ESA Earth Observation and Copernicus – New Frontiers in Space Data Management and Utilisation

Experience how ESA’s missions and EU space programmes use cloud and data platforms strengthening Europe’s technological and digital sovereignty, with Copernicus at the core. This session offers an overview of the Copernicus programme, key facts and figures, and why ESA and the European Commission are moving Copernicus data and services into the public cloud, including an outlook on upcoming developments and the growing importance of European sovereign cloud and AI for future space programmes. It will also provide Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem insights, show how T Cloud Public underpins secure, compliant access to mission-critical data, and showcase selected CDSE use cases for science, industry and the wider ecosystem.