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We participated at EGU2025 in Vienna from 28th of April to 2nd of May 2025 and shared findings from our last year’s research. We’ve got a diverse lineup of presentations covering a range of topics:

Marta Jemeljanova: “Nutrient concentration modelling in the Baltic countries using spatial machine learning”

Alexander Kmoch: “Spatial autocorrelation in machine learning for modelling soil organic carbon”

Kayziel Martinez: “Navigating New Grids: Evaluating DGGS Configurations for Marine Spatial Analysis”

In the middle of January 2025, Marta Jemeljanova, Alexander Kmoch and Evelyn Uuemaa visited the GIST Lab at Aalto University, led by Henrikki Tenkanen and the Geoinformatics Department at the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI) , led by Juha Oksanen.

We explored exciting opportunities for collaboration, particularly between the Digital Waters Flagship project and ERC WaterSmartLand.

In addition, we shared our experiences in teaching FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial), further strengthening our commitment to open science, digital enablement, and knowledge exchange.

On Tuesday, 17 Dec 2024, our researcher Alexander Kmoch visited the ESA headquarters in Paris, where he met with science and technology staff to discuss DGGS in general. ESA is evaluating how to move forward with DGGS, and Alexander was invited to share his knowledge as well.

The participants had a lively exchange of opinions and technical details.

In the beginning of December 2024 Prof. Evelyn Uuemaa had the privilege of participating in a workshop on European Research Council (ERC) grant writing, organized by the Latvian Research Agency (Apvārsnis Eiropa Latvijas Nacionālais kontaktpunkts).

During the event, Prof. Uuemaa shared her expertise with attendees, offering valuable tips for creating successful applications and preparing for the evaluation interview. Workshops like these play a vital role in supporting researchers on their journey to securing competitive research funding.

Our team members Alexander Kmoch and Wai Tik Chan participated at the 130th Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) meeting in Seoul in the beginning of November 2024 and presented updates regarding our opensource DGGS server there.

We are excited to contribute to the OGC DGGS API standard through our novel DGGS datacube European Research Council project.

DGGS serves as the backbone of integrating geospatial data for various purposes. This increases the need for a DGGS API standard to facilitate communication between providers and clients.

Principal Investigator of WaterSmartLand - Evelyn Uuemaa - was honoured to attend the opening of the “Estonian Research Excellence Showcase: ERC Grants Across the Years” exhibition in Estonian Embassy in Brussels organised by Estonian Research Council (ETAG) in September 2024.

She participated in an exciting panel discussion with Marlon Dumas, Maria Leptin, Jaan-Olle Andressoo, Ester Oras, Tiina R., and Tambet (Tom) Teesalu. She had a great opportunity to meet the Director of European Research Council (ERC) Maria Leptin in person (picture below).