Copernicus Offers 40cm Imagery from European Space Imaging

The European Space Agency has released an updated version of the Copernicus Data Access Portfolio offering 40cm imagery from the WorldView-3, WorldView-2, and GeoEye-1 satellite missions. This is the highest resolution imagery ever offered to Copernicus users who are eligible to order rush image tasking through the service. These users include the Copernicus Emergency Management Service and the European organisations operating the Copernicus Security Service: FRONTEX, the European Union Satellite Centre, and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).

“Very high resolution imagery provides the backbone of the Copernicus Security Service,” says Henning Götz, Copernicus Project Manager at European Space Imaging. “Seeing more of what is actually happening on the ground, or at sea, is vital for improving the situational awareness of any agency tasked with responding to security threats or emergencies.”

40厘米的分辨率数据可用于标准订单和时间关键的仓促订单。平均而言，从垃圾模式中的存档订购的图像需要不到2小时才能提供少于2小时，而且新的图像集合少于3小时，使机构能够及时响应危急情况。

“我们很自豪能成为唯一能够在该决议中提供图像的唯一欧洲提供商，在欧洲空间成像董事总经理Adrian Zevenbergen说。“在40厘米的地球上看到地球的任何地方是对许多欧洲组织的运作能力的真正促进，并使他们采取全面和知情的方法。”

哥白尼地球观察和监测计划需要近20年的时间来转变为完全运营的服务。它在意大利Baveno于1998年概述了它的愿景，并且当安全申请的哥白尼服务变得完全不到一年前时，才真正意识到。因此，它将提供可靠的访问及时和高质量的地球观测数据。

“40厘米数据的最大好处是决策者能够更详细地看到远程和难以访问的区域，”HenningGötz说。“这使他们能够规划疏散路线，确定需要援助的临时定居点，监控人员和海上流量的运动以及基础设施项目的进度。简而言之，哥白尼计划有助于确保地面上人们和大海的安全性和安全性，无论在世界上都是。“