Copernicus is the European Union's revolutionary program for observing and monitoring the Earth. The Copernicus program offers European and global citizens, public authorities, policy makers, scientists, entrepreneurs and companies an overview of our planet. The Copernicus program is openly and freely available to everyone.
The Copernicus program transforms information from multiple sources, including satellites, into operational services to monitor Earth's land, oceans and atmosphere, monitor climate change, support European crisis management and protect civil security.
The Copernicus services rely on many environmental measurements collected by non-Copernicus data providers from ground-based, marine or airborne monitoring systems, as well as geospatial reference or auxiliary data, collectively referred to as "in situ" data.
The Copernicus In Situ component maps the area of in situ data availability, identifies data access gaps or bottlenecks, supports cross-cutting data provision and manages partnerships with data providers to improve access and use conditions.