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11th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE 2019)
2019-09-24 09:30 - 2019-09-27 20:30 (Europe/Moscow) | Florence, Italy
The 11th International Symposium on Digital Earth is about to be realized between 2 and 27 of September, 2019. The online registration is open.

Register here in the 11th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE 2019).

To complete the registration, follow the steps below:

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Please note that in Italy you receive the invoice after the payment. Once the registration process has been completed, within a few days you will receive an invoice from the Organizing Secretariat confirming that payment has been received.

The ISDE11 Call for Abstracts is open and the deadline for submission is February 28th, 2019. Click here to submit an abstract.

OGC TC/PC Meeting
2019-09-09 - 2019-09-13 | Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff, AB T1L 1H5, Canada

WeObserve 1st CO4EO Workshop: Citizen Science and Conventional Earth Observation Interaction
2019-07-02 11:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Moscow) | University of Salzburg – Faculty of Natural Sciences, Hellbrunner Strasse 34, Salzburg, 5020, Austria
The first CO4EO Workshop, entitled as “Citizen Science and Conventional Earth Observation”, took place within the 39th annual symposium of EARSeL, in Salzburg, Austria, on 2 of July 2019. The workshop, organised by the H2020 WeObserve project (www.weobserve.eu) brought out best practices from the crowdsourcing data capitalization in combination with earth observation data (through sensors) in order to improve monitoring of various environmental phenomena. During the workshop, the H2020 COs , GroundTruth 2.0, Scent, GROW and LandSense, presented their innovative applications as well as other tools developed within the lifetime of their projects in order to assist and improve environmental monitoring. Particular emphasis was given in the field of Land Use and Land Cover (LU/LC), harnessing the power of citizens to create actionable knowledge for participatory governance and policy making. In addition, potential solutions and promotion of policy adoption were discussed on overcoming limitations of citizen science data in Earth observation applications.
You may find here all presentations that took place on the 1st WeObserve CO4EO Workshop, while the agenda is available here.

5th Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2019
2019-06-26 09:00 - 2019-06-28 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Universitätszentrum Obergurg, Gaisbergweg 5, Obergurgl, 6456, Austria
In summer 2019 the 5th Austrian Citizen Science Conference will take place in Tyrol. The University of Innsbruck and the Citizen Science Network Austria invite you to Obergurgl, where the Citizen Science Community will gather from 26th to 28th June under the motto “Borders and Transitions” at over 2000m.

What are the limits of Citizen Science?
Is Citizen Science allowed to do everything?
Who determines what Citizen Science is allowed to do?
What does Citizen Science want and what does it not want?
What can you offer participants, what not?
What are the examples of boundaries in Citizen Science (projects)?
What are transitions in Citizen Science?
Which interfaces arise in Citizen Science projects?
Are transitions opportunities or obstacles and how can they be used or overcome?
What are the examples of transitions?

All the above mentioned and other exciting questions will be discussed within the Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2019.
More information about the conference are available here: https://www.citizen-science.at/konferenz

LIBER Annual Conference
2019-06-26 08:00 - 2019-06-28 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
LIBER’s Annual Conference is a key meeting point for research library professionals.
Held in late June or early July, the conference brings library directors and their staff together for three days of networking and collaboration. Delegates mainly come from Europe but people from around the world are welcome, and we regularly welcome guests from countries including Australia, Canada and the United States.
The goal of the conference is to identify the most pressing needs for research libraries, and to share information and ideas for addressing those needs.
Before the main conference, many delegates join workshops and meetings for LIBER Working Groups, and following the conference social events such as tours of the area are arranged for those who wish to participate.

This year, 2019, LIBER’s Annual Conference will take place in Dublin, Ireland on the campus of Trinity College Dublin.

The registration will open on February and the participants are advised to register early, as the space of Trinity College Dublin is limited to about 400 delegates and the event is expected to be popular. More information about the conference, the agenda and the registration are expected to be available soon here.

