What is Destination Earth?
March 13, 2024
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Destination Earth is an ambitious initiative of the European Commission, implemented by three entrusted entities, namely the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).
The goal is to create a digital replica of the Earth system to support responding and adapting to environmental challenges posed by climate change and extreme events.
The components that enable Destination Earth:
- the DestinE Platform developed by ESA, providing decision-making tools, applications and services, based on an open, flexible, and secure cloud-based computing system;
- the Data Lake developed by EUMETSAT, providing harmonisation of data access, facilitation of access to the Digital Twins data outputs, and big data and near data processing;
- The Digital Twin Engine and the first two high-priority Digital Twins developed by ECMWF, providing bespoke km-scale simulations to enable better responding and adapting to the impacts climate change and extreme-weather events.
The components of Destination Earth will be made operational as part of the European Commission’s Digital Europe Programme and in support of the Green Deal.