Descrizione del progetto
Reti di sensori economiche per misurare le precipitazioni in Africa
È importante misurare variabili idrologiche come le precipitazioni, il suolo, l’umidità, il flusso fluviale e la batimetria a meno del 10 % del costo attuale. I costi ridotti sono necessari per un modello commerciale realistico per i servizi offerti dal Sistema di sistemi per l’osservazione globale della terra (GEOSS). Il progetto TEMBO Africa, finanziato dall’UE, progetterà reti di sensori economicamente vantaggiose (finanziate dai servizi climatici). In particolare, il progetto aumenterà i livelli di maturità tecnologica e migliorerà l’applicabilità pratica di questi metodi. Collegando direttamente i sensori e i nuovi servizi che creano valore, il progetto garantirà la sostenibilità finanziaria a lungo termine. Per il mercato africano, in particolare, il progetto svilupperà sistemi di allerta precoce per le inondazioni, servizi di gestione dei bacini idrici e servizi assicurativi per la germinazione delle colture.
Obiettivo
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.
Campo scientifico
- 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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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation ActionsCoordinatore
2628 CN Delft
Paesi Bassi