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The Africa News Monitor provides daily news summaries, analysis on the latest news coming out of the African continent.

Acronym: ANM
Collaborating DGs: COMM


The ACP Map Viewer allows the user to apply layers of different data onto a map, including socioeconomic, agriculture, climate and energy data. The JRC supports other Commission services and stakeholders in the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Region.

Acronym: ACP Observatory


One of the main output of the CGMS system are the Meteorological Interpolated data. In compliance with the Commission policy these data are available to the scientific community.

Acronym: AGRI4CAST Meteo
Collaborating DGs: AGRI


Welcome to the Mars Crop Yield Forecasting System (MCYFS) wiki. Here you will find documentation, articles, events and general information about the MCYFS. There is no restriction on reading any of the content, but for editing you need to log in.

Acronym: AGRI4CAST MCYFS Wiki
Collaborating DGs: AGRI


The MARS web viewer offers wide variety of information about the current agricultural season in Europe and other important agricultural areas in the world. To get access you have to register.

Acronym: AGRI4CAST Viewer
Collaborating DGs: AGRI


This ImageServer of Agri4Cast is the online portal for satellite remote sensing of vegetation state parameters.

Acronym: Agri4Cast IS
Collaborating DGs: ENV, AGRI


AirMonTech is an EU FP7 project that compiles information to harmonise current air pollution monitoring techniques and to advise on future monitoring technologies and strategy. It collects existing information on current and future air quality (AQ) monitors.

Acronym: AirMonTech


AnisView is an educational software to visualize the Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) using one of the two radiative transfer models RPV and MRPV.  AnisView has the following features: Graphic display modes: Geometry: an interactive mode to visualize the user-driven illumina

Acronym: AnisView


The a4a method facilitates the estimation of the current fish stocks and the prediction of their future status under alternative scenarios.

Acronym: Assessment for All
Collaborating DGs: MARE


The Atmosphere, Biosphere, Climate - Integrated Station (ABC-IS), provides datasets.

Acronym: ABC-IS


AnchovyID aims at providing molecular tools in support of traceability and anchovy product authentication. Traceability and product authentication in the fishing industry sector play an increasingly important role.

Acronym: AnchovyID
External Partners: French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea IFREMER Nantes, Fance


To simulate impacts of climate change to agriculture and to evaluate adaptation strategies, the JRC uses its Bio-physical Model Applications Framework (BioMA).

Acronym: AGRI4CAST BioMA
Collaborating DGs: AGRI


The Blue Hub is the JRC in-house platform to perform research in the fields of maritime surveillance and Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA).

Acronym: Blue Hub


The JRC's Catchment Characterisation and Modelling (CCM) activity provides a database of river networks.

Acronym: CCM
In order to develop and assess computational and in vitro methods for predictive toxicology, there is a need to identify chemicals for which property data are available.

Acronym: CheLIST


The EDEXIM database is a continuosly updated database to support the implementation of Regulation 689/2008 and the Rotterdam Convention within the EU.

Acronym: EDEXIM


This webpage provides information about the climate change impacts on hydrological resources and cycles; floods, droughts, water resources.

Acronym: FLOODS-Climate Change

The CoCal toolboxes are standardised databases with information about the composition of cocoa butters, cocoa butter equivalents and more than 4000 mixtures thereof (CoCal 1), while CoCal 2 has a information about the composition of a wide range of milk fat samples and more than 900 mixtures with

Acronym: CoCal


The Community Image Data (CID) Portal provides access to satellite remote sensing data.

Acronym: CID
Collaborating DGs: DG AGRI DG ENTR DG INFSO
External Partners: Member States Administrations EU, Research and Development Institutions EU


90% of the world's cargo is transported in maritime containers, but only 2% is physically inspected by customs authorities, opening the possibility for illicit activities.

Acronym: ConTraffic
Collaborating DGs: OLAF


The Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN), an initiative of the Commission's Drectorate General for Home Affairs, is a pillar of the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection that seeks to reduce the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure in the EU.

Acronym: CIWIN
Collaborating DGs: HOME


The Current Situation map viewer of the European Forest Fire Information System displays up to date information on the current fire situation in Europe

Acronym: EFFIS

This Danish (Q)SAR database is a repository of estimates from over 70 (Q)SAR models for 166,072 chemicals. The (Q)SAR models encompass endpoints for physicochemical properties, fate, eco-toxicity, absorption, metabolism and toxicity.

Acronym: DANISH QSAR


DART (Decision Analysis by Ranking Techniques) is a powerful and user-friendly software tool designed for the ranking of chemicals according to their environmental and toxicological concern based on the most recent ranking theories.

