1. The GEO-CRADLE Regional Data Hub tool:
A vision for a regional GEOSS Portal
Dr. Anna POLYCHRONIOU, Data Collection& Analysis
Mr. Vassilis TSIRONIS, Software Development
Dr. Haris KONTOES, Project Coordinator
2nd GEO Data Providers workshop (20th-21st April 2017, Florence, Italy)

2. Networking Platform & Survey
The Project
Pillars
Objectives
Regional Data Hub
Interviews
Pilots
Networking Platform & Survey
Promote the uptake of EO services and data in response to regional needs
Support the effective integration of existing Earth Observation Capacities in the region
Facilitate the engagement of the complete ecosystem of EO stake holders in the region
Enhance the participation in and contribution to the implementation of GEOSS and Copernicus in North Africa, Middle East and the Balkans
Participants & Thematic Areas
25 partners from 3 continents
4 Thematic Areas
Adaptation to Climate Change
Improved Food Security & Water Extremes Managements
Better Access to Raw Materials
Better Access to Energy
GEO-CRADLE program has set 4 objectives and to serve/support/address them aims at the consolidation of any data, facilities, networks, stakeholders, information that refer to Earth Observations for the regions of BAMENA. To succeed this goal GEOCRADLE is currently developing a Datahub, a database and 4 pilots one for each thematic area of the program. We will talk later about the stakeholders database. First I would like to focus on the datahub. The geocradle regional dathub aspires to be a regional GEOSS Portal for the RoI.

3. The Regional Datahub DATA DATA PROVIDERS or GCRD Portals in total:
Regions of Interest
Balkans
Middle East
North Africa
GEOSS Portal
datasets
GEO-CRADLE
Thematic Areas
Climate Change
Food Security & Water Extremes
Raw Materials
Energy
GEO-CRADLE Survey
10 national portals and sites
Portals in total:
42 national
54 national & international
Desk Research
EO Data Categories
Space borne
Ground based
Modelling
Data exploitation
32 national portals and sites
12 continental and global portals and sites
So, the data will be tagged according location, thematic areas and type. Now, the data providers have been tracked (down) from the geocradle survey , a survey that is a prerequisite in order to join the stakeholders network/database and is and will be available for at least one more year to any stakeholder that is interested in Geoss and geocradle including you. You collected 10 national portals from the surveys, 32 portals from desk research, 42 portals in total. Of course for a regional datahub the key source of data is the Geoss portal. The datasets that refer to the roil are more than 25 millions.

4. Data Providers in numbers National sites and portals 16 17 8 3 23 6 1
Adaptation to Climate Change
Improved Food Security and Water Extremes Management
Better access to Raw Materials
Better access to Energy
Data Providers
in numbers
National sites and portals
Balkans
Middle East
North Africa 16 17 8 3 23 6 1 2 18 22 26 9 5
Total number of portals and sites: 42
This table shows a matrix of the 42 national portals per thematic area and per RoI

5. INVITATION ! To all data providers of this workshop.
If your EO data refer to:
Balkans or
Middle East or
North Africa
Please join GEO-CRADLE
Regional DataHub (GCRD)!!
GEO-CRADLE

6. Brokering new portals Step Developing a Regional GEOSS Portal:
4. Future plans:
The Networking Platform will attract more data providers.
3. Less compatible Portals:
Can join GCRD!
2. Prioritised Portals: Compatible to GCI.
In progress.
1. GEOSS Portal:
All datasets referring to the RoI are brokered. Done.
Step
Developing a Regional GEOSS
Portal:
datasets to be brokered from GEOSS Portal, only the ones referred to the RoI of GEO-CRADLE.
GEO-CRADLE

7. Brokering new portals 2. Step According to GCI team:
4. Future plans:
The Networking Platform will attract more data providers.
3. Less compatible Portals:
Can join GCRD!
2. Prioritised Portals: Compatible to GCI.
In progress.
1. GEOSS Portal:
All datasets referring to the RoI are brokered. Done.
2. Step
According to GCI team:
a Top-14 (out of 42) national portals is more compatible to GCI standards and offer free and open data.
GEO-CRADLE
Six out of 14 portals are positive to join GCRD.
The List of Top-14.

8. Brokering new portals 3. Step The rest (national and international)
4. Future plans:
The Networking Platform will attract more data providers.
3. Less compatible Portals:
Can join GCRD!
2. Prioritised Portals: Compatible to GCI.
In progress.
1. GEOSS Portal:
All datasets referring to the RoI are brokered. Done.
3. Step
The rest (national and international)
portals & sites have:
less compatible infrastructure
or/and
2. restricted policies on data sharing
Will be:
tagged with keywords and
returned as links.
User can search/access data
manually & according the policy of each portal.
GEO-CRADLE

9. Brokering new portals 4. Step Networking Platform:
4. Future plans:
The Networking Platform will attract more data providers.
3. Less compatible Portals:
Can join GCRD!
2. Prioritised Portals: Compatible to GCI.
In progress.
1. GEOSS Portal:
All datasets referring to the RoI are brokered. Done.
4. Step
Networking Platform:
GEO-CRADLE Database of Stakeholders
238 and counting.
GEO-CRADLE
To join the network follow the link to create your profile:

10. Thank you! Dr. Anna Polychroniou,
National Observatory of Athens, IAASARS

11. Prioritised Portals Portals Brokered by GEOSS Done In progress
a/a
Portals
Brokered by GEOSS 1.
Danube Reference Data and Services Infrastructure (DRDSI)
Done 2.
Eusoils
In progress 3.
Albania - GEOportal
Pending answer 4.
Montenegro - GEOportal 5.
Croatia - GEOportal 6.
Moldova - National geospatial data of Moldova 7.
FYROM – Soil information system 8.
Bosnia & Herzegovina - GEOportal 9.
REP of  SRPSKA - GEOportal
Not working currently
10.
Slovenia- Portal and Forest Data Viewer
11.
Cyprus - Geoportal
12.
Cyprus - Air quality
13.
United Arabic Emirates - Abu Dhabi Geospatial Portal and Map  Viewer
14.
Poland - Central geological Db
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