ESLAB_PIVOTAL

Plattformen, Instrumente und Sensoren für Umweltbeobachtungen: Strategie und Maßnahmen für langfristige Nachhaltigkeit

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  • Project duration: -
  • Project status: finished
  • Funding:
    Internal funding EURAC (Project)
  • Institute: Center for Sensing Solutions

Das interne Projekt ESLAB PIVOTAL (Plattformen, Instrumente und Sensoren für Umweltbeobachtungen: Strategie und Maßnahmen für langfristige Nachhaltigkeit) zielt einerseits darauf ab, eine Strategie zur Verbesserung der Auslastung, Effizienz und Langlebigkeit der bestehenden Technologieinfrastruktur durch optimalen Betrieb und Wartung zu entwickeln. Andererseits die Beteiligung regionaler, nationaler und internationaler Akteure (wie SME, Forschungsgruppen usw.) zu fördern, um die Entwicklung neuer Anwendungen und Produkte zu motivieren

In den letzten Jahren hat das Land Bozen viele Ressourcen investiert, um die Entwicklung der Technologie als einen der wichtigsten Wirtschaftsfaktoren zu fördern. Lokale Forschungseinrichtungen unterstützen diese Strategie. Eurac trägt zu dieser Vision bei, indem es die angewandte Forschung in verschiedenen Disziplinen fördert: Gesundheit, Energie, gut funktionierende politische und soziale Systeme sowie Überwachung und Verständnis von Prozessen in unserer Umwelt. Speziell für dieses letzte Thema beteiligt sich Eurac an mehreren Projekten mit Hilfe von Technologie. Die dadurch gewonnenen Kapazitäten, Erfahrungen und Kenntnisse machen Eurac zu einem der wichtigsten internationalen Forschungszentren, die sich auf Bergthemen spezialisiert haben. Der Einsatz von Technologie hat jedoch zwei wesentliche Nachteile: die langfristige Nachhaltigkeit, um ihre Funktionsfähigkeit zu erhalten, sowie den Zugang und den Nutzen für die Bevölkerung.

Objectives

Outcomes

Langfristige Nachhaltigkeit des ESLab im NOI

Kompetenzzentrum

Förderung der Zusammenarbeit mit der Privatwirtschaft (F&E)

Unabhängige Forschungs- und Dienstleistungsprojekte

Kontaktpersonen: Roberto Monsorno, Abraham Mejia Aguilar

roberto.monsorno@eurac.edu; abraham.mejia@eurac.edu

  Activities description

WP1. Management

For every single project, it is necessary to invest time for organization and planning activities. It is especially critical when collaborators participate in more than one project. Time planning is crucial. It is necessary to assign resources to people who have more experience or are dedicated for this activity (e.g. project assistant).

Activities

Organization of resources (personnel and infrastructure)

Planning the strategy and activities (person, activity, deadlines)

Financial planning (accounting)

WP2. Operations and maintenance

Due to the fact that the ESLAB will host technology, it is necessary to administrate it in a proper way. It means, by using it correctly (guidelines), assigning time of use for specific projects (management), doing training (dissemination), using them for data collection (support for activities of research and development), exploiting new ideas (development) and building the strategy for keeping them for long term (maintenance).

Activities

Support for in-situ data collection

Support for test bed definitions

Organization and managements actions inside the laboratory

Annual calibration of equipment

WP3. Fostering innovation and products consolidation

The core of this project lies in this Wok package. The team should grow in a dynamic way and acquire scientific knowledge oriented for specific solutions. We will not create final products for consumers, but we will create prototypes that will be stable enough to reach technology readiness level (TRL) of basic demonstration (TRL 5). It is requested the participation of at least three international master students, because these people will be specifically oriented for one specific task in a continuous period. In consequence, it will strengthen our scientific network.

Activities

Fast prototyping

Processing on-demand

Web services - development and hosting

Ground sensing applications

Proximal sensing applications

WP4. Fostering networking and collaboration

The only way to be included in projects or development of products is by strengthening our current network. It is mandatory to do this for giving long sustainability to the laboratory. We need to participate in meetings, attending presentations of different groups, giving publicity to our products. Design of virtual platforms to open collaboration (social media, web pages, forums, etc.)

Activities

Permanent communication with Eurac research institutes

Permanent communication and collaboration with University of Bolzano faculties and groups

Extending our current network with different regional, national and international partners

Participation within the different ecosystems at NOI park

WP5. Dissemination

It is demonstrated that one of the best ways to give visibility and promotion to current activities, expertise and infrastructure is by doing dissemination. In this sense, it will be mandatory for the team to participate actively in scientific meetings, seminars, writing proposals, expressing ideas in regular monthly meetings (brain storming). Since we are growing in both directions either science or services, but need to protect our knowledge. We must write at least two journal publications during two year period and at least one copyright and/or patent (results of participation with companies).

Activities

Active participation of ESLAB group for seminars

Active participation of ESLAB group for writing proposals

Participation in international conferences

Publication of paper journals and preparation of copyright and/or patents

1.       Expected results for 2020

WP1

a.       Annual report (2020.12)

WP2

a.       Updated inventory for Hardware and Software (2020.12)

b.       Set up of training procedure

c.       Set up of price to access the lab form external users

WP3

a.       Services portfolio (2020.12)

d.       Master thesis (two  during 2020)

e.       Participation or declaration of support for projects / activities / services

WP4

a.       Letter of agreement of collaboration different groups

b.       Participation in new projects (at least one project is acquired)

c.       Participation on supporting activity reports for ecosystems at NOI

WP5

a.       At least one seminar per topic, per person

b.       Two conferences (for each MSc student)

c.       One journal papers (2020)

Publications
Vegetation traits of pre-Alpine grasslands in southern Germany
Schucknecht A, Kraemer A, Asam S, Mejia Aguilar A, Garcia-Franco N, Schuchardt MA, Jentsch A, Kiese R (2020)
Zeitschriftenartikel
Scientific Data

Weitere Informationen: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-020-00651-7

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00651-7

https://hdl.handle.net/10863/15956

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