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SUMMARY:Webinar: Create your stories with DEA: From data to narrative
DESCRIPTION:DEA\, implemented by Alia Space Systems\, is a content creation platform that allows users to create interactive stories without writing code. The ambition of this tool is to make data understandable for non-expert users\, making it easy to build engaging and appealing narratives. \nDEA can be leveraged to create compelling visualisations that can be shared with the community and used to foster collaboration and knowledge dissemination. \nThis webinar will address best practices for structuring stories to enhance their impact\, thus\, how to use data to make stories more engaging. Experts from Alia Space will guide you through the features of the service and will answer your questions. \nAgenda\n\nWelcome and introduction – Trust-IT Services\nBrief introduction to the DestinE Platform – Serco\nThe vision: create your interactive stories with data – Alia\nLive demo: discovering DEA features – Alia\nExamples from the community:\n\na  Copernicus4Regions story about more sustainable urban planning – Planetek Italia\n“A frozen wanderer”: tracking the history of iceberg A23A via Earth observation – EUMETSAT\n\n\nQ&A session\nConclusion – Trust-IT Services\n\nRecording and slides\nAvailable at this link.
URL:https://destination-earth.eu/event/webinar-create-stories-dea/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Destination Earth's next chapter: what's in store for the EO community?
DESCRIPTION:“Destination Earth’s next chapter: what’s in store for the EO community?” is an online EOcafe webinar dedicated to the next steps of Destination Earth (DestinE). \nLed by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks\, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) and implemented by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)\, European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and European Space Agency (ESA)\, the first phase (launched in December 2021) established the core components: the Climate Change Adaptation and Weather-Induced Extremes Digital Twins\, the Digital Twin Engine\, the Data Lake and the DestinE Platform. \nThe second phase\, starting in June 2024\, focused on operationalisation and user uptake\, with over 6\,000 registered users\, more than 30 services available\, and an increased integration of AI and machine learning across the system. \nIn this EOcafe session\, hosted by Emmanuel Pajot\, Secretary General of European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)\, Irina Sandu and Charalampos Tsitlakidis will discuss the main achievements of the first two phases\, the strategic priorities for Phase Three and the opportunities for the Earth observation industry\, including how companies can get involved. \nThe webinar is open to all. Registration is free but compulsory. This is a fully virtual event. \nEOcafe is part of EARSC’s monthly series of informal yet high-level discussions\, providing timely and practical insights on key developments in the EO sector. \nRegister now!
URL:https://destination-earth.eu/event/eocafe-event-whats-next/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260310T170000
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SUMMARY:Artificial intelligence and Earth Observation: from Innovation to Services
DESCRIPTION:“Artificial intelligence and Earth Observation: from Innovation to Services” is a two-day hybrid workshop taking place on 9-10 March 2026 (09:00–17:00 CET)\, in Brussels and online. \nThe event brings together Copernicus and DestinE users\, Earth observation and digital service providers\, policy makers\, industry\, academia and IT experts to explore how the rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is transforming the way Earth observation data are developed\, delivered and used. \nWith more than a decade of Copernicus data now available\, the convergence of AI/ML\, High Performance Computing\, big data and Digital Twins is opening the door to a new generation of applications and services. The workshop will focus on how these innovations can be translated into operational\, trustworthy and policy-relevant services\, while addressing emerging user needs and expectations. \nThe programme will feature high-level keynote talks\, technical briefings\, panel discussions and live demonstrations\, with a particular emphasis on AI-driven innovation\, responsible use of data\, and synergies between Copernicus and Destination Earth (DestinE) in view of the upcoming MFF 2028-2034.\nThe workshop is hosted by the European Commission Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS)\, with support from the Space Research Unit of HaDEA. \nParticipation is hybrid: on-site registration is now closed due to full capacity\, while online attendance remains open. Live streaming will be available\, with interactive Q&A sessions via a Slido-type tool. \nRegister for online attendance
URL:https://destination-earth.eu/event/artificial-intelligence-and-earth-observation-from-innovation-to-services/
LOCATION:European Commission\, DG DEFIS\, Breydel building\, Auditorium Avenue d’Auderghem 45\, Brussels\, Belgium\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260324T083000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260326T133000
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SUMMARY:CCI colocation & CMUG integration meeting 2026
