Imagine placing a network of affordable, smart weather stations in the middle of a desert where no data currently exists. These stations talk to satellites to send information back to researchers. It's like giving the Earth a high-resolution nervous system in places that were previously blind spots.
Desert regions suffer from a lack of ground-level environmental data, making it difficult to plan renewable energy sites or issue health warnings for air quality.
A distributed network of low-cost sensing nodes and four data services for energy planning, air quality warnings, land management, and GHG modelling.
If you are a solar farm developer dealing with unpredictable desert climates — this project developed renewable energy systems planning services that use in-situ data to optimize site selection and energy yield.
If you are a health agency dealing with dust storms and pollution in arid zones — this project developed an air quality early warning system for human health to protect vulnerable populations.
If you are a land manager dealing with desertification and soil degradation — this project developed land use and ecosystem management tools to monitor environmental health in real-time.
The project focuses on the installation of low-cost, stand-alone electronic sensing nodes to lower the overall cost of in-situ observations.
Based on available project data, the system is designed to be easy to maintain and expand, with validation already occurring across four large pilot areas in Cyprus, Egypt, Serbia, and Spain.
Based on available project data, the project includes commercialisation services to ensure the sustainability of the installations, though specific licensing terms are not detailed.
The system supports Cross-COPERNICUS ecosystem integration and assimilation services using FAIR data management.
The project period runs from 2023-03-01 to 2026-02-28, during which the services are developed and validated in real-life settings.
The consortium is well-balanced for commercial transition, featuring 12 partners from 7 countries. With an industry ratio of 42% (5 industrial partners, including 2 SMEs), there is a strong bridge between the 5 research/university entities and the market, ensuring the 'commercialisation services' mentioned in the objectives are grounded in industry needs.
Contact the EREVNITIKO PANEPISTIMIAKO INSTITOUTO SYSTIMATON EPIKOINONION KAI YPOLOGISTON in Greece.
Contact us to explore licensing opportunities for the CiROCCO sensing nodes.
