Project Reports
Report on SDGs-EYES Service implementation roadmap 1 (D4.8)
This report will include all the requirements emerged and identified during the first development cycle that has not be implemented for any reason (late to be implemented in the sprints of the development cycle, not data available, not enough resources, etc.) and any feedback and suggestion from the stakeholder that might be useful for further improvements and evolutions of the system during the second development cycle.
Communication and dissemination strategy 2 (D6.2)
The “Communication and Dissemination Strategy 2” (D6.2) outlines the approach for disseminating and communicating the SDGs-EYES project to maximize its impact andstreamline external perception. This document collects the project overview in terms of communication and dissemination of activities for sharing project outcomes and results, designed to enhance stakeholder engagement and support activities of “Institutional Liaison, Co-design and Users’ Uptake” (WP2).
This report is a development of the “Communication and Dissemination Strategy 1” (D6.1), and includes specific objectives, key messages, and target groups, alongside a timeframe for the execution and monitoring of communication actions, with particular focus on the period starting from month 19 “DISSEMINATION” phase.
Communication and dissemination strategy 1 (D6.1)
This deliverable describes the communication and dissemination strategy for the SDGs-EYES project. The strategy serves as a guide to the communication and dissemination team and all project partners with their respective communication departments. Its primary purpose is to showcase how to proficiently communicate, promote and disseminate the project outcomes to a wide range of target groups and stakeholders, enhancing the possibility to advance in the monitoring of SDGs and addressing environmental challenges.
The document identifies the overarching goal and specific objectives of the strategy, presents some key messages that convey the project’s aim and intention, and defines the target groups to be reached through various tools. Additionally, it outlines a timeline and assigns responsibilities to different project partners. The employment of specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) help to monitor and evaluate the progress of the activities.
The strategy has been developed in accordance with the Description of the Action (DoA) of the SDGs-EYES Grant Agreement.
Report on Pilot Validation and Assessment I (D5.9)
This deliverable describes the validation and assessment of the first implementation cycle of the five pilots composing the WP5 of SDGs-EYES, describing the activities performed in Task 5.3 “Pilot Demonstration, Validation and Assessment”. The validation has been performed:
- by the pilot leaders, according to the initial set of requirements proposed at beginning of the project with respect to data access, data preparation, data processing, data visualization capabilities (so called “internal validation”);
- By the users in user consultation workshops (organized jointly by WP2 and WP5), following a specific schema with respect to the pilot validation (e.g. questionnaire via webinar or remote, feedback sessions in physical workshop (“external validation”).
With respect to the workshops and webinars, in this document a general overview is presented while information about the workshop planning (set-up, dates, type of audience) is presented in D2.3 and the feedback results are presented in D2.4. This document will help to steer the current development of the pilots and it will be updated at the end of the second implementation cycle with feedback on the final version of the pilot services
Report on Pilot Design 2 (D5.2)
This document is the second release of the report describing the elements needed to correctly design the Pilots of SDGs-EYES. Those requirements identified to feed the platform and tools’ design in WP4, building from science from WP3 and users’ feedback from WP2, are here reported. Leaving the context of SDGs’ indicators addressed to concomitant Deliverables in WP3, here the Pilots’ needs in terms of data sources, preparation and processing steps, as well as results presentation to end-users are described, taking into consideration the top-down (science-driven) side, but also embedding preliminary results of more in-depth engagement of stakeholders through WP2 (bottom-up or user-driven approach for co-design).
SDGs-EYES has five Pilots that cover seven SDGs indicators in the biosphere realm (SDG13, SDG14, SDG15). To compile the previous Deliverable D5.1, information to describe requirements behind Pilots have been initially collected among Pilots’ (co-)leaders, via a survey, facilitated by tabular format, and they were kept updated and transferred to GitHub to remain internally available as “in progress” documentation.
The final list of datasets useful to feed indicators calculation algorithms was consolidated summarizing the main aspects regarding formats and ways to access. In total 54 datasets were confirmed, 26 from Copernicus-related sources, 17 from other authoritative international portals, 11 from national to local archives for the Pilot domain countries (Romania and Italy). Not all datasets are direct input to algorithms (almost half of them, 26), this will depend on information about their resolution, accuracy, quality evaluation: some will serve as complementary information to extend periods of availability or to fill gaps, some other will act as reference dataset for validation or crosscomparison.