Acronym: DART


The European Drought Observatory (EDO) website provides free access to tools and datasets.

Acronym: EDO - Data and Tools
External Partners: Geological and Mines Research Office, Ebro River Basin Authority, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Geographic Institute of Spain, Spanish Observatory for Sustainability, University of Ljubljana, University of Zaragoza


This tool allows exploring scientific fishery data and economic indicators on the aquaculture fish processing and fishing sectors.

Acronym: Data Dissemination
Collaborating DGs: MARE


ECVAM DataBase service on Alternative Methods to animal testing

Acronym: DB-ALM


To ensure the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change, the JRC checks and reviews the EU member states submissions and contribution to the European Union Greenhouse Gas Inventory report.

Acronym: AFOLU

The purpose of the GMOINFO system is to publish information regarding notifications submitted from the applicants to the Member States Competent Authorities about deliberate field trials and placing on the market for cultivation, food, feed and processing, of genetically modified organisms, as defined in Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001.

Acronym: GMOINFO
Collaborating DGs: SANCO


DataM is a tool for collecting and managing the most relevant datasets available worldwide on Agriculture, Trade and related Models.

Acronym: DATA-M
Collaborating DGs: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
External Partners: Prognoz


A large number of datasets is presently available to the Scientific Community for atmospheric model validation. These data have been made accessible through web sites by the research groups that collected them or, in many cases, can be obtained upon direct request to these groups.

Acronym: Atmospheric Modelling


The digital map archive is a collection of interactive on-line maps that can be easily retrieved through a dedicated web platform.

Acronym: DMA
Collaborating DGs: ECHO


DOPA is a biodiversity information system that functions as a tool for assessing, monitoring and forecasting biodiversity status and trends.

Acronym: DOPA
Collaborating DGs: DG DEVCO, DG ENV
External Partners: GBIF, Bird Life International, UNEP, WCMC, RSPB, IUCN


The JRC manages the Laboratory for Interoperability Certification, which is responsible for carrying out thorough test procedures on the digital tachograph and for issuing one of the three certifications needed for it to enter the market.

Acronym: Digital Tachograph
Collaborating DGs: MOVE
External Partners: UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)


The ECCAIRS web portal provides a web based environment with which professionals in the aviation safety domain can share information and tools.

Acronym: ECCAIRS portal
Collaborating DGs: MOVE
External Partners: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), International Civil Aviation Authorities, Member State Civil Aviation Authorities, Member State Safety Investigation Authorities

The European Coordination Centre for Accident and Incident Reporting Systems (ECCAIRS) provides the European Central Repository for accident and incident reports in aviation.

Acronym: ECR-ECCAIRS
Collaborating DGs: MOVE
External Partners: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), International Civil Aviation Authorities, Member State Civil Aviation Authorities, Member State Safety Investigation Authorities

To analyse climate change impacts on protected areas, the JRC has developed a web-based tool for assessing potential environmental changes resulting from anthropogenic activities.

Acronym: eHabitat


The EMCIP web portal provides a web based environment with which professionals in the maritime safety domain can share information and tools.

Acronym: EMCIP portal
Collaborating DGs: MOVE
External Partners: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), Member State Maritime Authorities, Member State Accident Investigation Bodies


The European Marine Casualty Information Platform (EMCIP) provides the means to store data and information related to marine casualties involving all types of ships and occupational accidents.

Acronym: EMCIP
Collaborating DGs: MOVE
External Partners: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), Member State Maritime Authorities, Member State Accident Investigation Bodies


With the rising cost of fuel, energy efficiency in fisheries has become a key issue for the sector's profitability, and the European Commission pledged to facilitate the exchange of good ideas and best practice.

Acronym: Energy efficiency in fisheries
Collaborating DGs: MARE


The European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN) aims to increase the access to data and information on alien species in Europe.

Acronym: EASIN
External Partners: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN), Regional Euro-Asian Biologocial Invasions Centre (REABIC)


ESIS is a heterogeneous information system which provides information on chemicals.

Acronym: ESIS


The overall objectives of the European Network on Operational Experience Feedback for Nuclear Power Plants are to facilitate efficient sharing and implementation of operational experience feedback to improve the safety of Nuclear Power Plants

Acronym: NPP clearinghouse


The European Database of Vulnerabilities to Natural Hazards (EVDAB) focuses on 305 urban areas across the continent and provides innovative spatial indicators in support of the European policies related to climate change, civil protection and risk management.

Acronym: EVDAB


The European Exposure Factors (ExpoFacts) Sourcebook is a collection of statistics and references covering a range of fields such as data on housing, diet and population.

