The CLAYEXP project, led by Deltaforms together with Data Terra, is among the projects selected for the 2026 edition of the Space for Climate Observatory in France. The 2026 edition selected 10 projects across several themes, including responses to natural disasters.
Within this framework, CLAYEXP aims to improve anticipation of risks related to clay shrink-swell through an approach combining Earth observation, environmental variables and artificial intelligence. The objective is to better connect physical signals with observed losses and to produce territorial indicators that support prevention and adaptation.
This selection provides Deltaforms with a strong framework to continue developing tools at the interface between science, data and decision-making, with the ambition of turning complex signals into actionable information for stakeholders facing the impacts of climate change.
About the Space for Climate Observatory
The Space for Climate Observatory (SCO) is an international initiative launched in 2019 on the initiative of France. In France, its implementation is led by CNES. The SCO now brings together 45 space agencies and international organizations around the development of practical tools for climate change adaptation based on space and ground data.
About Data Terra
Data Terra is a French research infrastructure dedicated to Earth system observation data. It develops and operates a distributed digital infrastructure of data and services designed to observe, understand and forecast changes in the Earth system in an integrated way. It provides access to more than 1,000 products and services based on satellite missions, observation networks and in situ instruments.