S34I – Secure and Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials for EU Industry

Introduction

S34I – Secure and Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials for EU Industry INDUSTRY is a Horizon Europe program project. It will research and innovate new data-driven methods to analyse Earth Observation (EO) data, supporting systematic mineral exploration and continuous monitoring of extraction, closure and post-closure activities with the aim to increase European knowledge and autonomy on raw materials resources. S34I will also support mining’s social acceptance (SLO) and better legislation.

S34I will exploit Copernicus and other satellite sensors (optical and radar), while other platforms as airborne, low altitude platforms, ground-based, in-situ techniques/methods, and fieldwork will serve either for calibration, validation or to complement Copernicus data especially at the very high scale spatial or spectral resolution.

GTK focuses on developing SOM methodologies for mineral mapping/exploration and for environmental monitoring, especially AMD and water quality. SLO and policy aspects are also a central research aspect.

Coordinator: Porto University (Portugal)

Contact person: Nike Luodes

 

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