Making SENSE of the Water value chain with Copernicus Earth Observation, models and in-situ data

Project description

Mapping global water availability and compliance to optimise use

Freshwater scarcity is expected to severely affect global food security in the upcoming years. Wise water distribution is now a priority. The EU-funded WaterSENSE project will address the immediate action required for documenting water availability and optimising its use by providing relevant mapping services at a global level. Information outputs combining Earth observation methods, hydrological models and local data will be widely accessible. Another add-on value of the project will be a ‘water auditing’ service, monitoring local use compliance against regulations and water rights. Initial applications will take place in Australia, the Netherlands and South Africa. Upscaling of WaterSENSE information services is anticipated with the use of advanced features like big data processing algorithms.

Field of science

• /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/water management/irrigation
• /social sciences/sociology/governance/public services
• /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/data science/big data
• /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/data science/data processing
• /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/artificial intelligence/machine learning

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.2.1.6.1. - Enabling European competitiveness, non-dependence and innovation of the European space sector
• H2020-EU.2.1.6.4. - Enabling European research in support of international space partnerships
• H2020-EU.2.1.6.3. - Enabling exploitation of space data

Topic(s)

• DT-SPACE-06-EO-2019 - International Cooperation Copernicus – Designing EO downstream applications with international partners

Call for proposal

H2020-SPACE-2019
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

ELEAF BV

Address

Hesselink Van Suchtelenweg 6
6703 CT Wageningen
Netherlands

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EU contribution

€ 596 900

Participants (6)

HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH BV

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 428 500

Address

Westvest 41
2611 AZ Delft

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

WATER TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD

Australia

EU contribution

€ 293 500

Address

15 Business Park Drive
3168 Notting Hill

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

HIDROMOD MODELACAO EM ENGENHARIA LDA

Portugal

EU contribution

€ 260 875

Address

Rua Rui Teles Palhinha Piso 1 4
2740 278 Porto Salvo

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

Australia

EU contribution

€ 240 712,50

Address

Camperdown Campus Arundel St 71/79
2006 Sydney

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

HYDRO & METEO GMBH & CO KG

Germany

EU contribution

€ 111 250

Address

Breite Strasse 6-8
23552 Lubeck

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

NOORT HARMANNUS, CONRADUS PIETER

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 67 437,36

Address

Oostelijke Handelskade 831
1019 BW Amsterdam

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)