The objective of LHEON study (Local Harbour Authorities EO response for Ocean Monitoring) is to understand how local authority's needs are evolving and to analyze how Earth Observations (EO) data can respond to their ocean monitoring needs. CLS is part of the core team, together with STARLAB and ARGOSS.

CLS tasks:

CLS is in charge of task 3000 which aims to study how EO data can help to monitor local marine information. CLS will also support STARLAB with its expertise.

First CLS identifies all available oceanographic data from satellites (Synthetic Aperture Radars, altimeter radar, radiometers) and from in situ which can:

• Complement existing systems
• Respond to new needs, as for example meet the requirement for environnemental ISO 14001 quality certification or use of AIS (Automated Information System) system to identify ships.

A prototype based on a Geographic Information System (GIS) will be developed and be available on the web. For example, Argos buoys trajectories and radars views will be used to monitor pollutions near port areas. CLS will evaluate the required accuracy for measurements and their response and update times. Moreover the products geographic coverage, scale, format, presentation and distribution channels will also be defined.

In a second time, the analysis will be translated to concrete actions:

• Which activities need to be implemented to respond to market drivers
• How to implement these activities
• Define 3 rapid tests to validate the analysis.

Users:

Users are local and regional port authorities. The International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) in Japan and the Port of Barcelona will be market players.

More:

• Lheon web site : http://www.starlab.es/techtransfer/projects/lheon/