EMODnet experts from the Secretariat and wider partnership represented EMODnet at the first United Nations Ocean Decade (UN OD) Conference 2024, held in Barcelona from 10-12 April. EMODnet contributed to the Ocean Prediction booth and to number of sessions and week-long side events spanning Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPS) for the European Digital Twin Ocean (DTO), CoastPredict and the JPI Knowledge Hub on Sea Level Rise, the UN OD Challenge 8 digital representation of the ocean, and…
The EGU is a non-profit international union of scientists with about 19,500 members from all over the world. It is the leading organisation for Earth, planetary and space science research in Europe. It aims to promote basic geoscientific research and applied research on important social and ecological challenges. The EGU General Assembly was a hybrid event that took place in Vienna (Austria) from April 14 to 19. More than 21,000 participants from 130 countries attended the event this year. More…
The National Oceanographic Data Centre of the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophisics – OGS, coordinating EMODnet Chemistry, celebrates its twentieth anniversary with an important achievement: UNESCO certification confirming the quality of the work done by the Centre. EMODnet Chemistry boasts seven other partners recognized by the IODE committee for the quality of their work or ISO 9001 certified.
The annual meeting of EMODnet Biology focused on providing all the partners an update of the progress so far and plans for the coming year and future. It was also an opportunity for the consortium partners to provide feedback on the work they have been doing for the different Work Packages they are involved in. The meeting counted with 35 colleagues from all but two partner organisations, with roughly 54% of those on site and the remaining 46% online.
Among the topics covered were the testing and production of new services aimed at making marine data and products more accessible. The meeting also focused on further expanding the EMODnet network, which involves reaching out to more data providers and engaging a broader range of stakeholders. This expansion is critical for the project's success, as it ensures a richer and more diverse source of marine data to support a variety of applications.
EMODnet is pleased to announce and welcome 3 new associated partners in Spring 2024: RGI, VOTO and Oceano VOX. Each bringing unique expertise and a strong commitment to advancing collaboration with EMODnet in the areas of data sharing, best practices in marine data, information technology and data services, and expanding the users of EMODnet, including for the Blue Economy.
EMODnet experts from the Human Activities and Secretariat presented EMODnet and provided technical advice at the Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Data for Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) workshop “MSP Data tools and Guidance” which was held as a hybrid event on 13th March 2024.
EMODnet was well represented at the Oceanology International 2024 and European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) Technology Forum that took place back-to-back in mid-March 2024 in London, UK. EMODnet Physics, Chemistry, Data Ingestion and wider experts were on-site, complementing a pan-EMODnet feature article in the Hydro International magazine that accompanied the OI 2024 event.
EMODnet demonstrated its cross-disciplinary services alongside EMODnet Biology and EDITO-Infra at an exhibition at VLIZ Marine Science Day 2024. The event took place at De Grote Post in Ostend on Wednesday, 6th March 2024 and attracted over 450 researchers, many from higher education and early career professionals.
EMODnet experts from across the network will be in Barcelona for the week-long UN Ocean Decade Conference 2024. You will find us in the official Conference exhibition area in a joint booth of EMODnet, Copernicus Marine Service and the Ocean Prediction Decade Coordination Centre, and at numerous side events spanning Digital Twins of the Ocean, Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPS), Ocean Observing, Private sector data sharing, Sea Level Rise and more.
