Dick M.A. Schaap (0000-0001-6562-068X)

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I can be considered as a European expert in the domain of ocean and marine data and information management, and in applying internet technologies, but also in finding ways for organising feasible solutions and managing developments and cooperations on a transnational scale.
* Technical coordinator Blue-Cloud pilot (HORIZON 2020) (see https://www.blue-cloud.org)
* Technical ccordinator SeaDataCloud project (HORIZON 2020) (see https://www.seadatanet.org)
* Coordinator EMODnet Ingestion and safe-keeping of marine data 1 and 2 - European Marine Data & Observation network (see http://www.emodnet-ingestion.eu)
* Technical coordinator EMODnet High-Resolution Seabed mapping 2, 3, 4 and 5 - European Marine Data & Observation network (see https://www.emodnet-bathymetry.eu)
* Technical coordinator EMODnet Chemistry 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - European Marine Data & Observation network (see http://www.emodnet-chemistry.eu)
* Partner EMODnet Physics 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5- European Marine Data & Observation network (see http://www.emodnet-physics.eu)
* Partner EOSC-FUTURE project (Horizon 2020)
* Partner EGI-ACE project (Horizon 2020)
* Partner ENVRI-FAIR project (Horizon 2020)
* Partner EOSC-HUB project (Horizon 2020)
* Technical coordinator ODIP (FP7) and ODIP II (Horizon 2020) - Ocean Data Interoperability Platform (see http://www.odip.org)
* Partner AtlantOS (Horizon 2s020) (see https://www.atlantos-h2020.eu/)
* Technical coordinator SeaDataNet (FP6) and SeaDataNet II (FP7) – Pan-European infrastructure for access to metadata, data and data-products (see www.seadatanet.org)
* Partner JERICO-Next and JERICO-S3 (Horizon 2020) (see http://www.jerico-ri.eu/)
* Coordinator EMODnet Seabed mapping and Bathymetry 1 - European Marine Data & Observation network (see http://www.emodnet-bathymetry.eu)
* Partner Eurofleets (FP6), Eurofleets 2 (FP7), and Eurofleets+ (see http://www.eurofleets.eu)
* Partner ClipC (FP7) – Climate Information Portal for Copernicus (see http://www.clipc.eu)
* Partner Micro-B3 (FP7) - Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology (see http://www.microb3.eu)
* Partner CitClops (FP7) – Citizen Observatories (see www.citclops.eu)
* Coordinator BlackSeaSCENE (FP6) and Upgrade BlackSeaSCENE (FP7) – Infrastructure for the Black Sea region (see www.blackseascene.net)
* Technical coordinator Geo-Seas (FP7) - Pan-European infrastructure for access to marine geological and geophysical data sets (see www.geo-seas.org)
* Coordinator SIMORC (6FP and EESD) – Portal for metocean data of the global oil & gas industry (see www.simorc.com)

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Mariene Informatie Service BV: Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, NL

1995 to present | Managing Director

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Dick M.A. Schaap

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Mariene Informatie Service BV: Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, NL

Rijkswaterstaat North Sea Directorate: Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, NL

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Delft University of Technology: Delft, Zuid-Holland, NL

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EMODnet as the EU data platform for marine litter data

BEACON - Accelerating access to multidisciplinary data with Relative Optimized Chunking technology

BEACON Binary Format (BBF) - Optimizing data storage and access to large data collections

Blue-Cloud 2026 project - Deploying BEACON data lakes for harmonizing ocean data access for Virtual Research Environments

Bridging metadata gaps for FAIR multidisciplinary data access in Virtual Research Environments - Insights from Blue-Cloud2026 and FAIR-EASE

Closing coastal and marine observation gaps thanks to cost-effective solutions

iMagine: AI-Powered Image Analysis for Aquatic Science

SeaDataNet, panEuropean infrastructure for marine and ocean data management and its relations with EMODnet, Blue-Cloud2026, and DTO

A flexible open brokering framework supporting distributed semantic discovery&#160;

Boosting interoperability of EMODnet&#160;chemistry aggregated datasets with a new point of access

Data exchange and integration: Use cases for EMODnet Chemistry

IRISCC: Advancing Environmental Science through Integrated Services for Climate Change Risks

Blue-Cloud 2026, services to deliver, access and analyse FAIR &amp; Open marine data

Digital Twin of the North Sea and modular approach for reuse in other applications

iMagine, AI-supported imaging data and services for ocean and marine science

IRISCC: supporting society&#8217;s capacity to address and strengthen resilience to climate change risks&#160;

Dashboard for the State of the Environment

A flexible open brokering framework supporting distributed semantic discovery

Boosting interoperability of EMODnet chemistry aggregated datasets with a new point of access

Blue-Cloud 2026, services to deliver, access and analyse FAIR & Open marine data

IRISCC: supporting society’s capacity to address and strengthen resilience to climate change risks