A5048780370- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Semantic Web and Ontologies
- Data Management and Algorithms
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services
- Advanced Database Systems and Queries
- Research Data Management Practices
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Data Quality and Management
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Advanced Computational Techniques and Applications
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- E-Government and Public Services
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
Joint Research Centre
2015-2024
European Commission
2011-2023
Tilburg University
2020
Komazawa University
2020
Northampton Community College
2020
BUND Naturschutz
2019
European Environment Agency
2013-2018
University of Münster
2004-2010
TU Bergakademie Freiberg
2003
Building on abstract reference models, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has established standards for storing, discovering, and processing geographical information. These act as a basis implementation of specific services Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). Research geo-semantics plays an increasing role to support complex queries retrieval across heterogeneous information sources, well service orchestration, semantic translation, on-the-fly integration. So far, this research targets...
The digital transformation of our society coupled with the increasing exploitation natural resources makes sustainability challenges more complex and dynamic than ever before. These changes will unlikely stop or even decelerate in near future. There is an urgent need for a new scientific approach advanced form evidence-based decision-making towards benefit society, economy, environment. To understand impacts interrelationships between humans as Earth system processes, we propose engineering...
Abstract Digital Earth (DE) is a powerful metaphor for the organisation and access to digital information through multi-scale three-dimensional representation of globe. Recent progress gave concrete body this vision. However, not yet self-aware: further integration temporal voluntary dimension needed better portray event-based nature our world. We thus aim extend DE vision with Nervous System in order provide decision makers improved alerting mechanisms. Practical applications are foreseen...
The widespread diffusion of sensors, mobile devices, social media and open data are reconfiguring the way underpinning policy science being produced consumed. This in turn is creating both opportunities challenges for policy-making science. There can be major benefits from deployment IoT smart cities environmental monitoring, but to realize such benefits, reduce potential risks, there an urgent need address current limitations, including interoperability quality, security access new methods...
Abstract The vision of a Digital Earth calls for more dynamic information systems, new sources information, and stronger capabilities their integration. Sensor networks have been identified as major source the Earth, while Semantic Web technologies proposed to facilitate So far, sensor data are stored published using Observations & Measurements standard Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) model. With advent Volunteered Geographic Information Web, work on an ontological model gained importance...
This paper outlines the grand challenges in global sustainability research and objectives of FP7 Future Internet PPP program within Digital Agenda for Europe. Large user communities are generating significant amounts valuable environmental observations at local regional scales using devices services Internet. These communities’ represent a wealth information which is currently hardly used or only isolation therefore need integration with other sources. Indeed, this very will lead to paradigm...
Citizen science is increasingly upheld with the potential to underpin all aspects of environmental policy process. However, date, contributions citizen decision-making remain sparse and not well understood. Evidence points a gap between relevance for its actual implementation. We lack comprehensive assessment current impacts projects on policy, an identification scientific, engagement, governance characteristics that facilitate successful policy. This paper addresses knowledge through...
Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are a growing threat to Europe's biodiversity. The implementation of European Union Regulation on IAS can benefit from the involvement public in recording and management through Citizen Science (CS) initiatives. Aiming tackle issues related with use CS projects topics, dedicated workshop titled "Citizen Open Data: model for Europe" was organized by Joint Research Centre (JRC) Cooperation Technology (COST Association). Fifty key stakeholders all Europe, including...
Invasive alien species (IAS) are a key driver of global biodiversity loss. Reducing their spread and impact is target the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 15.8) EU IAS Regulation 1143/2014. The use citizen science offers various benefits to species’ decision-making society, since public participation in research management boosts awareness, engagement scientific literacy can reduce conflict management. We report results survey on initiatives within framework European Cooperation Science...
There is no sign of saturation in accumulation alien species (AS) introductions worldwide, additionally the rate spread for some has also been shown to be increasing. However, challenges gathering information on AS are recognized. Recent developments citizen science (CS) provide an opportunity improve data flow and knowledge while ensuring effective high quality societal engagement with issue IAS (Invasive Alien Species). Advances technology, particularly on-line recording smartphone apps,...
Responding to the continued and accelerating rise of Machine Learning (ML) in citizen science, we organized a discussion panel at 3rd European Citizen Science 2020 Conference initiate dialogue on how scientists interact collaborate with algorithms. This brief summarizes presentation about two Zooniverse projects which illustrated impact that new developments ML are having science involve visual inspection large datasets. We also share results poll elicit opinions ideas from audience...
By 2024, the United Nations treaty to end all plastic pollution is set join multilateral forces act on pollution. While involving citizens has potential improve policy implementation, legitimacy, and relevance, effective measures are currently lacking in policy. Here, we aim build existing praxis European Union analyze current initiatives engaging citizens. We discuss these a citizen science context provide recommendations for an treaty. find that inadequate, impact contingent phases input...
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to contribute the definition a European perspective on Digital Earth (DE), identify some actions that can raise awareness DE in context and thus strengthen contribution International Society for (ISDE). identifies opportunities synergies with current policy priorities Europe (Europe 2020, Innovation Union Agenda) highlights number key areas advance development from perspective: (1) integrating scientific research into DE; (2) exploiting Observation Web...
Apps for mobile devices and web-based platforms are increasingly used in citizen science projects. While extensive research has been done multiple areas of studies, from Human-Computer Interaction to public engagement science, we not aware a collection recommendations specific that provides support advice planning, design data management apps will assist learning best practice successful implementations. In two workshops, practitioners with experience application web-platform development...
Pushed by the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm modern sensor networks monitor a wide range phenomena, in areas such as environmental monitoring, health care, industrial processes, and smart cities. These provide continuous pulse almost infinite activities that are happening physical space thus, key enablers for Digital Earth Nervous System. Nevertheless, rapid processing these data streams still continues to challenge traditional data-handling solutions new approaches being requested. We...
Abstract Issues related to the evolving role of citizen science and open are reviewed discussed in this article. We focus on changing approaches science, research development turn openness transparency, which has made more inclusive, even for non-researchers. Reproducible collaborative research, is driven by access principles, involves citizens many fields. The article shows how international support pushing forward, citizens’ involvement becoming important. A basic scientometric analysis...