Author(s): Paolo Mazzoli; Stefano Bagli; Davide Broccoli; Valerio Luzzi; Francesca Piccinini
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Keywords: Forecasts; Adaptation; Hydropower; Open data
Abstract: Recently, a collaborative project started called SW ITCH-ON (EU FP7 project No 603587) coordinated by SMHI (http: //waterswitch-on. eu/) as part of the contemporary European movement imposed by the INSPIRE directive and the Open Data Strategy. Among It’s R& D activities GECOsistema develops and expands inside SW ITCH-ON a set of tools to tackle major water related issues, from reservoir and irrigation supply, to hydrological change adaptation and hydropower potential mapping. Here we present on-going developments of APRIL, Hy CAW and high-resolution European Hydropower Atlas. APRIL consists in a tool to provide seasonal run-off forecasts, taking advantage of open datasets or lowcost data and performing prediction through calibrated machine learning algorithms. Hy CAW is a tool that supports the assessment of adaptation options to cope with a change in the temporal distribution of water availability as well as in the total quantity. EU HPA is supposed to provide all relevant information necessary to appraise the feasibility of a microhydropower plant at a specific site, taking into account hydrological as well as technical and economic factors. All the tools share a common vision of the project to address water concerns and currently untapped potential of open data for improved water management across the EU. Users will be guided through a common styled W eb GIS interface, created through open source W eb Mapping Application using Open-Layer and Map Server, exploring available hydrological information in the area of interest, plotting available data, performing analysis, and getting report and statistics.
Year: 2015