Developing a multispectral volume scattering meter for measuring the optical properties of sea and ocean water

Información del proyecto

SCATMET

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 663676

DOI

10.3030/663676

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 28 Enero 2015

Fecha de inicio 1 Febrero 2015

Fecha de finalización 31 Julio 2015

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

INTERSPECTRUM OU
Estonia

Objetivo

The objective of the proposed project is to devise a new type of spectrometer for measuring the volume scattering function (VSF) in aquatic environments – initially in seas and oceans, but later also in other bodies of water. As the VSF is a fundamental inherent optical property of the aquatic environment, the proposed novel tool will be of interest to virtually all private and public organisations that gather, analyse and make use of information related to sea and ocean environments.The fields of climatology, marine research and optical communication and their various sub-sectors can be outlined as key groups benefitting from such a tool.

In line with the blue growth agenda, the proposed project substantiates the idea that seas and oceans hold a remarkable potential for innovation and both economic and social benefits in the EU and globally. The project addresses a significant market gap in terms of tools enabling to realize this potential and introduces a new multispectral volume scattering meter that allows obtaining more accurate information about marine and ocean environments as well as the life that they support. The tool thereby also supports reaching a better understanding of how to use the resources available in aquatic ecosystems in a sustainable way. The proposed spectrometer has several advantages compared to its competitors, allowing measuring
the VSF more precisely in a wider range of angles and providing invaluable high-quality measurement data relevant for a large number of application areas. The economic advantages for end-users are primarily associated with getting more comprehensive, precise and accurate information with less time and resources.

The Phase I project is used to verify the technological and economic viability of the proposed device and to prepare a sound
plan for implementation of the innovation project, to be able to launch the product to the market in ca two years (after the
successful completion of the Phase II project).

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería ambiental › teledetección
• ciencias naturales › ciencias biológicas › ecología › ecosistemas
• ciencias naturales › ciencias de la tierra y ciencias ambientales conexas › ciencias de la atmósfera › climatología
• ciencias naturales › ciencias de la tierra y ciencias ambientales conexas › hidrología › limnología
• ciencias naturales › ciencias de la tierra y ciencias ambientales conexas › oceanografía

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
  

Tema(s)

• BG-12-2014-1 - Supporting SMEs efforts for the development - deployment and market replication of innovative solutions for blue growth
  

Régimen de financiación

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015

Coordinador

INTERSPECTRUM OU

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 50 000,00
• Dirección: RIIA STREET 185A ; 51014 Tartu ; Estonia
• Pyme Sí:
  Región
  Eesti › Eesti › Lõuna-Eesti
• Región: Eesti › Eesti › Lõuna-Eesti
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: € 71 429,00