The Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur is a French intercommunal structure, located in the Alpes-Maritimes department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, around the city of Nice. It was set up on 31 December 2011 and is the result of the merger of the Nice Côte d'Azur urban community (NCA) with three communities of communes in the Alpes-Maritimes2. It includes 51 municipalities and 553,305 inhabitants, on a teritory of 1,479.73 km2. 

GECOsistema is a specialist company providing advanced engineering cloud-web, data-science and modeling studies and services in the field of environmental, climate risk and geospatial intelligence.

We combine advanced data science and machine learning, environmental modelling, GIS and Geospatial Analysis tools, remote sensing, predictive analytics, to give you the critical insight you need into environmental, climate and geospatial issues.

GECOsistema promotes and pursues the development of Innovative products and services through the active participation to EU (Horizon2020/Europe) funded research projects.

 The City of Haarlem is a Coordinator of the Urban Agenda Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement, established in 2017. The City of Haarlem has a long-term vision on Circularity, Sustainability, Smart-City, stimulation of SMEs and start-ups. The aim is to procure 100% circular in 2030. This goal can be achieved by using Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement as a strategic tool. 

CORVERS is a leading legal and economic consultancy firm. We act as an advisor and external expert for governmental bodies.
Our added value relies on the complete range of legal services offered (from legal research and analysis to legal consultancy).
Our unique combination between academic research, our expert role towards policy makers and our legal consultancy to contracting authorities; our strong and wide network; and our involvement in a wide range of cutting-edge projects relating to e.g. new policies, new markets, new products or services, new distribution channels and new technologies enables us to fully support our clients – from policy and strategic level to support in the practical implementation of procurement projects.

The French Ministry of Interior (Ministère de l’Intérieur, MININT) is at the heart of the state’s action throughout the country to serve the French people’s needs and meet their expectations in the area of safety and security. The Ministry of Interior is also in charge of relations between the central and local governments.

The Ministry of Interior ensures that law enforcement services (police and gendarmerie) are able to carry out their missions of safeguarding both people and property and managing emergencies and crisis situations (firefighters).

Région SUD is the regional council of the administrative region of Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur in South Eastern France. 

Its activities is to provide public services while promoting general interest of its inhabitants, as well as their well-being and equal chances. 
Third region of France in terms of population, its economic dynamism contributes to French development, as 7% of French GDP is produced in Région SUD.

Région SUD is in charge of policies revolving around daily concerns of its inhabitants, as highschools, vocational training and learning, regional public transports, employement and economic development, culture, sports... 

Région SUD is divided in six "départements" : Alpes-de-Haute Provence, Alpes Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Vaucluse et Var.

Cannes is a city of 75,000 inhabitants located in the south of France on the French Riviera. The economic environment of the city is based on tourism, business fairs, trade and aviation. Cannes is the host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

The IEEC (Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya) is a research institute that studies all areas of space and space sciences, including astrophysics, cosmology, planetary science, Earth observation, and space engineering. Its mission is to push the frontiers of space research from the scientific and technological domains for the ultimate benefit of society.

The specific objectives are to:

The IEEC ranks among the best international research centers, producing a large number of high-impact publications and leading key world-class projects. This is the result of over twenty years of top-quality research work in collaboration with the top international institutions. The IEEC also develops instrumentation for multiple space missions thanks to a team of engineers with extensive experience in the aerospace sector and in sectors with a high value in innovation. As a a private non-profit foundation, the IEEC can have a versatile relationship with private industries and companies that ultimately fabricate the qualified flight hardware.

Situated in the town of Bamfield, within the traditional territory of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations in Barkley Sound, and adjacent the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, BMSC offers unparalleled access to a wide array of environments – including unique coastal, marine and rainforest habitats and exceptional species diversity.

Perched on the outer west coast of Vancouver Island, BMSC provides access to a remarkable diversity of marine, terrestrial, freshwater and cultural sites of the North East Pacific basin. With 3000 sq m of modern laboratory space it can support research in almost any field of study for all member and non-member users.

BMSC was established in 1972 by the Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society (WCUMSS) in order to provide a permanent base for marine and coastal-oriented field operations on the west coast of Canada. WCUMSS is a not-for-profit, registered Canadian charity that is responsible for the oversight and governance of the BMSC.

