ANNEX 7
Details of Projects for Priority Area 7
Decision support systems and monitoring
(and Smart Technologies)
Annex 7: Decision support systems and monitoring (and Smart Technologies)
Table of Contents
SMARTWATER4EUROPE ............................................................................................................... 2
SAID ............................................................................................................................................ 3
WATER4INDIA.............................................................................................................................. 4
SWITCH-ON ................................................................................................................................. 5
HYDRONET .................................................................................................................................. 6
WESENSEIT .................................................................................................................................. 7
MOBESENS .................................................................................................................................. 8
URBANWATER ............................................................................................................................. 9
EFFINET ..................................................................................................................................... 10
WATERP .................................................................................................................................... 11
ICEWATER.................................................................................................................................. 12
DRONIC ..................................................................................................................................... 13
IWIDGET .................................................................................................................................... 14
HYDROBIONETS ......................................................................................................................... 15
SHOAL ....................................................................................................................................... 16
LENVIS ....................................................................................................................................... 17
“QU” ......................................................................................................................................... 18
RADAR....................................................................................................................................... 19
AQUAVIR ................................................................................................................................... 20
NAPES ....................................................................................................................................... 21
ISIS ............................................................................................................................................ 22
TAWARA_RTM ........................................................................................................................... 23
SECUREAU ................................................................................................................................. 24
SAFEWATER ............................................................................................................................... 25
FRESHMON ................................................................................................................................ 26
DEWFORA.................................................................................................................................. 27
LOTUS........................................................................................................................................ 28
GLASS ........................................................................................................................................ 29
MYWATER ................................................................................................................................. 30
WATPLAN .................................................................................................................................. 31
SIRIUS........................................................................................................................................ 32
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SMARTWATER4EUROPE
Acronym
SMARTWATER4EUROPE
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Demonstration of integrated smart water supply solutions at 4 sites across Europe
2014-01-01 to 2017-12-31
http://www.vitens.nl
European water utilities face many problems related to their 3,5 million km’s of distribution
networks. Large parts of water distribution networks have to be rehabilitated requiring
investments of € 20 billion/year. Prioritization and optimization of investments is needed
urgently. In many countries, water quality needs improvement in order to reduce health
risks and resources for water production and distribution must be used more efficiently.
The European Innovation Partnership on Water has established priority areas related to the
challenges in water supply distribution networks, focusing on resource efficiency, Smart
Water Management and decision support systems. Although the technology components
for Smart Water Management are available, the route to application is still uncertain. The
main hurdles are: lack of integrated and open solutions; difficulty to comply with user and
integration requirements; lack of clear and validated business cases for solutions; lack of
business intelligence awareness and lack of political and regulatory support.
Project aims
1) To integrate and demonstrate 12 innovative solutions
2) To demonstrate 4 integrated solutions
3) To establish and guard integration and standardisation aspects
4) To establish business cases, deployment potential and market uptake routes
Solution
This project will overcome the hurdles by developing and demonstrating in 4 important
Smart Water Management themes (water quality management, leak management, energy
optimization and customer interaction). 12 innovative theme oriented solutions and 4
integrated (technological, financial, ICT, organisation, management) solutions will be
demonstrated at 4 well-scaled and real-life demonstration sites in France, United Kingdom,
Spain and The Netherlands. These solutions will be tested, validated and evaluated and
business cases will be generated.
FP7-ENVIRONMENT; ENV.2013.WATER INNO&DEMO-1
VITENS N.V., THE NETHERLANDS
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM
STEREOGRAPH SARL, FRANCE
INTELLITECT WATER LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
CENTRE D'INNOVATION DES TECHNOLOGIES SANS CONTACT-EURARFID, FRANCE
OPTISENSE B.V., THE NETHERLANDS
WATER SECURITY MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, FRANCE
ARSON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COMPANY SL, SPAIN
ACCIONA AGUA SA, SPAIN
KWR WATER B.V., THE NETHERLANDS
SYRINIX LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
VERNON MORRIS & COMPANY LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, FRANCE
UNIVERSITE DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE - LILLE I, FRANCE
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
QUASSET BV, THE NETHERLANDS
SOLVD LTD, UNITED KINGDOM
COMPUTER AIDED LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT FOR WATER SA, FRANCE
SCAN MESSTECHNIK, AUSTRIA
MYCOMETER AS, DENMARK
HOMERIA OPEN SOLUTIONS, S.L., SPAIN
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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SAID
Acronym
SAID
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
SmArt water management with Integrated Decision support systems
2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31
http://www.abeinsa.com
The need for providing high quality water to citizens and to reduce damages produce by
floods and droughts has motivated research and development of many software-based
decision support systems (DSSs). However, despite the notable technical advances DSSs,
most of the water infrastructures in Europe are still managed by expert operators based on
traditional best practices but with little support from these new smart tools. The objective
of SAID project is to involve the final users and the SMEs in order improve the production
and deployment of more smart water management systems in Europe.
The project will focus in the deployment and evaluation of a complex demonstrator,
composed by several heterogeneous and innovative DSSs in the same river basin. This
demonstrator, in the south of Spain, represents many similar basins in Europe, and will be
based on cutting-edge DSS technologies in four areas: flood control (including the
optimization of dam management), quality of water, energy production and energy
consumption. The feedback from the final users will drive the improvement of the DSSs and
the development and validation of a software platform that facilitate the integration of
existing and future DSSs.
SAID project will be carry out by water management authorities, companies operating
water infrastructures, SMEs that produce DSS and research centers with proved knowledge
in techniques and technologies for real-time data monitoring, environmental modelling,
simulation and optimization of the water related elements.
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
SAID will contribute to the initial action 1 (Smart water management systems) identified in
the priority 4.7 Decision support systems and monitoring in the Strategic Implementation
Plan of the EIP on Water.
FP7-ENVIRONMENT; ENV.2013.WATER INNO&DEMO-1
ABEINSA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SA, SPAIN
IHP GMBH - INNOVATIONS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROELECTRONICS, GERMANY
SOFTWARE FOR CRITICAL SYSTEMS SL, SPAIN
UBIWHERE LDA, PORTUGAL
CONSEJERIA DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y ORDENACION DEL TERRITORIO, SPAIN
ADDITION PROJECTOS E SERVICOS DE INFORMATICA LDA, PORTUGAL
SIMBIENTE - ENGENHARIA E GESTAO AMBIENTAL LDA, PORTUGAL
LESSWIRE AG, GERMANY
UNITE TECHNIQUE DU SEMIDE GEIE, FRANCE
UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA, SPAIN
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WATER4INDIA
Acronym
WATER4INDIA
Title
Smart, Cost-effective Solutions for Water Treatment and Monitoring in Small Communities
in India. Decision Support System Integration.
2012-09-01 to 2015-08-31
http://www.water4india.eu
Fresh water of sufficient quality for human consumption is becoming a scarce resource and
its availability is a concerning issue in India whose growing wealth and population create
increasing needs leading to higher water consumption while quality standards for drinking
water are being enhanced. In this context the overall objective of Water4India consists in
studying the different centralized and decentralized options for water treatment at
community level in India taking into account resource availability, management, treatment
solutions, water quality, economic, environmental and social factors. Water monitoring is of
capital importance at each step of the process: different technologies will be considered in
the frame of a Water Safety Plan. A Decision Support System (DSS) will be developed based
on the previously stated information to assess policy makers take the appropriate decisions
to solve the existing problem with drinking water. Water4India will deliver two forms of
water availability assessment: the quality and quantity of available water and the resource
management with information on current and expected water requirements. The quality of
available water will be studied using Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment. The DSS must
find the optimal solution considering not only its cost but the overall sustainability of the
process, paying particular attention to energy consumption and obtaining for this purpose,
the friendliness of the proposed technologies and their adaptation to the social
environment. The proposed technologies of the DSS will be applied in two places with
different climatic and social situations that will constitute the pilot sites validating the
developed work. Finally,a dissemination and best practice step will be carried out in order
to define how the results of the project will be communicated to users and guarantee large
scale implementation results which can be widely deployed into EU-India water
technological business network.
