The outcome is threefold: 

First, a common registry of observation facilities (protected areas and long-term monitoring sites) relevant in the GEO context providing information from available site catalogue from research networks and infrastructures.  The common registry will be in form of a web-based platform (htpps://deims.org) with a TRL of 7+ integrating 1000+ sites along with important meta information and site-based in-situ data linkage that will be the basis for any long-term and large scale ecosystem assessment. 

Second, an integrated visualization and analysis platform (EcoSense) for end users supporting defined workflows and allowing access to relevant data services (e.g. from eLTER DIP, GEO BON portal). This platform will visualize both, in-situ data gathered from selected sites across Europe and spatially explicit data from mySPACE (RS-value added products) and myVARIABLE (EBV products). In addition, the Virtual Lab (VL) will provide the possibility to automatically run mySPACE modules within A DIAS framework. This will allow the download of RS data directly from the platform, the integration with additional in-situ/ancillary input data, the use of cloud computing, the DIAS storage facilities of both intermediate and final products.

Third, recommendations regarding the implementation/adaption of in-situ observation designs in view of an improved integration and linkage of RS-based  (mySPACE) and EBV (myVARIABLE) data products

12/2020 functional state of redesigned DEIMS-SDR API (https://deims.org/api) and EcoSense (alpha stage) for internal use

12/2021 redesigned (DEIMS-SDR) and extended in its functionality (EcoSense) (beta stage) as public access.

12/2022 both web applications are improved (based on user evaluation) (beta stage) and with public access 

04/2023 both applications finalized, user number increased (beta stage) with public access

web-based services, expert report on recommendations regarding the implementation/adaption of in-situ observation designs

all web-based services are in-house developments without any European platform support. mySITE will use data services provided by eLTER and data and data services provided by eLTER sites (e.g. OGC SOS) for sharing time series data to be integrated and visualized by EcoSense. In addition to local hosting of data by the eLTER sites and protected areas, EUDAT B2SHARE is used as data repository for file based data.

Webbased metadata catalogue, Web based application, Web-GIS, Jupyter Notebook

Currently, on European as well as on global scale a high number of protected areas and long-term monitoring sites, focusing on biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring exist providing important information not only to manage e.g. protected areas with regard to their protection goal but also providing quality controlled data to analyze the response to environmental threads. Despite their importance, a complete overview on the variables monitored, measurement devices, measurement design and strategy, data processing and access as well as contact points to request the data is still hampered by the fragmentation of data management and access policies.  At the moment, a functional single point of access to discover in-situ measured data at long term observation facilities for biodiversity and ecosystem is still lacking. The pilot addresses the user's perspective to integrate and provide access to data which are standardized and harmonized so that they become easily exploitable in a standardized fashion or enable quick exploration and visualization of data. To counter all these aspects mySITE develops central services to be of high importance for future ecological and ecosystem research/assessment/monitoring across Europe.

mySITE pilot addresses the research community as well as site and protected area managers providing a single point of access to data from long term biodiversity and ecosystem observations to address scientific questions as well as meeting the protection goals.

mySITE pilot will support users integrating in-situ data as well as EO data products (mySPACE) and Essential Biodiversity (EBV, myVARIABLE) and Ecosystem Variables (EEV) to meet the data management requirements

Standardized and value-added products with a special focus on ecosystems/biodiversity based on remote sensing (mySPACE, myVARIABLE) and modelling (myVARIABLE) will be visualized for several hundreds of sites. 

The mySITE pilot is also aiming to enable access to in-situ data from monitoring locations for the integration with EO data workflows and EBVs.

Adhering to given data policy rules and according to INSPIRE, all data will be publicly available via the designed web-based services. 

The central site registry DEIMS-SDR providing information on the long term monitoring sites and the related datasets is aimed to be registered by mid-2021 using metadata standards (e.g. ISO19115). The technical efforts on the integration still needs to be evaluated.

EcoSense is currently available in a prototype version. Time and registration of the tool still needs to be evaluated and decided.