Project: Integrated Global Observing Systems for Persistent Pollutants
| Acronym | IGOSP |
| Duration | 01/09/2017 - 31/08/2020 |
| Project Topic | Recently, within the past years in the framework of GEO - Task HE-02 “Tracking Pollutants” global observation systems for mercury and POPs were developed to support the achievement of the goals of GEOSS and other on-going international Programs (i.e., UNEP Mercury Fate and Transport Program) and Conventions (i.e., Minamata, Stockholm Convention, UNECE-LRTAP TF HTAP). This effort was made more consistent with the adoption of the GEO Strategic Plan (2016-2025) to implement GEOSS. The GEOSS Work Programme activities includes the GEO Flagship - Global Observation System for Mercury (GOS4M) - and the GEO Initiative - Global Observation System for Persistent Organic Pollutants (GOS4POPs) -, among others. IGOSP overlays the above initiatives and aims to bring together and strengthen the European, national and regional R&I programmes in the domain of persistent pollutants. It will act thematically (vertical activity) by identifying monitoring gaps, develop a strategy for controlling data quality (QC) and quality assurance (QA), improve existing and newly developed sensor technologies, merge in-situ and satellite information. IGOSP will develop and adopt Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) (horizontal activity) to enhance the collection and use of information. The overarching goal of IGOSP is the development of a Transnational Environmental Observation System in Support of European & International Policies through the Integration of real-time monitoring data from various platforms, modelling tools and advanced global cyber-infrastructure for data sharing and interoperability. |
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Project Results (after finalisation) |
The overarching goal of IGOSP is the development of a Transnational Environmental Observation System in Support of European & International Policies through the Integration of real-time monitoring data from various platforms, modelling tools and advanced global cyber-infrastructure for data sharing and interoperability. IGOSP will support the goals and objectives achievement of the Strand-3 of ERA-PLANET. This project has a strong foundation on GOS4M and GOS4POPs activities, which would allow the development and provision of the GEO Work Programme (2017-2019) priorities and objectives. |
| Network | ERA-PLANET |
| Call | ERA-PLANET Joint Transnational Call |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE | Coordinator | Italy |
| 2 | Aarhus University | Partner | Denmark |
| 3 | CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE | Partner | France |
| 4 | CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB | Partner | Sweden |
| 5 | FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V. | Partner | Germany |
| 6 | HELMHOLTZ‐ZENTRUM GEESTHACHT ZENTRUM FÜR MATERIAL‐ UND KÜSTENFORSCHUNG GMBH | Partner | Germany |
| 7 | IVL SVENSKA MILJOEINSTITUTET AB | Partner | Sweden |
| 8 | INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN | Partner | Slovenia |
| 9 | MASARYKOVA UNIVERZITA | Partner | Czech Republic |
| 10 | NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS | Partner | Greece |
| 11 | SPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE AND THE NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY OF UKRAINE | Partner | Ukraine |
| 12 | Università della Calabria | Partner | Italy |
| 13 | USTAV VYZKUMU GLOBALNI ZMENY AV CR VVI | Partner | Czech Republic |