{"id":1567,"date":"2026-10-20T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ploatech.com\/?p=1567"},"modified":"2026-11-11T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:14:24","slug":"ploatechs-lora-project-selected-for-the-2026-emso-eric-physical-access-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ploatech.com\/ca\/ploatechs-lora-project-selected-for-the-2026-emso-eric-physical-access-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"PLOATECH\u2019s LoRa Project Selected for the 2026 EMSO ERIC Physical Access Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"

PLOATECH has been successfully selected under the 2026 EMSO ERIC<\/a> Physical Access Call with its project LoRa \u2013 Long-term Underwater Radioactivity Sensor Validation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by PLOATECH, with participating researchers from the Remote Sensing Lab of the National Technical University of Athens<\/a> (NTUA) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/a> (WHOI), the LoRa project aims to support the long-term validation of an innovative underwater gamma-radiation sensor developed through a previous H2020 FET Proactive project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sensor is deployed at the OBSEA Underwater Observatory<\/a>, hosted by the Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya (UPC), where long-term operation under real marine conditions will allow the research team to assess its performance, stability, and reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the planned six-month monitoring campaign, the team will evaluate the sensor’s operational stability, measurement performance, and long-term reliability, as well as its integration with a permanent ocean observing infrastructure. OBSEA’s cabled infrastructure provides continuous electrical power, real-time communications, and remote access to deployed instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radionuclides remain significantly under-measured in the marine environment, despite their relevance to environmental monitoring, nuclear waste management, tectonic activity, and large-scale accidental releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For PLOATECH, this project represents an important step in advancing its novel underwater sensing technology from development towards validated, long-term operation in the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLOATECH would like to thank EMSO ERIC and OBSEA, hosted by the Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya<\/a>, for providing access to the infrastructure needed to test this emerging marine technology under real-world conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Information<\/p>\n\n\n\n