Demonstration cases

Sites

Demonstration case

Location

Lead Partner

End user

Expected Impact

Southern Sweden

Sweden

SMHI

SMHI

Validation of UAS hydrometry payload performance

Torne älv

Sweden

SMHI

SMHI

Demonstrate data value in unmonitored Arctic river reaches; Inform SMHI’s national-scale flood forecasting DSS

Orco River

Italian Alps

CNR

Po River Basin Authority

Demonstrate data value for river management/maintenance and flood forecasting in a hard-to-reach Alpine rivers

Tanana, Kobuk and Koyukuk Rivers

Alaska

SMHI

United States Geological Survey

Demonstrate data value in unmonitored Arctic river reaches; Inform USGS operational management and forecasting tools

Adige River

Italian Alps

TUM

Province of Bolzano

Demonstrate data value for inaccessible mountain targets and for monitoring of extreme flood events in the Adige River

Po River

Italy

CNR

Po River Basin Authority

Verification of water level to discharge conversion workflows for virtual stations in a well-monitored European river.

Isar River and tributaries

German Alps

TUM

Bavarian Environmental Authority

Demonstration of water level to discharge conversion workflows for a hard-to-reach pre-alpine river.

Ouémé River

Benin

TUM

DGRE Benin

Demonstrate data value for river management/maintenance and flood forecasting in a hard-to-reach and under-sampled tropical river

Niger River

Niger/ Nigeria

SMHI

AGRHYMET and NIHSA

Demonstrate data value for river management/maintenance and flood forecasting in a hard-to-reach and under-sampled tropical rivers