Today European scale research projects are not only limited to collaborative scientific advancements. They require joint cross-border, interdisciplinary development and operationalization of results following the principles of open source and FAIR data. The ADO Project (Alpine Drought Observatory, https://www.alpine-space.org/projects/ado/) is led by Eurac Research and relies on collaboration within research institutes of six alpine countries for creating a scientifically sound operational drought information web platform aiding decision makers on an alpine to regional level in managing water resources and drought impacts. The ADO web platform (https://ado.eurac.edu/) feeds on big data satellite and climate archives on the input side and shows curated drought information through an interactive web platform for stakeholders and decision makers. The presentation will guide through the concepts, operational maintenance and update and show the web platform in action.