PIM WANTS TO CREATE AN IT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE MONITORING AND FORECASTING OF DATA AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING, SPACE AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT PLANNING, SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE PLATFORM WILL BE ABLE TO MANAGE HETEROGENEOUS DATA AND INFORMATION, INTEGRATE NEW DEVICES THROUGH OGC SWE INTERFACES AND RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF LOCAL USERS FOR THE FULFILLMENT REQUIRED BY RECENT EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES.