The Ionosphere Monitoring and Prediction Center (IMPC), developed and operated by DLR, provides near real-time information and data on the current state of the ionosphere, related forecasts, and warnings.

The performance of radio systems used in space-based communication, navigation, and remote sensing can be affected by the variability of the ionosphere. Ionospheric disturbances can impact the accuracy, reliability, and availability of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) such as GPS and Galileo. The IMPC offers products that support service operators and users in mitigating perturbations and correcting positioning errors.

The development of IMPC is based on continuous ionospheric research and the operation of space weather observation networks at the DLR Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics. Research related to IMPC focuses on detecting, modeling, predicting, higher-order errors in precise point positioning, empirical, and physical modeling, as well as 3D electron density reconstructions of the upper atmosphere.