Funding: European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 820852

Description: e-shape is a unique initiative that brings together decades of public investment in Earth Observation and in cloud capabilities into services for the decision-makers, the citizens, the industry and the researchers. It allows Europe to position itself as global force in Earth observation through leveraging Copernicus, making use of existing European capacities and improving user uptake of the data from GEO assets. EuroGEO, as Europe’s contribution to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), aims at bringing together Earth Observation resources in Europe. 27 cloud-based pilot applications under 7 thematic areas address societal challenges, foster entrepreneurship and support sustainable development, in alignment to the three main priorities of GEO (SDGs, Paris Agreement and Sendaï Framework).

Role of APCG: PI of the Pilot7 (Showcase: SC2 – Health Surveillance), titled EO-based pollution-health risks profiling in the urban environment

Official Website: http://www.e-shape.eu/