DESCRIPTION:The European Space Agency (ESA) is organising the 2026 Climate Change Initiative (CCI) colocation and CMUG (Climate Modelling User Group) integration meeting\, which will take place from 24–26 March 2026 at ESA ECSAT\, Harwell Campus (near Oxford\, UK). The event will also be available via livestream. \nThe meeting will bring together CCI project teams and partners for three days of information sharing\, scientific discussion and collaboration across the climate research community. It will provide an opportunity to exchange knowledge\, present recent developments and strengthen collaboration between projects working on Essential Climate Variable (ECV) data products. \nThe programme will open with updates on the ESA Earth Observation Programme following CM25 and the current status of CCI and Climate Space activities. Sessions throughout the meeting will highlight new projects\, showcase scientific results and applications using CCI datasets\, and promote the sharing of best practices and lessons learned across the community. A key focus of the meeting will be shaping future activities within the Earth Action and Climate Space Phase 2 framework. Breakout sessions will gather feedback from project teams to help inform upcoming ESA Invitations to Tender and guide future priorities for climate science and Earth observation data exploitation. The agenda will also include sessions on digital platforms and climate modelling\, including presentations from ESA and ECMWF on Destination Earth and the development of the Destination Earth Digital Twin on Climate and Adaptation. \nThis event is invitation-only and is intended primarily for CCI project Science Leaders\, Project Managers and associated collaborators. Registration details will be shared directly with invited participants. \nVisit the official event page
URL:https://destination-earth.eu/event/cci-colocation-cmug-integration-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Harwell Campus\, Didcot\, Oxfordshire\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Webinar: EDEN: Unlocking Earth Observation Data for Research and Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Description\nEDEN is a service developed by MEEO designed to facilitate seamless access to Earth Observation data and computing infrastructure within Destination Earth. The service provides programmatic and user-friendly interfaces to discover\, visualise\, and access data from multiple federated sources\, as well as a selection of Analysis-Ready Cloud-Optimised datasets generated and maintained by the service through dedicated data transformation workflows. \nThis webinar will provide an overview of the service and its role in enhancing data accessibility within the DestinE ecosystem. Experts from MEEO will present the service capabilities and demonstrate how they can support the scientific community in developing and running data-driven research workflows. A use case will also be presented during the webinar\, and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during a dedicated session with the experts. \nAgenda\n\nWelcome and introduction\nBrief introduction to the DestinE Platform\nEDEN service overview\n\nAccess to data & infrastructure\nEnhancing EO Data Accessibility\n\n\nUse cases from the community and scientific applications\n\nPhD GPU training pilot activity with GOME-2 super-resolution\n\n\nQ&A session\nConclusion\n\nRegistration\nRegistration for the event is now closed. Stay tuned for the slides and recording!
URL:https://destination-earth.eu/event/webinar-eden-unlocking-earth-observation-data/
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SUMMARY:5th ECMWF-ESA Machine Learning Workshop
DESCRIPTION:ECMWF and ESA are organising the fifth workshop on Machine Learning for Earth Observation and Prediction\, which will be held from 13-17 April 2026 in Bologna\, Italy. \nMachine Learning (ML) is increasingly being used to observe and predict how the Earth system behaves. The scale\, complexity and sophistication of these ML technologies have also increased considerably over the last few years. \nThe in-person meeting will provide an up-to-date snapshot of the state of the art in this rapidly evolving field. It will also be a forum of discussion and interaction among scientists and practitioners about the current opportunities and challenges presented by the use of ML technologies for Earth system observation and prediction. \nThe workshop will discuss hybrid ML-physics based systems and end-to-end ML approaches for data assimilation and weather and climate prediction. It will explore new ways to apply ML to Earth system observations and examine how high performance and emerging computing technologies can accelerate these applications. Participants will also look at the role of ML in building digital twins of the Earth system and share strategies to make these models more accurate and efficient. \nRegistration for in person participation closes on 31 January. For submission details or to register for the event\, please visit the official website here: \n\nVisit event website
URL:https://destination-earth.eu/event/5th-ecmwf-esa-machine-learning-workshop/
LOCATION:ECMWF Bologna\, Tecnopolo di Bologna\, Via Stalingrado 84/3\, Bologna\, 40128\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:DestinE at EGU General Assembly 2026
DESCRIPTION:The EGU (European Geosciences Union) General Assembly 2026 will take place from 3-8 May 2026 in Vienna\, bringing together the international Earth\, climate and environmental science community to showcase cutting-edge research and innovations supporting a deeper understanding of the Earth system and improved risk management. \nIn this context\, Destination Earth (DestinE) will feature prominently through two dedicated sessions on Earth system Digital Twins\, highlighting how these technologies are transforming Earth system modelling\, climate impact assessment and decision support. \nDestinE will contribute to the following sessions: \n\nApplications of Earth system digital twins\n\nConvener: Claudia Vitolo (European Space Agency) | Co-conveners: Joern Hoffmann (European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast)\, Franka Kunz (European Space Agency)\, Danaele Puechmaille (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites). \nThis session focuses on the applications of Earth system digital twins developed under the European Commission’s Destination Earth initiative\, a multi-year pogramme implemented by ECMWF\, ESA and EUMETSAT. \nDestinE combines advanced Earth observations\, high-resolution modelling\, Artificial Intelligence and high-performance computing to simulate natural phenomena\, hazards and human activities\, delivering actionable insights for climate adaptation\, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. Contributions will explore stakeholder-driven applications ranging from extreme event prediction to long-term climate adaptation\, urban liveability\, and marine and hydrological systems\, strengthening Europe’s digital twin ecosystem and its global relevance. Submit your abstract here. \n\nLeveraging Digital Twins for Earth: Advancing Predictive Models and Scenario Analysis\n\nConvener: Bertrand Le