EMSO ERIC Joins the EOSC Mesh Project to Advance Ocean Monitoring and the EOSC Federation

Following the official launch of the EOSC Mesh project, EMSO ERIC presented its marine use case at the Ghent Kick-Off Meeting, demonstrating how federated services can process complex ocean data into real-time safety alerts.

On 1 September 2026, the EOSC Mesh project officially kicked off its three-year mission to advance the EOSC Federation technical and organizational scope. Coordinated by Stichting EGI and bringing together 46 international partners, EOSC Mesh will integrate seven federating Nodes to expand the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) capacity across key disciplines. EMSO ERIC is actively contributing to this milestone initiative by deploying advanced ocean monitoring capabilities powered by AI and federated services.

By establishing seven interoperable federating Nodes (spanning environmental sciences, health, social sciences, and high-energy physics), EOSC Mesh will expand EOSC’s capacity with over 2,600 tools and services, 1,700 datasets, and advanced workflows, benefiting an estimated 650,000+ researchers and 2,000+ research centers across Europe.

EMSO at the EOSC Mesh Kick-Off Meeting

On 24–25 September 2026, the EOSC Mesh Kick-Off Meeting and 1st General Assembly took place in Ghent, Belgium. EMSO ERIC actively contributed to the event, with Aljaz Maslo (Data and Science Officer at EMSO ERIC) presenting the EMSO use case: “Ocean Monitoring for Risk Prevention and Biodiversity Conservation.”

Developed in close collaboration with UPC, PLOCAN, and IFREMER, this use case focuses on Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology to monitor seismic activity, vessel traffic, and marine mammals. It highlights the technical challenges of processing and integrating high-volume marine datasets in real time.

As one of the key environmental use cases within EOSC Mesh, EMSO’s participation reinforces our commitment to expanding open science, enabling cross-disciplinary collaboration, and optimizing marine data for safety and biodiversity conservation.

Photo: Aljaz Maslo presenting the EMSO use case at the EOSC Mesh Kick-Off Meeting in Ghent, Belgium, September 2026. Credit: Pablo Fernández Moniz (PLOCAN)