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Annual Report 2023

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2024-2027

GreCO

Green Cultural Oases

GreCO is a pioneering collaborative approach to proactive urban tourism planning, crafting immersive, sustainable, culturally enriched experiences for all. GreCO offers innovative and personalized routes and educational programs that actively engage stakeholders and represents a groundbreaking, inclusive and original approach to proactive urban tourism planning. It combines sustainability, cultural diversity, and digital innovations to create a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable tourism ecosystem.

2024-2027

Qatar Geological Mapping Project - Phase II

Nationally consistent geospatial geological data included at National scale geological Maps enable better national recourses and land management decisions, support scientific missions, enable the effective enforcement of regulatory responsibilities, and countless other activities. National scale geological Maps usually include information about the spatial distribution and properties of the geological formations providing at the same time key information about the lithostratigraphic structure of the country. The Qatar Geological Mapping Project (Phase II) exceeds the purpose of establishing a simple national scale geological mapping, providing a suite of products and services that gives access to surface and subsurface geospatial information regarding the geological structure of the peninsula of Qatar and its surrounding islands.

2024-2027

STEMMOS

Satellite Observation of Earth, Moon and Mars in Schools

The STEMMOS project aims to create an educational program for trainers to teach EMMO (Earth, Moon and Mars Observations) science to students and enhance their STEAM and soft skills. It will analyse best practices, enhance trainers’ knowledge and skills, explore innovative teaching methods, organise training sessions for trainers and pilot programs for student, develop specifications for an experiential space science festival, and ensure program uptake at the European level through targeted sharing of results.

2024-2027

FISHIMPACT

Promoting ESG principles and healthy nutritional habits to increase competitiveness, market diversification and effective communication for consumers in Adriatic-Ionian aquaculture and fishery sectors

FISHIMPACT is an Intereg (IPA Adriatic Ionian) 36-month project aiming at elaborating a comprehensive strategy and workplan to promote actions and measures supporting SMEs of the aquaculture and fishery sectors development and modernization through the introduction of quality and sustainable requirements.

2024-2028

CΑRMINE

Climate-Resilient Development Pathways in Metropolitan Regions of Europe

CARMINE’s overarching goal is to help the metropolitan communities become more climate resilient, by co-producing knowledge-based tools, strategies and plans for enhanced adaptation and mitigation actions addressing the Charter of the EU Mission on Adaptation to CC by 2030. To achieve this goal, focusing on a 2030-2035 timeframe and with longer perspectives up to 2050, CARMINE aims to: (1) Co-create and co-develop decision-support services and guidelines for enhanced resilience and adaptive capacity, including early warning and dis-aster risk management systems; (2) Cooperate closely with local to regional communities (stakeholders and users), decision-, and policy-makers (local authorities) to co-develop cross-sectoral frameworks for adaptation and mitigation actions; (3) Deliver science-based R&I roadmaps for multi-level climate governance supporting local adaptation assessments and plans.

2024-2027

E-SPFdigit

Emergent soil, plant and food onsite digital services on chemical and biological contaminants

E-SPFdigit is a 36-month innovation action project with a systemic approach and integrated piloting at the heart of the project, which aims to revolutionize monitoring and decision-making in agriculture. The AI-driven tools will enhance real-time detection of contaminants such as PFAS, pesticides, and heavy metals, improving environmental sustainability and food safety across the entire production chain.

2024-2027

UNICORN

Copernicus emergency Applications for Resilience addressing businesses’ needs and policy making - UNICORN

UNICORN focuses on developing Copernicus emergency applications using Earth Observation technologies to address extreme events (fires, floods) and geohazards (volcanoes). It aims to enhance early warning, forecasting, and hazard monitoring for a resilient society and more effective emergency responses. UNICORN provides innovative solutions for local authorities, policymakers, citizens, and industries, helping them prepare for and respond to natural disasters. The project features four use cases from different European regions and hazards, using scalable, transferable services tailored to user needs, improving forecasting and emergency management across Europe.

