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OBSERVER: Copernicus SEA’s fourth anniversary | |
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2020-10-08 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 欧洲 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
正文(英文) | OBSERVER: Copernicus SEA’s fourth anniversaryThe Copernicus Security Service in Support to EU External Action (SEA) is celebrating its fourth anniversary. On the 6th of October 2016, the European Commission entrusted SatCen with the implementation of the Copernicus SEA Service with the signature of a Delegation Agreement. The service became fully operational in May 2017. As for the other Copernicus Services, SEA is the result of many years of research and development under the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Development. Initiatives like G-NEXT and G-SEXTANT allowed the validation and fine-tuning of the service’s pre-operational components, just before entering operations. Since its creation four years ago, SEA has provided timely and accurate geospatial information for the detection and monitoring of events or activities outside the EU border that may have implications for European and global security. SEA was activated more than 350 times and delivered approximately 700 products, covering more than 60 countries. The information provided contributes to improving EU capacities in crisis prevention, preparedness and response enhancing situational awareness. It also aims to assist in situations of (emerging) crisis and in preventing global and trans-regional threats with a potentially destabilising effect on societies and economies. The service is currently operating in a wide range of application areas, i.e. Support to Humanitarian Aid; Rule of Law; Stability and Resilience for Development; Security of EU Citizens Abroad; Crisis, Conflict and Critical Assets; Cultural Heritage. As an example, activities in the frame of Cultural Heritage application area consisted of damage assessment for sites of interest in areas of conflict, inaccessible to the international community. Example of product in Cultural Heritage application area. The analysis of satellite images identified the destruction of traditional architecture and its replacement with modern residential buildings. Currently, almost 40 users from the European External Action Service, EU CSDP Missions and Operations, Member States, European Commission and the United Nations have benefited from the use of the Service by triggering activations with their requests and receiving customised products as a result. For the delivery of the Copernicus SEA Service, SatCen relies on the expertise of leading European EO industry; they contribute to both Service provision and R&I for Service Evolution. Within Service Evolution activities, SEA developed a strategy to identify and implement solutions aimed at optimising, improving and enlarging the service. Examples of these activities consisted in the identification of new application areas, such as Environmental Crime. Example of product in the Environmental Crime application area. The analysis of satellite images identified activities in the area of interest related to illegal waste. Furthermore, SEA maintained an intense activity towards its Users in the area of communication and user uptake, organising dedicated User-Workshops and participating in events and conferences. Dedicated user-sessions (e.g. training and demo) were created to provide participants with all the information needed to benefit as much as possible from the service. One of the user-session held during the Fourth Copernicus SEA User Workshop (Sorrento, 2019). Participants could join training and demonstration session dedicated to the presentation of the different phases of the service, i.e. from service request up to product delivery. In the coming years, Copernicus SEA will face several new challenges and opportunities. On the one hand, the implementation of the second phase of the service with the new agreement, to be signed with Commission in 2021. On the other hand, the introduction of new application areas and products, as well as the engagement of new users. Moreover, the improvements introduced by technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Cloud and High-Performance Computing will represent a flywheel for the advancement and evolution of the whole service lifecycle. |
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来源平台 | The Copernicus Programme |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/297737 |
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