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Project Objectives

The specific objectives of GSEU are:

To develop pan-European harmonised data and information services in Europe with a focus on:

• Critical raw materials
• Geothermal energy resources and subsurface storage capacities for sustainable energy carriers and CO₂ sequestration
• Groundwater dynamics and quality, geological and climate change information for coastal vulnerability assessment and geological baseline information

To establish the European Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management to promote the deployment of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) and the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS);

To develop the geological data infrastructure - building on the existing EGDI - to provide permanent access to and dissemination of the data and information services developed under the project and beyond, targeting a wide range of stakeholders, with the specific aim of enabling further innovation and strengthening the market uptake of innovative solutions;

To provide a common European Geological Knowledge Base Platform as the single open access portal to the project results and to the underlying data and information collections and infrastructures of partners at national and regional level;

To further strengthen the network of national and regional geological survey organisations to provide geological knowledge and services in a sustainable manner.

From Science to Society

The realm of the subsurface touches the experience of every European citizen, and the GSEU project stakeholder community is diverse and broadly based at European, national and regional levels. GSEU stakeholders can be defined as “any group that influences or is influenced by the subsurface.” The stakeholder community will be a key driver in defining user requirements and needs in the development of the virtual data and information platform.

A results-driven stakeholder analysis is in place to identify and engage both established and newly emerging stakeholders, building on insights from previous projects. Stakeholders are mapped and categorised according to Characteristics, Interests, Attitudes, Influence and Relevance of their knowledge for the partnership and each individual project undertaken by the partnership. This approach enables targeted communication, using appropriate language and channels for each group. Engagement takes multiple forms, including social media and other online communication, online consultations, face-to-face workshops, round-table discussions, and conferences. These activities are supported by a comprehensive information and communication campaign running throughout the project.