Division User Requirements consolidation and prioritisation

The User requirements shall be consolidated and prioritised. This shall follow an iterative process, guided by the Commission, between the Space Agencies (ESA and EUMETSAT) and the Copernicus Core users (with a focus on the Copernicus Services, Union Institutions and Member States, represented by the User Forum). The stakeholder consultation documentation will require an in depth analysis in order to identify and organise user requirements according to underlying observation needs. This analysis shall include specifications on technical details with respect to timeliness, geographic area to be covered, update frequency in terms of temporal resolution, content in terms of observations and required accuracy.

As part of the process, the requirements shall be prioritised to allow an efficient assessment of various technological options. The prioritisation shall be conducted by the Commission and shall be assessed by ESA and EUMETSAT (evaluating technological aspects) and the Core Users expert group (to assess user aspects).