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Visit to IMIDA and 112 in Murcia
hyds, as part of the CLIMALERT project, visited last Friday, October 15, 2021, the IMIDA (Murcian Institute for Agri-Food Research and Development) and the 112-DGSCE (General Directorate of Citizen Security and Emergencies) in Murcia.
The aim of the visit was to understand in depth the needs of these two project partners that the CLIMALERT platform must cover. In addition to the technical meetings, hyds was able to witness the day-to-day running of the two institutions.
kick off meeting for the CLIMALERT platform
Yesterday, September 30, the initial meeting for the creation of the CLIMALERT platform took place in Barcelona. CLIMALERT is a European project focused on droughts, forest fires and floods in the SUDOE region (Portugal, Spain, and part of France). hyds was commissioned to develop a platform for managing these risks based on the scientific results of the project.
HYDS presents Argos Flow at XII Spanish Dams Conference – SPANCOLD 2021
hyds has participated in the XII Spanish Dams Conference – SPANCOLD 2021, held in Gran Canaria from September 27 to October 2. hyds has presented its Argos Flow service developed together with CRAHI-UPC for the Catalan Water Agency (ACA). Argos Flow is a probabilistic flow forecasting service for reservoir management that has been implemented in a large part of the reservoirs in the internal basins of Catalonia.
Argos City reaches one million inhabitants
With the recent implementation in Badalona, the goal of 1 million inhabitants covered by Argos City has been reached!!
Argos City currently serves 36 municipalities to anticipate the impact of weather emergencies (floods, heat and cold waves, wind, snowfall, air pollution, etc.) and help with their management.
Argos City implemented in Terrassa
The floods have affected Terrassa on multiple occasions, with those of 1962 being one of the most catastrophic recorded in Spain (it is estimated that they caused between 600 and 1,000 fatalities).
In this case, Argos City has been implemented in Terrassa (Vallès Occidental, Catalonia) to monitor, alert and help in the management of possible emergencies to various critical elements located in flooded areas, mainly the Palau stream and the torrent of Vallparadís. read more…