Projects
The European and national projects in which MEEO puts satellite, climate and geospatial data to work, from data access and processing to AI and decision support.

EDEN & VISION
MEEO within Destination Earth
MEEO's services on the DestinE Platform: EDEN, to discover and access Digital Twin data, and the data backbone of VISION, for immersive 3D visualisation.
Ongoing

Project aims to enhance our understanding of the Baltic Sea’s ecosystem and dynamics by developing 4D reconstructions of the Baltic Sea's physical and biogeochemical state, integrating EO data with advanced modelling to inform sustainable maritime and environmental policies..

Federated data infrastructure supporting Earth System science within the ICSC Spoke 4, providing FAIR-compliant access to climate datasets and simulations.

DTE Hydrology Next
Digital Twin Earth (DTE) Hydrology Next
An ESA Digital Twin Earth initiative delivering web-based tools for interactive exploration of hydrological simulations, now extended to Europe and selected areas in Africa and Central America.
DVPS
Diversibus Viis Plurima Solvo
An EU-funded research project (2025–2029) turning the design of multimodal foundation models into a rigorous, scalable scientific discipline.
Ongoing · 2025 – 2029
EO-driven MRV for Carbon Farming
Linking crop yield prediction to SOC change
A hybrid modelling pipeline that turns Soil Organic Carbon change into bank-aligned indicators for the regenerative transition.
EO4EU
AI-augmented ecosystem for Earth Observation data accessibility with Extended reality User Interfaces for Service and data exploitation
A Horizon Europe project facilitating the use of Earth Observation data for environmental, governmental, and business forecasting through a user-friendly platform.
Completed · June 2022 – November 2025

ESA MAAP
Multi-mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform
ESA Multi-mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform initiative for geospatial discovery and collaborative analysis of biomass and forest-related data collections.

GDA APP
Global Development Assistance (GDA) Analytics & Processing Platform (APP)
ESA platform providing geospatial data access and processing capabilities to International Financial Institutions collaborating with the Global Development Assistance programme.

HIGHWAY
HIGH performance earth observation digital twin components ready data gateWAY
ESA service that makes EO mission datasets accessible and ready to use by transforming them into cloud-native formats to feed the Digital Twin Earth models into the DestinE platform.
Ongoing · Since March 2024
ILIAD
Coastal Crete: a Digital Twin of the Ocean for near real-time oil spill detection
Interoperable digital twins of the ocean, including near real-time oil spill detection and forecasting in the Cretan Sea.
Completed · February 2022 – July 2025

IRIDE is an integrated Earth Observation system launched under Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and coordinated by European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian Space Agency (ASI), consisting of a satellite constellation of over 60 units and a ground-based operational infrastructure.
Component of the Italian IRIDE program focused on developing predictive Digital Twins for natural disaster.
Self-supervised deep learning that reconstructs cloud-free daily Lake Surface Water Temperature, from single-lake pilots to global monitoring.

A project leveraging Satlantis high-resolution satellite imagery to deliver analysis-ready and visualisation-ready EO products for downstream applications.
SEEDS
Soil Erosion and land covEr Data for Sustainability
Improving the assessment and prediction of rainfall-induced soil erosion in Italy with Machine Learning applied to Earth Observation data.
Completed · January 2024 – June 2025
SMART
Sensibilization and Mobilization for an Active Green Transition
An ESA Space Solutions Kick-start activity led by MEEO, exploring how Large Language Models can turn Earth Observation and climate data into engaging, accessible content.
Completed · 2024
TAP-ER
Transition and Adaptation Plan for Emilia-Romagna
A Horizon Europe project updating the regional adaptation strategy of Emilia-Romagna to the effects of the climate crisis, in particular floods and heat waves.
Ongoing

TERRA
An InTelligEnt PlatfoRm for IntegRating ClimAte Services
Horizon Europe project developing integrated Copernicus-based services for coastline detection, erosion prediction, flood risk management, and water pollution assessment.
Ongoing · January 2025 – December 2027
VICARIUS
Visual Integration for Climate Analysis of Risks and Impacts in Urban Systems
A web-based platform that shows coexisting urban risks together in Milan and Bologna, for coordinated decision-making.
Ongoing · May 2025 – November 2026

WEkEO 2.0
The official Copernicus DIAS platform
The official Copernicus DIAS (Data and Information Access Services) platform, providing access to Copernicus, climate, and Earth observation data for a broad community of users.