Acronym: ExpoFacts


On this website there are numerous Briefs regarding the foresight and orecasting of different sectors.

Acronym: EFP


The European forest inventory database includes regional data of several European countries. Data are normally provided for the regions and are classified by: forest area type, cultural system and forest type.

Acronym: Forest Inventory

The EIPE (European ICT Poles of Excellence) Composite Indicator brings together 42 indicators to evaluate in all EU regions (1303 

Acronym: EIPE
Collaborating DGs: DG CONNECT


Database of tests performed at the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA). Results of test campaigns are available for authorised users to download.

Acronym: ELSA Database


The EURDEP (EUropean Radiological Data Exchange Platform) Public Map displays the radiological monitoring data from most European countries in nearly real-time. EURDEP is both a standard data-format for radiological data and a network for the exchange of automatic monitoring data.

Acronym: EURDEP
Collaborating DGs: ENER
External Partners: BfS/IAR


The European reference Life Cycle Database (ECLD) comprises Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data from front-running EU-level business associations and other sources for key materials, energy carriers, transport, and waste management.

Acronym: ELCD

Three major European reference materials producers have combined forces to produce a brand new standard in reference materials to ensure reliability and comparability of the results of chemical analysis.

Acronym: ERM


ERNCIP's mission is to foster the emergence of innovative, qualified, efficient and competitive security solutions, through networking of European experimental capabilities.

Acronym: ERNCIP


The European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) is the thematic centre for soil related data in Europe. The maps resource presents a library of scanned maps and a collection of prepared maps derived from existing soil databases at the JRC.

Acronym: European Soil Data Centre - Maps
Collaborating DGs: ENV, ESTAT
External Partners: European Environment Agency


EUROPLEXUS is a computer code for the simulation of fast transient fluid-structure interaction problems. It is co-owned by JRC and CEA and is developed jointly by the co-owners plus the members of a Consortium (currently including EDF and ONERA), and a number of Universities.

Acronym: EUROPLEXUS
External Partners: CEA, EDF, ONERA, Universities


EXITO, the exercise event Injection toolkit, was developed by the JRC in order to help the moderators of large scale, multi-party exercises. It has been designed as a communication and coordination tool to keep track of the execution of complex exercises with large number of injects and players.

Acronym: EXITO
Collaborating DGs: HOME
External Partners: ENISA


Information on Farm Advisory Systems set up by Member States

Acronym: FAS


The FATE data portal displays the geographic layers offered by the Rural, Water and Ecosystem Resources Unit. In addition, it features a simple data query interface for finding requested data and layers.

Acronym: FATE Maps


The JRC collects and maintains fisheries and aquaculture data transmitted by EU Member States under the remit of the Data Collection Framework (DCF) regulation.

Acronym: DATACOLLECTION
Collaborating DGs: MARE

The JRC's FACET tool (Flavourings, Additives, and food Contact materials Exposure Tool) consists of a downloadable programme to estimate the EU consumers' exposure to these substances.

Acronym: FACET


The JRC’s research on floods focuses on improving preparedness and support during a flood crisis. The European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) forecasts the potential for floods in Europe up to ten days in advance and communicates this information to EU member states.

Acronym: EFAS


Download meteo data derived from global atmospherical models.

Acronym: FOODSEC MD


The database of forest cover maps provides the user with a high level of spatial detail as well as geometric and thematic accuracy on the spatial distribution of European forests.

Acronym: Forest Cover Maps


The forest pattern viewer, another service provided by EFDAC, displays the level and type of forest presence within Europe. The interactive tool allows the user to navigate through different themes and indicators.

Acronym: EFDAC Map Viewer


The Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) is an indicator of the state and productivity of vegetation and has been recognized as a fundamental surface parameter for environmental studies by international organizations, like the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).

Acronym: FAPAR


The forward search data analysis approach MATLAB (FSDA) Toolbox extends MATLAB and statistics toolbox to support a robust and efficient analysis of complex data sets

Acronym: FSDA
External Partners: University of Parma (IT)


An inventory of burned areas at monthly time periods for the year 2000 at a resolution of 1 km2 has been produced using SPOT-VGT satellite data.

Acronym: GBA2000


A new, global, burnt area product has been developed, from time series of SPOT-VGT data, and validated. Burnt areas are reported at a resolution of 1 km for seven fire years (2000 to 2007). A modified version of a Global Burnt Area (GBA) 2000 algorithm is used to compute global burnt area.

Acronym: L3JRC


The Global Crisis Atlas is a service of the Commission that provides a catalogue of digital maps produced by its in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre, to meet the needs of the European External Action service (EEAS) and the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI).

