Formed Group Members for WG6

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Formed Group Members for WG6

• BMT Cordah Limited (WG6 Leader)
• IIR, University of Portsmouth
• Faculty of Science Enginerring, University of
  Portsmouth
• ESSC, University of Reading
• Plymouth Marine Laboratory
• NERC (UoS)
• Metoc plc
• Q-Sphere (Recently joined 16/10/2006)
• ? Also involved Chair of EDSnet programme Marine
  South East

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Fusion, Assimilation and Modelling
Fusion What is it and what is it for?

• Fusion is the process of combining information
  from single or multiple sensor(s) with data
  sources (models, historical data etc..)
• We use it for obtaining accurate information
  about the state of the environment (Prediction
  uncertainty)
• We also use it for obtaining new information
  about the state of the environment (one cannot
  discover otherwise)
• We want to achieve tactical decision-making
  capability for the management of the environment

We want to achieve timely assessments of
potential threats and/or deteriorations on the
state of the environment
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Information Fusion (illustration for
Decision-Making)

• MetoCean Data Sources
• Oil properties Data Sources
• Hydrodynamic Data Sources
• Models (OSIS, ERSEM, etc..)

Information Fusion
Tracking
Decision-making
Positioning
Oil spill
Oil Spill response and Recovery
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Topics of Interest and Group Expertise
Models Assimilation with Observation and Model
Error Control

• Techniques for combining model and observations
  simultaneously to control the evolution of a
  model.
• Enables the creation of optimal initial
  conditions
• Improvement of model predictability
• Several MetOcean Model forecast Applications (_at_
  NCOF, PML etc..)

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Topics of Interest and Group Expertise
Image Analysis, Object Detection, Identification
and Tracking

• Image Data Analysis and features extraction
• Neural Networks fusion with environmental
  processes modelling
• Oil pollution detection and identification
• Object Motion identification and prediction

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Topics of Interest and Group Expertise
Water Quality Forecast and Management (WFD)

• Data driven models for forecasting the risk of
  water contamination at recreational waters
• ? Correlation of environmental data with
  microbial water contamination
• Rainfall-runoffs/microbial activity causality,
  simulated by data driven models only (ICREW beach
  models)
• Water treatment processes (Infrastructure
  changes)
• Process models assimilation with
  Earth-Observations (ERSEM model)

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Topics of Interest and Group Expertise
Decision Support Systems Development and Fusion
Proteus Effluent Discharges Scenarios and Risk
Predictions

• Data Fusion information needs to be interpreted
  (ex visualised, quantified..) according to
  operational users requirement specifications
• ? Model Predictions uncertainties towards
  scenario options for decision-makers

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Topics of Interest and Group Expertise
On-line systems with open standards compliant
infrastructure

• European Global Monitoring of the Environment
  and Security initiative (GMES)
• Systems Interoperabilty (open standards web
  services for EDS)
• ? Solutions to EDS with Cross-administrative
  issues
• ? Solutions to EDS with Cross-border issues
  (Local, Regional, National, International
  decision-making)
• ORCHESTRA (2004-2007) Open Architecutre for
  improving Risk Management (_at_Coastal zone, Fires,
  Earthquakes and Landslides)
• S_at_NY (2006-2009) Open sensor networks, sensor
  fusion for EDS
• ECOOP (2007-2010) Data Assimilation of ocean
  data / oil spill spredictions

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Groups Interests (Summary)

• Image analysis and enhancement techniques
• Ecosystem modelling and assimilation with
  observations
• Water quality, the EU WFD and improvement of
  existing decision support methods through fusion
  of information
• Ensemble creation of model initial conditions
  techniques to compute model errors in
  assimilation programmes.
• Open standard services for remote access to data
  for fusion
• Web services with interoperable decision support
  systems.
• Others (Not yet crystalised in WG6 such as
  Information management ? Knowledge discovery,
  data mining, advanced support of Geospatial tools
  for data fusion and output specifications

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WG6 Data Fusion, Assimilation and Modelling
Thank You