Imagine placing a high-tech stethoscope on a tree in the middle of a wilderness where there is no cell service. This system uses satellite links and solar power to send a tree's 'vital signs'—like water levels and growth—directly to a computer. It helps us understand how forests are fighting heatwaves without needing to send people into dangerous or unreachable terrain.
Current forest monitoring lacks data from hard-to-reach areas due to logistic limitations. This creates a blind spot in understanding how extreme heatwaves and droughts impact forest health and carbon sequestration.
An autonomous in-situ monitoring system with satellite IoT connectivity, a dedicated data platform, and alpha/beta prototypes including installation manuals.
If you are a land management firm dealing with unpredictable droughts in remote plots — this project developed autonomous in-situ monitoring systems that provide real-time data on stem growth and moisture. This allows for climate-smart forest management to protect assets from extreme events.
If you are a verification agency dealing with the difficulty of proving carbon sequestration in hard-to-reach areas — this project developed a system to monitor biomass change and CO2 absorption. This provides ground-truth data to validate satellite-based carbon credits.
If you are a connectivity provider dealing with the need for new industrial use-cases for satellite IoT — this project developed a dedicated platform integrating satellite-linked sensors in extreme environments. This demonstrates a scalable model for remote environmental monitoring services.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or cost information is provided.
The project is developing alpha and beta prototypes, including technical manuals for installation, which suggests a path toward industrial scaling for remote forest areas.
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The system integrates in-situ observations with Earth Observation (EO) data and includes study cases for interoperability with the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).
The project period runs from 2023-12-01 to 2027-11-30, with deliverables including alpha and beta prototypes.
The consortium consists of 8 partners across 4 countries (DE, ES, IT, RO). It shows a strong lean toward practical application with a 38% industry ratio, including 3 industrial partners and 2 SMEs, balanced by 5 academic and research entities. This mix suggests a transition from theoretical research to a tangible hardware product.
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