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View article: The Crete Declaration: Uniting Science for One Health
The Crete Declaration: Uniting Science for One Health Open
The interdependence of human, animal, plant and ecosystem health necessitates systemic, cross-domain collaboration to address global challenges, such as emerging diseases, climate change and biodiversity severe change. Through the Crete De…
View article: Towards a Global Ground-Based Earth Observatory (GGBEO): Leveraging existing systems and networks
Towards a Global Ground-Based Earth Observatory (GGBEO): Leveraging existing systems and networks Open
To tackle the planetary environmental and climate crisis and meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we must fully leverage the potential of Earth observations (EO). This involves integrating globally sourced data on…
View article: IRISCC: Fostering multi- and interdisciplinary research through integrated services for climate risk research
IRISCC: Fostering multi- and interdisciplinary research through integrated services for climate risk research Open
Introduction The IRISCC ( Integrated Research Infrastructure Services for Climate Change risks, www.iriscc.eu ) project delivers scientific and knowledge-based services aimed to support society’s capacity to address and strengthen resilien…
View article: EMODnet: An EU data service providing FAIR, integrated marine data for the global ocean data ecosystem
EMODnet: An EU data service providing FAIR, integrated marine data for the global ocean data ecosystem Open
The European Marine Observation and Data Network, EMODnet, is a public marine data service of the European Union and a key marine knowledge initiative of the European Commission DG MARE. The guiding philosophy of EMODnet is to make marine …
View article: EMODnet as the EU data platform for marine litter data
EMODnet as the EU data platform for marine litter data Open
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is supported by seven major thematic groups: bathymetry, biology, chemistry, geology, seabed habitats, physics and human activities at sea, which collate thematic in situ marine da…
View article: Data exchange and integration: Use cases for EMODnet Chemistry
Data exchange and integration: Use cases for EMODnet Chemistry Open
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is the gateway to multidisciplinary marine in-situ data and data products and has been funded by the European Commission for 15 years. In particular, EMODnet Chemistry collects and…
View article: A flexible open brokering framework supporting distributed semantic discovery 
A flexible open brokering framework supporting distributed semantic discovery  Open
The Discovery and Access Broker (DAB) technology is implemented and deployed in the context of several European Union research projects and international initiatives, such as the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) and WMO H…
View article: IRISCC: Advancing Environmental Science through Integrated Services for Climate Change Risks
IRISCC: Advancing Environmental Science through Integrated Services for Climate Change Risks Open
The IRISCC (Integrated Research Infrastructure Services for Climate Change risks, www.iriscc.eu) project delivers scientific and knowledge-based services aimed to support society’s capacity to address and strengthen resilience to cli…
View article: Boosting interoperability of EMODnet chemistry aggregated datasets with a new point of access
Boosting interoperability of EMODnet chemistry aggregated datasets with a new point of access Open
European and global institutions are working hard to collect and share high quality environmental data and  information. This is because it is clear that the ocean knows no borders, and data sharing is necessary to make environmental …
View article: SeaDataNet, panEuropean infrastructure for marine and ocean data management and its relations with EMODnet, Blue-Cloud2026, and DTO
SeaDataNet, panEuropean infrastructure for marine and ocean data management and its relations with EMODnet, Blue-Cloud2026, and DTO Open
SeaDataNet is a major pan-European infrastructure for managing and providing access to marine data sets and data products, acquired by European organisations from research cruises and other observational activities in European coastal mari…
View article: iMagine: AI-Powered Image Analysis for Aquatic Science
iMagine: AI-Powered Image Analysis for Aquatic Science Open
The EC-funded iMagine project aims to revolutionise aquatic science research by providing open access to AI-powered image analysis tools and resources. Focused on the theme of "Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters," iMagine addr…
View article: Bridging metadata gaps for FAIR multidisciplinary data access in Virtual Research Environments - Insights from Blue-Cloud2026 and FAIR-EASE
Bridging metadata gaps for FAIR multidisciplinary data access in Virtual Research Environments - Insights from Blue-Cloud2026 and FAIR-EASE Open
With Virtual Research Environments (VRE) and digital twins getting more and more common to support multidisciplinary Open Science, there is an ever growing need for the clear discovery and accessibility of data from different domains, FAIR…
View article: Blue-Cloud 2026 project - Deploying BEACON data lakes for harmonizing ocean data access for Virtual Research Environments
Blue-Cloud 2026 project - Deploying BEACON data lakes for harmonizing ocean data access for Virtual Research Environments Open
In order to provide users with fast and easy access to multidisciplinary data originating from large collections, MARIS has developed a software system called BEACON that can, on the fly with high performance, extract specific data based o…
View article: Closing coastal and marine observation gaps thanks to cost-effective solutions
Closing coastal and marine observation gaps thanks to cost-effective solutions Open
