The primary objective of PEARL (Port EnviromentAl infoRmation colLector) is the development of a Port Environmental Management System Platform capable of optimal exploitation of space and in situ data products and models.







To attain the overall objective, PEARL will also seek to achieve the following specific objectives:

• Provide a good profile of Port Authorities and their Environmental needs
• Review existing space data products and services, models and in situ sensors, and select the most relevant ones for Port Authorities
• Achieve an operational use of space data in the Port Sector
• Consider existing environmental in situ sensors (used in ports and in other sectors) for the Port area
• Achieve an effective integration of space and in-situ data and models to provide the most relevant information for the Port
• Develop an integrated effective platform, scalable and capable of ingesting future data products and models
• Provide the port environmental manager a user friendly tool for accessing and interpreting all relevant information (data and models)
• Achieve a good degree of market integration of the service

The achievement of the above objectives will produce the following results:

• Port sector profile and environmental needs
• Complete (in-situ and space) selected data set and gap identification
• Pearl System
• Validation of Results (1, 2 and 3) in a real port environment
• Exploitation and dissemination plan

For more information please reference the Project web site (http://www.pearl-project.eu),  download the Brochure or contact the EPF Secretariat.

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