European approach to GEOSS
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FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)
Funding Scheme
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project
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BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES
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3 Av Claude Guillemin
45060 Orleans
France
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Research Organisations
EU Contribution
€ 674 098
Administrative Contact
Alain Beauce (Mr.)
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JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Belgium
EU Contribution
€ 1 586 000
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
Italy
EU Contribution
€ 560 428
INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE
Austria
EU Contribution
€ 442 525
UNIVERSITAT JAUME I DE CASTELLON
Spain
EU Contribution
€ 291 200
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
United Kingdom
EU Contribution
€ 464 400
CENTRO NACIONAL DE INFORMACION GEOGRAFICA
Spain
EU Contribution
€ 23 760
IEEE FRANCE SECTION
France
EU Contribution
€ 215 000
EDISOFT-EMPRESA DE SERVICOS E DESENVOLVIMENTO DE SOFTWARE SA
Portugal
EU Contribution
€ 172 960
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FAO
Italy
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€ 110 760
FUNDACION GENERAL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA
Spain
EU Contribution
€ 79 140
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
Slovenia
EU Contribution
€ 184 800
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Denmark
EU Contribution
€ 150 000
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Kenya
EU Contribution
€ 129 000
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OFBIRDS
United Kingdom
EU Contribution
€ 142 839
BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL
United Kingdom
EU Contribution
€ 143 586
UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG
Germany
EU Contribution
€ 165 600
UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN
Austria
EU Contribution
€ 165 600
ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG
Germany
EU Contribution
€ 94 200
UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA
Spain
EU Contribution
€ 87 120
CONFEDERACION HIDROGRAFICA DEL EBRO
Spain
EU Contribution
€ 93 300
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Spain
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€ 59 250
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
United States
Project information
EUROGEOSS
Grant agreement ID: 226487
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 May 2009
-
End date
30 April 2012
Funded under:
FP7-ENVIRONMENT
-
Overall budget:
€ 7 905 328
-
EU contribution
€ 6 035 566
A better 'system of systems' for the environment
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT
The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) was designed by the world's eight most industrialised countries (G-8) to bring together all the planet's monitoring efforts to address environmental concerns. Since GEOSS is a 'system of systems' that deals with the environment, all its components must be interoperable and be able to communicate together seamlessly. The EU-funded project 'European approach to GEOSS' (Eurogeoss) was launched to enhance scientific exchange among the different systems. It has achieved this based on the concept of inter-disciplinary interoperability which highlights the complex relations between environment and society. The project has underlined the benefits of an interoperable system, in conjunction as well with the European Inspire Directive, which represents an infrastructure for spatial information across the continent. Eurogeoss focuses on the three strategic areas of drought, forestry and biodiversity, producing data and analytical models that scientists from different fields could exploit. In parallel, the new system incorporates Web 2.0 technology communities to foster interaction and availability of resources, encouraging dialogue between science and society. This is vital for raising awareness and building consensus on how to tackle global environmental challenges. Eurogeoss has succeeded in establishing its most important objective, namely robust databases regarding biodiversity, drought and forestry. It has also built a framework of surveys and models to assess the long-term impact of the project and the benefits of GEOSS. The project extended advanced operating capabilities to access not only data on different environment-related topics but models and analytical processes to help researchers and stakeholders through a web-based platform. The 'system of systems' will be of great benefit in monitoring the environment worldwide.
Project information
EUROGEOSS
Grant agreement ID: 226487
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 May 2009
-
End date
30 April 2012
Funded under:
FP7-ENVIRONMENT
-
Overall budget:
€ 7 905 328
-
EU contribution
€ 6 035 566
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Periodic Report Summary - EUROGEOSS (European approach to GEOSS)
One of the most fundamental challenges facing humanity at the beginning of the 21st century is to respond effectively to the global changes that are increasing pressure on the environment and on human society. The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), envisioned by the group of eight most industrialised countries (G-8) in 2003 and currently half way in its 10-year implementation plan provides the indispensable framework to integrate the earth observation efforts of the 84 GEO-members and 58 participating organisations. A major role of GEOSS is to promote scientific connections and interactions between the observation systems that constitute the system of systems, and address the scientific challenge identified above.
Progress and main results to date
The concept of inter-disciplinary interoperability is crucial to understanding the complex relations between environment and society. With this in mind, EUROGEOSS was launched on 1 May 2009 for a three year period with the aim to demonstrate the added value to the scientific community and society of making existing earth observing systems and applications interoperable and used within the global framework (GEOSS) and European one as created by the INSPIRE Directive which establishes an infrastructure for spatial information in Europe. The project builds an initial operating capability (IOC) in the three strategic areas of drought, forestry and biodiversity, and undertakes the research necessary to develop this further into and advanced operating capability (AOC) that provides access not just to data but also to analytical models made understandable and useable by scientists from different disciplinary domains. To achieve this AOC requires research in advanced modelling from multi-scale heterogeneous data sources, expressing models as workflows of geo-processing components reusable by other communities, and ability to use natural language to interface with the models. The extension of INSPIRE and GEOSS components with concepts emerging in the Web 2.0 communities in respect to user interactions and resource discovery, also supports the increased dialogue between science and society, which is crucial for building consensus on the collective action necessary to address global environmental challenges.
EUROGEOSS has completed the first half of its activities. During these first 18 months of the project, the key objectives were:
1) Achieving an initial operating capability (IOC), i.e. the development of the services necessary to make it possible to discover view, and access the information resources made available by the partners of the project in the thematic areas of biodiversity, drought, and forestry.
2) Registering these resources as GEOSS components.
3) Developing the framework for assessing the added value of the project and of GEOSS to the communities of users.
All of these objectives have been achieved: the IOC in the fields of biodiversity, drought, and forestry has been established, it has been registered with GEOSS, and a multi-layered framework of surveys and models to assess the longitudinal impact of the project and the benefits of GEOSS have been put in place.
Expected final results and their potential impact and use
During the next 18 months the project will build its advanced operating capability, so that it is possible to access and use not just data across multiple thematic areas but also models and analytical process expressed in workflows and implemented through web-based chains of services.
For further information, and access to all reports, the EUROGEOSS broker, and interactive forum, see http://www.eurogeoss.eu. For further information contact Francis Bertrand, BRGM, f.bertrand@brgm.fr and Max Craglia, JRC, massimo.craglia@jrc.ec.europa.eu.
Project information
EUROGEOSS
Grant agreement ID: 226487
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 May 2009
-
End date
30 April 2012
Funded under:
FP7-ENVIRONMENT
-
Overall budget:
€ 7 905 328
-
EU contribution
€ 6 035 566
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Deliverables not available
Publications
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Project information
EUROGEOSS
Grant agreement ID: 226487
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 May 2009
-
End date
30 April 2012
Funded under:
FP7-ENVIRONMENT
-
Overall budget:
€ 7 905 328
-
EU contribution
€ 6 035 566
Project information
EUROGEOSS
Grant agreement ID: 226487
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 May 2009
-
End date
30 April 2012
Funded under:
FP7-ENVIRONMENT
-
Overall budget:
€ 7 905 328
-
EU contribution
€ 6 035 566
