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
14th December 2020: 2nd International Ocean Governance Forum
The European Commission and the European External Action Service invite stakeholders worldwide to discuss ocean challenges and to define action-oriented solutions towards [...]
Blog
Nov
24
ODYSSEA glider monitoring marine life and pollutants deployed off the Moroccan coast
The EU-funded ODYSSEA project’s Moroccan partner the Association for Integrated Management of Resources (AGIR) launched a SeaExplorer glider in early November 2020, to monitor marine life and pollutants, including micro-plastics, as part of ODYSSEA’s Al-Hoceima observatory. The glider was developed by French ODYSSEA-partner ALSEAMAR, and carries three sets of state-of-the-art sensors, designed to optimise monitoring capacity and give, for the first time, detailed, real-time information on climate change, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll-a and CDOM concentration,...
Nov
13
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...
Nov
3
ODYSSEA demonstrates how it can help with ballast water hazard management
The EU-funded ODYSSEA project participated in the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) international...
Oct
30
Virtual school “satellite observations & data processing in operational oceanography”
The training on observatories management will be organized from 23 to 27 November 2020. The deadline for the submission of applications is November 8th,...
Oct
26
ODYSSEA publishes research towards creating modelling tool for forecasting upstream salt water intrusion in rivers
Research partners of the EU-funded ODYSSEA project recently published a study on modelling salt water intrusion upstream in Greece’s Strymon River, which...
Oct
1
ODYSSEA to provide specialised eutrophication and wave condition products
The EU-funded ODYSSEA project consortium is currently developing a range of value-added, data-based information products to be accessed by end-users via...
Sep
23
ODYSSEA to track and model jellyfish blooms across the Mediterranean
Following a summer in which coastlines across the Mediterranean region saw more jellyfish, more kinds of jellyfish, and bigger jellyfish, end-users will...