NEC05921 Market assessment for data from a national soil moisture monitoring network

NEC05921 国家土壤湿度监测网络数据的市场评估

• 批准号: NE/P004938/1
• 负责人: Andrew Singer
• 金额: $ 1.35万
• 依托单位: NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019)
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FP004938%2F1
• 关键词: NEC05921; Market; assessment; data; national

The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) is establishing the first UK soil moisture network, COsmic-ray Soil Moisture Observing System UK (COSMOS-UK). The network delivers exciting new data showing how soil moisture varies across the country with soil type, climate and vegetation using a sensor based on the interaction of cosmic-rays with soil moisture. COSMOS-UK stations measure other environmental variables including temperature, pressure, and wind speed. The large-scale, integrated measure of soil moisture provided by the COSMOS network is unique to all current methods of measuring soil moisture (i.e., point measures), which will enable a step change in fundamental science, particularly, meteorological predictability associated with soil moisture, better models of greenhouse gas emissions from soils and improve our understanding of ecosystem services.CEH wishes to undertake a market assessment to determine market interest in the provision of soil moisture information products across a range of sectors. The market assessment will answer the following questions:1) Which industrial sectors have an interest in soil moisture data, what is their need (e.g. spatial and temporal resolution, and service requirement) and for what applications?2) What is the Value Proposition for such data?CEH will provide an external consultant proficient in undertaking market assessments with background information on COSMOS and the work undertaken to date. The consultant will undertake secondary research on potential opportunities in the remote sensing sector using the information provided by CEH. The market assessment will involve consultation with market experts to understand the market drivers, applications, value proposition and key potential customers / users. The consultant will also facilitate an Industry Consultation Workshop, organised by CEH, which will explore these questions in greater depth. The key outputs of the project are:1) Market assessment report (Month 3)2) Industry Consultation Workshop and report (Month 4)3) Recommendations for further action and next steps (Month 4)The market assessment will provide us with a broad indication of the possible markets available that might benefit from the development of the COSMOS technology, and provide a landscape of evidence. The information will be used to define a potential follow-on project by identifying two or three opportunities that will need a more detailed look and engagement with industry. Evidence gathered through this more detailed approach will be used to define the objectives for the follow-on funding, and allow engagement with end-users throughout the life of the follow-on funding.

生态和水文中心（CEH）正在建立英国第一个土壤水分网络，英国宇宙射线土壤水分观测系统（COSMOS-UK）。该网络提供了令人兴奋的新数据，显示了全国土壤湿度如何随土壤类型，气候和植被而变化，使用的传感器基于宇宙射线与土壤湿度的相互作用。COSMOS-UK站点测量其他环境变量，包括温度、压力和风速。COSMOS网络提供的大规模土壤湿度综合测量是目前所有测量土壤湿度方法所独有的（即，点测量），这将使基础科学，特别是与土壤水分相关的气象可预测性，土壤温室气体排放的更好模型，并提高我们对生态系统服务的理解发生变化。CEH希望进行市场评估，以确定市场对提供跨部门土壤水分信息产品的兴趣。市场评估将回答以下问题：1）哪些工业部门对土壤湿度数据感兴趣，他们的需求是什么（例如空间和时间分辨率，以及服务要求）以及用于什么应用？2)这些数据的价值主张是什么？CEH将提供一名精通市场评估的外部顾问，提供有关COSMOS的背景信息和迄今为止所开展的工作。该顾问将利用中心提供的信息，对遥感部门的潜在机会进行二次研究。市场评估将涉及咨询市场专家，以了解市场驱动因素、应用程序、价值主张和关键潜在客户/用户。顾问亦会协助由环境卫生署举办的业界谘询工作坊，深入探讨这些问题。该项目的主要产出是：1）市场评估报告（第3个月）2）行业咨询研讨会和报告（第4个月）3）进一步行动和下一步措施的建议（第4个月）市场评估将为我们提供可能受益于COSMOS技术发展的潜在市场的广泛指示，并提供证据。这些信息将用于确定一个潜在的后续项目，确定两个或三个需要更详细研究和与行业接触的机会。通过这一更详细的方法收集的证据将用于确定后续供资的目标，并允许在后续供资的整个周期内与最终用户接触。