EUFAR

EUropean Facility for Airborne Research
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EUFAR (EUropean Facility for Airborne Research) is a European project for the integration of airborne research infrastructures dedicated to European scientists specialising in the fields of the environment and Earth sciences. The EUFAR community gathers 1900 members (partners, experts, users, etc.) and the current contract is made up of 24 legal entities including 12 operators. It provides access to a fleet of 18 instrumented aircraft and 3 remote sensing instruments. European scientists, particularly those from countries for which such infrastructures are technically or financially inaccessible, can thus benefit from a fleet of the most recent aircraft and instruments best suited to their research topics.
EUFAR’s main objective is to facilitate access for scientists to the most appropriate airborne research facilities, particularly for scientists from countries where such facilities are neither available nor affordable. To this end, EUFAR’s objectives are divided into several parts

  • developing transnational access to national infrastructures
  • reduce duplication, fill gaps, optimise the use and development of airborne research infrastructures
  • improving the service by strengthening expertise through the exchange of knowledge, the development of standards and protocols, the creation of a centralised database, and instrumental collaborative research activities
  • Promote the use of research facilities, particularly for young scientists from countries where such facilities are not available, by providing training opportunities in airborne environmental research
  • Support innovative technology push and market pull processes and services, and build a culture of collaboration between airborne research and industry.

Data catalogue

AERIS is currently developing the new version of the EUFAR Data Catalogue. It will contain the datasets previously acquired in the framework of EUFAR. Some of these datasets are managed by CEDA (Center for Environmental Data Analysis,). The new catalogue will also integrate data acquired during future EUFAR-funded campaigns.
AERIS will implement interoperability with other European airborne databases such as SAFIRE+ and HALO, as well as with European Research Infrastructures such as IAGOS and HEMERA. The catalogue will allow all data to be queried centrally.

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Thematiques :aircraft
Highlights :european project
Typologie de projet :Airborne data
Offres de services :catalogue

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