This session combines two key aspects of the research concerning geoscientific instrumentation: the monitoring of water systems and of marginal and degraded areas.
Instrumentation and measurement technologies are currently playing a key role in the monitoring, assessment and protection of water resources.
The first part focuses on measurement techniques, sensing methods and data science implications for the observation of water systems, emphasizing the strong link between measurement aspects and computational aspects characterising the water sector.
We aim at providing an updated framework of the observational techniques, data processing approaches and sensing technologies for water management and protection, giving attention to today’s data science aspects, e.g. data analytics, big data and Artificial Intelligence.
We welcome contributions about field measurement approaches, development of new sensing techniques, low cost sensor systems and measurement methods enabling crowdsourced data collection.
Therefore, water quantity and quality measurements as well as water characterization techniques are within the scope of this session. Remote sensing techniques for the monitoring of water resources and/or the related infrastructures are also welcome. Contributions dealing with the integration of data from multiple sources are solicited, as well as the design of ICT architectures (including IoT-based networks).
Studies about signal and data processing techniques (including machine learning) and the integration between sensor networks and large data systems are also very encouraged.
The second part is devoted to a scientific/technological survey of observational strategies and sensing technologies for improving the quality of life and ensuring inclusivity of people in challenging social and economic contexts, such as marginal and degraded areas.
We welcome examples of the beneficial role of technological tools for the monitoring and protection of critical infrastructures (water, energy, transport), to ameliorate the inclusivity and ensure a correct exploitation of the resources, also in economic/social terms. We also focus on the exploitation of natural and cultural resources to improve the economy and quality of life in marginal areas, which in many cases are rural. Furthermore, attention will be devoted to the development and exploitation of low cost and scalable/portable sensing solutions for the monitoring of both large urban areas and poorly covered zones.
Joint session on: instrumentation & measurements for water systems, and observational strategies and sensing techniques for marginal, poorly covered and degraded urban areas
Co-organized by ESSI4/HS13
Convener:
Andrea Scozzari
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Co-conveners:
Fabio Tosti,
Maurizio Mazzoleni,
Francesco Soldovieri,
Anna Di Mauro