HARMONIOUS COST Action

HARMONIOUS COST Action

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  Use of UASfor Environmental Monitoring Coimbra – 6 November 2019 Prof. Salvatore Manfreda Associate Professor of Water Management and Ecohydrology - https://www.salvatoremanfreda.it Chair of the COST Action Harmonious - http://www.costharmonious.eu
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  2 A network ofscientists is currently cooperating within the framework of a COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action named “HARMONIOUS”. The intention of “HARMONIOUS” is to promote monitoring strategies, establish harmonized monitoring practices, and transfer most recent advances on UAS methodologies to others within a global network. COST Action HARMONIOUS https://www.costharmonious.eu
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  3 Contrast Enhancement Geometric Correction and imagecalibration WG3 Soil Moisture Content Leader Zhongbo Su Vice leader David Helman Stream flow River morphology WG2 Vegetation Status Leader Antonino Maltese Vice leader Felix Frances Harmonization of different procedures and algorithms in different environments WG1: UAS data processing Leader Pauline Miller Vice leader Victor Pajuelo Madrigal WG5: Harmonization of methods and results Leader Eyal Ben Dor Vice leader Flavia Tauro WG4 Leader Matthew Perks Vice leader Marko Kohv Action Chair Salvatore Manfreda Vice Chair Brigitta Toth Science Communications Manager: Guiomar Ruiz Perez STSM coordinator: Isabel De Lima Training School Coordinator: Giuseppe Ciraolo HARMONIOUS Action https://www.costharmonious.eu
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  4 HARMONIOUS Partners COST Countries 216Researchers 36 Countries involved Total budget 780k€ Period November 2017 – November 2021 Activities Promoted Workshops Working Group Meeting Training Courses STSMs Numbers of the COST Action Harmonious https://www.costharmonious.eu
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  5 POSITIVE RECENT RESULTS https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/4/641
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  6 POSITIVE RECENT RESULTS https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/3/1/15
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  7Paper: https://www.earth-syst-sci-data-discuss.net/essd-2019-133/ Data: https://doi.org/10.4121/uuid:34764be1-31f9-4626-8b11-705b4f66b95a Imagevelocimetry data available for 12 case studies Stream Flow Monitoring – Data Collection for Benchmarking Optical Techniques
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  8 We welcome contributionsdealing with, but not limited to, the following topics: ▪ The potential of remote sensing observations to improve our hydro-environmental knowledge; ▪ The use of remote sensing observations for data assimilation and model calibration; ▪ Model calibration using a combination of spatial and point observations with different characteristics (support, spacing, extension, and reliability); ▪ Multi-objective calibration using different state variables; ▪ Models up-scaling and down-scaling; ▪ The definition of new model performance metrics and statistics; ▪ Uncertainty propagation from observations to estimated parameters and/or model results. Special Issue "Hydrological and Environmental Modeling: from Observations to Predictions" Deadline 30 December 2019 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/special_issues/Hydrological_Environmental_Modeling
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  9 The Special Issueis dedicated to multidisciplinary contributions focusing on the demonstration of the benefit of UAS data and algorithms for environmental monitoring. The research presented might focus on: - Added value of UAS data in environmental monitoring; - Methods and procedures for UAS data processing; - Use of UAS in precision farming; - Innovative applications of UAS data for rapid environmental mapping and change detection; - Advanced applications of UAS data for monitoring vegetation state, crop production, soil water content, river evolution, and stream flow; - Potential of different sensors (e.g., thermal, visual, radar, laser, and/or their fusion) and algorithms for environmental variables. Special Issue "Progress on the Use of UAS Techniques for Environmental Monitoring” Deadline 20 December 2019
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  10 This Special Issuewelcomes contributions that involve the use and development of UAV technology for the advancement of our comprehension of surface hydrological processes. More specifically, submitted manuscript may cover the following topics: ▪ UAV-based measurement in diverse compartments of the water cycle, including application to rainfall, surface water, river bathymetry, soil moisture, vegetation, temperature, and evapotranspiration measurements ▪ Development and integration of sensors onboard UAV platforms for advanced hydrological measurements ▪ Establishment of procedures and protocols for UAV-based hydrological observations ▪ Assessment and comparison of UAV-based measurements to more established technologies ▪ Development of algorithms for UAV-based data extraction ▪ Analysis and assimilation of UAV-based measurements in hydrological models ▪ Development of advanced multisensor UAV platforms for surface hydrology ▪ Integration of UAV technology within collaborative projects and citizen scientist Special Issue “UASs for Surface Hydrology” https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/UAS_hydrology Deadline 31 December 2019