SECURE AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS FOR EU INDUSTRY

From the sky to the soil

S34I 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 autonomy regarding raw materials (RM) resources.

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

OVERVIEW

S34I 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 autonomy regarding raw materials (RM) resources, and to use EO not only for the management of technical and environmental issues for a green transition but also to support public awareness, mining’s social acceptance, and better legislation.

S34I will be based on satellite data, airborne, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), ground based and conventional in-situ techniques/methods and field works. Promising remote sensing methods will be prototyped with the target to contribute to the secure and sustainable supply of RM in Europe while promoting its resilience and independence from non-EU sources.

WHAT

Explore and prototype new methods to analyse EO.

Demostrate its value to stakeholders (geology surveys, mining industry, local communities and policy makers) under ethics and EU values preservation.

WHY

Many datasets are still under-exploited from different European space based missions(e.g. COSMO-Skymed, EnMAP, PRIMSA, TerraSAR-X), EO based services are very promising from enviromental and minning sustainability views.
EO based services are an independent tool to built trust on local communities and to improve policy and related legislations.

WHO

EU wide interdisciplinary and complementary team from important EU mining countries embracing 12 important countries for mining sector from EU- Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia.