A total of 68 training videos complete with presentations and module demonstrations on the Copernicus programme - such as material on funding instruments, access to Copernicus data and information and the many uses thereof - are at the disposal of Entrepreneurs, developers, GI professionals and public authorities, as well as all interested stakeholders. One of the many ways in which the European Commission is promoting the Copernicus programme and developing user uptake of Copernicus data and information is by organising Copernicus Training…

JRC will continue in providing a support to the GMES & Africa implementing actors along the same lines as in the framework of AMESD and MESA projects, i.e. covering the institutional, training, and scientific/technological aspects.Since the scope of the works differs (GMES & Africa has a smaller infrastructural component, and will build on the MESA stations), JRC is not expected to develop and distribute a brand new release of the eStation, but rather to ensure the evolution and adaptation of the 2.0 release, distributed within MESA,…

Invited by the European Space Agency, the Coordinator was given the opportunity to present how GMES and Africa can contribute to a more prosperous and integrated Africa and what could be the innovative benefits from Copernicus data use.About the conferenceOn 26 October 2016, the European Union (EU) issued its Space Strategy for Europe and signed a Joint Statement with the European Space Agency, which together aim to maximize the integration of space into European society and economy, by increasing the use of space technologies and applications…

The GMES & African team (Programme Management Unit including of AUC, and Technical Assistance Team) is invited for a coordination meeting at JRC in Ispra, Italy, from 4th to 5th May 2017. This two-days' meeting is the opportunity to present to the team the JRC activities in support to Africa, including the support provided in the framework of the MESA initiat…