Innovators II - Aquatic Point Pollution Detection
Remote Detection of Aquatic Point Pollution Sources
Effluents from municipal and industrial waste water outfalls contribute to the pollution of coastal waters resulting in degradation of water quality and ecology. In the past, the limited spatial resolution capabilities of operational EO sensors (e.g., LANDSAT, RADARSAT-1, ERS, ENVISAT-ASAR) meant that only larger outfalls could be detected reliably.
| Innovators II - Aquatic Point Pollution Detection | |
| Remote Detection of Aquatic Point Pollution Sources | |
| DUE (Data User Element) | |
| Land | |
| €100k | |
| Service Demonstration | |
| Completed | |
| ERS-1/2 : SAR ALOS : PALSAR TerraSAR-X RADARSAT-2 |
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It is the objective of this project to develop and implement efficient processes for the detection and characterization of aquatic wastewater outfalls using newly available SAR and optical high-resolution EO missions, including RADARSAT-2, TerraSAR-X and QUICKBIRD. To this end, established methods for water quality monitoring and slick detection will be adapted for use with high-resolution data, and the integration of EO-derived information into existing processes in place at the user organizations will be examined. |
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| Evaluation and Evolution report |
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| WRMD - Water Resources Management Division DFO |
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| Dr. Thomas Puestow C-CORE Captain Robert A. Bartlett Building Morrissey Road, St. John's NL, Canada A1B 3X5 Canada Tel: +01 709 737 2586 Fax: +01 709 737 4706 Email: Thomas.Puestow@c-core.ca |
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| Dr. Bojan Bojkov European Space Agency/ESRIN via Galileo Galilei I-00044 Frascati (Roma) ITALY Tel.: +39 06-941.80543 Fax: +39 06-941.80552 Email: bojan.bojkov@esa.int |