Scent Final Showcase
2019-06-20 08:00 - 2019-06-21 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Athens, Greece
On 20-21 June 2019, the Scent project will host the Scent Showcase in Athens, Greece. This is an opportunity for you to experience the new innovations in environmental monitoring.
The two day event will feature exhibitions and demonstrations of new applications developed by the Scent project for tracking changes in the environment. Attendees will also be able to participate in interactive sessions with experts in the field of citizen science and flood management. On the second day of the event, attendees are invited to take part in a field campaign on the Kifisos river basin, where the Scent applications will be put to the test.
On display will be the newly developed Scent Toolbox – a collection of smart technologies developed by the project to support environmental monitoring, as well as flood management and prevention. The Scent Toolbox includes Scent Explore and Scent Measure, two fun new gaming apps to enable citizens to monitor changes in the environment around them.
These new apps are currently being tested in citizen science campaigns in Greece and Romania. The data collected from these apps is used to create vital flood maps for the region. The results from these first campaigns will also be on display at the Showcase.
Registration for the event will open soon. For now, be sure to save the date in your calendar and share with your friends.
Download the ‘Save the Date’ in PDF here.

OGC TC/PC Meeting
2019-06-17 - 2019-06-21 | Leuven, Belgium

Fifth Citizen Science Cost Action MC and WG Meeting - Citizen Science Strategies in Europe
2019-06-04 09:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Cēsis Vidzeme Concert Hall, Raunas iela 12, Cesis, 4101, Latvia
The 5th Citizen Science Cost Action MC and WG Meeting will be held on June, 4, 2019 in Cesis, Latvia. More specifically, the MC Meeting will take place on June , 4 , 2019 while the next day, on June,5, 2019 some working group meetings will take place .
The registration is available through a form here. More information as well as the draft agenda are available here.

European Climate Change Adaptation conference (ECCA) 2019
2019-05-28 08:00 - 2019-05-31 17:00 (Europe/Moscow)

2019 Living Planet Symposium
2019-05-13 09:30 - 2019-05-17 19:00 (Europe/Moscow) | MiCo – Milano Congressi
The European Space Agency’s 2019 Living Planet Symposium, an event which is held every three years, will take place this year and specifically on 13–17 May 2019 in Milan, Italy.

Register in Living Planet Symposium 2019 here

The Symposium is organised with the support of the Italian Space Agency.
This symposium focuses on how Earth Observation contributes to science and society, and how disruptive technologies and actors are changing the traditional Earth Observation landscape, which is also creating new opportunities for public and private sector interactions. Find here the full program.
Registration is open and will be available no later than 30 April 2019. The registration fee is €50 per registration, while is €25 for students. Participants are required to finance their own travel and accommodation.

International Conference on Earth Science and Climate Change
2019-04-15 08:00 - 2019-04-16 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Toronto, Canada
The conference brings together a wide array of scientists, researchers and students in the fields of Earth Science, Hydrology, Ecology, Agriculture and Climatology (to name a few) to discuss the theme ‘Improve understanding of the Earth Science and Abrupt Climate Change’. Leading academics are invited to share their studies and knowledge on all aspects of Earth technology and weather exchange and provides a platform for sharing innovations. Over the course of two days, a total of 21 sessions will be held ranging from the topics of Earth, Ecology and Ecosystems to Climate Hazard and Refugees. Find more detailed information on all 21 topics on their website.
Find out more here.

DITOs Final Event
2019-04-03 09:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, 29 rue Vautier 1000 Brussels, Belgium, Belgium
On the 3rd April, the Doing It Together Science (DITOs) project will present the results and lessons learnt from the project in the DITOs Pan-European Policy Round Table on Citizen Science and DIY science. This one-day event will be a mix of talks, panels discussions, and a “marketplace” (exhibition stalls) showcasing DITOs activities and new projects, creating a great opportunity for interactivity, creativity, and networking!
DITOs FINAL EVENT
When: 3rd April 2019 from 9:30 to 18:00
Where: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, 29 rue Vautier 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Preliminary agenda
9:00 – 9:30 Registration
9:30 – 10:00 Opening by Muki Haklay & (TBC)
10:00 – 11:00 DITOs project results
DITOs partners will present results from the core themes of the project: environmental sustainability, biodesign, public engagement, policy engagement, evaluation methods.
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Doing It Together beyond DITOs
Short talks discussing how to ensure the DITOs legacy will live beyond the end of the project, and the challenges for citizen science.
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Marketplace
A space to exhibit projects, bring ideas of iconic tools, strategies from partners and other projects, ECSA Working Groups, citizen scientists.
14:00 – 15:15 “Taking the Journey” roundtables
Themes-based tables for sharing lessons learnt about DITOs activities.
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee break
Parallel policy roundtables:
15:30 – 17:00 Citizen science & environmental monitoring and reporting
The session will be part of the consultation process aiming at developing written guidelines on citizen science & environmental monitoring and reporting requested by the European Commission to DG Environment, JRC, Environment Agency Copenhagen.
15:30 – 17:00 Citizen science support for the science-policy interface
A joint workshop with BiodivERsa.
17:00 – 17:30 Wrap up & closing remarks (TBC)
17:30 Cocktail & citizen science DISCO in the Dinosaurs Gallery
20:00 End
For further questions, please contact:
Gaia Agnello gaia.agnello@mfn.berlin and Carole Paleco carole.paleco@naturalsciences.be

