GMES - MyOcean: operational oceanography, a source of new economic and environmental services Nadia Pinardi University of Bologna and Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Bologna

Outline A short history of the GMES initiative for the oceans and seas The GMES Marine Core Service implementation: the MyOcean project The gaps and final considerations

GMES for the oceans, an EU and ESA initiative n What? n A Core Service = European Public Service with ‘generic products’ for multiple users n Many Downstream Services = services that stem out of core products, tailored information services n When? n Definition phase: , FP6 DG-Research projects n Operational implementation phase: FP7 Space Program n How? –Marine Core Service Implementation projects : –MyOcean (Mercator-Ocean, Fr) : EU 33 Meuro/3 years –MyOcean-2 (Mercator-Ocean, Fr) : negotiation started –Several downstream service projects

The Marine Core Service functions The Marine Core Service will deliver regular and systematic reference information on the state of the oceans and regional seas of known quality and accuracy Satellite and in situ data Geoportal For Data Access

MyOcean Project: Marine Core Service implementation n One Catalogue for Ocean Core Information –Temperature, Salinity, Currents, Chlorophyll, Sea Level, Ice variables, other bio-variables –Re-analyses, NowCasts, Forecasts n One Catalogue for Ocean Core Information –Temperature, Salinity, Currents, Chlorophyll, Sea Level, Ice variables, other bio-variables –Re-analyses, NowCasts, Forecasts n One access point for –Discovering, visualization, downloading and transformation of marine information n One access point for –Discovering, visualization, downloading and transformation of marine information n Only information with an Open Data Policy –Open access –Free access n Only information with an Open Data Policy –Open access –Free access An INSPIRE compliant GEOPORTAL

The MyOcean service areas Eastern North Atlantic Global Ocean North West Shelves Arctic Baltic Black Sea Mediterranean A Pan-European network of existing infrastructures, value-added by the GMES initiative, coordinated and with common quality standards

The Marine Core Service for users: 4 areas of benefit MARINE SAFETY nMnMyOcean will deliver a service to –E–European agencies (EEA, EMSA, EDA,...) –M–Member State Users: National / Regional Service Providers (public or private) –I–Intergovernmental bodies (OSPAR, UNEP-MAP, HELCOM, ICES,...) –P–Private businesses

MyOcean users are from 39 different countries 65% are from Europe, 35% from the rest of the world MyOcean User network now, after 18 months from the start

Marine and coastal environment: land pollution control Very near coastal model started from MyOcean products Assessment of pollution from land sources and their impact In the sea

MODIS-ACQUA image July 23 Oil concentration predicted by MFS-MEDSLIK Point of release Marine Safety: oil spill emergency management

The gap: the in situ data collection coordinated by a marine research infrastructure initiative An artist view of a Marine Research Infrastructure component, coordinated at European Level and locally managed

Final considerations The GMES Marine Core Service produces highly integrated information from observations and models about the past and future ocean state for many users of the ‘ocean territory’ A Marine Research Infrastructure initiative is needed to secure the data collection network at European level, coordinated and harmonized for quality and scope and supporting the Marine Core Service The merging of GMES Marine Core Service with a Marine Research Infrastructure initiative will enhance the European competitiveness on innovative ocean technology