GPP has delivered significant advancements. The new projects MAPS4GPP and AGAME have addressed key challenges in agriculture and ecosystem monitoring. MAPS4GPP has developed tools for user-friendly access to harmonized agronomy in-situ datasets and satellite-based crop maps integrated into the GEOSS Portal. These tools empower non-expert users to engage with EO data, improving algorithms, testing models, and monitoring crop production. Resources such as WorldCereal and AGROSTAC expand MAPS4GPP’s datasets, providing critical support for food security initiatives. Engagement with the GEOGLAM community, policymakers, and NGOs ensures that these tools address real-world needs and enhance agricultural resilience.
AGAME has focused on ecosystem health monitoring by providing high-resolution gross primary production datasets and in-situ carbon-flux data. These tools, developed within the eLTER framework, offer long-term environmental monitoring capabilities. Integration into the eLTER Research Infrastructure ensures sustainability and continued relevance. Stakeholders, including eLTER site managers, policymakers, and the European Environmental Agency, contributed to co-designing and validating AGAME’s tools, which are already being utilized for ecosystem assessments.
UNIGE has advanced tools addressing land degradation and accessibility to urban green spaces (SDG 15.3.1 and SDG 11.7 respectively), while also evolving the YellowPages (YP2.0).
CNR has made significant contributions to data accessibility and interoperability through advancements in GEO DAB and VLab technologies. These tools have been applied to several contexts, including water resource management, nutrient pollution monitoring, and above ground biomass assessments. Collaborations with initiatives like the Common European Green Deal Data Space and WMO Hydrological Observing System expand their usability, ensuring that stakeholders across Europe benefit from these innovations.
EVERSIS has enhanced the GEOSS platform’s user experience by developing an AI-powered search tool, a redesigned landing page, and a Community Portal Self-Creation Tool. These features simplify access to EO data, promoting wider adoption among non-technical users. Dissemination activities, including conferences and targeted outreach campaigns, have increased awareness and engagement with GPP tools.
ESA, as the coordinating organization, has ensured the alignment of project activities with GEO’s broader vision. ESA has also promoted cross-fertilization of innovations developed under GPP within its own programs and GEO initiatives, ensuring the tools and methodologies benefit a wide range of stakeholders.
