EMODnet published a new video, highlighting the importance of sea and coastal observations and data for a range of applications and users. The video illustrates the process of collecting, processing, storing and making available marine data, and the need to do embed this process in an interoperable pan-European sharing framework. View the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_rMDr0p48… Read more »
Posts By: Yota Antoniou
Kostas Nittis Medal awarded by Commissioner Vella
European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, awarded the first Kostas Nittis Medal to Mr. Pablo Lorente during the celebration of European Maritime Day in Athens on 28 May 2015. The Kostas Nittis medal was established in 2015 in the honour of Dr. Kostas Nittis (1964-2014), distinguished oceanographer, EuroGOOS Secretary General and strategic… Read more »
Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service now open on an operational mode
After the MyOcean pilot scheme developped from April 2009 to April 2015, coordinated by Mercator Ocean, the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service is now open on an operational mode. It yet serves close to 5000 registered users around the World. Under the Delegation Agreement signed on November 11th, 2014, Mercator Ocean undertakes to successfully implement… Read more »
Copernicus Users Information Day: Access to Marine Data Stream from EUMETSAT
The European Commission and EUMETSAT organize a “Copernicus Users Information Day on Access to Marine Data Stream from EUMETSAT” on 11 September 2015 in EUMETSAT Headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. In 2015, EUMETSAT will support the commissioning of the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite by ESA, following its expected launch in October. EUMETSAT will also start to extract… Read more »
Summer school on ‘Ocean Remote Sensing Synergy’
Call for the second summer school on ‘Ocean Remote Sensing Synergy’ at Telecom Bretagne, Brest, France 6 – 10 July 2015 Ocean Remote Sensing Synergy, focus on statistical approaches Website: http://conferences.telecom-bretagne.eu/synergy_summer_school_2015/ Invited speakers: Prof. Marc Genton (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia) Dr. Juan Ruiz (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Dr. Ying… Read more »
European Maritime Day 2015 workshop: Marine data and information powering Blue Growth
EuroGOOS together with EMODnet, Mercator Ocean, the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, the European Network of Maritime Clusters, INGV and Links S.p.A organises a workshop titled “marine data and information powering Blue Growth” on 28 May, 11:00-12:30, during the celebration of the European Maritime Day 2015 in Athens. The workshop will focus on key elements… Read more »
ISPRA’s marine activities now supported by the Italian Navy
Last month ISPRA (Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) and the Italian Navy signed a three-year Framework Agreement to start a stable co-operation on several fields, including marine environmental monitoring, anti-pollution activities and operational oceanography. By signing this agreement both public institutions, according to their respective institutional activities, are willing to enhance and… Read more »
Kostas Nittis medal to be awarded during European Maritime Day in Athens
It is with great honour and emotion we announce that the first “Kostas Nittis medal for Operational Oceanography” will be awarded during the celebration of the European Maritime Day 2015, which will take place in Athens on 28 May. Following the unexpected passing of our Secretary General Kostas Nittis in July 2014, we have established… Read more »
News from the Baltic
Read the latest news from the Baltic Regional Operational Oceanography System (BOOS). In this issue: operational remote sensing of ice and application of profiling floats and seafloor climate stations in the Baltic.
Copernicus Marine Service workshop to be held in Brussels
Save the date! Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service Workshop – Brussels, September 7-8, 2015 The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) will open in May 2015 without any service disruption in service for MyOcean users. In November 2014, Mercator Ocean has been entrusted by the EU to implement the Service within the current financial framework…. Read more »
