Objective Phase 1 of CoMPi aims to assess the feasibility of an innovative service on integrated coastal monitoring, with the use oflow-cost autonomous observational technologies, that will allow the estimation of the future coastline displacements and theevolution of the shoreline, contributing in this way to the development of the Blue Growth Strategy.Coastal tourism, a pillar of Blue Growth, is negatively affected by climate change in the Mediterranean and in otherEuropean coasts. Therefore, proper and sustainable management of the coasts is imperative. Although there are methodsand mathematical models widely used to calculate the rates of shoreline changes, the reliability of their estimations dependsdirectly from the amount and quality of the primary data which often have lower-than-required accuracy. For safeguardingblue growth and further developing tourism, innovative monitoring tools which use new methods and technologies forimproving the quality and accuracy of the available geo-information providing thus high quality measurements of theshoreline positions are needed.Within Phase 1, a thorough market assessment will take place as well as the technical feasibility of the business idea ofPLSurveryors. The factors affecting the pricing of the service and the profitability for the company will be examined. Abusiness plan serving as a roadmap of how the envisaged service will be further created and developed in Phase 2 for its fullcommercialization will be drafted.The feasibility study will remove any bottlenecks in the ability of PLSurveyors to increase profitability through innovation andenlarge its clientele. Users of the service could be policy makers for develop tailor-made climate adaptation policies, privateowners of tourist infrastructures, as well as real estate sectors of banks and insurance companies that shall be able tooutline the threats on the coastal area and therefore calculate the potential risks of future tourism investments. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologycivil engineeringnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument Topic(s) BG-12-2014-1 - Supporting SMEs efforts for the development - deployment and market replication of innovative solutions for blue growth Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-1-2014 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator LAMPROU D PETRELIS N GP Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address 28 ANATOLIKIS ROMYLIAS STREET 15669 PAPAGOU N ATTIKIS Greece See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Αττική Aττική Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 71 429,00