2024 – 2026

Sat4GAIA

Greek National Satellite Space Project: Axis 3 “Land Monitoring Service” – Sat4GAIA

Sat4GAIA proposes a Geospatial Thematic Service for Land Monitoring to be implemented in the Axis 3 Greek Governmental Hub and be transferred to operations by the end of the project. The purpose is to develop a holistic set of data-driven applications making full use of the data from Axis 1.1, 1.2 and 2, as well as relevant third-party data could enhance efficiency and sustainability of the service. The project focuses on the design, development, validation, integration, and delivery of the Land Monitoring Service, which includes the following Modules: Land Use/Land Cover Mapping, Deformation Monitoring and Urban Analytics Services.

2024 – 2026

Sat4Φorest

Greek National Satellite Space Project: Axis 3 “Forest Monitoring Service” - Sat4Φorest

Sat4Φorest is a critical initiative under Greece’s National SmallSat Programme, funded by the RRF. It aims to enhance forest and environmental management, support fire prevention and control, and ensure compliance with EU regulations. By leveraging advanced satellite technology and AI, this service will provide comprehensive and continuous monitoring of Greece's valuable forest resources and protected areas. The purpose is to develop a holistic set of data-driven applications making full use of the data from Axis 1.1, 1.2 and 2, as well as relevant third-party data could enhance efficiency and sustainability of the service. The project focuses on the design, development and operational implementation of end-to-end services value chains, covering the process from the data collection up to the deployment and delivery of geospatial products. The Forest Monitoring Service includes: Forest Type and Forest Fuel Maps and Forest & Natura Areas Monitoring.

2024 – 2026

UNIVERSWATER

Universal interoperative sustainable agri-water management platform

UNIVERSWATER will develop a universal agri-water management platform underpinned by an interoperative and modular suite of complementary technologies—sensor systems (including data acquisition and communication), earth observation, data analytics and modelling for decision support and nature and technology-based remediation approaches for several pollutants (e.g., pesticides, antibiotics and other CECs, salinity, nutrients, antibiotic resistant genes and bacteria). Such a platform will assist farmers and water stakeholders in implementing local reclamation and reuse approaches to improve water quantity and quality, as well as pesticides/fertilisers addition, while satisfying the requirements of crop growth.

2024 – 2026

Climaca

Blending Earth observations and agricultural knowledge through Artificial Intelligence towards a scalable monitoring and assessment scheme for agricultural ecosystems

Climaca will establish data-driven and domain-aware developments to assess the impact of policy-relevant interventions on the overall sustainability and performance of agricultural ecosystems. In this sense, big space-borne EO, advanced ICT technologies, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be the key enablers in developing actionable recommendations for policymakers to achieve resilient agriculture.

2024 – 2025

ASIMOV

AI Trustworthy Applications for Climate

NOA as prime supported by the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS) of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and WIRELESSINFO launched ASIMOV. ASIMOV aims to define, demonstrate and evaluate Machine Learning (ML) architectures that can identify extreme values by super-resolving satellite-based ECVs that are crucial components of a comprehensive system for predicting wildfire risk and detecting and monitoring fires in real time. The activity will improve knowledge and expertise in super-resolution of satellite-based ECVs. The validation process for the system and its demonstration will take place in Greece.

2023-2025

EMS

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Risk and Recovery Mapping

The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) uses satellite imagery and other geospatial data to provide free of charge mapping service in cases of natural disasters, human-made emergency situations and humanitarian crises throughout the world. Risk and Recovery Mapping provides on-demand geospatial information in support of Disaster Management activities not related to immediate response. This applies in particular to activities dealing with prevention, preparedness, disaster risk reduction and recovery phases

2023 – 2024

DRE

Destination Renewable Energy: Renewable energy solutions using DESP data and tools

Destination Renewable Energy (DRE) is one of the Use Cases to be implemented as part of the Destination Earth Service Platform (DESP). Energy is at the heart of the challenge of achieving both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Renewable energy systems (solar and wind) are weather and climate dependent, so the transition to clean energy requires improved climate information and services for the energy sector. Climate services and satellite data are means that can be used to develop applications to ensure the resilience of energy systems to climate-related shocks and inform energy efficiency measures..

