There is an undeniable urgency to act on the unprecedented ‘triple crisis’ of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. This requires new advances in the way we observe, understand and predict the dynamic evolution of the Earth system and its complex interactions with human activities and ecosystems. Digital Twins have recently emerged as potential solutions to address these needs.

The data collected from satellite Earth observation powers innovative geo-information products, applications, and knowledge. Together this enables enhanced understanding, characterisation and modelling of the Earth system, ecosystems and interaction with human activities. Based on these advanced capabilities, the ESA Digital Twin Earth (DTE) programme is designed to maximise the use of Earth Observation in developing digital twins for the Earth system. ESA DTE Digital Twin Components (DTCs) enable advanced simulations and what-if scenarios, supporting the decision making and enhancing our capacity to respond to the major environmental challenges we are facing. These DTCs address a range of Earth system elements and economic sectors from hydrology to agriculture, ice sheets to urban areas, and many more.

ESA DTE aims at contributing to the future evolution of Destination Earth (DestinE), the flagship initiative of the European Commission to develop a digital replica of the Earth, and other operational DT initiatives in Member States (MSs).

This event will feature demonstrations of the latest developments of ESA DTCs and is designed to facilitate discussions between scientists, research institutions, policymakers, innovators, industry, stakeholders, ESA DTE activities, European and national DT initiatives, to share their experience and contribute to shape the future evolution of the use of EO in the context of Digital Twins in Europe.

Presenters are expected to stick to their allocated presentation time to allow for adequate time for the Q&A slot afterwards.

Please send your presentation by TBC to events.organisation@esa.int. The presentation should be in PPT or PDF format, and titled LastnameSessionname.type (e.g., PresenterSession3.ppt). Same day uploading is only possible in exceptional circumstances and for changes to slides.

Presenters are kindly requested to be present in the meeting room at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the session and to make their presence known to the chair of the session.

Presenters are welcomed to use the PPT template for oral presentations, it will be available here.

Poster presentations:

Presenters at the poster sessions shall bring their own printed posters. It will not be possible to print a poster on site.The poster size is AO Portrait orientation.

 COURTESY TRANSPORT: 

During the Workshop, a free shuttle bus service will be offered from Frascati to ESA-ESRIN and from ESA-ESRIN to Frascati centre.

The pick-up and drop-off point will be at Piazza Guglielmo Marconi.

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