Region of Central Macedonia (RCM) is a NUTS 2 local Authority in Greece. For the purpose of this initiative the Region has appointed the Department of Innovation Support of the Directorate of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, to coordinate any actions,, and more specifically the One Stop Liaison Office. O.S.L.O. is the responsible entity for designing, monitoring, implementation and revising of RIS3 of the region. 

Founded in 1992, the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA) gathers people working on economic development through a large network of 68 members throughout 21 countries in the European Union and beyond.

We connect our members with other regional development agencies, business partners and European authorities.

HD Rain has developed sophisticated weather measurement and prediction models that combine AI, machine learning algorithms, and opportunistic satellite signal attenuation detection to measure, analyze, certify, and forecast all types of weather events with an unparalleled accuracy of 500 meters and 1 minute. 

Since our creation in 2018, we've worked across the world with cities, governments, and companies on the following topics: 

SKYLD Security and Defence is an ICT and consulting company, that specialises in Homeland Security including public safety, crisis management, critical infrastructure protection and Defence. SKYLD services include capability development, expert consultation on business excellence, systems & operations as well as project governance for private and government organisations.
 SKYLD is focusing on developing and marketing novel ICT solutions, in pursuit of advancing emerging technologies and developing cutting-edge solutions in the security and defence domain and is operated by a number of employees with extensive experience in the respective fields. 

Support services in acquisition and integration of: 

·         border & coastal protection systems,

·         critical infrastructure protection systems, 

·         command and control systems, 

·         specialized defense and public safety systems, 

·         incident management systems, 

·         physical security and cyber security systems. 

 

Skyld also develops custom software for customers looking for specializedand cost-effective solutions.

SKYLD offers:

1.       Software Development

·         Design & Development of Responsive – Resilient – Elastic – Message-based systems

·         Design & Development of Highly Available Applications at Scale Full Stack Development

·         Mobile Applications Development

·         Heterogeneous Systems Integration by utilizing state of the art frameworks

2.User interfaces and Visualization Tools

·         intuitive and engaging user interfaces that enable seamless user experiences across a variety of platforms and devices

·         front-end development and implementation.

·         Fusion capabilities of data, video, etc, through heterogenous sensors

3. UAVs (offering cutting-edge technology solutions using both VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) and multirotor UAVs.

·         aerial photography and aerial video, mapping and surveying, 3D modeling and visualization, asset inspection, and emergency response.

4.Video Analytics (detect – track and trace - classify objects) assisted by Machine learning and AI

We provide satellite based services relevant to climate adaptation as a means of action in municipal administration and planning processes such as urban green volume, canopy cover, tree vitality, land surface temperatures, surface sealing, soil moisture and heat vulnerability indices.

STOWA (Acronym for Foundation for Applied Water Research) is the centre of expertise of the regional water managers (the Dutch Water Authorities). Its mission is to develop, collect, distribute and implement applied knowledge, essential for an effective and efficient water management. Topics of expertise range from applied technical, scientific to administrative-legal, health and social science. Since 2015 the SAT-WATER program has been installed together with the Waterschapshuis in order to provide earth observation based spatial and temporal information being the Dutch procurement organisation for supporting the daily work and management of the 21 waterauthorities of the Netherlands. (website in Dutch https://www.hetwaterschapshuis.nl/informatie-beschikbaar-stellen).

STOWA with support of The Waterschapshuis is the lead BUYER partner in de PROTECT programme (attached letter of interest for European Water/Climate BUYER organisations, who consider to team up in this initiative)

SPASCAT we are NewSpace enablers: with our extensive experience in the European aerospace sector, we provide invaluable expertise to government stakeholders and industry key players, helping them enhance their operational efficiency and make well-informed decisions based on space-rated scientific data.

At SPASCAT, we specialize in designing, developing, and commercializing technological solutions for the industrial sector, particularly in the blue economy, agriculture and livestock, and energy. Through analyzing data collected from Earth observation sources (EO) using Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining algorithms, we offer personalized solutions to meet the specific needs of each client. Our Agile methodology, which is efficient and iterative, enables SPASCAT to deliver solutions in record time, adding value to our clients and improving their operational efficiency.

TECNALIA (www.tecnalia.com) is a private, independent, non-profit foundation of international excellence with more than 25 years´ experience. TECNALIA is the largest centre of applied research and technological development in Spain and a benchmark in Europe. We collaborate with companies and institutions to improve their competitiveness, people's quality of life and achieve sustainable growth. We do it thanks to a team made up of more than 1,500 people (44% women – 56% men) who are passionate about technology and committed to building a better society. 

