Objective Marine scientists need more affordable, better coverage & faster access remote survey & data processing systems for monitoring & enforcement of sustainable ecosystem policies. AMASON will support this by implementing an inexpensive, modular, reconfigurable sonar & video sensor system, with advanced data processing readily deployable from ROV's, AUV's & tow fish of opportunity. Automatic object ®ion classification & 3D shape reconstruction will be carried out by fusion of concurrent data sets from video & sides can, sub-bottom & multibeam bathymetricsonars. Carefully designed modular systems architecture will ensure a scaleable& reconfigurable system. Scientific validation on trawling impacts, sediment stability & coral carbonate mounds will be undertaken. The research aims to substantially reduce survey sensor capital/operational costs, and labour in data analysis while increasing result quality, access and coverage. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compoundsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata processing Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-3. - Key action Sustainable Marine Ecosystems Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY EU contribution No data Address RICCARTON EH14 4AS EDINBURGH United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all IFREMER - INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER France EU contribution No data Address Zone Portuaire de Brégaillon 83507 LA SEYNE SUR MER See on map Total cost No data INFORMATIC MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD. Ireland EU contribution No data Address Centrepoint Business Park Oak Drive Unit E1 12 DUBLIN See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY Ireland EU contribution No data Address GALWAY See on map Total cost No data SWIFT 943 LTD. - TRADING AS 'SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES' United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Lightburn Trading Estate, Lightburn Trading Road LA12 7NE ULVERSTON See on map Total cost No data TRITECH INTERNATIONAL LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Albyn Place 34 AB9 1FW ABERDEEN See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution No data Address c/ Marti I Franques s/n 08028 BARCELONA See on map Total cost No data
