Currently, there are numerous ocean databases and numerical models for meteo-oceanographic prediction. However, there are still significant knowledge gaps in terms of in situ ocean observations or in solutions based on observations linked to space platforms or aerial sources. Moreover, there is still a lack of infrastructure for a non-specialist operator to aggregate, cross-reference and analyse this significant amount of data in an efficient way for specific purposes.

ASTRIIS intends to fill this gap, breaking the current paradigm based on the dispersion and, sometimes, inexistence of information and knowledge on the marine environment, which is essential for the development of the blue economy and the safeguarding of life and marine resources.

To achieve ASTRIIS objectives, the consortium has designed an offer of information products and services, which emerge from data acquisition through in situ observation and remote sensing, combined with numerical modelling and forecasting. ASTRIIS will also respond to market needs in the context of sustainable and integrated management of the ocean and coastal zones exploitation. In addition, the project will support decision-making processes and enable open digital products to be made available to society at large, with a focus on formal education and ocean literacy.