Our main scopes of action are: Smart Manufacturing Digital Transformation, Energy Transition, Sustainable Mobility, Health and Urban Ecosystem.

Our mission is to transform technological research into prosperity; TECNALIA's research has a real impact on society and generates benefits in the form of quality of life and progress. And we work with the purpose of building a better world through technological research and innovation.
The Climate Change Adaptation Group within the Department of Energy, Climate and Urban Transition, embraces 14 researchers (5 PhD) with a multidisciplinary background from Biologists, Geographers, Spatial Planners, Engineers to Physics and Environmentalists. The group holds a proficient and consistent record of applied research projects. We work with public and private organisations to help cities and territories address environmental, social and economic challenges, using data, technologies and innovation to improve urban planning and management decision making

 

- Impact modelling (to assess heat stress /surface water runoff) and effectiveness assessment of adaptation measures.

 - Automatization of indicators-based spatially explicit vulnerability and risk assessment under climate change scenarios 

- Climate adaptative planning with special focus on the design of flexible adaptation pathways. 

- Nature-based Solutions as climate resilient measures, effectiveness and co-benefits and innovative planning for their implementation. 

- Development of dashboards and climate services for different sectors (i.e. land use, infrastructures, energy, forestry), including development of ad hoc products in the framework of Copernicus Climate Change Service.

 - Mainstreaming climate change perspective into spatial and urban formal planning instruments 

- Climate proofing infrastructures and energy assets

- Climate proofing infrastructures and energy assets

Climate data for your project, service, or application.
We help organizations seamlessly integrate ready-to-use, fit-for-purpose, enhanced climate projections and forecasts and empower them to better anticipate their climate risks or those of their clients. By leveraging the latest developments in climate science, we provide actionable data that enables the identification and quantification of future climate hazards to support climate risk assessments in the context of strategic or regulatory requirements.

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UptoEarth GmbH (UTE) is a German SME founded and incubated in the CESAH, the ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) of Hessen & Baden-Württemberg region in 2019 and today is part of the ESA BIC Alumni Network.
UTE provides consultancy in the areas of aerospace, earth observation, agriculture, biomass estimation for bioenergy, environmental protection, blue growth, green infrastructures and smart cities. It aims at providing effective solutions to mitigate and reverse Climate Change effects and promoting more sustainable approaches and practices.
UTE core business is satellite monitoring of organic carbon sequestered from the soil: since 2018, it has developed expertise and know-how on soil carbon sequestration from satellites, developing several proprietary instruments and algorithms for SOC and soil density estimation and it has created cutting-edge datasets that help companies make more accurate data-driven decisions for carbon storage projects.

24/7 Water quality monitoring.
A unique innovation in bio-monitoring, we use connected mollusks to assess water quality in real time.
Our technology is based on 17 years of R&D at the university of Bordeaux (CNRS)
Benefits are :
Real time monitoring
Early warning pollution detection 
Micropollutant detection
Cost effective 
Sustainable 

geopredict is a geo-forecasting knowledge factory for next-generation forecasting services and products at the intersection of satellite earth observation, high-performance computing, and AI. It addresses industrial and societal challenges of high-resolution spatiotemporal forecasting in energy, climate, oceanography, agriculture, and geology. geopredict has received a number of competitive grants from the European Innovation Council, the European Space Agency, and from German national and regional funding programs to support the company's innovation. The company takes responsibility for current global challenges and sustainable development.

We are a geo big data technology and service provider. 
We help organisations build scalable solutions to leverage geospatial intelligence for decision-making.

Our team of data engineers, data scientists and web platform developers have extensive experience working with diverse geospatial data —satellite, in-situ and others— to facilitate easy exploration, visualisation and analysis. We have worked with both private and public sectors, building solutions for diverse use like pollution monitoring, grid mapping for telecommunication, asset tracking and others remote sensing services.

We have our own open source solution, ARLAS, to accelerate and guarantee reliable geodata platform development. ARLAS is a turnkey solution that is also highly customisable, interoperable, and easy to use. This is coupled with support and data science services for reliable insights. ARLAS is data agnostic which means that it can be used to build geoanalytics applications drawing from diverse geospatial data.