Diapositiva 1

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The MEDINA e-infrastructure indicators and
models for marine ecosystem assessment Roberto
Pastres Department of Environmental Sciences,
Informatic and Statistic pastres_at_unive.it
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• MEDINA Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
• and Indicators for North Africa
  http//www.medinaproject.eu/
• FP7 Collaborative Project
• Duration 36 months
• Start date 01/10/2011
• 12 Participants from 9 countries
• Coordinator Roberto Pastres

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1 Università Ca Foscari Venezia (UNIVE) IT
2 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) ES
3 Universidade Pablo de Olavide (UPO) ES
4 Université Abdelmalek ESSAADI (UAE-FPL) Morocco
5 Joint Research Centre - EC (JRC) EU
6 National Inst. for Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) Egypt
7 Union International pour la Conservation de la Nature et de ses ressources (IUCN) CH
8 Commissariat National du Littoral (CNL) Algeria
9 Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) GB
10 ACRI Etudes et Conseil (ACRI) Morocco
11 European Space Agency (ESA) FR
12 CNR -IIA Istituto sullInquinamento Atmosferico IT
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MEDINA Overall objectives (1) -To contribute
to the assessment of coastal ecosystem status in
North African countries -To enhance the
monitoring capacity for those regions. -To
identify major risks due to climate change and
suggest adaptation strategies. -To feedback
MEDINAs scientific contribution within the EU
regulatory framework.
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MEDINA Overall objectives (2) -To ensure the
optimal exploitation of the GEOSS Common
Infrastructure (GCI) capabilities in supporting
on-going monitoringassessment, also through the
fusion of satellite Earth Observation and
conventional monitoring data. -To promote
international cooperation for sharing data and
services with on-going EU efforts, with the
relevant GEO Community of Practices and with
GOOS-Africa
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• MEDINAs key features
• Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response conceptual
  framework for on-going monitoring and assessment.
  
• Use of mechanistic models (biogeochemical,
  Habitat Suitability, Food Web etc .) for
  establishing causal links between
  Drivers/Pressures and State/Impacts.
• Fusion of remotely-sensed and in-situ
  observation, through modelling, for monitoring
  optimization.

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WP5
WP4
Regional ecosystem assessment
WP3
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The e-Infrastructure is the key component of
MEDINA
The Medina e-Infrastructure is being developed by
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To achieve the goals of MEDINA, a key element is
the use and exploitation of existing data and
spatial information

• The MEI, built in WP3, will act as a tool for
  discovering, accesing and visualising spatial,
  indicators and model results.
• It will be fully compatible in design and
  usability with GEOSS GCI, and thus accesible
  through GEOSS website.
• MEDINA e-infrastructure will guarantee
  viability, compatibility and sustainability with
  existing databases.

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What is the MEDINA e-Infrastructure?

• Infrastructure that supports access to geographic
  interoperable spatial information.
• Distributed geographic database, based on
  standardized protocols to ensure
  interoperability.
• A tool to disseminate Medina products.

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MeI conceptual model
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Main features and components of the MeI
FEATURE (i.e. what?) DISCOVERY VISUALIZATION
DELIVERY DATA ACCESS
COMPONENT (i.e. how?) CATALOG MAP SERVICES
(WMS), ONLINE VIEWER, MAP SERVICES (WFS, WCS)
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How will the MeI work
01/02/13
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The MEDINA e-Infrastructure will be tested at 5
pilot sites.
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Tests on MEDINA indicators (WP5-UAB) are ongoing
MeI Viewer (www.medinageoportal.eu)
Chlorophyll a
Bathymetry
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MEDINA will also make available web-based models
Habitat Suitability model for Posidonia
oceanica (ACRIUNIVE)
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The model was calibrated at five mediterranean
areas and is now being tested on North African
sites
Model output (green presence)
Observations
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We presented the HS model as case study at GEOSS
Architecture Implementation Pilot. Phase-6.

• The aim of this pilot is to demonstrate the
  added-value of developing the models in the
  context of the GEOSS Common Infrastructure (GCI).
  
• A new Business process Broker component will be
  used to extend the current GCI capabilities.
  Where needed, new interoperability arrangements
  will be developed to integrate new capacities
  underpinning MEDINA and this pilot.

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MEDINA contribution to GEOSS
Task Description Relevant Area
IN-02 C2 Earth Data Sets Provide a suite of global datasets based on improved and validated data sources.
IN-05 C1 GEOSS Design and Interoperability Execute and document Architecture Implementation Pilots (AIPs) and related research activities this is a software test environment
SB-01 C1 Global Ocean Information Coordination and Access Develop vulnerability and integrated management of coastal zones in order to inventory, protect and monitor coastal lands
SB-01 C2 Operational Systems for Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Establish a global coastal network of observations and modeling that target sentinel and reference sites for rapid detection of changes in ecosystem states caused by land-based sources of pollution, fishing and climate change
SB-01 C3 A Global Operational Ocean Forecasting Network for sustainable fishery and aquaculture Develop and test the next generation of systems extending from open-ocean into shelf-seas and coastal waters,
SB-01 C4 Applications of Earth Observations and Information Design and implement a suite of ecological indicators. Making available EIA models
BI-01 C1 Global Biodiversity Observation Develop standards for monitoring biodiversity.