Cyprus University of Technology

Cyprus Embraces Space 2016

Dr. Kyriacos Themistocleous

Space and Remote Sensing Technologies: The Applications and Benefits for the Society and Economy in Cyprus

Outline

Our Profile

Our Team

Networks & Collaborations

8 years activities at the Cyprus University of Technology

Strategic Future Research Plans

Centre for Space Applications, Remote Sensing, Geo-Informatics, Geo-Environment and Sustainability

“ERATOSTHENES”

“ERATOSTHENIS” Research Centre

Remote Sensing & Geo- Environment

GeodesyGeospatial Analytics

Establishment of the Centre for Space Applications, Remote Sensing,

Geo-Informatics, Geo-Environment and Sustainability“ERATOSTHENES”

• Establishment of the first research centre at the Cyprus University of Technology

• Academics from various departments

Remote Sensing

Space Technology

Geo-informatics

Positioning

Navigation

Activities since 2007

Collaboration with governmental departments

Collaboration with industrial partners

Provide practical solutions to several problems

Promotion of earth observation, navigation, positioning to schools.

RSCY international conferences 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016…

Participation with consortiums on European and international level (space calls, transport, security etc)

Group

• Field Spectroradiometers: 2 GER 1500, 1 SVC 1024, 1 GER1500i, 1 ASD

• Underwater enclosure

• Sun-photometers: 2 Microtops

• Software: ERDAS Imagine, ER Mapper, Apollo, ENVI, Mapinfo, ArcGIS etc.

• Calibration Device

• 1 Automatic CIMEL Sun Photometer (AERONET/NASA)

• 1GPR MALA

• GPS

• NDVI Camera

• PM10 / Met Stations

• Lidar

Remote Sensing and Geo- Environment Lab

UAV systems

Laser Scanner

Digital cameras (Vis – NIR – Thermal)

GIS – RS softwaresGPS

Georadar

Remote Sensing Laboratory

Lidar Station

Remote Sensing Laboratory-EARLINET LIDAR STATION

UAV Glider

1-1/2 hr flight time

Field

Satellite

Airplanes/UAVs

Low-altitude airborne systems

Spectroradiometers

From ancient times Cyprus was called the

“island of the sun” because the sun

shines for 340 days a year.

Networks

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Collaborations

Local collaboration

From Cyprus

Europe• Imperial College London, (GB)• University of Surrey, (GB)• University College London, (GB)• Southampton University, (GB)• Aberdeen University, (GB)• Cranfield University, (GB)• University of Edinburgh, (GB)• University of Sheffield, (GB)• University of Pavia, (I)• Delft University, (NE)• Politechnico di Milano (IT)• CNR (IT)• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), (CH)• Norwegian University of Science and Technology, (NO)• Instituto Superior Technico, (P)• University of Porto, (P)• Aalborg University, (DK)• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, (GR)• National Technical University of Athens, (GR)• National Observatory of Athens, (GR)• Federal Institute of Material Research and Testing, (DE)• Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and

Research for Ιndustry, (CH)• Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, (FR)• TROPOS Institute (DE)

>300 Πανεπιστήμια & Ερευνητικά Κέντρα

European Collaboration

Asia• Tokyo University, Japan• Kyoto University, Japan• Kansai University, Japan• University of Osaka City,

Japan

• Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

• Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK

• University of Malaysia-SabahUSA

- Colorado School of Mines

- Harvard University- University of Colorado- Stanford University- Georgia Tech- Lehigh University- University of Buffalo

- California State UniversityAustralia

- Newcastle University of Australia, Australia

- University of Western Australia, Australia- Queensland University, Australia

Beyond Europe..

International Networks NASA

ESA

EARSEL

SPIE

EARLINET

ACTRIS

GEO

DLR

CUT-TEPAK AERONET

AERONET

EARLINET-ACTRIS

CUT-TEPAK LIDAR

8 years activities at the Cyprus

University of Technology

Funding Participation to more than 40 (30 European and

RPF funded research+10 from industry) projectsfrom since 2007.

