasets) detection) service user. Usefulness of the Core Number of products 2015 Effectiveness/Relevan Number of satellite services (Security downloads (overall / - - Sem1: 144 optical images ce products used
Service) validated datasets) Usefulness of the Core Vessel detection service: services (Security Spain Number of products Service) Effectiveness/Relevan Vessel tracking and downloads (overall / Origin of users - - ce reporting: France download centre (S1 & S2 4311 downloads from impression reports:62 Q2 on request. anomaly detection available Sem1:Operations reported enforcement) and MAOC ( ECFA with events Q4 additional in workshops Q2 in Q4 and ; operational requirements; 2 MAOC 1 questionnaire sentto C Information Exchange Balkans Western Q1: improvement feedback for continuous gathering Operational Trials aiming at services providedthe with completely satisfied or mostly of 94.73% users Q2: Defence validated of Ministries Affairs, Foreign of Ministries EU, EC, service External of the AoI: Italy & Greece datasets)Surveillancemaritime of reporting: France Vessel tracking and Spain detection service: Vessel opticalSem1: images144 user. service query identified by the detected depends numberanomalies of reports provided monitored ;260 monitoring Q2 detected delivered:126 ;28 objects ordered:132 ;Products Q2 delivered: 59 ordered:60 ; Products Q2 mapping pending on Q2 centre (S1 & S2 combined) downloads from download briefing notes ;4311 5 impression ; reports:67 Q2 combined) Surveillance of maritime onference, Croatia - going but~9750 km² of ------AoI: Italy & Greece
Requests: 25 ;Requests: 25 1st 13 vessels13 of interest Image products Image products servicesRequests: ; 6 ;Requests: 24 1st
Usefulness- of the Core Number of users of EC, External service of the fisheries N a
services (Security the Security service Effectiveness/Relevan Users of the Security EU, Ministries of Foreign customers'
30.2 - - 2016 nd EFCA on -
N (law (law N Service) and share of ce service through SatCen Affairs, Ministries of
postponed institutional users Defence
control)
Evaluation of users Satisfaction of users Q2: 94.73% of users mostly
Satisfaction of users
Effectiveness/Relevanon the 31 (Security Service) 31.1 satisfaction for the - - or completely satisfied with
ce
Security service ; the services provided . Satisfaction of users Best practices and Operational Trials aiming at
(Security Service) events gathering customers'
Evaluation of users feedback for continuous Effectiveness/Relevan satisfaction for the - - improvement postponed. ce Security service Q1: Western Balkans Information Exchange Conference, Croatia
Satisfaction of users Gathering of user 2017 1 questionnaire sent to (Security Service) requirements (for MAOC-N and EFCA on Maritime surveillance operational requirements; 2 Evaluation of users Effectiveness/Relevan services) workshops in Q2 and Q4 ; satisfaction for the - - ce additional events in Q4 with Security service ECFA (fisheries control) and MAOC-N (law enforcement) Border Surveillance 32.1 Seamless integration Effectiveness/Relevan Sem1: Operations reported
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 32 of Earth Observation ce in the 2015 Annual derived information in implementation report, 2016 Border surveillance annual implementation operations report (approved Q2) and in the 2017 one (draft) Maritime Surveillance Q1: Service Level Seamless integration 33 Agreement (SLA) with of Earth Observation EMSA for the provision of 33.1 derived information in effectiveness Provision of data optical and vessel and Maritime surveillance detection images for S1-S7 operations services, provided from Q2 Maritime Surveillance Sem1: 4 contracts: Novabase (upgrade of Seamless integration storage arrays), Gramix of Earth Observation Implementation of (Purchase of Nutanix for derived information in Effectiveness contracts for ICT EMSA BCF), COMPAREX Maritime surveillance hardware Nederland BV (Purchase of operations Commvault Licenses and services), COMLIN Maritime Surveillance SEM1: 3 contracts for satellite services (Collecte Localisation satellites S.A., Edisoft S.A., Kongsberg Satellite Services AS, E- Seamless integration Geos SpA), provision of of Earth Observation Implementation of licenses for TERRASar- derived information in Effectiveness contracts for satellite X/TanDEM-X / PAZ (Airbus Maritime surveillance licenses and services DS Geo), optical imagery operations (imagery and licenses (European Space Imaging, Airbus DS Geo), License for Radarsat-2 (MDS Geospatial Services) Support to EU External Access to satellites Cooperation on 34 Actions (SEA) 34.1 Effectiveness products (services S1- SLA with SatCen provision of products S3) Objective 2 Maximising socio-economic benefits, thereby supporting the Europe 2020 strategy and its objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by promoting the use of Earth observation in applications and services OBJ-2.1 Maximising socio-economic benefits of Copernicus KPI 2.1.1 Economic impact Macro -economic Macro economic 35 impact of the impact on the EU GVA impact (M€) since investment made in 35.1 Economy induced by Efficiency the beginning of the 5442
Copernicus the Copernicus programme programme Macro-economic Macro economic Employment impact impact of the impact on the EU (person years) in terms investment made in Economy induced by Efficiency of supported jobs, since 23863 Copernicus the Copernicus the beginning of the programme programme Micro -economic impact Enabled revenues Enabled revenues for 36 of the utilisation of the generated by the 36.1 Efficiency downstream on selected 71M€ to 138M€ Copernicus data & Copernicus value chains information programme Micro-economic impact Enabled revenues Supported employment of the utilisation of the generated by the Efficiency on downstream market 500 to 1000 person-years Copernicus data & Copernicus for 8 selected VC information programme Micro-economic impact Enabled revenues Enabled revenues for Efficiency 26M€ to 595M€ of the utilisation of the generated by the end users on 3 value
