Summary

The GeoConnect³d project developed and tested a new methodological approach to prepare and disclose geological information for policy support and subsurface management. The methodology was developed using the Roer-to-Rhine region and the Pannonian Basin, two areas extending over many countries in which geological settings and degree of implementation of subsurface exploitation and management differ greatly. The approach was also tested in two smaller one-country pilot areas in Germany and Ireland, and in a broader pan-European context. The resulting integrated model brings together results from all different case studies and is composed of spatial data, available in the EGDI viewer, and linked vocabulary with definitions and relations between all elements and databases with further relevant geological information. These results were critically evaluated by project partners, both involved or not in the construction of the structural framework and geomanifestation databases. It has been concluded that the GeoConnect³d approach allows the integration of complex cross-thematic research, and is beneficial to achieve cross-border harmonisation. The novel elements of geomanifestations and the use of semantic relations facilitate the communication of geological features of the subsurface. The GeoConnect³d methodology is successful to gather, harmonise and disclose geological knowledge, and it is ready to be used by a wide range of stakeholders.

Contact information

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the project coordinator Renata Barros, or check the contact information of the dedicated work package pages.

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Work packages

WP1	Project Management Plan
WP2	Interface package & Methodology
WP3	Roer-to-Rhine
WP4	Pannonian Basin
WP5	Sharing the case studies

Events

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Budget and participants

The total budget for the project is 1,827,753.07 € of which the participants contribute 1,284,910.41 € and the EC contributes 542,842.66 €.

The participants and their contributions in terms of Person Months are:

#	Participant Legal Name	Institution	Country	Person Months
Funded partners
1	Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences – Geological Survey of Belgium (Project Coordinator)	RBINS-GSB	Belgium	47.92
2	Vlaams Planbureau voor Omgeving	VPO	Belgium	8.5
3	Vlaams Instituut voor Technologisch Onderzoek. VITO will act as a third party of VPO	VITO	Belgium	25.8
4	Federalni zavod za geologiju – Geological Survey of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina	FZZG	Bosnia and Herzegovina	23.1
5	Hrvatski Geološki Institut – Croatian Geological Survey	HGI-CGS	Croatia	23.55
6	Ceska Geologicka Sluzba – Czech Geological Survey	CGS	Czech Republic	3.0
7	Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières	BRGM	France	12.0
8	Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe	BGR	Germany	1.5
9	Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt	LfU	Germany	12.0
10	Magyar Bányászati és Földtani Szolgálat – Mining and Geological Survey of Hungary	MBFSZ	Hungary	63.0
11	Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment – Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI)	GSI	Ireland	12.0
12	Service Géologique du Luxembourg	SGL	Luxemburg	3.0
13	Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek	TNO	Netherlands	13.0
14	Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy	PIG-PIB	Poland	12.0
15	Institutul Geologic al României	IGR	Romania	24.0
16	Geological Survey of Serbia	GSS	Serbia	21.0
17	State Geological Institute of Dionyz Stur	SGIDS	Slovakia	6.0
18	Geološki zavod Slovenije	GeoZS	Slovenia	18.9
19	State Research and Development Enterprise “State Information Geological Fund of Ukraine”	GeoInform	Ukraine	2.6
Non-funded partner
20	Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen	GD NRW	Germany	2.0