The circumnavigation voyage commanded by Fernão de Magalhães, starting in 1519, was the first complete voyage around the globe whose cultural legacy and relevance in terms of heritage continue to this day. The commemorations of its V Centenary are the subject of Council of Ministers Resolution no. 24/2017, and its program, contained in Council of Ministers Resolution no. 52/2018, includes a research and innovation program in the areas associated with circumnavigation.
Taking the voyage of circumnavigation and its conceptual framework of discovery of the land and oceans, interaction with peoples and cultures and the natural world and its biological wealth as a reference point, the aim is to project it into the future, developing new knowledge in various thematic areas from a multidisciplinary scientific perspective and contributing to the R&D agenda in "Atlantic Interactions" including:
- Earth observation and knowledge: knowing and monitoring the oceans, land masses, atmosphere and near space; developing and applying innovative technologies, including the development and use of space technologies, for systematic measurements; data processing and analysis, data science and modeling and forecasting systems, integrating climate change, energy, ocean and earth science, with an emphasis on systems involving Atlantic interactions.
- Climate and climate change: integrated study of atmosphere, ocean, land and space interactions, and their effects on climate, meteorology and respective dynamics; data acquisition, analysis, processing and dissemination of data and development of integrated models, particularly for the Atlantic regions.
- Sustainable cities, mobility and socio-cultural interactions: research into the science, planning and engineering of cities and networks between cities, integrating energy use, transport and mobility systems, connectivity networks and quality of life; multiculturalism and demographic, population and socio-cultural dynamics.
- Biodiversity and biological resources: research into the dynamics of biological resources in relation to climate and pollution; ecosystems and biodiversity; systems for data acquisition, monitoring and modeling; application of forms of data science for the sustainability of productive systems, including fisheries, agriculture and bio-industries; intelligent systems for the use and enhancement of natural resources.
The FCT has thus created an R&D Program for research in these thematic areas, as part of the program to commemorate the V Centenary of the Circum-Navigation Voyage.
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