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40 39 2.2.1KPI Enhancement of knowledge related OBJ 38 37 KPI 2.1.2 Societal impact # KPI 2.3.1 Creation and OBJ 42 41 2.2.2KPI Fosteringeducation relatedto the Copernicus programme in Europe
- - 2.3 Support of the Europe 2020 for Sustainable growth 2.2 Support of the Europe 2020 for Smart growth related to Copernicus Copernicus to related Academic courses Academy Copernicus The Copernicus to related materials Training Copernicus to related materials Training Copernicus to related materials Training Copernicus to related materials Training community available for the and information freely on Copernicus data Usage of Tools based Strategic impact enviro and Social information Cop theof utilisation of the Micro information Copernicus & data theof util Micro information Copernicus & data theof utilisation of the Micro information Copernicus & data Indicator ernicus & data - - - nmental impact economic impact economic impact economic impact isation of the the of isation
development #
42.2 41.1 40.2 40.1 39.1 38.1 37.1 36.3 36.2
of Copernicus of Educational influence growth impactand AcademyCopernicus and future users Copernicususers for materials training the of satisfaction User users future users and Copernicus available for materials Amount of training users future users and Copernicus available for materials Amount of training users future users and Copernicus available for materials Amount of training information data and Copernicus based on tools of satisfaction User prestige Europeanand identity Reinforcement the of Copernicus of impact Societal the of EU sectors the differenteconomic in data Copernicus of Importancethe of use uptake barriers Impact market of programme Copernicus generated by the Enabled revenues programme Copernicus Sub -
Indicators of a strong European institutional market
to Copernicusto data and information
Relevance Relevance Relevance ce Effectiveness/Relevan Effectiveness Effectiveness Effecti ce Effectiveness/Relevan EU Added value Effectiveness Efficiency Efficiency Efficiency Criteria
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nteri evaluation of opernicus Copernicus AcademyCopernicus intervi Addressed surveyin and C3S to related Material CMEMS to related Material CLMS to related Material (EC) Coperni prestige worldwide Europeanand identity reinforcement of Copernicus of perception Users value chains selected on economic impactsNon EO data data w/r Copernicus to Penetration of Barriers tomarketuptake VC selected 3 userson end market for Supported employment chains interviews Addressed surveyin and memb inal eport
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cus supportcus office Name
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 Copernicus data & Copernicus chains
information programme
Micro -economic impact Enabled revenues Supported employment of the utilisation of the generated by the Target
Efficiency on end users market for 65 to 1980 person-years eport inal Copernicus data & Copernicus 3 selected VC information programme Micro-economic impact Data access, timeframe, of the utilisation of the Impact of market 36.2 Efficiency Barriers to market uptake funding schemes, interface Copernicus data & uptake barriers with users' needs SIRS: 4/5 e Draxis the future 5/5 Brockmann needs users' with schemes,funding interface timeframe, access, Data
Interview with information - Geos: 4/5Geos: 65 to1980 person Micro-economic User ForumCopernicus impact Importance of the use Penetration of
of the utilisationInterviews EC, with of the of Copernicus data in
36.3 Efficiency Copernicus- data w/r to 10%
Copernicus data & the different economic 5/5
EO data Sabatier
information sectors of the EU
- 2014
10%
Currently: 4/5 , in 4/5, in Currently:
KPIUniversity 2.1.2 Societal impact
Social and Societal impact of Non economic impacts
37.1 Effectiveness
37 environmental impact Copernicus on selected value chains - Strategic impact Users perception of Brockmannyears - Currently: 4/5 , in
38 Paul Reinforcement of the Copernicus the future 5/5
38.1 European identity and EU Added value reinforcement of Draxis - 5/5
prestige European identity and e-Geos: 4/5 o successfully Q1 prestige worldwide SIRS: 4/5 -
OBJ-2.2 Support of theworkshops 4 Q2: Europe 2020 for Smart growth KPI 2.2.1 Enhancement of knowledge related to Copernicus data and information
Usage of Tools based 2015 User satisfaction of
rganised 39 on Copernicus data Set up in October. After 6
tools based on Effectiveness/Relevan Copernicus support office and information freely 39.1 months, reply to 500 Copernicus data and ce (EC) available for the questions from users information community
Training materials (Q3) online training (video 40 related to Copernicus tutorial), product and 78 Academyand 78 members By2016: of end 61 relays SIS Q4: workshop reanalysis Q2:workshop regional on users sessions tobe proposed to contributes October:in Mercator dedicated to global products User workshop (Q3) focus. usage statistics remains a and cases thematic use delivered. publishingThe of ( imagery) user and uptake demonstration (promotional product tutorial), (video training online (Q3) questions from users to 500 months, reply Setup in October.After 6
demonstration (promotional Amount of traininge.g. imagery) and user uptake
materials available for 40.1 draft action plan) were Effectiveness Material related to CLMS (e.g. draft action plan) were Copernicus users and delivered. The publishing of future users
2016 thematic use cases and with practical usage statistics remains a
focus.
