GeoDPA: DLR conference promotes scientific exchange on earth observation and geoinformation
- DLR is hosting the first International Conference on Geoinformation Data, Processing and Applications (GeoDPA) from 23 to 25 April 2024.
- Around 100 participants are expected to attend the event in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony.
- The Institute of Networked Energy Systems is organising the conference under the joint leadership of the Institute of Transportation Systems, the Remote Sensing Technology Institute, the German Remote Sensing Data Center and the Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures.
- Focus: Earth observation, geoinformation, knowledge transfer
The use of geodata has long been an integral part of our everyday lives: navigation systems and rapid action in disaster management are based on information from Earth observation, as are solar radiation forecasts to stabilise our power grids, for example. This is based on enormous amounts of data that are collected, managed and processed for specific applications. To date, this has mainly been done on a decentralised basis and without standardised networking. In order to exploit synergies between producers and users from the geo-relevant fields of energy, transport, space, aviation, and security, DLR is hosting the first International Conference on Geoinformation Data, Processing and Applications (GeoDPA) in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, from 23 to 25 April 2024. Around 100 international participants can look forward to a three-day programme of keynote speeches, panel discussions, poster sessions, excursions and a research expo.
Interdisciplinary approach to FAIR principles
The Institute of Networked Energy Systems is responsible for organising the content of several panel discussions at the event. One panel discussion will be dedicated to research data management. The challenge: experiments and simulations generate immense amounts of data, which must be stored in a way that is findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable in accordance with the FAIR principle. However, the rules for research data management vary greatly between research areas and sometimes even within them. Against this background, the discussion centres on the interdisciplinary handling of the FAIR principles.
The panel discussion "Synergies between industry and research" will take a much more practical look at the challenges and opportunities presented by digitalisation. The following also applies to the geoinformation sector: challenging markets demand innovative products and services in order to remain competitive. Against this backdrop, the panel will discuss how research institutions can support industry in this challenging task and what mechanisms are required to create and maximise synergies.
NFDI4Earth shows how the Earth system works
In addition to other discussion forums, individual projects, initiatives and models will be presented. For example, the NFDI4Earth research project will be presented, in which researchers from the earth system sciences work together on an interdisciplinary basis. The primary aim is to understand the functioning and interactions within the Earth system and to overcome the diverse challenges of global change. The project provides researchers with open access to all relevant data from the Earth system sciences, innovative research data management and data science methods.
With "DestinE" (Destination Earth), an initiative is also being presented whose ambitious goal is to create a digital replica of the Earth system by 2030. DestinE is funded by the European Union and implemented jointly by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).
"Young Researcher meets Experts"
The conference offers the "Young Researcher meets Experts" format especially for young scientists: students, doctoral candidates and young professionals who are involved in the utilisation of geo and earth observation data can discuss various developments in research, technology and business with experts in the "Science Interchange" session. A fixed programme has been deliberately dispensed with in order to enable an open round of questions on freely selectable focal points directly with international experts. This session thus offers a direct exchange and unique opportunities to build personal networks.
The conference is organised under the joint leadership of the Institute of Transportation Systems, the Institute of Networked Energy Systems, the Remote Sensing Technology Institute, the German Remote Sensing Data Center and the Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures. In total, around 20 institutes are involved in the DLR Digital Atlas 2.0 project or the Emissions Land Map (ELK) impulse project.