Acronym: Global Crisis Atlas
Collaborating DGs: Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
External Partners: EEAS


The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) is a web-based platform that in case of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and cyclones, sends automatic alerts via e-mail, fax or SMS to the international first responders community.

Acronym: GDACS
Collaborating DGs: ECHO
External Partners: UNOCHA, Institute for Meteorological Research Iceland and SARWeather, Dartmouth Flood Observatory, UNITAR-UNOSAT


This webpage provides the data sources that were used to create the GEM Travel Time to Major Cities map.

Acronym: GEM-data sources


A new map of Travel Time to Major Cities - developed by the European Commission and the World Bank - captures the connectivity and the concentration of economic activity. The map shows how accessible some parts of the world have become whilst other regions have remained isolated.

Acronym: GEM-Travel time to major cities


The Global Flood Detection System web application publishes the results of a new processing technique for remote sensing data that allows near real-time detection of flooded areas worldwide.

Acronym: GFDS
Collaborating DGs: ECHO
External Partners: Dartmouth Flood Observatory, NASA

The main objectives of the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) are: 1) To build a globally-consistent, multi-scale and detailed representation of built-up areas with free public access through standard protocols – nominal target information production scales are 1:10K and 1:50K.

Acronym: GHSL
Collaborating DGs: DG REGIO


The GEM Unit is coordinated and implemented the Global Land Cover 2000 Project (GLC 2000) in collaboration with a network of partners around the world. The general objective is to provide for the year 2000 a harmonized land cover database over the whole globe.

Acronym: GLC2000


The Global Marine Information System (GMIS) facilitate access to analysis of satellite remote sensing data.

Acronym: GMIS

This web application provides access, in an interactive way, to the composite indicators, as well as their source data, that are used in DG ECHO's humanitarian needs strategy.

Acronym: GVCA/FCA web application
Collaborating DGs: DG ECHO


Collection of Good Agriculture and Environmental Conditions defined by Member States since 2007

Acronym: GAEC


The GUIDOS software - Graphical User Interface for the Description of image Objects and their Shapes - can be used to perform Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis (MSPA) on raster image data. MSPA conducts a segmentation of the image foreground data into mutual exclusive feature classes.

Acronym: GUIDOS


Image2000 products are intended to be the main source of data for updating the European Land Cover database (CORINE Land Cover), but are also reference data in themselves.

Acronym: Image 2000
External Partners: participating countries
iMAP is a policy support-oriented platform that disposes of a number of partial equilibrium (AGLINK-COSIMO, CAPRI, AGMEMOD) and computable general equilibrium (MAGNET, GLOBE, RegEU27) models.

Acronym: iMAP
Collaborating DGs: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
InfoRM is a way to measure the risk of humanitarian crises and help better prevent, mitigate and prepare for them. It is a risk index that identifies where crises requiring international assistance may occur and analyses that risk so it can be better managed by everyone.

Acronym: InforRM
Collaborating DGs: DG ECHO
External Partners: UN OCHA, UNICEF, UNSDR, UNEP, UNHCR, WFP, FAO, WHO, IOM-OIM, World Bank, UK aid


The Innovation Union Information and Intelligence system (I3S) is a web-based platform for all Innovation Union stakeholders. Its principal aim is to ensure that all stakeholders are well informed on the implementation of the Innovation Union.

Acronym: I3S


The INSPIRE geoportal tool provides the means to search for spatial data sets and spatial data services from the EU Member States within the framework of the INSPIRE Directive. The directives aim was to create an infrastructure for EU spatial data.

Acronym: INSPIRE
Collaborating DGs: ENV, EUROSTAT


The interactive map of smart grids projects provides an overview of the development of smart grids in Europe. It contains the most up-to-date information regarding smart grids projects in individual EU member states and at European level.

Acronym: Smart grid projects
External Partners: eurelectric


The meteorological station provides real-time data measured at the JRC Ispra site in Northern Italy. Among other data, it provides information about present temperature, pressure, humidity, rain fall, wind speed and solar irradiation.

Acronym: Meteorological data

The JRC GMO-Matrix is a decision support tool to optimise the detection of GMOs via computer simulation which makes the analysis of GMOs in the food chain more efficient and cost-effective.


The JRC water portal serves as the gateway to JRC’s information systems on freshwater and marine water resources.

Collaborating DGs: DG MARE, DG ECHO, DG ENV
External Partners: EEA
This first version of the JRC web platform on nanomaterials is mainly based on links to information already available on-line. Knowledge on nanomaterials is scattered on the internet across very different sources and located at several levels. The JRC offers a structured access to it.


