{"id":2973,"date":"2026-07-30T10:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/?p=2973"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:00:31","slug":"copernicus-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/copernicus-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Fyrsti Copernicus sendiherra \u00cdslands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt sem sendiherra\u00a0Copernicus\u00a0<\/a>og er \u00fear me\u00f0 fyrsta stofnunin \u00e1 \u00cdslandi sem hl\u00fdtur \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0urkenningu innan\u00a0EU Space Networks<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hlutverk sendiherra Copernicus er a\u00f0 efla notkun gagna, uppl\u00fdsinga og \u00fej\u00f3nustu\u00a0Copernicus \u00e1 \u00cdslandi<\/a>\u00a0og gera \u00feau a\u00f0gengilegri fyrir rannsakendur, opinbera a\u00f0ila, menntastofnanir, fyrirt\u00e6ki og a\u00f0ra notendur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copernicus-\u00e1\u00e6tlunin er hluti af geim\u00e1\u00e6tlun Evr\u00f3pusambandsins og veitir opinn a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 g\u00f6gnum og \u00fej\u00f3nustu sem byggja \u00e1 m\u00e6lingum fr\u00e1 gervitunglum og athugunum \u00e1 landi, \u00ed lofti og \u00e1 sj\u00f3. G\u00f6gnin eru me\u00f0al annars n\u00fdtt til v\u00f6ktunar umhverfis og n\u00e1tt\u00faru, loftslagsranns\u00f3kna, landuppl\u00fdsinga, vi\u00f0brag\u00f0a vi\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00faruv\u00e1 og sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rrar n\u00fdtingar n\u00e1tt\u00faruau\u00f0linda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sem sendiherra Copernicus mun N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun kynna \u00feau g\u00f6gn og \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3nustu sem \u00ed bo\u00f0i eru, a\u00f0sto\u00f0a notendur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 finna vi\u00f0eigandi uppl\u00fdsingar og sty\u00f0ja stofnanir og fyrirt\u00e6ki sem vilja n\u00fdta fjark\u00f6nnunarg\u00f6gn \u00ed starfsemi sinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun er n\u00fa \u00feegar fulltr\u00fai \u00cdslands \u00ed Copernicus User Forum <\/em>og Copernicus Committee,<\/em> \u00fear sem unni\u00f0 er a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3un Copernicus-\u00e1\u00e6tlunarinnar og fjalla\u00f0 um \u00fearfir notenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deeir sem vilja f\u00e1 frekari uppl\u00fdsingar e\u00f0a r\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6f um Copernicus \u00e1 \u00cdslandi geta haft samband vi\u00f0 N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uppl\u00fdsingar um EU Space Networks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\u00f0rar stofnanir og h\u00e1sk\u00f3lar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi geta einnig\u00a0s\u00f3tt um a\u00f0 gerast \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur \u00ed EU Space Networks<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iceland First Copernicus Ambassador<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Natural Science Institute of Iceland, N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun, has been accepted as a Copernicus Ambassador, becoming the first organisation in Iceland to receive this designation within the EU Space Networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The role will help promote the use of Copernicus data, information and services in Iceland and make these resources more accessible to researchers, public authorities, educational institutions, businesses and other users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copernicus is the Earth Observation component of the European Union\u2019s Space Programme. It provides open data and services based on satellite observations and measurements from land, sea and air. These resources support environmental monitoring, climate research, land management, emergency response and the sustainable use of natural resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Copernicus Ambassador, N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun will raise awareness of available data and services, help users find relevant information and support organisations interested in applying Earth Observation data in their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The institute already represents Iceland in the Copernicus User Forum and the Copernicus Committee, where it contributes to discussions on the development of the programme and the needs of users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone with questions about Copernicus in Iceland can contact N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun for guidance and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further information:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/opportunities\/eu-space-networks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other organizations and universities in Iceland are welcome to apply too: <\/strong>https:\/\/defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu\/calls-tenders\/eu-space-networks-open-call-expression-interest_en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt sem sendiherra\u00a0Copernicus\u00a0og er \u00fear me\u00f0 fyrsta stofnunin \u00e1 \u00cdslandi sem hl\u00fdtur \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0urkenningu innan\u00a0EU Space Networks. Hlutverk sendiherra Copernicus er a\u00f0 efla notkun gagna, uppl\u00fdsinga og \u00fej\u00f3nustu\u00a0Copernicus \u00e1 \u00cdslandi\u00a0og gera \u00feau a\u00f0gengilegri fyrir rannsakendur, opinbera a\u00f0ila, menntastofnanir, fyrirt\u00e6ki og a\u00f0ra notendur. Copernicus-\u00e1\u00e6tlunin er hluti af geim\u00e1\u00e6tlun Evr\u00f3pusambandsins og veitir opinn a\u00f0gang […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,32,8],"tags":[80,13,14,81],"class_list":["post-2973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-copernicus","category-iceland","category-news","tag-ambassador","tag-copernicus","tag-iceland","tag-natturufraedistofnun"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2973"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3000,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973\/revisions\/3000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}