In parallel, one day before, on the 2nd April, will be realized: 1) the annual General Assembly and working group meetings of the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), during which ECSA members are invited to make decisions and actively participate in the shaping of the Association and the Working Groups; 2) a workshop organised by BiodivERsA to increase scientist awareness of the importance and added value of citizen science, explore methodologies and adopted practices ongoing in Europe and worldwide, and to learn how to better promote and support citizen science.

9th International Conference on Environment Science and Engineering (ICESE 2019)
2019-03-20 08:00 - 2019-03-22 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Leuven, Belgium, Leuven, Belgium
The 2019 9th International Conference on Environment Science and Engineering (ICESE 2019)will be held during March 20-22, 2019, in Leuven, Belgium. ICESE 2019 is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Environment Science and Engineering to a common forum.

The primary goal of the conference is to promote research and developmental activities in Environment Science and Engineering. Another goal is to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working in Belgium and abroad. The conference will be held every year to make it an ideal platform for people to share views and experiences in Environment Science and Engineering and related areas. Find out more here.

CitSci 2019
2019-03-13 08:00 - 2019-03-17 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Raleigh, North Carolina
In 2019, citizen science.org celebrates and explores the deep roots and broad branches that form the strong core of this field and invites you to be part of their growing Family Tree by bringing your ideas and questions to CitSci2019.
Join citizen science.org on March 13-17th in Raleigh, NC – the City of Oaks – to connect with other leaders and learners from many backgrounds.

Register in CitSci2019 here

According to the conference’s schedule, there will be three special tracks:
Problem-driven Citizen Science – confronting challenges to collecting the data, and building the trust, needed to address specific management questions.
Environmental Justice – data collection to improve human and environmental health, discussed by community-based organizations and engaged partners.
Education – planned for educators, by educators, exploring citizen science both in classrooms and out-of-school.
The Preliminary Program is now available here.
If you find it interesting and you would like to contribute in CitSci2019 Conference, the following opportunities are still open to share your work:
Call for Posters: Rolling submissions
Poster proposal submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis through early 2019. For more details view the call for poster abstracts.
Call for Citizen Science Festival exhibitors: open until filled.
If North Carolina residents can participate in your project, you can reach 10,000 of them during this full-day, high-profile family event at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Free for conference registrants, but must commit to staffing the booth all day on Saturday. Details here.
No abstracts are required to host an exhibit booth during the main conference. Hosting a booth is a great low-cost and low-stakes way to share your materials and host targeted conversations during all of the down-time of the event. Booths are prominently located in the promenade between presentation rooms, and give you great visibility and a home-base for your project to make connections throughout the event. Details here.
Travel support is also available for CitSci2019 in three categories: community-based environmental science, K-12 educators, and university students.
For travel scholarships in support of community-based environmental science, click here for details and to apply.
For travel scholarships for K-12 classroom educators, apply by 15 January 2019. Details and the application are available here.
Limited travel support is available for registered university students. Recipients have been notified by email. Details and the application are available here.

Find the full information concerning the CitSci 2019 by clicking here.

