1. The European Marine Observation and Data Network IT Steering Committee 31 January 2013

2. space data€400 million per year in-situ data> €1 billion per year cost of ocean observation in EU

3. 3/14 MARITIME AFFAIRS Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (..) the data collected through these observations can only generate knowledge and innovation if Europe's engineers and scientists are able to find, access, assemble and apply them efficiently and rapidly. At present this is often not the case.

4. objectives 1. reduce operational costs and delays: help private industry; improve the quality of public decision-making at all levels; strengthen marine scientific research. 2. increase competition and innovation; 3. reduce uncertainty in knowledge of the seas and oceans.

5. what is delivered?? access to data maintained on Member States' databases interoperable, common standards metadata describing time, date of measurement, quality, etc. data products maintained by consortium map layers quality indicators

6. 6 Preparatory Actions 2008-2010 €6,450,000 spent six portals now operational

7. phase 1phase 2 bathymetry€ 2,175,000€ 2,000,000contract being prepared geology€ 925,000€ 4,200,000contract being prepared physics€ 1,000,000 contract being prepared chemistry€ 700,000€ 4,000,000contract being prepared biology€ 750,000€ 1,700,000contract being prepared physical habitats€ 800,000€ 1,390,000contract being prepared human activity€ 2,060,000award decision this week € 6,350,000€ 16,350,000 budget

8. 112 organisations Some participate in more than one project phase 2

9. objectivebiologychemistrybathymetryaverage data and metadata54392941 data products18355034 evaluation and dissemination8546 portal development11121412 project management91048 Total100 how they spend the money

10. sea basin checkpoints North Sea €700,000 Mediterranean €1,100,000 How can observation infrastructure be optimised? winning consortia to be announced in coming days

11. Secretariat hosting Flemish Marine Institute meeting rooms, offices, IT building main internet portal

12. monitoring organise steering committee summarise meetings of Marine Observation and Data Expert Group test the EMODnet thematic portals develop and publish progress indicators publish bi-monthly progress reports report lessons learned dissemination prepare a half-hour on-line demonstration and make 20 demonstrations shoot two 10 minute videos of EMODnet prepare an EMODnet brochure publish annual progress reports maintain web-site secretariat tasks work to be done by independent company aiming to start 1 August 2013

13. 200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 Phase 1 – limited sea basins Phase 2 - low resolution Phase 3 - multi-resolution prototype method phase 3 budget still being discussed integrated with Copernicus and Data Collection for Fisheries

14. questions?