Yacht racers, local stakeholders and LandSeaLot researchers observe together at Transat Cafe L’OR 2025
Boats at the Transat Cafe L’Or departure village in Le Havre, Normandy. Credit: TransEurope Marinas Transat Cafe L’OR is a demanding transatlantic yacht race, with a course that follows in the wake of historic coffee merchants. From Le Havre, France, participants race across the Atlantic and are set to reach the finish line in Fort-de-France,...
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LandSeaLot welcomes the launch of CS-MACH1: harvesting the power of community to monitor an ever-changing ocean
On the 9th and 10th of July 2025, the historic city of Lecce in Italy welcomed marine science experts, citizen science actors, and technology developers for the official kick-off meeting of the European project CS-MACH1, held at the headquarters of the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC). CS-MACH1 (MArine Citizen science data Horizon) is a...
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Meeting Local Communities for Global Impact: LandSeaLot at The Ocean Race, Portsmouth
LandSeaLot and TransEurope Marinas brought hands-on citizen science to The Ocean Race Europe stopover in Portsmouth (14-16 August, 2025), inviting attendees to discover the crucial role of local communities in coastal observation. Melanie Symes (TransEurope Marinas) and Laura Fantuzzi (PhD student, Portsmouth University) at the LandSeaLot stand. Credit: The Ocean Race TransEurope Marinas’ Melanie Symes...
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LandSeaLot at The Ocean Race Europe: Empowering Coastal Observation
Ocean Race Europe Route. This summer, LandSeaLot will be present at several stops along The Ocean Race Europe, one of the longest and most challenging global sporting events. The Ocean Race Europe will see the world’s best sailors in competition, and will bring together major Ocean stakeholders including researchers and coastal communities. LandSeaLot invites Ocean...
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Ongoing Workshops at the LandSeaLot Integration Labs
Summary of Recent LandSeaLot Activity The LandSeaLot Integration Labs are testing centres designed to pilot actions that address specific challenges relevant to their region, such as pollution, carbon fluxes and stocks, or prediction and adaptation to climate change threats. They are dynamic testing grounds that provide insights into the feasibility and challenges encountered in each...
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LandSeaLot Integration Week 2025 Recap: Towards a Common Observation Strategy in Lisbon
LandSeaLot’s first Integration Week encapsulated the project’s motto, “Let’s Observe Together.” The event brought together diverse stakeholders involved in the observation of land-sea interface areas – including scientific experts from the LandSeaLot Science Community Forum and representatives of the LandSeaLot Co-Designer forum, involving Research Infrastructures and long-term European initiatives like Copernicus and EMODnet. These stakeholders...
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The first LandSeaLot Integration Week continues with special field visits
The groundbreaking work of the Horizon Europe project LandSeaLot is being spotlighted in a series of special events in and around Lisbon this week, with a special focus on the Tagus and Sado Estuaries as testing sites for new methods and collaborations. Key stakeholders in the LandSeaLot project are in Lisbon this week (January 20-24)...
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The first LandSeaLot Integration Week begins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Key players in the Horizon Europe project LandSeaLot are coming together in Lisbon, Portugal for the first LandSeaLot Integration Week, taking place from 20-24 January 2025. LandSeaLot is a Horizon Europe project that aims to integrate, scale-up and enhance existing observation efforts – including in-situ, satellite, numerical modelling and citizen science efforts...
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Reliable sensors and robust testing: understanding technical needs at the LandSeaLot Integration Labs
One of LandSeaLot’s objectives is to expand our capacity to observe the land-sea interface area (LSI) using cost-effective technology: affordable, reliable sensors and other devices. From small coin-shaped sensors measuring temperature, to autonomous sensors affixed to moored buoys and boats, this technology can be used by both researchers and citizen scientist groups. The technology is...
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LandSeaLot is buying cost-effective marine technology
LandSeaLot is investing €250,000 in cost-effective marine technologies to enhance ocean observation, management, and decision-making solutions. Apply by the 15th of July 2024! Monitoring our oceans by moving beyond technical specifications and prioritising the practicalities of data collection, analysis and dissemination is a timely necessity. This initiative is focused on demonstrating the capabilities of devices...
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