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EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 – GEOLOGY EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 Start date of the project: 25/09/2021 (24 months) Centralisation Phase Final Progress Report Reporting Period: 25/09/2021 – 24/09/2023 The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is financed by the European Union under Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and its predecessor, Regulation (EU) No. 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Update on the Tasks ..................................................................................................................................... 5 3. Work Package updates ................................................................................................................................. 8 4. Identified issues: status and actions taken.................................................................................................18 5. Allocation of project resources ..................................................................................................................26 6. User feedback .............................................................................................................................................27 7. Meetings/events held/attended & planned...............................................................................................30 8. Communication assets ...............................................................................................................................52 9. Monitoring indicators .................................................................................................................................60 10. Recommendations for follow-up actions by the EU ...........................................................................62 11. Annex: Other documentation attached ..............................................................................................63 Disclaimer The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the CINEA or of the European Commission. Neither the CINEA, nor the European Commission, guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this study. Neither the CINEA, the European Commission nor any person acting on the CINEA’s or on the European Commission’s behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information. Page 2  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 1. Introduction The EMODnet-Geology Project is one of seven that brings together information on the Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Bathymetry, Seabed Habitats, and Human Activities in the European marine environment. During the previous phase of EMODnet (2019-2021), 39 organisations from 30 countries demonstrated that geological information from all European seas could be compiled and harmonised to map products at 1:100 000 scale or finer where the underlying data permit. The current EMODnet-Geology Project delivers similar information for the entire European seas and beyond, with a multi-scale approach applied when possible. It started in September 2021, has been running for two years, and ended on 24 September 2023, but will continue with 24 months due to the renewal option until 24 September 2025. The project is coordinated by Geologian tutkimuskeskus – Geological Survey of Finland (GTK). The group consists now of 40 partners or subcontractors who can provide geological information from all European seas, including the North Atlantic Ocean all the way to the margins of the Arctic (the Barents Sea and the White Sea) as well as the Caspian Sea, and the Caribbean Sea (Figure 1). For the Caspian Sea subtask subcontractors from the Caspian Sea countries were invited to the project. The subtask was coordinated by subcontractor VSEGEI (Russia) until 30 August 2022, when the contract was ceased due to geopolitical issues. On 31 January 2023 EMODnet Geology coordinator GTK signed a subcontract with Caspian Locus Limited Liability Company (CLLLC) from Baku, Azerbaijan, who has since then collected and delivered data from the Caspian Sea. The data that are included in the project are principally those held by the project partners although other organisations contribute to the geological mapping objectives in some of the participating countries. The geology data that were compiled in the earlier phases and in the current project include: • Seabed substrate (sediment layer at the seafloor) • Sediment accumulation rate and sediment erosion • Seafloor geology - lithology (bedrock geology beneath the surficial sediment and Quaternary deposits) • Seafloor geology - stratigraphy • Quaternary geology • Geomorphology • Coastal behaviour • Mineral occurrences (e.g., oil and gas, aggregates, metallic minerals) • Geological events and probabilities (e.g., earthquakes, submarine landslides, volcanic centres) • Submerged landscapes (LGM landscape, palaeolandscapes across various postglacial timeframes) Figure 1. The seas included in the geographical scope of the EMODnet Geology Project. Page 3  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) The consortium included the following organisations 1. Geological Survey of Finland (GTK); 2. Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU); 3. Geological Survey of Norway (NGU); 4. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS); 5. Iceland GeoSurvey (ISOR); 6 Geological Survey of Estonia (EGT); 7. Latvijas Vidas Geologijas un Meteorologijas Centr – Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LEGMC; Latvia); 8. Lithuanian Geological Survey (LGT); 9. Polish Geological Institute (PGI-NRI); 10. Geological Survey of the Netherlands (TNO); 11. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS); 12. Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minieres (BRGM, France); 13. IFREMER (France); 14. Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI); 15. Geological Survey of Spain (IGME); 16. Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA, Portugal); 17. Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale. Servizio Geologico d'Italia (ISPRA); 18. Geological Survey of Slovenia (GeoZs); 19. Croatian Geological Survey (HGI); 20. Geological Survey of Montenegro (GEOZAVOD); 21. Geological Survey of Albania (GSA); 22. Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration (HSGME, Greece); 23. Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Greece (HCMR); 24. Institute of Oceanology – Bulgarian Academy of Science (IO-BAS); 25. National Research and Development Institute for Marine Geology and Geoecology (GeoEcoMar, Romania); 26. Geological Survey of Cyprus (GSC); 27. The Malta Geological Survey through the Continental Shelf Department (Malta); 28. Dipartimento Scienze della Terra Università La Sapienza, Roma (UNIROMA, Italy); 29. University of Tartu (Estonia); 30. Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas – Institute of Computer Science (FORTH- ICS); 31. Stichting Deltares, The Netherlands; 32. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI - (BGS), United Kingdom); 33. Jardfeingi (Faroe Islands); 34. Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (DEFRA - Cefas, United Kingdom); 35. Edge Hill University (United Kingdom); 36. Institute of Geological Sciences, NAS of Ukraine (IGS-NAS-UKR, Ukraine) 37. Institute of Marine Science and Technology of Dokuz Eylul University (IMST, DEU, Türkiye); 38. A.P Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI), contract ceased 30.8.2022; 39. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR, Germany); 40. EMCOL Research Centre, Istanbul Technical University (ITU, EMCOL, Türkiye), 41. Caspian Locus Limited Liability Company (CLLLC, Azerbaijan). The partnership consists of the geological survey organisations of the maritime countries of the European Union, added with expertise from six universities, mainly to fulfil the requirements of work package 8 Submerged Landscapes. Twenty-five of the project partners are also members of the Geological Surveys of Europe (EuroGeoSurveys), which exists to promote the work of the geological surveys and therefore provides a long-term association under which the project partners collaborate. As the principal holders of marine geological information, the partnership also ensures that data from all of the European regional seas are provided to the project. The project is built on information primarily held by the project partners, but also connected to other owners of information by offering data delivery to EMODnet either through the EMODnet Data Ingestion portal or straight to the EMODnet Geology portal. By doing so, the project would not recreate information that is held elsewhere. This is especially essential in case of the seismic surveys and borings which are partly archived in external databases. The EMODnet Geology portal (http://www.emodnet-geology.eu/) was from the beginning of the third phase of EMODnet hosted by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) in Copenhagen. Since January 2023 all EMODnet portals have been merged into the EMODnet Central Portal (https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/geology). To ensure the sustainability of the EMODnet Geology project, the EuroGeoSurveys’ European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI) provides an appropriate platform for developing a long-term infrastructure for delivering the best available and up-to-date marine geological information held by the project partners to EMODnet Geology Central Portal. Page 4  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 2. Update on the Tasks Task 1: Maintain and improve a common method of access to data held in repositories As the principal holders of marine geological information, the EMODnet Geology partnership ensures that data from all of the European regional seas are provided to the project. The project is built on information primarily held by the project partners, but also connected to other owners of information by offering data delivery to EMODnet either through the EMODnet Data Ingestion portal or straight to the EMODnet Geology portal. Work on collection and harmonisation of new datasets and deliveries to the different work packages were mainly scheduled to begin in Q1 or Q2 of 2022. Data deliveries from partner organisations to the WP’s started in Q4/2021 and continued until the end of the project. Task 2: Construct products from one or more data sources that provide users with information about the distribution and quality of parameters in time and space All data submitted by the partners have been added to the different EMODnet Geology data products and have been updated on Central Portal during the second project year. Different WPs have also improved the usability of their data products e.g., through quality controls. For example, in WP5 partners conducted a quality control of the coastal-migration map based on satellite data as produced in a previous EMODnet Geology phase. Based on this quality control, WP5 developed filters to remove data points dominated by outliers. The new data product also extends the time series from one to four decades, reducing the influence of outliers on the calculated decadal trends. Finally, the new product includes the southern Mediterranean, the Caribbean Sea and Macaronesia. Additionally, an initially collated map of georeferenced coastal-vulnerability studies provided by the entire partnership was translated into a single-legend, harmonised polyline shapefile with three classes (higher- medium-lower) and quality-checked by the entire partnership. Task 3: Develop procedures for machine-to-machine connections to data and data products: We have several connections available to external applications – specifically OGC standards WMS, WMS-C, WFS, and CSW. All project partners can connect directly to the portal PostgreSQL-database and create advanced queries on the data products of the project. Task 4: Contribute data, data products and content to a central portal that allows users to find, view and download data and data products: The biggest task in connection with the migration to the Central Portal was that we had to reduce the number of layers that are shown in the map viewer. If all datasets from all the thematic groups (Lots) were transferred unchanged to the Central Portal, then this would have resulted in more than 1000 layers on the Central Portal. The people at the Central Portal feared that this would make the Central Portal unmanageable for the users. The thematic groups (Lots) were thus instructed to reduce the number of datasets – either by merging the datasets into fewer datasets or by omitting some datasets. We were able to reduce the number of layers from 152 to 33 (mostly by merging). The merging of datasets also meant that some values had to be updated and harmonised so that the filtering of data can work across data that originate from different layers. After the launch of the Central Portal, the number of layers from EMODnet Geology has increased gradually. Partly because we had to reintroduce some layers because the reduction had been too extensive - partly because we have added new products like geomorphology lines, seabed erosion, marine aggregates sub deposits and marine hydrocarbon sub deposits. Page 5  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) In the whole period, we have continuously worked with the Central Portal to adjust the configuration of the filter functionality, legends, metadata and download functionality (WFS) in the map viewer. Task 5: Contributing content to dedicated spaces in Central Portal: We have been working in close cooperation with the Central Portal to have our data products available to any desired spaces on the Central Portal. Task 6: Ensure the involvement of regional sea conventions The RSC issue will be addressed during the next phase, mainly through the planned meetings between all EMODnet thematic lots and the RSC’s, a forum which was dismantled some years ago. Task 7: Contribute to the implementation of EU legislation and broader initiatives for open data We have been working in close cooperation with DG MARE, CINEA, and the Secretariat to contribute to all joint EMODnet efforts on the implementation of EU legislation and broader initiatives for open data. Task 8: Monitor quality/performance and deal with user feedback: The Secretariat has regularly monitored and assessed the running systems in terms of performance and quality of service. User feedback has been handled and problems have been resolved within the time limit specified by the help disk at the Central Portal. The continuous addition of data to the system – both the addition of new features to existing datasets and completely new datasets – has unfortunately resulted in an increasing response time of our services. Most of the external users would probably not have noticed this since the Central Portal uses caching. To mitigate the looming performance problems, we have ordered new hardware from our service provider and in the next two project years we will focus on the reconfiguration of the heaviest layers in our system. Task 9: Maintain the existing thematic web portal for a maximum of six months from the start of the projects: We kept our thematic portal running for a maximum of six months from the start of the project to have it successfully migrated to the Central Portal – and in fact even further until January 2023, when the new Central Portal was launched. Status of the Milestones and Deliverables listed in the workplan Milestone/Deliverable in WP Date due Status (To do/ Date delivered If Delayed: numerical order Delivered/ reason for delay Delayed) and expected delivery date M1: Thematic data WP9, all 25.03.2022 Delivered 25.03.2022 Our data products updated T0+6 WP’s products have months been ready for uploading to CP according to plan. M2: Data specification All WP’s 24.09.2022 Delivered - - and sourcing ready M3: Interim report and WP1&WP9 24.09.2022 Delivered 23.09.2022 - evaluation of progress D1.1-8: Quarterly WP1/all 15.10.2021 Delivered 15.10.2021 reports 15.01.2022 Delivered 14.01.2022 15.04.2022 Delivered 14.04.2022 15.07.2022 Delivered 14.07.2022 14.10.2022 Page 6  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 15.10.2022 Delivered 15.02.2023 Q4/2022 report 15.01.2023 Delivered 11.04.2023 postponed by 15.04.2023 Delivered 14.07.2023 CINEA to 15.07.2023 Delivered 15.02.23 D2.1: Interim report WP1/all 24.9.2022 Delivered 22.09.2022 - D2.2: Final report WP1/all 24.9.2023 This report D3.1: Thematic data WP9/WP1/all 24.03.2022 Delivered - Our data products/maps updated products have on Central Portal been ready for uploading to CP according to plan. D3.2: Final data All WP’s 24.9.2023 Delivered 24.9.2023 - products/maps available Page 7  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 3. Work Package updates WP1 – Project management. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK). Covering Task(s): All tasks through monitoring the progress as a whole, but mainly tasks 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8. This phase of EMODnet Geology started with a remote Kick Off meeting on Monday 11 October and Tuesday 12 October 2021. During the meeting, the consortium agreed upon actions for the whole project but especially for the first six months. The second project meeting, where progress was monitored and further actions were agreed upon was held as a hybrid meeting in Utrecht, the Netherlands from 17 to 20 May 2022. Next project meeting was held during the second year as an on-site meeting in Varna, Bulgaria from 7 to 10 November 2022, and the fourth project meeting was held as an on-site meeting from 23 to 25 May 2023 in Torshavn, the Faroe Islands. An average of 60 delegates attended all these meetings. From 24 February 2022 to 16 January 2023 all EMODnet Geology activities of the Caspian Sea task were on hold due to the war in Ukraine. This was because those were designated to our subcontractor All-Russia Geological research Institute (VSEGEI), and cooperation with Russian entities was not possible due to the geopolitical situation (moreover financial transactions to Russian entities were completely blocked by all banks). GTK as coordinator of EMODnet Geology started the process of discontinuation of the subcontract between GTK and VSEGEI. The ceasing of our subcontract with VSEGEI was accepted by CINEA on 30 August 2022 after amendment of Annex II of our Service Contract, and VSEGEI was notified on the discontinuation of the subcontract. After that GTK took over the responsibility of all Caspian Sea tasks formerly assigned to VSEGEI. GTK started immediately the process of subcontracting the former Azerbaijani subcontractor of VSEGEI in order to get new data from Azerbaijan. Caspian Sea data access has on 16 January 2023 been secured by contract with a new subcontractor: Caspian Locus Limited Liability Company (CLLLC), Azerbaijan. Attempts on subcontracting entities from the remaining Caspian Sea countries Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan has been made but it seems that it is very hard to find any possible parties to contract from these countries. The partners were identifying, collating, and harmonising new national data for this phase of the project during the whole first project year, but new data have been added also during the second half of the project. All data products have been updated and new products were uploaded on the Central Portal by the end of the project (24 September 2023). EMODnet Geology has had 12 internal Steering Group meetings during the reporting period (see section 7). The overall progress of the project was in general on schedule with slight delay regarding the Caspian Sea subtask, where the contract with the original task leader had to be ceased due to the geopolitical situation, but after signing the new subcontract with CLLLC in January 2023 all work packages have received new or updated data from Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea. In order to best manage the Caribbean Sea subtask project coordination started negotiations with Asociación de Servicios de Geología y Minería Iberoamericanos (ASGMI), which has many members amongst the geological surveys in the Caribbean Sea area. An EMODnet promotion meeting was arranged in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic on 26-27. July 2023. Delegates from the geological surveys of Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic were present at the meeting. The EMODnet Geology project was on site demonstrated by the project coordinator and the deputy coordinator, as well as remotely by all the work package leaders. On the second day of the meeting the Caribbean delegates presented their respective data. It has been decided that the Spanish geological survey Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME) will act as a Caribbean Sea subtask leader through subcontracting ASGMI. Data from the Caribbean Sea surveys will be added to the EMODnet Geology project during the renewal period of the recent contract. Page 8  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) Caribbean Sea data has during this phase been collected from open sources as well as from some partner surveys that have data from the area. These data have been added to our data products by the end of this contract. WP2 – Geological data specification and sourcing. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) Covering Task(s): 1, 2 Partners and subcontractors were at the kick-off meeting asked to report new data and metadata, which were collected, harmonised, and combined into our different data products during the second year of the project. Some delays were encountered with the Caspian Sea subtask where the former task leader’s contract was ceased due to the geopolitical situation, and it took a while for the coordinator (GTK) to subcontract a new party in Azerbaijan. Data sourcing has been in good progress in the Caribbean Sea area and first data batches were added to our products by partner organisations by the end of this contract. Third party data deliveries, mainly from local geological survey organisations, are to be expected during the renewal period of the contract (see WP1 description above). Regarding the amount of data, we calculated based on partner reports that by the end of the first project year we had received about 415.000 square kilometres of new and updated data, as well as almost 11.000 kilometres of line data and a few hundred point data to the different work packages. We also estimated that during the second project year we would get over 1.000.000 additional square kilometres of new and updated data, perhaps as much as 1.200.000 square kilometres. However, based on a new data delivery questionnaire to partners in the spring of 2023 we could re-evaluate data deliveries to our data products by the end of this contract such that we would receive at least 1.350.000 square kilometres of data + 2.800.000 km2 in one single Caribbean Seabed substrate map, as well as almost 34.400 kilometres of line data and over 3.000 point-data to the different work packages. WP3 – Seabed substrate. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) Covering Task(s): 1, 2, 4 The delivery of the seabed substrate component of Section 1.6.3. of the tender specifications, including the compilation of all available seabed substrate information at a scale of 1:100,000 or finer where data permits, as well as information on the sediment accumulation rate and erosion rate of the seabed are the main objectives of the WP3. Partner submissions and Data product updates Seabed substrate In the current phase, WP3 introduced a new way to manage the seabed substrate data updates, which helps to improve the data continuity as well as accuracy and lays a solid foundation for the future work by providing a checking point for all the data delivered during previous phases. Updated guidelines for the new practice were distributed to partners in May 2022 and national geodatabases required for the new procedure were provided in June 2022. Besides the new instructions, this guidance document includes instructions for the improvement of coarser 1:250 000 and 1:1 000 000 data and confidence products generated during the earlier EMODnet phases. Altogether 15 partners delivered data updates or new submissions at 9 different scales during the current phase and the seabed substrate data products have been updated accordingly (11 partners to 1: 1 000 000 data product; 12 partners to 1:250 000 data product; 6 partners to 1:100 000 data product; 8 partners to multiscale data product and its individual scales). Page 9  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) Sedimentation rates A guidance document for sedimentation rates was delivered to the project partners in April 2022. The final product, the sedimentation rates of recent sediments for the European, Caspian and Caribbean Seas as point data was published in July 2023 with 88 new data points. Seabed erosion In order to tackle the new task of this phase “seabed sediment … erosion rate”, the WP3 leader sent out a “Seabed erosion” query to partners in October 2021. Summary of the partner query for Seabed Erosion rate was created and distributed to partners February 2022. After the first query results, the new deliverable “Seabed Erosion” has been dealt with an inventory of available material on the topic and separate sediment erosion dedicated workshops were arranged during the full partnership project meeting in Utrecht 17 May 2022 and as a remote teams-meeting on 13 June 2022. Seabed substrate Guidance Document III, Seabed erosion and related geodatabase were delivered to the project partners in December 2022. At this phase, the focus was on the compilation of an index map that includes available seabed erosion studies and related metadata/background information. Altogether 11 partners delivered data, varying from index areas of erosional studies to mapped areas with erosional seafloor dynamics. The seabed erosion index map was published on the Central Portal by 24th September 2023. Case study WP3 also included a case study ”Applying novel machine learning methods to expand sediment composition and sedimentation rate maps to new areas of the European continental shelf” lead by CEFAS. During the current phase, the case study aimed to further the techniques developed in the earlier phase and utilise them within the Baltic Sea. Specifically, it aimed to develop a high-resolution sediment model of the Baltic Sea Basin, study if the accuracy of quantitative sediment models could be improved by extending models to neighbouring regions/basins and analyse how the quantitative methods compare with categorical mapping techniques within the Baltic Sea. A workshop, where the case study leader presented the modelling results to partners, was organised in May 2023. The case study report was finalised by 24 September 2023. Surface features Surface features, additional information collected within the seabed substrate data, were discussed, and described in the short article that was submitted to GEUS Bulletin special issue ‘Marine and coastal geodiversity and geosystem services in the Scandinavian and Nordic Seas’ in May 2022 and is under review. Collaboration and outreach WP3 has participated in vocabulary group and EMODnet Geology Coastal ribbon work with other EMODnet Geology work packages. WP3 distributed Caspian Sea coastline created in EMODnet Geology to EMODnet Seabed Habitats lot in February 2022 and agreed on the schedule of seabed substrate data delivery in this phase, continuing the well- established cooperation between lots. The draft compilation of the seabed substrate data was delivered to EMODnet Seabed Habitats lot on 30 June 2023. WP3 products (and the EMODnet Geology project) have been promoted at several events such as IODE Conference 2022, Sopot, Poland; FINMARI Researcher Day 2023, Helsinki, Finland; IODE II Conference, UNESCO, Paris, France; 2022EGU 2023, Vienna, Austria; and Baltic Sea Science Congress 2023, Helsinki, Finland. A brief literature analysis with Google scholar data, listed over 100 references in different fields such as planning and management, science and research and biodiversity that have used EMODnet Geology Seabed substrate data in their work. This leaves out all usage which has not been peer reviewed, such as two cases Page 10  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 2022, which used WP3 Substrate data in the report on the need for environmental impact assessment, in two planned marine cable route projects in Finland. WP3 has also been actively involved in EMODnet Ingestion 3 and EMOD-PACE, the EMODnet Partnership for China and Europe. WP4 – Seafloor geology. Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe – the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany (BGR). Covering Task(s): 1, 2, 4 Quality assurance Confirmed and continued: The good experience with using the BGR Geoviewer for the quality assurance of WP 4 data layers before the final publication on the EMODnet Central Portal. The data are first published at the BGR Geoviewer for review by the participants, review comments are invited and received, and the WP4 team at BGR adds the suggested changes and then transfers the optimised data layers to WP9 for inclusion in the EMODnet Central Portal. Thus, we can provide data quality assured as best at possible. Partner submissions and Data product updates Spatial data and Metadata on Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology from France, Poland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, and Ukraine were actualised. New data for Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology were received from: Bulgaria (General physiographic features, Geomorphology) Cyprus (General physiographic features, Geomorphology, Quaternary geology) Malta (General physiographic features) France (Geomorphology) Azerbaijan (Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology) Denmark (Quaternary) Greece (Geomorphology) A new layer “Geomorphology line features” was created, uploaded at BGR Geoviewer (https://geoviewer.bgr.de) and delivered to the EMODnet portal. Geomorphology data from Spain and France were harmonised in communication with the partners from Spain and France. Our Albanian partners are working on a study area to demonstrate genetic aspects for defining the coastal ribbon study area. All WP4 layers (pre-Quaternary, Quaternary, Geomorphology) are updated with the numerous new data and published on the EMODnet Geoportal by end of project (24 September 2023). The coverage of the marine pre- Quaternary data is satisfying for Europe, but for Geomorphology and Quaternary geology gaps need to be filled. Data for the Caribbean Sea are still lacking, and we plan to acquire data from this area during the renewal period of the contract. Collaboration and outreach Terms, vocabularies, and portrayal A cross WP vocabulary working group was established to optimise the vocabularies and include hierarchies. The focus was especially on the correlation of terms and definitions across the work packages. It was decided to create a new version of the vocabulary during the contract renewal period, if possible, because the actual Page 11  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) one has been in use intensely in this phase, and using two versions would have caused artificial semantic discrepancies. For the excel sheets to collate the description of units from the partner’s hierarchical assignments of stratigraphical terms (e.g., Quaternary, Holocene, Northgrippian) were developed and implemented. This facilitates the assignment of geological times of the submarine units by the project partners. Coastal Ribbon A cross-WP Working group led by WP4 drafted an inventory table for collating data on the coastal ribbon off- shore and on-shore (“Coastal ribbon”). Publications The Geological Society of London Special Issue “From Continenal Shelf to Slope: Mapping the Ocean Realm” is now complete, printed and published with nine contributions from EMODnet Geology partners, of which eight are published prior to this phase and one in 2021 (Sonja Breuer and Kristine Asch: A first Approach to a Quaternary Geomorphological Map 1 of the German Seas). The Special Issue book is available at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/SP505. Editors: Asch, K. (corresponding editor, WP 4 lead), Kitazatoh, H. & Vallius, H. (EMODnet Geology lead). WP5 – Coastal behaviour. TNO-Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Covering Task(s): 1, 2, 4 Partner submissions and Data product updates During this phase specific attention was paid to mapping the information on coastal resilience (the ability of a coastline to absorb and recover from erosion before a critical state is reached) collated in the previous phase; to validating and updating the satellite-based coastline-migration maps; and to extending the coverage of these WP5 data products to the southern Mediterranean, Caribbean, and overseas territories. Coastal vulnerability/resilience The georeferenced coastal-vulnerability maps have been translated into a harmonised polyline shapefile with three classes (high-medium-low). The coastal vulnerability map, a separate deliverable to the coastal migration map, helps coastal-zone managers to focus their attention on key stretches of coastline that are the most vulnerable in terms of safety, socio-economics, and environmental value. Coastal resilience, a measure of vulnerability, has significant decision-making value because it provides a potential link to the risks faced by the coastal-zone population. It will supplement the previously delivered data products on coastline migration. Coastline migration WP5 has validated and updated the satellite-based coastline-migration maps collated and published by the consortium in the previous phases, and extended the coverage to the southern Mediterranean, Caribbean, and overseas territories. By expanding its time series from 10 years (2007-2016) to 38 years (1984-2021), the influence of outliers on trend curves has been reduced. WP5 has implemented a latitude filter to eliminate shorelines that may have ice cover and added a fourth behaviour class ‘uncertain’ next to landward migration, stable shoreline, seaward migration. For the field-based coastline-migration mapping a new updated file became available in April 2022, with new data for six countries. WP5 has started up a literature search for field data on riverine sediment supply to the coast, as an explanatory factor for coastline behaviour, and discussed the possibility to link up this database-in-the-making with satellite data to be provided by EuroGeoSurveys Earth Observation Expert Group as part of project GSEU (Geological Service for Europe). Page 12  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) Figure 2. Harmonised map of coastal vulnerability (light blue lower, dark blue higher), showing excellent but not complete coverage in southern Europe and North Africa. Figure 3. Draft coastline migration (satellite) map, pending final uncertainty assessment and map service (time-series) visualisation. Page 13  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) Collaboration and outreach Coastal Ribbon (cross-thematic work) The cross-thematic group has ensured the alignment of work and contributions to the coastal ribbon. The group has developed an inventory questionnaire on data, information and knowledge concerning the coastal ribbon, including a short explanatory document. It will be disseminated to the EMODnet Geology partners during the coming two years. Publication and outreach WP5 data products have been presented e.g., at European Geosciences Union conference, May 2022 and at European Geologist Journal (see Chapter 5). WP6 – Geological events and probabilities. Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale: ISPRA. Covering Task(s): 1, 2, 4 Guidelines and general information Updated guidelines for the current phase of the Project were elaborated and circulated among partners. In order to help partners to provide correct deliveries, the shapefile format was also shared. Continued contacts with Azerbaijan partner have been carried on providing information on WP6 procedures and products, which resulted in a new WP6 delivery. Partner submissions and Data product updates Data updates and/or new deliveries were received during the current phase from Ireland, Finland, Germany, Spain, Greece, Azerbaijan, Iceland, and Türkiye. Harmonised layers, including new data and updates, have been displayed on a test website to be validated by partners before submitting the final products to WP9 lead. WP6 data are provided to the Portal as layers relative to each feature (landslide, volcano, etc.) and to each geometry (polygon, line, point). Whenever updates are provided by partners, they are included in the Europe wide layers which are delivered again to WP9 lead. Further enquiries were carried out concerning the availability of events probability data, especially regarding coastal areas both at sea and on-land, such as layering state, fracturing state, on-land landslides inventory, landslides susceptibility maps. Collaboration and outreach Cross thematic meetings among different WPs have been held with focus on the coastal ribbon and on vocabulary harmonisation. Cooperation agreements with other Italian Public Research Institutions have been subscribed to promote contributions to refine and implement WP6 data. WP7 – Minerals. The Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI). Covering Task(s): 1, 2, 4 Guidelines and general information Updated guidelines for the current phase were elaborated and circulated among partners. Main change from previous guidelines was the inclusion of a simplified sub-type of category for two mineral types: marine aggregates and hydrocarbons. Page 14  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) Partner submissions and Data product updates We received data from ten partners under this phase – this includes some new data and reclassified Aggregates and Hydrocarbons for the newly defined sub deposit type classes. Data updates were received from: Azerbaijan, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, France, Latvia, Malta, Norway, Spain, and Türkiye. Where data was already in the correct format confirmation of this was received from the relevant partners. New harmonised data layers have been created for Marine Hydrocarbons based on sub deposit types, Oil, Condensate, Gas, Shale Gas, Coal. New harmonised data layers have been created for Marine Aggregates based on sub deposit types; Sand, Gravel, Pebbles/cobbles, Filling Sand. Metadata was updated in line with the requirements for the EGDI catalogue for EMODnet Geology Final WP7 data was delivered to the EMODnet Geology portal. Collaboration and outreach WP7 has had collaboration with EU MINDeSEA -Seabed Mineral Deposits in European Seas: Metallogeny and Geological Potential for Strategic and Critical Raw Materials. Collaboration included exchange of information on mineral deposits, check for consistencies in the databases and sharing GIS management protocols. Cooperation with EMSAGG group in marine aggregates by participating in public forums and in panel discussion. WP8 – Submerged landscapes. UKRI- British Geological Survey (BGS). Covering Task(s): 1, 2, 4 Partner submissions and Data product updates This quarter we have received updates to the Submerged Landscapes work package from partners in Malta, Iceland, Spain, Belgium, Türkiye, and Azerbaijan. This brings our holdings to more than 43,000 features describing 27 different classes of submerged landscape feature. Further we have sourced palaeocoastline data for the Caribbean Sea to be included in the next data delivery. Our partners from Università La Sapienza, Roma presented updates from their work on palaeovegetation on the continental shelf around Italy at the partner meeting in the Faroe Islands. We also had an online meeting to discuss an Arc Story Map describing our work on palaeogeographic reconstruction within the Baltic Sea region. In May 2021 an update to the data product more than doubled the content of the fully attributed GIS layer, increasing the database from 16,126 individual features at the end of previous contract to 40,953. Subsequently, the final data update increased our holdings further to more than 43,000 features describing 27 different classes of submerged landscape feature. These classes include mapped and modelled palaeocoastlines, evidence for submerged forests and peats, and submerged freshwater springs. During this phase of the project, we have increased the number of features and information by more than two-and-a-half times. These data describe submerged landscape features preserved on continental shelves across European regional seas, and the Caspian and Caribbean Seas where possible. WP8 update delivered to portal WP8 continue to deliver information through Web Map Services feeding the EMODnet Central Portal, supporting the preservation of submerged features that are under increasing threat from commercial activities and natural erosion. Additionally, a descriptive webpage describing the work package, providing a Page 15  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) descriptive vocabulary of features and a description of the metadata supplied in the database attribute table was published in May 2022 as a tool for end users. This will be incorporated into the Arc Story Map deliverables for the renewal period of the contract as a commitment to ongoing transparency and dissemination for this work package. Delivery of palaeogeographic reconstruction case studies on portal This work package has used suitable geological data and information to reconstruct palaeogeography at two primary case study areas using harmonised WP8 database of dated palaeoshoreline limits, polygon data (e.g., palaeo-lagoons, -estuaries, -rivers), combined with supporting point data depicting features such as submarine springs, analytical studies on flora and fauna, and sea-level index points. Partners from Università La Sapienza, Roma and University of Tartu, Estonia have led palaeogeographic reconstruction case studies for this work package. This was a much more involved task than anticipated at the start of the project resulting in delivery delays. These case studies will instead be delivered and disseminated via Arc Story Map describing our work on palaeogeographic reconstruction during the coming two years. Collaboration and outreach Products and activities from WP8 have been presented at a number of national and international conferences during this phase including the International Conference on Seafloor Landforms, Processes and Evolution (4-6 July 2022) where five WP8 partner presentations were made to an in-person audience of 120-150 people with more joining online. WP9 – Project analysis and sustainability. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) and Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). Covering Task(s): 1-5, 8,9 Migration to the Central Portal The main task for WP9 in this phase has been the migration to the new Central Portal. The developers of the new Central Portal have required that the information is merged into fewer services. The reason for this is that future users of the Central Portal otherwise would be overwhelmed by the number of layers to choose from. We were able to squeeze the information from 152 layers into 33 new services that are used for visualisation of data on the new map viewer at the Central Portal. The merging of datasets also meant that some of the values had to be updated and harmonised so that the filtering of data can work across data that originate from different layers. Partner submissions and Data products updates Boreholes, samples, and geophysics WP9 is responsible for the layers for boreholes/samples and geophysics. The original specifications of boreholes and geophysics contain many attributes. Investigation of the datasets shows that many of these columns are either empty or contain irrelevant data. The sole purpose of the borehole and geophysics datasets is to give the user an overview and information about who to contact to get the wanted data. For this reason, many attributes were removed from the WFS and WMS services. The columns still exist in the database and can be brought to live if needed. A few attributes were also added to be able to differentiate between grab samples and boreholes and between seismic and multibeam data. The new formats are called Borehole index version 2.0 and Geophysics structure 2.0. In some countries the positions of the seismic lines are confidential but the polygon that shows the approximate position of the survey is not. A new dataset with polygon geometries is added. This dataset has the same structure as the geophysical lines and is included in the same WMS service. Page 16  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) The datasets of boreholes and geophysics are updated continuously. In this phase we got updated geophysics from following partners: GSI (Ireland), NGU (Norway), GTK (Finland), RBINS (Belgium), TNO (Netherlands), GEUS (Denmark) (included a survey from the Caribbean), HGI-CGS (Croatia), LEGMC (Latvia), LGT (Lithuania), CSD-OPM (Malta), EGT (Estonia), IFREMER (France), IPMA (Portugal), IGME (Spain), SGU (Sweden) and GeoZS (Slovenia). Updated borehole and sample data came from these partners: RBINS (Belgium), TNO (Netherlands), NGU (Norway), PGI-NRI (Poland), PSRGE (Ukraine), GEUS (Denmark), EGT (Estonia), HGI-CGS (Croatia), LEGMC (Latvia) and CSD-OPM (Malta) Maintenance of web services WP9 also publishes the data from WP3–8 as web map services. After the launch of the Central Portal in January 2023 new services for geomorphological lines and 100K scale layers from WP6 has been added as services and these layers are under the process of being included in the map viewer of the Central Portal. Existing datasets for the different work packages have also been updated. 3D visualisation According to the tender EMODnet Geology should provide some kind of 3D visualisation of the data. Different possibilities were discussed. We agreed on that the 3D visualisation used in the map viewer at the new Central Portal meets our needs. In the viewer different layers can be draped on the 3D visualisation of the bathymetry. This solution is not a true 3D solution but the draping of especially geomorphology and Quaternary geology on the 3D bathymetry is very illustrative. Figure 4. Geomorphology shown in the 3D map viewer at the Central Portal. Page 17  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 4. Identified issues: status and actions taken A. Priority issue(s) identified and communicated by CINEA/ DG MARE/ SECRETARIAT Priority issue Status Action(s) taken/ remaining actions Date Date resolved (Pending/ planned due Resolved) WP9. Splitting up boreholes into Resolved The Secretariat wanted us to reduce the 1.1.2022 25.03.2022 boreholes and grab samples number of layers. So instead of splitting the dataset into two layers, a new attribute, data category, was added. The attribute, data category has the value “borehole” or “grab”. This allows the user to filter the dataset WP9. Splitting up geophysical index Pending We have added a filter so that the user can 1.1.2022 16.09.2022 into seismic and multibeam. search for “Multibeam” and “All resched Rescheduled geophysics”. Multibeam data has so far uled to due to lack been delivered by one institution only 1.7.2022 of content. (GTK). Secretariat assessment: The case study is part of WP3 task “seabed Indicator 6: Published use cases: Resolved, substrates” described in our technical One new case study "Exploring the no actions tender and it is not a use case with any third suitability of historic datasets to party involved. We had a similar case-study produce robust quantitative in the earlier phase, and we have another in sediment maps." (case-study on this phase, which will be published in the quantitative spatial prediction of end of the project. No actions. sediment distribution across selected sea-basins) was published on 24/09/2021. This is not mentioned in the table of indicators (Indicator 7), but it is mentioned in the WP3 update. Please update the table of indicators accordingly. Secretariat assessment: Resolved, These have been repaired and JIRA ticket Task 3: Develop procedures for closed EM-352 closed. We await the Secretariat to machine-to-machine connections to decide on a change control process. Due to data and data products. the GDPR it is difficult to contact users. ● The ‘Tsunamis Origin Points’ and the ‘Coast Affected by Tsunamis’ layers in the EU Atlas of the Seas are broken because of updates to the origin layers in the EMODnet Geology portal. It is advised that in the future EMODnet Geology should implement a change control process, to inform known users of changes. Secretariat assessment: Resolved Updated evaluation on the INSPIRE and closed metadata and data URL issue for the Geology portal is provided in EM-14 - EASME - Action on Web Services Page 18  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) MetadataUrl and DataUrl fields (21/11/2019) EM-85: Some of the Service Metadata URL's don't point to a valid Service Metadata XML document; Several layers/feature types in the portal's view and download services have a metadata URL but while it advertised an XML format (required for machine readability), the link resolves in an HTML page. JIRA tickets EM-14 and EM-85 Secretariat Assessment: Resolved The deliverables listed in the Q report are - 14.04.2022 There are more Deliverables listed in intended for internal EMODnet Geology the quarterly report than listed in the use, and unnecessarily included in the Q GANTT chart of the technical report, but could be used in Q reporting in a workplan later phase. Secretariat Assessment: Sea areas Resolved EMODnet Geology reported already during - 02.03.2022 and their boundaries. The Secretariat the previous phase in spring 2021 that the recommends EMODnet Geology to EEA dataset of Europe’s seas’ does not cover refer to section 1.4.3 of the Tender all the sea areas that we report. Thus, we Specifications, where it is indicated have used own Region shapefiles to assess which boundaries and shapefiles the coverage of the products (maps), this should be taken as reference by all was also reported a year ago. thematic lots (i.e., ‘Europe’s seas’ After a meeting with the Secretariat on 2nd dataset published by the EEA). March, it was unanimously agreed upon a new division of sea areas in the reporting worksheet, with sea areas covered by EEA and those that are not. EM-525 Request to update two layers Pending Continuous dialogue with the Secretariat. to use different styling on the Latest comment was 7.9.2022 European Atlas of the Seas. EM-85 Request for better mime-type Resolved Simple Geoserver setting 08.04.2022 on a layer EM-415 Provide database dump Resolved Provided a database dump xx.02.2022 EM-518 Request for SSL-certificate Resolved 03.05.2022 upgrade on portal Above issues identified, communicated and handled before submission of our Interim report (Oct 2022). Below are some issues related to the Interim report itself, as requested by CINEA: Please develop briefly the sentence Resolved - Our process proceeds such that data are - 25.10.2022 in page 7 “The partners were identified during the first year, submission identifying, collating, and to WP’s start in second half of the first harmonising new national data for project year, but majority of data is this phase of the project during the submitted early during the second year. We whole first project year” by providing estimate that we have received about an estimate of the amount of new 415.000 square kilometres of new and data and, if possible, also of what updated data during the first project year, percentage of increase does this as well as almost 11.000 kilometres of line represent in the context of the data and a few hundred point-data to the EMODnet Geology project. different work packages. The majority of data is, however, to be