France Digital Twin

The main objective of this tool is to provide practitioners with a resource to assist in decision making around marine restoration near the Bay of Quiberon and the Bay of Brest in Northwestern France.  

France Digital Twin Demonstration

In this digital twin demonstrator, we combine data from local institutions (IFREMER), data collected in situ through the CLIMAREST project (which ran from 2022 to 2025), data from the REEForest project, and openly available European data sources (e.g., EMODnet and Copernicus).  In this notebook, we explore the past, present, and future of flat oyster populations in Quiberon Bay. First, we provide a presentation of the historical perimeter distribution of wild oyster beds between 1904 and 1912. We then explore a dataset that showcases the current distribution of the residual flat oysters. This includes information on the metal structures which were used to restore oyster populations as part of the restoration work conducted in the CLIMAREST project. 

Description of service

Subject matter experts' contextual information

  • Background information on motivation behind oyster bed reef restoration and identification of factors that may hinder or facilitate the restoration of oyster bed reefs such as predation and changes to sea surface temperature
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The past, present, and future of oyster bed reefs in Quiberon Bay

  • Historical distribution mapping of oyster bed reefs in Quiberon Bay 
  • Data on oyster colonization of structures deployed in restoration actions in Quiberon Bay 
  • Videos of hydrodynamic modelling work for Quiberon Bay 
  • Widgets allow for non-technical users to visualize future climate scenario predictions and historic sea surface temperature data

Data visualizations and analyses

  • Demonstration of how to access open data sources (e.g., Copernicus) that are relevant to oyster bed reef restoration
  • Visualizations of data such as historic and future scenario predictions of sea surface temperature
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Video capture of logging into the Blue Cloud system

Model outputs and interactive visualizations

  • Widgets allow for interaction with observations of sea surface temperature and “what-if” future climate scenarios for sea surface temperatures for the waters surrounding Quiberon Bay (forecasting)

Accessing the Tool and BlueCloud

Using the digital twin, frequently asked questions

Instructional Video