LandSeaLot Integration Labs: Spotlight on the North Aegean Lab
What is an Integration Lab? LandSeaLot Integration Labs (LILs) are testing sites in which researchers and partners are developing a common strategy for observing land-sea interface areas throughout Europe. LILs are piloting new methods, technologies and community-based approaches to improve how we observe, study and understand essential areas like river mouths, estuaries and deltas. These...
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How the data you collect fuels collective knowledge: the FAIR data journey
Surfer scientists collecting water temperature data. Credit: Norman Pennchhieti. LandSeaLot is working with citizen scientists and local communities to collect and share data about land-sea interface areas such as river estuaries, deltas, beaches and bays. These areas are crucial to life on earth and the livelihoods of billions of people. To achieve these goals, our...
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Surfer Scientists join LandSeaLot partners at the United Nations Ocean Conference 2025
Surfer scientists in Antibes, France. Credit: Angeliki Karampourouni (SSBE). How are surfers growing our shared knowledge of the ocean? At the United Nations Ocean Conference, which took place in Nice in June 2025, representatives from LandSeaLot helped demonstrate the scientific power of the surfing community. UNOC marked a key moment for advancing global cooperation in...
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From Mooring to Monitoring: Marinas as Observation Hubs with Melanie Symes
Melanie Symes, Manager at TransEurope Marinas. Situated at the land-sea interface area, marinas are uniquely positioned to support ocean observations. Their infrastructure, communities, and location make them ideal platforms for collecting data and fostering ocean literacy. For Melanie Symes, Manager at TransEurope Marinas and partner in LandSeaLot, the stakes are higher than ever. In this...
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+ATLANTIC researchers within the LandSeaLot consortium team up with Escola Azul (Blue Schools)
In May 2025, +ATLANTIC researchers at the Tagus and Sado Estuary LandSeaLot Integration Lab introduced the LandSeaLot project to basic and secondary school students, delivering small sensors for students to install in coastal areas and collect data on ocean temperature. This collaboration is supported by Escola Azul (Blue Schools), who are working to build a...
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LandSeaLot Integration Labs: Spotlight on the Wadden Sea, Rhine Delta and Elbe Estuary
What is an Integration Lab? LandSeaLot Integration Labs (LILs) are testing sites in which researchers and partners are developing a common strategy for observing land-sea interface areas throughout Europe. LILs are piloting new methods, technologies and community-based approaches to improve how we observe, study and understand essential areas like river mouths, estuaries and deltas. These...
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News from the Seine Estuary and Bay LandSeaLot Integration Lab: First Tests of Cost-Effective Sensors Complete!
From April 25-30, 2025, researchers at the Seine Estuary and Bay LandSeaLot Integration Lab performed their first tests of cost-effective technology aboard the RV Côtes de la Manche. The experiment took place as part of the PHRESQUES field campaign, a 10-year series of research cruises dedicated to maintaining coastal observatory stations around the Seine Estuary...
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Citizen Science and LandSeaLot: Harnessing the Potential of Public Participation in Research
Let’s talk about citizen science! What is citizen science? Citizen science is public participation in scientific research. All over the world, people are contributing to science by observing their surroundings, gathering information, collecting samples and more. With advancements like smartphone apps and affordable technology, contributing to science is easier than ever before. What’s the role...
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LandSeaLot Integration Labs: Spotlight on the Seine Estuary and Bay
What is an Integration Lab? LandSeaLot Integration Labs are testing sites for developing a common strategy for observing land-sea interface areas across Europe. They are piloting new methods, technologies and community-based approaches to improve observations and understandings of essential areas like river mouths, estuaries and deltas. These observations provide key knowledge to scientific and stakeholder...
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Meet the game changers in observation
Plus: get the SCOOP on the open platform bringing cost-effective technology to new users The role of cost-effective technology in LandSeaLot As part of its mission to enhance observation of the land-sea interface area, LandSeaLot is deploying cost-effective technology, an exciting addition to the future of ocean observation Cost-effective technology describes affordable, accessible sensors and...
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