The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aims to support farmers’ incomes and at the same time encourages them to produce high quality products and to adapt to more sustainable practices.

Acronym: MARS WiKiCap


The European Life Cycle thinking Database consists of life cycle emission and resource consumption data from front-running EU-level business associations and other sources for key materials, energy carriers, transport, and waste management (Life Cycle Inventory).

Acronym: LCA


The LIODOTNET ‘Live Image Ordering system is a web application developed by the JRC that serves as the main communication tool for the Control with Remote Sensing (CwRS) campaigns. Automatic email exchange synchronizes actions between the different actors with restraint access.

Acronym: LioDotNet


Land Parcel Information Systems Quality Assessment Portal

Acronym: LPIS QA


eMARS is the official reporting repository for submitting accident reports to the European Commission according to the criteria established in the Seveso II Directive. The current MARS database contains over 700 accidents and near misses collected since 1982 from the Member States.

Acronym: eMARS
Collaborating DGs: ENV


The European Drought Observatory (EDO) map viewer allows a user to apply different layers of data related to droughts onto the map of Europe. In addition, the maps are archived, so data is available since 2003.

Acronym: EDO
External Partners: Geological and Mines Research Office, Ebro River Basin Authority, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Geographic Institute of Spain, Spanish Observatory for Sustainability, University of Ljubljana, University of Zaragoza

The European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) map viewer allows users to navigate selected datasets such as water management system, altitude and chemical properties. It features the European Soil Database which is the main product offered on ESDAC.

Acronym: ESDAC Map viewer
Collaborating DGs: ENV, ESTAT
External Partners: European Environment Agency

This FishPopTrace Geo-Visualisation tool allows all interested parties to observe results and outcomes of the FP7 project FishPopTrace, put in a geographical context. Features include the FishPopTrace sampling effort.

Acronym: Fishpoptrace
External Partners: Bangor University, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Technical University of Denmark (DIFRES.DTU), University of Padova (UNIPD), Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (UNIBO), University of Bergen (UiB), University of Bremen (UNI.HB), TRACE Wildlife Forensics Network, Département Sciences & Techniques Alimentaires Marines (IFREMER), National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF), Spanish National Fundation of Fish and Seafood Processors (ANFACO - CECOPESCA), University of Aarhus (AU), The Centre of Molecular Genetic Identification (VNIRO), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Throughout the crop season, the JRC provides near-real-time Early Warning bulletins (national/ regional Bulletins), with a specific focus on the Sub-Saharan Africa, to highlight the development of potentially critical situations and forecast quantitative production one month prior to harvest.

Acronym: FOODSEC

The MARS bulletins offer in a near real time and in an operational context analyses and information on crop growth conditions and yield forecast at EU27 level and neighbouring countries like Ukraine, Black Sea area and Maghreb. The Bulletin archive gathers all Bulletins published since 1997.

Acronym: Agri4Cas Bulletingst


MedISys is an internet monitoring and analysis system providing event based surveillance to rapidly identify potential threats to the public health using information from the internet. It displays only those articles with interest to Public Health, grouped by disease or disease type.

Acronym: MedISys
Collaborating DGs: DG SANCO, HOME
External Partners: ECDC, EFSA, WHO, GHSAG

The METIS (Metabolic Information Input System) Editor is a user-friendly open-source application designed for the storage and input of information on metabolism and degradation reactions in the database employed by the Chemical Reactivity and Fate Tool (CRAFT) software.

Acronym: METIS


The JRC has developed a new habitat model allowing the potential presence of top predators to be tracked through daily updated maps.

Acronym: Fish Habitat
Collaborating DGs: MARE, ENV


Morphological Spatial Pattern (MSPA) maps based on the Forest Cover maps.

Acronym: MSPA


NANOhub is a database and information platform developed to address and host nano-specific information and methodology. It is based on IUCLID, which provides a common accepted basis for regulatory use of data, such as in the OECD context.

Acronym: NANOhub


NoMiracle, an integrated European research project, will help increase knowledge on the transfer of pollutants between different environmental compartments, and on the impact of cumulative stressors, including chemical mixtures.

Acronym: NoMiracle


The Ocean colour satellite remote sensing tool allows the study of the optical properties of the oceans and the biology of the marine ecosystems.

Acronym: Ocean Colour


The ongoing floods map viewer, part of the JRC’s floods portal, highlights the locations where river levels exceed critical thresholds. It is based on near real-time river measurements, automatically transferred by the national hydrological centres to the JRC.

