Copernicus Polar Roadmap for Service Evolution

Maria BERDAHL, DG DEFIS

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1. Copernicus Polar Roadmap for Service Evolution Antarctic Futures Symposium 23-24 April 2026 Maria Berdahl, Policy Officer, Copernicus Expert DG DEFIS D.3 Earth Observation Maria.berdahl@ec.europa.eu
2. Copernicus for polar regions • Earth observation component of the EU Space Programme: space component, six core services and in-situ coordination • No dedicated polar service -> relevant products scattered throughout the ecosystem -> collected by the Copernicus Arctic Hub • Copernicus Expansion Missions -> launches from 2028 on. Enhanced observational capabilities in polar regions (CRISTAL, CIMR, ROSE-L) • Three Polar Expert Groups (2017-2021) helped define the polar capacities and requirements of the future Sentinel fleet https://www.arctic.hub.copernicus.eu/
3. Copernicus Polar Roadmap for Service Evolution Product of the Copernicus Polar Task Force (PTF), based on user input. Published August 2024. The roadmap serves three main purposes: • Make recommendations to Copernicus Services and management • Inform our users on strategic development • Define Copernicus Services’ role in the polar domain General recommendations on continuity, collaboration and data policy. Three main categories of recommendations for Service development: • Improved/extended products (e.g. EGMS, sea-ice models) • New products (e.g. avalanche monitoring, CARRA for Antarctica) • Service management (e.g. polar projection maps, cloud-based tools) A Polar Task Force II is currently being planned to include Arctic relevant elements from all parts of the EU Space Program
4. Antarctica in the Roadmap
5. Key user requirements identified by the PTF • Increase SAR and optical data coverage in Antarctica • Avoid gaps between satellite missions • Expand product range • Focus on the Southern Ocean • Improved access and portals • Modelling and reanalysis • Labelled data for artificial intelligence • Products displayed in polar projection (EPSG 3031)
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