In the last year, some almost final decisions on data preparation, as for example the final Area of Interest (AoIs) and processing steps were made. The same applies for the ways in which the results can be made available to end-users, whose preferences were better re-analyzed in the last months in cooperation with WP2.
Report on Pilot Design 1 (D5.1)
This document is the first release of the report describing the elements needed to design the Pilots of SDGsEYES, in practice those requirements identified to start feeding the platform and tools’ design in WP4. After briefly recalling – as summarized from Deliverable D3.1 (Copernicus Datasets and Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documentation) and also according the initial user requirements (described in Deliverable D2.2) – the context of SDGs’ indicators addressed, their state-of-the-art methodologies, and the expected improvements in data and/or methods, here the Pilots’ needs in terms of data, possible preparation and processing steps, and results presentation to end-users are described, taking into consideration the top-down (science-driven) side, waiting for more in-depth engagement of stakeholders through WP2 (bottom-up approach -user driven under co-design).
SDGs-EYES has five Pilots that cover seven SDGs indicators in the biosphere realm (SDG13, SDG14, SDG15). Information to describe requirements to conduct these Pilots have been collected among Pilots’ (co-)leaders, via a survey, facilitated by tabular format, and they will remain internally available as “in progress” documentation and possibly released as Supplementary Material in the second and final version of this Deliverable at month 18 (M18). At this stage, in particular the possible datasets to feed indicators calculation algorithms were screened. Extended information on these datasets is in the survey tables while in this Deliverable the main aspects regarding formats and ways to access are reported. In total 72 datasets were considered valuable for now, 30 from Copernicus-related sources, 30 from other authoritative international portals, 12 from national archives for the Pilot domain countries (Romani and Italy). Not all of these datasets will be direct input to algorithms, this will depend on information soon examined about their resolution, accuracy, quality evaluation: some will serve as complementary information to extend periods of availability or to fill gaps for example, some other will act as reference dataset for validation or cross-comparison.
More indicative is, for now inevitably, information on data preparation, as for example the final Area of Interest (AoIs) need to be confirmed in some cases or the availability of a few additional datasets is under confirmation. For the processing steps, the review of the most appropriate and promising algorithms is ongoing in WP3, so that high-level processing has been for now identified. The same applies for the ways in which the results can be made available to end-users, whose preferences will be investigated in the next period in cooperation with WP2.
Report on SDGs-EYES Service 2 (D4.2)
The SDGs-EYES project aims at increasing the use of Earth Observation data in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators. The project will not only refine existing indicators or develop new ones but will also provide an environment where users can join and develop indicators, refine and publish them to be available to the SDGs’ indicators community. The current document provides a complete description of the environment implemented to support indicators development: it describes the overall architecture, the service implementation details, and the modules deployed on the selected ICT infrastructure, including the occurring costs.
As planned within the project proposal documentation, the deployment plan will follow an Agile methodology to run two implementation sprints before the first pilot demonstration (sprint 1.1 and sprint 1.2), and two further sprints to evolve and finalize the platform and services by the end of the project (sprint 2.1, sprint 2.2).
Report on SDGs-EYES Service (D4.1)
The SDGs EYES project aims at increasing the use of Earth Observation data in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators. The project will not only refine existing indicators or develop new ones but will also provide an environment where users can join and develop indicators, refine and publish them to be available to the SDGs’ indicators community.The current document aims at providing a complete description of the environment to be implemented to support indicators development, implementation and publication. It describes the overall architecture, the modules requirements and outlines technical implementation options.
The proposed SDGs EYES platform ICT needs are listed and the operational costs estimated.
As planned within the project proposal documentation, the deployment plan will follow an Agile methodology to run two implementation sprints before the first pilot demonstration, and two further sprints to evolve and finalize the platform and services by the end of the project. It is decided to deploy the platform within a single Kubernetes environment to enforce both horizontal and vertical scalability and fill follow a continuous integration and deployment workflow.
