EMODnet Geology project partners meets in the Faroe Islands

About 60 delegates of the EMODnet Geology consortium met from 23-25 May in Torshavn, the Faroe Islands, to discuss results of the past project phase and the plans for the future. The Faroese geological survey Jardfeingi has been a subcontractor in the project during repeated phases of the project. For this meeting, they invited all project partners to meet on these remote islands in the Northern Atlantic. The meeting was held at the excellent setting of Hotel Føroyar overlooking the capital Torshavn, the island of Nólsoy and the sea. But the participants also had a chance to get a good glance of the islands during an excursion on the last day of the meeting, which in spite of rather harsh weather was much appreciated by the delegates.

During the meeting the delegates summarized all activities of the past two years and verified that project tasks and deliverables had been well fulfilled. Similarly it was noticed that the products of the project are now well visible on the new EMODnet Central Portal.

We are pleased to ascertain that we will by the end of this contract multiply the amount of new and updated data estimated in autumn last year, with 4 million square kilometres estimated now instead of about one million half a year ago.

During the meeting also plans on the next two years were discussed, but most of the discussions were put on what might be possible to develop for the phase starting in 2025, so that EMODnet Geology could best serve our stakeholders in administration, business, research and the great public.