FP7-ENVIRONMENT ENV.2012.6.6-1
SOLINTEL M&P SL, SPAIN
RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN, GERMANY
FACHHOCHSCHULE NORDWESTSCHWEIZ, SWITZERLAND
SOLARSPRING GMBH, GERMANY
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
AMIAD WATER SYSTEMS LTD, ISRAEL
KWR WATER B.V., THE NETHERLANDS
THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
VERTECH GROUP SARL, FRANCE
ADIN HOLDINGS LTD, ISRAEL
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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SWITCH-ON
Acronym
SWITCH-ON
Title
Sharing Water-related Information to Tackle Changes in the Hydrosphere - for Operational
Needs
2013-11-01 to 2017-10-31
http://www.water-switch-on.eu
The project SWITCH-ON addresses water concerns to thoroughly explore and exploit the
significant and currently untapped potential of open data. Water information is highly
sought after by many kinds of end-users, both within government and business as well as
within civil society. Water touches virtually all societal and environmental domains and the
knowledge domain is largely multidisciplinary. New water information and knowledge can
thus lead to more efficient use of environmental services and better handling of
environmental problems, including those induced by climate and environmental change.
SWITCH-ON will show the benefits achieved through the whole process chain by repurposing (re-using under different context) open data products into more dedicated and
refined water products, which have high value and a broad impact on society.
The vision is to improve public services, and to foster business opportunities and growth, by
establishing new forms of water research and facilitating the development of new products
and services based on principles of sharing.
The SWITCH-ON objectives are to use open data for implementing: 1) an innovative spatial
information platform with open data tailored for direct water assessments, 2) an entirely
new form of collaborative research for water-related sciences, 3) fourteen new operational
products and services dedicated to appointed end-users, 4) new business and knowledge to
inform individual and collective decisions in line with the Europe’s smart growth and
environmental objectives. While focusing on water, the project is expected to inspire a
much broader environmental and societal knowledge domain and many different endusers. The SWITCH-ON project will be one trigger in a contemporary global movement to
better address environmental and societal challenges through openness and collaboration.
FP7-ENVIRONMENT ENV.2013.6.5-3
SWEDENS METEOROLOGISKA OCH HYDROLOGISKA INSTITUT, SWEDEN
FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI, ITALY
STICHTING DELTARES, THE NETHERLANDS
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA, ITALY
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS
LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET, SWEDEN
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN, AUSTRIA
GECOSISTEMA SRL, ITALY
EMVIS SYMVOULOI MICHANIKOI ANONYMI ETAIREIA, GREECE
DIPL.-ING. GÃœNTER HUMER GMBH, AUSTRIA
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM
CISMET GMBH, GERMANY
HKV LIJN IN WATER BV, THE NETHERLANDS ,
ECOLOGIC INSTITUT GEMEINNÃœTZIGE GMBH, GERMANY
JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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HYDRONET
Acronym
HYDRONET
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Floating sensorised networked robots for water monitoring
2008-12-01 to 2012-01-31
www.hydronet-project.eu
Water is one of our most precious and valuable resources. It is important to determine how
to fairly use, protect and preserve water. New strategies and new technologies are needed
to assess the chemical and ecological status of water bodies and to improve the water
quality and quantity. The relatively recent progress in micro-electronics and microfabrication technologies has allowed a miniaturization of sensors and devices, opening a
series of new exciting possibilities for water monitoring. Moreover, robotics and advanced
ICTbased technology can dramatically improve detection and prediction of risk/crisis
situations, providing new tools for the global management of the water resources. The
HydroNet proposal is aimed at designing, developing and testing a new technological
platform for improving the monitoring of water bodies based on a network of autonomous,
floating and sensorised mini-robots, embedded in an Ambient Intelligence infrastructure.
Chemo- and bio-sensors, embedded in the mobile robots will be developed and used for
monitoring in real time physical parameters and pollutants in water bodies.
Enhanced mathematical models will be developed for simulating the pollutants transport
and processes in rivers, lakes and sea. The unmanaged, self-assembling and self-powered
wireless infrastructure, with an ever-decreasing cost per unit, will really support decisional
bodies and system integrators in managing water bodies resources. The robots and sensors
will be part of an Ambient Intelligence platform, which will integrate not only sensors for
water monitoring and robot tasks execution, but also communications backhaul systems,
databases technologies, knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) processes for extracting
and increasing knowledge on water management. Following the computation on stored
data, feedback will be sent back to human actors (supervisors, decision makers, industrial
people, etc.) and/or artificial actuators, in order to perform actions.
FP7-ENVIRONMENT ENV.2007.3.1.1.2.
SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA, ITALY
INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN, SLOVENIA
NORSK INSTITUTT FOR LUFTFORSKNING, NORWAY
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM., ISRAEL
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI, SLOVENIA
INSTITUT ZA FIZIKALNO BIOLOGIJO D.O.O., SLOVENIA
LUMEX-MARKETING LLC, Russian Federation
ROBOTECH SRL, ITALY
FACHHOCHSCHULE ZENTRALSCHWEIZ - HOCHSCHULE LUZERN, SWITZERLAND
DEDALUS SPA, ITALY
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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WESENSEIT
Acronym
WESENSEIT
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
WeSenseIT: Citizen Observatory of Water
2012-10-01 to 2016-09-30
http://www.wesenseit.eu
WeSenseIt will develop a citizen-based observatory of water, which will allow citizens and
communities to become active stakeholders in information capturing, evaluation and
communication. We propose: (i) data collection: (a) a first hard layer consisting of low-cost,
static and portable devices that sense and transfer water information when automatically
monitored or when initiated by citizens from their mobile devices; (b) a second soft layer
consisting of techniques to harness citizens Collective Intelligence, i.e. the information,
experience and knowledge embodied within individuals and communities, both in terms of
enabling direct messages to the authorities (with mobile-phone pictures, messages, etc.)
and in terms of crowd-sourcing (e.g. by mining social networks like Twitter and Facebook, as
well as bulletin boards, RSS feeds, etc.). (ii) the development of descriptive and predictive
models and decision-making tools integrating sensor and citizen-based data; the data
suppliers (physical sensors or people) are seen as nodes of an integrated heterogeneous
data collection network which undergoes progressive multi-objective optimization and
tuning. (iii) two-way feedback and exchange of environmental knowledge/experience
between citizens and authorities for decision-making and governance within an ecollaboration framework, enabling improved transparency, knowledge management,
accountability and responsiveness, as well as facilitating participation in water
management. We will test, experiment and demonstrate the citizen observatory of water in
three different case studies in water management with civil protection agencies in UK, NL
and Italy. The topic is the entire hydrologic cycle with a major focus on variables responsible
for floods and drought occurrences. The project results have the potential to fundamentally
change the traditional concept of environmental monitoring and forecasting, as well as
models of governance.
FP7-ENVIRONMENT ENV.2012.6.5-1
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, UNITED KINGDOM
SENSORSCOPE SARL,SWITZERLAND
AUTORITA DI BACINO DEI FIUMI ISONZO TAGLIAMENTO LIVENZA PIAVE BRENTA
BACCHIGLIONE, ITALY
ADVANTIC SISTEMAS Y SERVICIOS, SPAIN
DISDROMETRICS BV,m THE NETHERLANDS
MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION, UNITED KINGDOM
KNOWLEDGE NOW LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
STARLAB BARCELONA SL, SPAIN
HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH BV, THE NETHERLANDS
SOFTWARE MIND SA, POLAND
QUINARY SPA, ITALY
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION –UNESCO,
FRANCE
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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MOBESENS
Acronym
MOBESENS
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Mobile water quality sensor system
2008-06-01 to 2011-05-31
http://www.mobesens.eu/
Management of the environment for predictable and sustainable use of natural resources is
one of the great challenges of the 21st century. Although water covers most of the planet, it
is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure adequate supplies of fresh, clean water for
drinking, as well as, for sports and wellness activities. The demand for water resources is
increasing as the population grows. At the same time, water resources are increasingly
exposed to pollutants and spills as parts of the world become ever more crowded and
industrialised. Potential climate changes due to global warming may also impact water
resources.
Management of water quality requires regular measurements and monitoring. Today,
measurements of water quality are performed manually. The process can be slow and
painstaking. Multiple point measurements are needed to cover an area. The process needs
to be automated and extended to provide rapid and effective monitoring. Autonomous,
mobile and self-healing solutions are needed to identify trends and to help localize and
track potential problems.