2023 – 2026

MedEWSa

Mediterranean and pan-European forecast and Early Warning System against natural hazards

Natural hazards, such as extreme weather events, are exacerbated by climate change. As a result, emergency responses are becoming more protracted, expensive, frequent, and stretching limited available resources. This is especially apparent in rapidly warming regions. MedEWSa addresses these challenges by providing novel solutions to ensure timely, precise, and actionable impact and finance forecasting, and early warning systems (EWS) that support the rapid deployment of first responders to vulnerable areas. Specifically, MedEWSa will deliver a sophisticated, comprehensive, and innovative pan-European–Mediterranean–African solution comprising a range of complementary services. Building on existing tools MedEWSa will develop a fully integrated impact-based multi-hazard EWS. This call contained five expected outcomes, all of which will be specifically addressed by MedEWSa. Led by WMO, MedEWSa will be an exemplar of the UN Secretary General’s March 2022 call to ensure that everyone on Earth is protected from extreme weather and climate-related hazards by EWS within the next five years.

Through eight carefully selected pilot sites (areas in Europe, the southern Mediterranean, and Africa with a history of being impacted by natural hazards and extreme events with cascading effects), four twins will be created:

Twin #1: Greece (Attica) – Ethiopia (National Parks): wildfires and extreme weather events (droughts, wind)
Twin #2: Italy (Venice) – Egypt (Alexandria / Nile Delta): coastal floods and storm surges
Twin #3: Slovakia (Kosice) – Georgia (Tbilisi): floods and landslides
Twin #4: Spain (Catalonia) – Sweden (countrywide): heatwaves, droughts and wildfires.

The twins will bridge areas with different climatic/physiographic conditions, yet subject to similar hazards, and are well positioned to deliver long-term bi-directional knowledge transfer. They will demonstrate the transferability and versatility of the tools developed in MedEWSa.

2023 – 2025

EuroGEO Secretariat

Establishing the EuroGEO Secretariat to support the EuroGEO initiative - EuroGEOSec

The EuroGEOSec project (led by ARMINES) brings together a European consortium built from the core group of the team involved in the H2020 e-shape (EuroGEO Showcases: Applications powered by Europe) project and will collaborate with the Joint Research Centre Knowledge Center on Earth Observation (JRC-KCEO) to support the EuroGEO vision and to prepare the transition of the EuroGEO initiative into a sustainable endeavour, by setting-up a EuroGEO secretariat. The overarching goal of the EuroGEOSec project is to support the coordination of the EuroGEO initiative and develop a sustainability plan guiding its long-term operation. This will be achieved by establishing the EuroGEO Secretariat with the mission to (i) strengthen GEO-related coordination mechanisms at European and national levels, (ii) support increased innovation, space application development and reinforcement of the European space data ecosystem concept; (iii) foster international cooperation to help stimulate the market and promote European technology and services; (iv) contribute to the European Green Deal objectives and the European strategy for data (EU Data Spaces) by further deploying and exploiting the use of EO towards a strengthened Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). The project delivers the definition, set-up, operation and ramp-up of the EuroGEO Secretariat serving the EuroGEO initiative and its ecosystem of actors, and developing support services and a sustainability strategy that will inform the long-term operation of the EuroGEO initiative.

2023 – 2025

Creating student communities for the integration of crowdsourcing data, remote sensing and geoinformatics aiming to mitigation of climate change - Space EDUnity

SPACE EDUnity is an ERASMUS project that aims to foster student communities focused on preventing and mitigating natural disasters through crowdsourcing. The project leverages both in-situ data collection and satellite data to enhance existing services addressing the climate crisis. Moreover, it emphasizes the active involvement of student communities in disseminating crucial information within their localities.

2023 – 2025

Open framework for boosting EU High Value Datasets from Public Sector - BeOpen

BeOpen will enable the development of new digital and AI services by facilitating access to and use of EU Public Sector High Value Datasets. BeOpen will develop a holistic framework to improve interoperability, semantics and quality of public sector High Value Datasets, easing the creation of a new generation of EU-wide services and AI capabilities. The aim of BeOpen is to facilitate organisations and public entities to re-use Open Data across the EU for the development of information products and services. The overall BeOpen framework will be applied in 8 real-life pilots across 6 countries, using regional datasets.

