Project description
Improved ground observation in desert areas
Satellite and local wireless sensor networks will be used to collect data for a network of sensors that will be employed to enhance ground observation in desert areas. Focusing on areas covering Egypt, Serbia and Spain, an end-to-end sensing system will be developed. This is the goal of the EU-funded CiROCCO project. Specifically, the project will develop services ranging from an air quality early warning system for human health to a new model for greenhouse gas emissions. The overall aim is to validate the data and drive the sustainability of the overall system. The services’ performance and capabilities will be tested and validated in real-life settings in four large settings in Cyprus, Egypt, Serbia and Spain.
Objective
CiROCCO’s vision is to establish an end-to-end sensing system, composed of a distributed network of cost-effective sensing nodes coupled with state-of-the-art data fusion remote sensing and assimilation modelling techniques. A mix of wireless communications including satellite, and local Wireless Sensor Networks is used for the collection of data. The defined network of sensors will enhance the current lack of ground observation in desert areas covering Egypt, Serbia and Spain, offering an operational and in parallel easy to maintain and expand solution. Four services are developed i) Renewable energy systems planning ii) Air quality early warning system for human health iii) Land use and ecosystem management iv) Modelling of GHGs and particles emissions, to validate the quality of the collected data and drive the sustainability and exploitation path of the overall system. CiROCCO performance and capabilities will be tested and validated in real-life settings in four large in Cyprus, Egypt, Serbia and Spain. Commercialisation services ensure the sustainability of the installation and in parallel FAIR management of data will support Cross-COPERNICUS ecosystem integration and assimilation services.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssmart sensors
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringremote sensing
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technology
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation ActionsCoordinator
106 82 ATHINA
Greece