Roadshow event No. 1 (Vicenza)
2019-03-07 | Vicenza, Italy
Date: 7 March 2019
Location: Vicenza, Italy (Face-to-Face event)
Agenda:
7.30-7.40h. Welcome and introduction
7.40-8.00h. Overview of the citizen observatory of water (Alto Adriatico Water Authority)
8.00-14.00h. Practical demonstration & hands on experience (on location/in the field)
14.00-15.00h. Lunch
15.00-17.00h. Plenary discussion
17.00-17.10h. Recap and closing of the roadshow event

The first WeObserve Roadshow event was held in Vicenza in collaboration with the beAWARE H2020 project and its Italian pilot. During this one day event, a simulation re-enacting the Vicenza floods of 2010 was performed and a range of relevant tools developed by the BeAware H2020 project were tested as part of the hands-on experience with a citizen observatory.
Almost one hundred people took part in the Roadshow event: local authorities from the municipality of Vicenza and the Veneteo Region; emergency managers, civil protection office representatives, AAWA , Genio Civile, Land Reclamation ConsortiaGenio Civile, Land Reclamation Consortia participants; regional and national policy makers; civil protection volunteer teams and citizens.
This Roadshow event consisted of the outdoor, practical demonstration in the morning, followed by a debriefing session and discussion in the afternoon. Key topics discussed included the cultural background and experience in flood emergency management; feedback on the pilot demonstration and tested technologies; and the role of citizens in similar contexts.

WeObserve CoP-SDGs, UN Sustainable Development Goals and Citizen Observatories
2018-11-29 09:30 - 12:30 (Europe/Moscow) | Palazzo Labia, Campo San Geremia, Cannaregio 275, Venice, 30121, Italy
The WeObserve team launched its first face-to-face session for CoP-SDGs: UN Sustainable Development Goals and Citizen Observatories at the COWM Conference on 29/11/2018, 09:30-12:30, in Venice. CoP-SDGs, led by Dilek Fraisl from IIASA, brought together stakeholders to discuss the potential and challenges of using data acquired through citizen science in the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Within this forum, the WeObserve coordinator, Steffen Fritz, spoke about how citizen science can contribute to UN processes, while the participants had the opportunity to discuss the potential benefits and challenges of applying citizen science data in the SDG process and draw on information derived from a recent workshop on SDGs at IIASA.
The session was held at the Palazzo Labia, located in Campo San Geremia, Cannaregio 275, 30121 VENICE (ITALY).
To sign up for a CoP, please sign up here.
To register for the whole COWM Conference, register here.
To register for individual days at COWM to attend CoP events, register here.

WeObserve CoP-impact, Impact and Value of Citizen Observatories for Governance
2018-11-28 15:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Moscow) | Palazzo Labia, Campo San Geremia, Cannaregio 275, Venice, 30121, Italy
The WeObserve team ran the second face-to-face session, CoP-impact, Impact and Value of Citizen Observatories for Governance at the COWM Conference on 28/11/2018, 15:30-18:30, in Venice. An Impact CoP World Cafe session chaired by Uta Wehn from IHE Delft explored the impact and value of Citizen Observatories for governance. With one group working on inventorizing methods for capturing impacts of Citizen Observatories on governance, and a second one on how to capture impact stories, participants discussed potential socio-economic and environmental impacts of community-based environmental monitoring for public authorities and decision-makers. CoP-impact brought together incentives and barriers for participation, engagement strategies and citizen-science ethics, collected among various stakeholders and projects, in order to develop a common methodology.
More specifically, CoP-impact had the following specific objectives:

To provide an inventory of ‘tried and tested’ methods for capturing the impacts of COs on governance;
To capture CO impact stories/examples of best practice from citizens, public sector and policy perspectives;
To provide guidance on CO impact assessment for the CoP-impact members and beyond

The Forum was held on the Palazzo Labia which is located in Campo San Geremia, Cannaregio 275, 30121 VENICE (ITALY).
To sign up for a CoP (1-4), please sign up here.
To register for the whole COWM Conference, register here.
To register for individual days at COWM to attend CoP events, register here.