2022-2027

SOLO

Soils for Europe

Soils are under multiple pressures, including climate change, urbanization, pollution, overexploitation, and biodiversity loss. The specific objectives of the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ highlights the necessity of: i) actionable research and innovation roadmaps for its concretization; and, ii) an overarching transdisciplinary agenda to identify the thematic and regional trade-offs and synergies that allow the sustainable use, management, and protection of European soils. Defining such an agenda requires the direct involvement of a wide range of stakeholders, bringing together multiple perspectives and ecological, environmental, economic and social contexts. To do that, at the core of SOLO will be the implementation of Think Tanks, one for each Soil Mission objective, with the aim of co-creating knowledge and identifying the knowledge gaps, drivers, bottlenecks, and novel approaches, as well as suggesting KPIs to monitor the progress of the Mission R&I related activities. SOLO will also address the potential differences in the regional implementation of the Soil Mission by testing its approach in four co-creation Regional Nodes, generating their own regional roadmaps that will be matched with the European ones. These explicit linkages between the co-creation mechanisms and the different project components aim to produce a shared understanding of needs and comprehensive identification of research and innovation priorities and other critical activities for the success of the Soil Mission.

2022 – 2024

Preventing fire events by rediscovering and extending deep learning methods - PREFERRED

The escalation of climate change, all over the world, increases the vulnerability of forests to fires, and threatens their very existence as well as, especially in the wildland urban interface (WUI) areas, the life and safety of citizens, social cohesion and prosperity. The plethora of recorded events with many victims and severe destruction of infrastructures & properties, highlights the danger of the environment we live in and the critical need for the most effective management of events through informed decisions (timely & valid information).

2021-2024

+STARS*EU

Studies, methodologies and support services for the programming cycle of EU-funded research to foster the competitiveness of the EU-space industry

STARS*EU supports DG DEFIS in the dimensions Foster competitiveness of space systems and Reinforce our capacity to access space, but also Education and Skills, Critical Technologies for Non-Dependence and Space Science.

2021 – 2025

Cross-sector dialogue for Wildfire Risk Management- Firelogue

In line with increasing demands for more public participation, transparency and fairness in risk management institutions and procedures, FIRELOGUE aims to coordinate and support the 3 funded Innovation Actions (IAs) by integrating their findings across stakeholder groups and fire management phases. It therefore builds on different formats to process the existing WFRM knowledge and innovations as developed by the IAs to translate them into the FIRELOGUE platform. The FIRELOGUE platform together with Communication Booster services such as brokering expertise disseminates the insights and technologies developed by the IAs and integrated by the FIRELOGUE project.

2021 – 2023

SOILGUARD

Sustainable soil management to unleash soil biodiversity potential and increase environmental, economic and social wellbeing - SOILGUARD.

SOILGUARD envisages a future where the conservation of soil biodiversity and the environmental, economic and social wellbeing of EU biogeographical regions is guaranteed. Unsustainable management and climate change are increasing land degradation and threatening soil biodiversity. Urgent action is required to mainstream sustainable soil management practices and the perception of soil biodiversity as a key nature-based solution to face land degradation and climate change stressors. The efficacy of this call to action depends on addressing major knowledge gaps related to biodiversity and soil-mediated nature’s contribution to people. Soil biodiversity assessment emerges as a key challenge to be overcome. SOILGUARD will co-create a conceptual and analytical framework with the potential to become the global standard for future assessments of soil biodiversity status and its contribution to soil multifunctionality and human wellbeing. This framework will be validated in an innovative experimental design, combining multiple study sites across biomes and regional land degradation gradients with in-situ climate change simulations. Thus, creating the evidence to fill the gaps of knowledge and quantify the environmental, economic and social consequences of unsustainable soil management. All knowledge co-created will be shared through SOILGUARDIANS, a predictive tool based on the causal links between soil biodiversity, soil multifunctionality and wellbeing to support stakeholders on the transition to sustainable management. The SOILGUARD’s network of knowledge and the connectivity enabled by SOILGUARDIANS app will create an ecosystem of innovation for users to showcase, learn and share experiences. SOILGUARD will co-create evidence-based conservation recommendations for policies and frameworks at EU and international level and will support Member States commitments under the Global Soil Partnership.