Acronym: Ongoing floods


Odin is the Online Data & Information Network of the Institute for Energy and Transport provided by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) to the European research community.

Acronym: ODIN-Documents databases


ODIN - Engineering databases. Including the materials database (MatDB), Hiad database (Hiad-DB), Nesshy database (Nesshy-DB), High Temperature Reactor-Fuel database (HTR-Fuel-DB), HTR-Graphite database (HTR-Graphite-DB).

Acronym: ODIN-Engineering databases


Also part of PVGIS, this webpage shows the JRC developed database and methodology for calculating daytime/daily ambient temperature for any time in a day and location over the European subcontinent.

Acronym: PVGIS


This interactive tool gives the user an insight into how smart grids work, with present and future scenarios.



The European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) is the thematic centre for soil related data in Europe. Its objective is to host relevant soil data and information at the European level. It consists of two main elements: a catalogue of soil resources and a map viewer that displays soil data.?

Acronym: SOIL ESDAC


The JRC identifies EU coastal communities dependent on fisheries using spatial analysis and an economic geography approach.

Acronym: Fishing Communities
Collaborating DGs: MARE

The Safety Recommendations Information System (SRIS) provides the European central repository for safety recommendations in aviation.

Acronym: ECR-SRIS
Collaborating DGs: MOVE
External Partners: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), International Civil Aviation Authorities, Member State Civil Aviation Authorities, Member State Safety Investigation Authorities


Stat4tox is a software tool that provides novel statistical analysis techniques for toxicological data, including dose-response data, via a user-friendly graphical user interface.

Acronym: Stat4tox

The Information System for the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) 

Acronym: SETIS


The JRC maintains the online Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) which was developed in collaboration with the Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency.

Acronym: EDGAR
External Partners: Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

This portal disseminates cartographic information related to EU's coasts and seas both as maps and open data.

Acronym: The European Atlas of the Seas
Collaborating DGs: MARE, ESTAT, MOVE, REGIO
External Partners: EMODnet, European Maritime Safety Agency, European Environment Agency, Eurosion project, EuroGeographics, International Seabed Authority, International Hydrographic Organisation, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, European Wind Energy Association, The European Fisheries Areas Network (FARNET), Community Fishing Fleet Register, European Market Observatory for fisheries and aquaculture, European Marine Energy Centre, Copernicus-EUHYDRO, UNESCO, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Database on Protected Areas, International Aquarium Forum, European Maritime Heritage, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, CoopP project, portbooker.com, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - US, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - US, National Snow and Ice Data Center - US.


The EIPPC Bureau website provides all the Best Available Techniques (BAT) reference documents, the so-called BREFs, that have been adopted under both the IPPC Directive and the Industrial Emissions Directive.

Acronym: EIPPCB


The European Survey on Language Competences (ESLC) was carried out in 2012 to provide the Commission and the participant countries comparable data - across skills and languages – of foreign language competences of secondary school students.

Acronym: ESLC
Collaborating DGs: EAC


The European Union System for the Evaluation of Substances (EUSES) is a decision-support instrument which enables government authorities, research institutes and chemical companies to carry out rapid and efficient assessments of the general risks posed by chemical substances.

Acronym: EUSES


The restricted access web-based platform THESEUS is used by OLAF and its partners in the EU Member States to have access to alerts related to illicit, financial related, activities (e.g.

Acronym: THESEUS
Collaborating DGs: OLAF
External Partners: EU MSs


Toxmatch is a flexible and user-friendly open-source software application that encodes several chemical similarity indices to facilitate the grouping of chemicals into categories and read-across.

Acronym: Toxmatch


Toxtree is a flexible and user-friendly predictive toxicology open-source application. It places chemicals into categories and predicts various kinds of toxic effect by applying decision tree approaches.

Acronym: Toxtree


The TRANSURANUS fuel performance code is a key instrument for the thermal, mechanical and neutron-physical analysis of a cylindrical fuel rod in nuclear reactors.

Acronym: TRANSURANUS
Collaborating DGs: ENER


Trants-tools is a European transport network model covering both passengers and freight, as well as intermodal transport. It combines advanced modelling techniques in transport generation and assignment, economic activity, trade, logistics, regional development and environmental impacts.

Acronym: Transtools
Collaborating DGs: TREN
External Partners: CTT - Centre for Traffic and Transport Research DTU - Technical University of Denmark, CAU - Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, ISIS - Istituto di Studi per l'Integrazione dei Sistemi, IWW - Institut für Wirtschaftspolitik und Wirtschaftsforschung - Universität Karslruhe, NEA Transport Research and Training, TNO - Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research Building and Construction Research, TRT - Trasporti e Territorio Srl

The tree species map displays the habitat suitability for a range of tree species within Europe, and then predicts the change in suitability brought on by climate change.