Copernicus Datasets and Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documentation 2 (D3.2)
This deliverable aims at describing the workflows (in terms of rationale, data and algorithms) used by the Project to compute and provide the targeted SDG indicators. In this perspective, the deliverable can be considered a “guide”, providing both the scientific background and the technical information for interpreting the calculations performed within the Project. For this reason, the document is conceived taking as reference the “Datasets and Algorithms Theoretical Documentation” (ATDB) that often accompanies the Copernicus products.
According to the agile approach followed by SDGs-EYES, the implemented workflows will be updated throughout the Project duration, in line with the feedback provided by the users (this belongs to the bottom-up perspective of the Project) as well as by the scientific findings evidenced by the Work Package 3 “SDG indicators’ development and evaluation” (henceforth labelled as “WP3”; this is the top-down perspective of the Project). For this reason, this Document is an update (“version 2”) of the ATDB document be provided at the beginning of the R&D cycle (“version 1”). Accordingly, the current version is expected to contain, for each indicator, a consolidated description of the workflow then explained in Deliverable 3.4.
This document (henceforth labelled as “D3.2”) contains the direct findings of WP3. In particular, it regards the activity of Task 3.1, “Scouting of data and algorithm”, which will last until M20 to embed the feedback of the demonstrations and of the mid-term review. However, it also accounts for information collected within WP2 “Institutional Liaison, Co-design and Users’ Uptake” and WP5 “Cross-domain Pilots” concerning the requirements expressed by both the Pilots and the users, in terms of e.g. data, coverage and resolutions enabling the use of Copernicus services and products to enhance the estimation and monitoring of the SDG indicators. In other words, D3.2 is also expected to show how and to what extent the workflows provided by the Project constitute an improvement with respect to current calculation of the indicators.
User Uptake Strategy (Action Plan 1) (D2.6)
The integration of Earth Observation (EO) into the monitoring and reporting of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offers transformative potential for improving the accuracy, timeliness, and comprehensiveness of data. The SDGs-EYES project aims to bring together research and industry experts together with different stakeholders and communities to build a scientific, technological and user engagement framework for monitoring SDGs indicators.
This User Uptake strategy (Action Plan 1) outlines the approach to facilitate the adoption and utilisation of EO among various stakeholders involved in SDG monitoring and reporting and drafts the methodology of user expansion for the SDGs-EYES pilots’ stakeholder engagement. Based on this rationale, the concept of various user communities is explored, and a methodology presented to grow engagement through the ‘nearest neighbour’ approach. These communities are defined as primary communities (existing users, who all can be addressed at co-design actions) and secondary community of users, other players in the same sector, and neighbouring sectors whose needs could be solved by the SDGs-EYES Pilots. Through a survey conducted through the pilots, inputs gathered from the exploitation task (D6.6 Sustainability Plan 1), and the liaison stakeholders’ database, each pilot is assessed according to the EARSC taxonomy, and current and potential user communities are defined. The survey results gathered from each pilot has been analysed according to the two dimensions “User expansion” (thematic) and “User diversification” (new markets).
Overall, the diversification of the community of users for the pilots is:
• Urban Development
• Citizens&Society
• Environment, Defense, Transports
And the thematics of greatest relevance are:
• Atmosphere and climate
• Disasters & Geohazards
• Security & Safety
• Health
The strategy previously presented is then applied to the gathered data described in the section entitled “Action Plan”. This section gathers a range of specific actions that will be carried out to continue the realisation of the uptake strategy, whose final definition will be published at the end of the project (M36).
Collected user feedback 1 (D2.4)
The co-design task of Work Package 2 (WP2 Institutional Liaison, Co-design and User Uptake) has focused on involving the user community in the development of pilot services. In case you are interestedve been organised together with WP5 to showcase the SDGs-EYES pilot prototypes and collect feedback. A large representation of the pilot user communities actively participated in the events. This deliverable describes the results of the consultation workshops. Collected feedback include reflections on how the proposed services can support the users. The feedback will be analysed in more detail to inform the further development of the pilot services in R&D cycle 2.
