Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure

Basic data for this project

Type of projectEU-project hosted outside University of Münster
Duration at the University of Münster01/02/2020 - 31/07/2024

Description

The Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (EPN-2024-RI) will provide the pan-EU infrastructure needed to address the major scientific and technological challenges facing modern planetary science and strengthen Europe's position at the forefront of space exploration. EPN-2024-RI builds on the foundations of a series of highly successful EU-funded projects that have created the leading Virtual Observatory for planetary data and the largest, most diverse collection in the world today of field and laboratory facilities capable of simulating and analysing planetary environments. EPN-2024-RI will provide Transnational Access (TA) to an enhanced set of world-leading field and laboratory facilities, Virtual Access (VA) to state-of-the-art data services and tools linked to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), and Networking Activities (NA) to widen the user base and draw in new partners from Under Represented States (URS), non-EU countries, industry and interdisciplinary fields, and to train the next generation of RI leaders and users. With 56 beneficiaries, from both industry and academic sectors, providing access to 31 TA facilities on 5 continents and 4 VA services linking over 100 data services and catalogues, EPN-2024-RI represents a step-change in ambition for planetary science worldwide. Innovations include the establishment of a ground based observation network to support space based missions, the launch of an interactive mapping service to provide virtual exploration of planetary surfaces, and the development of machine learning tools for data mining to fully exploit and analyse planetary data sets. EPN-2024-RI will establish global collaborations and an international userbase for the RI through inclusion of partners in Africa, Asia and South America. Ultimately, EPN-2024-RI will support the transition of this unique infrastructure to a sustainable future within the structure of the Europlanet Society.

Keywordsplanetary science; Virtual Observatory; planetary data
Funding identifier871149
Funder / funding scheme
  • EC H2020 - Research and innovation actions (RIA)

Project management at the University of Münster

Hiesinger, Harald
Professorship for geological planetology (Prof. Hiesinger)

Applicants from the University of Münster

Hiesinger, Harald
Professorship for geological planetology (Prof. Hiesinger)

Research associates from the University of Münster

Pöhler, Claudia Marisa
Professorship for geological planetology (Prof. Hiesinger)
van der Bogert, Carolyn
Professorship for geological planetology (Prof. Hiesinger)

Project partners outside the University of Münster

  • Medical University oft Graz (MUG)Austria
  • Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (UAM)Poland
  • Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences (UFA, CAS)Czech Republic
  • Matis ltdIceland
  • The Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (IASB)Belgium
  • The National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)France
  • Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of SciencePoland
  • Vilnius University (VU)Lithuania
  • Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungary
  • Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)Austria
  • Universita degli Studi Gabriele d'Annunzio di Chieti-PescaraItaly
  • European Science FoundationFrance
  • University of Kent (UK)United Kingdom
  • ETH Zurich (ETH)Switzerland
  • Jacobs University BremenGermany
  • The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Spain
  • Swedish Institute Of Space Physics (IRF)Sweden
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
  • University College London (UCL)United Kingdom
  • Lomonosov Moscow State University (BI.MSU)Russia
  • Comenius University of Bratislava (CU)Slovakia
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)Germany
  • Luleå University of Technology (LTU)Sweden
  • University of Passau (Uni Passau)Germany
  • Peking UniversityChina
  • Ilmatieteen Laitos (FMI)Finland
  • Paris ObservatoryFrance
  • The Botswana International University of Science and TechnologyBotswana
  • UNIVERSITY OF STIRLINGUnited Kingdom
  • Mekelle UniversityEthiopia
  • China University of Geosciences BeijingChina
  • Shandong UniversityChina
  • University of the Basque CountrySpain
  • The Open University (OU)United Kingdom
  • Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica (INAF)Italy
  • University of Padua (UNIP)Italy
  • The University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom
  • Aarhus University (AU)Denmark
  • ACRI-ST SASFrance
  • Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP)United Kingdom
  • Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungary
  • BLUE SKIES SPACE LTDUnited Kingdom
  • THE DILL FAULKES EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITEDUnited Kingdom
  • European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)Greece
  • Isotoptech Zrt.Hungary
  • Know-Center GmbH - Research Center for Data-Driven Business & Big Data AnalyticsAustria
  • The Natural History MuseumUnited Kingdom
  • The French Aerospace Lab (ONERA)France
  • MANAUD NICOLAS JEAN ROGERFrance
  • National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesChina
  • Korea Basic Science InstituteSouth Korea
  • University of Bologna (UNIBO)Italy

Coordinating organisations outside the University of Münster

  • University of Kent (UK)United Kingdom