Training materials (Q3) User workshop
related to Copernicus Amount of training dedicated to global products materials available for Material related to in October: Mercator Effectiveness Copernicus users and CMEMS contributes with practical
future users sessions to be proposed to users Training materials Amount of training Q2: workshop on regional related to Copernicus materials available for Q1 - Q2: 4 workshops Effectiveness Material related to C3S reanalysis Copernicus users and successfully organised Q4: SIS workshop future users 2017 Training materials User satisfaction of
related to Copernicus the training materials Effectiveness/Relevan Addressed in survey and Interviews with EC, 40.2 for Copernicus users ce interviews Copernicus User Forum and future users KPI 2.2.2 Fostering education related to the Copernicus programme in Europe The Copernicus Copernicus Academy Copernicus Academy By end of 2016: 61 relays 41.1 Relevance 41 Academy growth and impact members and 78 Academy members Academic courses Educational influence Addressed in survey and Interview with University Paul 42.2 Relevance 42 related to Copernicus of Copernicus interviews Sabatier OBJ-2.3 Support of the Europe 2020 for Sustainable growth KPI 2.3.1 Creation and development of a strong European institutional market 202
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 Institutional use of At Q3: out of registered 43 Copernicus information users, institutional users (national institutions 180, researchers = 15, education=29, int. Institutional uptake of Organisations=1) = 225, Characterisation of 43.1 Copernicus Coherence 46% other 266 (commercial 136, EUMETCast users information private 130) Out of Q3 active users, institutional users (national institutions, researchers, education) = 8, other 2 (private) OBJ-2.4 Support of the Europe 2020 for Inclusive growth KPI 2.4.1 Support for the development of employment in Europe Labo ur market and Support of jobs in 44 skills acquisition upstream and in selected value chains Since beginning of the Jobs supported in of Europe's private programme: 25458 person 44.1 Efficiency upstream and Services sector linked to the years2014 - 2016 period: 9878 component development of the person years Copernicus programme Labour market and Support of jobs in skills acquisition upstream and in selected value chains Jobs supported in the of Europe's private Efficiency downstream (8 selected 500 to 1000 person years sector linked to the value chains) development of the Copernicus programme Labour market and Support of jobs in skills acquisition upstream and in selected value chains Jobs supported in the of Europe's private Efficiency end users markets (3 65 to 1980 person years sector linked to the selected value chains) development of the Copernicus programme Labour market and Jobs supported by Copernicus skills acquisition are typically highly skilled employees. They contribute to the development and/or maintenance of a critical mass of experts within the firms. Skill acquisition of Development of This highly skilled core of European workers due 44.2 Relevance employees' skills through people contributes to the to use of Copernicus Copernicus programme competitive advantage of the data company. For instance CLS was able to develop its skills in designing, implementing and operating the CMEMS system architecture across the physical units in Europe. OBJ-2.5 Specific regions of interest for Europe 2020 strategy KPI 2.5.1 Arctic region Availability of services The Marine Monitoring Service Availability of the Services and products 45 makes use of satellite data to 45.1 relevant services in Coherence available for the Arctic deliver accurate products over the area region the Arctic regions, thereby
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53 52 51 CopernicusKPI related to Communications 2.6.1 OBJ 50 49 KPI 2.5.3 Sub 48 47 2.5.2 KPI Mediterraneanregion 46 #
- 2.6 Promoting the use of Earthobservation applications in andservices Copernicus Copernicus related/involving …etc.) workshop, Events (conference, Publications Publications (mettre au début) Co Awareness about satisfaction User uptake and Availability services of satisfaction User uptake and Availability services of satisfaction User uptake and Indicator pernicus in Europe - Sahara
region
#
53.1 52.1 51.1 50.1 49.1 48.1 47.1 46.1
supported events impactNumberand of publications impactNumberand of pu impactNumberand of Programme Copernicus general publicthe of Awarenessthe of products region and related over thesub coverage Copernicus on satisfaction User the area services in relevant the of Availability and related products Mediterranean region over the coverage Copernicus on satisfaction User the area services in relevant the of Availability and related products over theArctic region coverage Copernicus on satisfaction User Sub blications - Indicators
-
Sahara
Effectiveness Effectiveness Effectiveness Relevance ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectivene ce Effe ce Effect ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan Criteria
ctiveness/Relevan iveness/Relevan ss/Relevan
nteri evaluation of opernicus
CAMS events report Market Copernicus the Publication of website) Component (ESA's Copernicus newsWeb the on mailing list Service Registrations to theLand interviews Addressed surveyin and interviews Addressed surveyin and interviews Addressed surveyin and Mediterranean region availab productsServices and int Addressed surveyin and inal eport erviews erviews le for the the for le Name
Space nteri evaluation of opernicus
# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017
supporting measurements and
monitoring of polar sea ice. The Copernicus Sentinel-1
and Sentinel-3 missions will improve operational mapping Target and monitoring of Arctic sea- eport inal ice, icebergs and ice sheets. Example of TACs/MFCs from
CMEMS: Artic MFC, OSI TAC Examples of H2020 projects Union Union Interview with theAfrican Union Interview with theAfrican Malta Committee member from Interview Copernicus with Mediterranean region:IASON ExampleFP7 of project thefor User Forum from Sweden Interview Copernicus with SIOS Ice, Polar Arctic: MAIRES, the F of Examples ICE MONARCH Arctic: the FP6 of Examples projects for SPICES Arctic: the INTAROS,for H2020 of projects Examples CMEMS: MFC, OSITAC Artic TACs/MFCs from of Example sheets. icebergs andice ice, and monitoring ofArctic sea improve operatio and Sentinel CopernicusThe Sentinel polar sea of monitoring ice. supporting measurementsand - 13 0 for the Arctic: INTAROS,
SPICES - ARC
- Examples of FP6 projects for PP
the Arctic : MONARCH-A,
ICE-ARC 2014 Examples- of FP7 projects for 3 missions will missions 3 P7 projects for for P7 projects the Arctic : Polar Ice, MAIRES, SIOSnal mapping -PP
User uptake and User satisfaction on -
46 satisfaction Copernicus coverage Effectiveness/Relevan Addressed in survey and A, Interview with Copernicus
46.1 - over the Arctic region ce interviews User Forum1 from Sweden
- and related products
to promote ECMWF promoteto ECMWF Q4:information campaign and will work both for CAMS communication agency that forITT on Q3: workshop MACCQ2: 45 764
KPI 2.5.2 Mediterranean region
Availability of services Availability of the Services and products
C3S; Effectiveness/Relevan Example of FP7 project for the 47 47.1 relevant services in available for the ce Mediterranean region: IASON the area Mediterranean region
2015 User - uptake and User satisfaction on III user user III
48 satisfaction Copernicus coverage Interview with Copernicus Effectiveness/Relevan Addressed in survey and 48.1 over the Committee member from
ce interviews Mediterranean region Malta and related products KPI 2.5.3 Sub-Sahara region Availability of services Availability of the
media briefing and exhibition, GEOBusiness Q2:attendance to mediassocial and presence on events press; material; Q1: creation of promotional distributed 2000 physical copies 78 1566 Effectiveness/Relevan Addressed in survey and Interview with the African 49 49.1 relevant services in
ce interviews Union the area
Userparticipation to uptake and User satisfaction on
50 satisfactionpublicationsthe in Copernicus coverage
Effectiveness/Relevan Addressed in survey and Interview with the African 50.1 over the sub-Sahara 2016 ce interviews Union
region and related products
OBJ-2.6 Promoting the use of Earth observation in applications and services KPI 2.6.1 Communications related to Copernicus Awareness about Awareness of the 51 Copernicus in Europe general public of the Effectiveness/Relevan Registrations to the Land
51.1 0 764 1566 (mettre au début) Copernicus ce Service mailing list Programme Publications Web news on the 52 Number and impact of Copernicus Space 52.1 Relevance 13 45 78 publications Component (ESA's website) 2017
Publications Number and impact of Publication of the 2000 physical copies Effectiveness
publications Copernicus Market report distributed Events (conference, Q2: MACC-III user Q1: creation of promotional 53 workshop, …etc.) workshop material; publications in the related/involving Q3: ITT on for press; participation to Copernicus Number and impact of communication agency that events and presence on 53.1 Effectiveness CAMS events - supported events will work for both CAMS social medias and C3S; Q2: attendance to Q4: information campaign GEOBusiness exhibition, to promote ECMWF media and briefing 204
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 Copernicus services in conference. Europe ; production of new Q3/4: organisation and promotional materials ; participation to various various events events ; Press tour postponed to 2017 ; Start of training activities was delayed due to lack of resource to establish the framework Q4: project of MOOC with EUMETSAT ongoing; press tour stars 31 Jan 2017, 3 research projects began on the CAMS and C3S websites, awareness of Copernicus and the services and opportunities for production of a state of the climate report card; 6joint events (+4 CAMS specific events), 4 press articles Events (conference, Q1: participation to press Q3: participation to at least workshop, …etc.) release, media briefing, 6 events, new and on-going related/involving online coverage content improvement on Copernicus Q2: organisation of a C3S Number and impact of C3S website Effectiveness C3S events - workshop, participation to a supported events Q4: joint activities with climate workshop CAMS, participation to a TV Q3: press coverage debate during COP21 Q4: joint events with CAMS summit only (no specific ones) Events (conference, Q1: 10 events to raise workshop, …etc.) awareness: general public, related/involving private sector, politicians, Copernicus 22 events organised to scientists create service identity, raise Q2: 16 events to raise Number and impact of Effectiveness CMEMS events - awareness among general awareness of MS, EC DGs, supported events public, private sector and EU stakeholders, general politicians public Q3: 10 events: MEP and new partners, commit to a brand strategy Events (conference, Q2: Copernicus dedicated workshop, …etc.) session at European related/involving Q1: FRINGE 2015 Geosciences Union General Copernicus workshop on SAR Assembly (ESA) (Vienna): interferometry and S1 13,650 scientists from 109 InSAR (ESA)Q2: Workshop countries; ESA's Living "Sentinel-3 for science" for Planet symposium S3 users, scientists, (Prague): 13 sessions on students, representatives Cop, ~220ppl / session. Number and impact of Space Component Effectiveness from national, Europeanand Total 3,060 ppl from 80 supported events related events international agencies and countries ; European Space value adding industries Solutions conference (ESA, EC, EUMETSAT)Q4: (Brussels): 1481 attendees, Copernicus Conference and includes press event (ESA, EO Industry Day at the EC, EUMETSAT)Q3: EO Romanian Space Agency Open Science 2016 event (ESA) (ESRIN, Roma): 170 participants ; European Night of Researchers
