Description
The SetGMDI project will establish the Global Microwave link Data collection Initiative (GMDI) as a consortium facilitating and sustaining secure and scalable access to Commercial Microwave Link (CML) data from mobile network operators (MNO) worldwide to exploit them for application in hydrometeorology. GMDI will overcome the barriers that have prevented scaling up CML rainfall observation beyond individual national research projects.
The consortium of SetGMDI consists of MNOs and hardware vendors supplying CML data, and of national meteorological and hydrological services (NMHS) and their umbrella organizations supported by CML researchers from academia. The synergies emerging from this consortium are essential for the scalable and sustainable solution that SetGMDI will develop. NMHSs gain access to a new source of rainfall data for hydrometeorological applications, MNOs and hardware vendors retain full control over their data while benefiting from tools for analyzing long-term archives of CML data to optimize network management and maintenance, enhanced by meteorological observations.
As a result of the organizational and technical implementations of SetGMDI the global availability of CML rainfall data will increase significantly. This will enhance rainfall observation capabilities and thus enable better addressing rainfall-related challenges like early warning of floods, water management and climate adaptation.
Action keywords
Commercial Microwave Links (CML) - Hydrometeorology - Rainfall Observation - Telecommunication Networks - Data Sharing
Main Contacts
Action Contacts
COST Staff
Leadership
| Role | Leader |
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| Action Chair | |
| Action Vice-Chair | |
| Grant Holder Scientific Representative |