Objective COBWEB will leverage the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). Concentrating initially on the Welsh Dyfi Biosphere Reserve, we will develop a citizens’ observatory framework, and then validate the work within the context of the UK National Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and internationally, within the WNBR; specifically, within Greek and German Reserves. The infrastructure we develop will exploit technological developments in ubiquitous mobile devices, crowd-sourcing of geographic information and the operationalising of standards based SDI such as the UK Location Information Infrastructure. It will enable citizens living within Biosphere Reserves to collect environmental information on a range of parameters including species distribution, flooding and land cover/use. A main driver will be the opportunity to participate in environmental governance. Data quality issues will be addressed by using networks of “people as sensors” and by analysing observations and measurements in real-time combination with authoritative models and datasets. The citizen’s observatory framework will integrate with evolving INSPIRE compliant national SDI’s and allow the fusion of citizen sourced data with reference data from public authorities in support of policy objectives. To maximise impact, COBWEB will work within the processes of the standards defining organisations. Specifically, we will aim to improve the usability of Sensor Web Enablement standards with mobile devices, develop widespread acceptance of the data quality measures we develop and maximise the commercial appeal of COBWEB outputs. The end result we are aiming for is a toolkit and a set of models that demonstrably works in different European countries and which is accepted as a core information system component of the WNBR. Implementations of COBWEB will act as models for how technology may be used to empower citizens associations in environmental decision making. Fields of science social sciencessociologygovernancenatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologybiospheraengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2012.6.5-1 - Developing community-based environmental monitoring and information systems using innovative and novel earth observation applications Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2012-two-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Address Old college, south bridge EH8 9YL Edinburgh United Kingdom See on map Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sue Coleman (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 1 738 798,99 Participants (14) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all PANEPISTIMIO DYTIKIS ELLADAS Participation ended Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address Georgiou seferi 2 30100 Agrinio See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Panayotis Dimopoulos (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom EU contribution € 486 288,80 Address University park NG7 2RD Nottingham See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Paul Cartledge (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 463 890,80 Address Visualisation centre penglais SY23 3BF Aberystwyth See on map Region Wales West Wales and The Valleys South West Wales Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Emyr Reynolds (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window WELSH GOVERNMENT United Kingdom EU contribution € 390 052,50 Address Cathays park welsh assembly government CF10 3NQ Cardiff See on map Region Wales East Wales Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Agass Simon (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 741 178,00 Address Fiveways temple street LD1 5HG Llandrindod wells See on map Region Wales East Wales Powys Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Steve Keyworth (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PARTNERIAETH ECO DYFFRYN DYFI ECO VALLEY PARTNERSHIP LBG United Kingdom EU contribution € 94 957,50 Address Y plas plas machynlleth SY20 8ER Machynlleth powys See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Andy Rowland (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window OPEN GEOSPATIAL CONSORTIUM EUROPE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 301 240,42 Address 6th floor 9 appold street EC2A 2AP London See on map Region London Inner London — East Hackney and Newham Administrative Contact Jeff Burnett (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN Ireland EU contribution € 922 123,20 Address Belfield 4 Dublin See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Donal Doolan (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN Germany EU contribution € 278 168,80 Address Helmholtzstrasse 10 01069 Dresden See on map Region Sachsen Dresden Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Friederieke Noack (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SECURE DIMENSIONS GMBH Germany EU contribution € 371 784,00 Address Waxenstreinstrasse 28 81377 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Andreas Matheus (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PANEPISTIMIO PATRON Greece EU contribution € 178 522,40 Address University campus rio patras 265 04 Rio patras See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Δυτική Ελλάδα Αχαΐα Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Panayotis Dimopoulos (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window OIKOM MELETITIKI PERIVALLONTOS EPE Greece EU contribution € 204 560,00 Address Odos neratziotissis 91 and paideias 1 15124 Marousi See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Evangelos Pappas (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window GEOCAT BV Netherlands EU contribution € 339 360,00 Address Veenderweg 13 6721 WD Bennekom See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jeroen Ticheler (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window OPEN GEOSPATIAL CONSORTIUM INC United States EU contribution € 38 596,59 Address Main street 35 suite 5 01778 5037 Wayland See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Jeffrey S Burnett (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
