World Heritage Hub

The Copernicus World Heritage Hub serves as a centralised, purpose-built platform dedicated to supporting using Copernicus and other data for the monitoring, preservation, and informed management of cultural and natural heritage sites

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World Heritage Sites — both cultural and natural — hold outstanding universal value for humanity. UNESCO works to safeguard them for future generations. The Copernicus World Heritage Hub provides free and open access to Copernicus data to support the monitoring, conservation, and sustainable management of these sites.

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Data in a Nutshell

The data in this Hub have been selected from the Copernicus services, and cover cultural and natural heritage sites across the globe, supporting various use cases.

Data Viewer

Access, download and visualise a selection of open and free Copernicus Earth observation data from Copernicus Sentinel satellites and Copernicus Services (marine, land, atmosphere, climate).

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News & Events

Copernicus World Heritage Hub introduced during LPS25

Copernicus World Heritage Hub introduced at LPS25

26 June 2025

During the Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna, EUSPA hosted an Agora session to present the World Heritage Hub concept. The session highlighted the ongoing efforts to establish a comprehensive single access point for Copernicus data and services, specifically designed for the global monitoring and protection of cultural and natural heritage.

EU Space Networks General Assembly 2025

23 April 2025

The European Commission organised the General Assembly in Venice this year to bring together the EU Space Networks. In a joint presentation, EUSPA introduced the upcoming Copernicus World Heritage Hub and highlighted how Earth observation (EO) and satellite navigation are being used to monitor, preserve, and protect vulnerable sites.