WeObserve CoP-engage, Co-designing citizen observatories and engaging citizens
2018-11-28 09:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Palazzo Labia, Campo San Geremia, Cannaregio 275, Venice, 30121, Italy
The WeObserve team ran the second face-to-face session, CoP-engage, Co-designing citizen observatories and engaging citizens, at the COWM Conference on 28/11/2018, 09:00-12:00, in Venice. CoP-engage, led by Uta Wehn from IHE Delft, aimed to bring together incentives and barriers for participation, engagement strategies and citizen-science ethics, collected among various stakeholders and projects, in order to develop a common methodology.
More specifically, CoP-engage had the following objectives:

To identify and define strategic engagement practices and CO co-design aspects and elements;
To capture lessons learned (from success and failure) from the implementation of strategic engagement practices and CO co-design versions and tools in differing conditions;
To share these methods and lessons learned in CoP-engage, via the WeObserve Cookbook on Citizen Observatories and via other means.

A key focus of the discussion was an inventory of citizen science-related tools, especially those for co-designing citizen observatories and engaging stakeholders. The session was held on the Palazzo Labia which is located in Campo San Geremia, Cannaregio 275, 30121 VENICE (ITALY).
To sign up for a CoP , please sign up here.
To register for the whole COWM Conference, register here.
To register for individual days at COWM to attend CoP events, register here.

WeObserve CoP-interoperability, Interoperability and Standards for Citizen Observatories
2018-11-27 14:50 - 17:50 (Europe/Moscow) | Palazzo Labia, Campo San Geremia, Cannaregio 275, Venice, 30121, Italy
The WeObserve team ran the second face-to-face session, CoP-interoperability, Interoperability and Standards for Citizen Observatories, within the COWM Conference on 27/11/2018, 14:50-17:50, in Venice. The CoP-interoperability, led by Joan Maso from CREAF, aimed to improve interoperability among citizen science data and services. It conducted Interoperability experiments under the OGC umbrella, and had its first experiment underway. The discussions in the session considered aspects and challenges for standardizing data and tools for citizen observations. Activities and demos were presented from the four working groups of the Interoperability Experiment (vocabularies, data sharing, data quality, and single sign-on).
More specifically, CoP-interoperability session addressed the following topics:

Standard vocabularies for Citizen Science, including project description metadata;
The use of OGC standards (e.g. SWE4CS) to support data integration among CS projects, and with other sources, esp. authoritative data;
The integration of CS projects/campaigns in Single Sign-On system (SSO) federation;
Data quality assessment and documentation

The agenda and minutes are available here .The session was held on the Palazzo Labia which is located in Campo San Geremia, Cannaregio 275, 30121 VENICE (ITALY).
To sign up for a CoP , please sign up here.
To register for the whole COWM Conference, register here.
To register for individual days at COWM to attend CoP events, register here.

Citizen Observatories for Natural Hazards and Water Management
2018-11-27 00:00 - 2018-11-30 00:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Venice, Venice, Italy
The Eastern Alps Hydrographic District is pleased to invite you to the 2nd International Conference on Citizen Observatories for natural hazards and Water Management that will take place in the beautiful city of Venice, Italy.
COWM2018 will focus on the potential of Citizen Science in the European (and beyond) innovation landscape, and in particular in the fields of Environmental Monitoring, Natural Risks management, Land use monitoring and management. The Conference will investigate the role and opportunities for active citizen participation in policy making and the new technologies, methods and advanced modelling to support Citizen Observatories.
The Conference will be the stage for all the ongoing citizen science and crowdsourcing initiatives.
COWM2018 will bring together social scientists, surveyors, engineers, scientists, and other professionals from many countries involved in research and development activities in a wide range of technical and management topics related to citizen observatories and their impacts on society. It will be an opportunity to discover how to maximize the benefit of data emerging from citizen observatories.

ESA earth observation Φ-week
2018-11-12 08:00 - 2018-11-16 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | ESA/ESRIN, Largo Galileo Galilei, 1, Casella Postale 64, 00044 Frascati, Italy.