Acronym: EFDAC - Tree species habitat suitability


Climate change is expected to expand the world’s fragile drylands through an increased frequency, duration and severity of droughts. This may lead to an accelerated rate of desertification which, in turn, is likely to increase poverty.

Acronym: WAD

Monday, 2 June 2014

Prima editie Science Slam a fost organizată la Chişinău

În data de 30 mai curent, „Fundaţia DAS” - promotorul unei societăți bazate pe cunoaștere, în colaborare cu Academia de Științe a Moldovei și reprezentanţa în Moldova a Programului European pentru cercetători - “EURAXESS”, a organizat unul dintre cele mai interactive evenimente dedicate popularizării științei – “Science Slam”, cu genericul “Creezi – Impresionezi - Câștigi”.

Prin intermediul proiectului – “Science Slam Moldova”, organizatorii îşi propun să prezinte publicului larg preocupările ştiinţifice ale tinerilor cercetători din ţara noastră, 4 dintre care şi-au prezentat vinerea trecută activitatea şi rezultatele acesteia în doar 10 minute, utilizând cele mai originale, îndrăzneţe şi interactive metode de prezentare.

Fenomenul “Science Slam” este un format nou de comunicare a ştiinţei cu publicul larg, apărut în Germania, devenind o alternativă atractivă pentru conferințele și simpozioanele tradiționale. În loc de discursuri plictisitoare, oamenii de ştiinţă sunt îndemnaţi să prezinte în numai 10 minute, într-o manieră simplă şi uşor de înţeles esenţa activităţii ştiinţifice pe care o desfăşoară zi cu zi. 

Participanţii la prima luptă „Science Slam” din ţara noastră au fost următorii:

Slammer: Iulia Iațco, doctor în biologie, biotehnologie
Tema: Mirosul, gustul și sunetele microalgelor.

Slammer: Elena Ungureanu doctor în filologie
Tema: Textul: aer de comunicare

Slammer: Lilia Anghel, doctorandă
Tema: Dinamica proteinelor

Slammer: Veaceslav Boldescu, doctor în chimie
Tema: Dengue – de ce îmi pasă?


Astfel, publicul a decis ca trofeul învingătorului în cadrul primei ediţii Science Slam Moldova să-i revină Iuliei, care a cucerit publicul cu subiectul microalgelor.


Un reportaj TV privind desfăşurarea evenimentului poate fi vizualizat aici http://jurnaltv.md/ro/news/2014/6/1/creezi-impresionezi-castigi-10032007/

Monday, 26 May 2014

Call for contributions: "Future oriented-technology analysis" conference, 27 and 28 November 2014 in Brussels

The JRC is launching a call for abstracts for the fifth edition of the “Future oriented- technology analysis" (FTA) conference. Focused on the theme "Engage today to shape tomorrow", it will be held on 27 and 28 November 2014 in Brussels.
There are three main themes that will help structure contributions and discussions:
  • ·         FTA and Innovation Systems
  • ·         Creative interfaces for forward looking activities
  • ·         Cutting edge FTA approaches

Abstracts of papers and posters can be submitted until Monday 23 June (midnight) through JRC’s website. Further details on the themes, the contributions, the scientific committee and other important dates can be found in this call-for-contributions.
The conference organisers encourage contributions from practitioners coming from science, business, policy-making and civil society organisations. The conference aims at bringing these communities together to engage in discussing the use and impacts of FTA approaches and to identify and explore possible synergies and future developments.
For the three themes of the 2014 FTA conference, contributions are sought either in the form of papers or posters and can either be scientific or practice-oriented as follows:
·         Scientific papers should be empirically grounded, with a strong theoretical component and demonstrating critical or new methodological approaches.
·         Practice-oriented papers should clearly demonstrate how FTA approaches have been implemented in practice to support policy-making and strategy processes.
·         Posters should have a strong visual dimension and should clearly illustrate the process, outcomes and possible impacts of the applied FTA approach.
Abstracts should have a maximum of 500 words. Please note that only abstracts submitted directly through the online form will be considered. Abstracts should include a clear description of the contribution to the selected theme, the methodological approach, the results and/or impacts.


