Destination Earth: Building a highly accurate digital twin of the Earth
Learn how open data drives the development of Earth’s digital simulations
Destination Earth (DestinE) is a project by the Commission aimed at creating a highly accurate digital replica of the Earth. This digital twin will be used to model, monitor, and simulate natural phenomena, hazards, and human activities. By providing detailed insights, it will help users develop effective strategies for adaptation and mitigation for the benefit of our planet.
DestinE enables users to access different interactive tools for thematic simulations, which are presented through three main components. First, the DestinE platform, which is the core entry point for the user in the Destination Earth ecosystem, offering direct access to the data and operational functionalities. Secondly, the Destination Earth Data Lake, which provides streamlined access to the DestinE Digital Twins data storage and many external data spaces. This data lake facilitates the process of retrieving data, and processes capacity services. Third, the Digital Twins and Digital Twin Engine, a software infrastructure that equips the implementation and operational tools, including the Weather-Induced Extremes Digital Twin and the Climate Change Adaptation Digital Twin. These digital twins provide high-quality weather and climate simulations to create valuable insights.
The three components work together to provide reliable and actionable scenario predictions. To make the DestinE platform even more realistic and accurate, a large amount of external data, advanced models, Artificial Intelligence, and cloud computing are involved. Different data resources such as ESA, EUMETSAT, and ECMWF provide the needed data. DestinE’s dedication to open data is a cornerstone of its strategy, and this approach allows policymakers and scientists to easily collaborate.
We invite you to explore more about the EU and DestinE, along with other National DestinE-related activities. Take a moment to also explore European datasets related to Earth on data.europa.eu.
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