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
MOBESENS provides a modular and scalable ICT based solution for water quality
monitoring. It enables data to be gathered quickly and reported across wide areas. The low
power wireless sensor network gathers data samples, which are time and location stamped
and automatically entered into the grid based information system to facilitate analysis and
issue alarms if needed. Mobility is a unique feature of MOBESENS, which are capable of
navigation and both surface and subsurface measurements. This extends range, enables 3D
area measurements and facilitates operation, even in bad weather. MOBESENS may form
ad-hoc networks enabling rapid and reliable reporting as well as relative localization and
tracking (e.g. of contaminants). Opportunistic communication between MOBESENS and
both fixed and mobile buoys is envisioned. Renewable energy sources are studied for selfsustained MOBESENS operation.
FP7-ICT ICT-2007.6.3
CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE - RECHERCHE ET
DEVELOPPEMENT, SUISSE
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE, UNITED KINGDOM
UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE, SWITZERLAND
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER, FRANCE
GROUPE DES ECOLES DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FRANCE
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
ADASA SISTEMAS, S.A.U., SPAIN
MICROSENS S.A., SWITZERLAND
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URBANWATER
Acronym
URBANWATER
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Intelligent Urban Water Management System
2012-12-01 to 2015-05-31
http://www.urbanwater-ict.eu
Improving the efficiency of water management in Europe was recognised by the EC as
essential for overcoming the growing exposure of European countries to Water Scarcity and
Droughts. UrbanWater proposes a platform that will enable a better end-to-end water
management in urban areas, accounting for 17% of freshwater consumption in the EU.
The project will undertake the development, demonstration, and economic up-scaling of an
innovative ICT-based platform for the efficient integrated management of water resources.
The system will benefit end-users, utilities, public authorities, the environment and the
general public, in terms of: (i) providing consumers with comprehensive tools enabling them
to use water more efficiently thereby reducing overall consumption; (ii) helping water
utilities to meet demand at reduced costs; and (iii) fostering new partnerships between
water authorities, utility, equipment and software companies so as to ensure the successful
commercialisation of the system and the evolution of the European water sector as a global
leader.
The system will incorporate advanced metering solutions, real-time communication of
consumption data and new data management technologies with real-time predictive
capability, demand forecasting, consumption pattern interpretation, decision support
systems, adaptive pricing and user empowerment solutions.
The UrbanWater consortium includes ICT companies, research organisations, water utilities
and authorities with complementary capacities and all the know-how required to oversee
the successful completion of the project. Two water distributors included in the group will
undertake large-scale validations with their urban users, thus promoting a final outcome
that is close to the market and to the end-users.
The final outcome of the project will remain open and interoperable with energy and water
management schemes, thus positively impacting not only water consumption, but overall
usage of natural resources across Europe.
FP7-ICT ICT-2011.6.3
CENTRE DE RECERCA I INNOVACIO DE CATALUNYA S.A., SPAIN
AQUALOGUS - ENGENHARIA E AMBIENTE LDA, PORTUGAL
ORGA SYSTEMS GMBH, GERMANY
SCOTTISH WATER, UNITED KINGDOM
SAGEMCOM ENERGY & TELECOM SAS, FRANCE
RED SKIES LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
SERIOUS GAMES INTERACTIVE, DENMARK
SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU FAKULTET ELEKTROTEHNIKE I RACUNARSTVA, Croatia
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, SPAIN
TAVIRAVERDE - EMPRESA MUNICIPAL DEAMBIENTE, PORTUGAL
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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EFFINET
Acronym
EFFINET
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Efficient Integrated Real-time Monitoring and Control of Drinking Water Networks
2012-10-01 to 2015-09-30
http://www.effinet.eu
This project addresses three main management problems in urban water system: optimal
operational control, real-time monitoring and demand forecasting/management. Real-time
optimal control deals with operating the main flow and pressure actuators to meet
demands using the most sustainable sources and minimizing electricity costs and is tackled
using stochastic model predictive control techniques.
Real-time monitoring of water quantity and quality refers to the continuous detection and
location of leakage and or water quality problems. It uses fault detection and diagnosis
techniques. Demand forecasting and management is based on smart metering techniques
and includes detailed modelling of consumption patterns as well as a service of
communication to consumers. The project will provide an integrated software platform and
two real-life pilot demonstrations in Barcelona (Spain) and Lemesos (Cyprus), respectively.
FP7-ICT ICT-2011.6.3
AQUALOGY AQUA AMBIENTE SERVICIOS INTEGRALES SA, SPAIN
WATER BOARD OF LEMESOS, CYPRUS
CINTERION WIRELESS MODULES GMBH, GERMANY
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS, CYPRUS
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, SPAIN
SIGNALGENERIX LTD, CYPRUS
SOCIEDAD GENERAL DE AGUAS DE BARCELONA S.A., SPAIN
SCUOLA IMT (ISTITUZIONI, MERCATI, TECNOLOGIE) ALTI STUDI DI LUCCA, ITALY
CETAQUA, CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DEL AGUA, FUNDACIÓN PRIVADA, SPAIN
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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WATERP
Acronym
WATERP
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Water Enhanced Resource Planning "Where water supply meets demand"
2012-10-01 to 2015-09-30
http://www.waterp-fp7.eu
Water supply involves many actors. While many management tools exist, they cannot
intercommunicate and no framework is available for integrating all of them, preventing
integrated water resources management to be fully achieved. WatERP will develop a webbased Open Management Platform (OMP), integrating intelligent systems through open
interfaces, to enable water supply distribution chains to be managed in a unified and
customized way. The OMP will provide inferred information on water supplies, flows,
consumption, distribution efficiency, and supply and demand within a single framework. It
comprises 3 tools: (a) Data Warehouse, using semantics and common language, (b) DSS, for
coordinating actions, prioritizing water uses, improving distribution efficiency, and saving
water, energy and costs, and (c) Demand Management, supporting socio-economical
analyses and policies. Open standards will be used to maximize interoperability and data
sharing. WatERP technologies will be developed under a user-centred participatory design.
9 Partners (ES, DE, GR and UK, with a large SME component, a water authority, a water
utility and a big water sector companies association) will validate the project outcomes in 2
different pilots: (1) Ter-Llobregat water supply system (ES) representing water-stressed
parts of Europe and (2) Karlsruhe water supply system (DE) representing more water-rich
regions. WatERP enables improved matching of water supply and demand from a holistic
point of view, pursuing 2 objectives: (i) improving coordination among actors and (ii)
fostering behavioural change to reduce water (8%) and energy (5%) consumption. By
enabling a more dynamic and agile interaction among the different actors involved in water
supply distribution, the platform improves water governance while maintaining the
autonomy and independence of the actors. WatERP will also develop a strong dissemination
capability, besides an evaluation of their anticipated cost and benefits and market
prospects.
FP7-ICT ICT-2011.6.3
FUNDACIO PRIVADA BARCELONA DIGITAL CENTRE TECNOLOGIC, SPAIN
AGÈNCIA CATALANA DE L'AIGUA, SPAIN
DVGW DEUTSCHER VEREIN DES GAS- UND WASSERFACHES -WISSENSCHAFTLICHER VEREIN
EV, GERMANY
INCLAM SA, SPAIN
INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS, GREECE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, SPAIN
STADTWERKE KARLSRUHE GMBH, GERMANY
DISY INFORMATIONSSYSTEME GMBH, GERMANY
STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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ICEWATER
Acronym
ICEWATER
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
ICT Solutions for Efficient Water Resources Management
2012-10-01 to 2015-09-30
http://www.icewater-project.eu
ICeWater will increase the stability of freshwater supply to citizens in urban areas by
adjusting the water supply to the actual consumption, while minimizing energy
consumption through smart-grid integration and water spillage through leak detection.
ICeWater uses wireless sensor networks for water flow monitoring and it provides a
decision support system for the water utilities so that supply and demand patterns can be
matched in real-time. As an additional benefit, leakage can be predicted with statistical
methods so that water network damages can be mended even before they occur (fixbefore-break).
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
ICeWater uses wireless sensors of various types to provide real-time monitoring of water
supply and demand. Based on the sensor data, decision support systems facilitate
optimization of the water grid network operation (pumping schedules, pressure etc.). The
demand management and consumption information is accessible online to the relevant
actors in the water supply chain (including consumers) and allows dynamic pricing schemes
with nudge-pricing to motivate behavioural change in customers causing critical
consumption patterns. Services for asset management, such as predicting deterioration,
leakage detection and leakage localization functionalities, will reduce water waste. New
networking concepts (protocols, management of virtualized network resources) are
required for better information flow, network resources management and sharing in a
service oriented architecture (SOA). The information gathered with these services allows a
better understanding of the consumers and to improve the effectiveness of the water
resource management together with new metering and pricing schemes.
