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Newsletter VII – March 2026

EDITO serves as the public infrastructure of the European Digital Twin Ocean, funded by the European Union. Our mission is to make ocean knowledge available to all, empowering decision-makers, researchers, innovators and citizens to access a wealth of ocean insights and tools, grow our shared knowledge, and act for the future. …

Ocean observation is central to European ocean health and security: understanding the role of the European Digital Twin Ocean in the European Commission’s OceanEye initiative

Ocean observation is central to ocean health and security: understanding the role of the European Digital Twin Ocean in the European Commission’s OceanEye initiative President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen opened European Ocean Days 2026 with a resounding and timely message: ocean observation is strategic infrastructure for Europe…

Full report now available: Digital Ocean Forum 2025

Full report now available: Digital Ocean Form 2025 “The 2025 edition of the Digital Ocean Forum had a strong focus on co-creation, community building, and the transformative potential of the European Digital Twin Ocean for science, policy, innovation, and global collaboration.” The Digital Ocean Forum 2025 marked another landmark opportunity for…

Digital Ocean Forum 2025: Where technology meets community

Digital Ocean Forum 2025: Where technology meets community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAFu8VTTS9Q           “It’s a multidisciplinary infrastructure, where a lot of things are possible.” The Digital Ocean Forum 2025 revealed the impressive technology and dedicated community powering the European Digital Twin Ocean. Hear from some EDITO Community members about what’s…

EDITO announces Call #1: Apply for funding today!

EDITO announces Call #1: Apply for funding today! In our shared mission to grow the European Digital Twin Ocean platform and community, EDITO will offer financial support to selected European, national, regional or local projects to onboard their existing (final or close to final) applications, models, or datasets onto the EDITO…

EDITO on CORDIScovery Podcast episode: “Smarter decisions for our oceans and soil”

EDITO on CORDIScovery Podcast episode: “Smarter decisions for our oceans and soil” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqL3gtaOOUg&t=2s            “You can see past conditions of the ocean, but also future conditions.” EDITO appeared on a special episode of the European Commission’s CORDIScovery Podcast, recorded during the EU Research and Innovation Data 2025.…

Digital Ocean Forum 2025

Digital Ocean Forum 2025 The fourth edition of the Digital Ocean Forum took place on 27-28 November in Brussels (Belgium). At this landmark event, ocean scientists, modellers, researchers, innovators and policymakers came together once again to take stock of recent developments and explore new opportunities towards the co-construction of the European Digital Twin Ocean.  Attendees were…

Announcing the launch of the EDITO Projects Forum: a collaborative space for connecting and amplifying the EDITO Community

Announcing the launch of the EDITO Projects Forum: a collaborative space for connecting and amplifying the EDITO Community At the Digital Ocean Forum 2025, the launch of the EDITO Projects Forum was announced. The Forum will be an inclusive, collaborative space established to connect and support all European, national, and local…

The co-creation of the European Digital Twin Ocean continues with the next phase of the EDITO project

The co-creation of the European Digital Twin Ocean continues with the next phase of the EDITO project What if we could understand the ocean like never before, and predict the impact of our actions? At the 2022 World Ocean Summit, the European Commission communicated its ambition to develop the European Digital…

Applying to Call HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-08? Learn about EDITO and its architecture

HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-08: How will EDITO support successful proposals? As new calls unfold to support the co-creation of the European Digital Twin Ocean, find out how you can harness EDITO -the public infrastructure of the EU DTO- to drive your work forward. If you are considering applying to the Call “HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-08: EU Digital Twin Ocean: Contribution…

The Ocean Bulletin is an open web platform that helps maritime professionals plan routes at sea factoring meteorological and oceanographic conditions into predicted arrival times, fuel consumption, and CO₂ emissions. This application is meant as an EDITO integration aimed for a global audience, allowing users to simulate voyages anywhere on the global ocean, or between specific ports, and to compare performance across multiple types of vessels.

This application simulates a water column anywhere around the world, allowing users to explore the selected water column’s response to pressures.

This application provides real-time position of the low tide bathymetry line observed from satellites, which is useful for navigability and planning maritime operations.

The Global AI-Ocean Forecasting System (GLONET) provides an on-demand, fast, configurable and interactive framework that can be activated easily and quickly everywhere in Europe and in the world Ocean. ​

This application provides an accurate, resource-efficient and accessible tool for seasonal prediction of chlorophyll concentration. Chlorophyll concentration is an important indicator linked to marine ecosystem health, productivity and fisheries.

This application offers a web interface with a thematic approach to data, allowing users to create maps and graphs and to apply on-the-fly processing to deliver a comprehensive picture of the ocean on a given topic and/or area.

This application aims to improve the modeling of key tuna species spatial dynamics under the influence of essential ocean variables. It uses model projections from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) to explore the future of tuna populations and their fisheries.

This application aims to support coastal and marine planning by enabling proactive responses to sargassum influxes across the Equatorial Atlantic and surrounding Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).​

This application shows the impact of ocean observing systems -including in situ observations and satellites observations- on the ocean forecasts from the models. It provides access to information about observations assimilated to model (GLO12) and features to compare simulations with or without observations.

This application provides local information on people and buildings at risk in coastal areas, offering an assessment based on selected parameters, including “Shared Socioeconomic Pathways” (SSPs) scenarios, time scale and types of extreme events.​ This interactive experience about coastal risks and adaptation is powered by the Coastal Climate Core Service (CoCliCo) project.

Simulate the hydrodynamic impact of seagrass on coastal erosion to support coastal protection agency, decision makers and scientists to take nature-based decision. ​Demonstrator based on the What-if Scenario on NBS, developed by HEREON in the frame of the EDITO Model Lab project focused on the Wadden Sea (Germany) and the Songor Lagoon (Ghana).

This application simulates how limiting fisheries during certain months can lower the risk of impacting turtle populations. Harnessing turtle drift simulations developed with Copernicus Marine products, and using EDITO, the application demonstrates how ocean knowledge and modelling can be used to protect biodiversity.

This application provides information on the exposure of local regions to plastics coming from terrestrial origin, including level of exposure, origins and travel time. It provides “what-if” scenario options to examine the effect on the local exposure footprint of potential reductions of plastic emissions at (distant and local) source.

This application presents the EU infrastructures -the in situ and satellite observing systems- underpinning the development of the EU Digital Twin Ocean and the stakeholders involved.​