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EIFFEL 2nd Plenary Meeting 2023

…and yes! It was that time of the year where all EIFFEL partners (almost 30 participants) joined to showcase the successful results derived by unity and teamwork during these two years, share experiences and identify potential challenges for the future.

EIFFEL in synergy with Climateurope2

Two Horizon Projects, focused on tackling climate change, have joined forces with a view to advance climate research and ultimately support society to adapt to and mitigate climate change.

EIFFEL Pilot 5 Drought monitoring & forecasting workshop

EIFFEL Pilot 5: Disaster Resilience > Drought, forest fire & pest risk assessment, organized on 31st of May an insightful workshop entitled "Drought monitoring and forecasting workshop", in collaboration with a national drought-related project, with the main objective to discuss drought forecasting and useful indices that can be leveraged from the perspective of different user groups (water resources, agriculture and water management).

EIFFEL in the 7th CAMS General Assembly | Copernicus

EIFFEL partner Prodevelop and more specifically our colleagues Jose Antonio Clemente and Amelia del Rey assisted in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) user workshop, organized by CAMS in cooperation with the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET).

EIFFEL at the Sustainable City Workshop held in Athens | Greece

On the 25th of May, 2023 a Sustainable City Workshop was held in Athens, entitled: “Climate Change Adaptation: Challenges and Perspectives” and the EIFFEL Pilot: Sustainable Urban Development had a pivotal presence among the 35 high profile members attending from various Municipalities (i.e. Vice-Head of European Commission Representation in Greece, representatives from the Ministry of Environment, Green Fund).

EIFFEL at the 7th edition of Smart Digital Ports of the Future event

Our partner Prodevelop had one and only goal in the 7th edition of Smart Digital Ports of the Future (SDP) event that was organized at Rotterdam on the 16th and 17th of May. To raise awareness about the EIFFEL project and the dynamic of Pilot 3: Infrastructure & Transport Management.

EIFFEL syncing with the city's climate plans

The Municipality of Penteli represents the center of efforts of EIFFEL’s Pilot on Urban Sustainability. Within this framework and following liaison between the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) and the Municipality, a technical meeting was arranged, in the Old City Hall of Penteli Municipality in Athens (Greece), on May 5th 2023 between the Mayor, vice-Mayor for Environment and Urban Planning, and the Observatory’s teams that are responsible for the EIFFEL applications (EIFFEL Pilot 4: Sustainable Urban Development).

EIFFEL in EGU: 5 powerful participations in 1 flagship conference

5 EIFFEL partners participated in the EGU Conference 2023 that was held in Vienna and online on the 23rd – 28th of April 2023. EGU is a yearly European Geoscience Conference and brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. This year the event welcomed almost 15.500 attendees from 107 countries and almost 3.400 joined online from 105 countries. It was a great success with 16.300 presentations given in almost 1000 sessions.

EIFFEL at the NCR (Netherlands Center for River Studies) conference

EIFFEL Pilot 1: Water & Land-Use Management Regional Scale & Cross-border with two intriguing participations in the NCR (Netherlands Center for River Studies) conference held at 12-13 of April 2023, aroused the interest of the event’s attendees for the EIFFEL project.

EIFFEL stakeholder workshop for Water & Land-Use Management

On the 23rd of March our partner IHE Delft organized an online stakeholder workshop for Water and Land-Use Management.

EIFFEL X CIROCCO | A synergy towards combating climate change

Two H2020 projects with a common goal to combat climate change joined forces on the 20th -21st of April 2023, on the occasion of the CiROCCO kick-off meeting and exchanged knowledge with a view to identify future collaboration.

EIFFEL at the International Building Decarbonization 2022 Conference

EIFFEL project had a powerful participation at the International Building Decarbonization 2022 Conference that was held, for the first time, on November 5-7, in Athens, Greece.

Article: New approach for climate risk assessment supports decision-making under uncertainty

“New approach for climate risk assessment supports decision-making under uncertainty”. A new article from EIFFEL Pilot Disaster Resilience > Drought, forest fire & pest risk assessment has just been landed!

EIFFEL at the American Geophysical Union 2022 (AGU22)

Our partner Open Universiteit had an impressive presence at the American Geophysical Union 2022 (AGU22) that was held on the 12th – 16th of December 2022, in Chicago.

An elevated EIFFEL presence at the EuroGEO Workshop 2022

An elevated EIFFEL presence at the EuroGEO Workshop 2022, held in Greece (7-9 December) from a highly promising H2020 project committed to tackle climate change!

