Objective The surface and upper layers of the earth subsurface are the basis of our existence. The geological and environmental information on the shallow subsurface is used by both authorities and engineering companies in their decision-making processes, e.g. regarding the construction of new roads, the development of new housing or fanning areas, or the building of factories. Moreover, the geo-environmental measurements from the survey and monitoring boreholes provide vital data used for preventing man-made and natural disasters, such as flooding, landslides, earth surface subsidence and contamination of subsurface aquifers. Thus the geo-environmental data from boreholes are of great importance for an economic and environmentally responsible development of the EU's multicultural society.However, this information is organised only at a national level and based on national standards and accessible solely in the national language. The eEARTH project demonstrated the possibility of making this restricted source of public geo-environment information available to all users in the European Union. It provided multilingual Internet software tools for accessing and translating the geo-data from the national geo-databases.The information was made accessible via both PC and mobile devices that can be connected to the Web portal. These tools are capable of enhancing and simplifying significantly the cross-border exchange of geo-data, thus optimising planning and decision-making for EU authorities as well as international users of shallow subsurface data. Programme(s) IS-ECONTENT - Multiannual Community programme to stimulate the development and use of European digital content on the global networks and to promote linguistic diversity in the Information Society 2001-2005 Topic(s) AL1 - Action Line 1: Improving access to and expanding the use of public sector information Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme DEM - Demonstration contracts Coordinator Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience TNO - National Geological Survey EU contribution No data Address Princetonlaan, 16 3508 TA Utrecht Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BUNDESANSTALT FUER GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE Germany EU contribution No data Address Stilleweg 2 510153 HANNOVER See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data British Geological Survey Sir Kingsley Dunham Center United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Keyworth NG12 5GG Nottingham See on map Total cost No data Czech Geological Survey - Geofond Czechia EU contribution No data Address Kostelni, 26 170 06 Praha 7 See on map Total cost No data Geodan Mobile Solutions BV Netherlands EU contribution No data Address President Kennedylaan, 1 1079 MB Amsterdam See on map Total cost No data Geological Survey of Lithuania Lithuania EU contribution No data Address S. Konarskio, 35 03123 Vilnius See on map Total cost No data Golder Associates Geoanalysis S.r.l. Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Antonio Banfo, 43 10155 Turin See on map Total cost No data Polish Geological Institute Poland EU contribution No data Address Rakowiecka, 4 00-975 Warszawa See on map Total cost No data