Europe’s flagship space programs, Copernicus (European Union’s Earth Observation Programme) and EGNOS/Galileo (European global satellite-based navigation system) have been completely deployed and provide huge amounts of input data to be transformed into useful products and services for Society. A full ecosystem of services are being developed around these European Programmes, and lots of initiatives are spreading around Europe.
As Philippe Brunet, Director for Space Policy, Copernicus and Defence at the European Commission, just said in the last Copernicus Observer newsletter “[to] support innovation, and by consequence the creation of jobs and economic growth [is one of the objectives of Copernicus programme]. In this regard, the full, free and open access to Copernicus data and information should continue to be the cornerstone of the programme. The best way to maximise the societal and economic potential of Copernicus is to put the data in the hands of as many users, organisations or individuals as possible, so that innovative ideas and solutions can emerge. Our data policy is an enabler, a trigger of economic development, and a direct contribution to European and global welfare and sustainable development.”
GEOTEC, in representation of the Institute of New Imaging Technologies at UJI, pursues to have a role in the Copernicus ecosystem by putting in value our know-how in Geospatial technologies and taking advantage of our extensive experience in teaching. Bearing this in mind, we shown our interest and applied for being members of Copernicus Academy. In 2018 we joined the network and started our contribution to the Copernicus ecosystem.
Copernicus Academy “[intends to] bridge the gap between skills and data use, create career-development initiatives and enable the use of Copernicus data across new sectors. It connects European and International universities, research institutions, business schools, private and non-profit organisations, as well as research-oriented start-ups and SMEs”. INIT-UJI will contribute to the dissemination of the Copernicus roadmap through our extensive and varied contact network, at all levels, from local to international.
To know more about the Copernicus program visit Copernicus youtube channel [Spanish] / [English] or Copernicus website
List of dissemination activities organised by UJI
2018
- GISDay 2018. Nov 14th 2018. On the occassion of the celebration of the worldwide GIS Day, @geotecUJI organised an exhibition addressed to the UJI community presenting our projects and introducing Copernics Programme and opportunities by the projection of Copernicus videos. More info. about this event 1 2
GIS Day at UJI
2019
- 11 February 2019, in the context of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science ¡El espacio también es cosa de chicas! (Space: also a girls’ thing!), activity addressed to Primary School students, mixing Copernicus and Girl engagement in STEM. CEIP Penyagolosa, Burriana (Spain)
11 February 2019 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- 11 February 2019, in the context of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science ¡Atrévete a romper estereotipos! (Break stereotypes!), activity addressed to VET students from Computer systems, mixing Copernicus and Girl engagement in STEM. IES Jaume I, Burriana (Spain)
- 13 November 2019, @geotecUJI celebrated (again) GIS Day. A talk about GIS uses, potential and real applications, and activities carried out by our Research group closed 10 days of Missions to fulfill. See the full information about the event here . Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain).
November 13th 2019 GeotecUJI celebrating GIS Day 2019 at UJI Campus
2020
- 11 February 2020, in the context of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we did an activity addressed to Primary School students, presenting examples of women in Science and introducing what a GIS experts does. CEIP Penyagolosa, Burriana (Spain)
11Feb 2020 presentation