FP7-ICT ICT-2011.6.3
SIEMENS AG, GERMANY
AQUATIM SA, ROMANIA
TOSHIBA RESEARCH EUROPE LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
ITALDATA SPA, ITALY
CONSORZIO MILANO RICERCHE, ITALY
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION –UNESCO,
FRANCE
K & S GMBH PROJEKTMANAGEMENT, GERMANY
METROPOLITANA MILANESE SPA, ITALY
INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS, GREECE
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DRONIC
Acronym
DRONIC
Title
Application of an unmanned surface vessel with ultrasonic, environmentally friendly system
to (map and) control blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)
2014-01-01 to 2016-06-30
http://www.lgsonic.com
Through the DRONIC project, the consortium will showcase a new, innovative blue-green
algae (cyanobacteria) monitoring and treatment robotic system, that can localize hotpots of
blue-green algae blooms and only treats the part of the lake which is experiencing bluegreen algae bloom. Because of the direct and localized treatment, the system is
environmentally friendly, with a minimal impact on the ecology of the lake.The new water
robot concerns the retrieval, prevention and abatement of harmful algae blooms in lakes
and in inland water reservoirs used for drinking water production.
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
In lakes and reservoirs, species of blue-green algae and their concentrations can vary locally
due to wind or water flow direction and local variations in temperature, nutrients and
depths. In lakes and reservoirs, hotspots of blue-green algal blooms can be often detected
only in one area of the water body whereas other area's experience no problems due to
blue-green algae. Therefore, it is important to map the algal concentration over extended at
flexible, different area's in order to localize algal hotspots. The mobility of the robot will
allow targeted intensive algae reduction at hotspot locations, thereby increasing the
efficiency of the abatement measure.
Measurements directly related to algae concentration will be combined with measures of
water quality and dimension related parameters to locate the algae, make an estimation of
the local water quality and hydrographic parameters.
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
This new robotic approach offers the first cost-effective method to control algal blooms in
larger lakes, reservoirs, canals and rivers with low water velocity (< 1 m/s). With DRONIC
technology blooms of blue-green algae will be treated locally at the place where the blooms
are present and there is no need to treat the complete surface of the lake or reservoir
anymore. Besides that, with the local use of higher power ultrasound, also the
cyanobacterial by-products like toxins can be neutralized.
FP7-ICT ICT-2013.2.2
LG SOUND BV, THE NETHERLANDS
ARCHITECTURE ET CONCEPTION DE SYSTEMES AVANCES, FRANCE
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI, SLOVENIA
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V, BELGIUM
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF CYPRUS,
CYPRUS
SCOTTISH WATER, UNITED KINGDOM
SEPTENTRIO NV, BELGIUM
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, FRANCE
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IWIDGET
Acronym
IWIDGET
Title
Improved Water efficiency through ICT technologies for integrated supply-Demand side
manaGEmenT
2012-11-01 to 2015-10-31
http://www.i-widget.eu
The aim of iWIDGET is to advance knowledge and understanding about smart metering
technologies in order to develop novel, robust, practical and cost-effective methodologies
and tools to manage urban water demand in households across Europe, by reducing
wastage, improving utility understanding of end-user demand and reducing customer water
and energy costs.
The main scientific challenges for iWIDGET are the management and extraction of useful
information from vast amounts of high-resolution consumption data, the development of
customised intervention and awareness campaigns to influence behavioural change, and
the integration of iWIDGET concepts into a set of decision-support tools for water utilities
and consumers, applicable in differing local conditions.
In order to meet these aims and challenges, iWIDGET will investigate: (i) how best to
provide the dynamic accurate measurement and data transfer of useful information about
end-user water consumption, (ii) how best to use consumption data to improve the
operation of utilities and influence end-users to modify their behaviour, (iii) how to arrive at
the best business model to convert a promising technology into a useful and cost-effective
product, and (iv) how to demonstrate and validate the new methodologies on two case
studies in the North and South of Europe.
FP7-ICT ICT-2011.6.3
THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
WATERWISE PROJECT LTD, UNITED KINGDOM
UTILITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
IBM IRELAND PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED, IRELAND
AGS-ADMINISTRACAO E GESTAO DE SISTEMAS DE SALUBRIDADE SA, PORTUGAL
SAP AG, GERMANY
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, GREECE
HR WALLINGFORD LTD, UNITED KINGDOM
LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL, PORTUGAL
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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HYDROBIONETS
Acronym
HYDROBIONETS
Title
Autonomous Control of Large-scale Water Treatment Plants based on Self-Organized
Wireless BioMEM Sensor and Actuator Networks
2011-10-01 to 2014-09-30
http://www.hydrobionets.eu
Recent advances in ICT and MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) have led to devices
incorporating wireless communication, processing and storage capabilities, as well as
diverse sensing and actuation functionalities in a single unit that is compact, economical,
autonomous and destined to become ubiquitous. This revolution appears in the form of
dense and distributed Wireless Sensor Networks, the potential of which is enormous for
various applications that are of great interest to society, including water monitoring and
management in large-scale industrial plants, where microbiologic control of water quality is
crucial. A basic understanding of system performance limits and the optimal design of largescale, robust in-network practical algorithms associated with such biological signals remains
far from mature.
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
This proposal is motivated by the grand challenge of providing: a) a fundamental
understanding of the performance bounds of large-scale Self-Organized Wireless BioMEM
Networks (WBNs); b) concrete design guidelines, algorithms, software and hardware
architectures to assure the required robustness, fault-tolerance, power efficiency,
autonomy and adaptation; c) implementation and deployment of a large-scale and reactive
WBN for microbiological autonomous monitoring and decentralized control of water quality
in industrial environments.
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
HYDROBIONETS will address: a) the distributed acquisition of spatio-temporal biological
signals, including the specific design of BioMEMs and their stable integration to motes; b)
in-network cooperative processing and distributed intelligence to achieve essential tasks
such as inference, detection, and decision-making; c) networked dense control to ensure
adequate water quality, productivity and energy efficiency of water treatment plants. The
results of this project will be demonstrated in real large-scale industrial water treatment
and desalination plants, provided directly by partner ACCIONA, a worldwide leader in Water
Industrial.
FP7-ICT ICT-2011.3.3
UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA, SPAIN
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY GREECE, GREECE
MFKK FELTALALOI ES KUTATO KOZPONT SZOLGALTATO KFT, MAGYARORSZAG
IXSCIENT LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN, SWEDEN
ACCIONA AGUA SA, SPAIN
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, SPAIN
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SHOAL
Acronym
SHOAL
Title
Search and monitoring of Harmful contaminants, other pollutants and leaks in vessels in
port using a swarm of robotic fish
2009-03-02 to 2012-07-01
http://www.roboshoal.com
Robotic fish designed to mimic the natural movements of real fish and to monitor the
environment
SHOAL will develop a shoal of robotic fish to analyse contaminants in water and produce a
real-time map of which pollutants are present, in what concentrations and where these are
on a 3D map of the port. The robot fish will function independently and as part of a larger
group. SHOAL will use advanced swarm intelligence techniques to control the robots in
order to coordinate the group efficiently and adapt quickly to changes in the environment.
This will benefit not only monitoring operations in ports across the EU, but also lead to
important advances in robotics, chemical analysis, underwater communications and robot
intelligence. SHOAL is innovative because it can analyse chemicals not only on the surface of
the water but also those that are dissolved in the water. This will allow the fish to find
pollution from agriculture as well as leaks from ships or pipelines
FP7-ICT ICT-2007.2.2
BMT GROUP LIMITED, UK
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM
AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE GIJON, SPAIN
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK, IRELAND
THALES SAFARE SA, FRANCE
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, UNITED KINGDOM
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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LENVIS
Acronym
LENVIS
Title
Localised environmental and health information services for all: User-centric collaborative
decision support network for water and air quality management
2008-09-01 to 2012-01-31
http://www.lenvis.eu
The main goal of the LENVIS project is to develop an innovative collaborative decision
support network for exchange of location-based environmental and health services
between all stakeholders, for enhanced capacity to assess population exposure and health
risks and better management of the concerned ecosystems. LENVIS will include health
indicators as integral part of the environmental management.
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
There is a growing demand for real time and integrated environmental and health risk
information. Provision of such location-based services linked to the state of the
environment at particular geographical locations (addresses) is necessary for improving the
quality of life of all people. This is essential for mitigation of environmental-related health
threats associated to water quantity and quality, and outdoor air pollutions.
