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From the EU-Copernicus Youth Challenge to platform development: An update from Sat4Blue
Last November, the EU-Copernicus Youth Challenge, organised by the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) in collaboration with the European Union Delegation to the Philippines, and the European Space Agency (ESA), brought together young innovators from across the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region at the 11th Asia-Pacific Space Generation Workshop (AP-SGW) in Cebu, held as part of APRSAF-31.
From Davao to Stuttgart: EU CopPhil Scholar Advances Earth Observation Skills for the Philippines
In this video, Judy Ann C. Mejorada-Wenceslao, the first EU CopPhil scholar, shares her experience as she advances her expertise through a Master’s degree at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, specialising in photogrammetry, geoinformatics, and Earth observation. Her studies are equipping her with skills in land cover analysis, benthic mapping, and ground movement monitoring, which are relevant for environmental management and disaster risk reduction.
How CopPhil tracks Ground Movement across the Philippines
Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar data makes it possible to detect ground movement with millimetre-level precision. CopPhil’s Ground Motion Monitoring Service puts that capability to work for Philippine institutions, mapping subsidence, seismic activity, and land deformation to support hazard monitoring, infrastructure planning, and disaster risk reduction.
Local Government Unit Training in Cebu City
Following four training sessions delivered in 2025 and early 2026, the CopPhil Technical Assistance (TA) component conducted an additional Local Government Unit (LGU) training in Cebu City (Region VII) from 2 to 5 March 2026. The course forms part of a broader series of thirteen training packages designed primarily for LGUs.
Overview
The objective of CopPhil (National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Programme) is to strengthen the Philippines’ capacity to tackle climate vulnerability and biodiversity conservation while improving hazard management and resilience through the use of free and open Copernicus Earth Observation data.
It includes the establishment of a Copernicus Mirror Site and IT infrastructure, the co-development of Earth Observation pilot services in three thematic areas, and knowledge and skills transfer activities related to the use of Copernicus data and information.
CopPhil is managed by the European Union Delegation to the Philippines. It is implemented by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with the Philippines Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
CopPhil Earth Observation Services
As one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the consequences of climate change, the Philippines is facing increasing environmental pressure. The use of Earth Observation technologies by institutions in the Philippines to address regional challenges has been steadily increasing, since the information derived from Earth Observation data is critical to the sustainable management and future of the country and the broader ASEAN region. To support this trend, the CopPhil Centre has co-developed Earth Observation services with partner agencies, harnessing Copernicus data in three thematic areas:
- Ground Motion Monitoring Service
- Land Cover, Forest & Crop Mapping Service
- Coastal Marine (benthic) Habitat Monitoring Service