WORK PACKAGE 4: Mapping Biodiversity with Autonomous Systems
The primary objective of WP4 is to enable new and advanced technologies for cost-effective, timely and accurate biodiversity observations in coastal and marine regions.
Work Package Objectives
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Develop autonomous systems to deliver georeferenced maps of biodiversity attributes including genomic, taxonomic and habitat characteristics.
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Enable a cost-effective network of biodiversity sensors in coastal and marine areas leveraging internet of things (IoT) technologies and stakeholder requirements.
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Develop neural network approaches for remote sensing data to deliver Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) and Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) as well as causal relationships between plankton communities and their drivers.
Progress highlights
2024
2025
- WP4 partners from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) published a paper on “mosaic-library: A Python video mosaicking library specialised for seabed mapping”.
- WP4 partners from the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) had their team and lab featured in the Euronews’ Ocean Documentary Series through their work with the Digital Twin of the Ocean-BioFlow. The documentary showcases the mooring and sensors that will also be deployed during the MARCO-BOLO WP4 fieldwork in 2025.
- WP4 partners are organising a field trip in the North Sea, near Ostend, Belgium, to test aquatic biodiversity monitoring technologies aboard a research boat. They will deploy multiple sensors simultaneously in the same area to compare their performance, identify limitations, and evaluate how effectively they work.
Lead partner:
NOC
Contact:
Patrizio Mariani (DTU)｜pat@aqua.dtu.dk
Julie Robidart (NOC) | j.robidart@noc.ac.uk