ODYSSEA will develop, operate and demonstrate an interoperable and cost-effective platform that fully integrates networks of observing and forecasting systems across the Mediterranean basin, addressing both the open sea and the coastal zone.
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The platform will collect its data from the many databases maintained by agencies, public authorities, and institutions of Mediterranean EU and non-EU countries, integrating existing earth observation facilities and networks in the Mediterranean Sea building on key initiatives such as Copernicus, GEOSS, GOOS, EMODNet, ESFRI, Lifewatch, Med-OBIS, GBIF, AquaMaps, Marine IBA e-atlas, MAPAMED and others with marine and maritime links. Through ODYSSEA’s end-user centred approach, in which the various groups of end-users and stakeholders, within and external to the Consortium, will be involved from Day 1 of the project in the design, development and operation of the platform, including identification of gaps in data collection and accessibility.

High priority gaps will be filled through multiple approaches that include developing a network of coastal observatories, deploying novel in-situ sensors at sea (a.o. microplastic sensors), oceanographic modelling and integrating existing mobile apps for citizen scientist networks. Applying advanced algorithms to organise, homogenise and fuse the large quantities of data in common standard type and format as well as other types of formats, the ODYSSEA platform will provide both primary data and on-demand derived data services, including forecasts, from ALL Mediterranean countries through a SINGLE PUBLIC PORTAL to various end-user groups and stakeholders. End-user requirements will drive the creation of secondary data sets which the platform will provide as new and packaged services matching the specialised information needs of users.

ODYSSEA will improve accessibility to existing data as well as increase the temporal and geographic coverage of observational data in the Mediterranean.

Upcoming Events
2nd September 2019: Call for Applications, 2nd ODYSSEA Summer School, Oceanography and Fisheries in the Mediterranean, Alonissos Island, Greece 2-6 September 2019
General information Co-organized through ODYSSEA Project by: School of Biology Aristotle University of Thessaloniki   Department of Environmental Engineering Democritus [...]
16th September 2019: OceanObs’19 – An Ocean of Opportunity – Honolulu, Hawaii, from 16-20 September 2019
The OceanObs is taking place every 10 years to pool the ocean observing community to enhance and optimize ocean observing [...]
Blog
Jul
16
ODYSSEA team publishes scientific research indicating that large parts of the Mediterranean lack data parameters
Research headed by ODYSSEA project Italian partner Davide Astasio Garcia of the Sapienza University of Rome was published by the academic journal Science of the Total Environment for its June 10, 2019 edition. In the context of the EU-funded ODYSSEA project the article highlighted the importance of ODYSSEA’s goals. The paper joins the growing body of academic articles published through ODYSSEA. The publication concludes that large parts of the Mediterranean are lacking data parameters for many of the data typologies surveyed. “On the international scene, it appears of great importance that...
Jun
26
Time to sign up for 2nd ODYSSEA Summer school on Alonissos!
Registration has now begun for the EU-funded ODYSSEA project’s second summer school session, focusing on Oceanography and Fisheries in the Mediterranean,...
Jun
5
ODYSSEA Turkey holds stakeholder workshop on Gökova Observatory
Stakeholders coming from a wide range of sectors present on the Turkish coast participated in the ODYSSEA workshop, held April 29-30, 2019, in Akyaka (Gökova),...
Mar
19
ODYSSEA interviewed on Greek TV as cold front from Siberia brings big waves in the Aegean
Georgios Sylaios, coordinator of the EU-funded ODYSSEA project and professor at the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), was interviewed by Nikos...
Feb
12
First ODYSSEA Newsletter: Creating Products and Knowledge for the Mediterranean
The First ODYSSEA Newsletter (Issue 01) is released this month (February 2019). The Newsletter focusses on Blue Growth and the role of ODYSSEA, the ODYSSEA...
Feb
7
Moroccan ODYSSEA observatory launched at workshop event at Al-Hoceima
To officially launch work on establishing the EU-funded ODYSSEA project’s marine observatory at Morocco’s Al-Hoceima National Park in Morocco, ODYSSEA’s...
Feb
7
ODYSSEA showcased at the 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference in Egypt
The EU-funded ODYSSEA Project was given the opportunity to run an official “side event” highlighting its partnerships and capacity-building activities...