During the second year, a set of Grand Challenges of the NextData Project was defined. These Grand Challenges address issues of central interest for the Italian territory and have the goal of harmonizing and guiding the project activities, especially for what concerns the impact on the national territory. The Grand Challenges defined so far are:
1. Create a system of archives and portals
2. Italy-2k
3. Develop a set of downscaled climatic projections