At the kick-off meeting of the third phase of the EMODnet Data Ingestion project, the participants were visibly happy to meet up again for a much-awaited face-to-face meeting that allowed the newcomers to get to know the old hands of the network. The meeting brought together some 40 participants on 16 and 17 June in Glyfada (Athens, Greece). Warm thanks go to the HCMR colleagues for their excellent welcome and special efforts to accommodate the remote participation of 24 additional persons in a…
On 23 June 2022, EMODnet is pleased to announce that Fugro has joined the EMOD-network as an Associated Partner.
Fugro is the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, operating at sea, on land and by air in the fields of geodetic, geotechnical, and geophysical business.
EMODnet Biology was invited to provide the regional (European) perspective to the International cooperation and coordination in advancing ocean observing and addressing related challenges.
The Secretariat of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), provided by Seascape Belgium, seeks enthusiastic and motivated jobstudents and/or interns to strengthen its professional and dynamic team based in Ostend, Belgium, as Junior Support Officer.
The Secretariat of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), provided by Seascape Belgium, seeks to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated ICT & GIS Support Officer to strengthen its professional and dynamic team based in Ostend, Belgium.
The Secretariat of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), provided by Seascape Belgium, seeks to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Communication & Partnership Relations Officer to strengthen its professional and dynamic team based in Ostend, Belgium.
The international marine community organised a UN Ocean Conference 2022 official side event on marine data interoperability. The event was co-organised by European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), Fugro, IOC-UNESCO and International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Intertidal Agency and Mercator Ocean International, in collaboration with the UN Ocean Decade Data Coordination Group.
On the 11th of May, the EMODnet Secretariat organised the 9th European Atlas of the Seas Steering Committee meeting, which was joined by members of different EU institutions including DG MARE, CINEA, EEA, ICES, JRC and EUROSTAT.
Following endorsement from the United Nations (UN) Ocean Decade, EMODnet co-hosted two Satellite Activities to the UN Ocean Decade Laboratory 6 ‘An Accessible Ocean’: (i) Expanding Data Interoperability between Europe and Asia; and (ii) EU Marine Data Services for the All-Atlantic and Global Ocean Data Spaces: Services and benefits offered by EU Marine Data Services COPERNICUS Marine Service and EMODnet. Both webinars took place as online events on Wednesday 11 May.
On 19-20 May 2022, EMODnet experts from across the network joined hundreds of marine and maritime stakeholders in Ravenna, Italy and online for European Maritime Day 2022 where the EC Blue Economy Report 2022 was also launched by EC services DG MARE and Joint Research Centre (JRC), featuring EMODnet and the European Atlas of the Seas.
