Smart Water Monitoring with Geodata

A sovereign, cross-border data space for flood early warning, water quality monitoring and extreme weather response. Connecting municipalities, research institutions and technology providers across Spain, Ireland and Norway.

Water Quality Analytics
Flood Early Warning
Extreme Weather Response
IoT Sensor Network
Earth Observation (Satellite)
Municipal Water Infrastructure

The Project

Geo4Water — Geodata Space for Smart Water Monitoring and Response from Extreme Weather — is a Digital Europe Programme pilot validating cross-border data spaces for climate resilience, coordinated by the Municipality of San Javier (Murcia, Spain).

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Water Intelligence

Integrating IoT sensor networks, satellite Earth observation (Copernicus), and municipal infrastructure data to deliver real-time water quality and flood risk insights.

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Data Sovereignty

Built on Eclipse EDC and IDSA Dataspace Protocol. Each participant retains full control over their data with policy-based access and usage control.

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Cross-Border Resilience

Pilot cities in Spain, Ireland and Norway share environmental data across national boundaries under a harmonised INSPIRE-compliant governance framework.

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Green Deal Aligned

Contributing to EU climate adaptation objectives, DS4SSCC (Data Spaces for Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities) and the European Green Deal.

Project Objectives

  • Deploy a federated water monitoring data space across three European cities, enabling real-time data sharing for flood and drought early warning.
  • Validate interoperability of heterogeneous data sources — IoT sensors, satellite imagery, meteorological forecasts and municipal records — using INSPIRE and DCAT standards.
  • Demonstrate DS4SSCC reference architecture in production conditions with public authorities, research institutions and technology companies.
  • Produce replicable open-source tooling and governance templates for water data spaces deployable by any European municipality.

Use Cases

Five cross-border use cases covering the full water management lifecycle, from flood prediction to groundwater sustainability.

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Flood Risk Mapping

Combining river gauge IoT data with Copernicus satellite imagery and meteorological models to produce real-time inundation risk maps for coastal and fluvial areas.

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Water Quality Monitoring

Continuous multi-parameter monitoring (pH, turbidity, conductivity, nitrates) from Libelium sensor networks, federated across pilot sites and accessible via open APIs.

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Extreme Weather Early Warning

Integrating MET Norway forecast models with local IoT observations to issue early warnings for flash floods, storm surges and heavy precipitation events.

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Coastal Erosion Tracking

Time-series analysis of satellite-derived coastline change data shared between San Javier and Donegal to benchmark erosion rates and inform coastal management plans.

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Groundwater Level Assessment

Federated access to groundwater level datasets from national hydrological agencies, enabling cross-border drought assessment and aquifer sustainability modelling.

Ecosystem

A consortium of municipalities, technology companies and research universities building the next generation of water data infrastructure.

Pilot Cities

🇪🇸 San Javier, Spain 🇮🇪 Donegal, Ireland 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway

Public Administration

Municipality of San Javier InnDEA Valencia Donegal County Council Oslo Kommune

Technology Partners

Libelium Nunsys SINTEF Digital MET Norway Bente Lilja Bye

Research Partners

University of Galway University of Oslo

European Alignment

DS4SSCC Green Deal FIWARE INSPIRE Copernicus DOME

Data Catalogue

Explore the datasets published by all participants, synchronised automatically from their EDC connectors across all three pilot cities.

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Federated Datasets

Query all connector catalogues in real time from a single access point using the DCAT standard.

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Continuous Sync

Catalogues are updated automatically every 30 seconds via the Dataspace Protocol (DSP).

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Search and Browse

Filter by name, provider or identifier. View metadata, distributions and policies for each dataset.

Browse the Catalogue

Request Access

Join the Geo4Water data space. Complete the form and you will receive access credentials for your EDC connector.

Onboarding Process

1

Fill in the form

Provide your organisation name, contact name and corporate email address.

2

Confirmation email

You will receive an email confirming that your request has been received and is under review.

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Activation email

Once approved, you will receive a second email with your access credentials and a link to your EDC connector interface.

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Access your connector

Log in to the DSR (Data Space Ready) interface with the provided credentials to manage your water data in the Geo4Water space.

Organisation Details

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