Research infrastructures

Instrumented Observational Platforms

Infrastructures deployed in southern Portugal, contributing to the comprehensive CREATE’s observational capabilities.

Specialized Labs

Qualified and Accredited Labs playing a central role in education, training, scientific and technological research, knowledge transfer and provision of services, supported by skilled technical staff.

Experimental Field Labs

CREATE coordinates strategic living-labs, essential for the development of field experiments, supporting work in climate, water and ecosystem services.

Computational Infrastructures

Supporting not only data storage and database access, but also state-of-the-art modeling and image processing in the different areas.

CREATE research infrastructures contribute to  European strategies, priorities, and action plans and to several UN Sustainable Development Goals

Driving research and innovation

International monitoring networks/infrastructures

contributing to the generation of data clusters, essential to support management actions, boosting regional growth while consolidating international projection and contributing to global monitoring efforts.

Cohesion and Regional Development, with International Impact

facilitated by the creation of new knowledge-sharing networks, databases, and technical-scientific indicators, accessible to academic, technological, and socioeconomic sectors at all scales.

Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

particularly in advanced solutions for renewable energy, marble industry, environmental quality, agricultural challenges, and water treatment technologies, as demonstrated by the groundbreaking patents.

CREATE Research Facilities