Project pioneers sensing standards

17 Jun 2002

European project will advance standards for the remote optical sensing of airborne pollution.

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Organizations based in the UK, Greece, Germany, Israel, Norway and Romania will make up the Remote Optical Sensing Evaluation (ROSE) programme, which will run for the next three years at a cost of Euro 1.2 million.

The project will design and validate calibration tools and testing methodologies using a variety of commercial remote optical sensing instruments.

Project manager Lesley Hanna told OLE: "Instruments employing optical sensing techniques can be used to monitor air quality in accordance with European directives, but they are hampered by a lack of performance certification standards. ROSE will define quality-control parameters and draw up an evaluation methodology that could eventually form the basis of a European standard."

The ROSE consortium includes experts on emissions and air quality measurements, instrument manufacturers, end users and organizations experienced in standardization and certification.