CosmoMAR

Project Name: “Constanta Space Technologies

COSMOMAR Competence Center
Competence Centre Dedicated to the Romanian
Project
Marine and Coastal Regions Sustainable
www.cosmomar.ro
Development”
Project goal
The overall goal of the project is the development
of a Competence Center in spatial technologies for
the South-East Region of Romania, having the use
of space technologies and remote sensing data as
main application area, towards monitoring and
rapid assessment of the marine and coastal
environment state.
NIMRD Constanta, Romania
www.cosmomar.ro
Objectives Main results
1. Development of a research infrastructure • Research Infrastructure connected to the ESA
facilitating the cooperation and networking on and NODCs network
Remote Sensing and Space applicability research; • Networking/Cooperation Platform, realized
2. Competences development and capacity building through certain pilot projects
which will enhance the consultancy and expertise; • Interdisciplinary Collective of specialists for
3. Dissemination of the knowledge and opportunities Consultancy, Expertise and Dissemination
in the spatial research domain; Activities
4. Promotion of an innovative, original research • Additional project proposals in RS domain,
results, products and technologies; networking activities/agreements with CZ
5. Encouraging young people from high schools and stakeholders
universities to address the knowledge in the field of • Scientific articles and disseminations materials
space, as well to promote career planning in space
research, environmental education and awareness.
6. The development of EO/spatial technologies
dedicated research facilities

Coastal/marine spatial Agriculture Change detection

Marine domain
• Ocean colour
• Marine water quality
• Monitoring/PP
• Macrophyte algae monitoring
• Sea state monitoring
• Modern fisheries
Terrestrial domain
planning • Soil erosion • Shoreline Change
• Coastal erosion • Land – sea interactions • Soil moisture/ • Urban Dynamics
• Shoreline monitoring • Anchorage/sheltered areas desertification • Touristic Beach
• Cliffs Monitoring • Coastal setbacks delineation • Micro-climate Monitoring
• Coastal protection • CZ limits influence • Subsidence
monitoring • Environmental carrying • Health of vegetation • Land uses
• Land cover/Vegetation capacity • Vegetation belts • Marine litter accumulation
• Invasive species
 Linkage with CMEMS and RoNODC MARINE SERVICE PRODUCTS
 iSWIM – project supported by
COPERNICUS MARINE
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE - 31-UU-
DO-CMEMS-DEM1 - PROMOTION OF
DEMONSTRATIONS OF CMEMS
DOWNSTREAM SERVICES

BENEFITS
 Lots: 11 and 12 - Promoting the  We saved time and money (Full
demonstration of coastal, Time equivalent and computing
operational and existing CMEMS resources) : we do not have to run
downstream services on the an operational BS Sea model as we
Black Sea download it from CMEMS. Hence,
we can focus on our area of
expertise/Mamaia bay.
 Public Health, Environment,
Romanian Waters Authorities were
able to better collaborate with
NIMRD together with adjustment of
its activities for specific areas of
Western BS Basin.
http://iswim.rmri.ro
 COSMOMAR Competence Center
www.cosmomar.ro
Marine domain
• Ocean colour
• Marine water quality
• Algal bloom Monitoring/PP
• Macrophyte algae monitoring
• Sea state monitoring
• Modern fisheries
development
Terrestrial Coastal/marine Agriculture Change detection
domain spatial planning
• Soil erosion • Shoreline Change
• Coastal erosion • Land – sea interactions • Soil moisture/ desertification • Urban Dynamics
• Shoreline monitoring • Anchorage/sheltered areas • Micro-climate influence • Touristic Beach Monitoring
• Cliffs Monitoring • Coastal setbacks delineation • Health of vegetation • Subsidence
• Coastal protection • CZ limits • Vegetation belts • Land uses
monitoring • Environmental carrying • Invasive species • Marine litter accumulation
• Land cover/Vegetation capacity
Primary used technologies : RS/EO, GPS/GISUAV
 Centrul de Competenta in domeniul tehnologiilor spatiale COSMOMAR
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Domeniul
Marin
• Calitatea apei marine
• Monitoring infloriri/PP
• Monitoring alge macrofite
• Starea marii/Sunglitter
• Pescuit/Evaluare stocuri
Domeniu
Terestru
• Eroziune costiera
• Monitoring linie de tarm
• Monitoring faleze
• Protectie costiera
• Land cover/Vegetatie
Tehnologii principale folosite in activitate: RS/EO, GPS/GISUAV/
Planificare
marina/costiera
• Interactiune mare – uscat
• Arii de ancoraj/adapostire
• Studii delimitare costiera
• Limite de dezvoltare
• Capacitate de suportabilitate
Agricultura Monitorizarea
schimbarilor
• Eroziune sol
• Umezeala sol/desertificare • Cartarea schimbarilor
• Influenta microclimat • Dinamica urbana
• Sanatatea vegetatiei • Monitoring arii de plaja
• Cordoane de vegetatie • Subsidenta si
• Specii invazive/protejate • Utilizarea terenurilor
• Accumulare deseuri marine