The idea for Data Symbion emerged during the first National Interdisciplinary Meeting on Science, Technology, and Society, where students, researchers, public authorities, private sector, and society gathered to discuss Port Environmental Monitoring. The conclusion was the need to standardize environmental monitoring and create a 'hub' for converging information. Learn more https://www.aen.pr.gov.br/Noticia/Monitoramento-ambiental-portuario-e-tema-de-debate-em-Paranagua/.

In 2019, with the support of the NGO Associação MarBrasil, a multidisciplinary team was formed with faculty and students from the Unespar Biology Department at the Paranaguá campus, and the Technology in Analysis and Systems Development program at IFPR, Paranaguá campus. The project was funded by the Boticário Group Foundation through the Paraná Biodiversity Call for Proposals. Learn more https://www.unespar.edu.br/noticias/em-parceria-multi-institucional-unespar-busca-solucoes-ambientais-para-area-portuaria-por-meio-da-tecnologia-da-informacao, https://www.unespar.edu.br/noticias/%20projeto-data-symbion-da-unespar-recebe-financiamento-para-realizacao-de-monitoria-ambiental.

The Data Symbion EI project from the State University of Paraná (Unespar), Paranaguá campus, in partnership with the NGO MarBrasil, the Federal Institute of Paraná (IFPR), and the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), involves creating and using an environmental intelligence system focused on the Grande Reserva Mata Atlântica. Learn more at: https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/parana/comunidades-ilhas-pr-recebem-projetos-aliam-renda-a-despoluicao-do-mar/, https://www.fundacaogrupoboticario.org.br/pt/acontece-por-aqui/Paginas/dezenove-solucoes-inovadoras-para-desafios-do-oceano-receber%C3%A3o-37-milhoes-em-apoio-financeiro.aspx.

The Data Symbion EI online platform is a robust and intuitive data integration, organization, and analysis system that allows users to turn data into valuable insights for decision-making, especially in the environmental sector. Learn more https://paranagua.ifpr.edu.br/2022/05/25/biologa-da-nasa-visita-projetos-de-tecnologia-aliados-a-gestao-ambiental-no-campus-paranagua/, https://folhadolitoral.com.br/editorias/educacao/cientista-da-nasa-conhece-projetos-desenvolvidos-pelo-ifpr-paranagua/.