Unmanned Airborne Water Observing System

无人机水体观测系统

• 批准号: 10041588
• 金额: $ 14.41万
• 依托单位: THURN GROUP LTD.
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10041588
• 关键词: Unmanned; Airborne; Water; Observing; System

Background: High-resolution monitoring of rivers is important because rivers are severely affected by climate change and frequency/magnitude of extreme events are changing fast. Advanced in-situ monitoring technologies have to be combined with satellite earth observation (EO) to obtain accurate, reliable and spatio-temporally resolved information for effective decision support, risk assessment, climate change adaptation investment analysis, and operational forecasting/surveillance. Problem being addressed: Traditional hydrometric monitoring of rivers is in-situ and station-based. In-situ monitoring networks lack spatial resolution, have been declining in many regions, and data accessibility is increasingly restricted because of growing conflicts between countries over water resources allocation. In order to solve this problem, hydrometric monitoring using satellite earth observation has to be combined with drone-borne hydrometric monitoring technology for validation, deployment in remote and inaccessible regions, and to enable reliable and accurate river discharge estimation. Our solution: UAWOS develops a drone-borne water observation system providing key hydrometric variables (bathymetry, velocimetry, water surface elevation) at high spatial resolution/coverage, and data-based products/ services supporting management and decision making. UAWOS integrates airborne data streams with Copernicus water bodies and water level services for cross validation and to estimate river discharge from satellite EO data. Impact: We expect that UAWOS hydrometric monitoring solutions will be factor 2-3 cheaper compared to traditional in-situ surveying. UAWOS technology will provide very high spatial resolution with accuracy on par with traditional in-situ monitoring. The technology will support smart governance/regulation in the context of the Green Deal, and create new opportunities for European business, both as a stand-alone solution and in combination with satellite EO.

工作背景：河流的高分辨率监测非常重要，因为河流受到气候变化的严重影响，极端事件的频率/规模正在迅速变化。先进的现场监测技术必须与卫星地球观测相结合，以获得准确、可靠和时空分辨的信息，用于有效的决策支持、风险评估、气候变化适应投资分析和业务预报/监测。正在解决的问题：传统的河流水文监测是在现场和站为基础。现场监测网络缺乏空间分辨率，在许多区域一直在减少，而且由于各国在水资源分配问题上的冲突日益加剧，数据的获取越来越受到限制。为了解决这一问题，必须将利用卫星地球观测进行的水文监测与无人机搭载的水文监测技术相结合，以便在偏远和交通不便的地区进行验证和部署，并能够可靠和准确地估计河流流量。我们的解决方案：UAWOS开发了一个无人机载水观测系统，以高空间分辨率/覆盖范围提供关键水文变量（水深测量、流速测量、水面高程），以及支持管理和决策的基于数据的产品/服务。UAWOS将机载数据流与Copernicus水体和水位服务相结合，以进行交叉验证，并根据卫星EO数据估计河流流量。影响：我们预计UAWOS水文监测解决方案将比传统的现场测量便宜2-3倍。UAWOS技术将提供非常高的空间分辨率，其精度与传统的现场监测相当。该技术将在绿色交易的背景下支持智能治理/监管，并为欧洲企业创造新的机会，无论是作为独立的解决方案还是与卫星EO相结合。