EPOS ERIC is happy to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the EGI Foundation, marking the beginning of a strategic collaboration that will enhance EPOS’s digital infrastructure and service delivery for the solid Earth science community.
Through this partnership, EPOS ERIC will gain access to EGI’s extensive network of federated computing and data services, enabling the development of more robust, scalable, and sustainable digital platforms. These capabilities will empower researchers across Europe to process and analyse complex datasets with increased efficiency and precision.
“The EGI Federation brings outstanding technical expertise and computing capacity that are vital to our vision of integrated, accessible solid Earth science data,” said Lilli Freda, Executive Director of EPOS ERIC.
Key Benefits for EPOS ERIC
- Custom-Built Computing Platform: EGI will help set up a tailored computing environment for the EPOS Integrated Core Services – Distributed (ICS-D), which provides virtualised facilities for workflows, processing and visualization within the EPOS platform, ensuring reliable performance and scalability.
- Enhanced Support for Researchers: A dedicated Competence Centre will provide hands-on technical support, enabling Earth scientists to better exploit EPOS services.
- Training and Outreach: EPOS will explore the potential of using the EGI Notebooks to host training events and foster digital skill-building across its user communities.
- Improved Technical Integration: By collaborating on requirements gathering and system co-design, EPOS will streamline the integration of new tools and services.
- Sustainability Focus: The MoU includes plans for long-term partnership models, service-level agreements, and joint innovation roadmaps.
This agreement complements EPOS ERIC’s mission to foster state-of-the-art research through open and sustainable access to high-quality Earth science data and services. By joining forces with EGI, EPOS reinforces its position as a leading European Research Infrastructure in the digital age.
