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Copernicus Space Component ESA - NOAA Technical Operating Arrangement

  • 2017

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  • NOAA Program & Office:
    NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service)
  • Description:
    Expires December 19, 2025 Copernicus is a European programme, providing Earth Observation information for environmental monitoring and civil security. The dedicated Sentinel missions are being developed to meet the operational needs of the programme. According to Article 9 of the Regulation establishing the Copernicus programme, the European Commission manages, on behalf of the European Union (EU) and in its field o f competence, relationships with third countries and international organisations. In line with this Regulation, the European Commission has concluded Agreements with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) on the implementation of the space component of Copernicus. These Agreements foresee that ESA and EUMETSAT provides support to the EU for the matters concerning the international technical cooperation of the Copernicus Programme. In particular, ESA and EUMETSAT assess the impact of international technical cooperation requests and implement and are responsible for technical actions with international partners subject to the prior approval of the European Commission and prerequisite funding provided by the European Union. Signed December 19, 2017
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    Agreement
  • Place as Subject:
    ESA
  • Name as Subject:
    NOAA
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
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