The following aspects have been described and reported in detail in their respective final deliverables.
An analysis had been performed regarding identified stakeholders, their interests and needs, and to promote synergies between the main users within and across the different pilot areas and sectors.
Continuous exchanges with final users and the organization of multiple dedicated user workshops took place.
The information requirements of the different pilots that integrate the FORCOAST project and their purpose have been identified, and the provided services were designed accordingly. The different CMEMS and other datasets currently used by the eight Pilots that are part of the FORCOAST project are part of the services processing pipeline.
Local marine models deployed within the FORCOAST Pilots have been characterized and extended, providing the necessary input to the FORCOAST services.
The concept of Service Module (SM) was defined and adopted by the consortium, with the purpose of developing the needed tools in a homogeneous way that allows the retrieval of the necessary marine information across the FORCOAST Pilots, following a modular approach. In total 7 Service Modules: Suitable Fishing Area, Fronts Detection, Operational Scheduler, Land Pollution, Prospection for New Sites, Assistance for Spat Captures, and Retrieve Sources of Contamination were conceived and have been developed into fully-fledged functional services.
The technical specifications for each SM intention had been described with respect to the user experience framework, and these were followed in the design and implementation of each Service Module.
The platform design, the iterative development and implementation were completed and been divided in a modular way into Central Platform (front-end and back-end) and Service Modules.
The development of the platform was containerized (Docker) to ensure its sustainability after its final implementation.
The services consist of four components: P1) preoperational dataflow from CMEMS and external data providers; P2) using P1 data to generate downscaled data, by using either local numerical models or statistical analysis tools; P3) using P2 data to generate final data products; P4) presenting relevant P1-P3 data and products in FORCOAST platform, which was developed in WP4.
The Market Analysis had been drafted following the initial roadmap, while a later follow up refined it paying special attention to potential competitors in the target markets.
A Business Plan is presented in its respective deliverable, which was applied on the different services offered.
The final Exploitation Plan has been drafted including the guidelines and setup for both demonstration and commercial purposes.
The three activities listed above have been done with the supervision and collaboration of the business development expert Marcel Bruggers (D-Biscuit Innovation).
A corporate identity for FORCOAST has been developed and stablished, including among others, a common graphic line and project website.
The analysis of FORCOAST audience and stakeholders was completed and was included into the Communication and marketing plan, which has been completed.
Marketing material drafted and distributed so far includes a leaflet describing the project in its initial stages, posters for different events and news articles, among others. Different publications under the FORCOAST project have been published.