submitted during the second project year, estimated by partners to over 1.000.000 additional square Page 19  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) kilometres, perhaps as much as 1.200.000 square kilometres. This corresponds to about 7 per cent of all EMODnet sea areas. But as we have several data products with areal coverage in different scales and they obviously overlap it is very difficult to give any exact percentage of areal increase. Still, we can expect a few per cent of increase. Also, the amount of line kilometres and data points will most probably increase from the first year. Regarding metadata we have until now during this phase altogether 41997 data points, from which 29225 are completely new data. Regarding metadata on geophysical survey lines, we have altogether 55029 lines, from which 40320 are completely new data. We are still working on Caribbean Sea and Caspian Sea data, which are being included in the data products during the second year of the project. Also in page 7, could you please Resolved We aim to have Caribbean Sea data from - 25.07.2023 provide with further info on when EMODnet Geology partners delivered to WP This cooperation do you expect data delivery from the leads by end of Q1 2023- and third-party was further countries around the Caribbean Sea data, especially Caribbean Sea geological developed when to start taking place? surveys (including Cuba, Venezuela, we met ASGMI Colombia and possibly the Dominican delegates from Republic), by end of Q2 2023. But, as two seven Caribbean years is a very short time to start a Sea countries completely new collaboration, we believe (Mexico, that many data will be delivered during the Honduras, renewal period of the contract. Data which Guatemala, Costa are believed to be accessed from the Rica, Colombia, Caribbean Sea Coastal partners include Cuba, the coastal geology, minerals and possibly Dominican geomorphology, but this has to be Republic) on-site evaluated more thoroughly during the in Santo Domingo second year of the project. A training course/conference on EMODnet Geology for possible Caribbean Sea actors has been discussed. For Task 7 (page 6), could you please Resolved - EMODnet Geology provides an open - 25.10.2022 elaborate (e.g. by providing access distribution of scattered marine examples) on how EMODnet Geology geological data from national repositories is contributing to the implementation that could be otherwise unreachable. of EU legislation and broader Furthermore, harmonisation enables initiatives for open data? distribution of data that is restricted or inaccessible in its original form. For example, Finnish seabed substrate data in its original scale, 1:20 000, is restricted due to national defence issues, and thanks to EMODnet, we were able to publish it for open use after the harmonisation process and rescaling into 1: 100 000 and coarser. Concerning WP7 – could you please Resolved On the Caribbean Sea we have investigated - 25.10.2022 describe briefly what is the outcome extensively International public databases of the initial research on existing such as the International Seabed Authority Page 20  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) public databases hosted by (ISA), NOAA (USA) and USGS (USA) international organisations and the databases. ISA hold relevant seabed mineral USA, and what are the next steps information on their online data viewers, expected? also present in the European Atlas of the Seas. The next step will be to contact the authority to request the relevant metadata in order to incorporate the occurrences/deposits into the updated EMODnet viewers for WP7. Additionally, we have directly contacted EMODnet Geology partners who may hold databases for the Caribbean Sea (e.g., France, UK) and will formally request, in the next mid-project meeting, that any existing databases be submitted. Regarding NOAA and USGS, we found out that the mineral deposits information related to the Caribbean Seas is unfortunately limited to the onshore areas. Issues identified, communicated, and handled after the Interim report, during the second project year: EM-142 -Geology Quality of Service In Progress The landslide susceptibility map has started Monitoring giving problems after the update to geoserver 2.22. We are in the process of testing if the use of image pyramids can help EM-321 -Content Inventory Geology Resolved 26-01-2023 EM-336 -Collect names of Portal Resolved 29-11-2021 editors EM-344 -Collect fields/forms used Resolved 14-03-2022 on Geology Thematic Portal EM-352 -Geology WMS in EA Atlas Resolved 05-11- 10-01-2022 broken 2021 EM-360 -Geology to report on Resolved 21-01-2022 number and volume of downloaded data and data products by 29th of October 2021 EM-394 -Geology review of the new In Review The Central Portal is reviewing CP map viewer EM-410 -Mapping Geology Portal Resolved 25-02-2022 content to Central Portal EM-415 -Geology to provide a Resolved 21-04-2023 pd_dump of their POSTGIS database by end January so VLIZ can look into implementing it. EM-416 -Geology to look if all Resolved 13-05-2022 images are their own or not. Need to be sure a copyright and which rules for diffusion. EM-417 -Geology to provide version Resolved 25-01-2022 of GeoServer and Postgresql EM-421 -Log4Jshell Update from Resolved 21-01-2022 Geology EM-476 -iFrame on Static Content Resolved 28-01-2022 pages allowed: Yes EM-492 -Geology to report on Resolved 09-02- 10-02-2022 number and volume of downloaded 2022 data and data products EM-501 -Create "NEW' Geology page Resolved 19-05-2022 on CP (dev) Page 21  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) EM-518 -Geology SSL certificate has Resolved 02-05-2022 security issues and causes problems with R/Ubuntu clients EM-525 -Updating of EMODnet In Progress Waiting for CP to handle our response. Geology - Seafloor Geology layers in the European Atlas of the Seas EM-529 -Geology - EMODnet In Review Waiting for CP to review Catalogue Tags EM-541 -Partner page - Error with Resolved 26-01-2023 bar dividing coordinators and partners EM-559 -Geology- Capture all layers Resolved 31-08- 04-05-2023 in CP portal 2022 EM-566 -Feedback on CP Main Menu Resolved 30-06- 25-04-2023 2022 EM-608 -Centralisation Checklist for Resolved 29-03-2023 review EM-634 -Standardise the navigation Resolved 24-04-2023 menu on left hand side of page EM-641 -Geology to provide input to Resolved 11-10-2022 the Tools & Guidelines section EM-649 -Geology to review layer Resolved 28-02-2023 legends and add units where they are missing EM-663 -TWG12-Geology to Resolved 28-02-2023 investigate remaining issues with download EM-687 -Geology: Geomorphology Resolved 01-03-2023 lines EM-701 -Broken Links in EMODnet Resolved 11-08-2023 Viewer EM-712 -The title in the EMODnet Resolved 13-07-2023 product catalogue is repeated several times EM-720 - EMODnet Geology URL Resolved 23-01- 25-01-2023 direct to new EMODnet portal 2023 EM-741 -Legend problem for Resolved 24-04-2023 submerged landscapes EM-745 -Broken links in Geology Resolved 12-05-2023 Borehole and Grabs Layer GetFeatureInfo EM-773 -Critical - Geoserver Remote Resolved 16-05-2023 Code Execution - CVE-2022-24816 & CVE-2023-25157 EM-809 -Geology: link + redirect Resolved 11-08-2023 EM-814 -CP Webservices usage In Progress Discussion on how to monitor webservices monitoring EM-817 -TWG13 Action 17 Resolved 18-07-2023 Thematics to provide helpdesk email EM-85 -Geology - Web Services In Review Waiting for the next service evaluation 11-08-2023 MetadataUrl and DataUrl fields Page 22  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) B. Issues / challenges identified by the thematic assembly group itself Priority issue / challenge Status Action(s) taken / Date due Date resolved (Pending/ Resolved) remaining actions planned WP1/all. The ongoing spread of the Resolved (partly) We have organised our Covid-19 virus all over Europe EMODnet Geology internal might affect the progress of the meetings as remote events. project, especially staying on schedule/meeting the deadlines. WP1/all. Some partners have Resolved (Partly) There was enough flexibility in encountered challenges in using the set internal schedules, necessary tools (e.g., software) thus all deliverables and caused by enforced remote milestones were met working due to Covid-19. according to project deadlines. WP1/all. There has been a fire at There was enough flexibility in one partner’s office building, which the internal schedule and has challenged data handling and project deadlines were met. storage. WP5. Finding a way to merge the Resolved Preparation for release Release Issue resolved field-based and satellite-based January September 2021 data products in the portal view, 2022 using the field-based data, where available and up to date, and the satellite data where reliable to fill the gaps. WP6. Not all symbols display Resolved A specific library of symbols End of 2020 September 2021 correctly on the Portal suitable for Portal tools has been created using an external graphic file (SVG) in combination with the SLD file. War and Russian army invasion in Resolved All ongoing cooperation with - - Ukraine have already affected the Russian organisations has progress of the project. been suspended for the time The planned EMODnet Geology being. WP3 workshop on seabed erosion The postponed workshop was was originally postponed due to held during the Utrecht the sudden situation (war). project meeting in May with a follow-up remote meeting in June. WP6 lead has limited remote Resolved Refurbishment of ISPRA office January 04.04.2022 access to GIS resources after extended fire 2022 Check WP6 metadata editors Resolved Issue concerning retirement 14.10.2022 of colleagues previously in charge as editors was clarified with Portal manager Due to the geopolitical situation Resolved A note on discontinuation of 30.8.2022 - (the war in Ukraine) GTK has been the subcontract between GTK forced to discontinue the and VSEGEI was signed in subcontract with subcontractor August (Q3). This was VSEGEI. accepted by CINEA after amendment of the Service Contract Annex II Page 23  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) War and Russian army invasion in Resolved In order to receive data from - 16. January 2023 Ukraine have affected the progress the Caspian Sea area a new signature by of the project, especially regarding subcontract was signed CLLLC and the Caspian Sea as VSEGEI (Russia) between coordinator GTK and countersignature was our former Caspian Sea Caspian Locus Limited Liability by GTK on 31. subtask leader, and we had to Company (CLLLC) in January January 2023. discontinue the contract with 2023. CLLLC collected and them. For more than half a year the harmonised data from Caspian Sea part was on idle due to Azerbaijan which were the situation. delivered to each WP by end of June 2023, problem resolved. Geopolitical situation has affected Resolved (partly) The sensitive data has been - - sensitivity and thus availability of removed or it has been marine geological data in some discussed with parties marine areas concerned and edited according to the discussion. Data availability & harmonisation Pending The negotiations are ongoing - - from third parties in the Caribbean to establish a contract Sea area between EMODnet Geology and ASGMI, which would enable a collaboration with Caribbean geological surveys. Transfer of the GIS data from the Resolved During the current phase the - - previous EMODnet Geology portal main GIS layers have been to new EMODnet Central Portal transferred to the new Central Portal. EM-595 -the geomorphology layer Resolved 06-07-2022 does not show up on the Central Portal viewer EM-683 -refreshing of cache of the Resolved 16-11-2022 map viewer EM-759 -Filter option in some Resolved 07-07-2023 Geology layers are not displayed properly EM-775 -Revision of attributes and In Review filters for geophysics and borehole indices EM-778 -Legend does not work for Resolved 08-05-2023 Sea Floor Geology | General Physiographic features EM-780 -Third level menu for Resolved 13-07-2023 Landslide Susceptibility EM-797 -Problem with filter for In Progress layers with more filter criteria EM-799 -Diagram that shows the In Progress position of the shoreline through time EM-844 -new layers and updates to Pending 28-08-2023 the sub-theme Geological events and probabilities Page 24  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) EM-846 -New attributes to seabed Resolved 24-09-2023 20-09-2023 substrate datasets EM-850 -new layer: Resolved 24-09-2023 20-09-2023 cp_wp3_seabed_erosion EMODNET-1448 -update of Resolved 27-07-2022 Reports Dashboard EMODNET-1458 -statistics in the Resolved 07-09-2022 interim report EMODNET-1468 -EMODnet OGC Resolved 26-10-2022 monitor for Geology reports errors EMODNET-1470 -EMODnet Resolved 26-10-2022 Geology OGC monitor EMODNET-1518 -new dataset for Resolved 09-02-2023 geology WP9. Splitting up boreholes into Resolved 01-01-2022 25-03-2022 boreholes and grab samples WP9. Splitting up geophysical Resolved 01-07-2022 19-09-2022 index into seismic and multibeam. Creating the associated WP5 web Pending They will be finalised early - First project year services in line with the new during the renewal period, in of the renewed Central Portal, with required close cooperation with the contract functionality, turned out to be EMODnet Secretariat. more complicated than anticipated originally. Page 25  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 5. Allocation of project resources Information on the allocation of project resources Categories Resource usage1 (%) Making data and metadata interoperable and available 30 Preparing data products 25 Preparing web-pages, viewing or search facilities 5 Managing user feedback 5 Project management 20 Outreach and communication activities 10 Others 5 1 Provide the workings of your calculations, i.e. percentage allocation of the total amount awarded. Page 26  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 6. User feedback Overview of user feedback and/or requests received in this project phase Date Organisation Type of user feedback (e.g. Means of Response Status of user query Measures taken to Status: if not (yet) resolved/ technical, case study, etc.) contact time (Resolved/ Pending) resolve the query pending, explain reason why and short description of the and expected timeline feedback received 01.10.2021 HCMR.gr Invitation to conference Email 1 hr Resolved Considered 08.11.2021 WSP Problems with geo-package email/portal 1 day Resolved data distributed in resolved in accessing WP3 Seabed another format (Esri substrate data Shapefile) 09. – 12.12. TNO Acoustics & Case study: Seabed- e-mail 1 day Pending: grain-size As stated in the tender, There is no set deadline; 2021 Sonar substrate type, the WP3 information for Baltic Sea is WP5 will discuss and EMODnet Geology partners deliverable that is presently being provided by partners test median sand size are establishing a line of being used to assess separately. describing the seabed communication with the underwater noise, is useful surface, if deemed Acoustics research but a far better attribute for relevant to a wide community, aiming for a use sandy seabeds would be range of users of the case. grain size. seabed environment. This message was conveyed to TNO Acoustics & Sonar. 25.01.2022 University of The request to provide the E-mail and 1 day Resolved Oldenburg data in a format that Matlab SharePoint can read, e.g., an ESRI Microsoft shape. 27.01.2022 University Issue with downloading the Direct Email WP8 leader Resolved Technical coordinator N/A College Cork, WP8 products. contacted rectified downloading Republic of user same issue on web portal. Ireland day (27th Page 27  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) January), and website developer from GEUS same day. 28.02.2022 DDS Request for website e-mail 3 hrs Resolved Information reference 04.03.2022 UNIBO PhD data usage e-mail 3 hrs Resolved Information 04.03.2022 University of Requesting further E-mail 1 day Resolved Bologna information about substrate 22.03.2022 University of Request for variation of email same day Resolved Answer provided; Bologna sediment distribution in the requested data are not Adriatic Sea through time available 20.05.2022 University Missing confidence email 24h/ email Resolved Explained College Cork information on the 1:250k seedbed substrate map 06.09.2022 ISPRA Request for information on email One day Resolved Reference to EMODnet sediments grainsize Geology WP3 data was underlying Seabed Habitats provided products 10.10.2022 Landesbetrieb für Inquiry about original Dr. U. S. 1 day Resolved Known references of Küstenschutz, German North Sea sediment the original German Nationalpark und data included in the maps were provided, Meeresschutz EMODnet Geology Seabed and contact details of Schleswig- substrate product BSH, the original data Holstein supplier were given for further questions 14.10.2022 HafenCity Question if it is possible to email One day Ongoing discussion No easy answer; Pending University derive coastal type from looking into the Hamburg coastline shape. possibility of a test. Page 28  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 19.07.2023 University of Inquiry regarding spatial email 8 days Resolved Explained Oslo, Norway resolution of seabed substrate data 12.12.2022 Rijkswaterstaat Link to EMODnet email One week, Text edited Resolved incorporated into Dutch several National Growth Fund follow-ups proposal for Digitizing the North Sea. 20.02.2023 Wood Thilsted EMODNET-1531 -Data EMODnet within 1d Resolved Guidance how to find Partners request for O-2.2 offshore Help Desk data wind lease area 08.05.2023 No information EMODNET-1606 -Inquiry: EMODnet within 1d Resolved Guidance how to find Data, regarding Help Desk data Underground Water Discharge (UWD) in Europe. 