The European Earth observation programme Copernicus (<link http: www.copernicus.eu>www.copernicus.eu) provides a modern and high-performance space infrastructure for remote sensing and geoinformation services. In addition to data from the Copernicus satellites (the Sentinels), the Copernicus services make information products available free of charge across six thematic areas (monitoring of land surfaces, oceans, atmosphere and climate change, as well as disaster/crisis management and security). These data and information can also be further processed for a wide range of applications.

The aim of the event is to provide information on the Copernicus portfolio covering the topics of land surfaces, atmosphere and climate change, and to showcase concrete application examples (e.g. documenting biodiversity, monitoring air quality, potential of renewable energies). In addition, data management (e.g. access, processing, storage, …) will be covered in detail. Alongside presentations in German and English, hands-on demonstrations are also planned.

This event is aimed at everyone interested in Copernicus, particularly representatives of public administration at federal, state and municipal level, as well as businesses and researchers. It is organised and delivered by the European Commission with support from the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).