Copernicus Emergency Management Service (Copernicus EMS)

 

The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (Copernicus EMS) provides information for disaster emergency response as well as information for prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery activities. Copernicus EMS covers:

• meteorological hazards
• geophysical hazards
• deliberate or accidental man-made disasters
• humanitarian disasters

The Copernicus EMS consists of two components: the mapping component and an early warning component. The mapping component of the service (Copernicus EMS - Mapping) has a worldwide coverage and provides accurate geo-spatial information derived from satellite remote sensing and is completed by available in situ or open data sources.
The early warning component of the Copernicus EMS consists of three different systems:

• The European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) and Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS)
• The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), which provides near real-time and historical information on forest fires and forest fire regimes in the European, Middle Eastern and North African regions
• The European and Global Drought Observatories (EDO & GDO), which provide drought-relevant information and early-warnings for Europe and globally