{"id":2326,"date":"2025-11-18T16:32:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2025-11-18T16:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:32:36","slug":"coastal-crete-2-0-a-digital-twin-of-the-ocean-for-crete-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/coastal-crete-2-0-a-digital-twin-of-the-ocean-for-crete-island\/","title":{"rendered":"\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7 2.0 \u2013 \u0388\u03bd\u03b1 \u03a8\u03b7\u03c6\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc \u0394\u03af\u03b4\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a9\u03ba\u03b5\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The island of Crete is taking a leap into the digital future of marine science with <strong>Coastal Crete 2.0<\/strong>, a pioneering <strong>Digital Twin of the Ocean (DTO)<\/strong> that merges cutting-edge technology with environmental protection. Developed by the <strong>Foundation for Research and Technology \u2013 Hellas (FORTH)<\/strong> under the <strong>EU H2020 ILIAD project<\/strong>, this high-resolution coastal forecasting system places Crete at the heart of Europe\u2019s blue innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udf10<\/strong><strong> What is Coastal Crete 2.0?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coastal Crete 2.0<\/strong> is an <strong>operational, high-resolution marine forecasting service<\/strong> that provides daily predictions of <strong>sea temperature, salinity, currents, and waves<\/strong> around the island. By combining advanced hydrodynamic models with <strong>Copernicus Marine Service<\/strong> products, satellite data, and local in-situ observations, it produces <strong>accurate, reliable, and user-tailored forecasts<\/strong> for scientists, port authorities, and the maritime industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system implements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf00 <strong>WRF-DA<\/strong> for high-precision atmospheric forecasts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf0a <strong>NEMO<\/strong> for ocean circulation and current simulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf2c\ufe0f <strong>WAVEWATCH III<\/strong> and <strong>SWAN<\/strong> for high-resolution wave modeling (up to 50 m resolution near harbors)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Through <strong>data assimilation<\/strong> from meteorological stations, the forecasts achieve unprecedented accuracy, supporting both day-to-day marine operations and long-term climate resilience strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <em>Copernicus Marine Use Case:<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/marine.copernicus.eu\/services\/use-cases\/coastal-crete-20-high-resolution-coastal-forecasting-system-crete-island\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">marine.copernicus.eu\/services\/use-cases\/coastal-crete-20-high-resolution-coastal-forecasting-system-crete-island<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2693<\/strong><strong> Real-world Digital Twin Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1\ufe0f<\/strong><strong>\u20e3<\/strong><strong> Ship Routing &amp; Harbor Safety DTO<\/strong><br>Developed by <strong>Antonios Parasyris et al. (2025)<\/strong> [FORTH-IACM], the <em>Ship Routing and Harbor Safety Digital Twin<\/em> optimizes maritime navigation across the Cretan Sea.<br>Using real-time weather, wave, and current data, the system dynamically computes optimal routes to <strong>reduce travel time, CO\u2082 emissions, and fuel consumption<\/strong> while ensuring safe harbor approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key technologies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>VISIR-2 software<\/strong> for dynamic route optimization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SWAN model<\/strong> (50 m) for harbor wave safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>GeoMachine<\/strong> &amp; <strong>ADAM<\/strong> platforms for visualization and data access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hydromast sensors<\/strong> at Heraklion Port for real-time alerts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd8 Reference:<br>Parasyris A., Metheniti V., Alexandrakis G., et al. (2025). <em>\u201cCoastal Crete: The Ship Routing\/Harbor Safety Digital Twin of the Ocean.\u201d<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/393744301_Coastal_Crete_The_Ship_routingHarbor_Safety_Digital_Twin_of_the_Ocean\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ResearchGate link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2\ufe0f<\/strong><strong>\u20e3<\/strong><strong> Oil Spill Detection &amp; Forecasting DTO<\/strong><br>Led by <strong>Vassiliki Metheniti &amp; Antonios Parasyris (2025)<\/strong> [FORTH-IACM], this Digital Twin integrates <strong>machine learning<\/strong>, <strong>satellite imagery<\/strong>, and <strong>hydrodynamic models<\/strong> to detect and predict the movement of oil spills in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key innovations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sentinel-1 SAR imagery<\/strong> processed by deep learning (FCOS &amp; U-Net models)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MEDSLIK-II<\/strong> simulations predicting spill drift, dispersion, and shoreline impact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fully automated <strong>CWL + Docker pipelines<\/strong> ensuring rapid response<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visual outputs through the <strong>GeoMachine<\/strong> platform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The system enables <strong>near-real-time spill detection<\/strong>, <strong>trajectory forecasting<\/strong>, and <strong>decision support<\/strong> for environmental authorities and emergency responders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd8 Reference:<br>Metheniti V., Parasyris A., et al. (2025). <em>\u201cCoastal Crete: A Digital Twin of the Ocean for Oil Spill Identification and Forecasting.\u201d<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/393744653_Coastal_Crete_A_Digital_Twin_of_the_Ocean_for_Oil_Spill_Identification_and_Forecasting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ResearchGate link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udf0d<\/strong><strong> Why It Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coastal Crete 2.0 supports the <strong>EU\u2019s Digital Twin of the Ocean (DTO)<\/strong> vision \u2014 an integrated virtual ocean environment that brings together real-time data, models, and AI to empower users in research, policy, and industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By integrating local observation networks, Copernicus data, and machine intelligence, <em>Digital Crete<\/em> enhances:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udef0\ufe0f <strong>Maritime safety and port operations<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Marine environmental protection<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udea2 <strong>Sustainable shipping and low-emission navigation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\udded <strong>Blue economy innovation for the Eastern Mediterranean<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83e\udd1d<\/strong><strong> Collaboration &amp; Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is developed within the <strong>Iliad Project<\/strong> (Horizon 2020, GA No 101037643) in collaboration with:<br><strong>FORTH<\/strong>, <strong>Hidromod<\/strong>, <strong>MEEO<\/strong>, <strong>Netcompany-Intrasoft<\/strong>, <strong>Blue Lobster IT<\/strong>, <strong>INESC TEC<\/strong>, and several European research institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coastal Crete 2.0 \u2013 Where digital innovation meets ocean intelligence.<\/strong><br>Empowering maritime communities, protecting our coasts, and paving the way for a smarter, safer, and more sustainable Mediterranean.\ud83d\udd17 Explore more:<br>\ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/marine.copernicus.eu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Copernicus Marine Service<br><\/a>\ud83c\udf0a <a href=\"https:\/\/ocean-twin.eu\/marketplace\/product\/oil-spills\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ocean Twin Marketplace \u2013 Oil Spills<br><\/a>\u2693 <a href=\"https:\/\/ocean-twin.eu\/marketplace\/product\/ship-routing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ocean Twin Marketplace \u2013 Ship Routing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03b7\u03c6\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc \u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf Coastal Crete 2.0, \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":2327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-project-news"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":75,"label":"Project News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image1-1.png",1024,1024,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Emmanouil Garefalakis (HMU)","author_link":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/author\/mgarefal\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":75,"name":"Project News","slug":"project-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":75,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":24,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":75,"category_count":24,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Project News","category_nicename":"project-news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2328,"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326\/revisions\/2328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitaltwinproject.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326"}],"curies":[{"name":"\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}