LENVIS project aims to fill the existing gap between environmental management and the
health management systems. This will be done by developing a generic ICT solution that
combines service-oriented-architecture (SOA) and user-centric approach (peer-to-peer
network, P2P) by fusion of location-based environmental and health data, information and
modelling services. This novel collaborative peer-to-peer network, as an integral part of the
Single Information Space for the Environment in Europe, will be validated through test cases
on fresh surface water and outdoor air quality in the Netherlands, Portugal and Italy.
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
LENVIS project will facilitate collaboration between different stakeholders, such as
environmental protection agencies, health institutions and service providers, policy makers,
citizens in general and environmental communities in Europe.
FP7-ICT ICT-2007.6.3
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO-BICOCCA, ITALY
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO, PORTUGAL
ARIA TECHNOLOGIES SA, FRANCE
COMUNE DI BARI, ITALY
HYDROLOGIC BV, THE NETHERLANDS
NOORD-BRABANT PROVINCIE, THE NETHERLANDS
UNESCO-IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION, THE NETHERLANDS
ESAPROJEKT SP Z OO, POLAND
GMVIS SKYSOFT SA, PORTUGAL
HIDROMOD MODELACAO EM ENGENHARIA LDA, PORTUGAL
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“QU”
Acronym
“QU”
Title
Universal microarrays for the evaluation of fresh-water quality based on detection of
pathogens and their toxins.
2011-03-01 to 2014-11-30
http://www.unicam.it
Monitoring the quality of drinking water is of paramount importance for public health.
Water is not a commercial product but a heritage that must be protected, defended and
treated as such (Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC). The threat of waterborne
diseases in Europe will predictably increase in the future as the human population increases
and as a result of globalization and migration from non-EU countries and of climate change.
Development of efficient, sensitive, robust, rapid and inexpensive tests to monitor various
aspects of water quality represents an essential milestone within the strategy for control
and prevention of diseases caused by waterborne pathogens and by algal toxins. Traditional
methods for the detection of waterborne pathogens, based on cultivation, biochemical
characterisation and microscopic detection are laborious and time-consuming; molecular
biological tools have now greatly enhanced our ability to investigate biodiversity by
identifying species and to estimate gene flow and distribution of species in time and space.
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
AQUA aims to design and develop a universal microarray chip for the high-throughput
detection in water of known and emerging pathogens (bacteria, viruses, protozoa and
cyanobacteria) and to assess the water quality monitoring the presence of select
bioindicators (i.e. diatoms). A chip able to detect cyanobacterial toxins will also be
developed. These innovative molecular tools should be amenable to automation so that
they could be deployed on moorings for routine semi-continuous monitoring of water
quality. AQUA also aims to identify cyanophages potentially capable of controlling and
mitigating the periodical blooming of toxic cyanobacteria in drinking water reservoirs.
Overall, these innovative and cost efficient technologies will reduce energy requirements
and improve performance of water treatment, and allow rapid management response to
new situations brought about by environmental (including climatic) changes.
FP7-KBBE KBBE.2010.3.2-04
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAMERINO, ITALY
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA, ITALY
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST, UNITED KINGDOM
UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN, IRELAND
UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE - PARIS 6, FRANCE
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT RECHERCHE ET INNOVATION SNC, FRANCE
MARILIM GESELLSCHAFT FUR GEWASSERUNTERSUCHUNG MBH, GERMANY
NATIONAL CENTER OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES, BULGARIA
UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION, UNITED KINGDOM
ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY, TURKEY
SCIENION AG, GERMANY
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RADAR
Acronym
RADAR
Title
Rationally Designed Aquatic Receptors integrated in label-free biosensor platforms for
remote surveillance of toxins and pollutants
2011-01-01 to 2014-12-31
http://www.fp7-radar.eu
RADAR is a 7-member consortium that aims to develop a robust, sensitive, and versatile
label-free, biosensor platform for spot measurements and on-line monitoring of toxins and
pollutants in food production processes and in the aquatic environment.
Specificity towards chemical pollutants and toxins is achieved by using recombinant
receptors (namely the estrogen receptor and the aryl hydrocarbon receptor) whose amino
acid sequences have been rationally designed based on genomic and functional information
from aquatic organisms.
Sensitivity of the biosensor is increased by the unique combination of isotachophoretic preconcentration step, and surface nanostructuring & chemical modification.
The integration of the label-free detection sensors with an on-line automated sample
handling and a wireless communication system will yield a best-in-class biosensor platform
for robust, specific and sensitive detection of EDCs and PAHs in difficult operating
conditions.
To validate the RADAR biosensor the consortium will test the biosensors in fresh and marine
water, in fish farms, and in food products such as fish, fruit juices, and milk. Through their
contacts in these industries, the partners will evaluate the performance of the biosensors in
such environments, analyzing a representative number of samples and reporting on the
stability, ruggedness and accuracy of the sensors used under laboratory and real test
conditions.
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
This project is expected to have a high economic impact, since our cost-effective sensor
could find a worldwide distribution in most food production and water testing lines as
supported by Agilent Technologies Inc.
FP7-KBBE KBBE.2010.3.2-04
CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE - RECHERCHE ET
DEVELOPPEMENT, SUISSE
FONDAZIONE PER L'ISTITUTO DI RICERC A IN BIOMEDICINA, SWITZERLAND
ELYSIUM PROJECTS LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION, BELGIUM
OPTICS BALZERS AG, LIECHTENSTEIN
STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK, THE NETHERLANDS
NACIONALNI INSTITUT ZA BIOLOGIJO, SLOVENIA
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AQUAVIR
Acronym
AQUAVIR
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Portable Automated Water Analyser for Viruses
2013-11-01 to 2016-10-31
http://www.aquavir.eu
Water-borne viral diseases pose high risks for public health worldwide. The urban
wastewater contains large number of pathogen viruses, and even the most advanced
wastewater treatment is not safe for full removal of virus particles.
The conventional biological water quality indicators do not provide adequate information
about the presence of pathogenic viruses. The currently available reliable virus test - based
on molecular biology - is expensive, time consuming and labour intensive, thus limited to
few laboratories with sophisticated facilities and well-trained personnel, even though the
protection of water networks against pathogenic viruses is crucial.
In this project we aim to develop a novel, cost effective, portable, on-site detection system,
which is capable for monitoring human enteric viruses in different freshwater bodies.
The method is based on disposable microfluidic chip, in which the virus particles can be upconcentrated and detected by electrical readout with a detection limit of 0.01-1 virus/L. We
will focus on selective detection of norovirus, Hepatitis A and rotavirus (the most prevalent
viruses), but the sensor is capable to detect any other virus with relevant functionalization.
The “plug-and-play” virus sensor chip will be integrated into a measurement unit, which will
send the data to the monitoring station.
The project will include laboratory and field tests and validation of the monitoring unit,
development an early warning system and epidemic risk assessment, provide with
exploitation possibilities at the end-users, economical assessment for positive production
capacity and preparation for future standardization.
FP7-NMP NMP.2013.1.2-1
DENMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET, DENMARK
BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM, MAGYARORSZAG
DIN DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER NORMUNG E.V., GERMANY
LABORATORI - LAB SERVICES RESEARCH INNOVATION, ITALY
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROBIOLOGIE, ROMANIA
DELTA DANSK ELEKTRONIK, LYS & AKUSTIK, DENMARK
SANNER GMBH, GERMANY
SIMTEJO-SANEAMENTO INTEGRADO DOS MUNICIPIOS DE TEJO E TRANCAO SA, PORTUGAL
CORIS BIOCONCEPT SPRL, BELGIUM
EPAL-EMPRESA PORTUGUESA DAS ÕGUAS LIVRES, SA, PORTUGAL
UNISENSOR A/S, DENMARK
DHI. DENMARK
GOTEBORGS KOMMUN, SWEDEN
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA, ITALY
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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NAPES
Acronym
NAPES
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
NAPES - Next Generation Analytical Platforms for Environmental Sensing
2013-12-01 to 2017-05-31
https://www.dcu.ie
GOALS:
The current state-of-the-art for autonomous environmental instruments monitoring the
chemical and biological status of our water is based on flow systems that employ
conventional approaches to sample/liquid handling, which makes them prohibitively
expensive (often >€20K per unit) in terms of up-scaling deployments. This project will
investigate ways to deliver revolutionary advances in liquid/sample handling combined with
new approaches to performing sensitive in-situ analytical measurements. Our goal is to
drive down the unit cost of these instruments by orders of magnitude to levels that can
create a tipping point, at which the technology becomes ubiquitous.
