Descripción del proyecto
Desarrollo de «software» para un mejor acceso a datos del fondo marino
El cambio climático constituye una amenaza cada vez mayor para el planeta, por lo que los esfuerzos de mitigación, protección y adaptación ocupan un lugar prominente en la agenda mundial. Los ecosistemas oceánicos y, más concretamente, la actividad del fondo marino puede ser sumamente importante para la vigilancia de los océanos. De ahí la importancia de los métodos de vigilancia de los fondos marinos dirigidos a los hábitats bentónicos, la morfología, la profundidad y otros cambios. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos 4S trabajará a fin de reforzar el conjunto de herramientas disponible para la observación de los océanos y el fondo marino. Para ello, se desarrollará un «software» en la nube denominado 4S (Satellite Seafloor Survey Suite) que utilizará datos de Copernicus y de los satélites de detección y medición de distancias por luz (LiDAR) de los Estados Unidos, así como imágenes de drones, para proporcionar a los usuarios datos abundantes sobre la actividad del fondo marino.
Objetivo
4S will address a current data and solution gaps from coastal and offshore stakeholders, which are the ability to generate and access spatial and recent information on seabed, such as benthic habitat, morphology, depth and change and trends. Digital information on these are crucial to respond to EC maritime directive, environmental impact studies and engineering offshore activities. We will address this gap by developing an online, cloud based software, named 4S – Satellite Seafloor Survey Suite – which empowers the users to benefit from satellite capabilities and specific aquatic EO algorithms. 4S Suite will have APIs allowing to integrate it into hydrographic software and user’s workflows, as will developed and demonstrated. 4S will harness Copernicus data together with US satellite lidar data and – optionally – integrate client airborne (drone) imagery and on-site data. The underlying algorithms, which will reach highest TRL level during the project duration, will address aspects of physical modelling, machine learning and sensor fusion procedures and will introduce breakthroughs of the current state of the art. Both, algorithm innovations and the webapp, will be jointly designed and evaluated with the users, of which some are part of the project team. Other stakeholders, many of which have signed supporting letters, will participate in 7 use cases which cover four countries, the Caribbean and several selected sites globally. With this intense evaluation and co-design we will achieve a reliable evaluation of the process and global outreach to the offshore and coastal stakeholders. The development of a sustainable business based on 4S will be driven by the industry partners, which contribute with 52% of the workload. Based on the existing solution gap we expect a continuous and strong increase in the user uptake and thus economic sustainability, which will lead to the growth of the European blue economy and, as social benefit, directly respond to the UNSDG 14.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robotsdrones
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-SPACE-2020
Régimen de financiación
IA - Innovation actionCoordinador
82229 Seefeld
Alemania
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