Imagine a giant digital library for the ocean where all the world's marine maps, temperature readings, and fish counts are stored in one place. Instead of downloading massive files to your own computer, you can use a powerful online workspace to analyze the data right where it lives. It is like having a shared laboratory in the cloud that anyone with the right key can enter to collaborate on saving our seas.
Marine researchers and companies struggle to find, access, and analyze massive, fragmented datasets stored across different European infrastructures. This leads to duplicated effort and slow innovation in the blue economy.
A federated cloud ecosystem featuring a Data Discovery & Access Service, a Virtual Research Environment (VRE) with Jupyter and RStudio, and 5 Virtual Labs.
If you are a shipping firm dealing with unpredictable sea conditions — this project developed a federated data discovery service that provides access to 10M+ datasets. This allows for better route planning and fuel efficiency by leveraging real-time ocean variables.
If you are a consultancy dealing with complex coastal impact reports — this project developed Virtual Labs and EOV WorkBenches. These tools allow you to run advanced analytics on large datasets without needing to invest in your own expensive supercomputing hardware.
If you are a farm operator dealing with fluctuating water quality — this project developed a thematic marine extension to EOSC. This provides a streamlined way to access validated in-situ data to optimize feeding and health monitoring for stock.
Based on available project data, the project is funded by the EU with a contribution of EUR 8,845,420, but specific commercial pricing for end-users is not mentioned.
Yes, the project uses a modular architecture that is described as scalable and sustainable, capable of connecting additional e-infrastructures and broader user groups.
Based on available project data, the project focuses on Open Science and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles, suggesting an open-access approach to data and tools.
It uses a federated model that integrates with long-term services like EMODnet and infrastructures such as EuroArgo and SeaDataNet via agreed standards.
The project period runs from 2023-01-01 to 2026-06-30.
The consortium is highly diversified with 40 partners across 13 countries. It maintains a strong research base (21 research organizations and 4 universities) but includes a significant industrial component with 8 industry partners (20% ratio), all of which are SMEs. This suggests a balance between high-level scientific development and practical, small-scale commercial application.
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