The European Commission DG DEFIS and Mercator Ocean officially kick off next phase of Copernicus Marine and WEkEO Services

12 October 2021 saw the official kick-off event of the Copernicus Marine and WEkEO Services in the next phase of the European Union’s world-leading Copernicus Earth Observation programme (2021 to 2027). This event marked the continued implementation of the two Services by Mercator Ocean International’s on behalf of the European Union beyond the initial phase […]

WEkEO V1 Launch on June 17th, 2020: Includes New Big Data Computing & Viewing Tools

A new version of the WEkEO DIAS platform, V1, will be launched on the 17th of June 2020. WEkEO is a cloud platform with a comprehensive portfolio of original Copernicus service and Sentinel satellite data, with harmonized data access, cloud infrastructure, and expert user support. At the end of 2016, the European Commission (EC) launched […]

The latest information about the health of our planet – and the tools and support for effectively using it – Introducing WEkEO

The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and Mercator Ocean have combined their expertise to launch the WEkEO Copernicus Data and Information Access Service (www.wekeo.eu). WEkEO was launched at Baveno, Lake Maggiore, Italy, during celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the birth of […]