17.05.2023 niras.se EMODNET-1607 -EMODNet EMODnet within 8h Resolved Data was added to the seabed substrate Help Desk downloadable zip file 08.06.2023 Instituto EMODNET-1625 -Seabed EMODnet within 8h Resolved Guidance how to Investigacións substrate EMODnet layers - Help Desk download data Mariñas Download problems 15.06.2023 University EMODNET-1628 -Sediment EMODnet within 1d Resolved Guidance how to get College Cork Samples Help Desk borehole data from Ireland 21.06.2023 SSE Renewables EMODNET-1635 - EMODnet within 8h Resolved WFS was called with Quaternary geology Help Desk wrong parameters lithology data - download impossible 25.08.2023 Continuum EMODNET-1666 -Issue with EMODnet within 8h Resolved New layer was named Industries EMODnet Geology WFS Help Desk wrongly and has been service renamed Page 29  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 7. Meetings/events held/attended & planned A. Meetings/events organised and attended in this project phase Date Location Type event (internal or Was a presentation given? Meeting Short description and main results (# external meeting; training/ (yes/no + short description) attended (A) / participants, agreements made, etc.) workshop) organised (O) 30.09.2021 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O/A Information by project coordinator and discussion Meeting Steering Group meeting of EMODnet Geology issues, exchange of information. Planning of Kick-off meeting and phase IV of EMODnet Geology, 8 participants 01.10.2021 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Planning of the project kick-off meeting, 5 Meeting WP3, GTK Meeting participants 07.10.2021 videoconference External meeting of institutions no O Discussion on characteristics and quality of features contributing to Italian WP6 at the scale of the current phase of the Project. 20 deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, participants INGV, Universities of Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 11.-12.10. Remote, Teams- EMODnet Geology 4 project yes, several work package O Kick-off meeting of EMODnet Geology Phase IV: 2021 Meeting kick-off Meeting. Internal. Presentations by the WP Leaders Overview of Project by coordinator Henry Vallius and each WP Leader. Discussions related to the plans and execution of this phase of EMODnet Geology. 60 participants. 18.-22.10. Århus, Denmark Baltic Sea Science Congress yes, oral presentation (Kotilainen et A Dissemination of EMODnet Geology at BSSC 2021 2021 2021. External. al. 2021), poster presentation conference. 180 participants (Kihlman et al. 2021) 03.11.2021 on-line Internal meeting on coastal yes, progress report O 5 participants: strategy determined for conversion vulnerability of georeferenced maps into digitized attributes (levels of vulnerability) Page 30  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 09.11.2021 The Hague, External meeting on seabed no O 4 participants from the Royal Netherlands Navy Netherlands substrate and EMODnet (EMODnet Bathymetry) and TNO (EMODnet Geology): agreement updated on online accessibility of Dutch side-scan-sonar archive, first national (Dutch) interdisciplinary meeting on EMODnet discussed 11.11.2021 on-line WP 4, 5, 6 Internal meeting on O Discussion on how the coastal ribbon can be defined Coastal Ribbon (1) and how results can be achieved in the scope of the current phase. Strategy determined for steps needed to ensure on-time delivery. 4 participants from WP 4, 5, 6 18.11.2021 on-line External webinar yes A Session on European projects. EMODnet achievements and future portal centralisation presented. More than 80 international delegates. 24.11.2021 on-line Internal meeting on coastal yes, progress report O Status update and discussion of abstracts for EGU vulnerability and IGU. 5 participants 09.12.2021 videoconference External meeting of institutions no O discussion on characteristics and quality of features contributing to Italian WP6 at the scale of the current phase of the Project. 22 deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, participants INGV, ENEA, Universities of Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste). 13.12.2021 on-line WP 4, 5, 6 Internal meeting on O Presentation and discussion of first results of data Coastal Ribbon (2) analysis in large scale in Liguria and discussion of steps needed to ensure on-time delivery. 4 participants from WP 4, 5, 6. 14.-18.12. online 30th International Cartographic yes A Congress on all aspects of mapping and 2021 Conference. External. representation. 630 participants 14.01.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussions related to the progress of the project Meeting WP3, GTK Meeting 19.01.2022 Remote, Teams Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussion on harmonisation of vocabularies across Meeting vocabulary group meeting EMODnet Geology WPs. 6 participants Page 31  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 19.01.2022 Remote, Teams Internal EMODnet Geology no O Coastal Ribbon start drafting inventory for coatal Meeting Coastal Ribbon group meeting ribbon data. With WP leaders of WP’s 3,4,5,6, and 8 and supporter. Discussions on coastal ribbon. 6 participants 25.01.2022 Remote, Zoom EMODnet Central Portal no A Discussion on EMODnet Geology migration progress meeting Technical team meeting with to Central Portal Geology 01.02.2022 videoconference meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the most appropriate terminology and contributing to Italian WP6 symbols to be adopted to represent features within deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, WP6. 18 participants INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 02.02.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology yes, Confidence Presentation by O Discussion on confidence issues concerning data Meeting Seabed substrate Confidence SGU collated. 20 participants Group workshop, organised by WP3 07.02.2022 Remote, Zoom EMODnet Central Portal no A Discussion on EMODnet Geology migration progress meeting Technical team meeting with to Central Portal Geology 10.02.2022 Remote Internal EMODnet-Geology yes. 8 presentations O The online workshop was held to discuss and WP8 Palaeogeographic identify the regional study areas to progress the Framework Workshop palaeogeographic reconstruction element of the Workshop WP8 aims and deliverables. This was attended by 32 participants. A realistic timeline towards Presentations included recent delivery in 2023 as per D3.2 was the main outcome. research on submerged landscapes by project partners, summary of working groups across 7 case study regional sea areas, methodology and other partners we need to approach. Page 32  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 15.02.2022 Sopot, Poland, External International Ocean yes, presentation by SK/WP3, GTK A Dissemination of EMODNET Geology project, over Hybrid event, Data Conference 2022, Sopot, 590 online and 60 on-site participants (Remote Poland presentation) 16.02.2022 Remote, webinar External Webinar on Baltic Sea, yes, presentation by AKa/WP3 A Dissemination of EMODNET Geology project The Finnish association of nature conservation, Helsinki branch 18.02.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussions related to the progress of the project Meeting WP3, GTK Meeting 21.02.2022 Dublin (Ireland) INFOMAR seminar 2022 yes. Present the EMODnet O Sessions was on European projects. Audience was achievements and future portal international. More than 80 participants centralisation: EMODnet Geology https://www.infomar.ie/node/529 and Bathymetry 24.02.2022 Remote, Teams- Meeting between EMODnet no A Discussion on EMODnet Geology: Sea basin regions Meeting Geology and EMODnet to be used in reporting Secretariat 25.02.2022 Remote, Teams Internal EMODnet Geology no O Coastal Ribbon discuss inventory draft, and next Meeting Coastal Ribbon group meeting actions. With leaders of WP 3,4,5,6, and 8 and supporter. Discussions on coastal ribbon and exploring potential synergies. 6 participants 02.03.2022 Remote, Teams- Meeting between EMODnet no A Discussion on EMODnet Geology: Sea basin regions Meeting Geology and EMODnet to be used in reporting Secretariat 14.03.2022 On-line Meeting no O Second meeting of the WP 4 vocabulary group: first draft of comparison tables cross-WPs. With WP leaders of WP 3,4,5,6, and 8 and supporter. 16.03.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology, no O Discussions related to the Central Portal Meeting GTK Meeting Page 33  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 21.03.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussion of EMODnet Geology issues related to Meeting Steering Group meeting the progress of the project. 10 participants 23.03.2022 Remote, Online External FINMARI Researcher yes, presentation by Aka/WP3, GTK A Dissemination of EMODNET Geology project. 153 Conference Day participants 24.03.2022 Remote, Teams Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussion on harmonisation of vocabularies across Meeting vocabulary group meeting EMODnet Geology WPs. 6 participants 25.03.2022 videoconference meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the most appropriate terminology and contributing to Italian WP6 symbols to be adopted to represent features within deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, WP6. 15 participants INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 31.03.2022 Remote, webinar External GMME Webinar yes, presentation by Aka/WP3 A Dissemination of EMODNET Geology project 05.04.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussions related to the product development Meeting WP3, GTK Meeting 07.04.2022 Remote, Webex- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Coastal Ribbon review of drafted text for a round Meeting Coastal Ribbon meeting mail, work on finalising of Inventory (6 participants). 20.04.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussions related to the progress of the project Meeting WP3, GTK Meeting 22.04.2022 Remote, Webex- Internal EMODnet Vocabulary no O 3rd meeting of the Vocabulary Group to complete Meeting Group meeting the tables comparing related terms and definitions across WPs. Harmonisation of the vocabulary used in the project. 6 participants 26.04.2022 Remote, Webex- Internal EMODnet Coastal no O Coastal Ribbon meeting - to discuss the last version Meeting Ribbon meeting of the inventory and prepare the EMODnet Geology project meeting. 6 participants 26.-27.4.2022 Remote, Zoom- 11th EMODnet Technical yes A Discussion on EMODnet Central Portal meeting Working Group Meeting Page 34  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 27.-28.04. Remote, Zoom- 16th EMODnet Steering yes, EMODnet Geology SC report A All aspects of project administration, collaboration, 2022 meeting Committee meeting and future plans. Including aspects of portal centralisation. 06.05.2022 videoconference External meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the implementation of Italian contributing to Italian WP6 contribution to WP6 products. 18 participants deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste). 09.05.2022 Remote, Zoom- EMODnet CP technical team no A Discussions on portal centralisation Meeting meeting with Geology 11.05.2022 Remote, webinar External, “Expanding Ocean no A The webinar will present examples and data interoperability between achievements of ongoing collaborations between Europe and Asia” EU, Chinese and Asian marine data, and information services. 11.-14.05. Reykjavik, Iceland External, Nordic Geological yes A Oral presentation by EMODnet Geology coordinator 2022 Winter Meeting 2022 “The EMODNET-Geology project – harmonising geological data of the European seas” on EMODnet Geology and EMODnet in general. 16.-20.05. Venice, Italy External, The GeoHab 2022 yes (oral presentation by Kotilainen A International conference on marine geological and 2022 Conference: marine geological et al.) biological habitat mapping. 120 participants. and biological habitat mapping 17.05.2022 Utrecht, Internal Workshop yes O Meeting to discuss actual status and possible actions Netherlands, and and benefit on Quaternary and Geomorphology online Prototype Areas 17.-19.05. Utrecht, Internal, EMODnet Geology yes, presentations by the partners O Discussions on project progress and future steps. 60 2022 Netherlands Project Meeting participants (+hybrid remote) 20.05.2022 On-line Internal EMODnet Geology no O Meeting of the Steering Group to review the Steering Group Meeting EMODnet project meeting 24.05.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussion of EMODnet Geology issues. 10 Meeting steering group meeting participants Page 35  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 24.05.2022 remote Internal EMODnet Geology 2.5 no O Small- committee meeting to exchange ideas D visualisation meeting between WP4 and WP9 06.06.2022 GTK, Otaniemi, Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussions related to the progress of the project Espoo, Finland WP3, GTK Meeting (+hybrid) 08.06.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology WP yes O Discussions related to the portal and 2.5D Meeting 9, WP3 and WP 4: 2,5 D visualisation. 5 participants visualisation, online-meeting 10.06.2022 Remote, Teams- External, Kick-Off EMODnet for no A Discussion on EMODnet participation in UN Ocean Meeting Ocean Decade Coordination Decade. Several members from EMODnet Geology Group attended. 13.06.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal Seabed Erosion yes, presentations by partners O Discussions on available data and how to proceed Meeting Workshop, EMODnet Geology with the erosion task (D3.4.) WP3 15.06.2022 Remote, Webex- Internal EMODnet Geology WP yes O Discussions related to the portal and 2.5D Meeting 9, WP3 and WP 4: 2,5 D visualisation visualisation, online-meeting 16.-17.06. Glyfada, Athens, External EMODnet Ingestion 3 yes A Discussions on project progress and future steps 2022 Greece (+hybrid) kick-off meeting 20.06.2022 Remote, Teams- External, Infosession: "How to no A Infosession: how make site EU compliant, related to Meeting make a site compliant" portal centralisation 30.06.2022 Remote, Zoom- EMODnet CP technical team no A Discussions on portal centralisation Meeting meeting with Geology 04.-06.07. Hybrid online and International Conference for yes. Five WP8 presentations: Miko, A Opportunity to engage with wider community, gain 2022 in-person at Seafloor Landforms, Processes S. et al. | Late Pleistocene and feedback on products and source new data University of Malta and Evolution. Holocene paleoenvironments of a contributions. In-person attendance 120-150 campus submerged karst landform (Pirovac people with more joining virtually. Representation Bay, Croatia). from geological surveys, marine institutes, industry, Senolt, N. et al. | Holocene and universities from around Europe and globally. Paleoenvironmental Page 36  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) Reconstruction of a Karst Krka River Estuary (Eastern Adriatic Coast). Hasan, O. et al. | Submerged marine terraces and paleo shorelines along the eastern rim of the Mid Adriatic Deep. Prampolini, M. et al. | Submarine geomorphology north-east of the Maltese Islands. Stewart, H A. and EMODnet Partners | Submerged Landscapes Across European Seas. 06.07.2022 Remote, Teams External meeting no A Discussion on manuscript “Digital geodata and meeting models of Europe’s subsurface support the green transition and UN sustainable development goals” and the link between EMODnet Geology and the European Geological Data Structure. Agreed to add a small section on interoperability. 08.07.2022 Remote Teams EMODnet Geology Steering no A Discussion of EMODnet Geology issues. 10 meeting group meeting participants 18.07.2022 Remote Webex DG MARE - EMODnet progress yes, by coordinators A EMODnet progress meeting: Centralisation & state meeting meeting of play 18.07.2022 On-line Internal Working Group yes. O Meeting with palaeobotanists Dr Francesco Chiocci, Meeting Dr Donatella Magri and Dr Federico Di Rita ased at Informal overview slides given by WP8 Leader Heather Stewart and the Università La Sapienza, Roma to discuss broad modelling example slides by Dr. scale palaeovegetation on the continental shelves as Federico Di Rita. part of working group activities for palaeographic reconstruction. Primary outcome was to definition of a case study area in the Western Mediterranean Sea / Italian continental Shelf to test the feasibility of extrapolating palaeovegetation across a previously exposed continental shelf base on sparse dataset. Page 37  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 27.07.2022 Videoconference Meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the implementation of Italian contributing to Italian WP6 contribution to WP6 products. 18 participants deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 01.08.2022 On-line Internal no O Coastal Ribbon (5): review of drafted text for a round mail, work on finalising of Inventory. 