OUTCOMES:
• Novel technologies that will contribute significantly to the realization of next generation
autonomous analytical instruments for distributed environmental monitoring.
• New services based on the information generated by these instruments in real
deployment scenarios.
• Photoactuated polymer valve structures fully integrated within microfluidic channels
• Highly sensitive detector integrated with microfluidics sample preparation
• Photocontrolled functions such as filtering, preconcentration, uptake and release, surface
activation/passivation
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
Prototype components will be integrated with existing autonomous sensing devices, and
after lab based trials deployed at wastewater treatment plants and in the general
environment. This strategy will enable risk to be managed by testing the novel biomimetic
fluid handling components with existing detectors (e.g. colorimetric methods for nutrients).
In a similar manner, a novel E coli sensor will be assessed using validated fluid handling
technologies in the existing devices. This strategy will allow the biomimetic fluid handling
and advanced detector elements of the research programme to advance independently, or
collaboratively, depending on progress.
FP7-NMP NMP.2013.1.2-1
DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY, IRELAND
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO, ITALY
INSTITUT CURIE, FRANCE
T.E. LABORATORIES LIMITED, IRELAND
WILLIAMS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
AQUILA BIOSCIENCE LIMITED, IRELAND
ASOCIACIÓN CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN COOPERATIVA EN MICRONANOTECNOLOGÍAS,
SPAIN
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ISIS
Acronym
ISIS
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Integrated intelligent sensor system for improved security of water supply
2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31
http://www.ctechinnovation.com
ISIS will provide public security by developing an advanced monitoring system for drinking
water networks that instantly detects chemical or biological tamination and gives clear
indication of the risk level.
Water distribution systems are vulnerable to deliberate, accidental or natural tamination,
having many potential entry points for rapid and extensive distribution of harmful
substances. Recent increased terrorist activity has raised awareness of the threat.
Surveillance platforms for intruder security are available but can only be adapted to alert
for chemical and biological tamination if selective, sensitive and instantaneous detectors
are available. However, current methods are limited to off-line laboratory analysis, which
are too slow to initiate prompt action, or simple indicators (e.g. pH, ductivity), which are
limited in the information that they provide, failing to cover many taminants and rendering
decision-making unreliable..
The ISIS project will combine advances in the state-of-the-art in four main areas: sensors;
wireless networks; intelligent surveillance strategies and integrated risk analysis software.
This combination of technologies is a major advance in security systems, giving a capability
for water suppliers that is not currently available. It will enable immediate alert of chemical
or biological taminations and, crucially, indicate not only the location and nature of the
hazard, but also the level of risk. This will allow appropriate informed action to be taken and
will minimise the chance of false alarms, which not only cost water companies thousands of
Euros, but also cause the panic and disruption that are also the aims of terrorist activity
The ISIS sortium brings together two water company end-users with security and sensor
specialists from the research, academic and SME communities. The partnership of 10
includes 4 SMEs, and has the capability to exploit the product.
FP7-SECURITY SEC-2012.1.5-2
C-TECH INNOVATION LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
UNIVERSITAET WIEN, AUSTRIA
CNIGUARD LTD, UNITED KINGDOM
ADVANTIC SISTEMAS Y SERVICIOS SL, SPAIN
IOS INTERNATIONAL NV, BELGIUM
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, FRANCE
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA, ITALY
KAUNO VANDENYS UAB, LIETUVA
VIVAQUA SCRL, BELGIUM
ALEKSANDRO STULGINSKIO UNIVERSITETAS, LIETUVA
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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TAWARA_RTM
Acronym
TAWARA_RTM
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
TAp WAter RAdioactivity Real Time Monitor
2013-12-01 to 2016-05-31
http://www.unipd.it/
The TAWARA_RTM project aims at developing a complete platform to control the quality of
the tap water with respect to the radioactivity content. The platform will provide a real time
measurement of the activity in the water (measuring the gross alpha and beta activity) to
verify whether the distributed water is far from the limits set by the EU legislation (see
Directive 98/83/CE of the European Council) reaching thresholds that require rapid actions.
In case of an alarm due to an activity in the water lager than the defined thresholds, a
warning message is sent to the water plant management to verify the need of stopping the
water distribution. At the same time, a second part of the system is activated, to determine
the nature of the contamination by gamma ray spectroscopy, defining the nature of the
contamination and the corresponding counter-measures. Moreover, the determination of
the contaminants is needed to establish the effects on the population and produce a full
information report to the Civil Security Authorities. The prototypes of a real time
monitoring system and spectroscopy analyser will be designed, built, tested under
laboratory condition and finally installed at the water plant in the North Waterworks Plant
[Zakład Wodociągu Północnego] of Warsaw managed by the Warsaw Waterwork Company
(Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji w m.st. Warszawie S.A. – MPWIK), for
the demonstration campaign. The site selected for the demonstration is particularly
problematic for possible radioactivity contamination being communicating through the
network of rivers and canals with the Chernobyl region and being close to a Polish National
Nuclear Waste storage site. The TAWARA_RTM project will include the development of the
complete platform including the fast Real-Time Monitor system (RTM), the Spectroscopic
system (SPEC) as well as the Information and Communication System that will be designed
to include in future also chemical and biological sensors.
FP7-SECURITY SEC-2012.1.5-2
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA, ITALY
UNIVERSITA DI PISA, ITALY
NARODOWE CENTRUM BADAN JADROWYCH, POLAND
MIEJSKIE PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO WODOCIAGOW I KANALIZACJI W M. ST. WARSZAWIE,
POLAND
WARDYNSKI I WSPOLNICY SPK, POLAND
SCIONIX HOLLAND BV, THE NETHERLANDS
COSTRUZIONI APPARECCHIATURE ELETTRONICHE NUCLEARI C.A.E.N. SPA, ITALY
AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO,
ITALY
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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SECUREAU
Acronym
SECUREAU
Title
Security and decontamination of drinking water distribution systems following a deliberate
contamination
2009-02-01 to 2013-01-31
http://www.secureau.eu
Vulnerability of drinking water distribution systems to deliberate attacks, which would have
major public health, economic and psychosocial consequences, is one of the main issues of
concern to regulatory agencies, and water utilities. Such a network appears very vulnerable
and easy to contaminate through reservoirs, back-flow The main objective of this proposal
is to limit the impact on the population of safe water privation because of contaminated
networks, and to launch an appropriate response for rapidly restoring the use of the
network after a deliberate contamination. Questions that will be addressed for successful
coordinated response of water utilities and regulatory agencies to contamination include:
Detection of unexpected changes in water quality which could be in relation with a
deliberate contamination event, Adaptation of known analytical methods to rapidly detect
specific CBRN contaminants in water and in biofilms. Localization of the point sources of
contamination and subsequently the contaminated area allowing delimitation of the
corrective actions. Decontamination procedures (efficient and realistic) of the distribution
system. Controlling the efficacy of the corrective actions by analysing the water bulk and
especially the pipe walls and the deposits. Cases studies will give the chance for the
practitioners to apply on site in real conditions the selected sensors, methods, remediation
technologies It is a unique occasion to test an emergency procedure on a complicated,
inaccessible, and relatively fragile system, to evaluate its feasibility at field scale, and to
evaluate the difficulty to apply corrective treatments to the huge water bulk generated by
the neutralisation/extraction of contaminants.
The SecurEau project will therefore contribute to the European scientific excellence, to the
European competitiveness and to the fight against terrorism, in accordance with the
guidelines set up by the EC in the last 5 years.
FP7-SECURITY SEC-2007-1.3-05
UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE, FRANCE
COMMISSARIAT A L' ENERGIE ATOMIQUE, FRANCE
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), FRANCE
RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE, LATVIJA
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM
TERVEYDEN JA HYVINVOINNIN LAITOS, FINLAND
IWW RHEINISCH WESTFALISCHES INSTITUT FUR WASSERFORSCHUNG GEMEINNUTZIGE
GMBH, GERMANY
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT RECHERCHE ET INNOVATION SNC, FRANCE
UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, PORTUGAL
SATEILYTURVAKESKUS, FINLAND
KELDA GROUP PLC, UNITED KINGDOM
MONITORING SYSTEMS LTD, UNITED KINGDOM
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES L'ENVIRONNEMENT
L'AGRICULTURE, FRANCE
AFFINITY WATER LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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SAFEWATER
Acronym
SAFEWATER
Title
Innovative tools for the detection and mitigation of CBRN related contamination events of
drinking water
2013-10-01 to 2016-09-30
http://www.arttic.eu
SAFEWATER will develop an affordable global generic solution for the detection and
management of drinking water crises resulting from CBRN contamination. SAFEWATER
addresses the key drinking water incident management challenges at large, and in
particular, the current shortcomings related to the contamination of water networks by
CBRN agents - the lack of effective detection capacities, contamination warning systems,
and decision support and management tools.