Total budget more than 55 million euros. 5 millionwhere allocated to CUT

Coordination of more than 20 funded researchprojects

Research 30 active researchers coming form different

backgrounds such as engineers; physics; earthscientist; chemists etc working in 6 differentthematic research areas of the Lab

Provide 120 job positions since 2007

Academics from various departments

More than 85 dissertations/ final year projects

Phd Supervision (more than 20 since 2007)

Remote Sensing and Geo- Environment Lab

The Group has received funding for over 40 Competitive Research Programs since 2007 from various sources:

1. Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation

2. European Union

3. Industry

Funding sources

Prj. No. Project Title Project Description Start Date End DateBudget Allocated to

CUT

1 PM3 Particulates Monitoring, Modelling and Management (CIP/LIFE) 2011 2013 200,000.00 €

2 CASCADECatastrophic shifts in drylands: how can we prevent ecosystem degradation(FP7 – COOPERATION)

2012 2017 399,960.00 €

3 MEDNETMediterranean Network for Custom Procedures and Simplification ofClearance in Ports (INTERREG MED)

2012 2015 382,750.00 €

4 ΘΑΛ-ΧΩΡ/THAL-XORBilateral Cooperation for Marine Spatial Planning in Cyprus and Greece(INTERREG)

2013 2015 500,000.00 €

5 BACCHUSImpact of Biogenic versus Athropogenic emissions on Clouds and Climate:towards a Holistic UnderStanding (FP7 – COOPERATION)

2013 2017 80,352.00 €

6 ANAGENNISIS Innovative Reuse of All Tyre Components in Concrete (FP7 – COOPERATION) 2014 2018 313,760.00 €

7 PROTHEGOPROTection of European Cultural HEritage from GeO - hazards Cultural(JPICH)

2015 2017 100,000.00 €

8 ATHENA Remote Sensing Science Center for Cultural Heritage (H2020-TWIN-2015) 2016 2019 507,500.00 €

9 SMART GEMS Smart Grids Energy management Staff (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2014) 2015 2018 135,000.00 €

10 GEO-CRADLECoordinating and integRating state-of-the-art Earth Observation Activities inthe regions of North Africa, Middle East, and Balkans and Developing Linkswith GEO related initiatives towards GEOSS (H2020-SC5-2015-ONE-STAGE)

2016 2018 92,000.00 €

11 SEO-DWARFSemantic EO Data Web Alert and Retrieval Framework (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015)

2016 2019 189,000.00 €

12 CLIMA Cultural Landscape risk Identification, Management and Assessment (JPICH) 2016 2018 100,000.00 €

13 ECOLANESECOLANES FP6 Strep Project-Economical and sustainable pavementinfrastructure for surface transport (FP6/EC) 2006 2009 50,000.00 €

14 DECATASTROPHIZEUsE of SDSS and MCDA To prepAre for diSasTeRs Or Plan for multlplEHaZards (DIRECTORATE - GENERAL HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVILPROTECTION – ECHO)

2016 2018 178,788.00 €

15 INTRAPRISEInfusing entrepreneurial skills in the corporate ICT environment (ERASMUS+)

2014 2017 65,000.00 €

European Union: External Funding

Total: 3,294,110.00 €

Prj.

No.Project Title Project Description Start Date End Date

Budget Allocated

to CUT

1 ΝΗΣΙΔΑ Study of the urban heat island effect in Cyprus ΑΕΙΦΟΡΙΑ/ΑΣΤΙ/0308(ΒΕ)/01 2008 2011 15,720.00 €

2 ETcEstimation of Evapοtraspiration in irrigated crops using satellite remote sensing and wirelesssensors ΠΕΝΕΚ/ΕΝΙΣΧ/0308/13

2009 2012 87,360.00 €

3 VALPRO Value Driven Procurement in Building and Real Estate Sector 2010 2012 44,360.00 €

4 RedScaleDevelopment of an automated system for monitoring red-scale population using imageanalysis, wireless networks and GIS technologies

