| THE PROJECT |
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MarCoast, in the frame of GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) initiative, covers two groups of services: Oil Spill Monitoring and Water Quality assessment in coastal areas. MarCoast aims to deliver a single portfolio of marine and coastal services at a European scale.
Integration and Sustainability are essential aspects within the MarCoast project, which consolidates services already developed as part of previous ESA projects.
MarCoast offers a set of core services:
- Oil spill alert & polluter identification
- Oil spill drift forecast
- Water quality monitoring
- Algal Bloom detection and alert
- Water quality indicators
- Met-Ocean data
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| OBJECTIVES |
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MarCoast supports long-term sustainable operations for GMES services in the oil pollution and water quality sectors;
as part of a durable, open, and distributed GMES Service Provision Network.
It aims to set up standards and working practices for GMES services in the area of oil pollution and water quality.
The project consortium is formed by 32 experienced partners that guarantee the performance and quality of the information delivered.
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| ACTIVITIES |
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| MarCoast activities go further than providing operational core services. They include the formation of an infrastructure and information system, strategy and assessment activities, validation bureaus, and federation of users according to their needs.
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