A key to success in the market uptake of new space technology and geospatial information is the knowledge exchange among all actors from the various sectors involved, notably research and educational institutions, industry, and the public sector. As a successful instrument to foster and stimulate this exchange, maximize the impact and, additionally, boost relevant capacity building and training activities, the Copernicus Academy has been anchored in the European Space Strategy.

To consolidate the Copernicus Academy network and develop further the idea of physical regional and virtual Copernicus hubs, the CopHub.AC project has been implemented over 24 months. The project’s proposed technical elements served to demonstrate innovative solutions to visualize and facilitate easy harvesting of the Copernicus Academy members´ expertise by different stakeholders and the public, and to showcase possibilities of active involvement and exchanges within the network.