SeaDataCloud

SeaDataCloud - Further developing the pan-European infrastructure for marine and ocean data management

CoordinatorNational Institute for Research and Development for Industrial Ecology ; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL ; ORION - INSTITOUTO AEIFORIAS KAI ANAPTIKSEON ; IVANE JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY ; STICHTING NIOZ, KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR ONDERZOEK DER ZEE ; HAFRANNSOKNASTOFNUN, RANNSOKNA- OG RADGJAFARSTOFNUN HAFS OG VATNA ; ETHNIKO DIKTYO EREVNAS TECHNOLOGIAS AE ; NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE ; STICHTING NEDERLANDSE WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK INSTITUTEN ; SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS ; HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET ; CINECA CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO ; INSTITUT ZA OCEANOGRAFIJU I RIBARSTVO ; National Research Council ; MARIENE INFORMATIE SERVICE MARIS BV ; INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ; P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology / Southern Branch Russion Academy of Sciences ; European Global Ocean Observing System ; ALL-RUSSIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION-WORLD DATA CENTRE ; INSTYTUT OCEANOLOGII POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK ; Natural Environment Research Council ; National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology ; GEOMAR ; Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany ; Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences ; Instituto Español de Oceanografía ; Tallinn University of Technology ; Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum ; JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION ; National Agency For New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development ; Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology ; Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute ; Flanders Marine Institute ; Technology Strategy Board ; Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service ; Hellenic Centre for Marine Research ; Aarhus University ; 52°North Initiative for Geospatial Open Source Software GmbH ; French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea ; HAFRANNSOKNASTOFNUNIN ; Middle East Technical University ; CNRS - Institut des Sciences Biologiques ; INSTYTUT METEOROLOGII I GOSPODARKIWODNEJ - PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY ; Instituto Hidrográfico ; University of Malta ; University of Bergen ; NACIONALNI INSTITUT ZA BIOLOGIJO ; ETT SPA ; Marine Institute ; Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research ; ILMATIETEEN LAITOS ; University of Liège ; National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics ; AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS ; CSC-TIETEEN TIETOTEKNIIKAN KESKUS OY ; STICHTING DELTARES ; Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung ; University of Bologna ; Ukrainian scientific center of Ecology of Sea ; International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
Grant period2016-11-01 - 2021-04-30
Funding bodyEuropean Union
Call numberH2020-INFRAIA-2016-1
Grant number730960
IdentifierG:(EU-Grant)730960

Note: The SeaDataNet pan-European infrastructure has been developed by NODCs and major research institutes from 34 countries. Over 100 marine data centres are connected and provide discovery and access to data resources for all European researchers. Moreover, SeaDataNet is a key infrastructure driving several portals of the European Marine Observation and Data network (EMODnet), initiated by EU DG-MARE for Marine Knowledge, MSFD, and Blue Growth. SeaDataNet complements the Copernicus Marine Environmental Monitoring Service (CMEMS), coordinated by EU DG-GROW. However, more effective and convenient access is needed to better support European researchers. The standards, tools and services developed must be reviewed and upgraded to keep pace with demand, such as developments of new sensors, and international and IT standards. Also EMODnet and Copernicus pose extra challenges to boost performance and foster INSPIRE compliance. More data from more data providers must be made available, from European and international research projects and observing programmes. SeaDataCloud aims at considerably advancing SeaDataNet services and increasing their usage, adopting cloud and HPC technology for better performance. More users will be engaged and for longer sessions by including advanced services in a Virtual Research Environment. Researchers will be empowered with a collection of services and tools, tailored to their specific needs, supporting marine research and enabling generation of added-value products. Data concern the wide range of in situ observations and remote sensing data. To have access to the latest cloud technology and facilities, SeaDataNet will cooperate with EUDAT, a network of computing infrastructures that develop and operate a common framework for managing scientific data across Europe. SeaDataCloud will improve services to users and data providers, optimise connecting data centres and streams, and interoperate with other European and international networks.
     

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