Copernicus Datasets and Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documentation (ATBD) 1 (D3.1)
This deliverable aims to describe the workflows (in terms of rationale, data and algorithms) used by the Project to compute and provide the targeted SDG indicators. In this perspective, the deliverable can be considered a “guide”, providing both the scientific background and the technical information for interpreting the calculations performed within the Project. For this reason, the document is conceived taking as reference the “Datasets and Algorithms Theoretical Documentation” (ATDB) that often accompanies the Copernicus products.
According to the agile approach followed by the Project, the implemented workflows will be updated throughout the Project duration, in line with the feedback provided by the users (this is the bottom-up perspective of the Project) as well as by the scientific findings evidenced by the Work Package 3 “SDG indicators’ development and evaluation” (henceforth labelled as “WP3”; this is the top-down perspective of the Project). For this reason, two different versions of the ATDB document will be provided, one in the first part of the Project (“version 1”) and one in the last part (“version 2”).
Accordingly, these two versions are expected to contain, for each indicator, a preliminary and a consolidated workflow. This document (henceforth labelled as “D3.1”) contains the direct findings of WP3. In particular, it regards the activity of Task 3.1, “Scouting of data and algorithm”, which is the only active task until M4. However, when needed, it also accounts for information collected within WP2 “Institutional Liaison, Co-design and Users’ Uptake” and WP5 “Cross-domain Pilots” concerning the requirements expressed by both the Pilots and the users, in terms of e.g. data, coverage and resolutions enabling the use of Copernicus services and products to enhance the estimation and monitoring of the SDG indicators. In other words, D3.1 is also expected to show how and to what extent the workflows provided by the Project constitute an improvement with respect to current conditions.
User requirements (D2.2)
Work Package 2 (WP2 Institutional Liaison, Co-design and Users’ Uptake) of the SDGs-EYES project started the process of continuous engagement with stakeholders. This is the first deliverable of the co-design task of WP2.
The objective of the task is to assess user requirements and collect feedback to inform the further development of the pilot product portfolio and tools. The report describes the results of the initial user requirements phase for the pilot services.
Current gaps such as untapped potential of earth observation data and requirements are compiled based on existing documentation and a dedicated survey.
User requirements report (D2.3)
The Co-design tainterested Package 2 (WP2 Institutional Liaison, Co-design and User Uptake) has focus on involving the user community in the design and testing of pilot products and tools. User consultation workshops have been organised together with WP5 to showcase the pilot prototypes and to collect feedback.
The workshops were implemented as in-person meetings and/or online events. A large representation of the user communities actively participated in the events. This deliverable describes the organisation of the workshops and the involved user communities.
The feedback results are presented in the accompanying deliverable D2.4.
Data management plan (D1.5)
Deliverable 1.5 – Data Management Plan (DMP) is a document that aims at providing rigorous detailed information and guidelines about the way data is managed within the SDGs-EYES project. The DMP describes the data management procedures that will be implemented in SDGs-EYES according to Horizon Europe Programme standards considering Open Science Policy, FAIR Principles, and relevant EU laws.
This document details the different input datasets that are exploited within the project, in addition to providing an overview about the output data generated through the implementation of the project. More so, this deliverable provides information related to the application of FAIR principles, data security, and the allocation of resources related to data management.
The DMP is a living document that will continuously be updated throughout the life of the project.
SDGs-EYES project handbook (D1.1)
The objective of this deliverable is to be the reference point for all the partners in SDGs-EYES project. This project handbook contains all the information related to the project management structure, tasks, responsibilities, procedures at all levels of project implementation focusing on many day-to-day activities. In relation, this document will articulate all the communication means, logistics, and guidelines that will be adopted throughout the life of the project, in addition to the appointment of partner representatives, work packages and tasks’ leaders, and other main points of contacts. This document is a management guidebook
to be adopted within the SDGs-EYES Project.
The SDGs-EYES project handbook is developed as a living document to be utilised by all partners to promote cooperation and communication by detailing all the rules, guidelines, and standards of the daily work. The aim is that all the partners within the consortium have a unified comprehension of the various procedures and methods to be adopted with the project. This document will result in making all the project management efforts to be at a high level of efficiency and quality.
