Copernicus EMS
@CopernicusEMS
Copernicus Emergency Management Service provides mapping products based on satellite imagery as well as #ForestFires #Flood and #Drought early warning products.
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In June, EU_ScienceHub and European Space Agency are hosting a workshop focused on environmental crimes
It will highlight the important role of Earth Observation 🛰️ data in environmental compliance assurance
Find out more at 👇
envcrimes2024.esa.int
#CopernicusEmergency Use Cases
The University of Arizona has conducted a study comparing different approaches using #Sentinel1 🛰️ data to accurately map the floods in #Bangladesh 🇧🇩 during May & June 2022
➡️Our #GFM tool was one of the methods evaluated🌊
More at👇
global-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/get-involved/e…
#DYK that #wildfires burnt over 1,000 km² of land in #Spain 🇪🇸 in 2023 ❓
The largest fire 🔥 affected over 120 km² of land in #Tenerife , in which our #MappingTeam was activated to support the emergency response
Read more in our latest #EFFIS report 👇
e.copernicus.eu/EFFIS_Advanced…
In June, EU_ScienceHub and European Space Agency are hosting a workshop focused on environmental crimes
It will highlight the important role of Earth Observation 🛰️ data in environmental compliance assurance
Find out more at 👇
envcrimes2024.esa.int
#EMSN190
Since 2021, the water level of Lake Tanganyika in #Burundi 🇧🇮 has been rising
Our #MappingTeam has been tasked to provide a #flood risk assessment based on different scenarios of water level rise 🌊
Read more in the Situational Reporting 👇
…skandrecovery.emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSN190/report…
#Copernicus for volcano monitoring
The La Cumbre volcano 🌋 on Fernandina Island (Galapagos 🇪🇨) has been in an eruptive phase since 3 March
⬇️ The lava flow has reached the sea, as visible in this #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️ image from 15 April
#ImageOfTheDay
The area around Acapulco 🇲🇽, has still not fully recovered from the damage caused by Hurricane Otis, yet it is once again facing an environmental crisis
⬇️As visible in this #Sentinel2 image from 25 April, several fires are raging in the hills behind the city
#CopernicusEmergency Use Cases
At our Global Floods Annual Meeting, eiLabPolimi 🇮🇹 presented the PrintFloods project
They aim to deliver improved #flood hazard maps by leveraging our #GloFAS 🌊 products and Deep Learning algorithms
Read more 👇
global-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/get-involved/e…
#ImageOfTheDay
On 14 April a #wildfire 🔥 broke out in Tàrbena ( #IFTàrbena ), in #Spain 🇪🇸
The blaze affected more than 650 hectares and led to the evacuation of 180 people
⬇️ The burn scar is visible in this #Copernicus #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️ image from 23 April