2010 2012 9,360.00 €

5 SATFLOODAn integrated use of satellite remote sensing and hydraulic modeling for flood riskassessment at catchment scale in Cyprus: The SATFLOOD project

2010 2013 123,460.00 €

6 AIRSPACE Air Pollution Monitoring from Space in Cyprus/ AEIΦΟΡΙΑ/ΑΣΤΙ/0609(ΒΕ)/12 2010 2012 51,954.00 €

7 SAT-COAST Coastal Water quality using earth observation in Cyprus ΠΕΝΕΚ/0609/60 2011 2014 104,680.00 €

8 WebAir2Web and 3G mobile phone based air quality management: particulates, public health, co-benefits

2011 2013 106,620.00 €

9 LIDARIntegrated use of remote sensing and lidar techniques for the study of air pollution and theoptical properties of the atmosphere in Cyprus ΠΕΝΕΚ/0311

2012 2014 83,880.00 €

10 ICAROSDevelopment of a low altitude airborne remote sensing system for the processing of satellitedata for archaeological investigations

2012 2013 49,100.00 €

11 STEELCORResearch Infrastructure for the Study of Corrosion in Concrete Steel Reinforcement andImprovement of the Structural Integrity of Cyprus Buildings.

2012 2014 484,700.00 €

12 HYDRAULICSUpgrade of the hydraulics laboratory for the modeling of water supply networks & design andoperation optimization study

2012 2015 342,532.00 €

13 RISKManaging cultural heritage sites through space and ground technologies using geographicalinformation systems / ΑΕΙΦΟΡΙΑ/ ΚΟΙΑΦ/ 0311(ΒΙΕ)/06

2012 2014 62,885.00 €

14 WATERLEAKSIntegrated use of space, geophysical and hyperspectral technologies intended for monitoringwater leakages in water supply networks in Cyprus/ ΑΕΙΦΟΡΙΑ/ ΦΥΣΗ/ 0311(ΒΙΕ) /21

2012 2014 86,895.00 €

Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation: External Funding

Total: 1,653,000.00 €

Industry: External Funding

No. Funding SourceProjectAcronym

Project Description Start Date End DateAllocated Project Budget for CUT

1 NICOSIA SEWERAGE BOARD G.I.S.Development of a GIS for the NicosiaSeweage System

2013 2014 10,000.00 €

2 ΓΕΡΗΕΤ-OCECPR GERHETIntegrated Use of GIS and IT forMonitoring Telecoms Utilities

2012 2015 110,000.00 €

3 University of Cyprus

Detection of buried archaeologicalremains using remote sensingtechniques within the city walls ofNicosia

04/2015 05/2015 3,500.00 €

4 ALMS SISTEMI SIMONASatellite Assets Integration for MaritimeSituation Awareness - MultispectralBathymetry

11/2014 05/2015 2,000.00 €

5Committee on Missing Personsin Cyprus

"Basic Theory and Software Application:Geodesy, GIS, Remote Sensing, UAV" - 4-day workshop in the context of Trainingof Archaeologists

06/2015 07/2015 3,800.00 €

6 Department of AntiquitiesInvestigation of the Agios Sozomenosarchaeological site (Late Bronze Age)

11/2014 11/2014 2,000.00 €

7 Department of AntiquitiesDocumentation of Ancient Tombs inSotera Village, Famagusta

11/2014 11/2014 2,000.00 €

8 Marie Curie ITN NARNIA GIS and Archaeology' - 4-day Workshop 12/2013 12/2013 1,500.00 €

9Ministry of Agriculture,Natural Resources and theEnvironment

Development of 28 Agri-EnvironmentalIndicators for the assessment of the im-pacts of agriculture on the environmentin Cyprus

2013 2014 2,000.00 €

Total: 136,800.00 €

Total External Funding (European and RPF projects)

