Objective
ORION delivers a next-generation EO-powered Climate Adaptation and Environmental Footprint Observatory that converts Copernicus and EGNSS data into actionable, uncertainty-aware intelligence for anticipatory decision-making. Moving beyond static monitoring, ORION integrates multi-source environmental intelligence (MERLIN), AI-driven precursor detection (FORESEE), a micro-Climate Digital Twin (μCDT) and a footprint-optimisation engine (OPTIMA) within a transparent, human-in-command architecture.
Three innovative downstream services demonstrate its impact: S1:Early Drought & Water-Stress Intelligence, providing probabilistic, multi-day drought alerts and irrigation optimisation; S2:Climate-Driven Crop Suitability & Transition Planning, delivering dynamic, scenario-based crop and varietal suitability under evolving climate conditions; and S3:Post-Fire Recovery & Erosion-Risk Management, offering burn severity mapping, recovery monitoring and secondary-hazard assessment for restoration prioritisation. Innovation lies in the seamless fusion of satellite, climate and in-situ data into explainable, policy-aligned, commercially ready services that quantify both risk and environmental footprint implications of adaptation choices.
The consortium represents excellence across the full value chain: Synelixis leads AI and EO platform engineering; SIXENSE contributes industrial EO analytics and climate-resilience engineering; VITO brings Copernicus service leadership and cloud-native processing; ECoE ensures multi-hazard analytics and validation; SatCen contributes operational geospatial intelligence; CPPC and CVSE provide agricultural pilots; and ISB integrates reforestation science and policy expertise.
Validated in pilots in Cyprus, France and Greece, ORION demonstrates measurable gains in early warning, adaptation planning and resource efficiency, enabling scalable European uptake of space-enabled climate intelligence.
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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