Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem - Platform That Enables Federated Earth Observation Services and Applications

Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (CDSE) is the largest and most up-to-date archive of Copernicus data, which are made available in numerous ways, supporting browsing, interactive exploration, downloading and in-depth processing. It serves as the core source of Copernicus Sentinel data. Most importantly, it is a platform designed with integration and federation in mind - composed of a set of open APIs built on well-known standards in Earth Observation (EO), such as STAC, OGC and openEO, as well as typical IaaS ones – Single-Sign-On (SSO) and S3 data storage access. We will present how one can use CDSE to design and prototype applications and then operate it in the Ecosystem in a federated manner, keeping full control over the level of integration - from data access and visualisation and up to user identity, processing integration, and data privacy. We will also discuss federation governance, as well as the combination of publicly funded services and commercial offering, touching on a few typical use cases.