Remote Sensing and

Geo-Enviroment

30%

CUT70%

Applications / Activities / Funded Projects

• Archaeology /Cultural Heritage

• Marine Spatial Planning

• Water Resources Management

• Irrigation Demand / Agriculture

• Water Quality monitoring

• Forestry

• Air Pollution

• Climate Changes

• Aerosol Typing

• Aerosol/Cloud interaction

• Transport

• Crisis Management

• Bathymetry

• Positioning

• Navigation

• Animal Tracking

• Real Estate

• Utilities

• Mapping

• Infrastructure

• Education

• Navigation

• Water leakages monitoring

• Hazards (Floods, earthquakes, fires etc)

• Defense & Security

• Tourism

• Landslides

• Safety of Life

….selected projects

1. Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)

Consortium: DEPARTMENT OF MERCHANT SHIPPING, DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS, UNIVERSITY OF THE

AEGEAN, MINISTRY OF MARINE AND AEGEAN, CYPRUS UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE

main aim of the project is the joint

development methodology, process and

suitable implementation framework for Marine Spatial

Planning.

2. Oceanography: Bathymetric maps

Satellite assets Integration for Maritime situatiON Awareness. Demonstration project under ARTES-20 schema in partnership with

Engineerin Srl (I).

Bathymetry mapping using

multispectral and SAR remote

sensing data-SIMONA

3. Water Management: Monitoring water leakages

Funding (200, 000 euros): Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Structural Funds

Partners: Cyprus University of Technology (Coordinators), Water Development Department, FORTH, FREDERICK UNIVERSITY

Water leakages detection using integrated RS technologies:

satellite images –UAVs – Geophysics

-spectroradiometers

4. Risk analysis: Flood risk

Funding (200, 000 euros), Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Structural Funds

Partners: Cyprus University of Technology (Coordinators), Technical University of Crete, National Observatory of Athens, Cyprus Meteorological Service,

Water Development Department

Integrated Use Of Satellite Remote

Sensing And Hydraulic Modeling For The Flood Risk Assessment At A

Catchment Scale In Cyprus

Field spectro-radiometric measurements

5. Water quality monitoring

Synoptic coverage and continuous monitoring of

coastal waters to detect at any time any pollution event

achieving in the immediate and

sustainable management of water resources

6. Defense & Security

• Ministry of Defense

• Cyprus Intelligence Service

Drones

Satellite sensors

UAVsMiniature

spectroradiometers

Military target detection on buried

structures using space techniques for security and

defense applications

Overgrazing in the Pissouri area

7. Monitoring overgrazed ecosystems

Better understanding of sudden shifts in

drylands that may lead to major

losses in biodiversity and

concomitant ecosystem services

8. Urban and regional planning: British Bases land development agreement

Land use

9. Urban heat

Funding Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation

Partners: Meteorological Department, National Observatory of Athens

study the urban heat island effect

in Cyprus based on both

multi‐temporal satellite and

meteorological data

• Satellite imagery: retrieval of surface reflectance/temperature

• Spectroradiometricmeasurements: retrieval of ground reflectance

• Micro-sensors: soil moisture, temperature, RH etc.

• Irrigation models

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Mapping agricultural fields in

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Institute

11. Mapping

LIVASAtmospheric ResearchCyprus is characterized as ‘An Atmospheric cross path’

Surrounding by different aerosol sources such as Arabian Desert, Saharan

Extremely complex Atmospheric Scenarios

Aerosol types seldom observed over Europe

ILATIC: Integration of active and passive remote sensing techniques

for atmospheric research (air pollution & aerosol optical properties)

Aerosol types seldom observed over Europe

Extremely complex Atmospheric Scenarios

12. AirSpaceAir pollution from space (MODIS, CALIPSO, AERONET, LIDAR)

Aerosol Type separation

Calibration and Validation

MODIS & CALIPSO aerosol products

Utilize data from the campaign performed in

Cyprus by CUT, TROPOS, and CyI for adding

information on Aerosol/cloud interaction.