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55 54 #
enabled byCopernicus Market achievements media on social Visibility Copernicus related/involving …etc.) workshop, Events (conference, Copernicus related/involving …etc.) workshop, Events (conference, Copernicus related/involving …etc.) workshop, Events (conference, Copernicus related/involving …etc.) workshop, Events (conference, Indicator
#
55.1 54.1 53.3 53.2
promoted formalised and built, stories success Number of platforms different social Presence the on Attendance i eventscoverage of Geographical supported events impactNumberand of supported events impactNumberand of Sub - Indicators
n events
Coherence Effectiv Effectiveness Effectiveness Effectiveness Effectiveness Criteria eness
nteri evaluation of opernicus inal eport stories published stories success Copernicus Twitteron Presence events participationthe to Attendance and related to CSC L MS with sessions Information and training uptake events Users ocation of eventsocation
Name
# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 nteri evaluation of opernicus 2015 2016 2017
(ESRIN, Roma) ; ESTEC
Open day (Noodweijk) with
presentation of S1,2,3: 8700 participants ; Initiation
of S5p communication planQ4: Copernicus Target inal eport inal Masters ceremony (Madrid) ; The future of Copernicus: extension and expansion
(Bucharest) ; 2 events aimed at business
Copernicus contributions Copernicus stories (Climatechange): 4 contributions Copernicus stories contributions (Emergency):12 Copernicus website: (Atmosphere):stories 7 contributions Copernicus stories contributions (Marine):10 Copernicus website: (Land):21 stories contributions Copernicus stories stories 20Sentinels data…: brought by the usage of Showcasing thebenefits EU:8 stories impact of Copernicus in the examine thesocio economic 50) (> website fromMostly > 100. ESA's 2017 20 more planned sessions for States. organised with Member sessions already training to the6 information and Over 1000 people particip - incubation and promoting
start-ups (Helsinki): 17,000
- attendees 2018
ESA' ESA's website: ESA's website: ESA's website: EARSC showcases: 4 Events (conference, 5 thematic workshops
workshop, …etc.) organised, to discuss the s website: s website:
Number and impact of 2014 related/involving ESA Effectiveness Users uptake events - future of Copernicus with supported PwC events Copernicus users. 4 additional thematic - ESA's
workshops are planned. -
Events (conference, Study to Over 1000 people participating ESA's ESA's workshop, …etc.) to the 6 information and
related/involving ating training sessions already Number and impact of Information and training Copernicus Effectiveness organised with Member supported events sessions with MS States. events above cf. number impact and of (RO)Bucharest (IT), Venice (IT), Frascati users.4 additional thematic
future ofCopernicus future organised, todiscuss the
workshops planned. are 20 more sessions planned for 5 thematic workshops 2017-2018 Events (conference, Vienna (AU), Prague (CZ), workshop, …etc.) Geographical Location of events Frascati (IT), Venice (IT), Brussels (BE), Frascati (IT), 53.2 Effectiveness 2015 related/involving coverage of events related to CSC Bucharest (RO) Bucharest (RO), Helsinki
Copernicus (FI)
Events (conference, Attendance and workshop, …etc.) cf. number and impact of cf. number and impact of 53.3 Attendance in events Effectiveness participation to the related/involving with events above events above events
Copernicus Visibility on social Presence on the plan ofS5p communication participants;8700 Initiation S1,2,3: of presentation (Noo day Open (ESRIN, ESTEC Roma) ; events above cf. number impact and of (FI) (RO), HelsinkiBucharest (IT), Frascati (BE), Brussels Prague(CZ), (AU),Vienna attendees sta incubation and promoting aimedbusiness at (Bucharest) events ;2 extension and expansion future ; The Copernicus: of Masters ceremony (Madrid) 54 media 54.1 different social Effectiveness Presence on Twitter rt
Q4: Copernicus Q4: platforms - ups(Helsinki): 17,000 Market achievements > 100. Mostly from ESA's
55 enabled by Copernicus website (> 50)PwC - Study to examine the socio2016 economic
impact of with dweijk) Copernicus in the
EU:8 storiesESA - Showcasing the benefits brought by the usage of Sentinels data…: 20 storiesEARSC showcases: 4
storiesESA's website: Number of success Copernicus contributions stories built, Copernicus success (Land): 21 storiesESA's 55.1 Coherence formalised and stories published website: Copernicus promoted contributions (Marine): 10
storiesESA's website:2017 Copernicus contributions (Atmosphere): 7 storiesESA's
website: Copernicus contributions (Emergency): 12 storiesESA's website: Copernicus contributions (Climate change): 4 storiesESA's website: Copernicus contributions 206