6 participants 17.08.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology, no O Discussions related to the progress of the project Meeting WP3 (GTK) Meeting 25.08.2022 Remote, Teams- External meeting between no O discussions on possibilities of cooperation within Meeting Coordinating party (GTK) and EMODnet Geology project for the Azerbaijan part of Center for Caspian Sea the Caspian Sea. Problems, Institute of Geography of Azerbaijan NAS. 06.09.2022 Remote, Teams- EMODnet Geology Steering no O/A EMODnet Geology Steering group meeting Meeting group meeting 07.09.2022 Remote meeting External meeting yes: overview of WP5 output A Update on manuscript “Digital geodata and models of Europe’s subsurface support the green transition and UN sustainable development goals” and the link between EMODnet Geology and the European Geological Data Structure. Made arrangements for finalisation of the manuscript. 12.09.2022 Remote, Teams- Meeting between EMODnet no O/A Discussions on EMODnet Geology geomorphology Meeting Geology Coordinator and WP’s as VME elements for ICES 3 and 4. 15.09.2022 Remote, Teams- External. First online meeting no O/A Discussions on how to cooperate with geological Meeting between EMODnet-Geology surveys of the Caribbean Sea area regarding partner IGME, the coordinator Page 38  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) (GTK), and Asociación de ingestion of marine geological data to EMODnet Servicios de Geología y Minería Geology. Iberoamericanos (ASGMI). 20.-21.9. 2022 Remote meeting EMODnet Business Offshore yes A Janine Guinan (GSI) presented a showcase of how Renewable Energy workshop EMODnet Geology data has been used in context with renewable energy 21.-22.9. 2022 Remote meeting 12th EMODnet Technical yes A Internal discussions related to the Central Portal. Working Group Meeting 22.09.2022 Remote, Webex- EMODnet-Copernicus Marine no O Periodic informative meeting to discuss cooperation Meeting Service coastal workshop opportunities. 29.09.2022 Hybrid meeting, Internal EMODnet Geology no O Internal discussions related to the seabed erosion Teams & Otaniemi, WP3/GTK Meeting deliverable Espoo, Finland 04.10.2022 Helsinki, Finland Lecture, University of Helsinki, yes, Kotilainen Aarno: Evaluating A EMODnet, EMODnet Geology and EMODnet Faculty of Biological and future by history: using the Ingestion were introduced to students during the Environmental Sciences information in seabed sediments lecture, 20 students 07.10.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O/A Information by project coordinator and discussion Meeting Steering Group meeting of EMODnet Geology issues, exchange of information. Planning of the next project meeting. 8 participants. 11.10.2022 Remote, Teams Kick-off meeting CSA Geological no A Discussion on separation of tasks, and specifically on meeting Service for Europe WP5: how EMODnet data are used in GSEU and how GSEU Coastal Vulnerability and map deliverables will feed into EMODnet Geology. Windfarm Siting. 13.10.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Meeting on issues regarding subcontracting a Meeting coordination meeting (GTK) partner from Azerbaijan. Page 39  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 17.10.2022 videoconference meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the implementation of Italian contributing to Italian WP6 contribution to WP6 products. 18 participants deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 20.10.2022 Remote, Webex EMODnet for business - yes A Discussions on the offshore renevable energy sector meeting Offshore Renevables workshop and what EMODnet and the industry can offer each other 26.-27.10. Brussels, Belgium External meeting: yes, poster on EMODnet Geology A Marketing of EMODnet and EMODnet Geology at 2022 Eurogeosurveys 50 years the 50th anniversary Conference of EGS. > 100 conference participants 27.10.2022 Brussels External meeting: yes: Green Sea, Great Deal? A Highlighted the interdisciplinary marine playing field EuroGeoSurveys 50 Years of EMODnet for a global audience in the session on interdisciplinary science excellence (livestreamed via the EuroGeoSurveys YouTube channel); discussed cooperation on coastal vulnerability with David Applegate, Director of the United States Geological Survey. 03.11.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Meeting on issues regarding subcontracting a Meeting coordination meeting (GTK) partner from Azerbaijan 03.11.2022 Remote, Teams WP5 coastal vulnerability no A Plan for next few months of student work at Edge meeting progress meeting Hill University, preparation of presentation for EMODnet Geology Fall Meeting in Varna. 04.11.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O/A Meeting on planning of the Varna project meeting Meeting Steering Group meeting 07.11.2022 Varna, Bulgaria Internal EMODnet Geology no O/A Final planning of the Varna project meeting. 5 Steering Group meeting participants Page 40  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 07.-08.11. Remote, Zoom- 17th EMODnet Steering yes, EMODnet Geology SC report A All aspects of project administration, collaboration, 2022 Meeting Committee meeting and future plans. Including aspects of portal centralisation 07.-11.11. Varna, Bulgaria EMODnet Geology project yes, presentations on future plans A Discussions related to the progress and the future 2022 meeting and progress by coordinator and all work of the project. 60 participants WP leads (11 presentations). 08.11.2022 Varna, Bulgaria Cross-WP Workshop on status yes, by chair WP4 lead KA O Coastal Ribbon: presentation of case study (Greece) and results of the coastal and discussion of data inventory draft, no overall ribbon discussions agreement on definition of coastal ribbon achieved –each WP will send out an inventory 08.11.2022 Varna, Bulgaria Cross-WP Workshop on status yes, by chair WP4 lead KA O Vocabulary/portrayal: Labels and portrayal and results of the vocabulary discussed: new Quaternary colours accepted, group decision made not to create a international common code of abbreviations for geological units 08.11.2022 Varna, Bulgaria Session on web portal: yes, by chair WP9 lead UL O Discussions on web portal and our meta data geometries & boreholes/all geophysics 08.11.2022 Varna, Bulgaria Submerged landscapes yes, by chair WP8 lead HS O Discussions on the Submerged landscapes 08.11.2022 Varna, Bulgaria Caribbean Sea data yes, by chair TM and EMODnet O Discussions on Caribbean Sea data Geology coordinator 08.11.2022 Varna, Bulgaria WP3 Seabed erosion workshop Kaskela Anu et al.: WP3, Seabed O Seabed erosion presentation, and discussions on the erosion presentation. types of data available and how to report these. 10.11.2022 Varna, Bulgaria EuroGeoSurveys Marine yes, Kotilainen Aarno, A.T., A EMODnet Geology and EMODnet Ingestion projects Geology Expert Group meeting Highlights 2022, Marine Geology, were advertised in the presentation. Similar input Geological Survey of Finland also from other EGS delegates. Page 41  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 24.11.2022 videoconference Meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the implementation of Italian contributing to Italian WP6 contribution to WP6 products. 18 participants deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 28.11.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O/A Discussions related to the progress and the future Meeting Steering Group meeting work of the project 02.12.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Meeting on issues regarding subcontracting a Meeting coordination meeting (GTK) partner from Azerbaijan. 06.12.2022 On-line Internal WP4 meeting no O Meeting with partners from Iceland (ISOR) to clarify questions the data delivery 09.12.2022 Hybrid meeting, Internal EMODnet Geology no O Internal discussions related to the progress of the Teams & Otaniemi, WP3/GTK Meeting project Espoo, Finland 19.12.2022 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet 5 Geology no O Internal discussions related to the seabed erosion Meeting WP3/GTK Meeting 11.01.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Meeting on issues regarding subcontracting a Meeting coordination meeting (GTK) partner from Azerbaijan. 12.01.2023 Remote, Teams- EMODnet Seabed Habitats ja no A Discussions related to collaborations/ Meeting EMODnet Geology projects interdependencies between EMODnet Seabed cooperation meeting Habitats and Geology lots in the during the next contract 17.-19.01. Porto, Portugal HE Trident kick-off meeting yes, presentation on EMODnet A EMODnet Geology coordinator attending the kick- 2023 Geology off meeting of HE Trident project as invited Advisory Board member representing EMODnet. Page 42  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 23.01.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O/A Discussions related to the meeting with CINEA Meeting Steering Group meeting 23.01.2023 Remote, webex- Meeting with CINEA - no A Discussions with CINEA related to achievements & Meeting EMODnet: achievements & way way forward forward 26.01.2023 Remote, webex- Online Stakeholder Workshop: no A Discussion on connectivity of EMODnet Lots in light Meeting of Sea-basin checkpoints. Exchange of addresses Assessing the benefits of the between parties interested in riverine sediment EMODnet Sea-basin supply to coasts (Mediterranean Sea-basin Checkpoints Checkpoint) and in geochemistry (EMODnet Chemistry). 30.01.2023 On-line Internal EMODnet Geology yes O Kick-off meeting to start working on complete WP4 meeting harmonisation of the Western Baltic Sea Quaternary Geology 31.01.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O GTK counter signature of the subcontract that was Meeting coordination meeting (GTK) originally signed by Caspian Locus Limited Liability Company, our new Caspian Sea partner 31.01.2023 Brussels External EuroGeoSurveys 50th yes: highlighted EMODnet Geology A Highlighted the interdisciplinary marine playing field National Delegates Meeting achievements in Annual Report of EMODnet for an audience of geoscientists Marine Geology Expert Group associated with all European geological surveys. Connected the Marine Geology Expert Group with the Earth Observation and Geohazards Expert Group for better use of Copernicus Services. 02.02.2023 Brussels External EuroGeoSurveys Earth yes: highlighted the need for an A Plan for joint meeting between MGEGE, EOEG, Observation and Geohazards EMODnet-MGEG-EOEG connection EMODnet Geology and CMEMS. Plan for joint work Expert Group meeting within the framework of CSA GSEU on riverine sediment supply and land subsidence, including their geological drivers. Page 43  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 03.02.2023 videoconference Meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the implementation of Italian contributing to Italian WP6 contribution to WP6 products. 23 participants deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 08.02.2023 Brussels Training & Networking Day for no A Preparation for the EMODnet Hackathon. the Coaching & Mentoring Team of OSL 3.0 09.02.2023 Remote, Teams- EMODnet Geology Steering no O/A Planning of release of products, promotions. Update Meeting Group meeting on Central Portal, and on meetings with CINEA, the Secretariat etc. 10 participants. 10.02.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussion related to WP3 data processing and Meeting WP3/GTK Meeting status 10.02.2023 Remote Teams Meeting between Earth no O Discussed state-of-the-art coastal characterisation meeting Observation experts from BGS by EO in the UK, and especially the possibility to and EMODnet Geology WP5 adopt and roll out high-resolution tools across Europe. 10.02.2023 Meeting with NIOZ on no O Discussed delivery of geological metadata (first) and Caribbean data for Dutch data for inclusion in EMODnet Central Portal. territorial waters 14.-15.02. Rome, Italy – CNR External meeting: Congress of yes (presentation of EMODnet A Dissemination of EMODnet Geology scope and 2023 Headquarters Italian marine geologists Geology and of the Italian geological products. ca. 100 participants mapping project CARG, from which data was delivered to EMODnet) 16.02.2022 Remote Zoom "EMODnet Centralisation: One no A “Roundtable on Centralisation Process advantages meeting Ocean, One EMODnet" for EMODnet users” showcase the benefits of the centralised EMODnet services to a diverse audience. Page 44  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 17.02.2023 Hybrid meeting, Internal EMODnet Geology no O Internal discussions related to the progress of the Teams & Otaniemi, WP3/GTK Meeting project Espoo, Finland 27.02.2023 On-line Internal EMODnet Geology yes O WP 4: Western Baltic Sea Prototype area: WP4 meeting Demonstration of an additional layer for labels in order to facilitate cross-border harmonisation, example: Denmark and Germany 09.03.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology GTK no O Discussions related to the future of the EMODnet Meeting Meeting Geology project. 10.03.2023 Hybrid: On-site EMODnet Chemistry no A EMODnet Chemistry Stakeholder consultation. Trieste and Stakeholder Conference Dsicussions on EMODnet Chemsitry and data. Remote, Zoom meeting 14.03.2023 On-line Internal EMODnet Geology yes O WP 4 Meeting with partner from Albania to clarify WP4 meeting questions on the influence of rock genesis to the coastal ribbon geology. Agreed that at next project meeting in Faroe Islands an Albanian study area will be presented by Sokol Marku to demonstrate the intricacies of land-sea connection 14.-16.03. Helsinki, Finland 1st GeoDays Conference yes, oral presentation (Kotilainen et A Dissemination of EMODnet Geology at 1st GeoDays 2023 al. 2023), poster presentation Conference, > 100 participants (Vallius et al. 2023) 14.-15.03. Helsinki, Finland VELMU Conference yes, poster presentation (Vallius et O Dissemination of EMODnet Geology at 1st GeoDays 2023 al. 2023) Conference, > 100 participants 21.03.2023 Helsinki, Finland Lecture, University of Helsinki, yes A EMODnet, EMODnet Geology and EMODnet Department of Geosciences Ingestion were introduced to students during the Kotilainen Aarno: Aquatic and Geography lecture, 10 students Sedimentary Environments Page 45  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 20.-21.03. UNESCO IODC-II Conference yes. On-line poster presentation A Dissemination of EMODnet Geology and WP3 at 2023 Headquarters, conference, ca 400 participants Kaskela et al. 2023 Harmonising Paris, France seabed substrate data of European Seas – EMODnet Geology 22.-24.03. UNESCO 27th Session of the IOC no A Participation by EMODnet Geology coordinator and 2023 Headquarters, Committee on International deputy coordinator in 27th Session of the IOC Paris, France Oceanographic Data and Committee on International Oceanographic Data Information Exchange (IODE) and Information Exchange (IODE) 24.03.2023 videoconference Meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the implementation of Italian contributing to Italian WP6 contribution to WP6 products. 20 participants deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 27.-28.03. Remote Zoom Open Sea Lab 3.0 EMODnet no A Two EMODnet Geology representatives guided four 2023 meeting Hackathon teams participating in the Hackathon. 03.04.2023 Remote, Teams- EMODnet Geology Steering no O Discussions related to the progress of the project. 10 Meeting Group meeting participants 04.-05.04. Hybrid meeting: 13th EMODnet Technical yes, Uffe Larsen gives an overview A Discussions related to the progress of the project 2023 Physical meeting in Working Group Meeting of the EMODnet Geology Brussels & online architecture connection 18.04.2023 Remote Teams HE S34I project 1st. Progress no A EMODnet Geology coordinator attending the kick- meeting Meeting off meeting of HE S34I project as invited Advisory Board member representing EMODnet. 21.04.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology/ no O Discussions related to Nord Stream 2 data delivery Meeting GTK Meeting to EMODnet Page 46  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 24.-28.04. Wien, Austria EGU 2023 Conference yes, poster presentations. A Dissemination of EMODnet Geology at EGU 2023 2023 Conference, > 10000 participants Session co-convener from EMODnet Geology WP4: “Geological Mapping Asch et.al. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere- of Extreme Environments” with egu23-16050 several EMODnet Geology Kihlman, et.al., https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere- contributions. egu23-13602 (poster) Vallius, et.al. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere- egu23-10770 (poster) Erlendsson et.al. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-15536 02.05.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussions related to the progress of the project. Meeting WP3 /GTK Meeting 04.05.2023 videoconference meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the implementation of Italian contributing to Italian WP6 contribution to WP6 products. 16 participants deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 05.06.2023 Remote, Teams- National/ Finnish seminar on yes, presentation “Offshore wind A Discussions related to the marine wind energy and meeting Marine Wind Energy energy from a geological Finnish marine areas & nature, ~230 participants perspective” was given (Kihlman, S.) 09.05.