Copernicus, a 'big brother' of space against catastrophes

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Copernicus, a 'big brother' of space against catastrophes



The network of European satellites allows monitoring in real time the changes that the Earth experiences



   In 1998, Peter Weir directed The Truman Show . A film where its protagonist, Truman Burbank, is in front of the cameras even before being born. Truman's life is filmed through thousands of hidden cameras , 24 hours a day and broadcast live to everyone. That same year, Europe began to shape what is later known as Copernicus: 'The Manifesto of Baveno' signed in May gave way to GMES, 'Global Monitoring for Environmental Safety'. After several agreements in 2012, Copernicus was bornwith a budget of 4,300 million euros, including 3,150 million euros for ESA to cover the operations of the satellite network and the construction of the remaining satellites until 2020.

  Thus this Earth observation program has become one of the pillars of the European Union . "By choosing the name Copernicus, we are paying tribute to a great European scientist and observer," says the European Space Agency. "Humanity could benefit from its vision and this set in motion the spirit of scientific research that allowed us to have a better understanding of the world in which we live," he adds.

A mission composed of about thirty satellites , among which there are six Sentinel satellites launched to complement this project that allows us to follow day by day the evolution of everything that can be seen from space. Copernicus is able to monitor the growth of crops, control the growth of cities , observe pollution or assess catastrophes and natural disasters. It feeds the bases on earth thanks to the connection of the network of Sentinel satellites that plow through space. Thanks to the radar images of Sentinel-1 both the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union can observe the surface of the planet with clouds, without clouds or day or night.

Organized satellites

To these photographs, the scientists of the Old Continent add the images of the Sentinel-2. High resolution optical shots to monitor the surface of the Earth. For its part, Sentinel-3 is prepared to carry out studies of the planet and its oceans. Finally, Sentinel-4 and Sentinel-5 measure the composition of the atmosphere from the geostationary orbit and a polar orbit, respectively.

With this army of satellites, Copernicus allows to monitor the effects of climate change and to help with security tasks. In Spain, this network of satellites has allowed to control and evaluate the real-time damages of large fires that have devastated regions in Spain. In addition, thanks to its instruments, Copernicus has already allowed the European Commission and the European Environment Agency to launch the European Air Quality Index.

Last September, the European Center for Emergency Response Coordination of the European Commission lent its support to the authorities of the United States to deal with Hurricane Florence.

The emergency services of the European space program Copernicus were activated at the request of FEMA and provided maps of the east coast of the United States, specifically the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The European Union has also lent its help in Indonesia. Copernicus deployed its map system to support local authorities in the rescue efforts after the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country last September.

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