EIFFEL at ICAT 2022 | International Conference on Applied Technologies

Our EIFFEL partner Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV) participated at ICAT 2022 | International Conference on Applied Technologies that was held on the 24th of November, 2022 at the Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas “ESPE” in Quito, Ecuador.

EIFFEL in synergy with the H2020 SnapEarth Project

EIFFEL project had a powerful participation at the SnapEarth Final Conference that was held on the 28th of November.

EIFFEL Workshop in Lithuania

When Earth Observation meets Artificial Intelligence the possibilities are limitless! In this case let’s talk agriculture…

EIFFEL revealing the role of GEOSS at the GEO WEEK 2022

On the 1st of November, EIFFEL partner NOA representing Pilot Sustainable Urban Development had a constructive participation at the GEO WEEK 2022,  in Accra, Ghana at the Side Event on Earth Observation and urban resilience “GEO Initiatives and European Projects: Synergies for Urban Resilience” organized by Project Harmonia.

EIFFEL Workshop "Blending GEOSS-related datasets with the Umbrella Sentinel Access Point"

On the 4th of November 2022 our partners from the BEYOND Centre of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) organized an online workshop entitled "Blending GEOSS-related datasets with the Umbrella Sentinel Access Point".

Bringing EIFFEL’s expertise on the table at the 1st Space4Water Stakeholder Meeting

EIFFEL partner, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, had a distinguished presence at the 1st Space4Water Stakeholder Meeting, held on 27-28 October 2022 in Vienna Austria, organized by UNOOSA in partnership with the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW).

EIFFEL at EUSO 2nd Stakeholders forum

On the 24th – 26th of October, Nikiforos Samarinas from IBEC representing EIFFEL Pilot 2 Sustainable Agriculture, participated in the EUSO 2nd Stakeholders forum organized by the Joint Research Centre (JRC).

EIFFEL supports sustainable solutions for Climate at the 2nd GCOS Climate Observation Conference

EIFFEL partner, PRODEVELOP had a dynamic presence at the 2nd GCOS Climate Observation Conference, held on 17-19 October 2022 in Darmstadt, Germany. 

EIFFEL project featuring in Climate Change Mitigation portal

EIFFEL project is officially included in the Climate Change Mitigation portal led by JIN Climate and Sustainability, on behalf of the LANDMARC H2020 project, which collects and posts climate solutions identified by EU-funded research projects for wider dissemination.

EIFFEL’s expertise on a 2-day workshop on Sentinel Data

Our EIFFEL partner and coordinator of the project, ICCS organized an online two (2) day technical workshop, on the 13th & 14th of October 2022, focusing primarily on the usage of Sentinel Data for EIFFEL pilots. 

EIFFEL at the II Congress of the Spanish Network of Smart Cities

Our EIFFEL partner Prodevelop participated in the II Congress of the Spanish Network of Smart Cities held at Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on October 10-11, 2022.

EIFFEL at an interesting dialogue on data accessibility

Data sharing and data management principles need to be advocated in the EO expanding community. GEO Secretariat is launching a service to raise awareness and highlight their importance.

EIFFEL at 26th MARS Conference

EIFFEL partner i-BEC joined the 26th MARS Conference, held on 12-14 September in Barcelona (Spain), organized by the Joint Research Centre of the EC (JRC), the Spanish Paying agency (FEGA) and the Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda of Catalonia (GENCAT).

EIFFEL Pilot 5 in action | Two workshops one goal!

Our partner, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE organized two online workshops on 4th and 8th of April, in order to present EIFFEL Pilot Disaster Resilience: Drought, forest fire & pest risk assessment enhancing project collaboration.

What does climate change mean for your environment? An intriguing interview from Ruben Hage

What does climate change mean for your environment? Ruben Hage, EIFFEL researcher from Open Universiteit, unveils the relevance of the research in the H2020 EIFFEL project within the 5 pilot studies.

EIFFEL at “Air Quality in the Ports” conference showcasing EIFFEL pilot “Infrastructure & Transport Management Regional Scale”

More than 50 people from institutions, public authorities etc. (i.e. BPA, ENAGAS, EMAYA, Consell Mallorca) had the opportunity to delve into the EIFFEL pilot “Infrastructure & Transport Management Regional Scale” at the “Air Quality in the Ports” conference in July 17th organized by Ports de Balears (BPA) in Palma, Spain.

EIFFEL sheds light on "Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Energy Potential at Urban Environments"

Our EIFFEL pilot Sustainable Urban Development had a strong presence with the study entitled “Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Energy Potential at Urban Environments: Application Example for the City of Athens in Greece” that was held on 4th-8th of July 2022, in Thessaloniki, Greece.

