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Copernicus Rapid Mapping Activations

Public emergency-mapping activation metadata and product references for dated disaster-response context tools.

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At a Glance

Difficulty
Beginner — comfortable for a first prototype
Size
Tiny · ≤0.001 GB
Formats
JSON
Access
API
API Key
Not Required
Provider
Copernicus Emergency Management Service
Updates
Near Real Time
Last Verified
Sep 28, 2026
Source Type
Intergovernmental Source
Data Terms
Public CEMS mapping information may be reused with source and modification attribution; sensitive activations can be restricted.
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From Source to Product Signal

Test a Product Idea in Four Steps

The public Rapid Mapping API lists activations and offers detail records and product links. Start with one activation; its existence does not establish current warning coverage at a location.

1

Check the Setup

  • Python 3.10 or newer
  • An internet connection
  • The requests Python package
2

Access the Data

  1. 1.Review the public activation API documentation and CEMS reuse terms.
  2. 2.Request one activation from the public listing.
  3. 3.Keep event and update timestamps separate from present hazard status.
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3

Run the Python Example

Install the packages, then run the notebook cell.

python -m pip install requests

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://rapidmapping.emergency.copernicus.eu/backend/dashboard-api/public-activations-info/",
    params={"limit": 1, "offset": 0}, timeout=25,
)
response.raise_for_status()
for activation in response.json()["results"]:
    print(activation["code"], activation["name"], activation["eventTime"])
4

Test a Useful Signal

Inspect a Public Activation

Display one mapped emergency event with its activation identifier and event time.

  1. 01Fetch one public activation record.
  2. 02Show the identifier, event date, and affected country.
  3. 03Explain that an activation is not a current local warning.

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Dataset Details

Copernicus Emergency Management Service is an intergovernmental source. Last verified 2026-09-28. Temporal coverage: public emergency mapping activations and product metadata.

Data Types

Events

Geography

Global

Formats

JSON

Provider

Copernicus Emergency Management Service

Data Terms

Public CEMS mapping information may be reused with source and modification attribution; sensitive activations can be restricted.

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