2019 – 2026

EXCELSIOR CoE – ERATOSTHENES: Excellence Research Centre for Earth Surveillance and Space-Based Monitoring of the Environment

Through the ‘EXCELSIOR’ Horizon 2020 Teaming project, a new, autonomous and self-sustained Centre of Excellence entitled as ‘ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence for Earth Surveillance and Space-Based Monitoring of the Environment’ will be created, as a result of upgrading the existing Remote Sensing and Geo-Environment Lab, operating within the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) since 2007

2019 – 2023

e-shape «EuroGEO Showcases: Applications Powered by Europe»

e-shape is an unprecedented initiative that brings together decades of public investment in earth observation and in cloud capabilities into services to the citizens, the industry, the decision-makers and the researchers

2020 – 2023

Monitoring of Environmental Practices for Sustainable Agriculture Supported by Earth Observation - ENVISION

The project aims to fulfil the need for continuous and systematic monitoring of agricultural land, shifting the focus from fragmented monitoring limited to specific fields and dates to territory-wide and all-year-round monitoring.

2019 – 2023

Rapid-Response EO-Based Solutions to Development Aid Project Requests – EO CLINIC

The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the EO Clinic (Earth Observation Clinic), a rapid-response mechanism for small-scale and exploratory uses of satellite EO information in support of a wide range of projects and activities specific to International Development

2019 – 2022

An Industry-Led Forum for Innovation and Research in European Earth Observation – FIRE

FIRE aims to build a strong community and a well-defined, recurrent process that will help to capture the “now” and to shape the “tomorrow” of the European EO sector

2019 – 2022

Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement on Copernicus User Uptake – FPCUP

The project started in July 2018 and is led by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). FPCUP is one specific part in the Commissions‘ User Uptake Strategy setting up a Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) for User Uptake with Member States.

2018-2021

FRAMEWORK SERVICE CONTRACT FOR COPERNICUS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICE RISK AND RECOVERY MAPPING- The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS)

The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) supports the services in charge of the protection of forests against fires in the EU countries and provides the European Commission services and the European Parliament with updated and reliable information on wild land fires in Europe.
Program Call for tender JRC/IPR/2014/G.2/0012/OC
GA : Νο 259811
696.000 EUR

2018-2021

EO FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE DOMAIN

The project exploits the infrastructure and research developed in the BEYOND Center of Excellence (pillar AirHub)
ESA Call for Tender Reference AO/1-9019/17/I-NB
240.000 EUR (NOA Budget)/1.900.000 EUR (Overall Budget)
https://inthub.copernicus.eu/,

2017-2020

EOPEN

OPEN INTEROPERABLE PLATFORM FOR UNIFIED ACCESS AND ANALYSIS OF EARTH OBSERVATION DATAPROGRAM
H2020 EO-2-2017
218.125 EUR (NOA Budget)/1.999.500 EUR (Overall Budget)
http://eopen-project.eu/

2017-2020

MARINE-EO

BRIDGING INNOVATIVE DOWNSTREAM EARTH OBSERVATION AND COPERNICUS ENABLED SERVICES FOR INTEGRATED MARITIME ENVIRONMENT, SURVEILLANCE AND SECURITY
H2020 EO-2-2016- PRE-COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT (PCP),GA: Νο 730098
218.125 EUR (NOA Budget)/1.999.500 EUR (Overall Budget)
https://marine-eo.eu/

2017-2020

SENTINELS ROLLING ARCHIVE PRODUCTS USER ACCESS, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND EVOLUTIONS

The project relies on the infrastructure and research developed in BEYOND Center of Excellence.
ESA-EOPG- CSCOP-CR- 0006
650.000 EUR
https://inthub.copernicus.eu/,