EIFFEL workshop “Operational services for ARD Sentinel raw data and products ready for the pilots"

On the 8th of July our partners from the BEYOND Centre of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) organized an online workshop entitled “Operational services for ARD Sentinel raw data and products ready for the pilots".

EIFFEL at EXPANDEO & FIRE FORUM 2022

Our EIFFEL pilot “Sustainable Urban Development” had a strong presence in the EXPANDEO and FIRE FORUM 2022.

EIFFEL Plenary Meeting 2022

The 1st physical Plenary meeting of EIFFEL, since the beginning of the project, was held on the 23rd and 24th of June in Athens, Greece, organized by the coordination team of ICCS.

EIFFEL at EGU General Assembly 2022

Our partner from Open Universiteit (OUNL), Ruben Hage, had a powerful presence in the EGU General Assembly 2022, showcasing the work that OUNL team (Lansu, A., Bogatinoska, B., and de Kraker, J) has implemented within the framework of the EIFFEL project.

EIFFEL at 2022 Living Planet Symposium

Representatives from academia, research, industry, policy, etc., of the milestone event organized by ESA “2022 Living Planet Symposium” on the 23rd -27th of May 2022 [World Conference Center Bonn, Germany], will have the opportunity to plunge into the EIFFEL world through an elaborative paper-poster.

EIFFEL & GEOSS Platform Plus impactful workshops

In the spirit of streamlining the effective collaboration among EIFFEL and GEOSS Platform Plus (GPP), the project’s consortium is building strong foundation with the GPP consortium with a view to align their activities and mutually benefit the upgrade of GEOSS and GEOSS Infrastructure Development Task Team (GIDTT) activities.

EIFFEL X GIDTT towards a common course of action for GEOSS Platform Plus

On the 14th of April 2022, the EIFFEL consortium (ICCS, LIBRA, NOA, UPV) participated in the regular meeting of GEOSS Infrastructure Development Task Team (GIDTT) in order to align and contribute to the workplan and to the upcoming GEOSS Platform Plus (GPP) activities.

EIFFEL Pilot 4 beyond...borders!

On the 15th of March 2022, our partner Region of Attica successfully presented the Eiffel project and pilot 4, to the International City Partnerships: Acting for Green and Inclusive Recovery [ICP- AGIR] bilateral meeting, between the cities of Gwangju and Athens.

Read the new article of the EIFFEL partner Open Universiteit

The Open Universiteit published the second edition of the research magazine called "OPEN Magazine" in February 2022 and at the article entitled "Smart use of climate data crucial for water management" the EIFFEL project team sheds light on how do we deal with the effects of climate change.

Launch of the first solar “cadaster” for Athens!

The groundbreaking solar “cadaster” application estimates the rooftop photovoltaic energy potential for the city of Athens in Greece.

EIFFEL | First introduction of GEOSS Platform Plus Project to partners

Dimitris Bliziotis from ICCS along with NOA, CNR, RHEA and Serco colleagues successfully introduced to the EIFFEL consortium the GEOSS Platform Plus Project in order to set ground for a fruitful collaboration in the future and exchange of information.

Sustainable urban development Pilot workshop & the Municipality of Penteli

On the 15th of December a meeting, of significant importance, was held between our Sustainable urban development Pilot from the National Observatory of Athens and the Municipality of Penteli (Athens-Greece), elevating synergy between the two entities.

EIFFEL at Info Day on Copernicus data & services

More than 80 participants had the opportunity to delve into the EIFFEL project at the info-day on the European Union's Earth Observation Programme "Copernicus".

EIFFEL at GEO Week 2021

The EIFFEL project was successfully presented during the GEO Week 2021, on the 25th of November 2021, by Dimitris Bliziotis from ICCS, at the Side Event: Showcasing the EuroGEO Regional Initiative.

EIFFEL & IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

In EIFFEL, IHE Delft Institute will primarily contribute in designing, developing and testing modelling and decision support applications for water and land management, with specific focus on a drought-prone area downstream of the Aa or Weerijs catchments in the Netherlands.

EIFFEL & SYKE Finnish Environment Institute

In EIFFEL, SYKE is responsible for a pilot on disaster resilience and will develop a multi-hazard framework for the risk assessment of droughts, forest fires and forest pests at regional and national levels in Finland.

EIFFEL | First official YouTube intro video is launched!

Our first official YouTube video is launched! Join the journey of 19 partners from 8 European countries with one goal and destination, tackle #ClimateChange

EIFFEL & Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)

EIFFEL partner Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) will contribute to the project by exploiting GEOSS data potential, the biggest observation system on Earth, in order to tackle climate change.

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement Νο 101003518