Objectives of the service
The main objective of this project is to study and investigate the feasibility of new integrated services based on space-based and terrestrial innovative technologies to improve the monitoring of water availability, quality and distribution. The accomplishment of this objective will be possible by providing the following intermediate objectives:
- Define a sustainable and high added-value service line; targeted water actors based on innovative technologies including space assets augmented by in situ sensors and state of the art information and communication technologies solutions.
- Exploring the potential to combine innovative tools such as optical and Radar data from EOS together with innovative in situ and aerial sensors, hydrological models and crowd sourcing / monitoring.
- Provide innovative monitoring and decision support system, for better monitor, forecast and control the quality and availability of water.
Users and their needs
OWASIS-UK focuses on the UK market and it targets all types of user groups such as industrial users, public water authorities or regulatory organisms. The water industry actors who get involved in the project activities which they could be potential end-users after the project has been completed are:
- Yorkshire Water
- Southwest Water
- Thames Water
Each of these users has manifested an interest for a particular service line that is within the variety of services that were proposed initially by OWASIS UK.
Service/ system concept
OWASIS-UK system integrates data and information using earth observation, location based services, in-situ monitoring networks, telemetry and supervisory and data acquisition systems (SCADA). Available data and information sources are merged in models, allowing assimilation of data and gaining a better insight into essential processes and the current state of the water systems. ICT solutions enables sharing data and information over organizations such as water companies, authorities, data providers and researchers of the water domain, permitting new integrated solutions by fusing data flows of various sources and allow new integrated applications which were virtually impossible to develop till recently.
This service offers to the users an improved innovative monitoring and decision support system fulfilling their needs and addressing their currents system limitations, packaged in a service that can be integrated in a seamless way into the current practices.
Space Added Value
OWASIS-UK system expected to be cost-effective, sustainable, and exportable to broader user groups such as farming industry, environment board, as well as other countries where water issues can be tackled with the same tools.
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