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 (Other topics): 3 storiesNewsletter Copernicus.eu: 5 storiesEC business innovation observatory: 2 storiesUKSA: 11 storiesEurisy website: ? stories (total of 72 on EO) Objective 3 Fostering the development of a competitive European space and services industry and maximising opportunities for European enterprises to develop and provide innovative Earth observation systems and services OBJ-3.1 Fostering the development of a competitive European space and services industry and maximising opportunities for European enterprises to develop and provide innovative Earth observation systems and services KPI 3.1.1 Space European industry innovation and competitiveness Manufacturing industry Contracts for satellite 56 competitiveness manufacturing related to Support to Contracts linked to Copernicus (10% to 20% of 56.1 manufacturing industry effectiveness Copernicus for the total activity for TAS) competitiveness manufacturing industry Studies in anticipation to next Sentinels generation R&D and patents in the Moderate for S1, 2 and 3 with 57 frame of industrial limited technological risk and Number of EO related programmes Addressed in survey and reuse of existing components. 57.1 technologies effectiveness interviews Large added value on S4 and developed S5 high performance optical instruments KPI 3.1.2 Downstream European industry innovation and competitiveness Support to EO Contracts and 58 downstream industry products developed Number of H2020 exploitation of 58.1 under H2020/FP7 Efficiency contracts related to 3 13 23 3 Copernicus data grants for the Copernicus downstream industry Support to EO Total EC envelope for downstream industry H2020/FP7 budget 58.2 Efficiency H2020 contracts related 11 56,4 97,4 8,3 exploitation of related to Copernicus to Copernicus (M€) Copernicus data Support to EO Share of H2020 space downstream industry H2020/FP7 budget Efficiency budget that is related to 6,6% 31,0% 58,3% - exploitation of related to Copernicus Copernicus Copernicus data Support to EO Upstream actors consider that downstream industry Effectiveness/Relevan Users satisfaction for the H2020 is strongly focused on 58.3 Users satisfaction exploitation of ce upstream industry downstream issues and does Copernicus data not fit their problems Support to EO CLS - 3/5. Satisfied but tender downstream industry very selective tendering exploitation of process that could lead to Effectiveness/Relevan Users satisfaction for the Copernicus data Users satisfaction frustration ce downstream industry Terranis - H2020 is a great tool that helped them with Egenius cluster initiative Increase funding 59 opportunities for user In the past 6 years, 900 Inducement prizes uptake of Copernicus 59.1 Efficiency Copernicus Masters submissions and 50 winners in related to Copernicus data and information in the Copernicus Masters the private sector Uptake cluster to 60 provide users with 40 start-ups benefited from the 60.1 Impact of clusters Efficiency Copernicus Accelerator advice, good practices, first Copernicus Accelerator business practices etc. Uptake cluster to 60.2 Cluster user Efficiency Satisfaction of clusters' Draxis - 5/5 (EARSC)
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- 4.1 Ensuringautonomous User friendliness User friendliness requirements users of integration Process for the requirements users of integration Process for the competitiveness industry European downstream business practices etc. practices,good advice, provide users with Indicator
- making and action action making and
#
63.1 62.2 62.1 61.1
access toenvironmental knowledge for Earth Observationand geo access systemaccess of data friendliness the user regarding satisfaction User systemaccess of data friendliness the user regarding satisfaction User users requirements Documenton the specifications service Documenton the thanks to Copernicus competitiveness improved their companies having Percentage of sat Sub isfaction isfaction - Indicators
ce ce Effectiveness/Relevan ce Effectiveness/Relevan effectiveness effectiveness Efficiency Criteria
questionnaires) (Space Strategy the Copernicus services access toproductsfrom sat User questionnaires) data (Space Strategy Copernicus to access on satisfaction User specifications Sentinelsconsidered in Exam EEEs nteri needs Awarenessmarket of evaluationto Copernicus competitiveness thanks improved their Companies who of opernicusmembers inal eport ples
for Copernicus isfaction on Name
of changes nteri evaluation of opernicus
# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 provide users with satisfaction members CLS 2/5: not enough contacts, advice, good practices, need more meetings and
business practices etc. contacts with EEEs, industrial
stakeholders Target inal eport inal Terranis: at the initiative of a group of companies involved in same niche market (Egenius) European downstream Percentage of marketsinstitutional foronly and scientific JRC: no, through theEiOnet network EEA:feedback from theusers Yes: 1 partially 3, 4 Responses: (Egenius) samein niche mar companiesof group involved Terranis: at the initiative of a stakeholders with EEEs, contacts industrial need moremeetings and CLSnotenough 2/5: contacts, Companies who 61 industry companies having -
information services enablingEurope toachieve independent decision improved their Responses: 4 competitiveness 61.1 improved their Efficiency competitiveness thanks Yes: 3, 1 partially
competitiveness to Copernicus thanks to Copernicus
