Descripción del proyecto
Redes de sensores rentables para medir las precipitaciones en África
Poder medir variables hidrológicas como la precipitación, la humedad del suelo, el caudal fluvial y la batimetría a menos del 10 % de su coste actual es esencial. La reducción de este coste es necesario para lograr un modelo de negocio realista a través de la Red Mundial de Sistemas de Observación de la Tierra. El equipo del proyecto TEMBO Africa, financiado con fondos europeos, diseñará redes de sensores rentables (financiadas por servicios climáticos). En concreto, se aumentarán los niveles de preparación tecnológica de estos métodos de medición y se mejorará su aplicabilidad práctica. El proyecto garantizará la sostenibilidad financiera a largo plazo al vincular directamente los sensores con nuevos servicios de creación de valor. Para el mercado africano, en particular, el equipo del proyecto desarrollará sistemas de alerta rápida de inundaciones, gestión de embalses y servicios de seguros de germinación de cultivos.
Objetivo
Objective: Set up cost effective innovative sensor networks that can be financed by climate services built on top of these networks.
Concept: Transformative new methods to measure five essential hydrological variables (rainfall, soil moisture, river flow, bathymetry) at less than 10% of current costs. These reduced costs are essential to have realistic business models for services that cover the costs of building and operating the networks. The five essential variables will be available through GEOSS.
Innovation: Seven new sensing methods will be introduced in Africa. The innovation does not focus only on moving up Technology Readiness Levels of new measuring methods but, especially, on the usefulness and practical applicability of these methods in the specific contexts. The direct linkage of sensors and new value-creating services is part of this innovation because this is essential for long-term financial sustainability. New services assimilate in situ and satellite data in numerical models to make optimal use of strengths of different sources of information.
Knowledge of the African market: Building on earlier research-oriented projects and on experience in development of geo-services in Africa, in-depth knowledge of the opportunities and limitations of the African market is widely available within the consortium. Selection of focus services was based on this knowledge. These focus services are Flood Early Warning Systems, reservoir management, and crop germination insurance. These have been selected as the most promising services in the broader climate-oriented areas of geo-hazards, water management, and agricultural information.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssmart sensors
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
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Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
HORIZON-CL6-2022-GOVERNANCE-01
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation ActionsCoordinador
2628 CN Delft
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