2016-2019

GEO CRADLE

Coordinating and Integrating State-of-the-Art Earth Observation Activities in the Regions of North Africa, Middle East, and Balkans and Developing Links With GEO Related Initiatives Towards GEOSS
H2020-SC5-2015, GA : Νο 690133
2.910.800 EUR

http://geocradle.eu/en/

2016-2019

NextGEOSS

Next Generation GEOSS for Business & Innovation
H2020 SC5-20-2016
2016-2019, GA : Νο 730329
420.000 EUR (NOA Budget)/10.000.000 EUR (Overall Budget)
http://nextgeoss.eu/

http://nextgeoss.eu/

2017-2018

EXCELSIOR

H2020-WIDESPREAD-04-2017-TeamingPhase1
2017-2018, GA : Νο 763643
Stage 1:80.000 EUR (NOA's 1st year funding)/(400.000 Euros overall funding)
Stage2: 30.000.000 EUR (total after acceptance of stage 1)

http://www.excelsior2020.eu/

2015-2018

FRAMEWORK SERVICE CONTRACT FOR COPERNICUS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICE RISK AND RECOVERY MAPPING- Program Call for tender JRC/IPR/2014/G.2/0012/OC

Copernicus EMS - Mapping provides all actors involved in the management of natural disasters, man-made emergency situations and humanitarian crises, with timely and accurate geospatial information derived from satellite remote sensing and completed by available in situ or open data sources

2016-2018

RECAP

RECAP: PERSONALISED PUBLIC SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAP
2016-2018, GA: Νο 693171
291.375 EUR (NOA Budget)/2.142.382 EUR (Overall Budget)

2015-2018

DRR: Disaster Risk Reduction Using Innovative Data Exploitation Methods and Space Assets

ESA AO/1-8130/14/F/MOS, ESA EXPRESS PROCUREMENT (EXPRO+) / OPEN-COMPETITIVE
2015-2018, CCN:201521496
72.900 EUR (NOA Budget)/300.000 EUR (Overall Budget)

2013-2016

BEYOND-Building a Center of Excellence for EO based Monitoring of Natural Disasters

FP7- REGPOT-2012-2013-1 Coordination and Support Actions
2013-2016, GA 316210
2.305.000 EUR

www.beyond-eocenter.eu

2013-2016

ACRIΤAS: ADVANCED COORDINATION CENTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES & APPLICATIONS FOR BORDER SECURITY

ACRITAS effectively responded to the development of an integrated border control system, applicable to land and sea borders. It provided rapid deployment to harsh and isolated environments providing multifunctional surveillance capabilities, intelligent data products and innovative services to regional and national authorities for boarder control.
GA : 11ΣΥΝ-9-1207
131.095 EUR (NOA Budget)/1.320.547 EUR (Overall Budget)

2012-2015

SWeFS: ΠΛΕΓΜΑ ΑΙΣΘΗΤΗΡΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΗ ΘΩΡΑΚΙΣΗ ΑΠΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΙΚΟΥΣ ΚΙΝΔΥΝΟΥΣ/SENSOR WEB FIRE SHIELD

The project SWeFS consisted a complementary action that supported the further development of the innovative FIREHUB system of services of the BEYOND Center of Excellence , which offers real-time fire monitoring and burnt scar mapping applications; the FIREHUB system has awarded the Best Challenge Service award in the Copernicus Master's competition of 2014.
ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ (ΓΓΕΤ), ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΝΙΣΧΥΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΙΑΣ
GA : 01/164/6
77.000 (NOA Budget)/519.798 EUR (Overall Budget)

2010-2013

TELEIOS—VIRTUAL OBSERVATORY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EARTH OBSERVATION DATA

The project TELEIOS consisted a fundamental action that supported the definition, and the development of the basic processes of the innovative FIREHUB system of services of the BEYOND Center of Excellence , which offers real-time fire monitoring and burnt scar mapping applications; the FIREHUB system has awarded the Best Challenge Service award in the Copernicus Master's competition of 2014..
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA DIRECTORATE-GENERAL, FP7-ICT-2009-5 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
GA : Νο 257662 TELEIOS
303.000 EUR (NOA Budget)

2009-2011

SAFER: SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY SUPPORT

The project was supported financially by the European Commission. It consists a precursor action for specifying the methodology and validating the services which are available today through the operational pillar of Copernicus EMS, with the engagement of the Center of Excellence BEYOND.
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, DG ENTERPRISE, FP7-2007-SPACE-1/ GMES COLLABORATIVE PROJECT, Contract No: ITF-AJ-0053-07
Contract No: ITF-AJ-0053-07
128.000 EUR (NOA Budget)

2009-2011

LinkER: GMES EMERGENCY – SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN OPERATIONAL GLOBAL MONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY SERVICE IN THE FIELD OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

