?? Announcing the Launch of the FOCAL Project! We are thrilled to officially kick off the FOCAL project, funded by the European Commission, which held its inaugural meeting in Darmstadt, Germany. The event brought together an interdisciplinary team to lay the foundation for this ambitious initiative. ?? What is FOCAL? FOCAL aims to make complex climate and Earth System Model (ESM) data accessible and actionable for diverse users. By combining cutting-edge technologies like high-performance computing and Artificial Intelligence, the project will develop an open platform and user-centric applications tailored to the needs of urban planners, foresters, and SMEs. ?? Key Objectives: ? Leverage high-resolution urban and forestry datasets with advanced climate projection models for localized insights. ? Develop dynamic tools for managing climate data and metadata, powered by AI-enhanced workflows. ? Co-design tailored Web/Cloud applications to support urban planning and forestry strategies. ? Foster SME innovation and growth by providing technical modules to create custom solutions. ?? A big thank you to all our partners for their active participation during the kick-off meeting and to our coordinator, Fraunhofer IGD for leading the project. We are excited about the journey ahead to revolutionize climate data exploration and make a lasting impact. ?? Stay tuned for more information about the project and regular updates of our progress! Fraunhofer IGD Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon plan4all University of West Bohemia, Pilsen CESNET Forest Management Institute Brandys nad Labem Czech Technical University in Prague MNLT Innovations PC European Innovation Marketplace The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) #AICFD YMS Stadt Konstanz #ClimateResilience #Geospatial #AI #Urban #Forestry #Sustainability #EUProject
关于我们
Despite the wealth of climate data and services currently available, access is often limited to scientists and modeling experts. FOCAL will develop a platform (FOCAL Platform) that combines intelligent workflow management with high performance computing (HPC) infrastructures, featuring data and metadata management linked to artificial intelligence (AI) development routines. This environment will enable the fast and efficient training and validation of innovative AI and statistical methods, enhancing the understanding of climate change impacts at a local scale. The project focuses on two pilots: urban planning and forestry, intending to develop a platform that enables efficient climate impact assessments on the local level while leveraging AI and HPC for analysing earth observation (EO) and earth system modelling data. Furthermore, FOCAL will generate new insights into key processes of the Earth system by integrating advanced EO data with existing and new data assimilation or modelling approaches. By harnessing a diverse range of EO datasets, FOCAL will improve climate predictions and provide a more comprehensive understanding of the interactions within the Earth system. This integration will allow for the identification of previously unrecognized patterns and feedback mechanisms, ultimately refining local climate models and enhancing their predictive capabilities. The platform will also facilitate Web/Cloud app development through a co-design process with urban planners and foresters, ensuring the resulting applications address their specific impact assessment challenges. Additionally, the FOCAL ecosystem will support developers, particularly small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), by providing services, modules, tools, and workflows that can be integrated into their own solutions. The project promotes a highly interdisciplinary approach, with a defined clustering and dissemination strategy to effectively apply its innovations across various fields. An Open Geosp
- 所属行业
- 气象数据与分析
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 类型
- 合营企业
- 创立
- 2024