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Innovators II - Aquatic Point Pollution DetectionRemote Detection of Aquatic Point Pollution SourcesEffluents 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. |
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| Name | Innovators II - Aquatic Point Pollution Detection |
| Title | Remote Detection of Aquatic Point Pollution Sources |
| Programme | DUE (Data User Element) |
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Innovators Land Ocean |
| Cost | €100k |
| Type | Service Demonstration |
| Status | Completed (01/01/2009-31/12/2010) |
| Sensors |
ALOS : PALSAR ERS-1/2 : SAR RADARSAT-2 TerraSAR-X |
Project Description |
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| Objectives | 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. |
| Results |
Evaluation and Evolution report |
Project Consortium |
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| Prime contractor | C-CORE : |
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User Partnership |
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| Users |
DFO : Fisheries and Oceans WRMD - Water Resources Management Division : Hydrologic Modelling Section Water Resources Management Division Department of Environment & Conservation Government of Newfoundland & Labrador |
Contact Points |
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| Project Manager | 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 |
| Technical Officer | 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 |