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.

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Feb
23
ODYSSEA holds Virtual School on Oceanography from Space (VSOS), on merging satellite and in-situ data
The EU-funded ODYSSEA project held the third annual session in its Summer School series online on 23-27 November 2020, titled “Satellite Observations & Data Processing in Operational Oceanography”, and focusing on “the synergy between satellite observations of the sea surface and in situ measurements,” organisers said. The programme drew some 120 young professional trainees from 28 countries, especially from the Southern Mediterranean. The objective of this latest ODYSSEA training session, part of ODYSSEA’s capacity building package managed by partner Special Protected Areas Regional...
Feb
17
Engaging Mediterranean stakeholders to improve access to ocean data: A Storymap
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Feb
12
ODYSSEA platform helps map marine plastic waste along the Algerian coast
The EU-funded ODYSSEA platform, as an integrated information platform, would be an important tool in the fight against marine litter, since identifying...
Feb
9
ODYSSEA’s Morocco marine observatory spotlighted in MONGOOS GA workshop
The team of the EU-funded ODYSSEA project’s Moroccan partner, the Association for Integrated Resource Management, AGIR, headed by Houssine Nibani, together...
Feb
3
ODYSSEA project coordinator Georgios Sylaios chosen to External Advisory Board of MaCoBioS
Prof. Georgios Sylaios of the Democritus University of Thrace and project coordinator of the EU-funded ODYSSEA project has been selected by fellow Horizon...
Jan
15
ODYSSEA presented, calls to improve coordination, at 1st SHAREMED Capitalisation workshop webinar
The EU-funded ODYSSSEA project’s coordinator, Prof. Georgios Sylaios of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) presented ODYSSEA at the 1st SHAREMED...
Jan
8
ODYSSEA involves Greek mussel farm in Marinomica platform as end user and contributor
The team of the EU-funded ODYSSEA project’s leading partner, the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), held a virtual session with mussel-farming producer...