5th adc meeting

II. New initiatives and projects sponsored by the EC

Vojko Bratina EC
GEO activities now have visibility as FP7 Research opportunities on the Environment. FP7 is the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. It is the European Union’s main instrument for funding research in Europe between 2007 and 2013 and represents a 41% budget increase from FP6 at 2004 prices.
FP7 Call 2007, Sub-Activity 6.4.1, Earth and Ocean Observation Systems and monitoring methods for the environment and sustainable development

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  ENV.2007.4.1.1.1 Monitoring of the carbon cycle at global level
  
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  ENV.2007.4.1.1.2 Contribution to a global biodiversity observation system
  
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  ENV.2007.4.1.3.2 Monitoring the ocean interior, seafloor and subseafloor
  
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  ENV.2007.4.1.3.3 Development of a Global Soil Observing System
  
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  ENV.2007.4.1.4.1 Georesource information system for Africa
  
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  ENV.2007.4.1.4.2 Improving observing systems for water resource management
  
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  ENV.2007.4.1.4.3 GEONETCast applications for developing countries
  

ENV.2007.4.1.4.1 Georesource information system for Africa:

AEGOS (African European Georesources Observation System) is a project capable of hosting and providing access to Africa’s geological resources, including groundwater, energy, raw materials and mineral resources. It will define:

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  operational procedures for data management (Spatial Data Infrastructure, metadata and data specification)
  
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  user-oriented products and services including the preparation of innovative spin off projects based on AEGOS and an evaluation of the input of Interoperability and interdisciplinary in support of GEOSS
  
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  the African- European partner network
  
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  a geoscience contribution to GEOSS, in the context of INSPIRE
  

ENV.2007.4.1.4.3 GEONETCast applications for developing countries:

DevCoCast aims at involving Developing Countries in the GEONETCast initiative, providing reliable and fast access to environmental information. The DevCoCast project will disseminate existing environmental added-value datasets (both in-situ and satellite based) from various sources in Africa, South- and Central America and Europe in (near) real time and at no cost via EONETCast to a broad range of user communities in Developing Countries
FP7 Call 2008, Sub-Activity 6.4.1, Earth and Ocean Observation Systems and monitoring methods for the environment and sustainable development

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  ENV.2008.4.1.1.1 European Environment Earth Observation system supporting INSPIRE and compatible with the GEOSS
  
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  ENV.2008.4.1.2.1 Cross-cutting research activities relevant to GEO
  
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  ENV.2008.4.1.3.1 Developing Earth Observation for the monitoring and prediction of environmental impacts from energy resource extraction, transportation and/or exploitation
  
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  ENV.2007.4.1.4.1 developing necessary research activities for capacity building relevant to Earth Observation and GEO in the Black Sea basin
  

ENV.2008.4.1.1.1 European Environment Earth Observation system supporting INSPIRE and compatible with the GEOSS:

The project will address scientific and technical feasibility of the European Environment Earth Observation System necessary for the implementation of the INSPIRE directive The project will take into account the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) needed for the GEOSS architecture described in GEO tasks AR-07-01, AR-07-02, AR-07-03, and AR-07-04. EuroGEOSS demonstrates the added value to the scientific community and society of making existing systems and applications interoperable and used within the GEOSS and INSPIRE frameworks. A dedicated project funded to see how INSPIRE works within GEOSS