Objective
The nations of Europe are distributed around some of the most complex and dynamic geological systems on the planet and understanding these is essential to the security of livelihoods and economic power of Europeans. Many of the solutions to the grand challenges in the geosciences have been led by European scientists – the understanding of stratigraphy (the timing and distribution of layers of sediment on Earth) and the discovery of the concept of plate tectonics being among the most significant. Our ability to monitor the Earth is rapidly evolving through development of new sensor technology, both on- and below-ground and from outer space; we are able to deliver this information with increasing rapidity, integrate it, provide solutions to geological understanding and furnish essential information for decision makers.
Earth science monitoring systems are distributed across Europe and the globe and measure the physico-chemical characteristics of the planet under different geological regimes. EPOS will bring together 24 European nations and combine national Earth science facilities, the associated data and models together with the scientific expertise into one integrated delivery system for the solid Earth. This infrastructure will allow the Earth sciences to achieve a step change in our understanding of the planet; it will enable us to prepare for geo-hazards and to responsibly manage the subsurface for infrastructure development, waste storage and the use of Earth’s resources.
With a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) to be located in Rome (Italy), EPOS will provide an opportunity for Europe to maintain world-leading European Earth sciences and will represent a model for pan-European federated infrastructure.
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- social sciencessociologygovernance
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanets
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologyseismologyplate tectonics
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
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75794 Paris
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06304 Nice
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67081 Strasbourg
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75238 Paris
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38058 Grenoble
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63000 Clermont Ferrand
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77454 Marne-La-Vallee
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13572 Marseille
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14473 POTSDAM
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8092 Zuerich
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5020 Bergen
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SN2 1FL Swindon
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3731 GA De Bilt
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28006 Madrid
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108 Reykjavik
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01-452 Warsaw
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11810 Athina
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077125 Magurele-Bucuresti
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6201 001 Covilha
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14131 Praha 4
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3584 CS Utrecht
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34342 Istanbul
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D04K7X4 DUBLIN
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1165 Kobenhavn
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751 05 Uppsala
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3732 GK De Bilt
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00014 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO
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91680 Bruyeres Le Chatel
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45060 Orleans
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00185 Roma
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1180 Bruxelles / Brussel
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90014 Oulu
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1056 BUDAPEST
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250 66 Zdiby
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80125 NAPOLI
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80138 Napoli
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546 36 THESSALONIKI
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27100 Pavia
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1350 Kobenhavn K
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43520 Roquetes
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60550 Verneuil En Halatte
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00154 Roma
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11525 ATHENS
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80539 MUNCHEN
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971 87 Lulea
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1000 Ljubljana
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00144 Roma
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L69 7ZX Liverpool
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ST5 5BG Keele
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00560 Helsinki
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30-059 Krakow
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40-166 Katowice
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LS2 9JT Leeds
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06800 ANKARA
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13677 Acharnes
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EN2 6NF Enfield
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56124 Pisa
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56124 Pisa
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80138 Napoli
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1111 BUDAPEST
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13677 Acharnae
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