A further year of funding for EDSnet
The Environmental Decision Support Network (EDSnet) project has now secured funding for a further year of work.
Potential future projects, commencing on 1 May, will include 2 areas under framework 7:
ICT for Environmental Management and Energy Efficiency
Control of large-scale complex distributed systems:
Low-cost monitoring of the environment and natural resources
Through it’s six specialist working groups the Environmental Decision Support Network (EDSnet), which has been set up by Marine South East, has worked with experts from the knowledge base and industry to identify the scope for improved crisis management along the coast and look at the wider requirements to improve environmental protection in coastal waters.
The Marine technology strategy will also have a significant impact on the EDSnet programme, particularly work being carried out on Eco-risk and security.
The strategy aims to develop capabilities to identify environmental and security hazards, and to support decision-making to reduce these and their impacts
The key goals that the strategy will encompass include:
Advanced sensing technologies for detection of environmental stresses and compromised security
Surface & underwater platforms for accessing hostile locations cost-effectively
Decision-support tools for optimising hazard responses against environmental, social and economic criteria
Novel processes for avoidance of risk and remediation of impacts
If you would like to find out more contact Simon Powell by emailing simon@marinesoutheast.co.uk
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