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology EMODnet Geology WP3 workshop O After the presentation, there was a free discussion meeting WP3 workshop on Seabed substrate Case study. on the topic, ~20 participants. yes. Simeon Archer-Rand (Cefas) had a presentation about the seabed substrate model of the Baltic Sea. Page 47  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 09.-11.05. Reunion Island and GeoHab 2023 conference no A Meeting of marine scientists where discussions on 2023 online hot topics and technical and methodological innovations take place. ca. 100 participants 10.05.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal GTK Environment Unit yes A Presentation of EMODnet Geology to GTK meeting meeting colleagues 23.-25.05. Tórshavn, the EMODnet Geology project yes, presentations by coordinator O Discussions related to the progress and the future of 2023 Faroe Islands meeting and all WP leads (11 presentations) the EMODnet Geology project. 60 participants 01.06.2023 On-line Internal EMODnet Geology no A Discussion on data and updates of the Baltic Sea WP4 meeting area 08.06.2023 Lammi, Finland Geoscience Olympiad Coaching yes, lecture about Marine Geology A Dissemination of EMODnet Geology and EMODnet Camp (Kotilainen A.) Ingestion at camp, 14 high school student participants 09.06.2023 Hybrid University HE Trident project workshop no A EMODnet Geology coordinator attending the kick- of Limerick and “Assessing the environmental off meeting of HE Trident project as invited Advisory Teams meeting impacts from potential Board member representing EMODnet. resources extraction” 16.06.2023 Remote Teams Meeting between EMODnet no O/A Discussions on EMODnet Geology past meeting Geology and DG MARE achievements and the future 26.06.2023 videoconference meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the implementation of Italian contributing to Italian WP6 contribution to WP6 products. 15 participants deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 27.06.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet 5 Geology no O Discussion about the new way to process EMODnet meeting WP3/ GTK Meeting WP3 erosion metadata at EGDI portal, 3 participants Page 48  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 14.-20.07. Rome University XXI INQUA congress yes (case study derived from WP6 A International Union for Quaternary Research 2023 data: updated structural map of congress. Dissemination of EMODnet Geology WP6 Italian seas) activity. 3000 participants 24.07.2023 On-line EMODnet-GSEU meeting yes O/A EMODnet-GSEU meeting on assessment of coastline change using satellite-based earth observation – comparing different approaches. 7 participants. 25.-27.7. 2023 Santo Domingo, Discussions between EMODnet yes, several. All EMODnet Geology O/A Meeting between EMODnet Geology and the Dominican Geology and the marine WP leads presented their WP’s and Caribbean Sea marine geology experts from Republic and geology experts of the ASGMI the Caribbean delegates their Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, remote Zoom (Asociación de Servicios de respective country information Colombia, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. 20 Geología y Minería participants Iberoamericanos) 01.08.2023 On-line Online interview, EMODnet - yes A EMODnet Feedback on GSEU's Work and Strategy – GSEU online interview with Kate Larkin on aligning these two initiatives. 5 participants 21.-25.08. Helsinki, Finland Baltic Sea Science Congress yes, oral presentation and two A Scientific discussions on the state of the Baltic Sea 2023 2023 poster presentations. and dissemination on how EMODnet can support the scientific community and society. In: Baltic Sea Science Congress Kotilainen, A. et al. EMODnet Ingestion – Wake Up 2023, 21-25, August 2023, Helsinki, Your Data. #181. (Oral). Finland. The science we need for Kihlman, S et al. Review of the seabed surface the Baltic Sea we want. Book of feature information – EMODnet Geology. #136. abstracts. (Poster). Vallius, H. et al. EMODnet Geology – towards new standards on harmonising marine geological data. #31. (Poster). 29.08.2023 Remote, Teams- Internal EMODnet Geology no O Discussions related to the future of the EMODnet Meeting GTK Meeting Geology project. 29.08.2023 Remote, Webex EMODnet Conference and no A Discussions on EMODnet Jamboree and the meeting Jamboree: Coordinators EMODnet Open Conference to be held in planning meeting November 2023. Page 49  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 04.09.2023 Remote, Teams- EMODnet Geology Steering no O Discussions related to the future of the EMODnet Meeting Group meeting Geology project. 8 participants 04.09.2023 Berlin GeoBerlin2023 conference yes, EMODnet Seabed minerals A Over 300 participants. EU Constanze Veeh, DG results and GSEU CRM GROW, European Commission was present with a talk on SRM and CRM 05.09.2023 videoconference meeting of institutions no O Discussion on the implementation of Italian contributing to Italian WP6 contribution to WP6 products. 25 participants deliveries (CNR-ISMAR, OGS, INGV, ENEA, University Genova, Palermo, RomaTRE and Trieste) 07.09.2023 Remote, Google EMODnet Caribe – ASGMI no O/A Planning the cooperation between EMODnet meeting meeting Geology and the Caribbean Sea ASGMI members. 14 participants 13.09.2023 On-line Internal WP 4 – WP 9 no O/A Discussion on how to solve technical issues to transfer the last updates of WP 4 on-line 13.09.2023 Remote, Webex EMODnet – DG MARE meeting no A Discussions on the future of EMODnet between all meeting “EMODnet: achievements & EMODnet thematic Coordinators and DG MARE way forward” SUM O Total # of meetings organised = 99 SUM A Total # of meetings attended = 83 Page 50  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) B. Meetings/events planned in the future Date Location Type event (meeting, Meeting to be attended (A) / organised Short description and main expected outcomes training (workshop), etc.) (O) 18.10.2023 Remote 14th EMODnet Technical A Updates and progress since previous TWG and discussions Working Group meeting related to the progress of the project 27.11.-01.12. Brussels, EMODnet Jamboree & Open A Project partner meeting, inter-thematic meetings and 2023 Belgium Conference attendance in Open Conference 14.-19.4.2024 Vienna, Austria EGU 2024 A The EGU General Assembly 2024 brings together geoscientists & Online from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. May 2024 Finland Project meeting O Project partner meeting 25.-31.08.2024 Busan, South IGC 37 Congress A (O) An EMODnet Geology related session has been approved for the Korea 37th International Geological Congress, 2024 Page 51  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 8. Communication assets A. Communication products developed Date Communication Short description (of the material, title, Main results Name of event at which material …) of the asset material was disseminated (if applicable) October Oral presentation Kotilainen, A.T., Kotilainen, M.M., Vartti, V.- Public Oral presentation at Baltic Sea 2021 and abstract P., Hutri, K.-L., Virtasalo, J.J., 2021. dissemination Science Congress, 18-22, October 137Caesium contents in the northern Baltic 2021, Århus, Denmark Sea sediments. In: 13th Baltic Sea Science Congress, 18-22, October 2021, Århus, Denmark: Abstract Book. 18. Oral. 15.10.2021 Press release EMODnet Geology Phase completion and WP Public summary results dissemination October Poster Kihlman, S., Kaskela, A.M., Kotilainen, A.T., Public Oral presentation at Baltic Sea 2021 presentation and Alanen, U., Vallius, H., EMODnet Geology dissemination Science Congress, 18-22, October abstract Partners, 2021. Seabed substrate data of 2021, Århus, Denmark European Seas – EMODnet Geology. In: 13th Baltic Sea Science Congress, 18-22, October 2021, Århus, Denmark: Abstract Book. 118. (Poster). 18.11.2021 Oral presentation EMSAGG webinar – ‘Marine resource Public Introduce results to the marine mapping in the UK and Europe’, dissemination aggregate community represented in the EMSAGG group November Blog Blog about 137Cs activity contents and Public Scientific publication in Marine 2021 sedimentation rates in the Baltic Sea dissemination Pollution Bulletin sediments (in Finnish). “Vuoden 1986 Tšernobylin ydinvoimalaonnettomuuden jäljet näkyvät yhä Itämeren sedimenteissä” (Kotilainen, A.T.; Kotilainen, M.M.; Vartti, V.- P.; Hutri, K.-L.; Virtasalo, J.J.)” at GTK’s webpage. https://www.gtk.fi/ajankohtaista/vuoden- 1986-tsernobylin- ydinvoimalaonnettomuuden-jaljet-nakyvat- yha-itameren-sedimenteissa/ 23.11.2021 TV documentary “Under the volcano”, information on dissemination “Mompracem” volcanoes in Italy, with a focus on submerged TV documentary series structures which have been inventoried for EMODnet Geology 15.02.2022 Oral presentation Susanna Kihlman, Henry Vallius and EMODnet Public Oral (Remote) presentation at and abstract Geology partners, 2022. EMODNET Geology – dissemination International Ocean Data harmonising geological data of the European Conference 2022, 15. February seas and beyond. 2022. Sopot, Poland 23.03.2022 Oral presentation Anu Kaskela, Susanna Kihlman, Aarno Public Oral presentation at FINMARI Kotilainen, Ulla Alanen, and Henry Vallius: dissemination Researcher Day Conference, 23 EMODnet Geology provides access for marine March 2022, Helsinki, Finland, geological data. online event Page 52  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 23.–27.3. Abstract and oral Cherith Moses, Cerys Butterill, Tanvi Chopra, Presentation EGU General Assembly 2022 2022 presentation Amber Humphries, and Sytze van Heteren, given and Pan-European coastal vulnerability: translating discussed incomplete data and information for communicating situational awareness 31.03.2022 On-line Anu Kaskela (GTK): EMODnet Geology WP 3– Presentation Oral presentation at presentation Aspects of Compiling seabed Substrate Map given and EuroGeoSurveys Geological Data. discussed Mapping & Modelling Expert Group seminar on EMODnet Geology 31.3.2022, online event. 31.03.2022 On-line Kristine Asch (BGR): “EMODnet Geology Presentation Oral presentation at presentation Seafloor Geology and Geomorphology” given and EuroGeoSurveys Geological Presentation about EMODnet Geology and discussed Mapping & Modelling Expert WP Seafloor Geology, its methods and results Group seminar on EMODnet Geology 31.3.2022, online event. 31.03.2022 On-line Kristine Asch (BGR): Presentation Oral presentation at presentation EMODnet Geology WP 4 – given and EuroGeoSurveys Geological discussed Mapping & Modelling Expert Aspects of compiling seafloor geology and Group seminar on EMODnet geomorphology map data Geology 31.3.2022, online event. 13.05.2022 Oral presentation Henry Vallius on behalf of EMODnet Geology Public Oral presentation at the Nordic and abstract partners “The EMODNET-Geology project – dissemination Geological Winter Meeting, May harmonizing geological data of the European 2022, Reykjavik, Iceland. seas”. Nordic Geological Winter Meeting, 11- https://jfi.is/wp- 13 May, Reykjavik, Iceland: Abstracts. content/uploads/2022/05/NGWM- 2022.pdf May 2022 Vocabulary and A product of the workshop held on 10th Updated WP8 Online via the EMODnet Geology product February 2022 has been a vocabulary explanatory portal. description describing all the features compiled for WP8. webpage. https://www.emodnet- Additionally, more information on the format geology.eu/data- of the data available on the portal has been products/submerged-landscapes/ summarised. May 2022 Oral presentation Kotilainen, A.T., Kotilainen, M.M., Jokinen, S., Public Oral presentation at the GeoHab and abstract Virtasalo, J.J., Kaskela, A.M, 2022. Coastal dissemination 2022 Conference, May 2022, estuaries – Baltic Sea habitat types under Venice, Italy. threat. In: The GeoHab 2022 Conference: marine geological and biological habitat mapping, 16-20 May 2022, Venice, Italy: Abstracts 05.05.2022 Tweet by #EMODnet Geology’s pledge on 3 retweets Twitter @EMODnet #MakeEUBlue and 7 likes 09.05.2022 Two tweets by Advertising the latest MEDIN newsletter that 6 retweet, 13 Twitter 16.05.2022 @MEDIN_marine featured EMODnet-Geology seafloor substrate likes on same subject data being used to inform habitat distribution. 25.05.2022 Tweet by Presenting results from WP5 coastal 3 retweets, 7 Twitter @EHU_Geo vulnerability at European Geophysical Union likes. 2022 EGU2022. 08.06.2022 Tweet by World Oceans Day 2022 tweet featuring 4 retweets, 11 Twitter @EuroGeoSurveys EMODnet-Geology. likes. 31.01.2023 Web article Aarno Kotilainen, Anna Laine-Petäjäkangas, Public Jukka Turunen, Tuija Vähäkuopus, Jaana Jarva. dissemination Geology for helping in mitigation and adaptation to climate change in land and marine areas (in Finnish). Page 53  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) https://www.gtk.fi/ajankohtaista/geologiasta- apua-ilmastonmuutoksen-hillintaan-ja- ilmastonmuutokseen-varautumiseen-maa-ja- merialueilla/ 01.02.2023 Blog Ulla Alanen, Aarno Kotilainen. Seabed Survey Public Lines – One Hundred Thousand Kilometres of dissemination Geology in the Baltic Sea. https://www.gtk.fi/en/current/seabed- survey-lines-one-hundred-thousand- kilometres-of-geology-in-the-baltic-sea/ 15.03.2023 Oral presentation Kotilainen, A.T., Kaskela, A.M., Kihlman, S., Public Oral presentation at 1st GeoDays and abstract Leinikki, J., Kotilainen, M.M., 2023. Shaking the dissemination Conference, 14th 17th March 2023, Earth beneath the sea – a case study from the Helsinki, Finland Baltic Sea. In: Heinonen, J.S. (ed.) (2023) Abstracts of the 1st GeoDays, 14th-17th March, Helsinki, Finland. Proceedings of the Geological Society of Finland, vol. 3, p. 20. (Oral). 15.03.2023 Poster and Vallius, H., Kihlman, S., Kaskela, A.M., Alanen, Public Poster presentation at 1st GeoDays abstract U., Kotilainen, A.T., and EMODnet Geology dissemination Conference, 14th 17th March 2023, partners, 2023. EMODnet Geology – seabed Helsinki, Finland geological data for the sustainable use of world ocean. In: Heinonen, J.S. (ed.) (2023) Abstracts of the 1st GeoDays, 14th-17th March, Helsinki, Finland. Proceedings of the Geological Society of Finland, vol. 3, p. 49. (Poster). 14.-15. Poster EMODnet Geology poster Public VELMU Conference – Bringing 2023 dissemination Marine Nature Back to our lives – The role of science. Helsinki, Finland 20.-21.03. Poster and Kaskela, A.M., Kihlman, S.,Kotilainen, A.T., Public IODC-II, The Second International 2023 abstract Alanen, U., Vallius, H. & EMODnet Geology dissemination Ocean Data Conference at Unesco partners Harmonising seabed substrate data Headquarters in Paris, France, Paris of European Seas – EMODnet Geology 23.03.2023 Post by Post on EMODnet Geology attending the 27th 22 likes. 911 Post on LinkedIn @EMODnet session of IOC/IODE at UNESCO HQ in Paris 22- impressions Geology 24.3.2023. by September coordinator 20th 2023 26.04.2023 Poster Kihlman, S., Kaskela, A., Kotilainen, A., Alanen, Public EGU 2023 presentation and U., Vallius, H., and Partners, E. G.: Analysing dissemination abstract the added value of surface features information in the Seabed substrate data from the European sea areas – EMODnet Geology, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-13602, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23- 13602, 2023. 26.04.2023 Poster Vallius, H., Kihlman, S., Kaskela, A., Kotilainen, Public EGU 2023 presentation and A., Alanen, U., and Geology Partners, E.: dissemination abstract EMODnet Geology – towards new standards on harmonizing marine geological data of the European seas – and beyond, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-10770, Page 54  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23- 10770, 2023. 22.08.2023 Poster Vallius, H., Kihlman, S., Kaskela, A., Kotilainen, Public Poster presentation at the BSSC presentation and A., Alanen, U., 2023. EMODnet Geology – dissemination 2023 Congress in Helsinki, Finland abstract towards new standards on harmonizing marine geological data. In: Baltic Sea Science Congress 2023, 21-25, August 2023, Helsinki, Finland. The science we need for the Baltic Sea we want. Book of abstracts. 31. (Poster). 23.08.2023 Poster Kihlman, S., Kaskela, A., Kotilainen, A., Alanen, Public Poster presentation at the BSSC presentation and U., Vallius, H., 2023. Review of the seabed dissemination 2023 Congress in Helsinki, Finland abstract surface feature information – EMODnet Geology. In: Baltic Sea Science Congress 2023, 21-25, August 2023, Helsinki, Finland. The science we need for the Baltic Sea we want. Book of abstracts. 136. (Poster). 25.08.2023 Oral presentation Kotilainen, A., Alanen, U., Tikka, K., 2023. Public Oral presentation at the BSSC 2023 and abstract EMODnet Ingestion – Wake Up Your Data. In: dissemination Congress in Helsinki, Finland Baltic Sea Science Congress 2023, 21-25, August 2023, Helsinki, Finland. The science we need for the Baltic Sea we want. Book of abstracts. 181. (Oral). 2023 BGR Annual Gemeinsame Karten zur Geologie von Europas Dissemination Report 2022 Meeresböden (Joint maps of Europe’s of seafloor) Contains information on EMODnet information Geology, the work package Seafloor geology on EMODnet, (WP 4), it’s results and the role of BGR EMODnet Geology and the role of BGR 04.09.2023 Poster EMODnet Geology WP7 poster produced. Outreach GeoBerlin2023 (poster) material of all partners at disposal Post on EMODnet Geology meeting with 27 likes. 