BEYOND Showcases Cutting-Edge Earth Observation Solutions at EGU 2025
BEYOND Centre of Excellence of ISAARS/NOA proudly participated in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025, held in Vienna, Austria, from 27 April to 2 May 2025. The EGU General Assembly is one of the most prestigious international events for Earth, planetary, and space sciences, bringing together geoscientists from around the world to share their latest research and innovations.
This year, BEYOND team contributed with 4 presentations, highlighting how Earth Observation (EO) technologies can address real-world challenges like wildfires, floods, and disaster preparedness.
Presentations by BEYOND team:
🔹 Mariza Kaskara presented the UNICORN project in the session NH6.1: Application of remote sensing and Earth-observation data in natural hazard and risk studies. Her presentation, titled “Copernicus Emergency Applications for Resilience Addressing Businesses’ Needs and Policy Making,” highlighted how EO-based solutions can be tailored to enhance emergency preparedness, support policy-making, and meet the operational needs of businesses.
🔹 Nikolaos Bartsotas, co-convener of session NH11.4: Weather and Climate Science Insights for the Insurance and Financial Sectors, presented the first results from the ongoing development of a new fire propagation model within BEYOND’s #FireHUB system. This innovative model aims to improve the accuracy of fire spread forecasts, offering valuable insights for risk assessment in climate-sensitive sectors.
🔹 Stavroula Sigourou presented BEYOND’s flood response work in Germany’s Saarland region. Her 1ST talk showed how remote sensing and hydraulic modelling were used to assess and analyze the May 2024 floods, supporting the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS).
🔹In her second presentation, Stavroula also introduced a transferable multicriteria methodology for flood risk assessment with two case studies in Greece and Cyprus, developed in the framework of the Programming Agreement with the Prefecture of Attica. Within this framework, NOA and NTUA developed a methodology for flood risk assessment, which was implemented to 5 flood-stricken river basins in Attica, Greece. In the context of knowledge transfer, the methodology was also implemented to a high-risk river basin in Cyprus.
The participation of BEYOND at EGU 2025 highlights our commitment for advancing EO technologies for real-world impact. From fire monitoring to flood resilience and emergency response, BEYOND continues to push the boundaries of how Earth observation data can serve society and support evidence-based decision-making.
đź”— Learn more about the EGU General Assembly 2025: https://www.egu25.eu