Digital Twin Insider’s Post

🌍 How cool can your city be? Discover +ATLANTIC's role in urban #ClimateResilience 🔍 Learn how +ATLANTIC is supporting the European Commission's #DestinationEarth (#DestinE) initiative 📊 By integrating #EarthObservation data and #MachineLearning, we are contributing to the creation of a #DigitalTwin of Earth for better #UrbanPlanning 🏙️ Our models provide precise data on #ClimateChange and #GlobalWarming for cities like Lisbon and Barcelona, helping mitigate #Heatwaves and #ExtremeHeat risks on #HumanHealth 🔗 Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/dhaE-EXn European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts EUMETSAT European Space Agency - ESA Barcelona Supercomputing Center CSC - IT Center for Science CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency EU Environment and Climate Ana Patrícia Oliveira

🌍🚀 Exciting news! The Destination Earth (DestinE) initiative by the European Commission is working on developing a precise digital model of the Earth globally. This model aims to monitor, simulate, and predict the interplay between natural phenomena and human activities, aligning with the Green Deal and Digital Strategy for a sustainable future. #DestinationEarth #EuropeanCommission #GreenDeal #DigitalStrategy

#Digital frontiers: the pivotal role of space-based connectivity in modern economies. Explore the potential of the burgeoning #spaceeconomy to provide commercial, social and environmental progress. Learn more >> https://bit.ly/4aHswPB #Econspace Aalyria

Exploring the potential of the space economy hinges on pioneering advancements in communication and networking. The way we innovate in these key areas will shape the future trajectory of space exploration and utilization. #SpaceEconomy #Innovation #FutureTech"

Learn more about what +ATLANTIC does on the impact of climate change on: 📌 Coastal Cities — https://lnkd.in/grmGXwg5 📌 Marine Heat Waves — https://lnkd.in/dYyzhv8J

This project is touching so many actual topics #cities # Adaptation #climatechange Check this out 👇

What is CLIM4cities? 🌆 CLIM4cities is an European Space Agency - ESA funded project made up of a team of experts from the Danish Meteorological Institute and +ATLANTIC In the face of a changing climate, cities are becoming increasingly exposed to extreme weather events. Extreme temperature events such as heatwaves are becoming longer, more frequent and intense in cities, affecting society’s most vulnerable populations, as well as health and energy sectors. Identifying vulnerable neighbourhoods within cities, projecting future climate scenarios, and understanding sector impacts from extreme temperature events are vital for addressing vulnerabilities, fostering resilience, and creating effective local adaptation strategies. CLIM4cities will address these needs by fostering Machine Learning and Citizen Science for heatwave prediction and spatial impact assessments in urban areas. Mark Payne | Hjalte Jomo Danielsen Sørup | Peter Thejll | Kasper Hintz | Erika Hayashi | Chiara Bearzotti | Ana Patrícia Oliveira | Manvel Khudinyan | Rita Cunha | Inês van Zeller Girão | Luísa Barros | Maria Castro | Caio Fonteles

#GWF2024 | In the Keynote Address and Conversation between moderator Hugo De Groof, Retired official European Commission DG ENV, European Commission & Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency - ESA Josef Aschbacher highlights the significance of prioritizing Earth observation, environment, and sustainability within Europe and ESA. This involves developing space infrastructure to address crucial issues, ensuring responsible stewardship of technology and applications, aligned with principles of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) accountability. Geospatial World #JosefAschbacher #EarthObservation #Environment #Sustainability #ESA #Europe #SpaceInfrastructure #ESG #Accountability #Technology #Applications #Stewardship #ClimateAction #SpaceTechnology #ESAGovernance

