BIP Course entitled “Advanced Technologies for Hydrological Monitoring”

As part of the Erasmus+ program, the University of Naples (UNINA), Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (CUAS), University of Debrecen (UD), Politehnica University Timisoara (PUT), University of Twente (UT), Harokopio University (HU), and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) are organizing a Blended Intensive Programme at the University of Naples from October 16, 2024, to July 23, 2024.

The initiative aims to promote innovative monitoring strategies, leveraging the international experience gained from the HARMONIOUS project (https://www.costharmonious.eu). This proposal serves as a natural extension of the training activities undertaken within HARMONIOUS, intending to establish harmonized monitoring practices and disseminate the latest advancements in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) methodologies.

The program will foster stronger institutional ties between the participating universities, with the goal of creating an innovative framework for using RPAS to monitor vegetation dynamics, river systems, and soil processes with unprecedented spatio-temporal resolutions. The objective is to develop a course that provides participants with guidelines, technical support, and practical experience to enhance their knowledge both theoretically and practically. Additionally, students will gain hands-on field experience through practical exercises, enabling the immediate application of the proposed techniques and methods to real-world case studies.