The Operational Unit “BEYOND Centre of Earth Observation Research and Satellite Remote Sensing” of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), in collaboration with the PRAXI Network/FORTH, co-organised a two-day event in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 8–9, 2025, with the support of the Georgian National Environmental Agency, in the framework of the European FPCUP programme (Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement on Copernicus User Uptake).
A workshop was held on July 8, followed by a hands-on session on July 9, to address the significant challenges posed by natural disasters in Georgia, while introducing the Copernicus services that support monitoring and provide critical information on floods and wildfires.
Σκοπός της ανάλυσης
Το υδροδοτικό σύστημα της Αττικής αντλεί νερό από τέσσερις βασικούς ταμιευτήρες: Μόρνος, Εύηνος, Υλίκη, και Μαραθώνας. Από αυτούς:
- Ο Μόρνος είναι η κύρια πηγή ύδρευσης, εξυπηρετώντας τη μεγαλύτερη κατανάλωση.
- Ο Εύηνος ενισχύει τον Μόρνο μέσω της σήραγγας Ευήνου-Μόρνου, λειτουργώντας ως μεταβατικός ταμιευτήρας.
- Η Υλίκη (φυσική λίμνη) και ο Μαραθώνας λειτουργούν συμπληρωματικά στους δύο κύριους ταμιευτήρες.
Η υπηρεσία FloodHUB της Επιχειρησιακής Μονάδας BEYOND του ΙΑΑΔΕΤ/ΕΑΑ εκπόνησε διαχρονική αξιολόγηση των υδρολογικών και κλιματικών συνθηκών στους δύο βασικούς ταμιευτήρες που υποστηρίζουν το υδροδοτικό σύστημα της Αθήνας —τον Μόρνο και τον Εύηνο— ώστε να εκτιμηθεί ο βαθμός υδρολογικής πίεσης και ξηρασίας στο σύστημα για πρώτο εξάμηνο του 2025.
The journey of the Early Warning System for Mosquito-Borne Diseases (EYWA) was presented during the WOAH Regional Seminar on "Vector-Borne Diseases in the European Region," held from 25 to 27 June 2025 in Teramo, Italy.
The event was jointly organized by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” (IZS Teramo), and supported by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE). It provided a critical platform for discussing the challenges and developments related to vector-borne diseases (VBDs) across Europe and neighboring regions.
BEYOND/NOA proudly serves as Greece’s National Operations Center (GR-NOC SST) and as a key contributor to the European SST Partnership (EUSST).
From detecting and cataloguing space objects to supporting critical services like Collision Avoidance, Re-entry Analysis, and Fragmentation Monitoring, our mission is to safeguard the orbital environment and ensure the long-term sustainability of space activities.
Read more: Greece’s Role in Europen Union’s Space Surveillance and Tracking (#EUSST)
BEYOND Centre of Excellence of ISAARS/NOA made a dynamic mark at this year’s Living Planet Symposium 2025, hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Vienna, from the 23rd to the 27th of June. As one of the world’s premier Earth Observation (EO) forums, the event gathered leading scientists, institutions, and space stakeholders to share breakthroughs in environmental monitoring, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and satellite technologies.
Kicking off the Centre’s presence, Dr. Haris Kontoes, Research Director at IAASARS/NOA, presented groundbreaking work on Leveraging Earth Observation Data and Explainable AI for Predicting Mosquito-Borne Disease Outbreaks (Session B.03.06), underscoring the growing role of AI in public health surveillance.