BACCHUS

campaign

Cyprus, 4 March-

14 April 2015

13. Aerosol-Cloud Interaction EU-FP7

New methods for High level products

from satellite observations

e.g. Dust Mass Concentration,

Ice Nuclei Concentration Profiling

14. Air pollution: 3G mobile phone for air quality

Funding (800, 000 euros)

•Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation/Eureka

•European Commission

Consortium

•Cyprus University of Technology (coordinator)

•Environmental Software & Services (ESS) GMBH-Austria

•Oikon Ltd-Croatia

•Department of Labour and Inspection (CY)

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C.R.,"Atmospheric correction for satellite remotely sensed

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15. Development of Atmospheric correction methods for optical remote sensing data

Limestone surface area at quarries (Limassol Area)

Asphalt parking place (with white lines) (Limassol Area)

Diabase quarry area (Limassol Area)

Whitish soil (Paphos Area)

Whitish-Grey soil (Paphos Area)

Asphalt parking place (without any white lines) (Paphos Area)

Atmospheric correctionusing non-variant targets

Air quality mapping

Collaboration

with PWD

16. Monitoring transport pavements using earth observation

• 19 Partners from Europe• Total funding: €6.45 million (CUT

€350,000)• Data collected from 58 ports in the

Mediterranean• MEDNET Port Operations

Observatory• Development of GIS maps for

participating ports and statistics

MEDNET - Mediterranean Network for Custom Procedures and Simplification ofClearance in Ports

17. Transport Planning

www.mednetproject.eu

18. Remote Sensing for Cultural Heritage and Archaeology

Devoted to the development, introduction and systematic use of advanced remote sensing science and technologies in the

field of archaeology, built cultural heritage, their multi-temporal analysis

and interpretation and the distant monitoring of their natural and

anthropogenic environment.

Department of Antiquities ARCLAND network

JPI on Cultural Heritage (JPI-CH)

Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation

Church of Cyprus

Local & foreign

archaeological missions in

Cyprus

Forensic Archaeology: Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP)

19. Cultural Heritage management

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Detection of un-excavated archaeological sites

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Detection of Unexcavated buried remains

Fusion of RS data

Nea Paphos - interferometry

Curium Archaeological Site

Google Earth

UAV

21. 3D Models from UAV for Curium Theatre and AsinouChurch

14. 3D Models from UAV for Curium Theatre and AsinouChurch

Λόφος Φάμπρικας, Πάφος

Palepaphos (Kouklia)

3D model

Loutiras- Palepaphos

On going activities…

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Countries: Italy, United Kingdom,

Cyprus, Denmark

Consortium: Università degli Studi della Tuscia

(Project Leader), University of Stirling, Cyprus

University of Technology, ALMA Sistemi sas,

University of Copenhagen

JPI-CHCLIMA– Cultural Landscape risk

Identification, Management and Assessment.

Interactive and interdisciplinary

project to prevent damages to buried

and exposed archaeological heritage

through integration of Remote

Sensing Earth Observations and

ground based data.

UNESCO World Heritage

JPI-CH

Countries:

Italy

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Cyprus

Spain

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Center of Excellence- ATHENARemote Sensing Archaeology

Linked with Smart Investigation of

Cyprus

With CNR & DLR

ATHENARemote Sensing Science Center for Cultural Heritage

In periods of economic instability, national considerations are

overruling the process of European

integration. Cultural Heritage (CH) is an

integral element of a European set of

values and respect for heritage is vital for

developing a common European identity.

The Centre aims to be in close collaboration with both

national as well international research institutes and

stakeholders, providing integrated remote sensing services

and solutions in the area of the Eastern Mediterranean. The

new perspectives on archaeological and cultural

heritage in the region will position ATHENA as a centre

of knowledge and a standard lab in the field of Remote

Sensing Archaeology.

Funding Sources: new proposals• Attract more funds from …

Industry

• Continue having a dynamic, multi-disciplinary, and challenging environment for research of the highest international

standard.

• Continue strong interactions with industry and establish new initiatives.

• To commercialize research and innovation.

www.cyprusremotesensing.com

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