ILIAD
Integrated Digital Framework For Comprehensive Maritime Data And Information Services
Iliad is developing virtual representations of the sea – called “Digital Twins” – that integrate data from multiple sources, including Earth Observations and citizen science.
The Problem
Europe’s seas, oceans, and environment are a source of natural and economic wealth for Europe. We must preserve and protect them to ensure that they continue sustaining us in the future. Ocean data is essential for understanding and forecasting ocean behaviour. However, while large volumes of data are available, they are not accessible or easily understandable to non-experts including businesses, policy makers and members of the public.
A digital twin of the ocean allows all users to explore ocean data by providing a tool that can simulate, analyse and predict environmental processes.
Aims
Iliad’s ambition is to develop an a comprehensive set of digital twins of the oceans, addressing both the open sea and the coastal zone, which are interoperable, data-intensive, and cost-effective.
Approach
The Iliad Digital Twins of the Ocean will cover 12 topics (see icons below) and demonstrate the required technologies and methodologies. The Iliad team is currently working on 20 separate digital twins of the oceans that fall into two primary categories:
- environmental and ecological digital twins
- engineering and industrial digital twins
Environmental and ecological digital twins
Ballast water pollution monitoring, meteorology forecast, jellyfish swarm forecast, oil spills simulation, plastic pollution monitoring, and coastal sediment transport.
Engineering and industrial digital twins
Sustainable aquaculture and fisheries, ocean energy potential, harbour safety, insurance for maritime activities, wind farm capacity, and harmful algae, and water quality.
Our role and how the project relates to our work
Earthwatch helps to promote citizen science and engagement in these digital twins with the following goals: exploring the potential for citizen science to contribute to digital twins of the oceans; demonstrating how citizen scientists (and society more broadly) can benefit from digital twins. By incorporating citizen science and engagement into the development of digital twins, the Iliad project is supporting more inclusive and democratic environmental decision-making process, and empowering citizens to play an active role in shaping the future of the oceans.
Partners
- INTRASOFT INTERNATIONAL (coordinator)
- WAVEC/OFFSHORE RENEWABLES – CENTRO DE ENERGIA OFFSHORE ASSOCIACAO
- ALSEAMAR
- HIDROMOD MODELACAO EM ENGENHARIA LDA
- Docktech ltd
- RAMANI B.V.
- METEOROLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH OBSERVATION SRL
- ALPHA UNMANNED SYSTEMS SL
- TERRASIGNA SRL
- THALES
- TERRADUE SRL
- DEIMOS SPACE SOCIEDAD LIMITADA UNIPERSONAL
- Technip France SA
- FUNDACION DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA PARA LA INVESTIGACION, PROMOCION Y ESTUDIOS COMERCIALES DE VALENCIAPORT
- AGIR Association de Gestion Int?gr?e des Ressources
- DARZHAVNO PREDPRIYATIE PRISTANISHTNA INFRASTRUKTURA
- REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTRE FOR SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS
- FUNDACION CENTRO TECNOLOGICO ACUICULTURA DE ANDALUCIA
- ECO WAVE POWER LTD
- ASSOCIAZIONE MEDITERRANEA ACQUACOLTORI
- DIMOKRITIO PANEPISTIMIO THRAKIS
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
- TECHNION – ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- INESC TEC – INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIADE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES, TECNOLOGIA E CIENCIA
- SINTEF OCEAN AS
- SINTEF AS
- UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA
- ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION
- COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
- STICHTING BREDA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
- IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK
- THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
- TALLINNA TEHNIKA?LIKOOL
- INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE MARINA GRIGORE ANTIPA
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY
- ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS
- FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA FOUNDATION
- TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA
- EIGEN VERMOGEN VAN HET INSTITUUT VOOR LANDBOUW- EN VISSERIJONDERZOEK
- NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU
- IEEE FRANCE SECTION
- UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA
- INSTYTUT CHEMII BIOORGANICZNEJ POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK
- CONSORCIO PARA EL DISENO, CONSTRUCCION, EQUIPAMIENTO Y EXPLOTACION DE LA PLATAFORMA OCEANICA DE CANARIAS
- ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE EURISY
- Sea Gust (Slim Gana Suarl)
- GENILLARD & CO GMBH
- BLUE LOBSTER IT LIMITED
- BYE BENTE
- STICHTING DOTSPACE
- OPEN GEOSPATIAL CONSORTIOM EUROPE
- TECHNOLOGY FOR OCEAN FOUNDATION
- AGORA