1120 Post by EMODnet Caribbean Sea marine geology experts at impressions 28.07.2023 @Geology Post on LinkedIn Servicio Geologico Nacional in Santo by September coordinator Domingo. 20th 2023 B. Planned communication products Date Communication Short description (of the material, title, …) Main results expected material and/or link to the asset Page 55  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) A. (Co-)Authored peer-reviewed publications in this project phase Date of Type of Full reference ISBN DOI Is it open publication publication access? Yes/No November Marine Chernobyl still with us: 137Caesium activity contents https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112924 Yes 2021 Pollution in seabed sediments from the Gulf of Bothnia, Bulletin northern Baltic Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112924 27.11.2021 paper Breuer, S. & Asch, K. (2021) A first approach to a https://doi.org/10.1144/SP505-2021-2 no Geomorphological Map of the German Seas. In Asch, K., Kitazato, H & Vallius, H. From Continental Shelf to Slope - Mapping the Oceanic Realm. Geological Society of London Special Issue: GSLSpecPub2021-24 July 2022 Journal Hollis, J., Bricker, S., Čápová, D., Hinsby, K., Krenmayr, - 10.5281/zenodo.6883282 Yes: Pan- article H.G., Negrel, P., Oliveira, D., Pouiadji, E., van Gessel, S., European van Heteren, S., Venvik, G. "Pan-European geological geological data, data, information, and knowledge for a resilient, information, and sustainable, and collaborative future." European knowledge for a Geologist 53 (2022): 6-19. resilient, sustainable, and collaborative future (researchgate.net) 09.2022 Book Geological Society of London Special Issue: From 9781786204950 partly Continental Shelf to Slope: Mapping the Ocean Realm 08.2022 Book Asch, K., Klump, J., Mathers, S., Kessler, H. (2022): 978-3-030-53124-9 No chapter Geology. In: Kresse, W. & Danko, D: Springer Handbook of Geographic Information, 2nd ed Chapter Geology, in Springer Handbook of Geographic Information 2022 2022 paper Asch.K., Kitazato, H. and Vallius, H. (2022): https://doi.org/10.1144/SP505-2022- yes Introduction to the Geological Society of London Page 56  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) Special Issue: From Continental Shelf to Slope: Mapping the Ocean Realm April 2023 conference Asch, K., Müller, A.M. & Blischke, A. (2023): Marine https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-1605 y abstract mapping: Finding and compiling spatial data on extreme environments – key information even for a general mapping project such as EMODnet Geology April 2023 conference Vallius, H. et. Al. (2023): EMODnet Geology – towards https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-1077 y abstract new standards on harmonizing marine geological data of the European Seas and beyond April 2023 conference Erlenddsson, O. et al (2023: The Geological Mapping of https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-15536 y abstract Icealand’s Insular Shelf and Adjacent Deep Ocean Sept.2023 Conference Seafloor geology and the European EMODnet data n abstract for infrastructure: The challenge of integrating off-shore 175th data across EEZ boundaries (Asch, K.) anniversary Meeting of the German Geological Society (Geoberlin) Page 57  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) B. Other/non-peer reviewed types of publications (co-)authored in this project phase Date of Type of Full reference ISBN DOI Is it publication publication open access? Yes/No 13.12.2021 Conference Fiorentino, A., Battaglini, L., Conti, M., D'Angelo, S. and Innocenti, C.: https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-abs-3-80-2021, Yes Publications EMODnet Geology: digital geological maps of European seas, Abstr. 2021 of the Int. Cartogr. Assoc., 3, 80 International Cartographic Association 13.12.2021 Conference Battaglini, L. and Carta, R.: CARG Geological Database: new layers, https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-abs-3-24-2021, Yes Publications new data, Abstr. Int. Cartogr. Assoc., 3, 24, 2021 of the International Cartographic Association 2022 GSL Special Asch.K., Kitazato, H. and Vallius, H. (2022): Introduction to the https://doi.org/10.1144/SP505-2022- Yes Issues (Book) Geological Society of London Special Issue: From Continental Shelf to Slope: Mapping the Ocean Realm 08.06.2022 The Prime Prime Minister’s Office, 2022. National Implementation Plan for the 978-952-383-122-3 Yes Minister’s UN Decade of Ocean Science (in Finnish). 25 pages. Office’s https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-122-3 publication The Actions include developing uniformity and usability of marine (Finland) data flows, where key areas include e.g., cooperation between EMODnet 12.-17.06. Poster Pensa A., Giordano G., Pinton A., Fiorentino, A., D'Angelo, S., Vita L., N/A 2022 presentation Bonamico A. and De Benedetti A.A.: Atlas of Italian Submarine and abstract Volcanic Structures March 27 Invited Moses, C., 2023, Weathering the storm: rock coast resilience and N/A keynote vulnerability, Annual Conference of the Engineering Group of the presentation Geological Society at Cambridge University Page 58  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) April 2023 Conference Asch, K., Müller, A.M. & Blischke, A. (2023): Marine mapping: Finding https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23- y abstract and compiling spatial data on extreme environments – key 1605 information even for a general mapping project such as EMODnet Geology April 2023 Conference Vallius, H. et. Al (2023): EMODnet Geology – towards new standards https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23- y abstract on harmonizing marine geological data of the European Seas and 1077 beyond April 2023 Conference Erlenddsson, O. et al (2023: The Geological Mapping of Icealand’s https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23- y abstract Insular Shelf and Adjacent Deep Ocean 15536 14.-20.07. Poster Fiorentino A., Agate M., Battaglini L., Del Ben A., Busetti M., Civile D., N/A 2023 presentation Conti M., Crispini L., Dal Cin M., D’Angelo S., Ferrante V., Frisicchio V., and abstract Frugoni F., Giordano G., Locatelli M., Loreto M.F., Morelli D., Orefice S., Palmiotto C., Pantaloni M., Papasodaro F., Pensa A., Sgroi T., Sulli A., Vita L., Volpi V.: The process of update of the structural map of Italian seas 14.-20.07. Poster Fiorentino A., Agate M., Battaglini L., Del Ben A., Busetti M., Civile D., N/A 2023 presentation Conti M., Crispini L., Dal Cin M., D’Angelo S., Ferrante V., Frisicchio V., and abstract Frugoni F., Giordano G., Locatelli M., Loreto M.F., Morelli D., Orefice S., Palmiotto C., Pantaloni M., Papasodaro F., Pensa A., Sgroi T., Sulli A., Vita L., Volpi V.: The process of update of the structural map of Italian seas Sept. 2023 Conference Seafloor geology and the European EMODnet data infrastructure: abstract for The challenge of integrating off-shore data across EEZ boundaries 175th (Asch, K.) anniversary Meeting of the German Geological Society (Geoberlin) For a comprehensive overview of publications referring to/making use of EMODnet data and/or data products, please consult Google Scholar. Page 59  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 9. Monitoring indicators Comments on the progress indicators in the indicators spreadsheet Progress indicator Means of collecting figures Comment 1. Current status and coverage of total available Matomo/ Europe We do not acquire data in this project. thematic data Analytics/ other A) Volume and coverage of available data Please specify What is your opinion on the data coverage within - EMODnet for your thematic? B) Usage of data since the start of the project - phase 2. Current status and coverage of total number of ArcGIS There is no uniform digital definition (in GIS format) of the European sea areas and their data products boundaries used in the EMODnet Lots. Therefore, EMODnet Geology has used its own Regions shapefile to assess the coverage of the products (maps) (WP3, WP4). A) Volume and coverage of available data Please note that our data products are updated regularly due to data improvements, these products qualitative updates do not necessarily show as an increased data coverage. The latest seabed substrate data update (24.9.23) includes four data products at different scales: 1:1 000 000, 1: 250 000, 1: 100 000 and multiscale. The multiscale data includes 11 layers at varying scales (1:70 000 – 1: 1500). The seabed substrate data at 1 M scale covers about 50 % of the Geology Regions (incl. the Caribbean), data at scale 250 k covers about 10 % and more detailed scales cover less than 5 %. Due to the inclusion of the Caribbean, the total coverage of the region has expanded. Therefore, the total coverage% in the 1: 1 000 000 scale data, where we have full- coverage data for the Caribbean, has increased and the total coverage% at other scales have decreased. The coverages by sea-basin are indicated in the excel file (Indicator 2). Please notice that in the excel file we have only included seabed substrate data that has extended to new areas. The latest Sea-floor Geology update (24.9.23) includes four data products. The Pre-Quaternary Geology data covers about 90 % of the project sea areas. Quaternary Geology data covers from about 27 % of the project area. Geomorphology data covers altogether about 9 % of the Geology regions. General physiographic features cover about 43 % of the sea areas. Please notice that the Page 60  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) Caribbean Sea has been considered when calculating these figures. Consequently, the total project area has expanded, and, in some cases, the data coverage percentages have decreased. B) Usage of data products since the start of the With the exception of the sedimentation rates usage of the services has doubled or more in this phase project phase 3. Internal and external organisations One new data provider in the Consortium, Caspian Locus Limited Liability Company. supplying/approached to supply data and data products since start of the project phase 4. Online ‘Web’ interfaces to access or view data We have created layer groups to comply to the requirement about reduction of layers. This means that we cannot provide interfaces for each sub-theme 6. Statistics on information volunteered through After the launch of the Central Portal the collection of organisation types and use stopped. Due to GDPR we have never registered place of origin and we do not have information about the download forms country from which the download initiated 7. Published use cases There are no data from the previous period - so we cannot comment on trends 9. Technical monitoring Satisfactory both response time and up-time. Note that this statistic stops at the time the Central Portal was launched (January 2023) 10. Visibility & Analytics for web pages The usage has been fairly constant through the years. There generally is a small dip in usage in the third quarter due to summer vacation 11. Visibility & Analytics for web sections The usage has been fairly constant through the years. There generally is a small dip in usage in the third quarter due to summer vacation 12. Average visit duration for web pages There is a lot of fluctuation but no general trend 5.1 NEW. Daily number of page views of EMODnet The peak in May corresponds to the meeting for all EMODnet Geology partners the 23-25 May. Thematic entry page since the start of the contract The numbers are lower in the summer period due to holidays. 5.2 NEW. Total number of visitors, page views, We have received statistics that covers the hole period 1. January 2023 to 11. September 2023. We are not able to compare the last month of the contract with the first month after the unique page views and percentage of returning centralisation. visitors, since the start of the contract The monitoring numbers reported as part of the progress monitoring of EMODnet performance are collected through Matomo and/or Europa Analytics, unless reported otherwise. Page 61  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 10. Recommendations for follow-up actions by the EU EMODnet Geology has been actively considering how the project should develop (~10 years horizon). These ideas for the future are presented in a document that was distributed to DG MARE and CINEA on 6th April 2023. Also, there was an online discussion with DG MARE on 16th June 2023. In addition, there are few things that we recommend taking under consideration in future: - The dedicated website of the EEA on sediment discharges from European rivers has been discontinued in March 2023 and this argues for a sustainable FAIR place to find them similar to other geological databases. (River discharge data are very important in sediment balance calculations). - Collecting data on sand provenance, tectonic provinces linked to faults, magnetometry and gravimetry could be essential, especially for data-poor regions like Caribbean Sea area. Page 62  EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 – EMODnet Thematic Lot n°2 - GEOLOGY Final Report (09/2023) 11. Annex: Other documentation attached Page 63 EMODnet Geology – plans for the contract renewal period (2023 – 2025) The project will during the contract renewal period in 2023 – 2025 follow the technical tender, but main focus of activities of the different WP’s are listed below. WP1. Project Management. Main issues, to: - enable smooth transition in change of coordinator (probably in Q4 2023 or Q1 2024). This will be requested for approval by CINEA/DG MARE and communicated with the Steering Committee/EMODnet Secretariat. - to manage the overall project, ensure delivery of the outputs and outcomes as agreed with the CINEA/DG MARE, and to assess and evaluate the project and its results. - enable the cross-WP work on the coastal ribbon. WP2. Geological data specification and sourcing. Main focus on: - enable data access from the Caribbean Sea and further data harvesting in the main project area (Europe) as well as sourcing in remote sea areas such as Latin America. WP3. Seabed substrate. Main focus on: - collation, update and improvement of the sedimentation rates and seabed substrate data products at all scales. - further development of the seabed erosion data product. WP4. Sea-floor geology. Main focus to: - continue completing the gaps in the data layers of the bedrock and structures, Quaternary and geomorphology also in the Caribbean and Caspian Seas, - optimize the vocabularies and transfer them to a machine readable (SKOS) format and examine suitable repositories to publish the vocabularies openly. - continue harmonisation in the Western Baltic Sea. WP5. Coastal behaviour. Main focus to: - visualize uncertainty of satellite-based coastline migration in a confidence map - extend the coastal type map with a coastal-ribbon map - write case study on the difficulties and feasibility of harmonizing measured and indirectly derived rate estimates of coastline migration WP6. Geological events and probabilities. Main focus on: - Considering the more detailed data gathered in recent years, geographic focus groups (such as Baltic Sea, North Sea, West Mediterranean, etc.) will be promoted in order to better fit representation of data across different geological settings and at different scales - A map of areas more or less subject to geohazards might be tentatively elaborated on the base of an integrated interpretation of occurrences of different geological events included in WP6 WP7. Minerals. Main focus on: - Caribbean Sea – expand on the data delivered by the countries from the region. - Align the strategic minerals, critical minerals/non-critical minerals classifications with current EU guidelines ( European CRM Act) - Continue with the sub deposit types for Aggregates/Hydrocarbons WP8. Submerged landscapes. Main focus on: - Developing the case study areas for palaeogeographic reconstruction work further and delivery of these at conferences (e.g. Seafloor Landforms, Processes and Evolution 2024), peer review articles, and dissemination via Arc Story Map. - Increase the data product to 60,000 features and grow the coverage and data for the Caribbean Sea Region. - Develop filters to better resolve multi-scale and multi-source (e.g. modelled vs mapped products) for better dissemination of data product. WP9. Data management, web portal and services. Main focus on: - A new dataset with geotechnical data as planning of wind farms is one of the main reasons why users visit the portal, and they are especially interested in geotechnical data. - Service performance improvements. The continuous addition of data to the system – both the addition of new features to existing datasets and completely new datasets – has unfortunately resulted in a decreased response time of our services. It is not critical yet, but it will be if we do not act on it. The biggest datasets need to handle zooming better. It could also be necessary to upgrade hardware on the server. - Improvement of metadata. Access and use condition (For example Creative Commons licenses) are generally lacking. Other parts of the metadata description also need to be improved so that the metadata comply to the INSPIRE rules.