BGEO participates in the OPRA project, a European research and innovation initiative funded under the Driving Urban Transitions Partnership (DUT) programme.
As cities face increasing challenges related to climate change, urbanisation and environmental protection, OPRA aims to develop sustainable, resilient and biodiversity-friendly solutions for urban water management, as well as generate new knowledge and digital tools that contribute to more integrated and environmentally sustainable water management.
The project brings together a multidisciplinary consortium of European organisations with expertise in urban drainage, water quality, biodiversity and environmental modelling.
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École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’État (ENTPE)
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Groupe de Recherche Animation Technique et Information sur l’Eau (Graie)
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Universiteit Gent
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Aquafin
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Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA)
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BGEO OPEN GIS, SLU
A key innovation of OPRA is the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem indicators into urban water management models. To achieve this, the project combines runoff modelling, sewer network analysis, water quality assessment and biodiversity indicators within an open cloud architecture based on QGIS, enabling advanced spatial analysis and data integration.
Within the consortium, BGEO contributes its expertise in open-source GIS, digital water management and data-driven modelling, supporting the development of tools that facilitate the integration and analysis of urban water and environmental data.
More information about the project here.
The project is funded under the Driving Urban Transitions Partnership (DUT) programme, with national funding support from CDTI – Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (Spain).