We invite all users of geospatial data to participate in a competition that aims to recognize best solutions and apps that provide value based on consolidation, processing and dissemination of spatial data using CloudFerro Cloud and CREODIAS platform services, tools and data.

The goal of the competition is to foster an ecosystem of spatial data producers, adopters and end users on CloudFerro Cloud. The proposals should include a solution that combines multiple collections of geospatial data, run on environments hosted by CloudFerro Cloud and use CloudFerro AI tools to build user-facing interfaces. It should clearly outline what areas it will impact and how, and what value it will bring in that area. Applicants should have a proven track record of practical or scientific activities.

All proposals should be submitted via email to cloud-competition@cloudferro.com, as PDFs by 31 May 2025.

The authors of the proposals selected by a Jury will receive a technical support package for developing geospatial applications covering: computing power, storage, and networking tailored to the project’s needs, personalized mentoring, hands-on technical support. Successfully completed projects will receive additional technical support packages for support services for further development or operations.

For more details, go to the Geospatial Innovation Competition page.

CREODIAS users can now benefit from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem SpatioTemporal Asset Catalogue (STAC) to search for Earth observation products. The results of a query from the CDSE STAC catalogue share the same S3 product path to /eodata repository as for the CREODIAS platform.

STAC promotes cloud-native access to data by providing a standardized way to catalogue geospatial assets, offering several benefits that align well with cloud computing workflows. Using STAC provides a consistent way to describe geospatial assets, facilitating interoperability for discovery and access to heterogeneous datasets. It is designed to manage massive datasets, providing rich metadata that allows processing large amounts of data without the need to download all the raw assets.

Explore and share your feedback about the catalogue on the CDSE forum. Learn more https://dataspace.copernicus.eu/news/2025-2-13-release-new-cdse-stac-catalogue.

European scientists, researchers, and professionals in educational, public, and non-profit organizations across 39 countries can now procure cloud services via the OCRE2024 Framework without undergoing a cumbersome public tendering process.

OCRE 2024 is an EU-compliant cloud procurement framework administered by GÉANT , the collaboration of European National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). It aims to improve access to innovative commercial cloud services for research and education institutions across Europe.

CloudFerro is a qualified provider of cloud services via this framework, offering comprehensive sovereign European cloud computing services, which include virtual machines, dedicated servers, GPU support, Kubernetes, and vast storage and data sharing capabilities. All these services are built on open-source technology. Users also benefit from seamless access to the robust GÉANT network. As the operator of CREODIAS, CloudFerro also gives users unlimited access to a repository of over 80 petabytes of Copernicus Earth observation data.

Check out more on the CloudFerro OCRE webpage: https://cloudferro.com/ocre-open-clouds-for-research-environments/

Copernicus Sentinel-2C datasets are now available in the Data Explorer on the CREODIAS platform. Sentinel-2C is a new satellite that has just been launched, joining Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B. Its datasets are now available on CREODIAS. The Sentinel-2C satellite is still in commissioning phase and users should note that radiometric cross-calibration with Sentinel-2A is still in progress.
The Sentinel-2A will initiate its maneuvers to reach a new orbital position, 36° away from Sentinel-2B, by early March 2025. This configuration will improve the availability of Sentinel-2 data, with additional Sentinel-2 observations on the same relative orbit, occurring 2 days apart from Sentinel-2B and 1 day apart from Sentinel-2C.
To access the Sentinel-2C data, just go to the Data Explorer, on the CREODIAS platform, choose Sentinel-2 mission, and check the “C” platform option.