BIO_SOS
(2010 - 2013 / EC FP7)
BIOdiversity Multi-Source Monitoring System: From Space to Species
Based on high definition satellite technology combined with in-situ data, BIO_SOS aims to provide high definition land cover and habitat maps for change detection and biodiversity monitoring in areas next to, or waiting to become NATURA 2000 sites.
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CoBios
(2011 - 2014 / EC FP7)
Coastal Biomass Observatory Services
Using a combination of satellite images and ecological models, which describe and predict ecological processes and distributions of organisms’ phytoplankton, nutrients and dissolved oxygen, CoBiOS intends to monitor and predict high biomass blooms in coastal waters along Europe’s Northern and Baltic shores.
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MS.MONINA
(2010 - 2013 / EC FP7)
Multi-scale Service for Monitoring NATURA 2000 Habitats of European Community Interest
Every six years, EU member states have to report on the state of natural habitats within their NATURA 2000 sites. MS.MONINA supports European, national and local authorities in monitoring the state of European nature sites of ‘community interest’.
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