Cooperation, Innovation, and Impact: CopPhil showcased at ESA’s Living Planet Symposium and at the 68th session of UN COPUOS
From 23 to 27 June 2025, CopPhil representatives joined the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Living Planet Symposium (LPS) 2025, one of the world’s largest Earth Observation (EO) conferences.
Satellite Data-based Forest Mapping: CopPhil Hosts Practical Training in the Philippines
On 29 May and 19 June 2025, we hosted a series of practical training sessions dedicated to our Earth Observation-based pilot service on forest mapping.
Supporting Coastal Resilience: CopPhil’s Practical Training on Benthic Habitat Monitoring
On 3 and 5 June 2025, we hosted a series of practical training sessions at the Philippine Space Agency’s premises in Manila, covering our Earth Observation-based pilot service dedicated to benthic habitat monitoring.
From fields to fact-based decision-making: CopPhil hosts practical training course on the Crop Mapping pilot service
In May 2025, we hosted a 2-day practical session of the Earth Observation-based pilot service dedicated to crop mapping.
Underwater Insights: Copernicus for Benthic (Coastal Marine) Habitat Monitoring in the Philippines
This article explores how Copernicus data and the CopPhil Benthic Habitat Monitoring Pilot Service can be leveraged to monitor coastal habitats in the Philippines, thereby supporting the country in protecting these key areas.
Introducing the CopPhil Pilot Services: Improving Hazard and Environmental Monitoring in the Philippines
As part of its mission to bring Copernicus data closer to users in the Philippines, the CopPhil Centre is co-developing Copernicus Earth Observation-based pilot services with Philippine stakeholders in three thematic areas.
CopPhil hosts its first hybrid training session on Copernicus for land cover monitoring
On 10 February 2025, the CopPhil Centre hosted its first hybrid training course, bringing together over 40 in-person participants and over 140 online participants to learn about the CopPhil pilot service dedicated to land cover monitoring.
Growth, Collaboration, and Engagement: CopPhil’s Achievements in 2024
2024 has been a year of growth, collaboration, and notable accomplishments for CopPhil. Through partnership building with key stakeholders and the progress in the development of key components of the initiative, we have achieved significant breakthroughs in our mission to promote the uptake of Copernicus Earth Observation data among users in the Philippines.
CopPhil Technical Assistance Expert Discusses the Role of OpenStreetMap in Disaster Risk Reduction at Humanitarian Telemapathon
On 4 December 2024, the Technical Assistance team of the EU Copernicus programme in the Philippines participated in the 24-hour “telemapathon” organised by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) under the theme Map, Give, Impact.
The Launch of Copernicus Sentinel-1C and its Benefits for the Philippines
The Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite was successfully launched from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 5 December 2024. What benefits does this launch bring to the Philippines?