Satellite Imagery For
Emergency
Management
Rapid Data Delivery that saves lives
Assess Damages
Daily collection opportunities and multispectral bands allow you see every detail
Map Response Efforts
Rapid collection and delivery means first responders get actionable data
Plan for security & evacuation
Valuable insights from advanced data sets to prevent and plan for disasters
As disasters increase in frequency and severity, there is a growing need for effective planning and rapid response. Manual surveying large areas of devastation can take days.
Pre- and post-event satellite imagery enables first responders to make the most impact by quickly mapping passable routes to deliver critical services in the most efficient manner.
EUSI has worked with EU-funded emergency response and mapping services for over 17 years. Our unique ability to accept emergency orders 24/7 and deliver within up to 15 minutes after collection, combined with the unmatched resolution of our imagery (15 cm HD), positions us as the leader in space-based natural disaster and humanitarian crisis monitoring in Europe.
An advanced system for integrating activations from European municipalities into the collection plan and the comprehensive real-time weather monitoring by our operations department has lead to hundreds of successful data deliveries and countless lives saved.
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Copernicus Activations
The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS) uses satellite imagery and other geospatial data to provide free of charge mapping service in cases of natural disasters, human-made emergency situations and humanitarian crises throughout the world.
Copernicus EMS – Mapping is provided during all phases of the emergency management cycle and always free of charge for the users. The maps are produced in two temporal modes:
- Rapid Mapping consists of the provision of geospatial information within hours or days from the activation in support of emergency management activities immediately following a disaster.
- Risk & Recovery Mapping consists of the on-demand provision of geospatial information in support of Disaster Management activities not related to immediate response.
DOUBLESHOT
WITH UMBRA
Combined VHR Optical and SAR tasking provides a reliable solution for comprehensive insights, unaffected by weather conditions or daylight variations. By utilizing a single tasking source for both datasets, it ensures synchronized collections, which help in eliminating data gaps during monitoring missions. This seamless integration allows for continuous and accurate observation, enhancing the overall quality of the data. Additionally, the inclusion of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) technology offers the advantage of penetrating clouds and capturing data in all weather conditions, providing deeper insights and complementing optical data for a more complete analysis.
Prevention & Planning
Knowing the extent of an emergency allows authorities to implement the best response and estimate its true cost. Satellite imagery rapidly enables this, regardless of where in the world the disaster has taken place. It is useful for understanding the effects of:
- Flood
- Fire
- Conflict
- Landslides
- Storms, hurricanes, and whirlwinds
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Volcanoes
Gallery: Wildfires Across Europe in August 2026
The first week of August brought heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires. Here are satellite images showing the destruction.
VHR Satellite Images for Wildfire Monitoring
High temperatures are breaking records, vegetation is drying up, and catastrophic wildfires are raging across Europe. Emergency responders are already turning to satellite imagery for fire monitoring and damage analysis – but few know its full potential. Near Real-Time (NRT) capabilities deliver critical images just 15 minutes after collection. Intraday imaging captures a fire as it develops throughout the day. And 8-band multispectral imagery lets responders see through haze, light fog, and other atmospheric conditions – including wildfire smoke itself.
Earth Observation Turns Ecological Targets into Measurable Outcomes: How Satellite Imagery Supports Compliance with Europe’s Nature Restoration Regulation
The EU’s Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) entered into force in 2024 and set legally binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems across Europe. With National Restoration Plans due in September 2026, Member States face an urgent question: how do you map, plan and monitor restoration across millions of hectares in a consistent, verifiable way? Earth Observation (EO) – and Very High Resolution (VHR) multispectral satellite imagery in particular – is increasingly the answer.
