ENVISYS PROJECT
MAIN PARTNERS:
The ENVISYS consortium represents an excellent mix of partners coming
from three European nations which have severe problems in the application
area of environmental monitoring in general.
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The Norwegian Computing Center (NR) |
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Type of company: Independent research foundation working in the
fields of information technology, scientific computing and applied statistics.
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Role in project: NR co-ordinated the project and contributed with
knowledge of user needs in the area of oil spill detection, overall system
design, image analysis algorithms for automatic emergency detection, and
dissemination of results.
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Web-address: http://www.nr.no/ekstern/engelsk/
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Kongsberg Spacetec (SPACETEC) |
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Type of company: Company which provides Earth Observation ground
systems and related technology and software.
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Role in project: Associated partner from November 1996. Responsible
for the development of the Verification Module. .
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Web-address: http://www.spacetec.no/docs/main.htm
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The Institute of Meterology and Physics
of the Atmospheric Environment (IMPAE) at the National Observatory of Athens
(NOA) |
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Type of company: IMPAE deals with meteorology, climatology, physics
of the atmospheric environment, and solar and wind energy.
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Role in project: IMPAE was responsible for the collection, processing
and adaptation of wind data and sea current data for the Greek demonstration
area.
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Web-address: http://www.softlab.ntua.gr/~retal/noa-html/index.html
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Epsilon International SA (EPSILON) |
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Type of company: A science & research consulting company providing
services within the sectors of environmental management and ecology, water
resources, sanitation and health, coastal zone management, energy and utilities,
marine and engineering, transportation planning, photogrammetry and mapping,
GIS and remote sensing, and integrated regional development.
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Role in project: EPSILON provided digital maps for the Greek demonstration
site.
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Web-address: http://www.epsilon.gr
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INTELLSERVE SA |
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Type of company: A high-tech company specialised in the area of
informatics with emphasis in telematics applications.
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Role in project: The company contributed to the network design and
was responsible for the development of the Bacground Command Sequencer
and the External Communications Module. They were also in charge of the
Greek demonstration.
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Web-address: http://www.intellserve.gr
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Regional Agency of Cyclades S.A. (ANETKY) |
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Type of company: Subsidiary company of the Prefecture of Cyclades
and of main municipalities of the region.
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Role in project: Provided map information and was responsible for
the local co-ordination during the Greek demonstration.
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Type of company: Prefecture
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Role in project: User and sponsoring partner.
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ISDEFE |
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Type of company: Independent Spanish systems engineering firm.
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Role in project: ISDEFE was involved in many parts of the project,
and in particular in the elaboration of user requirements and in the evaluation
of the project.
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Web-address: http://www.isdefe.es,
http://www.isdefe.es/envisys/home.htm
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SASEMAR |
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Type of company: An agency which supports the Spanish maritime administration
in complying with the obligation to safeguard human life at sea and promote
any actions aimed at incrasing safety at sea.
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Role in project: User and sponsoring partner.
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Web-address: http://www.sasemar.es
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IN&DI |
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Type of company: Sea fishing research center. Private organisation
specialising in the development and use of information to study the sea.
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Role in project: IN&DI was responsible for the development of
the Toolkit and the Operations Module as well as for the Spanish demonstration.
The European Workshop on Detection of Environmental Emergency Situations
with Main Focus on Marine Oil Spill was hosted by IN&DI.
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Web-address: http://www.indi-es.com
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Chemical Technology Service (STQ)
University Rovira i Virgili (URV) |
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Type of company: STQ-URV was founded in 1995 to fulfil the need
for Chemical Engineering education and research in the immediate geographical
area of Tarragona - that hosts one of the largest petrochemical and chemical
production sites in the south of Europe.
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Role in project: STQ-URV provided a physical simulator for oil spill
evolution, which was integrated in ENVISYS.
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Web-address: http://www.etseq.urv.es/DEM/PERSONAL/icuesta/SIMOIL/
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What
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