To submit your contribution: http://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FTA2014

Saturday, 17 May 2014



Grant Scheme to facilitate the participation of Moldovan researchers in Brokerage Events 



Introduction and Objectives 





Centre of International Projects (CIP) of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, as a consortium partner in the FP7 Project IncoNet EaP, launches a grant competition scheme to financially support the participation of Moldovan researchers in large-scale Brokerage events and other similar activities related to Horizon 2020 in EU/AC countries. Such events provide an excellent arena for researchers to liaise and develop synergies, the participation therefore of researchers from the targeted countries will increase their opportunities to get involved and be taken onboard in consortia set up in EU/AC countries. It will also allow the researchers to make their institutions and/or their research networks better known. 





Implementation 
The thematic priorities of the call are the three Societal Challenges, targeted by the project, namely Health, Energy and Climate Change. 
The events that can be chosen from will be: 

  • Networking events; 
  • Brokerage events organized by the EC; 
  • Large international events organized by other European networks (e.g Enterprise Europe Network). 
More details at http://cpi.asm.md/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Call_Brokerage-event_Moldova.pdf

Apelul "Clustere pentru proiecte și instituții științifice" a fost lansat

'Twinning Grants' will be implemented as a funding instrument within the IncoNet EaP. These grants represent one of the core project activities. Twinning itself has a long tradition in Europe as a successful and efficient instrument in capacity building processes.
With regard to the IncoNet EaP the specific objectives of the twinning instrument are:
  1. to increase the participation of EaP countries in EU calls,
  2. to reveal and select tandems of European and regional partners with the strongest collaboration potential and huge experience in the preparation and carrying out of EU projects, and
  3. to support the information exchange among partners (travel costs, staff exchange, preparation of workshops), and
  4. the concrete preparation of thematic proposals.

Call information

Call Objectives
The main goal of the twinning action is to enhance mutual learning, to strengthen cooperation between the EU member states and the EaP countries and to plant the seed for sustainable scientific, technological and innovation EU-EaP projects.

Therefore this call will embrace three innovation related topics on societal challenges which are:
  • Climate change
  • Health
  • Energy
Call Budget and Call Modalities
The total budget of the call in IncoNet EaP is EUR 144.000.
Twinning teams will be supported with up to 10.000 EUR per application.
The grant can cover the following expenses:
  1. Travel expenses (flight and transport in economy/2nd class)
  2. Daily allowance/ accommodation
  3. Technical and/or logistical support for event preparation (e.g. organisation of workshops, catering)
  4. Temporary staff (e.g. students, junior scientists for the event preparation, data analysis etc.)
The budget will not cover salaries for permanent staff.
Co-financing of the proposed activities from own or attracted sources is welcomed.
For further questions please also refer to the Guide to Financial Issues relating to FP7 Indirect Actions as provided by the European Commission:
Eligible Applicants and Project Consortium
Participants in the call can be:
  • Project coordination and consulting organizations with experience in bilateral and multilateral cooperation between EU MS/AC and countries of the EaP
  • Universities
  • Research Institutes
  • Companies with RTD activity and expertise related to the scientific fields of the 3 Societal Challenges (see above)
A project consortium must comprise at least three partners who form a twinning team of which one partner is necessarily from an EU member state and one from a country of the EaP. One of the team members must be designated as 'Coordinator'. The budget will be administered by a (the) European research institution within the twinning team. This institution (e.g. the coordinator of the project) is to be indicated in advance.

The Inco EaP project will only support proposals that imperatively include visits of 1-2 representatives of partner organizations to each other in order to strengthen long-term cooperation, discussion of project ideas, sharing skills and best practice and developing their staff.
Duration
In order to offer a quick and flexible approach the call will be continuously open from May 2014 until March 2016. The duration of a project shall be handled in a scope of 12 months maximum.
Deadline
The final call deadline is 31.03.2016. Applications will be accepted continuously as long as a funding budget in IncoNet EaP is available.

Download for Applicants

Contact

IncoNet EaP Central Information Office at
German Aerospace Center | Project Management Agency
European and International Cooperation
Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
D-53227 Bonn | Germany
Dr Kirsten Kienzler 
phone: +49 228 3821-1458  
Kirsten.Kienzler@dlr.de  
Dr Hendrik Meurs
phone: +49 228 3821-1944
Hendrik.Meurs@dlr.de

Saturday, 3 May 2014

Google Science Fair 2014


Google Science Fair is a global online science and technology competition open to individuals and teams from ages 13 to 18.
This competition is open to full-time and home-schooled students around the world, between ages of 13 and 18 (that’s 14-18 in Israel, Spain and South Korea, and 16-18 in the Netherlands). Students can register on their own, or as teams of up to three. The competition is not open to residents of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any other U.S. sanctioned country and is void where prohibited by law.
The Google Science Fair is free for everyone.
Submission deadline: 13 May 2014

Detalii: https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/competition