Copernicus Australasia Regional Data Hub ======================================== Copernicus Australasia Regional Data Hub ----------------------------------------- **Authored on**: 2021-07 **Updated on**: 2022-02 **License**: CC BY Attribution 4.0 International License View the [original metadata page](https://cmi.ga.gov.au/data-products/copernicus/648/copernicus-australasia-regional-data-hub) for the most up-to-date information on this product. Abstract -------- The Copernicus Australasia Regional Data Hub, in support of the [European Copernicus Programme](https://www.copernicus.eu/en), provides free, open, trusted and reliable access to Sentinel satellite data for Australasia, South-East Asia, the South Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Australian Antarctic Territory. Sponsored by Australian government organisations, the Hub supports programs which are reliant on Sentinel imagery, including: Geoscience Australia’s Digital Earth Australia program; monitoring land management activities and providing landcover information in New South Wales and Queensland; Western Australia’s LandMonitor and FireWatch programs and many CSIRO research programs. What this product offers ------------------------ The Copernicus Hub provides a: - unique and valuable resource for Sentinel-1, -2, -3 and 5P mission products, from the beginning of the mission to the current date within 12 hours of satellite overpass - sovereign copy with data provenance, ensuring ongoing security and data supply - cost-effective way to sync and share petabytes of Sentinel products from Europe It enables the use and delivery of: - Sentinel products by and for other government agencies served directly and indirectly by the partners and industry users - Sentinel products by and for the benefit of other countries in our region - a range of remote sensing products actively used in strategic and tactical public and private organisation decision making Applications ------------ Globally, Sentinel imagery is used to address six thematic areas comprising atmosphere, marine environment, land, climate change, emergency management and security. In our region, the Hub provides imagery to support a wide range of applications that continue to grow. Examples include: - methodologies to monitor ground deformation and subsidence - measuring natural water flows in river catchments - monitoring water quality in both coastal and inland waters - monitoring vegetation changes in support of legislative and regulatory requirements - modelling land condition of catchments that drain into or could impact on sensitive natural assets such as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef - responding to and recovering from natural disasters - monitoring, detecting and characterising land, water and infrastructure changes over time - contributing to climate impact research and studies. Having a dedicated Hub has influenced acquisition of a greater density and coverage of Sentinel imagery over our region. This will continue to grow with new missions coming on line and new applications demonstrating the extraction of crucial information from this rich source of open data. Accuracy and limitations ------------------------ All Sentinel products available from the Copernicus Australasia Regional Data Hub are provided to users as they are received from European Space Agency (ESA) and EUMETSAT. Publications ------------ [Resources & Publications](http://www.copernicus.gov.au/resources) Contacts -------- For questions or more information about this product, email [DEA Support](mailto:dea@ga.gov.au?subject=Data%20Products%20support%20for%20Copernicus%20Australasia%20Regional%20Data%20Hub).