EUMETSAT supervises and coordinates the overall activities of the SAF network, ensuring that the SAFs in operations are providing reliable and timely operational services related to the meteorological and environmental issues. The SAF Network manages and coordinates interfaces between the SAFs themselves and between SAFs and other EUMETSAT systems, overseeing the integration and operations of SAFs into the overall ground segment infrastructure. During this process EUMETSAT ensures that services are delivered in the most reliable and cost-effective way.

Further information about EUMETSAT's SAF Network
What is a SAF? Utilising specialist expertise from the Member States, Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs) are dedicated centres of excellence for processing satellite data. They form an integral part of the distributed EUMETSAT Application Ground Segment.	SAF Projects There are currently eight SAFs, all of which are providing products and services on an operational basis.
Visiting Scientist Programme The main objective of the SAF Visiting Scientists (VS) programme is to allow experts/scientists from the EUMETSAT Member States, other than those involved in a particular SAF development, to acquire expertise in the field of the SAF activities/products.	Overall Planning Following Initial Developments and Operations (1996–2006), the SAFs went into the Continuous Development and Operations Phase (CDOP), which is approved in five-yearly segments by the Council.
Contacts The deployment of the SAF Operational Architecture Services and associated products.	Acronyms SAF Network Acronym List.
Direct access to the SAF Websites
SAF on support to Nowcasting and Very Short Term Forecasting
SAF on Ocean and Sea Ice
SAF on Ozone & Atmospheric Chemistry Monitoring
SAF on Climate Monitoring
SAF on Numerical Weather Prediction
SAF on Radio-Occultation Meteorology
SAF on Land Surface Analysis
SAF on Support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management