The project was supported financially by the European Commission. It consists a precursor action for specifying the methodology and validating the services which are available today through the operational pillar of Copernicus EMS, with the engagement of the Center of Excellence BEYOND..
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, DG ENTERPRISE, INVITATION TO TENDER
NO: ENTR/08/028
126.000 EUR (NOA Budget)

2009-2011

MASSIVE: MAPPING SEISMIC VULNERABILITY AND RISK OF CITIES

The projectt MASSIVE is precursor action specifying fundamental components of the integrated GeoHub system of the BEYOND Centre of Excellence..
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ENV A.3 – CIVIL PROTECTION UNIT, CIVIL PROTECTION FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
GA: Νο 070401
180.000 EUR (NOA Budget)/474.348 EUR (Overall Budget)

2006-2010

LIMES: LAND/SEA INTEGRATED MONITORING FOR EUROPEAN SECURITY

A research project that supported the development of the operational Copernicus Security (MARINE SECURITY pillar). It has been the largest European Integrated Research Project funded in FP6 Framework Program of EC, in the field of maritime security.
GA : Νο 031046
121.000 EUR (NOA Budget)/7.550.000 EUR (Overall Budget)

2007-2008

RISK-EOS: PROMOTION OF THE GSE RISK-EOS FIRE SERVICES PORTFOLIO IN GREECE -PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF SEASONAL BURN SCARS MAPPING (BSM) PRODUCTS (PHASE 2 & 3)

The project was supported financially by the European Space Agency (ESA). It consists a precursor action for specifying the methodology and validating the services which are available today through the operational pillar of Copernicus EMS, with the engagement of the Center of Excellence BEYOND.
ESA - SERVICE CONSOLIDATION ACTIONS OF EARTHWATCH GMES SERVICES ELEMENTS, ESA/GSE PROGRAM
Contract No: ITF-AJ-0053-07
310.000 EUR (NOA Budget)

2005-2007

3HAZ-CORINTH: EARTHQUAKES, TSUNAMIS AND LANDSLIDES IN THE CORINTH RIFT, GREECE. A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH FOR MEASURING, MODELLING AND PREDICTING THEIR TRIGGERING MODES AND THEIR EFFECTS

The project 3HAZ-CORINTH allowed the diachronic large scale assessment of tectonic movements in the Golf of Corinth, through the synergetic use of different monitoring networks deployed on the ground, on the sea, and from space.
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, FP6, PRIORITY 1.1.6.3, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEM
GA : 004043
34.000 EUR (NOA Budget)/1.499.990 EUR (Overall Budget)

2003-2007

ΣΙΘΩΝ: ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗ ΚΑΙ ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ ΕΠΙΓΕΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΝΑΕΡΙΩΝ ΜΕΘΟΔΩΝ ΤΗΛΕΜΑΤΙΚΗΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΕΓΚΑΙΡΟ ΕΝΤΟΠΙΣΜΟ-ΑΝΑΓΓΕΛΙΑ-ΠΑΡΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΗΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΔΑΣΙΚΩΝ ΠΥΡΚΑΪΩΝ

The project SITHON (ΣΙΘΩΝ) is a precursor action specifying fundamental components of the integrated FIREHUB system of the BEYOND Center of Excellence.
ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ, ΕΠΑΝ, ΜΕΤΡΟ 4.5 - ΔΡΑΣΗ 4.5.1 - ΦΥΣΙΚΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ ΚΑΙ ΒΙΩΣΙΜΗ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ
100.000 EUR (NOA Budget)

2003-2007

FIREMENTOR: ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΙΑΚΟ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑ ΣΧΕΔΙΑΣΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΛΗΨΗΣ ΑΠΟΦΑΣΕΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ ΔΑΣΙΚΩΝ ΠΥΡΚΑΪΩΝ

The projectt FIREMENTOR is a precursor action specifying fundamental components of the integrated FIREHUB system of the BEYOND Centre of Excellence..
ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ, ΕΠΑΝ, ΜΕΤΡΟ 4.5 - ΔΡΑΣΗ 4.5.1 - ΦΥΣΙΚΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ ΚΑΙ ΒΙΩΣΙΜΗ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ
110.000 EUR (NOA Budget)

2000-2010

SARPerS: DETECTION OF ACTIVE SMALL-SCALE DEFORMATION IN GREECE USING MULTITEMPORAL INSAR AND PERMANENT SCATTERERS TECHNIQUES.

