This document provides information for a datathon challenge focused on analyzing satellite, environmental, biological and socioeconomic data related to fisheries, aquaculture, and marine spatial planning. Participants are instructed to choose a challenge, use available datasets and tools listed on websites provided, and present either an idea exploiting the data or an ICT solution. A virtual research environment called the "Blue Datathon VRE" provides datasets and services for topics like species data, data analytics, geospatial data visualization, and more.

1. Datasets, Services & Tools
RDA-Europe BlueBRIDGE Datathon,
Heraklion, 15-16 June 2017
Panagiota Koltsida – Dimitris Gavrilis
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2. Datathon Challenge
The challenge is to fuel new thinking in the holistic analysis
of satellite, environmental, biological and socio economic
data and the interactions between fisheries, aquaculture
and the marine spatial planning
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3. How to work
 Accept a challenge and start working on your Idea
 Exploit the available datasets , tools and services listed on: http://fish-
aqua-datathon.imis.athena-innovation.gr
 Use the BlueBRIDGE services available in the dedicated “Blue
Datathon” VRE: https://bluebridge.d4science.org/web/blue-datathon
 Use any other available dataset or tool
 Ask the mentors in case of questions
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4. What is the expected Result
 A presentation showcasing the idea of exploiting datasets and tools
towards a specific idea on fulfilling any of the challenges
 An ICT solution / application
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5. Available Datasets & Services
A set of datasets related to the datathon context is available on the
website
 BlueBRIDGE related ones: http://fish-aqua-datathon.imis.athena-
innovation.gr/index.php?op=blueDatasets
 External Datasets: http://fish-aqua-datathon.imis.athena-
innovation.gr/index.php?op=datasets
 Services: http://fish-aqua-datathon.imis.athena-
innovation.gr/index.php?op=services
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6. How to exploit the “Blue
Datathon” VRE
 The “Blue Datathon” VRE is providing a set of services and datasets that
can be exploited by the participants.
1. Login to: https://bluebridge.d4science.org/
2. Access the “Blue Datathon” VRE:
https://bluebridge.d4science.org/web/blue-datathon
3. Exploit and Use the available services and tools:
 Species Data Discovery: discover and manage species data products
 Data Miner: a data analytics service equipped with a wide collection of
algorithms you can use as services
 RStudio as a Service: a fully-fledged RStudio® working environment
 Tabular Data Manager: import, curate and manage tabular data (CSV, SDMX,
JSON)
 Geospatial Data View: a web tool to discover and visualize GIS layers
 LifeWatch Greece Datasets: discover LifeWatch project’s datasets
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7. Thank you!
Let’s start working
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