National Projects and Initiatives
The integration of the national solid Earth science communities is a priority within the Preparatory Phase as they will be the backbone of the EPOS enterprise
EPOS has been designed to be inclusive at both geographical and disciplinary level and to reinforce the solid Earth science community in Europe and in every single country. However, to be visible at the European level, the community needs to be rooted on solid national grounds, and EPOS offers the momentum for national communities to work towards more integration.
In order to reach those goals, EPOS promotes the creation of comprehensive national and regional consortia as well as the organization of collective actions to secure national funding. National integration is indeed fundamental to the leverage effect needed to get national funding.
Moreover, the national solid Earth RIs need to be included into the national roadmaps, setting the national priorities under the ESFRI template (link). Not only does this contribute to reinforce their visibility but it is also a recognition of the support of the national authorities (or in some cases funding agencies) preparing the document. Being listed in the National roadmap might therefore help to get funded.
At the moment, the 18 national situations are very scattered and whereas some national communities are very well organized and succeeded in securing national support, others are still very loose. EPOS fosters experience sharing and exchange of good practices among the national initiatives to develop and improve each national component of the global project.
EPOS is also being enforced through regional initiatives where countries have decided to join efforts as in Scandinavia.
In this page you can find some information on initiatives to enforce EPOS at national and regional level. A pdf version is also available.
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CZECH REPUBLIC |
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Description |
CzechGeo is the distributed network of geoscience observations performed by research institutions and universities in the Czech Republic. It is formed by permanent and mobile stations (some are part of global networks) and provide data in real time. The partners signed a Consortium Agreement. |
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Proposal for national funding |
Successful proposal, funding secured for 2010-2015 |
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National Roadmap |
Published 05/15/2009 (download) CzechGeo/EPOS is included into the roadmap in the category High-priority Project |
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Contact person |
Jan Zednick : jzd_at_ig.cas.cz |
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DENMARK |
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Consortium/Initiative |
DanSeis |
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Description |
DanSeis is an informal collaboration within no dedicated legal frame |
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Partners |
University of Aarhus Technical University of Denmark Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland University of Copenhagen |
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Proposal for national funding |
Submitted in August |
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National Roadmap |
Published in September 2011. EPOS and DanSeis are mentioned (download or link to HTML version) |
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Contact person |
Hans Thybo: THYBO_at_geo.ku.dk |
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FRANCE |
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Description |
RESIF is a consortium of academic organizations and establishments which rely on scientific observatories throughout France. A Consortium Agreement has been signed on 10/06/2011 |
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Partners |
CNRS – National Centre for Scientific Research BRGM – Bureau for Mineral and Geological Research CEA - French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission CNES – National Center for Spatial Studies IFREMER – French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea IGN – National Institute for Geography IRD – Research Institute for Development IRSN- Institute for Nuclear and Radiation Risk IFSTTAR – French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks IPGP – Institute of Earth Physics of Paris Observatory of Cote d’Azur University of Grenoble University of Strasbourg University of Toulouse |
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Proposal for national funding |
Submission date: 12 September 2011 |
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National Roadmap |
Published in 2008 (download), no mention of EPOS. Update for the end of 2011, EPOS should be mentioned. |
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Contact person |
Helle Pedersen: helle.pedersen_at_ obs.ujf-grenoble.fr |
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GERMANY |
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Consortium/Initiative |
National EPOS project team |
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Description |
Informal collaboration within no dedicated legal frame |
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Partners |
GFZ Potsdam BGR BGK LMU München KIT, Geophysicalisches Institut FU Berlin University Potsdam |
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Proposal for national funding |
Submission date: 15th January, 2012 |
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National Roadmap |
In preparation, we don’t know yet if EPOS will be included |
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Contact person |
Jörn Lauterjung : lau_at_gfz-potsdam.de |
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GREECE |
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Description |
This consortium is focused on seismology. The partners signed a Consortium Agreement. |
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Partners |
NOA /GI University of Athens University of Thessaloniki University of Patras |
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Proposal for national funding |
Proposal for funding a backbone seismographic network consisting of 90 prototype stations each one equipped with 3-broad band seismometers, 3-compenent accelerographic units and 20 tide-gauges to be installed across the Hellenic Arc. The proposal has been positively evaluated and was granted 7M euros. The project should be launched soon. |
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National Roadmap |
Published in 2007, no mention of EPOS |
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Contact person |
Konstantinos Makropoulos: kmacrop_at_geol.uoa.gr |
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ICELAND |
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Description |
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Partners |
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Proposal for national funding |
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National Roadmap |
Published (download icelandic version), being updated |
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IRELAND |
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Consortium/Initiative |
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Description |
Informal collaboration within no dedicated legal frame |
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Partners |
Geological Survey Ireland University College Dublin Dublin institute for Advanced Studies Trinity College Dublin The Marine institute University College Cork National University of Ireland Galway |
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Proposal for national funding |
Published in 2007 (download), no specific mention of ESFRI projects |
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ITALY |
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Consortium/Initiative |
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Description |
Informal collaboration within no dedicated legal frame |
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Partners |
INGV AMRA Naples OGS Trieste University Trieste University Genova University Rome 3 CNR-IGG Pisa |
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Proposal for national funding |
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National Roadmap |
Published in 2011 (download the document and the technical sheets - italian versions), EPOS mentioned |
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NETHERLANDS |
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Description |
The partners of NSEO have entered into a Consortium Agreement for 5 years. It brings together all Dutch experts in the area of Solid Earth. |
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Partners |
