Secure and Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials for EU Industry
| Project title: | Secure and Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials for EU Industry |
| Project team: | Krištof Oštir, Anka Lisec, Matej Račič, Tanja Grabrijan, Matija Gerčer, Polona Pavlovčič Prešeren, Veton Hamza, Dejan Grigillo, Klemen Kozmus Trajkovski |
| Duration: | 30 Months 1. 1. 2023 – 30. 6. 2025 |
| Project code: | S34I |
| Lead partner: | Universidade Do Porto |
| Project leader | Ana Cláudia Teodoro, lead at UL Krištof Oštir |
| Other project partner’s organization: | Universidade Do Porto, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Innovating Solutions, Beak Consultants GmbH, Ecotone AS, Eurosense Belfotop (Eurosense GmbH), Elkiniki Archi Geologikon Kai Metalleftikon Erevnon, Fundación ICAMCyL, El Clúster para la Minería Sostenible, Spectral Mapping Services SMAPS Oy, Universidad de León, Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT, Geologian tutkimuskeskus GTK, Montanuniversität Leoben, Univerza v Ljubljani, Universidad de Salamanca, Aurum Exploration, Omya GmbH |
| Source of finance: | European Union / HADEA |
| Key words: | Earth observation from space/remote sensing |
Description:
S34l is concerned with the research and innovation of Earth Observation (EO) methods that will support the systematic exploration of minerals (sources of raw materials) and the continuous monitoring of activities during extraction, closure and post-closure. The main objective of the project is to increase European autonomy over raw material resources and to use remote sensing not only to manage technical and environmental issues for the green transition, but also to support the mining industry in terms of better social acceptance. S34I will be based on satellite data, aerial data, data from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), terrestrial and conventional in-situ techniques/methods and field work. Promising remote sensing methods will be developed to prototype stage to contribute to secure and sustainable resource supply in Europe, while promoting resilience and independence from resources outside the EU.
Main goals:
As a result, S34I will provide: 6 new open high added value datasets, 14 new methods to analyse EO data using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and useful at different phases of the mining life-cycle, 3 new prototyped EO based services for mining stakeholders built on pipelines of the previously mentioned methods, 1 MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), 1 research and innovation agenda on EO for mining, recommendations for better policy, and guidelines for EO uptake by the mining industry.
Project work packages:
UL FGG is participating in the following work packages of the project:
WP1 Coordination and Management
WP2 Social, Environment Issues & Circular Economy
WP3 New Geospatial Modelling & Geo-data Processing
WP4 Methods Pipelines and Prototyped Services
WP5 Field Trials Preparation, Coordination, Execution & Assessment
WP6 Communication, Dissemination, Standardisation, and Road-mapping