GEO WEEK 2018 IN KYOTO JAPAN
2018-10-29 08:00 - 2018-11-02 17:00 (Europe/Moscow)
Join the GEO community in Kyoto, Japan, for GEO Week 2018 and the GEO-XV Plenary.
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5th Edition of EuroSciCon Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering
2018-10-29 08:00 - 2018-10-30 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Mercure Budapest Buda, Budapest, Hungary, Mercure Budapest Buda, Budapest, Hungary
Theme: Sustainable Development of Environmental Science and Engineering towards Earth Science and Environmental Health

Mozilla Festival Workshop
2018-10-28 11:00 - 14:00 UTC | Ravensbourne University, London, United Kingdom
The WeObserve team will be running a Workshop Session at this year’s Mozilla Festival in London – the annual space for hackers, performers, students, activists, scientists, designers and beyond to share the newest tech, wildest ideas, most amazing stories, and brilliant plans to make the Internet even more awesome.
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Build your own Citizen Observatory – A ‘CookBook’ for Air Q, Water Q, Land Use & Biodiversity monitoring

Citizen Observatories are community-based environmental monitoring initiatives, that lead to science or policy outcomes for Air Quality, Water Quality, Sound Pollution, Smell Pollution, Land Use, Biodiversity, and more. They are mostly top-down and invite participants locally – but many communities are starting their own investigations from scratch. In this session we will create a ‘Cookbook’ for DIY Citizen Observatories and prototype or wireframe a website to share that information online. The goal is for anyone interested in such an investigation to find the info they need, and dip into the stage of the DIY CO project lifecycle they are at.
There are a huge range of tools and platforms that can be used for environmental monitoring, and an equally large number of places where data can be found or shared – but it is all very scattered, and a huge research effort if you are concerned about an environmental measure in your own community. Our goal is to co-create a ‘Cookbook’ for building your own Citizen Observatory, sign-posting all of the possible tools and resources, communities and guidelines, and places to aggregate and share the data.
With enough people, we will either wireframe or prototype a website to share this info in a logical & useful fashion. If non-tech we’ll focus on user journey of how to DIY a CO.
The Workshop will be held on the 7th floor of Ravensbourne University in the Openness Space.

5th Global Summit and Expo On Pollution Control
2018-10-25 08:00 - 2018-10-27 18:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Panorama Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic

Copernicus Ecosystem Workshop
2018-10-09 08:00 - 2018-10-10 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

INSPIRE Conference 2018
2018-09-18 08:00 - 2018-09-21 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Antwerp, Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium
The 2018 edition of the INSPIRE conference will take place in Antwerp, Belgium, 18-21 September. The motto of this years’ event is INSPIRE users: Make it work together!
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Citizen Science Interoperability Experiment - kickoff meeting
2018-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Moscow)
On June 6 2018, the EU-funded H2020 Coordination and Support Action, WeObserve, with assistance from NextGEOSS, held a pre-kickoff meeting for the CitSciIE. About 25 people attended the meeting and 2 groups started discussions on data sharing and project description metadata. Details of the meeting are available on the Pre-KickOff meeting webpage.
The official kick-off meeting took place on Friday, September 14th 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany. The goal was to demonstrate the interoperability within citizen science projects and the way PGC standards can be applied to citizen science. In particular, the following topics were addressed:

The use of OGC standards or (e.g. Sensor Web Enablement (SWE)) to support data integration among CS projects, and with other sources, esp. authoritative data (e.g by following SWE4CS);
How to document critical metadata, including data quality aspects, and generate a data quality label;
The integration of CS projects/campaigns in Single Sign-On system (SSO) federation;
The relationship(s) between OGC standards and data and metadata standards currently used by CS projects

In the kickoff meeting were confirmed the list of topics, were defined the goals and the components and the people that will participate on them. Furthermore, groups were formed to define the tasks and scenarios and the schedule to do them. The practical outcomes were also defined in terms of ER and demonstrations. For more information, please visit here.

EuroGEOSS Workshop 2018
2018-09-12 08:00 - 2018-09-14 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | University of Geneva
The EuroGEOSS Workshop (formerly known as the European GEO Projects’ Workshop) will take place on 12-14 September 2018 at the University of Geneva and the Museum of Ethnography. The event is co-organised by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, the European Commission with the support of the University of Geneva.
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OGC meeting
2018-09-10 08:00 - 2018-09-14 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart Schellingstraße 24, Building 1 (main building) Stuttgart 70174 Germany, Germany
108TH OGC TECHNICAL COMMITTEE will be hosted by Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart in Stutgart between 10 and 14 of September 2018.
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