The European Space Agency (ESA) is expanding the EarthCODE federation through a new round of Best Practice activities, strengthening Europe’s collaborative ecosystem for FAIR and Open Earth Science. EarthCODE – the Earth Science Collaborative Open Development Environment – is ESA’s initiative to advance Open Science, enabling researchers and scientists to share data, code, and methods across interoperable platforms and infrastructures.
Through the 2025 Best Practice cycle, ESA has selected additional European platforms to join the growing EarthCODE federation. The Insula platform, led by CGI Italy, and the Geohazards Exploitation Platform (GEP), developed by Terradue, will be integrated into the ecosystem, expanding opportunities for researchers to analyse and publish data where it resides. In addition, Lampata will lead the newly established Data Stewardship activities, supporting user onboarding, cataloguing, and the quality assurance of datasets and workflows across the federation.
Alongside these technical developments, EarthCODE continues to grow its community of practice through dedicated engagement activities, training and open collaboration opportunities. Tutorials and workshops such as the ones presented at FOSS4G 2025, BiDS 2025, and LPS 2025 are helping researchers and developers learn how to build and share FAIR and open workflows across the federated ecosystem. The community also collaborates and exchanges experiences via the EarthCODE Forum.
“As the ecosystem of platforms and infrastructures participating in EarthCODE continues to grow, we are witnessing a broader engagement of the community in FAIR and open research practices — a cornerstone for achieving Earth Action,” said Anca Anghelea, ESA Technical Officer for EarthCODE. “Looking ahead, we aim to strengthen collaboration with Member States and national infrastructures to maximise research use and ensure that both national and ESA investments deliver their full value.”