WaterSpy aims to develop water quality analysis photonics technology suitable for inline, field measurements, and to validate its cost-effectiveness and suitability for large area coverage. WaterSpy has published its latest project leaflet that outlines Project’s challenges, impacts, objectives and its achieved goals.
The second version of WaterSpy Leaflet is available for download through the following link, and more information on the Project can be found on the WaterSpy website.
A.U.G. Signals Hellas is proud to be part of WaterSpy project consortium, and has provided the Project with a secure and proven platform through TRITON Intelligent Water Surveillance® where it has generated the necessary power, communication and sampling preparation features required.
A.U.G. Signals Hellas is participating in the WaterSpy project along with eight other consortium across Europe. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 731778. The project is an initiative of the Photonics Public Private Partnership (www.photonics21.org).
Pervasive and on-line water quality monitoring data is critical for detecting environmental pollution and reacting in the best possible way to avoid human health hazards. However, it’s not easy to gather such data, at least not for all contaminants. Currently, water utilities rely heavily on frequent sampling and laboratory analysis in order to acquire this information. For the situation to be improved, portable and high-performance devices for pervasive water quality monitoring are required. Such devices should expand current limitations in detecting contaminants, transcending today’s paradigms, and bridging different technologies available, allowing on-line monitoring of possible contaminants.
WaterSpy addresses this challenge by developing water quality analysis photonics technology suitable for inline, field measurements. WaterSpy technology will be integrated, for validation purposes, to a commercially successful water quality monitoring platform, in the form of a portable device add-on. WaterSpy will be used in the field for the analysis of critical points of water distribution networks. This will be demonstrated in two different demo sites in Italy.
The Photonics North Conference was held in Centre Mont-Royal, Montréal, where the latest optics and photonics technologies were presented. The conference was attended by 600 participants, among which were Nobel laureates, professors, industry professionals, government representatives and researchers from all around the globe. Numerous papers, posters, and presentations were presented by the experts in the photonics field, regarding novel applications, new capabilities and upcoming products.
Dr. George A. Lampropoulos delivering a presentation.
Dr. George A. Lampropoulos participated as the Conference Chair, welcoming the plenary speakers and ensuring the excellent outcome of the event. AUG presented a poster for the WaterSpy Project, an add-on device to TRITON Intelligent Water Surveillance® system for the online, continuous identification of bacteria in water using mid-IR spectroscopy. The poster gained the highest attention in the session, as researchers from all over the broad field of optics and photonics were enthused by the innovating technologies used in this project that lead to a unique application in ensuring water safety.
Showcasing WaterSpy Project poster at Photonics North Conference 2018.
WaterSpy aims to develop water quality analysis photonics technology suitable for inline, field measurements, and to validate its cost-effectiveness and suitability for large area coverage. Please view the above video clip for an overview of the WaterSpy project.
The consortium partners from the WaterSpy project joined the 24-months meeting in Athens, which was held in the premises of the National Technical University of Athens. The two-years research has led to very promising results so far, thus preparing all partners for the integration of the first prototype. During the two days meeting, the consortium made important decisions for the development of the device and successfully arranged the next moves.
WaterSpy will be a novel solution for the real-time detection of bacteria in drinking water and apparently the challenges of creating such an on-line monitoring device are great. AUG Signals Hellas has already developed two novel modules that can be used as stand-alone devices, accompanied with their own software. Along with the other consortium partners, AUG constantly provides solutions for all issues that come up during the project and contributes to the development of the final integrated system.
During the meeting in Athens, the consortium partners had the chance to visit AUG Signals Hellas office and see the TRITON Intelligent Water Surveillance® system in person. WaterSpy will be an add-on device for TRITON, which is already deployed around the globe. Overall, the 24 months meeting in Athens was very successful and provided guidelines for future work.
Dr. George Lampropoulos showcasing TRITON Intelligent Water Surveillance®
Athens, Greece – An AirSENCE™ unit has been successfully deployed at the archaeological site of Kerameikos in Athens. AUG Hellas’ air quality monitoring device, AirSENCE™, will be used to continuously measure air quality data real-time to provide valuable insights on how chemicals in the environment can impact the preservation of historical monuments.
Kerameikos is an archaeological site in the center of Athens, Greece. Located in the northwestern edge of the city, it used to be a small part of the ancient Attica Municipality of Kerameon, which is one of the largest municipalities in ancient Athens. Kerameikos comes from the Greek word “κεραμική” which means pottery. It was a place of settlement for potters and vase painters . The most important Athenian vases come from the tombs of Kerameikos, which used to be the production centre of the famous Attic vases. Now, the archaeological site is under the protection of the Greece Ministry of Culture and Sports and it is open to public.
With great respect and admiration for the cultural heritage of Greece, AUG Signals Hellas successfully began a research program in Kerameikos with the cooperation of local authorities. Providing cutting-edge technology for air quality monitoring, AUG Signals Hellas will support local conservation efforts for the monuments of the site. An AirSENCE™ unit was deployed on-site and provides information on a real-time basis, 24/7, on the concentration of important chemical contaminants in air that can cause the degradation of antiquities.
This is a three-year research project with the site of Kerameikos. The continuous acquisition of chemical concentration data will help develop a novel computational model which can be used to predict future trends and potential damages to monuments and historical artefacts.
As a result, this research project will help the conservation of cultural heritages with the deployment of more AirSENCE™ units in archaeological sites around Greece and rest of Europe.
As of today, we are proud to announce that AUG Signals Hellas is now certified with ISO 9001:2015 for the production and distribution Air and Water Quality On-line Monitoring Systems.
Through adopting this internationally recognized quality management system, AUG Hellas strives to provide consistent product and services to meet the requirement of our customers and regulatory bodies, and to make strategic decisions for our sustainable development initiatives.
