Use Cases

This use case will deal with a better exploitation and use of EO observed datasets to be adopted in the prevention and response activities of Civil Protection services. It builds on the cloud based service provided by IES Solutions - now Webgenesys - to Regione Sicilia, Italy, and extends to the West Attica and Evros regions of Greece for the end-to-end management of operations, ranging from risk nowcasting, short-time prevention planning and daily service activities, to the coordination of response to major emergencies. Based on a proven, geographic, Civil Protection Decision Support System this UC#7 aims at showcasing EO-driven improvements in the real-time management of natural and Man-made risks.

The use case proposed for this project is an information service of locust plague impact assessment and prediction that SIS is providing to an NGO currently operating in Yemen. Desert Locust plague is strongly influenced by climate conditions and vegetation status. So far, all the studies aimed at describing and monitoring this phenomenon have approached separately the Earth Observation techniques and Climate predictions analysis.

Soil Erosion Use Case proposes to integrate rainfall datasets, driving estimates of rainfall erosivity, and non-climate datasets to assess soil susceptibility to water erosion, leveraging empirical approaches, such as the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and similar equations.

The Forest ecosystems use case will identify information on ecosystem services produced in a managed forest, in particular provisioning services (wood and timber), and regulating services, for hydrology and climate through the water and carbon cycle, respectively.

The Food Security case study concerns various aspects of food security and natural systems safety, climate change, mitigation and adaptation, as well as the sustainable management of agricultural systems. The related development activities consist of the determination of specific climate indicators for the evaluation of the impact of extreme climate events and adverse phenomena such as the spread of destructive species on crops, risk estimation, forecasts, and alerts for potential production losses as climate mitigation services. 

DANAOS Shipping is one of the largest managers of modern, large-size containerships voyaging through the open seas, planning trips that last many weeks. EO4EU aims to limit the solution space and increase the throughput reducing the computational time. Such an approach will have a positive impact on ships travelling, towards their destination, as it will limit the time of the optimised route. 

The Personal Allergy Symptom Forecast System (PASYFO) was developed to assist allergy sufferers. Personalised information allows users to track pollen allergy symptoms. Europeans will be able to monitor their exposure to pollen allergens and receive allergy symptom forecasts for the next three days. PASYFO enables users to plan their outdoor activities more effectively during the vegetation season. With the information provided by PASYFO, users can improve their quality of life and rationalise their healthcare costs.