Traditional coastal and marine monitoring methods are often costly and resource-intensive. In order to make observations more affordable and accessible to a wider range of users, the global collaborative initiative ’Solutions for Cos…
View article: BEACON - Accelerating access to multidisciplinary data with Relative Optimized Chunking technology
BEACON - Accelerating access to multidisciplinary data with Relative Optimized Chunking technology Open
Achieving fast access to analysis-ready data from a large number of multidisciplinary data resources is key for contributing to many of the nowadays societal and scientific challenges via Digital Twins of the Oceans or virtual research env…
View article: BEACON Binary Format (BBF) - Optimizing data storage and access to large data collections
BEACON Binary Format (BBF) - Optimizing data storage and access to large data collections Open
As part of European projects, such as EOSC related Blue-Cloud2026, EOSC-FUTURE and FAIR-EASE, MARIS has developed and demonstrated a software system called BEACON with a unique indexing system that can, on the fly with high performance, ex…
View article: Blue-cloud DAB: developing a platform to harmonize, assess and disseminate marine metadata collections
Blue-cloud DAB: developing a platform to harmonize, assess and disseminate marine metadata collections Open
The integration and harmonization of marine data from diverse sources are vital for advancing global oceanographic research and ensuring seamless discovery and access of critical datasets. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of th…
View article: IRISCC: supporting society’s capacity to address and strengthen resilience to climate change risks 
IRISCC: supporting society’s capacity to address and strengthen resilience to climate change risks  Open
Anthropogenic climate change, driven by elevated levels of greenhouse gases, is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, causing significant changes in climatic and biogeochemical conditions. The adverse effects of climate change include det…
View article: Digital Twin of the North Sea and modular approach for reuse in other applications
Digital Twin of the North Sea and modular approach for reuse in other applications Open
Effective use of data driven intelligence for planning and decision making requires solutions that enable stakeholders to better understand the type of information that the data systems provide. In many cases stakeholders have limited expe…
View article: iMagine, AI-supported imaging data and services for ocean and marine science
iMagine, AI-supported imaging data and services for ocean and marine science Open
Aquatic ecosystems are vital in regulating climate and providing resources, but they face threats from global change and local stressors. Understanding their dynamics is crucial for sustainable use and conservation. The iMagine AI Platform…
View article: Blue-Cloud 2026, services to deliver, access and analyse FAIR & Open marine data
Blue-Cloud 2026, services to deliver, access and analyse FAIR & Open marine data Open
The pilot Blue-Cloud project as part of ‘The Future of Seas and Oceans Flagship Initiative’ of EU HORIZON 2020 combined interests of developing a thematic marine EOSC cloud and serving the Blue Economy, Marine Environment and M…
View article: BEACON - A high-performance data lake solution
BEACON - A high-performance data lake solution Open
In many of the societal and scientific challenges, such as Digital Twins of the Oceans and virtual research environments, fast access to a large number of multidisciplinary data resources is key. However, achieving performance is a major c…
View article: iMagine - D5.1 1st periodical assessment of iMagine VA services
iMagine - D5.1 1st periodical assessment of iMagine VA services Open
The report provides the first year usage statistics and assessment of the 5 thematic, AI-powered image analysis services provided under virtual access in WP5.
View article: Dashboard for the State of the Environment
Dashboard for the State of the Environment Open
The Environmental Research Infrastructure (ENVRI) community is a cluster of European research infrastructures focused on the environment and Earth system science. The ENVRI-FAIR project aims to advance the FAIRness of their data and servic…
View article: Climate Change Impact on Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Europe: Assessing the impact of Non-Indigenous Invasive Species (NIS) in European ecosystems
Climate Change Impact on Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Europe: Assessing the impact of Non-Indigenous Invasive Species (NIS) in European ecosystems Open
This Science Project (SP) contributes to the estimation of the impacts of the invasive species on the European Biodiversity and Ecosystems. This topic is important for European Green Deal and the new European Biodiversity Strategy. The SP …
View article: Accelerating the research on Biodiversity and Ecosystems: Best Practice on Climate Change vs Non-Indigenous Invasive Species (NIS)
Accelerating the research on Biodiversity and Ecosystems: Best Practice on Climate Change vs Non-Indigenous Invasive Species (NIS) Open
The current knowledge on the risk of climate change for biodiversity and ecosystems needs to be improved by seeking evidence from cross-domain analyses. As a demonstration case, this study analyses how to  investigate and monitor the …
View article: EOSC-FUTURE – ENVRI-FAIR Science Project Environmental Indicators – Ocean Component – Beacon API
EOSC-FUTURE – ENVRI-FAIR Science Project Environmental Indicators – Ocean Component – Beacon API Open
In the EOSC-Future project, ENVRI-FAIR partners are involved in developing two Science Projects (SPs), one about Invasive Species, and one about a Dashboard of the State of the Environment. The Dashboard should provide easy means to users …