Smart platforms at Gulf of Riga and Moonsund (GORSMART)
The goal of the project is to pilot smart platforms, or smart boys, used for monitoring the marine environment in the Gulf of Riga and Moonsund. In the future, smart buoys will enable the operational detection of possible marine pollution, significantly increasing the speed of authorities responding to pollution control incidents and reducing environmental damage caused by pollution. In addition, smart buoys make it possible to collect other necessary information about the marine environment, both for scientific purposes and for real-time use. The general purpose is supported by an analysis of regulatory framework and suggestions for improvements.
LHEI’s partnership in the project lies in the availability of technical expertise and human resources. The institute’s task is to support research development, add scientific approach, fine-tune technical details and suggest possible solutions for arising technical problems.
Project partners
- Estonian State Fleet – lead partner
- Ministry of Climate of the Republic of Estonia
- Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology
Contact person
Anda Ikauniece, Senior Researcher
anda.ikauniece[at]lhei.lv
About the project
Project start date: 01.12.2024.
Project end date: 31.05.2028.
Webpage: www.estlat.eu
Project budget: 1 012 537,50 EUR (ERDF 810 030,00 EUR, partner co-funding 202 507,50 EUR). LHEI budget 15 600,00 EUR
Financier: Interreg VI-A Estonia-Latvia Programme 2021-2027, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
- PostDoc project “Improvement of the national monitoring program for the Gulf of Riga, providing recommendations for a new supplemented methodology, including the use of several data collection methods, determination and characterization of the environment” (1.1.1.2/VIAA/4/20/733); EU Cohesion Union Fund project No. 5.4.2.2/17/I/002