MERCATOR OCEAN JOURNA: 
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EVOLUTIONS & USER UPTAKE 
Innovation activities complementing 
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MOI has managed system and service evolution through 
a formal development process (specification, design, 
acceptance, entry into service) with a review process at 
the end of each development phase. This has led to regular 
releases of both system and catalogue (25 catalogue 
releases were issued from 2015 to 2021). 
Innovation and technology are critical for maintaining 
a user responsive and state-of-the-art Marine Service. 
Innovation includes all parts of the Copernicus Marine 
Service, from data processing and quality control, through 
modelling and data assimilation and service layers. Two 
innovation programmes have been set up to manage mid 
term (Tier 2) R&D service evolution and interfaces with 
H2020 R&D programmes (Melet and Le Traon, this issue) 
and to strenghten interfaces with downstream services, 
applications and users (Durand et al., this issue). 
MOi also coordinated cross-cutting activities related 
to product quality (Sotillo et al., this issue), multi-year 
products (Drevillon et al., this issue), ocean reporting (von 
Schuckmann et al., this issue) and biogeochemistry data 
assimilation. 
The main objective was to ensure a consistent approach 
and cross-fertilisation between different sub-systems 
(TACs and MFCs). An ad hoc coordination group was set up 
to organize the interfaces between the TACs and MFCs anc 
the central DU. 
The Copernicus Marine Service is highly dependent on 
the timely avallability of comprehensive satellite and 
in-situ observations (Le Traon et al., 2019). Change and 
transformation in the service are inextricably linked to 
the supply of upstream data and the proper specification 
of requirements. To manage this core ependency, MOi 
established coordination mechanisms with the upstream 
satellite and in-situ coordination bodies (ESA and 
Eumetsat for space, EEA, EuroGO0OS and EMODnet for in 
situ) (Reppucei and Le Traon, this issue). 
Interfaces with other Copernicus Services have also beer 
managed to ensure their consistency and complementarity. 
A key objective is to address marine information needs 
from other services (e.g., climate, security, emergency) and 
to develop cross-service offers for thematic areas (e.g., 
development of the Copernicus Coastal roadmap).