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Copernicus Programme
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<p> Copernicus is the <a href="/facts/Earth_observation/XaFvkHl1">Earth observation</a> component of the <a href="/facts/European_Union_Space_Programme/Wvq9r4YP">European Union Space Programme</a>, managed by the <a href="/facts/European_Commission/Cc5JgbEI">European Commission</a> and implemented in partnership with the <a href="/facts/Member_state_of_the_European_Union/hsFC1pJH">EU member states</a>, the <a href="/facts/European_Space_Agency/L8YRNV0C">European Space Agency</a> (ESA), the <a href="/facts/European_Organisation_for_the_Exploitation_of_Meteorological_Satellites/EsoSREJp">European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites</a> (EUMETSAT), the <a href="/facts/European_Centre_for_Medium-Range_Weather_Forecasts/qH28IAy2">European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts</a> (ECMWF), the <a href="/facts/Joint_Research_Centre/lY5TEJvy">Joint Research Centre</a> (JRC), the <a href="/facts/European_Environment_Agency/AU4LVIuh">European Environment Agency</a> (EEA), the <a href="/facts/European_Maritime_Safety_Agency/Yx7Rnxuu">European Maritime Safety Agency</a> (EMSA), <a href="/facts/Frontex/1ATJBf5X">Frontex</a>, <a href="/facts/European_Union_Satellite_Centre/wLDqMkFB">SatCen</a> and Mercator Océan. </p><p>The programme aims at achieving a global, continuous, autonomous, high quality, wide range Earth observation capacity. Providing accurate, timely and easily accessible information to, among other things, improve the management of the environment, understand and <a href="/facts/Climate_change_mitigation/GgkoeWMk">mitigate the effects of climate change</a>, and ensure civil security. </p><p>Since 2021, Copernicus is a component of the <a href="/facts/European_Union_Space_Programme/Wvq9r4YP">EU Space Programme</a>, which aims to bolster the EU Space policy in the fields of Earth Observation, Satellite Navigation, Connectivity, Space Research and Innovation and supports investments in critical infrastructure and disruptive technologies. </p>