Analysis of relevant technical issues and deficiencies of the existing sensors and related initiatives currently set and working in marine environment. New generation technologies for cost-effective sensors

摘要

The last decade has seen significant growth in the field of sensor networks, which are currently collecting large amounts of environmental data. This data needs to be collected, processed, stored and made available for analysis and interpretation in a manner which is meaningful and accessible to end users and stakeholders with a range of requirements, including government agencies, environmental agencies, the research community, industry users and the public.udThe COMMONSENSE project aims to develop and provide cost-effective, multi-functional innovative sensors to perform reliable in-situ measurements in the marine environment. The sensors will be easily usable across several platforms, and will focus on key parameters including eutrophication, heavy metal contaminants, marine litter (microplastics) and underwater noise descriptors of the MSFD.udThe aims of Tasks 2.1 and 2.2 which comprise the work of this deliverable are: ud•To obtain a comprehensive understanding and an up-to-date state of the art of existing sensors.ud•To provide a working basis on “new generation” technologies in order to develop cost-effective sensors suitable for large-scale production.ududThis deliverable will consist of an analysis of state-of-the-art solutions for the different sensors and data platforms related with COMMONSENSE project. An analysis of relevant technical issues and deficiencies of existing sensors and related initiatives currently set and working in marine environment will be performed. Existing solutions will be studied to determine the main limitations to be considered during novel sensor developments in further WP’s.ududObjectives & RationaleudThe objectives of deliverable 2.1 are:ud•To create a solid and robust basis for finding cheaper and innovative ways of gathering data.udThis is preparatory for the activities in other WPs:udfor WP4 (Transversal Sensor development and Sensor Integration), udfor WP(5-8) (Novel Sensors) to develop cost-effective sensors suitable for large-scale production, reducing costs of data collection (compared to commercially available sensors), increasing data access availabilityudfor WP9 (Field testing) when the deployment of new sensors will be drawn and then realized.