SAFEWATER will start from best-of-breed technologies, including an EPA challenge winning
event detection system. From this, the project will develop a dedicated DSS for the realtime support of decision makers, which comprises cutting-edge algorithms based on:
• Improved water management models for the detection of abnormal behaviour in drinking
water systems; as well as the prompt treatment of data from various sources, improving
contamination alert systems of large water drinking systems
• Result interpretation models to enable the real-time ranking of the severity of alerts and
for the prompt identification of recovery measures
• Spatial detection models to determine the contamination’s source and spread
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
The functionalities of a leading Event Management System will be expanded by introducing
beyond the state of the art online simulation capacities, allowing users to have a close to
real-time view of the network’s behaviour.
New sensors will be proposed for online biological and radioactive water quality
measurements. SAFEWATER will improve sensor selection by carrying out benchmarking
activities and develop an innovative detection approach based on “virtual sensors”, i.e.
large networks of domestic sensors
The project will test and validate the full SAFEWATER solution in three different scenarios,
each situated in a different municipality corresponding to a different usage context and to
specific security threats.
FP7-SECURITY SEC-2012.1.5-2
ARTTIC, FRANCE
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V,
GERMANY
CHECKLIGHT LTD, ISRAEL
WHITEWATER TECHNOLOGIES LTD, ISRAEL
HAGIHON COMPANY LTD, ISRAEL
ACREO SWEDISH ICT AB, SWEDEN
3S CONSULT GMBH, GERMANY
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, FRANCE
AGUAS DO ALGARVE, SA, PORTUGAL
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FRESHMON
Acronym
FRESHMON
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
High Resolution Freshwater Monitoring: FreshMon GMES Downstream Services
2010-12-01 to 2013-11-30
http://www.freshmon.eu
In-land aquatic systems are under significant pressure from agriculture, economical
development and climate change. EU water policy consists of several European directives;
most important the Water Framework Directive (WFD) to sustain aquatic ecosystems.
Monitoring programmes have been defined that require a coherent and comprehensive
overview about the water status within each river basin and lake district, i.e. continuous
and frequent high resolution water quality map products are required. Earth Observation
(EO) products improve the capability for harmonized monitoring of water constituents at
entrapment scale, indicating impacts on water quality and changes within the aquatic
ecosystem directly. The FRESHMON consortium will develop a new service-line for the
frequent provision of Earth Observation based products for water quality monitoring,
combining in situ and hydrodynamic modelling components and integrating the information
in a GIS,.
The users targeted by FRESHMON are international, national and state-wide authorities,
who have a mandate for coordinating the implementation of the WFD. Additional users are
national and international private entities, who are dealing with water quality and related
issues. By providing high-resolution spatial geo-information on water quality parameters a
wide group of user needs is addressed, that cannot be satisfied by existing GMES Core
services.
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
The main objective is to create continuous and well accepted downstream services for
inland water monitoring at European level, through:
* methodological research in improving and harmonizing different EO-based methodologies
for retrieving water constituents and water depth
* establishment of validation and quality management standards with end users
* providing customization, confidence and acceptance of EO products for end users
* establishment of a European business network of Downstream inland water service
providers and end-users...
FP7-SPACE SPA.2010.1.1-01
EOMAP GMBH & CO.KG, GERMANY
WATER INSIGHT BV, THE NETHERLANDS
EIDGENOESSISCHE ANSTALT FUR WASSERVERSORGUNG ABWASSERREINIGUNG
GEWAESSERSCHUTZ, SUISSE
SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS, FINLAND
BROCKMANN CONSULT GMBH, GERMANY
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DEWFORA
Acronym
DEWFORA
Title
Improved Drought Early Warning and FORecasting to strengthen preparedness and
adaptation to droughts in Africa
2011-01-01 to 2013-12-31
http://www.dewfora.net
The principal aim of the DEWFORA proposal is to develop a framework for the provision of
early warning and response to mitigate the impact of droughts in Africa. The proposal has
been built to achive three key targets:
1. Improved monitoring: by improving knowledge on drought forecasting, warning and
mitigation, and advancing the understanding of climate related vulnerability to drought both in the current and in the projected future climate.
2. Prototype operational forecasting: by bringing advances made in the project to the preoperational stage through development of prototype systems and piloting methods in
operational drought monitoring and forecasting agencies.
3. Knowledge dissemination: through a stakeholders platform that includes national and
regional drought monitoring and forecasting agencies, as well as NGO's and IGO's, and
through capacity building programmes to help embed the knowledge gained in the
community of African practitioners and researchers.
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
To achieve these targets, the DEWFORA consortium brings together leading research
institutes and universities; institutes that excel in application of state-of-the-art science in
the operational domain; operational agencies responsible for meteorological forecasting,
drought monitoring and famine warning; and established knowledge networks in Africa. The
consortium provides an excellent regional balance, and the skilled coordinator and several
partners have worked together in (European) research projects, implementation projects
and capacity building programmes, thus building efficiently on previous and ongoing
projects in Europe and Africa.
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
The main impact of DEWFORA will be to increase the effectiveness of drought forecasting,
warning and response. DEWFORA will provide guidance on how and where drought
preparedness and adaptation should be targeted to contribute to increased resilience and
improved effectiveness of drought mitigation measures.
FP7-ENVIRONMENT ENV.2010.1.3.3-1
STICHTING DELTARES, THE NETHERLANDS
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, SOUTH AFRICA
EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS, UNITED KINGDOM
UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, PORTUGAL
UNESCO-IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION, THE NETHERLANDS
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VETERINAIRE HASSAN II, MOROCCO
DINDER CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LIMITED, SUDAN
WR NYABEZE AND ASSOCIATES, SOUTH AFRICA
POTSDAM INSTITUT FUER KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG, GERMANY
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION, EGYPT
HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM POTSDAM DEUTSCHES GEOFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM, GERMANY
STICHTING WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL, THE NETHERLANDS
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION, BELGIUM
WATERNET TRUST, BOTSWANA
UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE, MOZAMBIQUE
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID, SPAIN
MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF ZARAGOZA, SPAIN
IGAD CENTRE FOR CLIMATE PREDICTION AND APPLICATION, KENYA
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LOTUS
Acronym
LOTUS
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Preparing Land and Ocean Take Up from Sentinel-3
2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31
http://www.lotus-fp7.eu
The objective of the LOTUS project is to support the development of GMES by developing
applications of Sentinel-3 to complete the space observation infrastructure that are
designed for land and ocean monitoring for GMES. Sentinel-3 is the GMES space component
for monitoring the oceans. The SRAL instrument onboard Sentinel-3 is a radar altimeter that
will provide observations of sea-surface and land-ice topography, in continuation of
altimeter missions such as ENVISAT, Jason-1 and Jason-2. Furthermore, the SRAL instrument
will operate in a SAR mode and provide along-track high-resolution heights of the sea
surface in the open oceans, in the coastal seas, in-land water and sea ice areas. The SAR
capability is a new feature and no data products based on this SAR mode data are provided
or used operationally. New methodologies and new data processing chains need to be
developed to prepare the take-up of the GMES Sentinel-3 data.
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
The LOTUS project will develop new methodologies, data processing chains, and
applications of the SAR mode data for the high resolution sea surface heights, wave heights
and wind speeds in the open oceans, coastal seas as well as in sea ice covered regions for
operational marine services. For the operational land services, the LOTUS project will
develop new methodologies, data processing chains, and applications of the SAR mode data
for the in-land water levels in rivers and lakes, soil moisture, and snow water equivalents. In
turn, the new products based on the SAR mode data will support operational services for
emergency response and security in the events of, e.g., storm surges and flooding. The new
land products will provide valuable information about the hydrological cycle and support
services on monitoring hydrological parameters for climate change. Through a strong
involvement of innovative companies and SMEs the LOTUS project will stimulate new
commercial activities in the value-adding sectors.
