Solutions were the focus of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s speech at the One Ocean Summit last year. “Today, we know the ocean is vulnerable and is threatened by our misdeeds…Europe can make a huge difference as a maritime power. But only together will we turn the tide, and let our oceans teem with life again.” Among the European solutions brought to the table at the Summit – the Digital Twin of the Ocean.
Developed as part of the EU’s Mission: restore our ocean and waters by 2030 the European Digital Twin of the Ocean (DTO) brings together physical, chemical, biological, and socio-economic data and models to create a virtual replica of the ocean. Coupling artificial intelligence tools such as machine learning with modelling techniques, European High-Performance Computing, and simulation capabilities, the DTO will help boost our knowledge of the ocean and the understanding of the potential impact of the actions and decisions we take, to address crucial environmental challenges, as the ones created by climate change, biodiversity loss and more. The construction of the DTO is well underway, with its operational infrastructure, digital framework and core model suite being developed through the EDITO projects, EDITO-Infra and Edito-Model Lab, but also with the support of several other related projects such as Iliad, Blue Cloud, AquaInfra and many others.
Read the full story From Data to Decisions: The Transformative Role of the Digital Twin of the Ocean at EU4OceanObs