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Citizen Science-based ecosystem for enhancing the relationship between people and their territory

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Abstract

PLANET aims to achieve the integration of various agri-food, tourism and environmental protection activities, through the creation of a Citizen Science-based ecosystem for the promotion and enhancement of the relationship between people and their territory.

Details

  • Eligible expenditure: € 159,320.00
  • Support: € 71,694.00

Project objectives

  • collect, process and make data available at multiple levels, becoming a hub for the multifunctional enhancement of territorial heritage;
  • develop a sustainability protocol to incentivise good environmental practices such as the circular economy;
  • generate resources for environmental mitigation and protection interventions;
  • feed innovative data analysis algorithms for the delivery of new services.

Partnership

PLANET is structured around nodes made up of stakeholders: citizens, agricultural and hospitality businesses, environmental protection bodies, and institutional and commercial partners. The connections are based on the collection and exchange of data relating to environmental, meteorological and hydrogeological indicators generated by devices distributed across the territory.

To promote participation, gamification mechanisms and blockchain technology are employed. The use of trustless technologies - transparent and scalable - enables the remuneration of data-based transactions through token issuance, fostering the rapid spread of PLANET and the integration of Citizen Science projects for the socio-economic enhancement of the territory.

Source of funding

The PLANET project was the subject of a funding application under the POR FESR 2014-2020 - Axis I - Action 1.

The PLANET project was the subject of a funding application under the POR FESR 2014-2020 - Axis I - Action 1.1.1 "Call for support of research projects involving the employment of researchers", Regional Executive Council Resolution No. 805 of 11 June 2019.
Initiative carried out with the support of funding from the European Union - European Regional Development Fund / Italian Republic / Veneto Region.

Expected impacts and results

For businesses

  • Integration of different agri-food, tourism and environmental protection activities through a shared digital ecosystem.
  • Identification of opportunities for entrepreneurs and other local stakeholders through the availability of multi-level processed data.
  • Incentivisation of good environmental practices, such as the circular economy, through the adoption of a sustainability protocol.
  • Delivery of new services powered by innovative data analysis algorithms.

For research

  • Generation of a flow of environmental, meteorological and hydrogeological data collected from devices distributed across the territory.
  • Development of innovative data analysis algorithms applied to territorial data.
  • Integration of further Citizen Science projects linked to the socio-economic enhancement of the territory.
  • Implementation of environmental mitigation and protection measures through the resources generated by the PLANET ecosystem.

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Publication date: 20/05/2019 Last updated: 05/10/2026 14:21