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Navigating Tomorrow, Together: CopPhil at Philippine Space Week 2026
CopPhil joined PhilSA and partners from across the space sector for a week of public engagement, career conversations with young Filipinos, and close collaboration with the agencies putting Earth Observation to work everyday.
Monitoring Benthic Habitats across the Philippines with CopPhil
CopPhil’s Benthic Habitat Monitoring Service combines Copernicus Sentinel satellite data with in situ observations provided by Filipino partners to generate detailed and accurate coastal habitat information. Using Copernicus Sentinel-2 optical satellite imagery at 10 m spatial resolution, the service has produced two products which support coastal ecosystem monitoring, conservation planning, and evidence-based decision-making.
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.
Seeing the Philippines from Space: CopPhil at Europe Day 2026
On 12 May 2026, the European Union Delegation to the Philippines hosted the Europe Day reception at Ayala Museum in Makati. The occasion marked the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration and brought together the European Union’s partners in the Philippines in celebration of shared values: peace, cooperation, and partnership.
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