2014
KPI 3.1.3 User requirements for next generation Sentinels
Process for the EEA: feedback from the users
Awareness of market
62 integration of users Document on the ket through the EiOnet network
62.1 effectiveness needs for Copernicus requirements service specifications JRC: no, only for scientific and EEEs institutional markets
Process for the Q1: Presentation of the integration of users CSC Evolution Plan to ESA requirements MS and submitted to
Copernicus Committee and User Forum ; C3S User Consultation workshop held by COM 2015 Some changes considered
w/r to S1A&B (AIS
Examples of changes instrument, GNSS receiver, Documentonservices, thereby enabling Europe toachieve on the 62.2 effectiveness considered in Sentinels compliance with ESA debris users requirements specifications mitigation) and w/r to S3A & B (GNSS receiver, gyroless AOCS, redev of obsolete problem:" (between and 1 below a aspects as consider the technical indicate whether you the question "Please To data") of sources "combination with other with (slightly, suggested score among theaspects score 2.58/4. 4): of problem:" (between a 1 below a aspects as consider the technical indicate whether you the question "Please To meeting CO2 fo 2nd task Q4: raw sector for material userrequirementsgather meeting,COM workshop to taskCO2 1st forceQ3: parts) AOCS, redev of obsolete gyroless B (GNSS receiver, mitigation) and w/r to S3A & compliance with ESA debris i (AIS S1A&B to w/r Some changes considered COM by Consultation workshop ForumUser C3S ; User Copernicus Committee and MS submitted and to ESA Planto CSC Evolution the Presentation of Q1: nstrument parts) Q3: 1st CO2 task force
meeting, COM workshop to
gather user requirements , GNSS receiver, GNSS, receiver, 2016 for raw material sector
Q4: 2nd CO2 task force
meeting
Highest
Objective 4 Ensuring autonomous access rce to environmental knowledge and key technologies for Earth observation and geoinformation services, thereby enabling Europe to achieve
nd independent decision-making and action held
OBJ-4.1 Ensuring autonomous access to environmental knowledge for Earth Observation and geo-information services enabling Europe to achieve independent decision-making and
action KPI 4.1.1 Operations User friendliness To the question "Please 63 indicate whether you consider the technical 2017 - making and making User satisfaction User satisfaction on aspects below as a regarding the user Effectiveness/Relevan access to Copernicus problem:" (between 1 and 63.1 friendliness of data ce data (Space Strategy 4): score of 2.58/4. Highest access system questionnaires) score among the aspects suggested (slightly, with "combination with other sources of data") User friendliness User satisfaction on To the question "Please User satisfaction access to products from indicate whether you regarding the user Effectiveness/Relevan the Copernicus services consider the technical friendliness of data ce (Space Strategy aspects below as a access system questionnaires) problem:" (between 1 and 208
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Availability and quality Addressed through calibration and 75.1 Effectiveness of in-situ data surveys and interviews validation of satellite data Memorandum of Q2: Issues related to in situ Q3: In August, a 76 Understanding were briefly discussed with Memorandum of Number of MoUs Relationships with the EmodNet secretariat Understanding was signed 76.1 Effectiveness agreed EMODnet during the European with EMODnet Physics. In Maritime Day. 28/29 May this agreement, it is 2015. Strong collaboration explained the 214
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 with EMODNET during a complementarity of the 2 common workshop. 1800 services in terms of in situ persons. products proposed to users. Q4: Participation of Mercator to the EMODnet conference on 20-22 October in Oostende. Meeting with EMODnet Physics on 25th November in Toulouse to discuss and start working on the definition of a common strategy regarding data access Collaboration with By the end of 2016, a 77 international partners partnership agreement with EuroGeoSurveys (for geological data) had been signed, one with EuroGeographics (for spatial reference data) was ready to be signed and one Engagement with Engagement with with Geoscience Australia international partners international partners on was in its final review. 77.1 on in-situ data Effectiveness in-situ data provision and Revision for other provision and processing agreements (EIONET for processing environmental data, EuroGOOS for oceanographic data,) have also been ongoing and a draft licence agreement with EUMETNET for meteorological and climate data was received. OBJ-4.2 Ensuring autonomous access to key technologies for Earth Observation to achieve independent decision-making and action
KPI 4.2.1 Technological independence Schedule of End of 2016: 6 Commissioning of the Number of Sentinels 78 deployment of space 78.1 Effectiveness End of Q1 2017: 1 2 4 5 first batch of Sentinels flying infrastructure 7 Schedule of S1A: Q2 2014 deployment of space S2A: Q2 2015 infrastructure Commissioning of the Respect of launch S3A: Q4 2015 S3A: Q1 S2B: Q1 Effectiveness S1A: Q2 S2A: Q2 first batch of Sentinels schedule S1B: Q2 2016 S1B: Q2 S5p foreseen end 2017 S5p: Q2 2016 S2B: Q2 2016 Schedule of Number of units post Commissioning of the deployment of space Effectiveness Launch and Early Orbit S2A: Q2 first batch of Sentinels infrastructure Phase (LEOP) Schedule of End of 2016: 4 Commissioning of the Number of operating S3A: July 2016 deployment of space Effectiveness End of Q1 2017: S1A: Oct 2014 S2A: Oct 2015 - first batch of Sentinels Sentinels (post IOCR) S1B: Sept 2016 infrastructure 4 Schedule of Units having reached Full Commissioning of the deployment of space Effectiveness Operational Capability End of 2016: 1 0 S1A: June 2015 S2A: July 2016 - first batch of Sentinels infrastructure (post ramp-up) Schedule of Q1: Successful pre-TEBs deployment of space and ITT releases Since Q1: EQSR and UPR Procurement of Procurement of recurring infrastructure 78.2 Efficiency Q4: Contracts approved by progressing according to recurring units units - S1/2/3 C&D COP Procurement Board, schedule signature by ESA and