🚀 News! 🌍 This first Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for Earth Observation(EO) sets out a comprehensive framework for Copernicus' research and technological development. It outlines key priorities for the Horizon Europe Work Programmes for 2025-2027 and beyond into the next Multi-annual Financial Framework, ensuring that Copernicus and its products and services remain state-of-the-art. 🛰 The SRIA explains the importance of EO data for EU policy goals (i.e for Green Deal) and the existence/integration of almost all Pillars in Horizon Europe Calls. Earth Observation is formally addressed under Pillar II in the Cluster 4 on “Digital, Industry and Space”.Hovewer EO is also crucial under other pillars outlined as below: ·     Under Cluster 2 on “Culture, Creativity and Inclusive society”, EO could play a role in developing innovative research and innovation actions in combination with Social Sciences and Humanities to support workers’ wellbeing, climate change resilient work environments, effective inclusion and vocational training for a fair twin transition towards climate neutrality. ·     Under Cluster 3 on “Civil security for society”, EO could play a role in helping better addressing transport disasters, post-disaster recovery, economic of disasters and nature-based solutions for prevention. ·     Under Cluster 5 on “Climate, energy and mobility”, in the intervention area on Climate science and solutions, a potential gap is listed on the need for better understanding and monitoring of ocean & terrestrial carbon fluxes, and improvements of the methods for their monitoring on different spatial and temporal scales. ·      Under Cluster 6 on “Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment”, the gaps identified focus on environmental observations and include EO in the Polar Regions; ocean observations; improvement of EU governance on EO, international coordination, development of standards and good practices, and interoperability and harmonisation of data management and data technologies; Monitoring and assessment of biodiversity; Zero pollution, covering pollution in oceans and water (including groundwater, underwater noise), air and soil pollution, microplastics and nanoplastics, nutrients and pollutants of emerging concern; Improvement of the monitoring of air quality; Agricultural monitoring; EO services to support food security; EO for resilient, climate-neutral and healthy cities and communities. Bear in mind that there are lots of integration point of each topic. It is vital to read calls and requirements. Synergy and colloboration are needed more than ever to overcome the problems and challenges. #horizoneu #SRIA #earthobservation #JRC #Copernicus #sentinel Mark Dowell And for more, you can read the whole agenda: https://lnkd.in/dARA7K_k  

Two companies have been given major deals to contribute to a new climate-related located in space. #Airbus UK will receive almost £95million and #Teledyne #e2v will get around £9million from the #UK Space Agency’s membership of the European Space Agency (#ESA). Both will now begin work on the next phase of the TRUTHS mission. The Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial-and-Helio Studies project aims to collect the most accurate measurements of energy arriving at #Earth from the #Sun, and how much light is reflected back off the planet’s atmosphere. Through this, #climatechanges will be better understood and efforts to mitigate these will become more effective and targeted. The mission is due to begin in 2030, and involves the creation of an off-world climate and calibration observatory in orbit. This will run alongside and complement other Copernicus Sentinel missions which are centred on measuring 38 of 55 Essential Climate Variables. ‘This UK-led mission will have a global impact, providing invaluable measurements to improve our understanding of our climate. Thanks to #British skills and expertise, this work is generating growth and developing important industrial capabilities across our space sector, driving forward our ambitions to cement the UK’s place as a science and technology superpower,’ said Andrew Griffith, Science, Research and Innovation Minister. Funding will pay for Airbus to work on satellite design and development. Teledyne e2v, meanwhile, is tasked with handling the sensor technologies, called the Hyperspectral Imaging Spectrometer Detection System. Ocean and land surface measurements can be taken using this equipment, revealing true radiation budgets and improving observations that form the basis for modelling climate, land use change, carbon cycle, agriculture and #pollution. ‘This a major milestone for the TRUTHS mission and fantastic news for our world-leading Earth observation sector. The mission will play a vital role in improving how we monitor climate change using satellite data and supporting the decisive #climateaction which global nations are negotiating at #COP28,’ said Dr Paul Bate, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency. ‘But TRUTHS is more than something to monitor the planet, it is an exemplar of how the industry can incorporate #sustainable space operations and reduce carbon impacts through the life cycle of the mission.’