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On 10 October 2024, Dick M.A. Schaap –EMODnet Ingestion coordinator -, joined the Ocean Data Action Day as organized by HUB Ocean from Norway, where he gave a presentation on Enriching Open Ocean Data Repositories with Industrial Data. In particular, he encouraged HUB Ocean to become a mediator for EMODnet Ingestion to gather and transform marine data from industry sources towards EMODnet, adopting prevailing metadata and data standards.
On 14 November 2024, Dick M.A. Schaap –,EMODnet Ingestion Coordinator, represented EMODnet on a panel on Hydrospatial-Advancing Blue Economy at the GeoBuiz Summit Europe. Topics included showcasing EMODnet’s data, data products and services that are very relevant for the Blue Economy, and for which EMODnet has a high user-demand.
How does EMODnet Chemistry contribute to the Blue-Cloud 2026 project and vice versa? To answer this question and better illustrate the synergies between EMODnet and this key European project, , the Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS, which is Coordinator of EMODnet Chemistry and in Blue-Cloud 2026, took part in the three working days on Blue Cloud 2026 in Lisbon (Portugal) from 5 to 7 November. EMODnet Physics, Data Ingestion and the Secretariat also participated.
How can we increase accessibility to land-sea interface data near river mouths? This was the focus of the meeting chaired by EMODnet and +ATLANTIC CoLAB in Lisbon on 8 November. Portugal was chosen as the venue because the Portuguese Environment Agency is a leader in providing river outflow data to EMODnet. One of EMODnet's most important national oceanographic data centres, the Hydrographic Institute of Portugal, is also located there. EMODnet plays a key role in supporting the…
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