FP7-SPACE SPA.2012.1.1-05
DENMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET, DENMARK
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UNITED KINGDOM
STARLAB BARCELONA SL, SPAIN
COLLECTE LOCALISATION SATELLITES SA, FRANCE
DHI, DENMARK
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GLASS
Acronym
GLASS
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Global Lakes Sentinel Services
2013-03-01 to 2016-02-29
http://www.glass-project.eu/
The Global Lakes Sentinel Services project will set up a system that is able to handle large
quantities of Sentinel 2 and 3 data. The focus will be on the ingestion, archiving, preprocessing and distribution of data and results in a harmonized and user friendly way. The
GLaSS system will have innovative functionalities for integrated use of Sentinel 2 and 3 data,
time series generation, data mining and further analysis. The quality of the GLaSS system
and its products will be ensured by testing it against simulated datasets, and by validating
the products through a number of field studies. In order to promote the take-up of Sentinel
2 and 3 products by a wide community of scientific and applied researchers, the GLaSS
project will concentrate on the study of Global Lakes because lakes provide very relevant
case studies, due to their high importance to society as supply of drinking and irrigation
water, but also due to the fact that large lakes are often part of several countries with
different socio-economic interest.
Thus, our case studies will provide material for- and insights in the interdependence of
technology and societal issues involved in Lake Management. Based on selected global case
studies, the GLaSS project will produce sets of training material and courseware to make
sure that interested researchers quickly can start using Sentinel and GLaSS products and
services. The Advisory board is composed of eminent researchers in the field of optical
remote sensing of water quality in three other continents. They will help to facilitate and
participate in case studies of lakes in their areas of interest, thus ensuring the global
dimension of GLaSS.
FP7-SPACE SPA.2012.1.1-05
WATER INSIGHT BV, THE NETHERLANDS
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE, ITALY
STICHTING VU-VUMC, THE NETHERLANDS
TARTU OBSERVATORY - ESTONIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, ESTONIA
BROCKMANN GEOMATICS SWEDEN AB, SWEDEN
SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS, FINLAND
BROCKMANN CONSULT GMBH, GERMANY
EOMAP GMBH & CO.KG, GERMANY
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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MYWATER
Acronym
MYWATER
Title
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Merging Hydrologic models and EO data for reliable information on Water
2011-01-01 to 2013-12-31
http://mywater-fp7.eu
In the entire world we are experiencing changing water resources needs mainly as a result
of changes in land use. In developing countries the occupation of natural areas by
agriculture is a major cause; economical reasons pushed by world globalization play also a
major role. In both cases further global changes are expected as a result of climate change.
Water availability is essential for socio-economic activities and citizens expect catchment
managers to take the necessary measures for assuring quantity and quality for direct and
indirect human consumption. The knowledge of the processes determining water fate,
actual reserves and the capacity to forecast water consumption are essential for catchment
managers decision making.
Land use change drives the modification of three interdependent global variables of the
watershed: evapotranspirated water, biomass production and soil organic matter content.
The assessment of the consequences of land use changes requires the capacity for studying
those global variables on an integrated way. Catchment models can simulate those
interactions together with all the processes that determine plant dynamics and are major
tools for integrated studies, essential to decision makers.
The MyWater project aims at developing a water management system integrating satellite
data, models and in situ data in order to improve knowledge and create the forecasting
capabilities necessary to catchment managers, and at the same time optimizing the ratio
cost/benefit of water resources monitoring.
The specific products of the project are: 1) A webGIS data tool; 2) Tools for improving
operational model exploitation; 3) Training and technological transfer.
The MyWater consortium includes representatives of the type of users expected. For that
reason the consortium includes European, African and Latin-American teams to work in
selected case studies (Portugal, Greece, Netherlands, Mozambique and Brazil).
FP7-SPACE SPA.2010.1.1-04
GMVIS SKYSOFT SA, PORTUGAL
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO, PORTUGAL
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION, BELGIUM
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION –UNESCO,
FRANCE
HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH BV, THE NETHERLANDS
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS, BRAZIL
HIDROMOD MODELACAO EM ENGENHARIA LDA, PORTUGAL
ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS, GREECE
UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE, MOZAMBIQUE
PANNON EGYETEM, MAGYARORSZAG
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
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WATPLAN
Acronym
WATPLAN
Title
Spatial earth observation monitoring for planning and water allocation in the international
Incomati Basin
2011-02-01 to 2013-07-31
http://www.watplan.eu
This project proposal focuses on water resources allocation and the identification of
historical and current water use and high resolution monitoring of several water resource
indicators on a weekly basis. For this purpose an operational earth observation system will
be developed which includes a website with weekly updates of water resource data on
water use. This system can be linked to GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of
Systems) in order to make data accessible for multiple users. The main data generated on a
weekly basis as a result of this project are:
- Water use and evaporation
- Rainfall
- Land use
- Soil moisture
- Biomass production
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
These five parameters are the basic inputs for water accounting, which is a relatively new
concept that can contribute to better water allocation, verification of water use and
sustainable water utilization.
FP7-SPACE SPA.2010.3.2-03
WATERWATCH BV, THE NETHERLANDS
PREZENT INTERNET BV, THE NETHERLANDS
GEOTERRA IMAGE, SOUTH AFRICA
WE CONSULT LIMITADA, MOZAMBIQUE
BASFOOD BV, THE NETHERLANDS
AQUAGRI - ASSISTENCIA TECNICA E CONSULTORIA ACE, PORTUGAL
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA
HIDROSOPH, LDA, PORTUGAL
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SIRIUS
Acronym
SIRIUS
Title
Sustainable Irrigation water management and River-basin governance: Implementing Userdriven Services
2010-10-01 to 2013-09-30
http://www.sirius-gmes.es
SIRIUS addresses efficient water resource management in water-scarce environments. It
focuses in particular on water for food production with the perspective of a sustainable
agriculture in the context of integrated river-basin management, including drought
management. It aims at developing innovative and new GMES service capacities for the user
community of irrigation water management and sustainable food production, in accordance
with the vision of bridging and integrating sustainable development and economic
competitiveness. SIRIUS merges two previously separate strands of activities, those under
the umbrella of GMES, related to land products and services (which address water to some
extent), and those conducted under FP5/6-Environment and national programs, related to
EO-assisted user-driven products and services for the water and irrigation community.
Start/End Date
Website
Abstract
Call ID
Coordinator
Participants
As such, it will draw on existing GMES Core Services as much as possible, by integrating
these products into some of the required input for the new water management services. It
also makes direct use of the EO-assisted systems and services developed in the FP6 project
PLEIADeS and its precursor EU or national projects, like DEMETER, IRRIMED, ERMOT,
MONIDRI, AGRASER, all addressing the irrigation water and food production sectors, some
of which have resulted in sustainable system implementation since 2005. SIRIUS addresses
users (water managers and food producers) at scales ranging from farm, over irrigation
scheme or aquifer, to river-basins. It will provide them with maps of irrigation water
requirements, crop water consumption and a range of further products for sustainable
irrigation water use and management under conditions of water scarcity and drought,
integrated in leading-edge participatory spatial online Decision-support systems. The SIRIUS
service concept considers the economic, environmental, technical, social, and political
dimensions in an integrated way.
FP7-SPACE SPA.2010.1.1-04
UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA - LA MANCHA, SPAIN
ARIESPACE SRL, ITALY
BANGALORE UNIVERSITY, INDIA
SWEDENS METEOROLOGISKA OCH HYDROLOGISKA INSTITUT, SWEDEN
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU IMBUNATATIRI FUNCIARE,
ROMANIA
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, ROMANIA
INFOTERRA LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM
EA-TEK ULUSLARARASI ARASTIRMA GELISTIRME MUHENDISLIK, TURKEY
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT, FRANCE
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA, SPAIN
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION, EGYPT
DIPUTACION DE ALICANTE, SPAIN
SERVICIOS DE ESTUDIOS EN INGENIERÕA Y SISTEMAS S.A. DE C.V., MEXICO
INTEGRATED RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) COMPANY LIMITED, MALTA
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS, BRAZIL
FUNDACAO DA FACULDADE DE CIENCIAS E TECNOLOGIA DA UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE
LISBOA, PORTUGAL
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ECONOMIA AGRARIA, ITALY
COLEGIO DE POSTGRADUADOS, MEXICO
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