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Target Q3: Initiation of contractual Schedule of eport inal deployment of space Procurement of Procureme nt of recurring options for 5 B& units Industrial work progressing Efficiency - -
infrastructure recurring units 2016) 2016) units - S5 B&C Q4: Industrial work nominally ------2016) 2016) 2016) 2016) 2016) 2016) 2016) 2016) 2016) 2016) 2016) - - - - progressing nominally Schedule of Contracts Proposal
deployment of space Procurement of Procurement of recurring forwarded to Industrial work progressing 70 16 15 64 139 34 122 113 346 13 0 68 0 96 5 5 0 Efficiency
infrastructure recurring units units - S6 B Procurement Board and nominally
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Commitments for the
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Commitments for the 2016 infrastructure Efficiency data access contributing 283 (2014-2016) 70 205 8 45 Space Component missions (forecasts) - M€
Spending in space Commitments for the Commitments for the infrastructure Efficiency data access contributing 283 (2014-2016) 0 189 -418 Space Component missions (actual) - M€ Spending in space Spending for ESA Commitments for the infrastructure Efficiency remuneration (forecast) - 100 (2014-2016) 5 41 54 61
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Expenses for the 2017 infrastructure 79.2 Efficiency industrial activities 845 (2014-2016) 96 93 656 488 Space Component (forecasts) - M€
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# Indicator # Sub-Indicators Criteria Name Target 2014 2015 2016 2017 infrastructure Space Component operation (forecast) - M€ Spending in space Expenses for the Spending for the system Efficiency 158 (2014-2016) 0 22 46 infrastructure Space Component operation (actual) - M€ Spending in space Spending for the data Expenses for the infrastructure Efficiency dissemination (forecasts) 14 (2014-2016) 3 4 7 10 Space Component - M€ Spending in space Spending for the data Expenses for the infrastructure Efficiency dissemination (actual) - 14 (2014-2016) 0 5 8 Space Component M€ Spending in space Spending for the data Expenses for the infrastructure Efficiency access contributing 110 (2014-2016) 13 41 56 43 Space Component missions (forecasts) - M€ Spending in space Spending for the data Expenses for the infrastructure Efficiency access contributing 110 (2014-2016) 0 45 36 Space Component missions (actual) - M€ Spending in space Spending for ESA Expenses for the infrastructure Efficiency remuneration (forecast) - 100 (2014-2016) 5 41 54 61 Space Component M€ Spending in space Spending for ESA Expenses for the infrastructure Efficiency remuneration (actual) - 100 (2014-2016) 5 41 54 Space Component M€ Objective 5 Supporting and contributing to European policies and fostering global initiatives, such as GEOSS OBJ-5.1 Supporting and contributing to European policies KPI 5.1.1 Direct contribution to European policies Impact of Copernicus The Copernicus programme 80 data as an input to contributes to at least six out of European policies contribution of the CMEMS the ten European Commission Core European policies Core European to the Marine knowledge priorities, namely Jobs, Growth having used Copernicus 80.1 policies benefiting Coherence State of Energy Union 2020 and Investment, Digital Single data or information as from Copernicus contribution to GMES & Market, Energy Union and inputs Africa Climate, Internal Market, Migration and EU as a global actor. Impact of Copernicus Core user satisfaction data as an input to for the support to Effectiveness/Relevan Addressed through 80.2 Interviews with EC European policies contributions to ce interview European policies Structure of the Evaluation of 81 dissemination process synergies & collaborations Existing synergies with 81.1 Coherence INSPIRE initiative between Copernicus other European initiatives dissemination process and other initiatives KPI 5.1.2 Specific contributions Participation of 3rd Involvement of EFTA 82 party countries and States (Norway, Addressed through 82.1 EU Added value Interviews with EC international Switzerland, Iceland, interview organisations Liechtenstein) Participation of 3rd Involvement of other party countries and countries and Addressed through 82.2 EU Added value Interviews with EC international international interview organisations organisations OBJ-5.2 Fostering global initiatives KPI 5.2.1 Specific contributions of Copernicus to global initiatives Contributions to Earth Q1: The EEA has, since the 83 Observation initiatives beginning of the year, Contribution to Contribution to the GEO 83.1 EU Added value participated in the definition GEOSS initiative of the GEO Foundational task GD06 ‘In Situ Earth
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GEO-XIII Plenary. Q2: The EEA is participating in the definition of the GEO
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