Utrecht University VU University Amsterdam University of Twente Delft University of Technology University of Groningen KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research) NCB Naturalis (Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity) |
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Proposal for national funding |
Date of submission: 31st August, 2011 |
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National Roadmap |
Published in 2008 (download and link), proposal to include EPOS in the national roadmap |
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Contact persons |
Dr. Wim Spakman (w.spakman_at_uu.nl); Dr Sierd Cloetingh (sierd.cloetingh_at_vu.nl); Dr. Ron Kaandorp (ron.kaandorp_at_vu.nl) |
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NORWAY |
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Description |
The partners have agreed (a letter of intent has been signed) to collaborate within the scope of the EPOS project, in providing and integrating geological, geophysical, seismological and geodetic data as well as tackling the scientific challenges associated with solid Earth and its deformations. |
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Partners |
University of Bergen - GEO-UiB Norwegian Seismic Array (NORSAR) Norwegian Mapping Authority (SK) Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU), Department of Geosciences, Univ. of Oslo (GEO-UiO) Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) Christian Michelsen Research (CMR) |
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Proposal for national funding |
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National Roadmap |
Published (download and link to HTML version), EPOS mentioned in the ESFRI project of Norwegian interest |
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Contact person |
Kuvvet Atakan: Kuvvet.Atakan_at_geo.uib.no |
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POLAND |
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Consortium/Initiative |
No national consortium so far Teamwork for Hazard Assessment for Induced Seismicity (Thais) |
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Description |
The Thais project aims at integrating the induced seismicity research groups and creating virtual research centers dealing with specific scientific problems. It will extend over areas of induced seismicity of every origin. Links are established with EPOS through EPOS WG1 and WG5 |
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Partners |
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Proposal for national funding |
No application yet |
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National Roadmap |
Published in 2011, EPOS mentioned |
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Contact person |
Wojciech Debski (debski_at_igf.edu.pl); Stanislaw Lasocki (lasocki_at_igf.edu.pl) |
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PORTUGAL |
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Consortium/Initiative |
Rede Nacional di Geofisica |
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Description |
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Partners |
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Proposal for national funding |
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Contact person |
Joao Fonseca : jfonseca_at_ist.utl.p |
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ROMANIA |
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Consortium/Initiative |
Romanian EPOS network |
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Description |
Informal collaboration coordinated by the National Authority of Scientific Research |
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Partners |
National Institute for Earth Physics National Institute GeoEcoMar Romanian Geological Institute |
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Proposal for national funding |
NIEP receives funding by the National Authority for Research for supporting EPOS |
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National Roadmap |
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Contact person |
Constantin Ionescu : viorel_at_infp.ro |
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SPAIN |
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Consortium/Initiative |
Spanish EPOS network |
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Description |
Informal collaboration within no dedicated legal frame |
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Partners |
CSIC (Institute of Earth Sciences Barcelona), acting as coordinator Departments/Groups of different Universities, namely the 7 of Topo-Iberia: Granada, Oviedo, Barcelona, Complutense of Madrid, Authonomous of Barcelona, Cadiz, Jaen; plus other groups from Salamanca, Almeria, Alicante, Zaragoza... IGME (Geological and Mining Institute of Spain) ROA (Royal Observatory of the Navy, San Fernando, Cadiz) IGN (National Geographic Institute) IGC (Geological Institute of Catalonia) |
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Proposal for national funding |
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National Roadmap |
Published in 2010, EPOS mentioned |
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Contact person |
Josep Gallart: jgallart_at_ija.csic.es |
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SWEDEN |
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Consortium/Initiative |
EPOS Sweden Consortium |
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Description |
Informal collaboration within no dedicated legal frame |
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Partners |
University of Uppsala (CEMPEG, SNSN – seismic network) Lantmäteriet (SWEPOS) Geological survey of Sweden Lund University Chalmers University of Technology |
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Proposal for national funding |
Application for a 2 years planning grant (results by mid-November) |
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Contact person |
Henning Lorenz: henning.lorenz_at_geo.uu.se |
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SWITZERLAND |
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Description |
All RI that are be part of the EPOS Roadmap are part of the ETH Zurich, except for the geodetic network operated by Swisstopo. ETHZ coordinate the Swiss effort. |
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Partners |
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Proposal for national funding |
EPOS is included in the Swiss Roadmap for Research Infrastructures published in March 2011 |
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National Roadmap |
EPOS included in 2011 (download) |
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Contact person |
John Clinton: john.clinton_at_sed.ethz.ch |
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TURKEY |
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Consortium/Initiative |
National EPOS consortium |
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Description |
Informal collaboration within no dedicated legal frame |
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Partners |
Tubitak Mam Prime Ministry – Presidency for disaster and emergency management - Earthquake department Kandili Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute |
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Proposal for national funding |
Proposal submitted to the State Planning Organization |
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National Roadmap |
To be published in 2011 |
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United Kingdom |
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Consortium/Initiative |
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Description |
Informal collaboration within no dedicated legal frame |
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British Geological Survey (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council, University of Leicester (SEIS-UK), University of Nottingham (IESSG), University College, London, University of Bristol, University of Leeds, university of Liverpool |
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Proposal for national funding |
Only internal (BGS) proposal for funding at the moment |
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National Roadmap |
Published in 2010 (download), EPOS in the “emerging” projects category |
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Contact person |
Russ Evans: jre_at_bgs.ac.uk |
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Member Countries |
Denmark (coordinator) Norway Sweden Iceland Finland |
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Description |
There is a long tradition of collaboration between the Nordic countries in the field of research and education; seismology (NordQuake) and EPOS are on the agenda of this collaboration program. This collaboration indeed reinforces the Arctic dimension in EPOS. |
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