Precursor activity that paved the development of research and core services included in GeoHub system of the BEYOND Center of Excellence..
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY-ESRIN, OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ERS 1/2 AND/OR ENVISAT
CONTRACT NUMBER: ΑΟ 1489

2002-2004

MODELLING AND CORRECTION OF ATMOSPHERIC AND ORBITAL ARTEFACTS ON InSAR DERIVED CALCULATIONS TOWARDS AN IMPROVED SEISMIC AND VOLCANIC RISK ASSESSMENT

Between the first projects that laid the foundation for the development of FloodHub and GeoHub systems of the BEYOND Center of Excellence.
60.000 EUR

BEYOND Centre of Excellence of ISAARS/NOA made a dynamic mark at this year’s Living Planet Symposium 2025, hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Vienna, from the 23rd to the 27th of June. As one of the world’s premier Earth Observation (EO) forums, the event gathered leading scientists, institutions, and space stakeholders to share breakthroughs in environmental monitoring, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and satellite technologies.

Kicking off the Centre’s presence, Dr. Haris Kontoes, Research Director at IAASARS/NOA, presented groundbreaking work on Leveraging Earth Observation Data and Explainable AI for Predicting Mosquito-Borne Disease Outbreaks (Session B.03.06), underscoring the growing role of AI in public health surveillance.

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CEMS Activation: Forest fuel mapping and fire hazard in France

We're excited to announce that the successful collaboration between our team from NOA/BEYOND, NTUA, and IDCOM, under the supervision of JRC CEMS, has resulted in valuable scientific insights on forest fire risk assessment in northeastern France.

Structural vegetation layers relevant for fuel mapping were generated using LiDAR and aerial imagery, and fire hazard maps were produced by analyzing meteorological scenarios to assess wildfire risk.

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An in-person meeting held on May 6, 2025, during the GEO Global Forum in Rome, brought together 27 participants from across the GEO Working Groups (WGs), other GEO Work Programme (GWP) activities, and the wider GEO community to discuss and flesh out details for a potential GEO joint Working Group activity on the Climate-Biodiversity-Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) nexus under the post-2025 GWP enhancing linkage towards Earth intelligence.

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BEYOND/NOA as a EURISY community partner is pleased to see FireHUB, its advanced wildfire management system, mentioned in the latest EURISY Annual Activity Report 2024–2025 as one of the three most visited member websites over the past year. Developed by BEYOND, FireHUB delivers real-time wildfire detection and smoke dispersion forecasts across Greece, Southern Europe, North Africa, Balkans, Black Sea and the Middle East—supporting civil protection and decision-making.

ℹ️Discover FireHUB services: http://beyond-eocenter.eu/index.php/web-services/firehub

Η Επιχειρησιακή Μονάδα BEYOND του Εθνικού Αστεροσκοπείου Αθηνών (ΕΑΑ), σε συνεργασία με το Δίκτυο ΠΡΑΞΗ/ΙΤΕ, διοργάνωσε στις 15 Μαΐου 2025 στην Αλεξανδρούπολη ημερίδα με τίτλο “Εργαλεία Copernicus για τις πλημμύρες του ποταμού Έβρου” (regional workshop «Copernicus tools for the flooding of Evros river»), στο πλαίσιο του ευρωπαϊκού έργου FPCUP (Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement on Copernicus User Uptake).

About Us

The BEYOND Center of Excellence develops research and provides disaster management services addressing priorities and needs in South Eastern Europe, Mediterranean, N. Africa, Middle East and the Balkans. The Center's creation supported by the competitive framework of EU FP7-REGPOT-2012-2013-1 and costed 2,3 ΜEuros. It generated unique excellence and EO research infrastructure for the region. It maintains a fully operational and self-sustained activity, through competitive funding from Space research and operational projects supported by EU, ESA and International Funding Organisations (FP7, H2020, ESA EOEP, WB, EIB, etc.).