towards a holistic capacity building strategy in eo in the balkan area: defining the gap, key...
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Towards a holistic capacity building strategy in EO in the Balkan area:Defining the gap, key findings and future directions.
Prof. Petros Patias(Coordinator of OBSERVE project)
GEPW5 - London 8-9 February, 2011
www.observe-fp7.eu www.observe-fp7.eu
Balkans at-a-glance
OBSERVE project is co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement 265282 for the period 2010-2012 2
Area : 550,000 km2
Population : 55 million
Balkan countries, except Greece, are not ESA members
Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, FYROM, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina are also not members of GEO
OBSERVE at-a-glance
OBSERVE project is co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement 265282 for the period 2010-2012 3
Acronym OBSERVEOBSERVE
Full TitleStrengthening and development of Earth Observation activities for the environment in the Balkan area
Funding scheme
Coordination Action
ThemeENV.2010.4.1.4-1 Identification and Networking of EO activities in the Balkan area
Starting Date
November 1, 2010
Duration 24 months
Funding 1 M€
OBSERVE at-a-glance
OBSERVE project is co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement 265282 for the period 2010-2012 4
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Greece (AUTH)
ETH Zurich
Switzerland (ETHZ)
University of Ljubljana
Slovenia (UL)
GeoImaging Ltd
Cyprus (CY)
Infometria Ltd Greece (INF)
Istanbul Technical University
Turkey (ITU)
University of Haifa
Israel (HU)
University of Belgrade
Serbia (FTTE)
Polytechnic University of Tirana
Albania (UPT)
University of Architecture, Civil Engineering
and Geodesy Bulgaria (UACEG)
University of Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina (UNSA)
GeoSat Ltd
Croatia (GSAT)
German Aerospace Centre - DLR
Germany (DLR)
GisData Ltd
Serbia (GDATA)
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
FYROM (SCMU)
OBSERVE consortium consists of :
15 institutions from
13 different countries,
8 of which belong to the Balkan region.
10 of which are Universities/Research Institutes
5 are from private sector.
Developing synergies with
The OBSERVE projectMotivation
OBSERVE project is co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement 265282 for the period 2010-2012 5
Our Mission
OBSERVE project has the ultimate goal to raise awareness and establish firm links with the regional stakeholders on the importance of a mutual and enhanced EO application network on environmental monitoring.
Our Vision
OBSERVE project has the vision of establishing a new Balkan EO community of multilevel stakeholders that will make use of state-of-the-art technological developments, products and knowhow from the existing European EO community and industry.
The OBSERVE projectFacts – Defining the Gap
OBSERVE project is co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement 265282 for the period 2010-2012 6
The need for Coordination
Balkan countries, except Greece, are not ESA members. Therefore, space related activities, including Earth Observation and the related programs, are coordinated only at national level.
Contribution to GEO
Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, FYROM, Montenegro and Bosnia Herzegovina are also not members of the GEO. Coordination and capacity development actions will subsequently lead to internal dynamic processes favoring the participation to the GEO.
The OBSERVE projectMechanisms and Tools – Meeting the current GEOSS Strategic Targets for Capacity building
OBSERVE project is co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement 265282 for the period 2010-2012 7
Beneficiaries: Local research Institutions, Decision making bodies, Industries, SMEs
Target: Creation of permanent local EO community, open to future synergies
Providing access to repositories of information and resourcesCommon reference point through the www.observe-fp7.eu Producing individual capacity reports (National reports)Identification and categorization of stakeholders (stakeholders database)Production of informative publicationsTraining workshops and networking eventsEstablishing links with relevant regional and international organizations and initiatives
The OBSERVE projectFuture priorities / Setting the agenda on capacity building
OBSERVE project is co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement 265282 for the period 2010-2012 8
Permanent liaisons with Local Institutions ?
Consulting to Decision making bodies ?
Balkan Centre of EO for Environmental monitoring ?
Targeted training activities ?
Education programs ?
Mobility of researches ?
What’s next?Use tools and opportunitiesUse tools and opportunities
The OBSERVE projectFuture priorities / Setting the agenda on capacity building
OBSERVE project is co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement 265282 for the period 2010-2012 9
Project full title
Spatio-temporal geo-information acquisition, modelling, analysis and visualisation for mapping, managing, monitoring and planning of URBAN environments
Proposal acronym UrbaNet
Work programme Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN)
Call: FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN Name of contacting person
Prof. Petros Patias [email protected]
Proposal full title OUTREACH: Regional Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Earth Observation Centre of Excellence
Proposal acronym OUTREACH
Type of funding scheme
Coordination Action (CA)
Work programme topic addressed
FP7-REGPOT-2011-1
Name of the contacting person
Prof. Petros Patias ([email protected])
Thank you for your attention
Thank you for your attention
OBSERVE project is co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement 265282 for the period 2010-2012 10