The Copernicus Training and Information Session to be held on 02 February 2017 in Riga at the premises of the Ministry of Education and Science is the fifth in a series of national Copernicus events. The European Commission is organising these sessions at the request of, and in collaboration with Member States.

The event aims to promote awareness of the many uses of Copernicus data and information, while providing the opportunity for hands on demonstrations and basic training regarding:

• The data and information available;
• The tools available to access the data and information;
• Its potential uses and applications, both generally and amongst specific categories of users or business sectors (Copernicus for Emergency Management Service, Land Monitoring, Marine Monitoring, Copernicus for GI Professionals etc.).

The Copernicus Training and Information Session targets both Copernicus “intermediate” end users (technical) and end user communities (non-technical).