HS1.2.1 | Innovative Technologies and Approaches in Hydrological Monitoring
PICO
Innovative Technologies and Approaches in Hydrological Monitoring
Co-organized by ESSI4, co-sponsored by IAHS
Convener: Salvatore Manfreda | Co-conveners: Khim Cathleen SaddiECSECS, Francesca UguagliatiECSECS, Nick van de Giesen, Konstantinos Soulis
Programme
| Wed, 30 Apr, 16:15–18:00 (CEST)
 
PICO spot A, Thu, 01 May, 08:30–10:15 (CEST)
 
PICO spot A
Programme
Wed, 16:15
Effective and enhanced hydrological monitoring is essential for understanding water-related processes in our rapidly changing world. Image-based river monitoring has proven to be a powerful tool, significantly improving data collection, analysis, and accuracy, while supporting timely decision-making. The integration of remote and proximal sensing technologies with citizen science and artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize monitoring practices. To advance this field, it is vital to assess the quality of current research and ongoing initiatives, identifying future trajectories for continued innovation.

We invite submissions focused on hydrological monitoring utilizing advanced technologies, such as remote sensing, AI, machine learning, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and various camera systems, in combination with citizen science. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Disruptive and Innovative sensors and technologies in hydrology.
• Advancing opportunistic sensing strategies in hydrology.
• Automated and semi-automated methods.
• Extraction and processing of water quality and river health parameters (e.g., turbidity, plastic transport, water depth, flow velocity).
• New approaches to long-term river monitoring (e.g., citizen science, camera systems—RGB/multispectral/hyperspectral, sensors, image processing, machine learning, data fusion).
• Innovative citizen science and crowd-based methods for monitoring hydrological extremes.
• Novel strategies to enhance the detail and accuracy of observations in remote areas or specific contexts.

The goal of this session is to bring together scientists working to advance hydrological monitoring, fostering a discussion on how to scale these innovations to larger applications.

This session is co-sponsored by MOXXI, the working group on novel observational methods of the IAHS.

Dear presenting authors of session HS1.2.1,

Thank you for submitting your contributions to our session HS1.2.1 – Innovative Technologies and Approaches in Hydrological Monitoring. We’re excited to welcome you all in Vienna — and online — very soon!

As EGU25 approaches, we would also like to warmly invite you to join the MOXXI Working Group meeting, taking place on Thursday, May 1st, from 10:45 to 12:30 (CEST).

MOXXI is a working group of the IAHS – International Association of Hydrological Sciences, which proudly co-sponsors our session. This meeting is a great opportunity to connect with fellow researchers engaged in advancing hydrological monitoring.

 

📅 Session Highlights

HS1.2.1 – Innovative Technologies and Approaches in Hydrological Monitoring

🔗 https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/53961

Wednesday, 30 April | 16:15–18:00 (CEST) – PICO Spot A
Thursday, 1 May | 08:30–10:15 (CEST) – PICO Spot A
MOXXI Working Group Meeting – Session SPM66

🔗 https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/54840

Thursday, 1 May | 10:45–12:30 (CEST) – Room 2.83
 

Warm regards,

The HS1.2.1 Conveners

Salvatore, Khim, Francesca, Nick, and Konstantinos

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