SmartSense

The scope of SMARTSENSE project is to develop an experimental demonstrator in order to proof the functionality of the concept for a future prototype smart system which automatically monitors the level of pollution in urban areas based on a real time monitoring network. This demonstrator will represent the basis for  future development a useful tool related to urban quality of life.

The project will have two general objectives: (i) developing hardware components of a platform dedicated  to monitor the outdoor air quality of a representative neighborhood one hand and  (i) developing mathematical models from the experimental data in order to provide predictions for uncovered spatial points and forecasts on the other hand.  Both general objectives will allow the integration of a small scale experimental demonstrator of the proposed smart system. The validation of the demonstrator, both in laboratory and at a small neighborhood scale, will show the possibility of future extension of the smart system at the scale of any European city.

In the structure of the SMARTSENSE project, are involved a basic technology research and a research to prove the feasibility, therefore, a start in the area TRL2 and the development in the area TRL3.  Indeed, SMARTSENSE starts from the concept formulation based on the existing state of the art related to air pollution prediction models from the CAMBI research team and from the collaborators  and on the knowledge related to the network integration and data acquisition were achieved in the past for  complex security systems. The final goal of the project is to obtain an experimental demonstrator in order to proof the functionality of the concept for a future prototype smart system which automatically monitors the level of pollution in urban areas based on a real time monitoring network.