Saux (European Commission) | Co-conveners: Monique Kuglitsch (Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institut)\, Vitus Benson (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry)\, Lorenzo Nava (University of Cambridge)\, Elena Xoplaki (CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change). \nThis session examines how Digital Twins for Earth\, such as Destination Earth\, enhance hazard prediction\, scenario analysis and anticipatory risk management. \nBy integrating predictive models\, real-time observations and AI-driven tools\, digital twins enable “what-if” analyses\, hazard cascade simulations\, synthetic data generation and testing of adaptation strategies across multiple sectors\, including energy and food systems. \nThe session fosters cross-disciplinary dialogue on how the convergence of digital twins and AI can accelerate resilience and preparedness for climate-related risks and natural hazards. Submit your abstract here. \nThrough its participation in EGU General Assembly 2026\, Destination Earth reaffirms its role as a key European initiative advancing next-generation digital capabilities to support climate policy\, risk management and sustainable development at European and global scale. \nVisit the website
URL:https://destination-earth.eu/event/destine-at-egu-general-assembly-2026/
LOCATION:Austria Center\, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1\, Vienna\, 1220\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260608T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260609T120000
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SUMMARY:DestinE Co-Design Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This 1.5 day co-design workshop will take place on 8 and 9 June. It will take place before the 5th DestinE User Exchange\, the central user engagement event of the DestinE initiative\, led by the European Commission (DG CNECT). It will bring together developers for hands-on exploration of how DestinE can be applied across different impact sectors. Deep-dive sessions within the workshop will focus on selected topics of interest for developers and users allowing to work directly with several components of the DestinE system – the Digital Twins\, the Digital Twin Engine\, the Data Lake (DEDL)\, and the DestinE Service Platform (DESP) – supported by experts from the three entrusted entities ECMWF\, ESA\, EUMETSAT and their partners. \nMore Information & Registration \nAttendance\nPlaces are limited. If you wish to attend\, please register now. \nThe registration deadline is 26 May 2026. \nPlease note that on 8 June the event will take place at theRoyal Meteorological Institute of Belgium\, while on 9 June\, the 5th User eXchange will start after the co-design workshop and will take place at the same venue (Maison de la Poste\, Tour & Taxis).
URL:https://destination-earth.eu/event/destine-co-design-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Engaging users with DestinE’s energy research - Public Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will take place on 9 June\, 9:00 – 12:00 CET. It will take place before the 5th DestinE User Exchange\, the central user engagement event of the DestinE initiative\, led by the European Commission (DG CNECT). \nInterested stakeholders from industry\, research\, policy and other sectors are invited to a public workshop that explores concrete avenues for DestinE’s contribution to a sustainable and resilient European energy system on a technical level. In small groups\, participants will have the opportunity to dive deep into the various topics of DestinE’s energy applications\, identifying how to support industry and other stakeholder’s pro-active contribution to designing and operating the future European energy system. \nMore Information & Registration \nAttendance\nThis workshop complements a dedicated session on energy during the 5th DestinE User eXchange event in Brussels on 10 June (14:05 – 15:05 CET). Participants of this public workshop must register for the User eXchange in due time to enter the venue.
URL:https://destination-earth.eu/event/engaging-users-with-destines-energy-research-public-workshop/
LOCATION:Maison de la Poste\, Rue Picard 7\, 1000\, Brussels\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:5th DestinE User Exchange
DESCRIPTION:The 5th Destination Earth (DestinE) User eXchange will take place in Brussels\, Belgium\, and online\, on 9 and 10 June 2026. The User eXchange is the central user engagement event of the DestinE initiative\, led by the European Commission (DG CNECT)\, and brings together the growing community of users and partners involved in the initiative. \nThe DestinE User eXchange events provide an opportunity for users to learn about DestinE’s progress. From experienced academic data users to developers and policymakers\, the User eXchanges are designed to foster dialogue and networking. These events bring together users\, service providers and the DestinE team to ensure that the platform delivers applications and services that meet diverse needs. \nThis edition will be hosted at Tour & Taxis in Brussels and held as a hybrid event\, offering participants the choice to join in person or online. The 2026 User eXchange will feature presentations and discussions on the latest developments in the DestinE initiative\, including the Digital Twins\, Digital Twin Engine\, AI models and solutions\, Data Lake\, and the DestinE platform and its services. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with experts\, explore how DestinE supports Europe’s climate resilience and adaptation efforts\, and share their own experiences and ideas. \nThe 5th User eXchange will be hosted by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and co-organised with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)\, in collaboration with the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RMI). \nPrior to the DestinE User eXchange\, participants have the possibility to join the Engaging users with DestinE’s energy research Public Workshop and by the DestinE Co-Design Workshop.
URL:https://destination-earth.eu/event/5th-destine-user-exchange/
LOCATION:Tour & Taxis\, Brussels\, Av. du Port 86C\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:User eXchange
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