Bridging the gap between citizen science and environmental policy enforcement through interoperable data infrastructure.
ENFORCE* is an EU-funded Horizon Europe initiative empowering citizens to protect the environment by bridging the gap between grassroots citizen science data and the strict requirements needed for legal enforcement. The project introduces a “Data Readiness Level” framework to ensure environmental data is trustworthy and usable across eight European pilot sites. To support this, 52°North leads the technical design and development of the project’s geospatial information infrastructure. We are responsible for implementing the backend of the pan-European “Tools Plaza,” ensuring all data workflows are driven by standard-based OGC APIs. Ultimately, our work will ensure seamless, interoperable data sharing between citizens and public authorities within the broader Green Deal Data Space ecosystem.
The ENFORCE Data Space Compliance Platform serves as a multi-tool suite designed to integrate citizen science data and external data sources. By facilitating data certification and visualization, the platform helps overcome reporting hurdles faced by both the public and regulatory bodies. Its primary goal is to transform community-sourced information into a format that is fully usable for environmental enforcement purposes.
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