DataBio (Data-driven Bioeconomy) is a H2020 Lighthouse project focusing on utilizing Big Data technologies (software components and datasets) to improve the productivity in bioeconomy in a sustainable way. It deploys over 90 state-of-the-art Big Data, Earth Observation and ICT technologies as well as partners’ existing infrastructure and solutions, linked together through the DataBio Platform. It is driven by the development, use and evaluation of 27 pilots covering agriculture (13), forestry (8) and fishery (6). The pilots demonstrate how Big Data increases the efficiency of the production of raw materials in the three sectors, which in its turn grows the output of food, energy and biomaterials, responsibly and sustainably. DataBio organizes a series of trainings and hackathons to support the take-up of its results and to enable developers outside the consortium to create new components and services based on and for the DataBio Platform.
DataBio aimed to show the benefits of Big Data technologies in bioeconomy, through continuous cooperation between experts from end user and technology provider companies, from bioeconomy and ICT-technology research institutes, and and stakeholders from the Big Data Value PPP programme.from other partners.
The DataBio pipelines of technology components aggregate datasets and data streams from sources within three identified sectors (agriculture, forestry and fishery). Further, the pipelines process and analyse the data and allow the three sectors to selectively utilize numerous platform components, according to their requirements.
In the pilots also associated partners and other external stakeholders are actively involved. The selected pilots and concepts were transformed into pilot implementations using co-innovative approaches and tools. Iterative trial phases provided feedback to the ICT/ Big Data and Earth Observation technology experts, allowing them to improve their solutions.
Based on the pilot results and the DataBio platform, new solutions and new business opportunities are expected to emerge.
The DataBio objectives include:
* Build a versatile DataBio platform suitable for different industries and user profiles
* Ensure effective utilization of existing data sets
* Ensure a wide-spread use of the DataBio platform technologies in the agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors
* Opening the possibilities for European ICT industry including SMEs to participate actively on European and WorldWide Bioeconomy Big Data market
* Opening the possibilities for European Earth Observation industry including SMEs offering their new Bioeconomy related services in Europe and World Wide
* Ensure interoperability and easy setup of new multivendor applications utilizing Big DataBio platform